Vacation, Short vacation, Long vacation – Whirlpool KSDN 5061/A User Manual

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Vacation

Short vacation

There is no need to

disconnect the refrigerator

from the power supply if you

will be away for less than

three weeks. Use up

perishable food, freeze other

food. If your appliance has an

automatic ice maker:
1. Turn it off;
2. Shut off the water supply

to the ice maker;

3. Empty the ice bucket.

Long vacation

Remove all the food if you

are going away for three

weeks or more. If your

appliance has an automatic

ice maker, turn off the water

supply to the ice maker at

least a day before and as

soon as the last batch of ice

cubes is produced, turn off

the ice maker AND EMPTY

THE ICE BUCKET. Unplug the

refrigerator and clean it, rinse

and dry. Fix some wooden or

plastic wedges to the upper

part of both doors with

adhesive tape and leave the

doors open enough for air to

circulate inside both

compartments. This will

prevent odour and mould

from setting in.

Moving

• Take out all removable

parts, wrap them well, and

fix them together with

adhesive tape so that they

do not bang together or

get lost.

• Tighten the front levelling

screws.

• Close and fix both doors

with adhesive tape and,

again using adhesive tape,

fix the power cable to the

appliance.

Power failure

In the event of a power

failure, call the local office of

your Electricity Company and

ask how long it is going to

last.
1. In the event of a power

cut for maximum 24

hours, both doors of the

appliance must be kept

closed. This will allow the

stored food to stay cold as

long as possible.

2. Should the power failure

last more than 24 hours,

remove all frozen food

and put it in a portable

freezer with a key lock. If

this type of freezer is not

available and, likewise, no

artificial ice packs are

available, try to use up the

food which is more easily

perishable.

3. Bear in mind that a full

freezer compartment will

stay cold longer than a

partially filled one.

Empty the ice bucket.

Furthermore, a freezer

full of frozen meat will

stay cold longer than a

freezer filled with pre-

cooked food.

If ice crystals are still

visible on the food, it may

be frozen again without

running any risk,

although flavour and

aroma are likely to be

affected. If the condition

of the food has

deteriorated to the point

that refreezing it may be

it risky, throw it away.

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