DE DIETRICH DRS314JE1 - Manual (Page 6)

Maintenance
Unplug the appliance before carrying out
any maintenance operation.
Warning
This appliance contains hydrocarbons in its
cooling unit maintenance and recharging must
therefore only be carried out by authorised
technicians.
Defrosting
Refrigerator compartment
¥ Defrosting the refrigerator compartment is
automatic. The defrost water drains out through a
trough into a container at the back of the appliance,
above the motor compressor, where it evaporates.
¥ It is important to periodically clean the defrost
water drain hole.
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Prooceed as follows:
¥ Remove any stored food, wrap it in several layers
of newspaper and put it in a cool place.
¥ Pull out the plug from the wall socket or turn the
thermostat knob to the ÇOÈ setting.
¥ Leave the door open, place a basin on the top shelf
of the refrigerator compartment, under the drain
hole, remove the plug as shown in the figure.
¥ When defrosting is completed, dry the interior
thoroughly and refit the plug.
¥ Turn the thermostat knob back to the required
setting or replace the plug in the power socket.
¥ Reload the previously removed food into the
compartment.
Never use sharp metal tools to scrape off
frost from the evaporator as you could
damage it.
Do not use a mechanical device or any
artificial means to speed up the thawing
process other than those recommended by
the manufacturer.
PR151
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Hints
Freezing of fresh food and storage of frozen food
¥ Prepare food in small portions to enable it to be
rapidly and completely frozen and to make it
possible subsequently to thaw only the quantity
required.
¥ Wrap up the food in aluminium foil or polythene
and make sure that the packages are airtight.
¥ Do not allow fresh, unfrozen food to touch food
which is already frozen, thus avoiding a rise in
temperature of the latter.
¥ Do not touch frozen food with wet hands. Your
hands could stick to the food and cause skin
abrasions.
¥ It is advisable to show the freezing-in date on each
individual pack to enable you to keep tab of the
storage time.
¥ Be sure that frozen foodstuffs are transferred from
the foodstore to the freezer in the shortest possible
time.
¥ Do not put carbonated liquids (fizzy drinks,
etc.) in the freezing compartment as they may
burst.
¥ Once defrosted, food deteriorates rapidly and
cannot be refrozen.
Freezer compartment
¥ Remove the frost with a plastic scraper.
¥ Whenever the thickness of the frost exceeds 5 mm
complete defrosting should be carried out.