Frigidaire FV 1240 User manual

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INSTRUCTION BOOK
FREEZER
FV 1240 (TT 120 F)

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Before installing and using the appliance read this user's instruction book carefully. It contains safety
precautions, hints, information and ideas. If the refrigerator is used in compliance with the
instructions written, it will operate properly and provide you with greatest satisfaction.
The symbols below help you to find things more easily:
Safety precautions
Warnings and information at this symbol serve safety for you and your appliance.
Hints, useful information
Environmental information
Symbol for ideas
At this symbol ideas can be found according to food and its storing.

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Cont
Contents ents
Important safety information ....................................................................................................4
General safety precautions......................................................................................................4
Precautions for child safety .....................................................................................................4
Safety precautions for installation .............................................................................................4
Instruction for the User ............................................................................................................5
General information................................................................................................................5
Description of the appliance, main parts....................................................................................5
Switch and indicator unit.....................................................................................................6
Handling the appliance ...........................................................................................................6
Putting it into use...............................................................................................................6
Controlling the temperature.................................................................................................6
Freezing...........................................................................................................................7
Storing.............................................................................................................................7
How to make ice cubes ......................................................................................................8
Some useful information and advice..........................................................................................8
Hints and ideas .....................................................................................................................8
How to save energy ...........................................................................................................8
The appliance and environment ...........................................................................................8
Maintenance .........................................................................................................................8
Defrosting ........................................................................................................................8
Regular cleaning ...............................................................................................................9
When the refrigerator is not in use........................................................................................9
Trouble shooting ..................................................................................................................10
Instructions for the Installer....................................................................................................10
Technical data .....................................................................................................................10
Installing the appliance..........................................................................................................10
Transportation, unpacking .................................................................................................10
Cleaning.........................................................................................................................10
Placement ......................................................................................................................11
Change of door opening direction ......................................................................................12
Electrical connection........................................................................................................13
Warranty and service .............................................................................................................14
Guarantee conditions............................................................................................................14
Service and spare parts ........................................................................................................14

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General safety precautions
Keep these instructions and they should remain at
the appliance when moving away or changing
owner.
This appliance is designed for storing and freezing
food, domestic use according to these instructions
only.
Specialised companies that are qualified to do
so by the manufacturer must carry out service
and repairs including repairing and changing
the power cord. Accessory parts supplied by
them should be used only for repairing. Otherwise
the appliance can be damaged or can cause other
damage or injury.
The appliance is out of circuit only in that case if the
plug is removed from the socket. Before cleaning
and maintenance always unplug it (do not get it by
the cable). If the socket is difficult to reach, switch
off the appliance by cutting off the current.
Power cord must not be lengthened.
When cleaning, defrosting, taking out frozen food
or ice tray do not use sharp, pointed or hard
devices, as they can cause damage to the
appliance.
Be careful not to allow liquids to the temperature
control, switch gear and indicator respectively.
Ice and ice-cream can cause hurt if they are eaten
immediately after removal from the frozen food
compartment.
After dissolving frozen food must not be refrozen, it
must be used up as soon as possible.
Store pre-packed frozen food in accordance with
the frozen food manufacturer's instructions.
You must not make defrosting faster with any
electric heating appliance or chemicals.
Do not make hot pot touch the plastic parts of the
freezer.
Do not store flammable gas and liquid in the
appliance because they may explode.
Do not put carbonated drinks, bottled drinks and
bottled fruits into the freezer.
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Impor port tant saf ant safe et ty inf y infor ormation mation
Precautions for child safety
Do not allow children to play with the packaging
of the appliance. Plastic foil can cause
suffocation.
Adults must handle the appliance. Do not allow
children to play with it or its controlling parts.
If you are discarding the appliance pull the plug
out of the socket, cut the connection cable (as
close to the appliance as you can) and remove
the door to prevent playing children to suffer
electric shock or to close themselves into it.
Safety precautions for
installation
Put the appliance to the wall to avoid touching or
catching warm parts (compressor, condenser)
to prevent possible burn.
When moving the appliance take care of the plug
not to be in the socket.
When placing the appliance take care not to
stand it on the power cord.
Adequate air circulation should be around the
appliance, lacking this leads to overheating. To
achieve sufficient ventilation follow the
instructions relevant to installation.
For the safety of life and property keep
the precautions of these user's
instructions as the manufacturer is not
responsible for damages caused by omission.

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Instr tructions f uctions for the User or the User
General information
The official designation of the appliance is home
freezer. According to this the appliance is suitable for
storing frozen and deep-frozen food, freezing
products in quantity given in the user's instructions at
home and making ice.
The appliance can meet the requirements of
standards between different temperature limits
according to the climate class. The letter symbol for
climate class can be found on the data plate.
Description of the appliance, main parts
1. Freezing tray
2. Freezing compartment (with ice tray)
3. Storing compartments (wire baskets)
4. Data plate
5. Switch and indicator unit:
a) Green lamp
b) Red lamp
c) Yellow lamp
d) Continuous-operation (fast freezer)
switch
e) Thermostat knob
6. Defrost water outlet
7. Adjustable feet
8. Door gasket
9. Thermostat
10. Air grid
11. Condenser
12. Air flow
13. Compressor
In figures the T T 120 F appliance can be seen.

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Switch and indicator unit
See chapters Putting it into use, Controlling the
temperature and Freezing how to use the switch
gear and indicator.
Its parts:
a). Green lamp
This lamp gives light when the appliance is live i. e.
the mains plug is in the mains socket.
b).Red lamp
This lamp switches on depending on the
temperature inside the appliance.
It gives light for a short time when starting the
appliance, placing fresh food into it and when the
thermostatic control knob has been turned in
direction of lower temperature.
It gives light permanently when the temperature
inside the appliance is too high (overloaded with
warm food, door stayed open or the gasket does
not close properly) or possibly the appliance has
gone wrong.
c). Yellow lamp
It gives light when the continuous-duty operation
switch is on.
d).Continuous operation (fast freezer) switch
When the switch is in right-hand position the
compressor operates continuously and provides
the available coldest inside temperature that is
necessary for freezing this way.
e). Thermostat knob
This is for setting and changing the temperature
inside the appliance.
Handling the appliance
Putting it into use
Put the plug into the mains socket. Turn the
thermostatic control knob according to the figure. This
time the red lamp starts giving light, the compressor
starts and cooling begins shortly.
When the red light goes out the temperature is
sufficient and the appliance is suitable for storing
frozen and deep-frozen foods.
Controlling the temperature
The thermostatic controller interrupts the operation of
the appliance automatically for more or less time
depending on the setting then restarts it assuring the
required temperature.

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Setting the thermostat knob can be done practically
with a coin. Turning the control knob clockwise
cooling becomes more and more intensive.
In the appliance -18 °C or lower temperature can be
reached if the thermostat knob is set according to the
figure.
The thermostat can be switched off (0 position),
which means breaking the circuit of the compressor
i.e. stopping cooling.
The temperature coming about in the freezer is
effected by not only the position of the thermostatic
control and the ambient temperature, but frequency of
door openings and the quantity of food put into it, etc.
In maximum position of the thermostat - in case
of increased demand e.g. during heatwaves -
the compressor may operate continually. This does
not cause damages to the appliance.
Freezing
Freezing different products should always be done in
the freezing compartment after proper preparing.
Move the fast freezer switch to the right (yellow lamp
gives light) 4 hours before freezing food in small
quantity and about 24 hours before in case of
products in bigger quantity. This time the compressor
operates continually to reach the temperature
necessary for freezing.
Place the foods to be frozen in and operate the
appliance as written for about 24 hours.
After these move the fast freezer switch to the left
(yellow light will go out).
The freezing tray is suitable for freezing smaller fruits
(raspberry, strawberry, currant, etc.). Fruits should be
put in the tray in thin layers without packaging. After
freezing they can be packed and sorted out then
placed into the storing compartments.
Storing
It is practical to replace frozen products into the
storing compartments (cages) after freezing has
finished so that to make room in the freezing
compartment for another freezing.
Intermediate freezing does not deteriorate foods
already stored.

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How to make ice cubes
To make ice cubes fill the enclosed ice cube tray with
water and put it to the frozen food compartment.
Wetting the bottom of the tray and setting thermostatic
control knob to maximum stage can shorten preparing
time. After finishing do not forget to reset the
thermostatic control to the suitable stage.
Ready ice cubes can be taken out of the tray under
running water then twist or hit it.
Some useful information and
advice
After opening and closing the door of freezer
vacuum will rise inside the appliance because of
the low temperature. So wait 2-3 minutes after
closing the door - if you want to open it again - while
inner pressure equalises.
Take care of operating the freezer at a position of
thermostatic control so that the inside temperature
can never go beyond -18 °C, since temperature
higher than this can deteriorate frozen foods.
At the top of the appliance there are two cooling
accumulators placed in the freezing tray. It is
practical to keep these accumulators in the
appliance during use. They are basically for
increasing dangerous warming time of the interior
of the appliance up to 20 hours in case of current
failure or trouble. This time is enough for the stored
foods to stand out the period without quality loss
while current supply recovers or a serviceman
clears the fault.
These two cooling accumulators placed in a
cooling bag are suitable for giving subsidiary
cooling on excursions.
It is practical to make sure of faultless operation of
the appliance daily so as to notice possible failure
in time and prevent deterioration of frozen foods.
Hints and ideas
In this chapter practical hints and ideas are given
about how to use the appliance to reach maximum
energy saving and there is environmental information
about the appliance as well.
How to save energy
Avoid putting the appliance in a sunny place and
near anything that gives off heat.
Be sure that the condenser and the compressor
are well ventilated. Do not cover the sections
where ventilation is.
Wrap products in tightly closing dishes or cling
film to avoid building up unnecessary frost.
Avoid products put in the freezer compartment to
touch foods already frozen.
Do not leave the door open longer than
necessary and avoid unnecessary openings.
Put warm foods into the appliance only when
they are at room temperature.
The condenser must be kept clean.
The appliance and environment
This appliance does not contain gasses which
could damage the ozone layer, in either its
refrigerant circuit or insulation materials. The
appliance shall not be discarded together with the
urban refuse and rubbish. Avoid damaging the
cooling unit, especially at the rear near the heat
exchanger. Information on your local disposal sites
may be obtained from your municipal authorities.
The materials used on this appliance marked with
the sympol are recyclable.
Maintenance
Defrosting
Bleeding part of the moisture of cooling chamber in
form of frost and ice goes with the operation of the
appliance.
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 freezing
compartment to open, possibly the door can be
broken.

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It is possible to scrape off and remove smaller frost
and ice with the enclosed ice scraper.
The tray in figure is not a piece of accessories to the
appliance!
When ice coating is so thick that it can not be removed
with the frost scraper defrosting is necessary. Its
frequency depends on usage.
How to defrost it:
Break the circuit of the appliance.
Take the frozen foods out of the appliance and put
them into a basket lined with paper or cloth. Store
them in a possibly cool place or replace them into a
frozen or fresh food compartment of a refrigerator.
Leave the door open.
Sweep off the melting water occasionally with a cloth
or sponge in direction of sides which gathers in the
outlet channel practically formed in the bottom of the
appliance and can be removed as follows:
Put an tray high enough in front of the appliance. Pull
out defrost water outlet placed in the middle of the
bottom of the appliance carefully in the direction of the
arrow. Defrost water will flow into the tray through the
outlet.
Defrosting process can be made quicker by placing a
pot or dish filled with warm water to the cooling plate
formed as a shelf.
After defrosting wipe the surfaces and push defrost
water outlet back.
Apply voltage to the appliance.
After the red light has gone out put the foods back.
Regular cleaning
It is practical to clean the inside of the freezer and
defrost it at a time.
Household cleaner or soap must not be used.
After breaking the circuit wash the appliance using
lukewarm water and wipe it.
Clean the door gasket with clean water.
After cleaning apply voltage to the appliance.
It is recommended to remove the dust and dirt
collected on the back of the appliance and the
condenser once or twice a year.
When the refrigerator is not in use
In case the appliance will not be used for a long time
follow these steps:
Remove plug from the mains socket.
Remove foods from the refrigerator.
Defrost and clean it as written before.
Leave the door open to avoid a build up of air inside.

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Trouble shooting
During operation of the appliance some smaller but
annoying trouble can often occur, which does not
require calling a technician out. In the following chart
information is given about them to avoid unnecessary
charges on service.
We draw your attention that operation of appliance goes
with certain sounds (compressor- and circulating
Inasmuch as the advice does not lead to result, call the nearest brand-mark service.
sound). This is not trouble, but means normal
operation.
We draw it to your attention again that the
appliance operates discontinuously, so the
stopping of compressor does not mean being no-
current. That is why you must not touch the
electrical parts of the appliance before removing it
from the mains socket.
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Instr tructions f uctions for the Ins or the Inst taller aller
Model/Type
Gross capacity (l)
Net capacity (l)
Width (mm)
Height (mm)
Depth (mm)
Energy consumption (kWh/day)
(kWh/year)
Energy class, according to EU Standards
Freezing capacity (kg/24h)
Rising time (h)
Rated power (W)
Weight (kg)
FV 1240 (TT 120 F)
117
100
550
850
600
0.90
329
C
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17
120
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Technical data
Installing the appliance
Transportation, unpacking
It is recommended to deliver the appliance in
original packaging, in vertical position
considering the protective warning on packaging.
After each transportation the appliance must not be
switched on for approx. 2 hours.
Unpack the appliance and check if there are damages
Cleaning
Remove every adhesive tape, which ensure the
parts not to move in the appliance.
Wash the inside of the appliance using lukewarm
water and mild detergent. Use soft cloth.
After cleaning wipe out the inside of the appliance.
on it. Report possible damages immediately to the
place you bought it. In that case retain packaging.
Problem
The appliance does not
cool sufficiently
The appliance cools too
hard
The appliance does not
cool at all
The appliance is noisy
Possible cause
Thermostatic control is set too low.
Before freezing the appliance was not precooled
sufficiently.
Large-sized food was put in.
Too many foods to be frozen were put in.
Warm foods were put in.
Door is not shut properly.
The thermostatic control is set too high.
Plug is not connected to the mains socket properly.
There is no voltage in the mains socket.
Thermostatic control is in 0 position.
The appliance is not supported properly.
Solution
Set higher position.
Pre-cool the appliance for enough time.
Cut up food.
Put fewer foods to be cooled.
Put foods max. at room temperature.
Check if the door is shut.
Set lower position.
Check if the connection is proper.
Check if there is voltage.
Check setting of thermostatic control.
Check if the appliance stands stable (all the four
feet should be on the floor).