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VACATION
Short vacation
There is no need to disconnect the refrigerator from the
power supply if you will be away for less than three weeks.
Use up perishable food, freeze other food. If your
appliance has an automatic ice maker:
1.
Turn it off;
2.
shut off the water supply to the ice maker;
3.
empty the ice bucket.
Long vacation
Remove all the food if you are going away for three weeks
or more. If your appliance has an automatic ice maker, turn
off the water supply to the ice maker at least a day before
and as soon as the last batch of ice cubes is produced, turn
off the ice maker. Unplug the refrigerator and clean it, rinse
and dry. Fix some wooden or plastic wedges to the upper
part of both doors with adhesive tape and leave the doors
open enough for air to circulate inside both compartments.
This will prevent odour and mould from setting in.
Moving
•
Take out all removable parts, wrap them well, and fix
them together with adhesive tape so that they do not
bang together or get lost.
•
Tighten the front levelling screws.
•
Close and fix both doors with adhesive tape and, again
using adhesive tape, fix the power cable to the appliance.
Power failure
In the event of a power failure, call the local office of your
Electricity Company and ask how long it is going to last.
1.
In the event of a power cut for maximum 24 hours,
both
doors of the appliance must be kept closed
. This will
allow the stored food to stay cold as long as possible.
2.
Should the power failure last more than 24 hours,
remove all frozen food and put it in a portable freezer
with a key lock. If this type of freezer is not available and,
likewise, no artificial ice packs are available, try to use
up the food which is more easily perishable.
3.
Bear in mind that a full freezer compartment will stay
cold longer than a partially filled one.
Furthermore, a freezer full of frozen meat will stay cold
longer than a freezer filled with pre-cooked food.
If ice crystals are still visible on the food, it may be frozen
again without running any risk, although flavour and
aroma are likely to be affected. If the condition of the
food has deteriorated to the point that refreezing it may
be it risky, throw it away.
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