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Check that the doors have been
closed properly.
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Check to see whether there is a thick
layer of ice in the freezer
compartment. If there is, defrost the
freezer compartment.
. . . the frozen food is thawing
because the freezer compartment is
too warm.
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The room temperature is lower than
the ambient temperature for which
the appliance was designed.
Increase the temperature in the room.
Operating in a room which is too cold
will cause the cooling system to switch
off for too long causing the freezer
compartment to become too warm.
. . . food has frozen together.
Use a blunt instrument, e.g. a spoon
handle or plastic scraper to carefully
prise it apart.
. . . there is a thick layer of ice in the
freezer compartment.
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Check whether the door to the
freezer compartment closes properly.
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Defrost and then clean the freezer
compartment.
Too thick a layer of ice reduces
efficiency and increases energy
consumption.
. . . the interior light in the
refrigerator does not work.
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Has the contact switch got stuck?
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Is the temperature selector at a
setting other than "0"? If it is then the
bulb may be defective and need
replacing.
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Disconnect the appliance from the
mains. Switch off at the wall and
withdraw the plug from the socket
(pull by the plug not the cable), or
disconnect the mains fuse or remove
the screw-out fuse in countries where
this is applicable.
^ Reach under the back of the light
cover and unscrew the bulb (see
illustration).
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Replace it with a new one.
Bulb specification:
220 – 240 V, max. 15 W, E 14 fitting
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