48 electrolux
GB
Maintenance
Defrosting
Bleeding part of the moisture of cooling
chambers in form of frost and ice goes
with the operation of the applince.
Thick frost and ice has an insulating
effect, so it reduces cooling efficiency as
the temperetaure increases in the
cooling chambers, they need more
energy.
At this type of appliance defrosting the
cooling surface of the refrigerator is
automatic without any external
intervention. The termostatic control
interrupts the operation of compressor at
regular intervals for more or less time -
during this cooling is interrupted - the
temperature of the cooling surface goes
above 0 C due to interior heating load of
the compartment, so defrosting occurs.
When the surface temperature of the
cooling surface has reached +3 - +4 C
the thermostatic control restarts
operation of the system.
Melting water flows through defrost water
outlet leaded through the back into the
evaporator tray maintained on the top of
compressor and evaporates due to its
warmth.
Check and clean the outlet of
melting water coming during
defrosting regularly - a label inside
the appliance warns you for this. If it is
clogged the melting water gathered
can cause earlier failure as it can go
to the insulating of the appliance.
Clean the melting water outlet with the
supplied pipe scraper that can be seen in
the figure. The pipe scraper has to be
stored in the outlet.
The most typical case of clogging up in
the melting water outlet when you put
Regular cleaning
It is recommended to wash the inside of
the refrigerator in 3-4 weeks time using
lukewarm water then wipe it (it is practical
to clean the inside of the freezer and
defrost it at a time).
Household cleaner or soap must not be
used.
After breaking the circuit wash the
appliance with lukewarm water then wipe
it. Clean the door gasket with clean
food wrapped in some paper into the
appliance and this paper contacts back
plate of the refrigerator and freezes to it.
If you remove the food right at this
moment the paper will tear and it can
cause clogging up in the outlet by getting
into it.
So you are asked to be careful - because
of the above - when placing foods
wrapped in paper into the appliance.
In case of increased demand e. g.
during heatwawes, the refrigerator
temporarily happens to operate
constantly - during this the automatic
defrosting does not work.
Remaining small ice and frost stains on
back plate of the refrigerator after
defrosting period is not abnormal.
Defrosting of the freezer is automatic in
this model.
