Electrolux TR1120 User's Manual
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1. Installation and Use of Refrigerator Freezer MODEL TR1120 Electrolux PLEASE HELP IF THIS APPLIANCE IS REPLACING AN OLD REFRIGERATOR OR FREEZER WHICH IS GOING TO BE SCRAPPED WE ASK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PREVENTING CHILDREN FROM BECOMING TRAPPED INSIDE THE OLD MODEL BY ENSURING THAT ITS DOOR OR LID IS REMOVED BEFORE DISPOSAL INSTALLATION After unpacking your new refrigerator freezer the interior shelves etc should be washed as described later under Cleaning If possible the cabinet should be located in a dry atmosphere out of direct sunlight and away from extremes of temperature It should not be immediately next to a cooker or other heat producing appliance The refrigerator freezer will be quite heavy when loaded and it must therefore be stood on a firm sound floor It should also be level in both directions so that the defrost water will run properly along the drain channel under the cooling plate in the refrigerator section to the drain tube at the back If necessary the level can be adjusted by means of the levelling screws provided under the front corners of the cabinet a spanner for adjusting them is supplied For correct functioning of the cooling system air must circulate freely over the sides and top of the cabinet and over the motor compressor and condenser at the back To ensure sufficient air circulation for satisfactory operation a vertical clearance of at least 50mm 2 inches must be left ov2. SOUTHERN REGION Electrolux Ltd Hippodrome House Birchett Road Aldershot Hants GU11 1LU Service requests only Aldershot 24505 General enquiries Aldershot 29064 Covering area of Southern South Eastern and South Western Electricity Boards Alternatively residents in Somerset and E Devon may telephone Bristol 28065 to register service requests EASTERN AND LONDON REGION Electrolux Ltd Eastern amp London Region Luton Beds LU4 9QQ Service requests only Luton 55966 General enquiries Luton 53255 Covering area of Eastern and London Electricity Boards Users residing within 20 30 miles of Croydon including all London Postal Districts may telephone 01 686 4321 to register service requests MIDLANDS amp SOUTH WALES REGION Electrolux Ltd 3 Strensham Hill Moseley Birmingham B13 8AQ 021 449 4400 Covering area of Midlands and East Midlands Electricity Boards Residents in the area of the South Wales Electricity Board may either contact the Birmingham office or telephone Cardiff 387444 or 498444 or Swansea 51848 to register service requests NORTHERN REGION Electrolux Ltd Record Mill Empire Street Great Harwood Blackburn Lancs BB6 7SR 0254 886666 Covering area of Liverpool and North Wales North Western and Yorkshire and North Lincs Electricity Boards SCOTLAND amp NORTH EASTERN REGION Electrolux Ltd 5 Wellington Street Glasgow G2 6JB 041 221 0274
3. it is not desirable to store fish longer than a day or two in the refrigerator compartment Salads Wash and thoroughly clean green salad vegetables such as lettuce spinach celery and cress Cut off any inedible parts such as tops of carrots and radishes trimmings of lettuce and un usable celery tops Wipe tomatoes and cucumber Place in plastic bags to separate different items and store in the salad drawers Fruit Fruit is kept in the refrigerator to check ripening changes and to make it more palatable and appetising The citrus fruits Oranges grapefruit and lemons have a strong scent so should be kept in the salad drawers wrapped They should not be placed in direct contact with plastic surfaces Soft fruits such as strawberries cherries or peaches are placed in the refrigerator to prevent over ripening Straw berries should be kept in acovered container and not washed until just before using Melons and pineapples should be wrapped and left in the cabinet only long enough to be thoroughly chilled Bananas should not be stored in the refrigerator as they will turn black Canned Foods Many canned foods such as meats and fruits become more palatable when chilled before serving Also the chilling of canned cooked meat ensures that the meat is firm for slicing Fruit juices and tomato juice are more enjoyable when cold It is not necessary to store canned foods and drinks in your refrigerator all the time they
4. Covering area of Scottish Electricity Board NORTHERN IRELAND Electrolux Ltd 27 Franklin Street Belfast BT2 8DU Belfast 27512 EIRE Electrolux Ltd Santry Avenue Santry Dublin 9 Dublin 373721 REFRIGERATOR FREEZER TR1120 A LUX MODEL MADE IN SWEDEN Electrolux T548 Printed in England by Mitchells Printers Luton Limited ELECTROLUX LTD LUTON BEDS ENGLAND LU4 90Q Publication No 820 87 38
5. need only be placed in the cabinet or cabinet door shelves two or three hours before consumption Wines and Other Beverages All white wines whether sparkling or not should be served chilled and the bottles should be placed in an upright position in the door shelves for about one hour before serving Lager and light beers should also be served chilled and both Cola drinks and all varieties of soft drinks are greatly improved by being served cold Never put bottles or cans or carbonated gassy drinks in the freezer compartment as they may burst if the gas is forced out by freezing The bottle holder in the lower door shelf allows the safe storage of differing sizes of bottles ICE MAKING Fill the ice trays with water to within 5mm 7A from the top and place them on the bottom of the freezer compartment If necessary one may be placed on top of the other but ice making will then take longer When ice hus formed the ice cubes may be removed from the trays and kept in the ice storage containers in the door of the freezer leaving the ice trays free for further ice cube making In this way a good reserve of ice cubes can be built up To release the ice from the ice trays hold a tray in both hands and give it a slight twist The cubes will loosen and can then be removed Re fill with fresh water and return the tray to the freezer compartment NEVER USE ANY INSTRUMENT TO PRISE AN ICE TRAY OR FROST FROM TH
6. E FREEZER DEFROSTING The cooling plate in the refrigerator compartment is equipped with a fully automatic de frosting arrangement which comes into operation at each cycle of the thermostat The resultant water will run into the channel below the cooling plate and thence through a tube into the evaporating tray at the rear of the refrigerator The defrost water will then be evaporated automatically and the tray will not need emptying Any build up of soft frost at the front of the freezer compartment should be brushed off regularly The freezer compartment need only be defrosted completely every four to six months but before doing this the stocks of frozen food should be allowed to run down Any remaining should be wrapped loosely in several layers of newspaper and stored in the salad drawers The ice storage containers should also be removed then switch off the refrigerator freezer and leave the door of the freezer compartment open To carry out the defrosting rapidly place a bowl of hot water not boiling in the freezer compartment If a considerable amount of frost is to be removed it may be necessary to mop up the resultant water from time to time When defrosting is complete wipe out and dry the freezer compartment Switch on again and replace th frozen food but do not make ice until the cabinet has cooled down again Do not attempt to defrost more quickly by means of an electric fire or other form of heat as this may damage the
7. e fitted with a 13 amp fuse In other cases the circuit to which the appliance is connected should be fitted with a 10 amp fuse STARTING UP To start the refrigerator freezer connect the plug to the wall socket and switch the socket on then turn the thermostat knob to No 4 and depress the on off switch below the thermostat knob to I on NOTE When operating sections of the outer casing will become warm This is quite normal as part of the condenser is incorporated in the body of the cabinet 2 gil Ice Storage Containers m C Ice trays a NTN E ULD Interior Light Switch Butter and Cheese Compartment Thermostat Knob On Off switch Cooling Plate Salad Drawers ow NERA SSS N aS eS SESS Bottle Holder N Locking Locking Catch Levelling Screws THE FREEZER The symbol fat d indicates that the freezer compartment will maintain a temperature of 18 C 0 F or below for the long term storage of frozen food i e up to three months for pre packaged commercially frozen food and up to a year for home frozen fresh food and can also be used for freezing fresh food The freezer has a net storage volume of 35 litres 1 23 cubic feet and will hold approximately 11 25 kg 24 6 Ib of mixed varieties of food This estimate is based on a nominal figure of 0 32 kg per litre 20 Ib per cubic foot but in practice some variations will occur in the amount which can be stored b
8. ecause of the different shapes and densities of food re Generally speaking with the thermostat knob set at No 4 or lower if the temperature in the refrigerator compartment becomes too cold see Storage of General Foodstuffs pre packaged commercially frozen food can be stored in the freezer in accordance with the frozen food manufacturer s instructions for a 3 star frozen food storage compartment 3 The length of storage time varies depending on the nature of the particular food and it is therefore important to take note of the frozen food manufacturer s estimate of the per missible storage times for his products these times take into account inevitable variations during everyday operation which may lead to changes in flavour and colour When placing packages of frozen food in the freezer it is advisable to mark them with a date or code so that their recommended storage times will not be exceeded If it is not required to store frozen food for such long periods the thermostat knob may be set at No 3 Care should be taken when handling and consuming water ices e g iced lollies taken directly from the freezer because of the possibility of cold burn frost bite when such ices are at very low temperatures Freezing Fresh Food Up to 3 kg 6 6 Ib of fresh food can be frozen per 24 hours in the freezer compartment Detailed information on the preparation and packaging of fresh foods for freezing and their storage times is
9. er the top of the cabinet and for optimum performance a space of at least 50mm 2 inches should also be left at one side or 25mm 1 inch at each side The space underneath must not be obstructed in any way The back of the cabinet may be placed close to the wall but should not touch it Do not install the refrigerator freezer in a small pantry or in any other place with restricted ventilation The cooling system is fitted with a 220V nominal motor suitable for use on 200 to 240V 50 c s a c electricity supplies The 3 wire mains lead is intended for connection to a 3 pin plug and a properly earthed socket outlet IMPORTANT The wires in the mains lead of this appliance are coloured in accordance with the following code GREEN AND YELLOW EARTH BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead may not correspond see the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured GREEN AND YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red WARNING THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED If a 13 amp B S 1363 fused plug is used it should b
10. frigerator freezer out of use If it is intended to do this the cabinet must first be emptied and cleaned and the doors left open REFRIGERATOR OUT OF USE Whenever your refrigerator freezer is to be out of use for a period switch off and remove the plug from the supply socket Empty the refrigerator defrost the freezer then clean and thoroughly dry the interior and accessories as described under Cleaning Leave the doors ajar otherwise the air inside may go stale giving rise to an unpleasant odour which could be difficult to remove at a later date INTERIOR LIGHT BULB The interior light is fitted with a screw in type S E S 15 watt 240V bulb If it is necessary to fit a new bulb at any time first disconnect the mains lead plug from the electricity supply To gain access to the bulb its cover must be removed do this by pushing down on the top of the cover whilst gripping the bottom edge and flexing it firmly away from the side of the lining until the lower clips of the cover disengage from the light housing When refitting the cover first engage the hooks at the top of the cover over their locations at the top of the housing then push the lower clips into place Replacement of the light bulb is not a free under guarantee service DOOR HANG lf at some future date you require the doors to be hinged on the opposite side this can be done by calling in an Electrolux Service Representative or dealer A charge would be made for t
11. given in the separate Food Freezing Guide supplied When the fresh food has been prepared and is ready for freezing place the packages on the bottom of the freezer in contact with the sides or back as far as possible The thermostat should be kept at the same setting as used for the long term storage of frozen food normally No 4 Do not attempt to make ice during the food freezing period i e up to 24 hours depending on the amount of food being frozen STORAGE OF GENERAL FOODSTUFFS The temperature in the refrigerator compartment should be such that it preserves food stuffs without freezing It will be influenced by such things as location of the cabinet room temperature frequency and duration of door openings and the amount of ice made if necessary these effects can be taken care of by changing the setting of the thermostat knob If especially during cooler weather there is a tendency for milk and other food stuffs to freeze turn back the thermostat knob gradually towards the lower numbers until this tendency disappears It will however be necessary to return the thermostat to its Original setting when the weather becomes warmer particularly if frozen food is being stored see previous items lf colder temperatures are required for some reason turn the thermostat knob to a higher number To prevent drying out and the transfer of flavours from one food to another foods should always be stored in covered dishes or plastic bag
12. his service Guarantee Electrolux products are carefully designed manufactured tested and inspected and in consequence we can undertake to replace or repair any part found to be defective in material or workmanship within one year of delivery to the original purchaser free of any charge The guarantee is only conditional upon the appliance being correctly installed and used in accordance with the Company s instructions under normal domestic conditions in European temperate climates It may however be invalidated by unauthorised repair or modification of the appliance The Company does not accept any additional liability for defects arising from normal wear and tear neglect or accident The interior light bulb and glassware are also excluded from the guarantee Customers are asked to assist the Company to carry out its undertaking under this guarantee by filling in the details on the enclosed registration card and returning it within 14 days This will provide valuable statistical information Proof of the date of purchase will be required before free service is provided Addresses Ahere service can be requested are listed below We must point out that this guarantee does not cover liability for loss of food or other contents IMPORTANT For future reference please this panel Electrolux Service Organisation Should you require help or service in connection with your Electrolux please contact our Regional Office for your area
13. plastic surfaces NEVER USE SALT OR OTHER CHEMICAL AGENTS TO HASTEN DEFROSTING 6 Remember that if the temperature of frozen food is allowed to rise unduly during defrosting its storage life may be shortened CLEANING Clean the cabinet thoroughly at intervals as necessary Switch off at the mains Remove shelves salad drawers ice storage containers and ice trays these the cabinet interior and doors can then be washed with a weak solution of bicarbonate of soda then rinsed with warm water only and dried thoroughly Do not wash any plastic parts in water that is more than hand warm and do not expose them to dry heat The outside of the cabinet should be dusted regularly and occasionally wiped down with a clean damp cloth followed by a dry clean duster The gloss finish can be maintained by the use of a mild wax polish applied sparingly on the paintwork about once a month NEVER USE STRONG CHEMICALS OR ABRASIVE CLEANING MATERIALS ON ANY PART OF THE REFRIGERATOR FREEZER HOLIDAYS Many fresh foods will not keep in a refrigerator for the length of a normal holiday and it is usually advisable to consume or dispose of any remaining before departure Frozen foods may be left in the freezer compartment with the cooling system operating for use on return from holiday providing their recommended storage times will not have been exceeded if the electricity supply is turned off at the main switch remember that it will put your re
14. s or wrapped in foil or waxed paper Avoid using large dishes and do not stack food or food containers too closely as this interferes with the circulation of cold air within the cabinet The versatile door shelf arrangement provides handy storage for bottles tins packets etc and there is a special gripper behind the lower door shelf to hold differing sizes of bottles securely Butter and cheese can be kept in the covered compartment at the top of the door The two middle door shelves have alternative positions Adjust them to suit your own storage requirements simply by removing them hold at each end and lift upwards and refitting engaging the slots in the ends of the shelf over the appropriate supports in the door NEVER PUT HOT FOOD INTO THE REFRIGERATOR OR FREEZER Do not allow particles of food to accumulate in the drip channel below the cooling plate otherwise they may enter and block the drain tube to the evaporating tray 4 Milk Wipe caps and bottles with a clean cloth before placing them in the door shelves Extra bottles may be stored in the main compartment of the refrigerator Meat Unwrap meat as soon as it comes from the butcher and wipe it with a clean cloth Re wrap in clean paper or foil or put it in a covered dish and place on an upper shelf in the cabinet Fish Remove any paper wrapping wipe re wrap in clean paper and place fish in a covered dish surrounded by small pieces of ice Generally speaking
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