AEG Santo Operating Instructions Manual

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Defrosting818 36 23-02/7 35Freezer Compartment DefrostingMoisture is precipitated in the form of white frost in the freezercompartment during operation and when the door is opened, especiallyin the middle at the top. Remove this white frost from time to timewith a soft plastic scraper, e.g. a dough scraper. Do not under anycircumstances use hard or pointed objects for this purpose.The appliance should be defrosted when the thickness of the whitefrost has reached about 4 mm; but at least once a year in any case. Aconvenient time for defrosting is any time when the appliance is empty,or only minimally loaded.1 Warning!• Do not use electrical heating appliances or any other mechanical orartificial devices to speed up the defrosting process, with theexception of those recommended in these operating instructions.• Do not use defrosting sprays, because they may be healthendangering and/or contain substances damaging to plastics.0 1. About 12 hours prior to defrosting push the FROSTMATIC button, inorder to build up sufficient chill reserve for the interruption in opera-tion.Caution! Do not touch frozen goods with wet hands. Hands can freezeto the goods.2. Remove frozen goods, pack them in several layers of newspaper, coverthem and store them in a cool place.3. Switch off refrigerator and freezer and remove plug from the mains, ordisconnect from the electricity supply.4. Remove all the drawers. Place thebottom drawer directly in front ofthe appliance to collect the waterfrom defrosting. Take out thewater drain spout from its restingposition at the bottom of thefreezer compartment and place itas shown.Tip: In order to speed up thedefrosting process, place a pot of hot water in the freezercompartment. In addition, remove pieces of ice that break away beforedefrosting is complete.5. After defrosting thoroughly clean the freezer interior, as well as interioraccessories (see section: "Maintenance and Cleaning").