Qilive Q.6822 Manuel D'utilisation page 14

7. MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING
EN
Before cleaning, unplug the power plug first. Do not plug in or plug out the
plug with wet hand, because there is a risk of electric shock and injury. Do
not spill water directly on the refrigerator, to avoid rust, electricity leakage and
accidents. Do not stretch your hands into the bottom of the refrigerator, since
you might be scratched by sharp metal corners.
7.1. CLEANING
■ The food residuals in the refrigerator are liable to produce bad odor, so the
refrigerator must be cleaned regularly. The fresh food compartment is usually
cleaned once a month.
■ Remove all shelves, crisper box, bottle racks, cover board, and drawers etc., and
clean them with a soft towel or sponge dipped in warm water or neutral detergent.
■ Clear off the dusts accumulated on the rear panel and side plates of the
refrigerator often.
■ After using detergent, be sure to rinse it with clean water, and then wipe it dry.
Do not use bristle brush, steel wire brush, detergent, soap powder, alkaline
detergent, benzene, gasoline, acid, hot water and other corrosive or soluble
items to cleanse the cabinet surface, door gasket, plastic decorative parts,
etc., so as to avoid damage.
Carefully wipe dry the door gasket, clean the groove using a wooden chopstick
wrapped with cotton string. After the cleaning, fix the four corners of the door gasket
first, and then embed it segment by segment into the door groove.
Interruption of power supply or failure of the refrigerating system
• Take care of the frozen foods in the event of an extended non-running of the
refrigerating appliance (such as interruption of power supply or failure of the
refrigerating system).
• Try to open the refrigerator door as less as possible, in this way food can be safely
and freshly kept for hours even in hot summer.
• If you get the power outage notice in advance:
a. Adjust the thermostat knob to the high mode an hour in advance, so that
foods get fully frozen (Do not store new food during this time!). Restore the
temperature mode to the original setting when power supply becomes normal
in a timely manner.
b. You can also make ice with a watertight container, and put it in the upper part of
the freezer, so as to extend the time for fresh food to be stored.
Note: Once the refrigerator is used, you'd better use it continuously; and
under normal circumstance, do not stop its use, so as not to affect the service
life.
7.2. DEFROSTING
After a period of use, a thin layer of frost will be formed on the freezer compartment
inner wall (or evaporator) surface, which may affect the refrigeration effect if exceeding
5mm in thickness. In such case, you need to gently scrape the frost off using an ice
scraper rather than the metal or sharp hardware. Frosts need to be cleared off every
3 months or so, and if the normal use of drawers and normal access of foods are
affected by frosting, make sure to remove the frosts in a timely manner. Follow the
following steps to remove frosts:
1. Take out the frozen foods, shut off the mains power supply, open the refrigerator
door, and gently remove the frosts from the inner wall with an ice scraper. To
speed up the thawing process, you are suggested to place a bowl of hot water
inside the refrigerator/freezer, and when the solid ice frosts become loose, use an
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