Electrolux RM 4280 Refrigerator User Manual


 
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UILDING-IN
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he refrigerator is intended for installation in a caravan or
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otorhome, and the description relates to this application.
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he refrigerator must not be exposed to radiated heat from
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ot objects (e.g. below a cooker without proper heat shiel-
d
ing).
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xcessive heat irradiation impairs performance and leads to
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ncreased energy consumption. For this reason the refrige-
r
ator should be installed if possible not at the entrance side
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f the vehicle - normally orientated south and often with an
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wning - which would impair the dispersion of heat and
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ombustion gases from the ventilation openings.
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t is not a good practice to install the refrigerator so that the
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ent openings are covered by the vehicle's entrance door
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hen this is open. This would reduce the ventilation air flow
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o the cooling unit and reduce refrigeration performance.
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he enclosure
T
he refrigerator must be installed in an enclosure, the
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imensions of which are shown in TECHNICAL DATA.
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he bottom of the enclosure must be horizontal and even
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o that the refrigerator can be easily pushed into place. It
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ust be sturdy enough to carry the wieght of the refrigera-
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or.
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attens must be installed at the enclosure and fitted with
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ealing strips, as shown in fig. 4.
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lide in the refrigerator until it is flush with the front of the
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ecess. There must be 10-20 mm free space behind the
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efrigerator.
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our fasteners are fitted in plastic bushings in the side walls
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f the fridge, fig. 7. They are used for securing the refrigera-
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or in the enclosure.
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he side walls of the enclosure and/or any wooden braces
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nstalled to hold the refrigerator must be dimensioned to
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eat the screws securely, also considering the forces due to
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he movement of the vehicle.
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ith the refrigerator in place, drive the screws through the
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ushings in the lining of the refrigerator into the walls of the
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nclosure (fig.7). There must not be more than 3mm of
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learance between refrigerator and enclosure on each side.
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f necessary, wooden strips or similar should be fitted.
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ote: This is the only approved means of securing the
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efrigerator to the enclosure and to the vehicle. Fasteners
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enetrating other parts of the insulation (PU) foam of the
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efrigerator might damage components like electric wiring
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tc.
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ENTILATION OF THE UNIT
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t high ambient temperatures the refrigeration unit will only
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erform adequately when properly ventilated.
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he refrigeration unit is ventilated via two openings in the
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all of the caravan (see fig. 5). Fresh air enters through the
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ower opening and warm air is discharged through the upper
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ne.
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ocate the lower opening immediately above the floor of the
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ecess, and the upper one as high as possible above the
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ondenser (C) of the refrigeration unit, at least as shown in
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ig. 6b but preferably as shown in fig. 6a.
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entilation grilles Fig. 2
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he openings in the caravan wall must be fitted with the
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lectrolux ventilation systems.
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itting the grilles, model A 1620, which were specially
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eveloped by Electrolux for this purpose (shown as D in fig.
6
). It is a good idea, to install the frame R 1640 (A in the
s
ame figure), at the same time. Then the grilles can be
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asily removed which permits inspection and small repairs
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o be carried out without the necessity for removing the
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efrigerator from the recess.
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f there is no outer grille at floor level where leaking gas can
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scape, a 40 mm hole to the outside should be made in the
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loor of the recess to drain any unburnt gas to the outside
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as.
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it the hole with wire mesh and an angled plate to protect
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rom stones, mud etc.
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emoval of flue gases
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he ventilation passage at the rear of the recess, between
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he outer wall of the vehicle and the refrigerator (fig. 6), is
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ealed off against the living space, and so cold draughts are
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xcluded (winter camping) and no flue gases can penetrate
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nto the vehicle. Thus a special flue outlet is no longer
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ecessary - the gases are dispersed through the upper vent
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rille.
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ote: With this mode of installation the same type of grilles
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without an integrated flue outlet), should be installed at the
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pper as well as at the lower vent open-ning. The angled
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-piece for the flue tube (when delivered) should not be
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sed in this case.
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he top of the enclosure above the flue tube (I), fig. 6,
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hould be covered with aluminum sheet metal, as indicated
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n (B), to facilitate the heat dispersion.
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n fig. 6 the letters have the following meaning:
A. Frame R 1640 for the grilles
B. Aluminum cladding
C. Condenser of cooling unit
D. Vent grill A 1620
E. Sealing profile (optional extra)
Width 486 mm, Electrolux art. nr. 295 1147-10
F. Refrigerator rear wall
G. Wooden batten approx. 10 x 20 mm (see fig. 4)
H. Height of the enclosure (see TECHNICAL DATA)
I. Flue tube
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P GAS CONNECTION
T
he refrigerator is designed for operation on LP gas of
B
utane type the pressure of which must be 28 mbar for
B
utane and 37 mbar for Propane. Check that this is stated
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n the data plate.
T
he refrigerator is not designed for operation on town gas or
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atural gas.
CAUTION! CHECK THAT THE GAS SUPPLIED TO THE
REFRIGERATOR IS AT THE CORRECT PRESSURE.
SEE THE REDUCING VALVE ON THE LP GAS
CONTAINER
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