Tricity Bendix UF404 User manual

TRICITY
BENDIX
UF404

2. FAST FREEZE CONTROL
3. CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT
4. RED INDICATOR LIGHT
5. AMBER INDICATOR LIGHT

FIG 8 NON-FUSED PLUG
GREEN & YELLOW
BROWN
BLUE
CORD CLAMP
FIG 9 FUSED PLUG
GREEN 8 YELLOW 13 AMP FUSE
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WARNINGS _ EN
LT] IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THIS INSTRUCTION BOOK BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future
reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move
house and leave the appliance, always ensure that the instruction book is supplied with the
appliance in order that the new owner can get to know the functioning of the appliahce
and the relevant warnings.
These warnings are provided in the interest of safety. You MUST read them carefully before
installing or using the appliance.
.
This product is designed to be operated by
adults. Children should not be allowed to
tamper with the controls or play with the
product.
Any electrical work required to install this
appliance should be carried out by a qualified
electrician or competent person.
This product should be serviced by an
authorised Service Centre and only genuine
Spare parts should be used.
It is dangerous to alter the specifications or
modify the product in any way.
Care must be taken to ensure that the
appliance does not stand on the electrical
‚supply cable.
Domestic fridge/freezers are designed to be
used specifically for the storage of edible
foodstuffs only.
There are working parts in this product which
heat up. Always ensure that there is adequate
ventilation as a failure to do this will result in
possible food loss. See Installation instructions.
Parts which heat up should not be exposed.
Wherever possible, the back of the appliance
should be close to a wall but leaving the
required distance for ventilation as stated in the
installation instructions.
Before defrosting, cleaning or maintenance
Work ried gut, be sure to switch off the
` appliancé and unplug it.
Frozen food must NOT be refrozen once it has
thawed out.
Do not place carbonated or fizzy drinks in the
freezer as it creates pressure on the container
which may cause it to explode, resulting in
damage to the appliance.
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The cooling plate ог refrigerated freezer
shelves in this appliance contain channels
through which the refrigerant passes. If these
are punctured this would cause substantial
damage to the appliance and result in food
loss. DO NOT USE SHARP INSTRUMENTS to
scrape off frost or ice. Under NO
circumstances should solid ice be forced off the
lining or shelves. Solid ice should be allowed to
thaw when defrosting the appliance. See
Defrost instructions.
The appliance should be left for 2 hours after
installation before it is turned on, in order to
allow the refrigerant to settle.
This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken
when moving it.
Do not remove items from the freezer
compartment if your hands are damp/wet, as
this could cause skin abrasions or 'frost/freezer
burns'.
Ice lollies can cause 'frost/freezer burns’ if
consumed straight from the freezer.
Manufacturer's food storage recommendations
should be strictly adhered to. Refer to relevant
instructions.
Under no circumstances should you attempt to
repair the appliance yourself. Repairs carried
out by inexperienced persons may cause injury
or serious malfunctioning. Refer to your local
Service Centre and always insist on genuine
spare parts.
Occasionaly during the operation the outside
front edges of the appliance may feel quite
warm to touch, this is normal.

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ADJUSTMENT OF ОООҢ............. ининин ннн нне, PAGE 4
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS .................................... е rPAGE 4
THE CONTROLS seen PAGE 5
USING YOUR MACHINE es ae PAGE 5
USING THE FAST FHEEZE аат PAGE 6
FROZEN FOOD STORAGE oirlo iii PAGE 6
FOOD FREEZE GUIDE untar acid PAGE 7
HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES ...................... eene PAGE 10
CLEANING AND САВЕ... than bt eher onde aee rennen PAGE 10
WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG? .................. PAGE 11
SERVICE GENT ED oot irre si PAGE 12-13
GENERAL
FEATURES
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!LLUSTRATION
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1. THERMOSTAT CONTROL (500mm WIDE MODELS ONLY)
2. FAST FREEZE CONTROL (500mm WIDE MODELS ONLY)
3. WARNING LIGHTS (500mm WIDE MODELS ONLY)
4. THERMOSTAT CONTROL (450mm WIDE MODELS ONLY)
5. FAST FREEZE FLAP
6. FREEZER BASKET
7. DRAIN CHANNEL
8. LEVEL ADJUSTERS

INSTALLATION |
1. This appliance is designed to operate in ambient
temperatures between 10°С (50°F) and 32°С
(90°F). It should be located in a dry atmosphere,
out of direct sunlight and away from extreme
temperature e.g. not next to a cooker or other
sources of direct heat, or in a very cold room e.g.
an outhouse, where the temperatures may fall
below 10°С (50°F).
2. The appliance should be gently pushed into
place until the table top rear ventilation grill touches
the wall, see Fig 1.
When in position a 20mm (3/4") clear space above
the appliance should be maintained. If a clear
space of 20mm (3/4") above the appliance is not
available clearances of 25mm (1") should be
maintained on both sides of the appliance, this is to
provide sufficient air circulation. Always ensure that
the ventilation is kept clear from blockage by
teatowels etc., because this will cause the
appliance to work incorrectly.
3. Your appliance will be heavy when loaded with
food and must therefore be stood on a strong firm
floor which should also be level. Adjust the level by
screwing out the appropriate level adjusters in the
feet using your fingers or a suitable spanner (see
fig. 2).
Make sure the appliance is upright and all
adjusters are in firm contact with the floor, so that
the cabinet doesn't rock in any direction.
4. Before switching on, make sure that the voltage
of your electricity supply is the same as that
indicated on the rating plate. This is located inside
the cabinet behind the salad drawer.
5. Remove ALL the foam blocks from the front of
each basket, by pinching the block at its base and
peeling back. These must be removed before
operating the appliance.
DOOR REVERSAL |
1. If your appliance is already in use, disconnect it
from the electricity supply and remove shelves and
other loose items, including food. Place frozen food
in boxes wrapped in blankets or other suitable
insulating material and put in a соо! place.
2. Gently lay the appliance on its back with the top
held away from the floor by at least 30cm (12"),
use a stool or something similar. Make sure to use
a towel or cloth at the base to protect the sides of
the appliance ensuring that it does not slip. Do not
support the appliance on the rear ventilation grill,
see Fig. 3.
3. Remove level adjuster (1) from the small foot
assembly. The small foot (2) can now be removed
by removing screw (3). In order to remove the large
foot/hinge assembly (7) screws (4, 5 & 15) should
be removed making sure that spacer (6) is retained
with the assembly, see Fig. 4.
Carefully disengage the door from the upper hinge
pin (See Fig. 5).
Unscrew the upper hinge pin (9) and transfer it to
the opposite side (See Fig. 5).
4. Refit the door, engaging the top with the upper
hinge pin in its new position.
5. Pull out the lower hinge pin (8) which may have
come away with the hinge blade or remained in
the door. Push the pin (rounded end) into the bush
at the bottom of the door on the side opposite to its
origina! position.
6. Taking care not to press-down on the door. The
large foot/hinge assembly should be transferred
over to the opposite side of the cabinet and
screws, 15, 4 and 5 moved over to their new
positions in the hinge foot.
7. It is important that the spacer (6) is retained with
screw (4) in the channel between the base of the
appliance arid the foot/hinge when screwing the
assembly into its new position.
8. Refit the small foot, positioning the screw in the
hole furthest from the cabinet front on the flat
portion of the base.
9. Replace the level adjuster (1) in the small foot.
10. Stand the appliance upright.
11. If your appliance has a side fix handle, see Fig
6.
i) Protect the paintwork from damage with
masking tape or other suitable material
between the blade and painted. surface, while
using a blunt knife or similar instrument to
carefully prise out the plastic plugs from
alternative handle positions on the opposite
side of the door.
ii) Transfer the handle to its new position and
push the plastic plugs into the vacated screw
holes.
12. Finally level the appliance by means of the
level adjusters (1) in the feet.

ADJUSTMENT OF THE DOOR
Before carrying out the following Instruction you must ensure that the appliance is DISCONNECTED
from the electricity supply.
Occasionally door adjustment may be necessary
i.e. if a slight clearance is noticeable between the
door gasket and cabinet. This condition is mainly
due to uneven floors or the loading of the door. It is
possible to adjust the door at the hinge point (Fig.
7) as follows:
1. With the appliance standing on a level surface,
check that the door opens and closes properly and
seals all round.
2. If adjustment of the door is necessary this can
be done by loosening the screw (A) Securing the
hinge blade to the foot and, adjusting the hinge
blade and door in and out,a little at a time, to
tighten or loosen the fit. Re-tighten the screw each
time an adjustment has been made before again
checking for satisfactory door closure.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS | =
WARNING: THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED.
The manufacturer declines any liability should this safety measure not be observed.
ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
Before switching on, make sure that the voltage of
your electricity supply is the same as that indicated
on the rating plate, located inside the cabinet.
WARNING! THIS APPLIANCE MUST
BE EARTHED
For your convenience, this appliance comes
complete with either a moulded-on or re-wireable
13 amp (BS1363) plug, protected by a 13 amp
ASTA approved (BS1362) fuse. i
in the event of having to change the fuse in the
plug supplied, a replacement 13 amp ASTA
approved (BS1362) fuse must be used.
In the case of a moulded-on plug, the fuse cover
MUST be refitted after changing the fuse. If the
fuse cover is lost or damaged the plug MUST NOT
be used until a replacement is obtained.
Replacement covers are available from your local
electricity shop or nearest customer service centre.
The colour of the replacement fuse cover must
match the colour insert or emboss on the base of
the plug.
in the case of a re-wireable plug, care must be
taken to ensure that the top cover is refitted without
causing damage to either the top cover or base. In
the event of the plug becoming damaged or
cracked, it must be replaced with an equivalent 13
amp, BS1363 approved plug (ref. fig.9) and rewired
using the following procedure:-
IMPORTANT
The wires in the mains lead are coloured in
accordance with the following code:
GREEN & YELLOW : EARTH
BLUE : NEUTRAL
BROWN : LIVE
The wire coloured green and yellow must be
connected to the terminal marked with the letter "E"
or by the Earth Symbol = or coloured green or
green and yellow. The wire coloured Blue must be
connected to the terminal marked with the letter
"N" or coloured black. The wire coloured Brown
must be connected to the terminal marked "L" or
coloured red.
Upon completion there must be no cut, loose or
stray strands of wire present and the cord clamp
must be secure over the outer sheath.
If a 13 amp (BS1363) plug is unsuitable for your
sockets, the plug should be removed, (cut-off in the
case of a moulded-on plug) and an appropriate
plug fitted.
NOTE: Moulded plugs cannot be re-used and
should be discarded if cut from a mains lead,
as insertion into а 13 A socket could prove
fatal.
If a non-fused plug is fitted (ref. fig.8), the wiring
must follow the above procedure and the appliance
must be protected by the use of a 15amp fuse
either in the adaptor or at the distribution board.
If at any time a replacement supply cord is
required, the cross sectional area of its conductors
must not be less than 0.75mm? and the cable
clamp must be tightened so as to fully retain the
new cord.
We recommend that this type of installation be
checked by a fully qualified electrician, prior to use.

THE CONTROLS
500MM WIDE MODELS:
On 500mm wide models you have the following
controls; (where fitted) which are in the table top,
see fig.10.
1. THERMOSTAT DIAL
The thermostat dial operates the fridge
compartment. With the aid of a coin turn the
thermostat dial clockwise to align the Black
Indicator with the required temperature setting.
2. FAST FREEZE CONTROL
By turning the fast freeze control dial (with the aid
of a coin) clockwise to ‘I’ the fast freeze mode
begins, it is indicated by the amber light (5)
illuminating. When you turn the dial back to 'O' the
amber light will go out and the appliance will return
to normal running.
3. GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT
When the appliance is switched on at the mains,
the green indicator light will illuminate showing that
the appliance is switched on. The light will go out if
the appliance is switched off.
4. RED INDICATOR LIGHT
The red indicator light is the temperature warning
light, it wil! illuminate when the electricity supply is
first switched on or when the freezer temperature
rises above the required storage temperature. The
light will go out when the temperature falls to the
correct storage level.
5. AMBER INDICATOR LIGHT
The amber indicator light is incorporated with the
Fast Freeze switch (2), which overrides the
thermostat when switched on. This allows the
freezer to run continuously. The light will remain
illuminated until the Fast Freeze is turned off.
450MM WIDE MODELS:
On 450mm wide models you only have a
thermostat control which is situated inside the
cabinet, see fig. 11.
USING YOUR MACHINE
BEFORE USING
Remove all securing tapes. Wash the inside of the
appliance with lukewarm water with a little
bicarbonate of soda added (5ml to 0.5 litre of
water). Do not use soap or detergent as the smell
might linger. Dry the appliance thoroughly. —
FREEZER COMPARTMENT
The symbol means that your freezer will
store frozen food at -18°C (-0.4°F) or colder for long
term storage and will also freeze fresh food.
If frozen correctly, food will retain texture, colour,
taste and nutritional content.
The interior temperature of the freezer is
automatically controlled by the thermostat. The
freezer is designed to produce a storage
temperature of -18°C (-0.4°F) or colder. This will
normally be achievadl with a setting of 4 on the
control dial. The control dial is numbered 6-6.
The higher the number the colder the temperature.
On setting '@' the cooling system is switched off,
but the appliance is not disconnected from the
electricity Supply.
Due to different installations, methods of usage
and weather conditions, adjustments to the
temperature setting may be required. These are
best assessed against a temperature reading on a
thermometer buried in the frozen food or in a block
of margarine or butter. Remember you must take
your reading very quickly since the thermometer
temperature will rise rapidly after you remove it.
If colder settings are selected for extra chilling
effect, do not forget to turn the control dial back to
the correct setting afterwards.
FREEZING FRESH FOODS
The refrigerated top shelf in the appliance should
be used as a fast freeze compartment. Any existing
frozen food should be rearranged to leave space
on the top shelf for freezing.
* The Maximum quantity of fresh food you can
freeze in any 24 hours is 8.5kg for 450mm and
8.0kg for 500mm wide models.
Most fresh food will freeze well, however some
freeze more successfully than others. Food with a
low proportion of water such as bread, cakes,
pastry, meat, fish and poultry freeze exceptionally
well. Similarly, game, dairy produce, fruit and
vegetables all keep well in the freezer.
Food with a high water content such as lettuce
and marrow do not freeze well as the freezing
process breaks down their cellular structure. Other
items which do not freeze well are mayonnaise
because it separates, bananas because they turn
black and whole eggs in their shells because they
crack.

USING THE FAST FREEZE |
CONTROL 500mm WIDE MODELS
ONLY
On this model when freezing fresh food the Fast
Freeze switch (see fig.10) should be switched from
the normal operating position ‘0’ to ‘P and run the
appliance for at least 24 hours before placing food
inside. The amber fast freeze light will indicate that
the freezer is in the fast freeze mode. This will
lower the temperature inside the freezer.
Place the fresh food on the top shelf in contact with
the refrigerated surface leaving a space between
FROZEN FOOD STORAGE
items to allow cold air to circulate. After 24 hours
the food will be fully frozen and can be transferred
to one of the baskets. The fast freeze switch can
now be returned to its normal operating position '0'.
NOTE
After starting up or cleaning of the appliance the
fast freeze procedure should not be carried out
until the red light goes out айй the freezer is at its
normal operating temperature. `
Your appliance has the following net storage
volume:
450mm wide model: Net storage volume 70.22
litres (2.48 cuft)* weight of stored food 22.5kg
(49.6lb.).
500mm wide model: Net storage volume 75.81
litres (2.68 cuft)* weight of stored food 24.3kg
(53.571b.).
*This is a standard measurement and the actual
capacity depends upon the density and sizes of the
food. The above figures are based on an
average density of 0.32Kg per litre (201р per сий).
Pre packed frozen food should be put in the freezer
as soon as possible after purchase.
Your freezer provides for long term storage which
generally means up to 3 months, but the length of
time can vary and it is important to follow the
recommended times shown on packets of
commercially frozen food.
Any opened packets of frozen food, should be
rewrapped in airtight materials to prevent surface
evaporation which causes drying or ‘freezer burn’.
IMPORTANT
If the temperature rises in frozen food because of:
a) Non compliance with manufacturer's
recommendations.
b) Electric power failure.
с) Due to defrosting.
Then recommended storage life may be reduced
and storage times may not apply.
Frozen food which is allowed to thaw accidentally
should either be used immediately or thrown away.
Alternatively if the food is uncooked and has not
been completely defrosted it can be cooked and
then refrozen.
NOTE
1. Do not place sealed containers of carbonated
liquids such as fizzy drinks into the freezer as it
creates pressure on the container which may
cause it to explode resultingin damage to the
freezer.
2. Ice cubes and ice lollies should not be
consumed immediately after removal from the
freezer as it may result in low temperature skin
abrasions.
NOTE
Aim to check dates on packets and rotate food
regularly. Although storage longer than
recommended is not harmful, flavours and textures
begin to deteriorate.

FOOD FREEZING GUIDE
Max. Storage
Period Method Remarks
MEAT Joints
Beef 10-12 months Remove additional fat. Pad bone ends.
Cut to handy size, wrap thoroughly.
Pork 6 months Cut to hand size, wrap thoroughly. ditto
Lamb 9 months ditto ditto
Steak 10-12 months Open freeze or interleave with plastic film. ditto
Chops See Pork or ditto ditto
lamb above
Veal Fillets 6-9 months ditto
Bacon, cured 6 weeks ditto Pack in handy meal portions.
smoked 1 month
Sausages 6 weeks Wrap tightly. Pack in handy meal portions.
Minced meat 2 months Wrap tightly. Pack in handy meal portions.
Offal and tripe 3 months Clean thoroughly, remove tubes, cores Make sure it is really fresh.
and fat, pack in small portions.
POULTRY
Chicken 9-12 months Clean in usual way, joint if necessary, Wrap giblets separately,
wrap thoroughly. pad bone ends. Do not stuff
till ready.
Turkey 9-12 months Clean in usual way, joint if necessary. ditto
Duck, Goose 6 months Clean in usual way, joint if necessary. ditto
Giblets 3 months Wrap separately from bird.
Game 6 months Hang before freezing. Cook immediately after
thawing.
FISH
All types 3 months Clean, descale, discard head and tail, Must be fresh.
wrap separately.
Trout 3 months Clean, descale, discard head and tail, Must be fresh.
wrap separately.
Salmon 3 months Clean, stuff with greaseproof paper for Must be fresh.
shape retention or cut into steaks,
cutlets or fillets.
VEGETABLES
Mushrooms 34nonths Leave button mushroom whole, slice Pack in boxes.
larger ones. Trim stalks, wash, dry
thoroughly. Freeze open (or sautéd in a
little butter til! partially cooked then freeze).
Potatoes _ 3 months New potatoes and chips can be frozen
= i raw. Otherwise cook partially in one of
usual forms, cool then freeze.
Beans (Broad, 12 months Peel or pod and wash, top and tail. Blanch for 2 mins., cool for
French or runner) Cut large beans into shorter lengths same time in iced water then
or slice. freeze.