Defrosting - Electrolux AEG SANTO SK 48840-7I Operating Instructions Manual

Defrosting

Bleeding part of the moisture of cooling chamber in form of frost and ice
goes with the operation of the refrigerator.
Thick frost and ice has an insulating effect, so it reduces cooling efficiency
as the temperature increases, it needs more energy, at a certain thickness it
does not allow the door of the frozen food compartment to open, possibly
the door can be broken.
At this type of appliance defrosting fresh food compartment is automatic
without any external intervention.
The thermostatic control interrupts the operation of compressor at regular
intervals for more or less time - during this cooling is interrupted - temperature
of the fresh food compartment increases and defrosting occurs. After
defrosting the thermostatic control restarts operation of the system.
Melting water flows through defrost water outlet into the evaporative tray
maintained on the top of compressor and evaporates due to warmth of it.
Check and clean the outlet of melting water coming during defrosting
regularly. If it is clogged the melting water gathered can cause earlier
failure as it can go to the insulating of the appliance.
Clean the melting water outlet with the supplied pipe scraper that can be
seen in the figure. The pipe scraper has to be stored in the outlet.
Occasionally check defrost water
outlet not to be clogged up.
The most typical case of clogging up
in the defrost water outlet when
you put food wrapped in some
paper into the appliance and this
paper contacts back plate of fresh
food compartment and freezes to it.
If you remove the food right at this
moment the paper will tear and it
can cause clogging up in the outlet
by getting into it. So you are asked
to be careful - because of the above
- when placing foods wrapped in
paper into the appliance.
In case of increased demand e.g. during heatwaves, the refrigerator
temporarily happens to operate constantly. During this the automatic
defrosting is ineffective.
Remaining small ice and frost stains on back plate of the fresh food
compartment after defrosting period is not abnormal.
The frozen food compartment can not be equipped with automatic
defrosting set since the deep-frozen and frozen foods do not endure melting
temperature.
Provided it is not too thick, the layer of frost or ice can be scraped off and
removed using a plastic scraper.
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