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If you have any questions or concerns, please call our Customer Service Team or find help and information online at docs.hotpoint.eu The following symbols are used in the user manual: Hazard that may result in death or injury.
1 Safety Instructions • This section includes the In farm houses, safety instructions necessary In the units of hotels, motels or to prevent the risk of personal other resting facilities that are injury or material damage. used by the customers, •...
Safety of Children, Electrical Safety Vulnerable Persons • The product shall not be and Pets plugged into the outlet during • This product may be used by installation, maintenance, children aged 8 years and cleaning, repair, and transport- older and persons with under- ation operations.
• Before plugging the product • Do not ever connect your into the power source, please product to power saving remove the power cable from devices. These systems are the condenser hook (if avail- harmful for the product. able) during the installation. Handling Safety •...
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not, call a qualified electrician the right or left). Otherwise, the and plumber to arrange the refrigerator may tip over and utilities as necessary. cause injuries. • Failure to do so may result in • Proceed with care to prevent electric shock, fire, problems causing any damage to the with the product, or injury.
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must be a minimum of 50mm • The installation place of the in order to prevent hot sur- product must not be exposed faces. Reducing this distance to direct sunlight and it shall may increase the energy con- not be in the vicinity of a heat sumption of product.
• Do not plug the product to Operational Safety loose, broken, dirty, greasy • Do not ever use chemical sockets or sockets that have solvents on the product. These come out of their seats or materials contain an explosion sockets with a risk of water risk.
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• Do not use any procedures • Do not store explosive materi- other than those recommen- als such as aerosol cans with ded by the manufacturer to flammable materials inside the speed up defrosting. product. • Take due care not to jam any •...
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or damages may occur if the Compartment etc.) Unless oth- contents of the refrigerator fall erwise stated in the relevant when the door is opened. Sim- manual of the product, these ilar problems may also occur compartments can be re- when an object is placed over moved, and the product can be the product.
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3. Do not remove the racks and channel or inside the container drawers from the product to of the icematic. This may prevent children from getting cause injuries or material dam- inside the appliance. ages. 4. Remove the doors. • The hose sets supplied with 5.
Food Storage • After the foods are placed, Safety check if the compartment hatches, and especially the Please pay attention to the fol- freezer door, are properly lowing warnings to avoid food closed. spoilage: • Use the refrigerator compart- • Leaving the doors open for a ment for storing fresh foods, long time may cause the tem- and the freezer compartment...
• Do not wash the inside or out- • Use a clean, dry cloth to wipe side of the product with a pres- the dust or foreign material on sure washer, steam, spray wa- the tips of the plugs. Do not ter or pouring water.
• C -Pentane is used as a blow- ing agent in insulation foam and it is a flammable sub- stance. Do not dispose of the product by throwing it into fire. 2 Environmental Instructions 2.1 Compliance with the WEEE Dir- Compliance with RoHS Directive ective and Disposing of the The product you have purchased complies...
3 Your Refrigerator 1 Door Shelf 2 Egg holder 3 Door Shelf 4 Bottle Shelf 5 Adjustable Legs 6 Frozen Food Drawers 7 Dairy Products Compartment 8 Cooler Compartment Cover and Glass 9 Adjustable Shelf 10 Bottle Shelf 11 Temperature Adjustment Control *Optional: Figures in this user manual are schematic and may not exactly match your product.
4.1 Right Place For Installation • If the component is not available, or if it is lost or fallen, position the product so Contact the Authorized Service for the that at least 5 cm clearance shall be left product's installation. To prepare the between the rear surface of the product product for installation, see the information and the wall of the room.
When doing so, pay attention not to jam your hand between the product and the ground or between the product and the ad- justed leg. Danger of injury! 4.4 Adjusting the Legs 4.5 Hot Surface Warning If the product is not in balanced position, adjust the front adjustable legs by rotating The side walls of your product are equipped them to right or left.
6 Preparation remain below the glass shelf. This com- Read the “Safety Instructions” sec- bination may help improving air distribu- tion first! tion and energy efficiency. 6.1 What To Do For Energy Saving • Using the below drawer when storing is strongly recommended.
A sound will be heard when the compressor is engaged. It is nor- mal for the product to make noise even if the compressor is not run- ning, as fluid and gas may be com- pressed in the cooling system. It is normal for the front edges of the refrigerator to be warm.
• Turn off the water valve if you will be Unplugging the Product away from home (e.g. at vacation) and • If you are not going to use the product for you will not be using the Icematic or the a long time, unplug the product from the water dispenser for a long period of time.
8.2 Storing Food in the Cooler Compartment Storing Food in the Cooler Compart- • You should store onions, garlics, gingers ment and other root vegetables in dark and cold room conditions, not in the refriger- • Compartment temperatures rise promin- ator.
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Store Foods In The Different Places According To Their Properties: Food Location If available, zero degree (for breakfast food) compart- Fresh meat, poultry, fish, sausage etc. Cooked foods ment Ready to serve foods, packaged products, canned foods and Top shelves or door shelf pickles Beverages, bottles, spices and snacks Door Shelf...
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Longest stor- age time Meat and Fish Preparation (month) By cutting them 2 cm thick and placing foil between Steak them or wrapping tightly with stretch By packing the pieces of meat in a refrigerator bag or Roast wrapping them tightly with stretch Cubes In small pieces Veal...
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Longest storage Fruits and Vegetables Preparation time (month) By shock boiling for 3 minutes after washing and cutting into small String bean and Pole bean 10-13 pieces Green pea By shock boiling for 2 minutes after shelling and washing 10-12 Cabbage By shock boiling for 1-2 minute(s) after cleaning By shock boiling for 3-4 minutes after cleaning and cutting into...
The food products to be frozen must not contact the already-frozen food inside to avoid partial defrosting. Boil the vegetables and filter the water to extend the frozen storage time. Place the food in air-tight packages after filtering and place in the freezer. Bananas, tomatoes, lettuce, celery, boiled eggs, potatoes and similar food items should not be frozen.
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The amount of water flow from the fountain depends on the pressure you apply on the arm. Release the pressure on the arm slightly as the water level in your glass/container is increased to prevent overflow. Water shall drip if you press the arm slightly;...
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Do not fill the water tank with fruit juice, fizzy beverages, alcoholic beverages or any other liquids in- compatible for use in the water dis- penser. Using such liquids will cause malfunction and irreparable damage in the water dispenser. Us- ing the fountain in this way is not within the scope of warranty.
Child lock is on like this. Child lock is off like this. Maintenance and Cleaning For products with Water Dispenser / Ice WARNING: Maker Read the “Safety Instructions” sec- • If the water in the water tank has waited tion first. for 2-3 weeks, it shall be replaced.
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• Clean the door with a damp cloth. Re- • Do not use chlorinated water or cleaning move door and body racks, as well as all products on the exterior surface and contents within the refrigerator. Remove chrome coated parts of the product. the door racks by lifting them upwards.
• Keep the foods in sealed holders, as mi- Protecting Plastic Surfaces cro-organisms arising from foods kept in Oil spilled on plastic surfaces may damage unsealed containers will cause bad the surface and must be cleaned immedi- odour. ately with warm water. •...
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• Large quantities of hot food may have perature of relevant parts reach the suffi- been recently placed into the product. cient level by changing the temperature >>> Do not place hot food into the of cooler or freezer compartments. product.
Therefore, please be advised that repairs accordance with the following instructions by professional repairers (who are not au- (see the “Self-Repair” section). thorized by) Hotpoint shall void the guar- antee. Therefore, unless otherwise authorized in the “Self-Repair” section below, repairs...
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Hotpoint, and will void the war- ranty of the product. Therefore, it is highly recommended that end-users refrain from the attempt to carry...
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