Omega OBFD126 User manual
Instruction Manual for
Bar Fridge
OBFD126
INSTALLATION,OPERATIONANDMAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONS
FOROMEGABARFRIDGE
OBFD126
CONGRATULATIONS
Thankyouforchoosingoneofourrefrigerationappliances.Weareconfidentthatyouwillnowbe
ableto
meetyourfood&beveragestorageneeds.Beforeyouusethebarfridgewestronglyrecommendthat
youread thoughthewholeusermanualwhichprovidesthedescriptionofthisproductandtheproper
useofits
functions.
Toavoidtheever‐presentrisksinvolvedwithusinganelectricalapplianceitisvitalthatthebarfridgeis
installedcorrectlyandthatyoureadthesafetyinstructionscarefullytoavoidmisuseandhazards.Itis
importantthatyouretaintheseinstructionsandyourproofofpurchasealongwithanyotherimportant
documentsaboutthisproductforfuturereference.
Duetocontinualproductdevelopment,Omegareservestherighttoalterspecificationsorappearances
withoutnotice.
CONTENTS
SECTION PAGENO.
ImportantSafetyInstructions………….. 2
Installation……………………………….……… 3
ApplianceDetails……………………..……… 4
OperatingInstructions…………..………… 4
Cleaning………………………………………….. 5
Datalabel&ElectricalDiagrams……... 5
Troubleshooting…………………………..…. 6
DISPOSAL INFORMATION
Mostofthepackingmaterialsarerecyclable.Pleasedisposeofthesematerialsthroughyour
localrecyclingdepotorbyplacingtheminappropriatecollectioncontainers.
Ifyouwishtodiscardthisproduct,pleasecontactyourlocalauthoritiesandaskforthe
correctmethodofdisposal.
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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Readtheassemblyinstructionsectionandsafetyprecautionsofthisbookletcarefullybefore
removingthecontentsofthiscarton.
1. Thisapplianceisnotintendedforusebypersons(includingchildren)withreducedphysical,sensoryormentalcapabilities,
orlackofexperienceorknowledge,unlesstheyhavebeengivensupervisionorinstructionconcerningtheuseofthe
appliancebyapersonresponsiblefortheirsafety.Youngchildrenshouldbesupervisedtoinsurethattheydonotplay
withtheappliance.
2. Incertaincircumstanceselectricalappliancesmaybeasafetyhazard.
3. Donotplaceheavyobjectsonthisappliance.
4. Theapplianceisnotintendedtobeoperatedbymeansofanexternaltimerorseparateremotecontrolsystem.
5. Electricalconnectionmustbemadeasperlocalwiringrulesandregulations.Donotdisconnecttheappliancewithwethands
anddonotdisconnectthepowercordwithextremeforce.Donotcoilthecordwhileinusebutkeepanyexcesscordtothe
backoftheappliance.Takecarethatthepowersocketisaccessible.
6. Theapplianceshouldbeunpluggedwhennotinuseandbeforeanymaintenanceiscarriedoutontheappliance.
7. Ifthesupplycordisdamaged,itmustbereplacedbythemanufacturer,itsAuthorisedServiceCentreorasimilarlyqualified
personinordertoavoidahazard.
8. Warning:Ensurethattheventilationopenings,intheapplianceenclosureorinthebuilt‐instructure,arenotobstructed.
Followtheinstallationrequirementsinthismanual.Avoidprolongedexposuretodirectsunlight.
9. Warning:Donotusemechanicaldevicesorothermeanstoacceleratethedefrostingprocess,otherthanthoserecommended
bythemanufacturer.
10. Warning:Donotdamagetherefrigerantcircuit.
11. Warning:Donotuseelectricalappliancesinsidethefoodstoragecompartmentsoftheappliance.
12. Donotstoreexplosivesubstancessuchasaerosolcanswithflammablepropellantinthisappliance.Donotmodifythis
appliance.
13. Thisappliancemustbecorrectlyinstalledbyasuitablyqualifiedperson,strictlyinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.Pleaseseethespecificsectionofthisbookletthatreferstoinstallation.
14. Whendisposingofthisappliance,pleasedosoaccordingtolocalregulationsasitcontainsflammablegas&refrigerant.
15. Donotplacehotitemsonplasticareasofappliance.Donotrefreezefoodoncedefrosted.Storepre‐packedfrozenfoodin
accordancetothemanufacturesinstructions.Takecarewhenfreezingliquidsassealedcontainerscanexplodeunder
pressure.
DONOT OPERATETHISAPPLIANCEBEFOREREADINGTHEINSTRUCTIONBOOKLET
DONOT PLACEARTICLESONORAGAINSTTHISAPPLIANCE
DONOT STORECHEMICALSORFLAMMABLEMATERIALSORSPRAYAEROSOLS
NEARTHISAPPLIANCE
Thisapplianceisintendedtobeusedinhouseholdandsimilarapplicationssuchas:
Staffkitchenareasinshops,officesandotherworkingenvironments;
Farmhousesandbyclientsinhotels,motelsandotherresidentialtypeenvironments;
Bed&breakfasttypeenvironments;
Cateringandsimilarnon‐retailapplications.
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INSTALLATION
UNPACKINGTHEAPPLIANCE
Removetheexternal&internalpackaging.
Whenunpackingtheappliancepleasecheckforanydamage.Ifdamageisfound,donotconnecttothepowersourceand
contacttheAuthorisedServiceProvider.Checkthatthefollowingitemsarecontainedwithinthepackaging:
1adjustableshelf
1smallglassshelf
Beforeconnectingtheappliancetothepowersource,letitstanduprightforapproximately4hours.Thiswillreducethe
possibilityofamalfunctioninthecoolingsystemfromhandlingduringtransportation.Removeanyprotectivefilmfromthe
outersurface.
Cleantheinteriorsurfacewithlukewarmwaterusingasoftcloth.
INSTALLINGTHEREFRIGERATOR
Thisapplianceisdesignedtobefreestandingonly,andshouldnotberecessedorbuilt‐in.
Placeyourapplianceonasolid,levelfloorthatisstrongenoughtosupporttheappliancewhenitisfullyloaded.Usethe
adjustablefeetatthebottomoftheappliancetocompensateforanyunevennessofthefloor.
Allowatleast10cmofspacearoundthebackandsidesoftheappliance,whichallowstheproperaircirculation,andat
least20cmabovetheunit.
Locatetheapplianceawayfromdirectsunlightandsourcesofheat(stove,heater,radiator,etc.).Directsunlightmay
affecttheacryliccoatingandheatsourcesmayincreaseelectricalconsumption.Extremecoldambienttemperatures
mayalsocausetheappliancenottoperformproperly.Avoidlocatingtheapplianceinmoistareas.
Plugtheapplianceintoanexclusive,properlyinstalled‐groundedwalloutlet.Donotunderanycircumstancescutor
removethethird(ground)prongfromthepowercord.Anyquestionsconcerningpowerand/orgroundingshouldbe
directedtowardacertifiedelectricianoranAuthorisedServiceCentre.
Afterpluggingtheapplianceintoawalloutlet(220‐240V50Hz),allowtheunittocooldownfor2~3hoursbeforeplacing
foodinthefreezerandrefrigerationcompartments.
Ifmovingtheappliance,avoidtiltingtheappliancemorethan45°.Atnotimeshouldtheappliancebeturnedupside
down.
ADJUSTINGTHEDOOR
Thedoorcanbeadjustedtoopenfromeithertheleftor
righthandside.Followtheinstructionsbelow(thisis
structuredtotransferthedoorhingesfromtherighthand
sidetothelefthandside):
1. Removetheupperhingecover(6)andremovethe
upperhinge(5)byunscrewingthetwoscrews(1).
2. Liftthedoorawayandplaceinasafepositionwhere
itwon’tgetdamaged.
3. Removethelowerhinge(2)byunscrewingthetwo
screws(8).
4. Removetheleftleg(4)andfixittotherighthandside.
5. Removethescrewholecover(7)fromthetopleft
handsideandplaceitonthetoprighthandside.
6. Removethelowerhingepin(9)andreversethe
directionofthelowerhinge.Screwthelowerhinge(2)
backusingthetwoscrews(8)tothelowerlefthand
corner.Placethelowerhingepinbackintothelower
hinge.
7. Placethedoorbackontothelowerhingepin.Place
theupperhinge(5)pinintothetopofthedoor,even
thedooruptothetopoftheapplianceandfixthe
upperhingeinplaceusingthetwoscrews(1).Place
theupperhingecover(6)overtheupperhinge.
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APPLIANCEDETAILS
ELECTRICALDETAILS:
RatedVoltage:220‐240Vac50Hz.
SupplyConnection:10Adomesticsocket.
MaxRatedInputs:Seedatalabelonunit.
Thisinformationcanbefoundontherating
plate(datalabel)affixedtotherearofthe
appliance
Dimensions(WxDxH):495x560x828mm
Weight:23kg
1.DoorHinge.
2.FreezerCompartment.
3.ThermostatControl.
4.AdjustableShelf.
5.SmallGlassShelf.
6.AdjustableFeet.
7.UpperDoorShelf
8.CentralDoorShelf
9.LowerDoorShelf
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Oncepluggedintothepowersupplyandturnedon,adjustthethermostatcontroltothecoldestsetting(7)and
allowtheappliancetorunfor2‐3hoursbeforeplacinganyfoodinside.Adjustthethermostattothecentralmark
(3‐4)andthenadjustupordowntosuitthefoodinside,theroomtemperature,introductionoflargeamountsof
warmfood,numberoftimesdoorisopenedetc.
Toturnoff,adjustthesettingto0.
Duringuse,moisturefromtheair&foodcancollectinsidetheapplianceformingalayerofice.Icewilllimitthe
transferofheatoutoftheappliance.Ifthisbecomesmorethan2mmthick,theapplianceshouldbedefrosted.
Turnthethermostatto0&removeanyfoodfromthefreezercompartmentandrefrigerator.Opentheouterdoor
&propopenthefreezercompartmentdoor.Allowtheicetomeltandletwatercollectinthetrayunderthe
freezercompartment.Discardanywaterandiceandreplacetray.Tospeeduptheprocess,abowlofwarmwater
(~50°C)canbeplacedinsidethecompartment.Donotscrapeicefromthecompartmentwalls&donotuseany
otherheatingdevices(asitisasafetyhazardandmaydamagetheappliance).
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CAREANDMAINTENANCE
CLEANINGTHEAPPLIANCE
Uponinstallationofyournewappliance,itisrecommendedthatitbecleanedthoroughly,andcleanedonceamonthafter
that.
Tocleantheappliance,firstturnthethermostatto0,turnoffthepower,unplugfromthepowersocketandremoveall
foodandshelving.
Washtheinsidewithadampwarmclothcontainingawaterandbakingsodasolution.Thesolutionshouldbeabout2
tablespoonsofbakingsodatoaquartofwater.
Washtheshelvingwithamilddetergentsolution.
Besuretokeepthedoorgasket(seal)cleantokeeptheunitrunningefficiently.
Theoutsideoftheapplianceshouldbecleanedwithmilddetergentandwarmwater.
Drytheinteriorandexteriorwithasoftcloth.
Itisrecommendedthattheunitbecleanedeachtimeitisdefrostedtohelpkeeptheunitodourfreeandrunning
efficiently.
Donotuseoils,abrasivecleaners,petroleumproducts,acidsoralkalinedetergents,astheycandamagetheappliance.
MOVINGTHEAPPLIANCE
Removeallthefood.
Securelytapedownalllooseitemsinsidetheappliance.
Tapethedoorsshut.
Besuretheappliancestaysintheuprightpositionduringtransportation.
ENERGYSAVINGTIPS
Theapplianceshouldbelocatedinthecoolestareaoftheroom,awayfromheatproducingappliancesorheatingducts,
andoutofthedirectsunlight.
Lethotfoodscooltoroomtemperaturebeforeplacingintheappliance.Overloadingtheapplianceforcesthecompressor
torunlonger.Foodsthatcooorfreezetooslowlymaylosequality,orspoil.
Besuretowrapfoodsproperly,andwipecontainersdrybeforeplacingthemintheappliance.Thiscutsdownonfrost
build‐upinsidethefreezerandbadodours.
Thefreezercompartmentshouldnotbelinedwithaluminiumfoil,waxpaper,orpapertowels.Linersinterferewithcold
aircirculation,makingthefreezerlessefficient.
Organizeandlabelfoodtoreducedooropeningsandextendedsearches.Removeasmanyitemsasneededatonetime,
andclosethedoorassoonaspossible.
Whenaddingfreshfood,trytoaddittothebottomofthefreezer,surroundedbyfoodthatisalreadyfrozen.Afteradding
freshfoodtothefreezer,allow24hoursforittobefullyfrozenbeforeaddinganymorefreshfood.
DATALABEL&ELECTRICALDIAGRAM
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TROUBLESHOOTING
IMPORTANT:Ifyourapplianceappearsnottobeoperatingcorrectly,turnofftheapplianceatthe
switchandthencontacttheServiceDepartment.
DONOTATTEMPTTOREPAIRTHEAPPLIANCEYOURSELF.
Theappliancemustbeaccessibleforaqualifiedpersontoperformanynecessaryrepair.
Toreplacetheglobe(220‐240VAC,10WE14),firstturntheapplianceoffandunplugfromthepowersource.
Removethedriptray.Pushtheclearcovertowardsthebackoftheapplianceandremove.Unscrewtheglobeand
replace.Alignthecoverwiththemountingandpullforwardtoclipinplace.Replacethedriptray.
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PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSE
Appliancedoesnotoperate. Notpluggedin.
Thecircuitbreakertrippedorablownfuse.
Compressorturnsonandoff
frequently.
Theroomtemperatureishotterthannormal.
Alargeamountoffoodhasbeenaddedtothefreezer.
Thedoorisopentoooften,ornotfullyclosed.
Thetemperaturecontrolisnotsetcorrectly.
Thedoorgasketdoesnotsealproperly.
Theappliancedoesnothavethecorrectclearances.
Theappliancehasrecentlybeendisconnectedforaperiodoftime.Fourhoursare
requiredfortheappliancetocooldowncompletely.
Temperatureinsidetheapplianceis
toowarm.
Temperaturecontrolissettoowarm.Turnthecontroltoacoolersettingandallow
severalhoursforthetemperaturetostabilize.
Dooriskeptopentoolongoropenedtoofrequently.Openthedoorless.
Thedoorisnotclosedcompletely.
Thedoorgasketdoesnotsealproperly.
Alargeamountofwarmorhotfoodmighthavebeenstoredrecently.Waituntilthe
appliancehashadachancetoreachitsselectedtemperature.
Theappliancehasrecentlybeendisconnectedforaperiodoftime.Fourhoursare
requiredfortheappliancetocooldowncompletely.
Temperatureinsidetheapplianceis
toocold.
Temperaturecontrolissettoocold.Turnthecontroltoawarmersettingandallow
severalhoursforthetemperaturetostabilize.
Poppingorcrackingsoundwhen
compressorcomeson.
Metalpartsundergoexpansionandcontraction,asinhotwaterpipes.Thisis
normal.Soundwillleveloffordisappearasfreezercontinuestorun.
Bubblingorgurglingsound,likewater
boiling.
Refrigerant(usedtocoolappliance)iscirculatingthroughoutthesystem.Thisis
normal.
Vibrations. Checktoassurethattheapplianceislevel.
Floorisunevenorweak.Appliancerocksonthefloorwhenitismovedslightly.Be
surefloorcanadequatelysupportappliance.Leveltheappliancebyadjustingthe
adjustablefeet.
Theapplianceistouchingthewall.Re‐leveltheapplianceandmoveitfromthewall.
See“InstallationInstructions”.
Moistureformsoninsidefreezer
walls.
Weatherishotandhumid,whichincreasesinternalrateoffrostbuild‐up.Thisis
normal.
Doorisslightlyopen.
Dooriskeptopentoolong,orisopenedtoofrequently.Openthedoorlessoften.
Thedoorisnotsealedproperly.
Moistureformsonoutsideof
appliance.
Doorisslightlyopen,causingcoldairfrominsidethefreezertomeetwarmmoistair
fromoutside.
Thedoorwillnotcloseproperly. Theapplianceisnotlevel.
Thegasketisdirty.
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