Caring for your Appliance Troubleshooting Notes After Sales Service Hotpoint Guarantee Key Contacts Retention of this Instruction Book This Instruction Book must be kept handy for reference as it contains important details on the safe and proper use of the appliance.
5. Never pull on the cord or the refrigerator to remove the plug from the wall socket - this is very dangerous. 6. Never touch the cooling components within the appliance, especially with wet hands because this could result in injury.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION Your appliance is supplied with a 13amp fused plug that can be plugged into a 13amp socket for immediate use. Before using the appliance please read the instructions below. WARNING: THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED. Replacing fuse covers: When replacing a faulty fuse, a 13amp ASTA approved fuse to BS 1362 should always be used and the fuse cover re-fitted.
GET TO KNOW YOUR APPLIANCE Removable lidded shelf, with egg tray and butter dish Butter dish Beverage can shelves Intermediate shelves Removable door shelf for bottles Ice tray Levelling feet Food storage compartments Compartments for freezing and food storage Fruit and Vegetable Crisper "Fresh box"...
THE DISPLAY ON/OFF button This button turns the entire appliance on or off (refrigerator and freezer compartments) (press it for more than two seconds). ECO button The button enables and disables the ECOseconds function RESET ALARM button This button turns the alarm buzzer off, as well as cancelling scrolling text alarm messages from the display (simply press it).
(G for the refrigerator and H for the freezer). To change these, press the MODE (D) button as many times as necessary for the figure corresponding to the temperature set to flash in the relative indication space.
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Some functions (SUPER COOL and HOLIDAY) are linked to the refrigerator compartment; other functions foresee an operation that can create conflicts (for example HOLIDAY and SUPER FREEZE), in this case a pre-set priority is taken into consideration in order to help you run the appliance.
Contrary to popular belief, cooked foods do not keep longer than fresh food. The refrigerator compartment of your appliance is fitted with practical removable shelves (Fig. 1) whose height can be adjusted to allow storage of large containers. This allows you to place even large containers and foodstuffs in the re- frigerator.
The maximum amount of food you can freeze per day is indicated on the data plate situated inside the refrigerator compartment. The first time, or after the freezer has been inactive, you can only freeze food after having let the appliance function at maximum.
Ice trays This new concept of ice trays is an exclusive Merloni patent. The fact that they are situated on the inner door of the freezer compartment ensures greater ergonomics and cleanliness: the ice no longer comes into contact with the food placed inside the freezer compartment;...
Not required. Not required. Not required. Not required. Slowly in refrigerator. Not required. As necessary. Very slowly in refrigerator. Very slowly in refrigerator. Very slowly in refrigerator. Very slowly in refrigerator. Very slowly in refrigerator. Very slowly in refrigerator. Not required.
In original wrapping or tinfoil Plastic or Glass Containers Freeze without shells in small containers Storage Thawing Time (months) In refrigerator very slowly. In refrigerator very slowly. In refrigerator very 10 / 12 slowly. In refrigerator very slowly. In refrigerator very 10 / 12 slowly.
Too cold a compartment increases energy consumption. - Do not Overfill To conserve food properly, the cold air must circulate freely within the refrigerator. If it is overfilled, this will prevent proper air circulation, forcing the compressor to work continuously. - Close the Doors Open your refrigerator as little as possible because each time you do so you loose much of the cold air.
(from the display). This way, with limited energy consumption, the temperature of the refrigerator compartment is kept at around 12°C (you can store your make-up and beauty products in it, for example) and the freezer is operated at its minimum setting, which is essential for food preservation.
If after all the checks, the appliance still does not operate or the problem persists, call Hotpoint Service (see KEY CON- TACTS, back page) and inform them of: the type of prob- lem, the abbreviation of the model name (Mod.) and the relative numbers (S/N) written on the rating plate located at the bottom left next to the vegetable crisper.
Hotpoint appliance than us - the manufacturer" As part of our commitment to you, all Hotpoint appliances have the added benefit of a fully inclusive parts and labour guarantee for the first 12 months. In addition to this you also have the advantage of free replacement parts for the first 5 years when fitted by a Hotpoint engineer.
If the technical problem is not resolved under this guarantee, we will replace your machine or, if All Hotpoint appliances carry a fully inclusive 12 month parts and labour guarantee as well as free replacement parts for the first 5 years (except microwaves, selected integrated appliances and cooker hoods, which have a one year guarantee) provided that they are fitted by a Hotpoint engineer.
Over 1200 trained specialists, directly employed by us, ensure that you can have complete confidence in both (Open 8 to 8 Mon - Fri, 8 to 6 Sat, 10 to 4 Sun & Bank Holidays) Note: Our operators will require the following information: Merloni Elettrodonestici UK Ltd.
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