Care and cleaning – Zanussi ZQA12430DA User Manual

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• the freezing process takes 24 hours. No further food to

be frozen should be added during this period;

• only freeze top quality, fresh and thoroughly cleaned,

foodstuffs;

• prepare food in small portions to enable it to be rapidly

and completely frozen and to make it possible subse-

quently to thaw only the quantity required;

• wrap up the food in aluminium foil or polythene and

make sure that the packages are airtight;

• do not allow fresh, unfrozen food to touch food which

is already frozen, thus avoiding a rise in temperature of

the latter;

• lean foods store better and longer than fatty ones; salt

reduces the storage life of food;

• water ices, if consumed immediately after removal from

the freezer compartment, can possibly cause the skin to

be freeze burnt;

• it is advisable to show the freezing in date on each in-

dividual pack to enable you to keep tab of the storage

time.

Hints for storage of frozen food

To obtain the best performance from this appliance, you

should:
• make sure that the commercially frozen foodstuffs were

adequately stored by the retailer;

• be sure that frozen foodstuffs are transferred from the

foodstore to the freezer in the shortest possible time;

• not open the door frequently or leave it open longer

than absolutely necessary.

• Once defrosted, food deteriorates rapidly and cannot be

refrozen.

• Do not exceed the storage period indicated by the food

manufacturer.

Care and cleaning

Caution! Unplug the appliance before carrying out

any maintenance operation.
This appliance contains hydrocarbons in its cooling

unit; maintenance and recharging must therefore

only be carried out by authorized technicians.

Periodic cleaning

The equipment has to be cleaned regularly:
• clean the inside and accessories with warm water and

bicarbonate of soda (5 ml to 0,5 liter of water)

• regularly check the door seals and wipe clean to ensure

they are clean and free from debris

• rinse and dry thoroughly.
Important! Do not pull, move or damage any pipes and/or

cables inside the cabinet.

Never use detergents, abrasive powders, highly perfumed

cleaning products or wax polishes to clean the interior as

this will damage the surface and leave a strong odour.
Once a year remove the ventilation grill at the base of the

appliance and clean the air channels with a vacuum clean-

er. This operation will improve the performance of the ap-

pliance and save electricity consumption.

Caution! Take care of not to damage the cooling

system.

Many proprietary kitchen surface cleaners contain chemi-

cals that can attack/damage the plastics used in this appli-

ance. For this reason it is recommended that the outer

casing of this appliance is only cleaned with warm water

with a little washing-up liquid added.

After cleaning, reconnect the equipment to the mains sup-

ply.

Defrosting of the refrigerator

Frost is automatically eliminated from the evaporator of

the refrigerator compartment every time the motor com-

pressor stops, during normal use. The defrost water

drains out through a trough into a special container at the

back of the appliance, over the motor compressor, where

it evaporates.

It is important to periodi-

cally clean the defrost wa-

ter drain hole (F) situated

under the salad drawers to

prevent the water over-

flowing and dripping onto

the food inside. Use the

special cleaner provided

(P), which you will find al-

ready inserted into the

drain hole.