Westinghouse 700L Chest Freezer Operating instructions

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR CHEST FREEZER

To get the most out of every feature of your Chest Freezer read these instructions carefully.

This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

BEFORE STARTING YOUR FREEZER

It is important that your freezer stands solidly positioned on the floor. To compensate for any unevenness in the floor, adjustable feet are provided on chest freezer models size 320 litres and above.

They are located at the right hand end of the freezer. Adjust the feet when the appliance is installed (or when yo move it to another location). When correctly adjusted the appliance will be firmly positioned on the floor.

If the power cord is damaged, have it replaced by a qualified service technician.

Plug this appliance directly into a GPO

Do not use a double adaptor, power board or extension cord.

WARNING: This appliance must be earthed!

For EU countries, the appliance must be positioned so that the plug is accessible

CLEARANCES

For the most efficient operation of your freezer allow minimum clearances of 5cm each side and the rear for air circulation.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Plug into a properly earthed outlet and switch on.

Close the lid and wait for 3 to 4 hours.

Load food into the cabinet.

Adjusting Temperature

Leave the control knob at the original factory setting. This is correct for most freezing and storing needs. However, the control setting can be adjusted if required, by inserting a coin into the slot in the control knob and turning. (Turn clockwise for colder temperatures).

You should only make small adjustments and wait 24 hours to see whether you need to make further changes.

General Information

• During vacation leave your freezer operating in the normal manner.

However, if you decide to switch the freezer off for an extended period, remove all food, clean and dry out the cabinet. Leave the lid open making sure that accidental closure does not occur otherwise odours will develop inside the freezer.

• The front or outside surface of your cabinet will be warm to touch.

This is normal.

• Due to the effective sealing of the lid gasket, you may find that reopening the lid immediately after closing is more difficult than usual. This is normal and should it occur wait a while for air pressure to stabilise within the cabinet.

• Periodically a running water sound may be heard. This is the compressor lubrication system operating and is normal.

FREEZING FOOD

Although food can be frozen anywhere in the freezer, it is advisable when freezing fresh food to place the items to be frozen against the sides of the chest freezer where they will freeze in the shortest possible time.

Please Note.

If the operation of the freezer is interrupted, most foods will remain frozen up to 24 hours if the lid is kept closed. If the interruption is expected to be for a longer period, place dry ice around the food and keep the lid closed until normal operation is resumed. Dry ice is usually available from emergency services in capital cities and most large country towns.

DEFROSTING AND CLEANING

Since the main purpose of your freezer is to preserve food, it should be kept spotlessly clean at all times. Your freezer should be defrosted when ice is approximately 6 mm thick; otherwise it will interfere with efficient operation and reduce storage capacity. To ensure hygiene and efficiency, complete defrosting is recommended

AT LEAST twice each year,preferably when food supply is low.

To Defrost

• Switch off power to freezer at power outlet and remove cord.

• Remove frozen food, wrap in newspaper and place in a cardboard box very small items and ice cream should be placed in another freezer if possible.

• Lift out the internal drain plug from the drain hole inside the freezer. The internal drain plug has a spout which forms a T’, (see diagram). If difficult to remove, use “T” piece to twist and pull.

• Remove the external drain plug from the front of the freezer and push either end of the spout on the internal drain plug, into the drain hole on the front of the freezer (see diagram).

• If required fit one end of a drain hose (not provided), onto the protruding end of the spout on the internal drain plug and locate the other end of the hose into the household drainage, eg laundry floortrap. NOTE You may choose to run this short hose into a suitable tray or container, or you can connect your garden hose onto the protruding drain spout and run the water outside into your garden etc. If you use a tray or container ensure that it is large enough to accept any water which may flow out.

- Pour approximately 1 litre of warm water down the drain, inside the chest freezer, to clear it of possible ice residue.

- Leave the lid open and wait for the frost to soften; pans of hot water may be placed inside the freezer to speed up defrosting.

- Scrape the softened frost off the walls, using a plastic scraper

warning

DO NOT USE A KNIFE, METAL SCRAPER OR SHARP

POINTED TOOL TO REMOVE ICE AS THEY CAUSE DAMAGE

TO THE LINER SURFACE. Do not use mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting process other than those recommended by the manufacturer.

- After defrosting is complete and all of the water has drained, wipe the freezer out with a damp cloth and dry, ensuring the freezer inner surfaces are dry before reloading frozen food. Water in the freezer can cause food to stick to liner when frozen.

- Remove spout from front face of freezer.

- Remove hose from spout.

- Replace the internal drain plug back into the drain hole inside the freezer. Make sure it is seated properly and is tight.

- Replace the external drain plug.

- Reconnect power cord to power outlet and switch on.

- Reload the food to be frozen.

CLEANING

Interior - The interior should be cleaned when defrosting. Any spilled food should be should be wiped up thoroughly and promptly.

Exterior - It is a good idea to polish about once a year with a high- grade wax like the one you use with your car, after that, an occasional wipe over with a clean, damp cloth will help remove fingermarks. Note: Do not wax plastic parts or decorative trim.

Wash these in warm (not hot) water and use an unscented detergent. Avoid getting water on controls.

DISPOSAL

When you dispose of your old freezer, remove the lid. Children can suffocate if they get locked inside.

This freezer contains insulation formed with flammable blowing gases. Avoid safety hazards by carefully disposing of this appliance.

warning warning

Avoid scouring pads, abrasive powders, metal polishes, aerosol cleaners, methylated spirits and other solvents as they could damage the easy to clean glossy surfaces.

Some pressurised aerosol containers use flammable propellants.

These containers can usually be identified by the word flammable and/or a small red flame symbol. These products must not be stored inside any freezer as an explosion may result.

SERVICE

WHAT TO DO BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE

Here are some easy checks you can make yourself before you call for service. You may easily locate the problem and save yourself the inconvenience, time, and money of a service call.

IF FREEZER IS NOT OPERATING

R600a REFRIGERANT

This appliance may contain a small quantity of environmentally friendly, but flammable, non-synthetic R600a refrigerant:

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Ensure that the tubing of the refrigerant circuit is not damaged during transportation and installation.

Leaking refrigerant may cause eye injuries or ignite.

The room for installing appliance must be at least 1m³ per 8g of refrigerant. The amount of refrigerant in the appliance can be found on the rating plate.

Keep ventilation openings in the appliance enclosure or in the built-in structure clear of obstruction.

Do not use electrical appliances inside the food storage compartments of the appliance, unless they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.

Do not damage the refrigeration circuit.

If you are unsure of the refrigerant type check the rating plate on the back of the unit.

- Check that the cord is plugged into the outlet properly and that the outlet is switched “on”.

- Check with another appliance or lamp to see if the outlet has electrical supply.

- Try adjusting the temperature control to a slightly ‘colder’ position. (See “Adjusting temperature”).

IF THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF ODOUR

- Does interior need cleaning

- Some foods produce odours and should be covered.

- Check that containers and wrapping papers are not the cause.

- Did odour start about the same time you started storing something different?

IF THE LID WILL NOT CLOSE

- Check the storage level of frozen food.

WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS

FOR SALES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

APPLIANCE: CHEST FREEZER

This document sets out the terms and conditions of product warranties for

Electrolux branded appliances. It is an important document. Please keep it with your proof of purchase documents in a safe place for future reference should you require service for your Electrolux appliance.

Limitation of liability

General Terms and Conditions

1. In this warranty

(a) ‘Electrolux’ means Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd ABN 51

004 763 341 in respect of Appliances purchased in Australia and

Electrolux (NZ) Limited in respect of Appliances purchased in New

Zealand;

(b) ‘Appliance’ means any Electrolux product purchased by you accompanied by this document;

(c) ‘Warranty Period’ means

(i) where you use the Appliance for personal, domestic or household purposes in Australia the period of ‘24’ months and in

New Zealand the period of ‘24’ months;

(ii) where you use the Appliance for commercial purposes, the period of ‘3’ months, (if the period stated is 0 months you are not covered by this product warranty) following the date of original purchase of the Appliance;

(d) ‘you’ means the purchaser of the Appliance not having purchased the appliance for re-sale, and ‘your’ has a corresponding meaning.

10. To the extent permitted by law:

(a) Electrolux excludes all warranties other than as contained in this document;

(b) Electrolux shall not be liable for any loss or damage whether direct or indirect or consequential arising from your purchase, use or non-use of the Appliance.

11. Provisions of the Trade Practices Act and State consumer legislation in

Australia, and the Consumer Guarantees Act, the Sale of Goods Act and the

Fair Trading Act in New Zealand, imply warranties or conditions, or impose obligations, upon Electrolux which cannot be excluded, restricted or modified.

To the extent permitted by law, the liability of Electrolux (if any) arising out of or in relation to the Appliance or any services supplied by Electrolux shall be limited (where it is fair and reasonable to do so),:

(a) in the case of Appliances, at its option, to the replacement or repair of the Appliances or the supply of equivalent products or the payment of the cost of replacing the Appliances or having the Appliances repaired or of acquiring equivalent Appliances. Upon being replaced, parts and Appliances become the property of Electrolux; or

(b) in the case of services, at its option, to the supply of the services again or the payment of the cost of having the services re-supplied; and in the case of Appliances or services supplied in New Zealand, loss or damage whether direct or indirect or consequential that is reasonably foreseeable.

2. This warranty only applies to Appliances purchased and used in

Australia or New Zealand and is in addition to (and does not exclude, restrict, or modify in any way) any non-excludable statutory warranties in

Australia or New Zealand.

3. Electrolux warrants that, when dispatched from an Electrolux warehouse, the Appliance is free from defects in materials and workmanship for the

Warranty Period.

4. During the Warranty Period Electrolux or its Authorised Service Centre will, at no extra charge and subject to these terms and conditions, repair or replace any parts which it considers to be defective. You agree that any replaced Appliances or parts become the property of Electrolux.

This warranty does not apply to light globes, batteries, filters or similar perishable parts.

5. Parts and Appliances not supplied by Electrolux are not covered by this warranty.

6. Where you are within an Electrolux service area, this warranty covers the cost of transport of the Appliance to and from Authorised Service Centres of Electrolux and travelling costs for representatives of the Authorised

Service Centre to and from your home or business. If you are outside an

Electrolux service area, you will bear these costs. For information about whether you are within an Electrolux service area, please phone 13 13 49 in

Australia, or 0800 10 66 10 in New Zealand.

7. Proof of purchase is required before you can make a claim under this warranty.

8. You may not make a claim under this warranty unless the defect claimed is due to faulty or defective parts or workmanship. Electrolux is not liable in the following situations (which are not exhaustive):

(a) The Appliance is damaged by:

(i) accident

(ii) misuse or abuse, including failure to properly maintain or service

(iii) normal wear and tear

(iv) power surges, electrical storm damage or incorrect power current

(v) incomplete or improper installation

(vi) incorrect, improper or inappropriate operation

(vii) insect or vermin infestation.

(b) The Appliance is modified without authority from Electrolux in writing.

(c) The Appliance’s serial number or warranty seal has been removed or defaced.

(d) The Appliance was serviced or repaired by anyone other than

Electrolux or its Authorised Service Centres.

9. This warranty, the contract to which it relates and the relationship between you and Electrolux are governed by the law applicable in the

Australian State where the Appliance was purchased or the law applicable in New Zealand if the Appliance was purchased in New Zealand. Where the Appliance was purchased in New Zealand for business purposes the

Consumer Guarantee Act does not apply.

Privacy

You acknowledge that in the event that you make a warranty claim it will benecessary for Electrolux and its Authorised Service Centres to exchangeinformation in relation to you to enable Electrolux to meet its obligationsunder this warranty.

EXTENDED WARRANTIES AND INDEMNITY

Sealed Refrigeration System Warranty

For a further period of three years following the expiry of the Warranty period,

Electrolux or its agent will supply replacements for, or at the sole option of

Electrolux, repair, all parts it finds defective in the Sealed Refrigeration System which comprises: compressor, condenser, evaporator, dryer and tubing. During this three year period you will pay for the costs of labour (including any call out or service fees), and freight if necessary in replacing defective parts in the Sealed Refrigeration System. You will pay for the costs of transport of the

Appliance if further service is required and the costs of parts or repairs to parts other than those included in the Sealed Refrigeration System

Frozen Food indemnity

Subject to the following exclusions, Electrolux will indemnify you for a period of

34 months from the date of purchase of the Appliance against any loss or damage to frozen foodstuffs due to a Sealed Refrigeration System breakdown.

This indemnity will be limited to:

(a) in the case of freezers with a capacity of less than 400 litres

– AU$150

(b) in the case of freezers with a capacity of 400 litres or more

– AU$300

This indemnity does not cover loss or damage to frozen foodstuffs occasioned by:

(a) failure to plug in the freezer to a properly connected power supply or failure to switch on the power point

(b) accidental removal of the plug from the power point or switching off the power supply;

(c) failure to keep the door or lid of the freezer closed

(d) the introduction of abnormal heat loads to the freezer;

(e) failure to observe the operating and installation instructions supplied with the freezer; and

(f) failure to defrost the freezer at recommended intervals on chest freezers or non frost free models

Important Notice

Before Calling a Service Technician please check carefully the operating instructions, service booklet and the warranty terms and conditions.

AUSTRALIA

FOR SERVICE or to find the address of your nearest state service centre please call 13 13 49 for the cost of a local call

FOR SPARE PARTS or to find the address of your nearest state spare parts centre lease call 13 13 50 for the cost of a local call centre in New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND

FOR SERVICE or to find the address of your nearest authorised service

Free call 0800 10 66 10

FOR SPARE PARTS or to find the address of your nearest spare parts centre in New Zealand

Free call 0800 10 66 20

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Purchased from..................................................................................................................................

Address...............................................................................................................................................

Date of purchase................................................. Receipt Number....................................................

PLEASE COMPLETE THE ABOVE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AND

RETAIN FOR YOUR OWN RECORDS. PLEASE DO NOT MAIL

Electrolux Home Products Australia

telephone: 1300 363 640 fax: 1800 350 067 email: [email protected]

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P/No. 1451236 Issue: October 2009

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