AEG SANTO Series User Manual

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41DefrostingDefrosting the freezer compartmentDuring use and when the freezer compartment door is opened, mois-ture is deposited in the freezer compartment as frost. Remove thisfrost from time to time with a soft plastic scraper, e.g. a pastry scraper.Under no circumstances use hard or pointed objects to remove frost.The freezer compartment should always be defrosted when the layer offrost has reached a thickness of approx. 4 millimetres; however at leastonce a year. A good time for defrosting is when the appliance is emptyor contains only little food.Warning!• Do not use electrical heating appliances or any other mechanical orartificial devices to speed up the defrosting process, with the excep-tion of those recommended in these operating instructions.• Do not use defrosting sprays, they can be hazardous to your healthand/or contain substances that damage plastics.Caution! Do not touch frozen food with wet hands. Your hands couldstick to the food and cause skin abrasions.1. A few hours before defrosting, set the temperature controller to 6 inorder to create a refrigeration reserve in the frozen food.2. Remove frozen food, wrap it in several layers of newspaper and storeit, covered, in a cool place.3. Remove the mains plug or switch off or disconnect from the electricitysupply.4. Remove the stopper from the meltwa-ter outlet and place a bowl under-neath it to catch the meltwater.Attention! After defrosting, replacethe plug in the condensation waterdrain.Tip: You can speed up the defrostingprocess by placing a pan with warmwater in the freezer compartment andclosing the doors. Remove pieces ofice that have fallen before they completely defrost.5. After defrosting, thoroughly clean the freezer compartment ( see"Cleaning and Care" section). Replace the stopper in the melt-wateroutlet.6. Put the food inside and put the unit back into operation.