FS18EV3HX - Fridge SMEG - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL FS18EV3HX SMEG

WARNING: Keep ventilation openings, in the appliance enclosure

or in the built-in structure, clear of obstruction.

WARNING: Do not use mechanical devices or other means to

accelerate the defrosting process, other than those recommended by the manufacturer.

WARNING: Do not use electrical appliances inside the food storage

compartments of the appliance, unless they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.

WARNING: Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.

WARNING: In order to avoid any hazards resulting from the instability

of the appliance, it must be fixed in accordance with the following instructions:

WARNING: When positioning the appliance, ensure the supply cord

is not trapped or damaged.

WARNING: Do not locate multiple portable socket-outlets or portable

power supplies at the rear of the appliance.

• If your appliance uses R600a as a refrigerant (this information will be provided on the label of the cooler) you should take care during transportation and installation to prevent the cooler elements from being damaged. R600a is an environmentally friendly and natural gas, but it is explosive. In the event of a leak due to damage of the cooler elements, move your fridge away from open flames or heat sources and ventilate the room where the appliance is located for a few minutes.

• While carrying and positioning the fridge, do not damage the cooler gas circuit.EN - 3 -

• Do not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in this appliance.

• This appliance is intended to be used in household and domestic applications such as: - staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments. - farm houses and by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments. - bed and breakfast type environments; - catering and similar non-retail applications.

• If the socket does not match the refrigerator plug, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, a service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.

• A specially grounded plug has been connected to the power cable of your refrigerator. This plug should be used with a specially grounded socket of 16 amperes. If there is no such socket in your house, please have one installed by an authorised electrician.

• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision.

• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, an authorised service agent or similar qualified persons, in order to avoid a hazard.

• This appliance is not intended for use at altitudes exceeding 2000 m.EN - 4 - To avoid contamination of food, please respect the following instructions:

• Opening the door for long periods can cause a significant increase of the temperature in the compartments of the appliance.

• Clean regularly surfaces that can come in contact with food and accessible drainage systems

• Store raw meat and fish in suitable containers in the refrigerator, so that it is not in contact with or drip onto other food.

• Two-star frozen-food compartments are suitable for storing pre- frozen food, storing or making ice cream and making ice cubes.

• One-, two- and three-star compartments are not suitable for the freezing of fresh food.

• If the refrigerating appliance is left empty for long periods, switch off, defrost, clean, dry, and leave the door open to prevent mould developing within the appliance.EN - 5 - Safety warnings

• Do not connect your fridge to the mains electricity supply using an extension lead.

• Do not plug in damaged, torn or old plugs.

• Do not pull, bend or damage the cord.

• This appliance is designed for use by adults, do not allow children to play with the appliance or let them hang off the door.

• Never touch the power cord/plug with wet hands as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock.

• Do not place explosive or flammable material in your fridge. Place drinks with high alcohol content vertically in the fridge compartment and make sure that their tops are tightly closed.

• Do not cover the body or top of fridge with lace. This affects the performance of your fridge.

• Secure any accessories in the fridge during transportation to prevent damage to the accessories.

• Do not use plug adapter. Old and out-of-order fridges or freezer

• If your old fridge has a lock, break or remove the lock before discarding it, because children may get trapped inside it and may cause an accident.

• Old fridges and freezers may contain isolation material and refrigerant with CFC or HFC. Therefore, take care not to harm environment when you are discarding your old fridges. Please ask your municipal authority about the disposal of the WEEE reuse, recycle and recovery purposes. Notes:

• Please read the instruction manual carefully before installing and using your appliance. We are not responsible for the damage occurred due to misuse.

• Follow all instructions on your appliance and instruction manual, and keep this manual in a safe place to resolve the problems that may occur in the future.

• This appliance is produced to be used in homes and it can only be used in domestic environments and for the specified purposes. It is not suitable for commercial or common use. Such use will cause the guarantee of the appliance to be cancelled and our company will not be responsible for losses incurred.

• This appliance is produced to be used in houses and it is only suitable for cooling / storing food. It is not suitable for commercial or common use and/or for storing substances except for food. Our company is not responsible for losses to be incurred in the contrary case.EN - 6 - Installing and operating your fridge Before starting to use your fridge, you should pay attention to the following points:

• Operating voltage for your fridge is 220-240 V at 50Hz.

• Before using your fridge, please call the nearest authorised service for help with the installation, operation and usage of your fridge.

• We do not accept responsibility for any damages that occur due to ungrounded usage.

• Place your fridge where it will not be exposed to direct sunlight.

• Your appliance should be at least 50 cm away from stoves, gas ovens and heater cores, and at least 5 cm away from electrical ovens.

• Your fridge should never be used outdoors or exposed to rain.

• When your fridge is placed next to a deep freezer, there should be at least 2 cm between them to prevent humidity forming on the outer surface.

• Do not place heavy items on the appliance.

• Do not place anything on your fridge, and install your fridge in a suitable place so that at least 15 cm of free space is available above it.

• If you will place your fridge next to your kitchen cabinets, leave a space of 2 cm between them.

• Install the plastic distance guide (the part with black vanes at the rear) by turning it 90° (as shown in the figure) to prevent the condenser from touching the wall.

• The refrigerator should be placed against a wall with a free space not exceeding 75 mm.

• Use the adjustable front legs to make sure your appliance is level and stable. You can adjust the legs by turning them in either direction. This should be done before placing food in the fridge.

• Before using your fridge, wipe all parts with a solution of warm water and a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate, then rinse with clean water anddry. Place all parts in the fridge after cleaning.

• Do not use plug adapter

• When the door of the cooler is closed, a vacuum seal will form. W ait for about 1 minute before reopening it.

• This application is optional for easy opening of the door. W ith this application, a little condensation may occur around this area and you may remove it.EN - 7 - Information on No-Frost Technology No-frost refrigerators differ from other static refrigerators in their operating principle. In normal refrigerators the humidity entering the refrigerators due to opening the door and the humidity inherent in the food causes freezing in the backside of air duct. To defrost the frost and ice in the backside of air duct, you are periodically required to turn off the refrigerator, place the food that needs to be kept cooled in a separately cooled. The situation is completely different in no-frost refrigerators. Dry and cold air is blown into the refrigerator compartment homogeneously and evenly from several points via a blower fan. Cold air dispersed homogeneously and evenly between the shelves cools all of your food equally and uniformly, thus preventing humidity and freezing. Therefore your no-frost refrigerators allows you ease of use, in addition to its huge capacity and stylish appearance. Before using your fridge

• When using your fridge for the first time, or after transportation, keep it in an upright position for at least 3 hours before plugging into the mains. This allows efficient operation and prevents damage to the compressor.

• Your fridge may have a smell when it is operated for the first time. This is normal and the smell will fade away when your fridge starts to cool. Internal lighting WARNING! Risk of electric shock.

• Concerning the lamp(s) inside this product and spare part lamps sold separately: These lamps are intended to withstand extreme physical conditions in household appliances, such as temperature, vibration, humidity, or are intended to signal infor- mation about the operational status of the appliance. They are not intended to be used in other applications and are not suitable for household room illumination.EN - 8 - USAGE INFORMATION Display and control panel Sr Alarm Indicator Cooler Set Button Cooler Set Button The cooler set button allows changes to be made to the temperature of the cooler compartment. Super cool and economy mode can also be activated using this button. Sr Alarm Sr alarm will change to red and an alarm will sound if any problems occur. Super cool mode Activating Super Cool Mode

• Push the cooler set button until the super cool symbol illuminates. The buzzer will sound twice and the mode will be set. During Super Cool Mode

• Super cool mode can be cancelled in the same way it is selected. Note: Super cool mode will automatically cancel after 5 hours, depending on the environ- mental temperature or when the refrigerator sensor reaches a sufficiently low tempera- ture. Economy mode Activating Economy Mode

• Press the cooler set button until the economy symbol illumintes.

• If no button is pressed for 1 second the mode will be set and the buzzer will sound twice as confirmaiton.EN - 9 -

• To cancel, press the cooler set button Cooler temperature settings

• The initial temperature value for the cooler setting indicator is “Eco”.

• Press the cooler set button once

• When you first press the button, the previous value will appear on the setting indicator of the cooler.

• Whenever you press this button, a lower temperature will be set (+8°C, +6°C, econo- my, +4°C, +2°C, or super cool).

• If you press the cooler set button until the super cool symbol appears on the cooler setting indicator, and do not press any buttons for 1 second, super cool will flash.

• If you continue to press the same button, it will restart from +8°C. Door Open Alarm Function If cooler door is opened more than 2 minutes, appliance sounds ‘beep beep’. Screen Saver Mode Purpose This mode saves energy by switching all control panel lights off for as long as the control panel remains inactive. How to Use

• Screen saver mode will be activated automatically for energy saving.

• If you do not press any other button within 30 seconds after activating the screen saving mode, lights of the control panel will go off.

• If you press any key while the lighting of the control panel is off, current settings will appear on the display to let you make any change you wish. If you do not cancel the screen saving mode or press any key for 30 seconds, control panel will go off again.

• To cancel the screen saving mode, first of all, you need to press any key to activate the keys, select ”5” set value and then press and hold the cooler set button for 10 seconds.

• To reactivate screen saving mode, select ”5” set value and then press and hold the cooler set button for 10 seconds.EN - 10 - Warnings for temperature settings

• Your temperature adjustments will not be deleted when an energy breakdown occurs.

• Do not pass to another adjustment before completing an adjustment.

• Temperature adjustments should be made according to the frequency of door openings, the quantity of food kept inside the fridge and ambient temperature of the place of your fridge.

• Your fridge should be operated up to 24 hours according to the ambient temperature without interruption after being plugged in to be completely cooled.

• Do not open doors of your fridge frequently and do not place much food inside it in this period.

• A 5 minute delaying function is applied to prevent damage to the compressor of your fridge, when you take the plug off and then plug it on again to operate it or when an energy breakdown occurs. Your fridge will start to operate normally after 5 minutes.

• Your fridge is designed to operate in the ambient temperature intervals stated in the standards, according to the climate class stated in the information label. We do not recommend operating your fridge out of stated temperatures value limits in terms of cooling effectiveness. Climate class and meaning:

• T (tropical): This refrigerating appliance is intended to be used at ambient temperatures ranging from 16 °C to 43 °C.

• ST (subtropical): This refrigerating appliance is intended to be used at ambient temperatures ranging from 16 °C to 38 °C.

• N (temperate): This refrigerating appliance is intended to be used at ambient temperatures ranging from 16 °C to 32 °C.

• SN (extended temperate): This refrigerating appliance is intended to be used at ambient temperatures ranging from 10 °C to 32 °C.EN - 11 - If turbo fan is available on your product ; Do not block air inlet and outlet openings when storing food, otherwise air circulation that provided by turbo fan will be impaired. Fresh dial When the humidity controler in the closed position, it allows fresh fruit and vegetables to be stored longer. In case of the crisper is totally full, the fresh dial is located in front of crisper, should be opened. By means of this the air in the crisper and humidity rate will be controlled and endurance life will be increased. If you see any condensation on glass shelf, humidity control should be taken into the open positions. Accessories Chiller shelf Keeping food in the Chiller compartment instead of the freezer or refrigerator compartment allows food retain freshness and flavour longer, while preserving its fresh appearance. When chiller tray becomes dirty, remove it and wash it with water. (Water freezes at 0°C, but foods containing salt or sugar freeze at temperature lower than that) Normally people use the chiller compartment for raw fish, lightly pickled, rice, etc... ! Do not put foods you want to freeze or ice trays in order to make ice. Removing the Chiller shelf

• Pull the chiller shelf out toward you by sliding on rails.

• Pull the chiller shelf up from rail to remove. Visual and text descriptions on the accessories section may vary according to the model of your appliance. (In some models) (In some models) Turbo fanEN - 12 -

ARRANGING FOOD IN THE APPLIANCE

• To reduce humidity and the consequent increase in frost, never place liquids in unsealed containers in the fridge compartment. Frost tends to concentrate in the coldest parts of the evaporating liquid and in time will more frequent defrosting will be required.

• Never place warm food in the fridge compartment. Warm food should be allowed to cool at room temperature and should be arranged to ensure adequate air circulation in the fridge compartment.

• Nothing should touch the back wall of the appliance as it will cause frost and packaging to stick to it. Do not open the fridge door too frequently.

• Arrange meat and cleaned fish (wrapped in packages or sheets of plastic) which you intend to use in 1-2 days, in the bottom section of the fridge compartment.

• Store fruit and vegetable items loose in the crisper containers.

• For normal working conditions, it will be sufficient to adjust the temperature setting of your refrigerator to +4 °C.

• The temperature of the fridge compartment should be in the range of 0-8 °C, fresh foods below 0 °C are iced and rotted, bacterial load increases above 8 °C, and spoils.

• Do not put hot food in the refrigerator immediately, wait for the temperature to pass outside. Hot foods increase the degree of your refrigerator and cause food poisoning and unnecessary spoiling of the food.

• Meat, fish, etc. should be store in the chiller compartment of the food, and the vegetable compartment is preferred for vegetables. (if available)

• To prevent cross contamination, meat products and fruit vegetables are not stored together.

• Foods should be placed in the refrigerator in closed containers or covered to prevent moisture and odors.EN - 13 - Replacing LED Lighting If your fridge has LED lighting contact the help desk as this should be changed by authorized personnel only.

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

• Disconnect the unit from the power supply before cleaning.

• Do not clean the appliance by pouring water.

• Make sure that no water enters the lamp housing and other electrical components.

• The fridge should be cleaned periodically using a solution of bicarbonate of soda and lukewarm water.

• Clean the accessories separately with soap and water do not clean them in the dishwasher.

• Do not use abrasive products, detergents or soaps. After washing, rinse with clean water and dry carefully. When you have finished cleaning, reconnect the plugto the mains supply with dry hands.

• Clean the condenser with a broom at least twice a year. This will help you to save on energy costs and increase productivity. THE POWER SUPPLY MUST BE DISCONNECTED.EN - 14 -

• It is not possible to change the opening direction of your fridge door, if the door handle on your fridge is installed from the front surface of the door.

• It is possible to change the opening direction of the door on models without any handles.

• If the door opening direction of your fridge may be changed, you should contact the nearest authorised service agent to have the opening direction changed. Transportation and changing of installation position

• The original packages and foamed polystyrene (PS) can be retained if required.

• During transportation, the appliance should be secured with a wide string or a strong rope. The instructions written on the corrugated box must be followed while transporting.

• Before transporting or changing the installation position, all the moving objects (ie,shelves,crisper…) should be taken out or fixed with bands in order to prevent them from getting damaged. Carry your fridge in the upright position. If your fridge is not working properly, it may be a minor problem, therefore check the following, before calling an electrician to save time and money. What to do if your appliance does not operate; Check that;

• The general switch in your home is disconnected ,

• The socket is not sufficient. To check this, plug in another appliance that you know which is working into the same socket. What to do if your appliance performs poorly; Check that;

• You have not overloaded the appliance ,

• The fridge temperature set to 2.EN - 15 -

• The door is closed perfectly ,

• There is no dust on the condenser ,

• There is enough place at the rear and side walls. If your fridge is operating too loudly; Normal Noises Cracking (Ice cracking) Noise:

• During automatic defrosting.

• When the appliance is cooled or warmed (due to expansion of appliance material). Short cracking: Heard when the thermostat switches the compressor on/off. Compressor noise: Normal motor noise. This noise means that the compressor operates normally Compressor may cause more noise for a short time when it is activated. Bubbling noise and splash: This noise is caused by the flow of the refrigerant in the tubes of the system. Water flow noise: Normal flow noise of water flowing to the evaporation container during defrosting. This noise can be heard during defrosting. Air Blow Noise: Normal fan noise. This noise can be heard in fridges during normal operation of the system due to the circulation of air. If the edges of fridge cabinet that the door joint contact are warm; Especially in summer (hot weather), the surfaces that the joint contact may get warmer during the operation of the compressor, this is normal. If humidity builds up inside the fridge;

• Are all food packed properly? Are the containers dried before placing them in the fridge?

• Is the fridge's door opened frequently? Humidity of the room gets in the fridge when the door is opened. Humidity build up will be faster when you open the door more frequently, especially if the humidity of the room is high. If the door is not opened and closed properly;

• Do the food packages prevent closing of the door?

• Are the door compartments, shelves and drawers placed properly?

• Are door joints broken or torn?

• Is your fridge on a level surface? Recommendations To stop the appliance completely, unplug from main socket (for cleaning and when the door is left open)EN - 16 - Tips for saving energy 1–.Install the appliance in a cool, well ventilated room, but not in direct sunlight and not near a heat source (radiator, cooker.. etc). Otherwise use an insulating plate. 2– Allow warm food and drinks to cool down outside the appliance.

3- Cover drinks or other liquids when placing them in the appliance Otherwise humidity

increases in the appliance. Therefore, the working time gets longer. Also covering drinks and other liquids helps to preserve smell and taste. 4– Try to avoid keeping the doors open for long periods or opening the doors too frequently as warm air will enter the cabinet and cause the compressor to switch on unnecessarily often. 5– Keep the covers of the different temperature compartments (crisper, chiller ...etc) closed. 6– Door gasket must be clean and pliable. Replace gaskets if worn.EN - 17 - THE PARTS OF THE APPLIANCE AND THE COMPARTMENTS

5) Bottom crisper cover

This presentation is only for information about the parts of the appliance. Parts may vary according to the appliance model.

• In some models General notes: Fresh Food Compartment (Fridge): Most efficient use of energy is ensured in the configuration with the drawers in the bottom part of the appliance, and shelves evenly distributed, position of door bins does not affect energy consumption. Freezer Compartment (Freezer): Most Efficient use of energy is ensured in the configu- ration with the drawers and bins are on stock position. This appliance is not intended to be used as a built-in appliance. 10EN - 18 - The technical information is situated in the rating plate on the internal side of the appli- ance and on the energy label. The QR code on the energy label supplied with the appliance provides a web link to the information related to the performance of the appliance in the EU EPREL database. Keep the energy label for reference together with the user manual and all other docu- ments provided with this appliance. It is also possible to find the same information in EPREL using the link https:// eprel.ec.europa.eu and the model name and product number that you find on the rating plate of the appliance. See the link www.theenergylabel.eu for detailed information about the energy label. Appliance for any EcoDesign verification shall be compliant with EN 62552. Ventilation requirements, recess dimensions and minimum rear clearances shall be as stated in this User Manual at Please contact the manufacturer for any other further infor- mation, including loading plans. Always use original spare parts. When contacting our Authorised Service Centre, ensure that you have the following data available: Model, Serial Number and Service Index. The information can be found on the rating plate. Subject to change without notice. The original spare parts for some specific components are available for a minimum of 7 or 10 years, based on the type of component, from the placing on the market of the last unit of the model. Visit our website to: Get User manuals: https://www.smeg.com/info/download-manuals Get Service information: https://www.smeg.com/services/customer-service

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