Zanussi Electrolux ZER 240 W User manual

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REFRIGERATOR
ZER 240 W
ZZAANNUUSSSSII
INSTRUCTION BOOK

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This instruction book contains safety precautions, information on use and helpful hints and tips.
To ensure you use this appliance effectively and safely, please read this instruction book carefully
before installing or using this appliance and retain for future reference.
The symbols below help you to fin things more easily:
Safety precautions
Warnings an Safety information
Hints, useful information
Environmental information

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Ice lollies can cause 'frost/freezer burns' if
consume straight from the freezer.
Do not remove items from the freezer
compartment if your han s are amp/wet, as
this coul cause skin abrasions or frost/freezer
burns.
Bottles an cans must not be place in the
freezer compartment they can burst when the
contents freeze.
Manufacturers' recommen e storage times
shoul be a here to. Refer to relevant
instructions.
Maintenance and leaning
Before cleaning, always switch off the appliance
an isconnect from the electrical supply.
When unplugging always pull the plug from the
mains socket, o not pull on the cable.
Servicing
This pro uct shoul be service by an
authorise engineer an only genuine spare
parts shoul be use .
Un er no circumstances shoul you attempt to
repair the appliance yourself. Repairs carrie out
by inexperience persons may cause injury or
serious malfunctioning. Contact your local
Service Force Centre.
At the end of the Appliance Life
When isposing of your appliance use an
authorise isposal site.
Remove the plug an ensure that any locks or
catches are remove , to prevent young chil ren
being trappe insi e.
The Appliance and the Environment
This appliance oes not contain gases which coul
amage the ozone layer.
Avoi amaging the cooling unit.
The packaging use on this appliance marke with
the symbol is recyclable.
Keep this instruction book for future
reference and ensure it is passed on to any
new owner.
IMPOR
IMPORT TANT S ANT SAFET AFETY INS Y INSTR TRU TIONS U TIONS
These warnings are provided in the interests of your safety. Ensure that you understand them all
before installing or using this appliance. Your safety is of paramount importance. If you are unsure
about any of the meanings or these warnings contact the ustomer are Department.
Prior to installation
Check the appliance for transport amage. Un er
no circumstances shoul a amage appliance be
installe . In the event of amage please contact
your retailer.
Installation
This appliance is heavy. Care shoul be taken when
moving it.
It is angerous to alter the specifications or attempt
to mo ify this pro uct in any way.
Ensure that the appliance oes not stan on the
electrical supply cable. If the supply cable is
amage , it must be replace by a cable available
from your local Service Force Centre.
Any electrical work require to install this appliance
shoul be carrie out by a qualifie electrician or
competent person.
Parts which heat up shoul not be expose .
Whenever possible, the back of the appliance
shoul be close to a wall, but leaving the require
istance for ventilation, as state in the installation
instructions.
The appliance shoul be left for 2 hours after
installation before it is turne on, in or er to allow
the refrigerant to settle.
hild Safety
Do not allow chil ren to tamper with the controls or
play with the pro uct.
There is a risk of suffocation! Keep packaging
material away from chil ren!
During Use
This appliance is esigne for omestic use only,
specifically for the storage of e ible foo stuffs. It is
not inten e for commercial or in ustrial use.
Containers with flammable gases or liqui s can
leak at low temperatures. Do not store any
containers with flammable materials, such as spray
cans, fire extinguisher refill cartri ges etc. in the
appliance.
Frozen foo shoul not be refrozen once it has
thawe out.
Do not place carbonate or fizzy rinks in the
freezer compartment.

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ONTENT
ONTENTS S
Instructions for the User
Guide to use the instruction book 2
Important Safety Instructions 3
Instructions for the User 5
General Information 5
Description of the Appliance 5
Using the Appliance 6
Before Use 6
To Start the Appliance 6
Thermostat Control 6
Hints for storage 7
Storage time an temperature of foo s 7
How to use the four-star frozen foo compartment 7
How to make ice cubes 7
Storage Shelves 8
Hints and Tips 8
Normal Operating Soun s 8
Foo Storage 8
Energy Saving A vice 8
Inthe Event of a Power Failure 8
Maintenance and leaning 9
Internal cleaning 9
External cleaning 9
Defrosting 9
Changing the Light Bulb 10
When the appliance is not in use 10
Something Not Working 10
Service and Spare Parts 10
ustomer are Department 11
Guarantee onditions 11
Instructions for the Installer
Technical Specifications 13
Installing the Appliance 13
Transportation, Unpacking 13
Cleaning 13
Location 13
Ventilation Requirements 14
Levelling 14
Door Reversal 14
Change of oor opening irection
of frozen foo compartment 16
Electrical onnection 17
Storage hart (1) 18
Storage hart (2) 19

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INS
INSTR TRU TIONS F U TIONS FOR THE USER OR THE USER
General information
This appliance is esigne for the refrigeration of foo
in a omestic home. It has a four-star frozen foo
compartment for ice making an frozen foo storage.
To ensure correct operation, the appliance shoul
be locate where the ambient temperature is
between 16-32 °C.
Description of the appliance
1. Frozen foo compartment
2. Wire shelf
3. Defrost water rain
4. Glass shelf
5. Sala rawer
6. Rating Plate
7. A justable feet
8. Ice tray
9. Butter compartment
10. Interior light/Thermostat control
11. Door shelf
12. Gasket
13. Bottle shelf
14. Egg tray
15. Air circulation
16. Air vent
17. Con enser
18. Evaporator tray
19. Compressor

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Using the Appliance
Before Use
Remove all securing tapes.
Wash the insi e of the appliance with lukewarm water
with a little bicarbonate of so a a e (5 ml to 0,5 litre
of water). Do not use soap or etergent as the smell
may linger. Dry the appliance thoroughly.
Do not use detergents, abrasive powders,
highly perfumed cleaning products, wax
polishes or products containing alcohol.
FFTo Start the Appliance
1. Allow the appliance to stan for 2 hrs after
installation.
2. Plug in the appliance an switch on at the mains
supply.
3. Turn the thermostat control to the require setting.
A setting of 3 - 4 is usually suitable for normal
operation (see thermostat control).
4. Leave the appliance for approximately 4 hours for
the correct temperature to be reache before
placing foo insi e.
Thermostat ontrol
The thermostat control situate insi e the refrigerator
regulates the temperature of the lar er compartment.
Thermostat control is marke from 1-5 the higher the
number, the col er the setting.
Position 0 - Off
Position 1 - minimum col ness
Position 5 - maximum col ness
Hints for storage
Below is the recommen e storage positions for
various foo types:
1. Frozen foo storage & ice making
2. Rea y-cooke foo s
3. Foo s in ishes
4. Opene cans
5. Milk, airy pro ucts
6. Fresh meat, col cuts, sausages, etc.
7. Fruits, vegetables, sala s
8. Cheese, butter
9. Eggs
10. Yoghurt, Cream
11. Small bottles, soft rinks
12. Large bottles, rinks

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Storage time and temperature of
foods
The enclose charts at the en of the instruction book
give information about storage time in the frozen an
the fresh foo compartment.
The storage times quote are inten e as a gui e
only.
How to use the four-star frozen
food compartment
The frozen foo compartment is separate from the
fresh foo compartment.
Place the foo to be frozen into this compartment.
Depen ing on the position of the thermostatic control
knob an the temperature in the compartment
(-18 °C or lower), frozen foo can be store here.
Do not allow fresh foo to come into contact with
foo s that are alrea y frozen.
How to make ice cubes
Fill the supplie ice cube tray ¾full with water an
place in the freezer compartment. Turning up the
thermostat control will spee up the freezing process,
but remember to turn the thermostat control back to
its original position.
To release the ice cubes, twist the tray along its
length.
Do not use sharp or pointe items to remove a frozen
ice cube tray from the freezer compartment.
Storage Shelves
The shelves in the refrigerator compartment are
a justable to allow storage of large items.
The shelves can be re-arrange by opening the oor
to 90°.
The oor shelves are also a justable.
To allow the air to circulate within the fri ge
compartment o not cover the wire shelves
with paper or trays.

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Hints & T
Hints & Tips ips
Normal Operating Sounds
You may hear faint gurgling or bubbling soun s
when the refrigerant is pumpe through the coils or
tubing.
When the compressor is on, the refrigerant is being
pumpe roun an you will hear a whirring soun or
pulsating noise from the compressor.
A thermostat controls the compressor an you will
hear a faint 'click' when the thermostat cuts in an
out.
Food Storage
To obtain the best performance from your appliance:
Do not store warm foo or evaporating liqui .
Avoi buying frozen foo if you cannot store it
straight away. The use of an insulate container is
a visable. When you arrive home, place the frozen
foo in the freezer compartment imme iately.
Do not push foo together too much.
Do not store foo uncovere .
Ensure that foo place in the freezer compartment
is ate an labelle an use in ate or er to
ensure that foo is consume at its best.
Lean foo keeps better an longer than fatty foo ,
salt re uces the storage time.
Wrap the foo in polythene or aluminium freezing
bags or foil so that they a here to the foo an
provi e an airtight seal.
Packaging which is swollen or has traces of
refrozen water roplets on the pack coul in icate
that the pro uct has not been kept at a suitable
temperature an that it may have lost its original
quality. Partially thawe foo must not be refrozen,
it must be consume within 24 hours. Never
excee the storage times in icate by the
manufacturer.
Energy Saving Advice
Do not install the appliance close to sources of
heat, such as a boiler or ra iator.
Locate the appliance in a cool well ventilate
room an make sure that the air openings of the
appliance are not obstructe .
Avoi unnecessary frosting in the cabinet by
packing all foo stuffs into airtight packages
before placing them in the freezer compartment.
Foo which is to be frozen (when cool) shoul
be place in the fri ge compartment before
being transferre to the freezer compartment.
Try to avoi keeping the oor open for long
perio s or opening the oor too frequently as
warm air will enter the cabinet an cause the
compressor to switch on unnecessarily often.
Ensure there are no obstructions preventing the
oor from closing properly.
In the Event of a Power Failure
If there is a power failure uring the storage of
frozen foo s, keep the oor close . If the
temperature within your freezer compartment
shoul rise, o not refreeze the foo without
checking its con ition. The following gui elines
shoul assist you:
Ice ream: Once thawe shoul be iscar e .
Fruits & Vegetables: If soft shoul be cooke an
use up.
Breads & akes: Can be refrozen without anger.
Shellfish: Shoul be refrigerate an use up
quickly.
ooked Dishes: i.e. casseroles shoul be
refrigerate an use up.
Large Pieces of Meat: Can be refrozen provi ing
there are still ice crystals remaining within them.
Small Joints: Shoul be cooke an can then be
refrozen as cooke ishes.
hicken: Shoul also be cooke an refrozen as a
fresh ish.

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4. When efrosting is complete , clean an ry
thoroughly.
Turn the thermostat knob to a me ium position
to restart the appliance.
After letting the appliance run for at least half an
hour replace the previously remove foo into
the **** -star compartment.
When efrosting it is not necessary to remove
the foo s from the inner oor an the
refrigerator compartment.
Important
A temperature rise of the frozen foo packs
uring efrosting may shorten their storage life.
Never use sharp metal tools to scrape off frost
from the evaporator as you coul amage it
beyon repair.
Maint
Maintenance & leaning enance & leaning
Before any maintenance of cleaning work is
carried out DISC NNECT the appliance from
the ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.
Internal leaning
Clean the insi e an accessories with warm water an
bicarbonate of so a (5 ml to 0.5 litre of water). Rinse
an ry thoroughly.
Do not use etergents, abrasive pow ers,
highly perfume cleaning pro ucts, wax
polishes or cleaning pro ucts containing
bleach or alcohol.
Regularly check the oor seals an wipe clean
to ensure they are clean an free from ebris.
External leaning
Wash the outer cabinet with warm soapy water.
Once or twice a year ust the con enser (black grille)
an the compressor at the back of the appliance with
a brush or vacuum cleaner, as an accumulation of ust
will affect the performance of the appliance an cause
excessive electricity consumption.
Defrosting
While in operation the ****-star compartment becomes
progressively covere with frost.
This frost, which acts as an insulator an thus prevents
the col from reaching the foo shoul be remove
whenever the thickness of the frost excee s 6 mm
(1/4).
To carry out complete efrosting procee as follows:
1. Remove any foo from insi e the ****-star
compartment, wrap it in several sheets of
newspaper an store in a cool ry place.
2. Turn the thermostat knob to position << 0 >>. To
accelerate efrosting, place a bowl of hot water
insi e the compartment (with a piece of car boar
un erneath the bowl as protection).
3. Remove any loose pieces of ice as soon as
possible.

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hanging the Light Bulb
Shoul the light fail to work you can change it as
below:
Disconnect the appliance from the electricity supply.
Remove the lamp cover retaining screws, then take
the lamp cover off in the irection of the arrow an the
bulb can be change . (Type of the bulb: 230 V, 15 W,
E 14 threa )
After changing the bulb replace the lamp cover, an
retaining screws an reconnect the appliance to the
electricity supply.
When the appliance is not in use
When the appliance is not in use for long perio s
isconnect from the electricity supply, empty all of the
foo an clean the appliance, leaving the oor ajar to
prevent unpleasant smells.
Problem
No power to the
appliance
The temperature in the
appliance is too high
The temperature in the
appliance is too low
Excessive frost an ice
has built up
The appliance is noisy.
Possible ause
No power at the socket.
There is a power cut.
The fuse has blown.
Thermostat control is set at 0.
The appliance is locate in an unsuitable position.
The thermostat control is set too low.
The thermostat control is set too high.
The oor has been left open.
Something is obstructing the oor.
The oor gasket is irty.
The appliance is not level.
Solution
Check there is power at the socket.
Check there is not a power cut by checking the
househol lights.
Check the fuse has not blown.
Check the thermostat control setting.
Check the ambient temperature is within the
appliances operating limits of 16 °C to 32 °C.
Check that the thermostat control knob is turne to
the correct setting relative to ambient con itions.
Set the thermostat control knob to a lower
position.
Check the oor has not been left open.
Check nothing is preventing the oor from closing.
Check the oor gasket is intact an clean.
Check if the appliance stan s stable (all four feet
shoul be on the floor).
Some
Something N thing No ot W t Wor orking king
If the appliance is not working correctly, please carry out the following checks before contacting your local
Service Force Centre.
If after the above checks your appliance still oes not
operate correctly, contact your local Service Force
Centre.
Please note that it will be necessary to provi e proof
of purchase for any in-guarantee service calls.
In-guarantee customers should ensure that the
above checks have been made, as the
engineer will make a charge if the fault is not a
mechanical or electrical breakdown.