DxD 15 Refrigerator User Guide Installation & Service Instructions U110542-01A Contents 1. Before You Start 1 5. Cleaning and Maintenance 13 Safety 1 Defrosting 13 2. About Your Refrigerator 2 Cleaning 13 Shutting Off the Refrigerator 13 About the Fresh Food Compartment 3 When Not in Use 13 About the Freezer Compartment 4 The Light 13 Fridge Freezer Operation 5 Water Filter 13 Operating the Water Dispenser 7 Door Ajar Alarm 7 6. Troubleshooting 14 Power-breaking Memorising Function 7 7. Warranty/After Sales Service 18 3. Food Storage Tips 8 8. Technical Data 19 Tips on Storing Fresh Food 8 Tips on Freezing Food 9 4. Installation 10 Positioning Your Appliance 10 Removing and Installing 10 the Doors and Drawers Adjustable Feet 11 Levelling the Doors 11 Installing the Bottom Decorative Strip 11 and Handles Electrical Supply Connection 12 Water Supply Connection 12 Due to our policy of continual improvement, we reserve the right to change specifications without prior notice. 1. Before You Start Thank you for buying an AGA appliance. We hope that it • DO NOT touch cold surfaces of the appliance while it is provides a stylish yet practical solution to your cooling in use as this will cause hands to stick to them leading to needs. We hope that this handbook supplies you with all the freezer burns. information you require. If there is anything you are unsure of • When moving the appliance take care not to damage please contact us (see ‘Warranty’ section for Customer Care’s the leads, pipes or condenser unit. Should these parts details). become damaged, contact a qualified service engineer. nnWARNING: This appliance must be earthed. • Effervescent liquids (fizzy drinks) should never be frozen. nnPlease leave the appliance to stand for at least six These liquids expand during freezing and this may lead hours. This will allow the cooling system to settle to the bottles/containers shattering or exploding. following transportation. • Foods that are intended to be defrosted or cooked first, nnAlways make sure a qualified person installs this such as breads or meats, must not be eaten in their appliance. frozen state. nnThe freezer compartment is rated at 4 stars. • If food looks or smells strange, do not attempt to eat it. If in doubt throw it away. Spoiled food can be harmful to nnThis appliance is designed for domestic use only. your health. Using it for any other purpose could invalidate any warranty or liability claim. • Never use sharp, metal implements to scrape ice off the surface of this appliance. Only use implements, which • Before you plug the appliance into the mains, clean are fit for this purpose (such as plastic scrapers) and use the inside of the appliance using warm water and carefully to avoid damaging the lining of the appliance. bicarbonate of soda, then dry thoroughly. • The cooling system contains refrigerant and oils, all of • Check that no parts of the appliance are damaged, which are harmful to health if leaked. Should leakage especially parts of the cooling system, pipes or leads. If occur, disconnect the appliance and ventilate the room damage has occurred, DO NOT install the appliance; you it is installed in. Take care to ensure that you do not get should contact a qualified service engineer or return the any coolant near to, or in, your eyes. Contact a service appliance to its place of purchase. engineer or arrange to have the appliance removed. • If the accessories inside the appliance have been DO NOT use the appliance under any circumstances. disturbed during transit, reposition them in accordance with the instructions. • This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 • Make sure that the electrical supply to your plug socket years and above and persons with reduced physical, is correct for this appliance – the required information is sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience on the data badge of the appliance. and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning hazards involved. Children • Once the appliance is installed, cleaned and dry, it is shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user ready to be plugged in and switched on. maintenance shall not be made by children without Safety supervision. nnThe data badge is located inside the appliance Electrical Safety (refrigeration compartment). • Connections to the mains supply should be in nnWARNING: Use potable (drinking) water with this accordance with local regulations. appliance. • The appliance must be plugged into an earthed socket. nnWARNING: Keep this appliance clear of obstruction. • The plug MUST be accessible after the appliance has nnDO NOT damage the refrigerant circuit. If it does been positioned. become damaged, do not use the appliance. • The refrigerator is supplied with a standard three-pin nnWARNING: Do not use mechanical devices (such as plug, of which the one for grounding should never be hairdryers) to defrost this appliance. removed. • When replacing old appliances, make sure that you • Hold the plug, not the electrical cable, when unplugging have disabled any locking mechanisms before disposal the refrigerator. – it may even be best to remove the appliance door • Make sure that the refrigerator does not trap the electric completely to prevent children from becoming trapped cable. inside the appliance. • Do not step on the cable. • The appliance must be connected to the power supply safely. Loose connections, broken plugs and bare wires • Avoid damage to the electric cable when moving the are a safety hazard. Make sure that all connections are refrigerator. sound. Damaged Electrical Cable • Before undertaking any routine maintenance or minor If the electrical cable is damaged or worn, turn off the repairs, disconnect the appliance from the electrical refrigerator and consult an authorised agent for replacement. supply. 1 Refrigerant Gas Information Caring for the Environment IMPORTANT: This appliance is provided with refrigerant Disposing of Your Packaging gas, ISOBUTHANE (R600a). When moving the appliance take care to ensure that it is not excessively struck or Your new refrigerator was protected by suitable packaging shaken. Failure to do so could damage the appliance. while on its way to you. All of the materials used are environmentally friendly for disposal and can be recycled. Damage to the refrigerating circuit, with possible leaking of Please make a contribution to protecting the environment by refrigerating gas, could create a risk of explosion caused by disposing of the packaging appropriately. external sparks or flames. Disposing of Your Old Refrigerator In the Event of Accidental Leakage This symbol on the product or its packaging Allow the material to evaporate providing that adequate indicates that the product may not be treated as ventilation is provided. household waste. Instead it should be handed ArtNo.000-0019 Do not bin logo over your local community waste collection/ Behaviour of the Gas recycling centre. This refrigerant gas is highly flammable so do not allow the Old appliances still have some residual value. An gas to come into contact with hot surfaces or naked flames. environmentally friendly method of disposal will ensure that Gas R600a is heavier than air: if released it forms a high valuable raw materials can be recovered and used again. concentration at floor level where ventilation is poor. When an appliance has reached the end of its working life First Aid unplug it from the mains. Cut off the mains cable and dispose Inhalation of it together with the plug. Take the exposed person from the polluted area and carry Make the door unfit for use (by removing the seals) or remove them to a warm, well ventilated place. the door so that children cannot accidentally lock themselves in. Long exposure can cause the onset of asphyxia and possible loss of consciousness. If necessary, practice artificial Cycloisopenthane, a flammable substance not harmful to respiration, and in the most serious cases, administer oxygen ozone, is used as an expander for the insulating foam. under close medical supervision. When transporting the appliance, take care not to damage the cooling circuit. Skin Contact It is unlikely that occasional contact with the skin is By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will dangerous. If this should happen thoroughly wash the help prevent potential negative consequences for the affected zone. environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused. Liquid splashes and atomised liquid can cause freezing burns. Wash the affected part with plenty of water and call a doctor For more detailed information about recycling of this to treat any burns. product, please contact your local council, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the Eye Contact product. Wash with plenty of water, with eyelids well open, and call a specialist doctor as soon as possible. In any event, should you inhale or come into contact with R600a gas, we advise you to consult your own doctor. 2 2. About Your Refrigerator Fig.2.1 LED lights Dairy compartment Refrigerator shelf Refrigerator shelf Wine/bottle rack Bottle rack Meat, fruit and vegetable crisper drawers Bottle rack Full width pantry Upper freezer drawer ArtNo.600-0004 - Refrigerator layout with ice maker Lower deep freeze drawer The refrigerator is shown in Fig.2.1 and has the following • CFC-free, Frost-free and Fast-freeze option. features: • LED interior lights: come on when the door is opened. • Water filter: This unit comes equipped with a chlorine The performance of the light is not affected by any of and odour free filter. the appliances other settings. • ‘Ready ice’: This is located in the upper freezer drawer • Automatic temperature display. for quick ice cube access. A great place to store large • Door ajar alarm. quantities of ice for parties and picnics. • Large humidity controlled pantry tray.