Maintenance And Care; Switching The Appliance Off; Replacing The Light Bulb - Hotpoint Ariston RMBA 1167 Operating Instructions Manual

Start-up and use
Using the freezer to its full potential
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For the preparation of food to be frozen, please
consult a specialized manual.
– Don't open the freezing compartment door in
case of power failure or unintentional defrosting
when the refrigerator is switched off. It will help
to keep low
temperatures in the freezing compartment for a
longer time.
– Use foodstuffs which are partly defrosted to
cook a dish by thermal treatment.
– When freezing fresh foods, remember that
they should not touch other previously frozen or
deep frozen foods.
Place the food that you wish to freeze in the
top compartment where the temperature will fall

Maintenance and care

below – 18
0
properly.
Remember that proper conservation depends
on the speed of freezing.
– During the freezing process, avoid opening

Switching the appliance off

the door of the freezer.
During cleaning and maintenance it is necessary to
– Freeze only the quantities (in kg) shown on
disconnect the appliance from the electricity supply:
the data plate situated inside the refrigerator
1 set the Thermostat Knob on Off;
compartment.
2 pull the plug out of the socket
– For the best conservation and defrosting,
Cleaning
remember to freeze small portions; this will
- Your appliance is manufactured with hygienic
ensure rapid and uniform freezing. Mark package
odourless materials. To preserve these characteristics,
with a description of the contents and the date
always use sealed containers for strong smelling foods
it was frozen. In the case of power failure or
to avoid the formation of odours that are difficult to
remove. breakdown, do not open the freezer door. This
- Use only a water and bicarbonate solution: Clean the
will help maintain the temperature inside the
internal and exterior of your appliance with a sponge
freezer ensuring that foods are conserved for at
soaked with a warm water and sodium bicarbonate
least 17 hours.
solution, which is also a good disinfectant. If you do not
– Do not store full bottles in the freezer since they
have any sodium bicarbonate at home, use neutral
detergent.
could explode when they freeze. (Remember
- What not to use: Do not use abrasive detergents,
that liquids increase in volume when frozen).
bleach or detergents containing ammonia. Never use
­If the room temperature remains below 14°C for
solvent-based products.
an extended period of time the freezer will not
- Dishwashable: All the removable parts can be cleaned
by soaking in hot soapy water or detergent. If you own a
reach the temperatures required for storage, and
dishwasher, you may wash these parts in the
storage life will be shorter. In this case, frozen
dishwasher.
foodstuffs should be used within a relatively
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Remember to dry thoroughly before replacing them.
short period of time.
- What about the back panel? Dust may deposit on the
back panel and affect the proper running of the In order to freeze and then thaw foods optimally,
appliance. To remove dust, vacuum away the dust very
it is recommended that you divide food into small
carefully using the appropriate vacuum cleaner
portions so that they freeze quickly and uniformly.
accessory.
The packages should be clearly marked with the
- Discontinued use of the appliance: If the appliance is
content and the date they were frozen.
not in use for any length of time, remember to clean the
interior and dry thoroughly, leaving the doors open to
prevent the formation of bad odours and mould.
-This special sound when the thermoregulator and
compressor are turned on is a normal state, which
appears during the working process of the appliance's
electric installation.
14
C, which is ideal for freezing food
Maintenance and care
Switching the appliance off
During cleaning and maintenance it is necessary to
disconnect the appliance from the electricity supply:
1 set the Thermostat Knob on Off;
2 pull the plug out of the socket
Cleaning
- Your appliance is manufactured with hygienic
odourless materials. To preserve these characteristics,
always use sealed containers for strong smelling foods
to avoid the formation of odours that are difficult to
remove.
- Use only a water and bicarbonate solution: Clean the
internal and exterior of your appliance with a sponge
soaked with a warm water and sodium bicarbonate
solution, which is also a good disinfectant. If you do not
have any sodium bicarbonate at home, use neutral
detergent.
- What not to use: Do not use abrasive detergents,
bleach or detergents containing ammonia. Never use
solvent-based products.
- Dishwashable: All the removable parts can be cleaned
by soaking in hot soapy water or detergent. If you own a
dishwasher, you may wash these parts in the
dishwasher.
Remember to dry thoroughly before replacing them.
- What about the back panel? Dust may deposit on the
back panel and affect the proper running of the
appliance. To remove dust, vacuum away the dust very
carefully using the appropriate vacuum cleaner
accessory.
- Discontinued use of the appliance: If the appliance is
not in use for any length of time, remember to clean the
interior and dry thoroughly, leaving the doors open to
Maintenance and
care
Switching the appliance off
During cleaning and maintenance it is necessary to disconnect
the appliance from the electricity supply:
1 set the Thermostat Knob on Off;
2 pull the plug out of the socket.
Cleaning
– Your appliance is manufactured with hygienic odourless
materials. To preserve these characteristics, always use sealed
containers for strong smelling foods to avoid the formation of
odours that are dificult to remove.
– Use only a water and bicarbonate solution: Clean the internal
and exterior of your appliance with a sponge soaked with a
warm water and sodium bicarbonate solution, which is also a
good disinfectant. If you do not have any sodium bicarbonate
at home, use neutral detergent.
– What not to use: Do not use abrasive detergents, bleach
or detergents containing ammonia. Never use solvent­based
products.
– Dishwashable: All the removable parts can be cleaned
by soaking in hot soapy water or detergent. If you own a
dishwasher, you may wash these parts in the dishwasher.
Remember to dry thoroughly before replacing them.
– What about the back panel? Dust may deposit on the back
panel and affect the proper running of the appliance. To
remove dust, vacuum away the dust very carefully using the
appropriate vacuum cleaner accessory.
– Discontinued use of the appliance: If the appliance is not in
Defrosting the refrigerator.
use for any length of time, remember to clean the interior and
Refrigerator defrosts automatically and the water is
dry thoroughly, leaving the doors open to prevent the formation
drained to the back towards the drain pipe installed for
of bad odours and mould.
this purpose. Here, the heat produced by the
­This special sound when the thermoregulator and compressor
compressor will make it evaporate.
are turned on is a normal state, which appears during the
Defrosting the freezer.
working process of the appliance's electric installation.
- If the frost is more than 5 mm thick, the freezer must be
­ If some foodstuff containing oil or butter (mayonnaise,
defrosted.
vegetable oil, animal fat, etc.) enters onto the refrigerator
Proceed as follows: turn the thermostat knob to the O
gasket or plastic inner lining, remove the impurity immediately
setting . Then wrap all the frozen and fast-frozen food in
with a neutral detergent
newspaper, placing it either in the refrigerator or in a cool
Defrosting the refrigerator
place. Leave the freezer door open so that the frost
Refrigerator defrosts automatically and the water is drained to
thaws completely. You can speed this process by
the back towards the drain pipe installed for this purpose. Here,
placing containers of warm water in the compartment.
the heat produced by the compressor will make it evaporate.

Replacing the light bulb.

Defrosting the freezer
The lamp for lighting the interior of the appliance is
– If the frost is more than 5 mm thick, the freezer must be
located at the back of the lamp box. Unscrew the burnt
defrosted.
lamp and replace it with another lamp of no more than 15
Proceed as follows: turn the thermostat knob to the
Watt.
Then wrap all the frozen and fast­frozen food in newspaper,
placing it either in the refrigerator or in a cool place. Leave the
freezer door open so that the frost thaws completely. You can
speed this process by placing containers of warm water in the
compartment.
Replacing the light bulb
The lamp for lighting the interior of the appliance is
located at the back of the lamp box. Unscrew the burnt lamp
and replace it with another lamp of no more than 15 Watt.
Rear stoppers
(installation by owner)
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Defrosting the refrigerator.
Refrigerator defrosts automatically and the w
drained to the back towards the drain pipe instal
this purpose. Here, the heat produced b
compressor will make it evaporate.
Defrosting the freezer.
- If the frost is more than 5 mm thick, the freezer m
defrosted.
Proceed as follows: turn the thermostat knob to th
setting . Then wrap all the frozen and fast-frozen fo
newspaper, placing it either in the refrigerator or in
place. Leave the freezer door open so that th
thaws completely. You can speed this proce
placing containers of warm water in the compartm
Replacing the light bulb.
The lamp for lighting the interior of the applia
located at the back of the lamp box. Unscrew the
lamp and replace it with another lamp of no more t
Watt.
Rear stoppers
(installation by owner)
«0» setting.