User manual FAGOR FA-375

[. . . ] For your appliance to operate optimally, install it away from any heat sources and ensure that air can circulate well all around it (see "Installing your appliance"). Before installing your appliance please carefully read the safety instructions in order to avoid some minor inconveniences. Install the appliance in a dry, well-ventilated room, away from any heat source. Leave a minimum distance of 10cm between the top of your appliance and any unit above it. [. . . ] Clean the inside of your appliance with warm water and bicarbonate of soda. Wait 2 hours before switching on to ensure that the oil in the compressor has stabilized. You can alter the direction in which the doors open if you wish: The appliance must always be disconnected from the power supply when changing the direction the doors open. Take off the upper hinge by removing the 3 screws and then remove the upper door. ⷠRelease the hinge from the door by removing the door hole cover · Unscrew the middle hinge and remove the lower door · Take off the front hole covers and fix them on the previous location of the middle hinge · Swap over the lower hinge (foot included) and the opposite foot · Unscrew the metal door stop located on the bottom of the lower door and screw it properly on the opposite side. ⷠAdjust the lower door on the hinge pin and fit the middle hinge to finish the assembling of this door · Put the upper door on the middle hinge pin · Screw the upper hinge after having adjusted the door on it · Assemble and screw the top cover to finish the handling · If your appliance is fitted with vertical handles, remember to move them to the opposite side. Fit the handles on the doors, positioning them opposite the respective holes and fasten them with the screws provided as shown in the diagram below. Once the handles are in place, insert the screw covers supplied in the spaces provided for this purpose To set it, you must turn the knurled wheel inside the refrigerator on the right-hand side. ⷠNEVER introduce volatile, inflammable or explosive fluids such as alcohol, acetone or petrol because of the risk of explosion. ⷠIt is advisable to wrap meat and fish to avoid odours. ⷠLeave sufficient space between the foodstuffs to enable air to circulate correctly between them. Similarly, when storing them, avoid putting food items in contact with each other. ⷠDo not place food items in contact with the cold wall at the back of the refrigerator. This compartment enables you to preserve frozen food, freeze fresh produce and to produce ice cubes. Do not freeze too large an amount of food at one time; the faster the food is frozen, the longer it preserves its qualities. Similarly, ensure that your food items are well wrapped before freezing them so that they retain all their flavour and do not spoil other items. The preservation times for frozen and deep-frozen foods depends on the type of food concerned. The symbol opposite indicates the location of the coldest area in your refrigerator, whose temperature is + 4°C. You will store here meat, poultry, fish, cooked meats, prepared dishes, ready-made salads, egg or cream-based dishes and pastries, fresh pasta, pastry, pizza/quiches, fresh produce and raw milk cheese, ready-to-use vegetables sold in plastic bags and, in general, any fresh produce whose consume-by date is associated with storage at a temperature of +4°C or below. The temperature indicator enables you to check that your refrigerator is working correctly. [. . . ] Also do not put any of the interior's accessories in the dishwasher. ⷠWe recommend that you dust the back of the appliance with a cloth once a year because if it is dirty, your refrigerator's output reduces and its consumption increases. There are some noises that it is quite normal for a refrigerator to make: · The refrigerant gas can produce a gurgling sound as it travels through the circuits. The compressor may produce a buzzing noise, which can be more noticeable during start-up. [. . . ]