Indesit Freezer GSF 120 UK User Manual

Freezer  
Instructions for installation and use  
GSF 120 UK  
 
Safety a good habit to get into  
ATTENTION  
6. Do not touch the internal cooling elements, especially if  
your hands are wet, since you could burn or hurt yourself.  
Do not eat ice cubes straight out of the freezer.  
7. Before doing any cleaning, disconnect the appliance from  
the electricity (by pulling out the plug orturning off the gen-  
eral switch in your home).  
Read your handbook carefully since it contains instructions  
which will ensure safe installation, use and maintenance of  
your appliance.  
Your freezer is built to International standards (EN60) and  
has been awarded the European approval mark (IMQ) for  
compliance to UK electrical safety requirements. It also meets  
the EC standards on the prevention and elimination of radio  
interference (EC directive 87/308 - 02.06.89).  
8. Before disposing of your old appliance, remember to break  
or remove the lock as a safety measure to protect children who  
might lock themselves inside the appliance when playing.  
9. If your appliance is not operating properly, before calling your  
after-sales service read the chapter on “Trouble Shooting” which  
might help you resolve the problem. Do not attempt to repair  
the fault by intervening on the internal components.  
10. If the power supply cord must be replaced, please con-  
tact one of our Customer Service Centers. In some cases,  
the connections are made using special terminals and in oth-  
ers a special tool must be used to access the connections.  
11. Do not use electric appliances inside the compartment for  
food storage, if these are not those recommended by the  
manufacturer.  
12. At the end of the functional life of your appliance –  
containing cyclopentane gas in the insulation foam and perhaps  
gas R600a (isobutane) in the refrigeration circuit – the latter  
should made safe before being sent to the dump. For this  
operation, please contact your dealer or the Local Organisation  
in charge of waste disposal.  
1. This appliance is designed to be used indoors and under  
no circumstances should it be installed outside.  
2. The appliance should be used only by adults exclusively for  
storing foodstuffs in compliance with the instructions pro-  
vided in the handbook. Under no circumstances should chil-  
dren be allowed to operate, or tamper with, this product.  
3. For electrical safety, do not attempt to operate this appli-  
ance with wet hands or feet.  
4. Do not operate this appliance connected to an extension  
lead. If a longer supply cable is required, this must be re-  
placed with one of the same specifications in compliance  
with the current electrical regulations. This operation should  
be carried out by a qualified person. Ensure that the cable is  
not trapped or damaged during the installation.  
5. Never pull the cable or the appliance to remove the plug  
from the socket.  
Installation  
To ensure that the appliance operates properly and to  
reduce energy consumption, it is important that the  
appliance is installed correctly.  
and that the socket is fitted with a standard earthing wire in  
accordance with safety standards for 46/90 systems. If the  
socket is not fitted with an earthing wire, the manufacturer  
will not be held liability for any damages and or injuries aris-  
ing out of the use of the appliance. Do not use multiple  
sockets or adapters.  
Ventilation  
The compressor and condenser generate heat and, there-  
fore, need to be ventilated properly. Rooms with less than  
perfect ventilation are not very suited for installation of the  
appliance. Therefore, it should be installed in a room with  
an opening (window or French window) that provide the  
appropriate amount of air re-circulation. It is also important  
that the room not be too humid.  
Position the appliance in such a way that you can access  
the socket where it is plugged in.  
Insufficient power?  
The electrical socket must be able to handle the maximum  
power load of the appliance, which is indicated on the rating  
plate located at the bottom left next to the vegetable crisper.  
During installation, make sure not to cover or obstruct the  
grates that allow for proper ventilation of the appliance.  
Before making the electrical connection ...  
After the appliance has been delivered, place it in the verti-  
cal upright position and wait at least 3 hours before insert-  
ing the plug into the socket in order to ensure that it func-  
tions properly.  
Away from Heat  
Avoid positioning the appliance in a place where it is directly  
exposed to sunlight or near an oven, cook top or the like.  
Level  
The appliance must be level. If the floor is not level, the adjust-  
able feet located in front can be used to level the appliance.  
For English Market only  
The appliance is fitted with a continental 2-èin plug for factory  
testing. Before installation the plug should be cut off. The ap-  
pliance is designed to be installed in a switched spur outlet  
fused at 13 Ampere. If the installation requires a 13 Ampere  
plug type to be fitted it should be conform to BSI 1363.  
Electrical Connection and Earthing  
Before proceeding with the electrical connection, make sure  
that the voltage indicated on the rating plate, located within  
the freezer, corresponds to the mains voltage in your home  
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Important: the wires in the mains lead are coloured in  
accordance with the following code:  
Electrical connection  
Your appliance is now supplied with a 13 amp fused plug that  
can be plugged into a 13 amp socket for immediate use. Before  
using the appliance please read the instructions below.  
WARNING - THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED.  
THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS SHOULD BE CARRIED  
OUT BY A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN.  
Green & Yellow  
Blue  
Brown  
- Earth  
- Neutral  
- Live  
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead may not  
correspond with the coloured markings identifying the  
terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:  
Replacing the fuse:  
Connect Green & Yellow wire to terminal marked “E” or  
When replacing a faulty fuse, a 13 amp ASTA approved fuse  
to BS 1362 should always be used, and the fuse cover re-  
fitted. If the fuse cover is lost, the plug must not be used  
until a replacement is obtained.  
or coloured Green or Green & Yellow.  
Connect Brown wire to terminal marked “L” or coloured Red.  
Connect Blue wire to terminal marked “N” or coloured Black.  
If a 13 amp plug (BS 1363) is used it must be fitted with a 13  
amp fuse. A 15 amp plug must be protected by a 15 amp  
fuse, either in the plug or adaptor or at the distribution board.  
If you are in any doubt about the electrical supply to your  
machine, consult a qualified electrician before use.  
Replacement fuse covers:  
If a replacement fuse cover is fitted, it must be of the correct  
colour as indicated by the coloured marking or the colour that  
is embossed in words on the base of the plug. Replacements  
can be obtained directly from your nearest Service Depot.  
How to connect an alternative plug:  
The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with  
the following code:  
Removing the plug:  
If your appliance has a non-rewireable moulded plug and  
you should wish to remove it to add a cable extension or to  
re-route the mains cable through partitions, units etc., please  
ensure that either:  
BLUE  
BROWN  
“NEUTRAL” (“N”)  
“LIVE” (“L”)  
GREEN AND YELLOW  
“EARTH” (“E”)  
- the plug is replaced by a fused 13 amp re-wireable plug  
bearing the BSI mark of approval  
GREEN &  
YELLOW  
or:  
- the mains cable is wired directly into a 13 amp cable outlet,  
controlled by a switch, (in compliance with BS 5733) which  
is accessible without moving the appliance.  
13 ampere fuse  
BROWN  
BLUE  
CROSS-BAR  
CORD GRIP  
Disposing of the plug:  
Ensure that before disposing of the plug itself, you make  
the pins unusable so that it cannot be accidentally inserted  
into a socket. Instructions for connecting cable to an  
alternative plug:  
Disposing of the appliance:  
When disposing of the appliance please remove the plug by  
cutting the mains cable as close as possible to the plug body  
and dispose of it as described above.  
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A closer look  
Thermostat  
Red Light  
D
D
A
This regulates the temperature inside the appliance  
automatically. Turn the knob from setting 1 to 3 for  
increasingly colder temperatures.  
This light goes on when the temperature inside the  
appliance is not sufficient to preserve foodstuffs.  
To adjust the thermostat, use a coin to turn the knob.  
Compartment for freezing and storage  
Storage compartments  
E
F
Green Light  
B
When the light is on (move the switch to the right)  
this indicates that the appliance is connected to the  
mains. When the switch is moved to the left (green  
light covered), the appliance is disconnected from the  
mains.  
Yellow Light  
C
When this light is on (move the switch to the left),  
the compressor will operate continuously to reach the  
lower temperatures necessary for freezing fresh foods  
quickly. By moving the switch to the right (yellow light  
covered) the freezer is operated by the thermostat.  
1
5
2
3
S N  
0 I  
4
D
B
A
C
E
F
G
H
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Setting up your appliance  
ATTENTION  
Once the appliance has been connected to the mains, ensure  
that the green light is on and turn the yellow light on as  
well.  
When the red light is off, turn off the yellow light: the  
appliance is now ready for use.  
After transport stand the appliance upright and wait  
at least 3 hours before plugging the appliance into the  
mains to ensure proper performance.  
Use these average temperature settings to ensure op-  
timum performance and save energy.  
Using your freezer  
Freezing  
Preservation of Foodstuffs  
- Remember that you should never re-freeze products you  
have allowed to thaw, even if only partially: cook the food,  
then either eat (within 24 hours) or re-freeze it.  
- When freezing fresh foods, remember that they should  
not touch other previously frozen or deep frozen foods. Place  
the food that you wish to freeze in the top compartment  
where the temperature will fall below -18°C, ideal for  
freezing food properly. Remember that proper conservation  
depends on the speed of freezing.  
- Do not open the freezer door during freezing.  
- Freeze only the quantities (in kg) shown on the data plate.  
Important: never freeze more than the nominal amount of  
food .indicated on the rating plate at one time.  
- If a large amount of food is introduced for freezing at one  
time, the freezer temperature may momentarily increase  
inside the compartment (red light on). Since this is just a  
transient situation, the foods already stored in the freezer  
will not be harmed.  
To preserve frozen and deep-frozen foods well, never set  
the thermostat below 1, no matter what the room tempe-  
rature is.  
For room temperatures from 25°C to 27°C the knob should  
be set between 1 and 2 while for room temperatures of up  
to 32°C, set between 2 and 3.  
The maximum storage times for frozen foods are indicated  
in the tables “Guide for using the freezer.  
Always follow the instructions on the packages of deep  
frozen foods carefully and if there are no instructions  
neverkeep the food for more than 3 months from the date  
of purchase.  
When buying deep-frozen foods, ensure that they have been  
stored at appropriate temperatures and that the wrapping  
is intact.  
To keep the quality of the deep-frozen food unlatered,  
transfer it to special containers and then place it inside the  
storage compartment as soon as possible.  
- After 24 hours, freezing will be completed, turn off the  
yellow light.  
Important: .Remember to carry out this last step in order  
to save energy.  
If a packing shows signs of moisture and abnormal swelling,  
it has probably been stored at the wrong temperature and  
the contents have been spoiled.  
- For the best conservation and defrosting, remember to  
freeze small portions; this will ensure rapid and uniform  
freezing. Mark the freezing date and description of the  
contents on the package, as shown in the table.  
- In the case of power failure or breakdown, do not open  
the freezer door. This will help maintain the temperature  
inside the freezer ensuring that foods are conserved for at  
least 9-14 hours.  
- Do not store full bottles in the freezer since they could  
explode when they freeze. (Remember that liquids increase  
in volume when frozen).  
- Fill the ice trays so that they are no more than 3/4 full.  
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Caring for your appliance  
To speed up defrosting, place one or more basins of warm  
water inside the appliance.  
When defrosting, remove the frozen food from the  
appliance, wrap it in newspaper and store in a cool place.  
Since the rise in temperature will shorten the storage life of  
the food, it should be used as soon as possible.  
Before doing any cleaning, disconnect the appliance  
from the electricity (by pulling out the plug orturning  
off the general switch in your home).  
Defrosting  
WARNING: do not damage the refrigeration circuit.  
Do not use mechanical devices or instruments other  
than those recommended by the manufacturer to speed  
up the defrosting process.  
The frost should be removed from the walls of the appliance  
periodically.  
Never use sharp metal objects to remove frost because they  
could pierce the cooling circuit and damage the freezer  
beyong repair.  
Use the plastic scraper provided for this purpose.  
To defrost the appliance completely (this should be done  
once or twice a year), turn off the green light and leave the  
door open until the frost has completely thawed.  
Cleaning and maintenance  
The refrigerator should be cleaned periodically with a solution  
of bicarbonate of soda and warm water. Never use abrasives,  
detergents or soaps; after washing, rinse with clean water  
and dry with care.  
When these operations have been completed, turn on the  
green light and set the thermostat knob to the appropriate  
operating position.  
After 2 or 3 hours, the appliance will once again be ready  
for preserving frozen and deep-frozen foods.  
Trouble shooting  
If after all the checks, the appliance still does not operate or  
the problem persists, call the nearest Service Centre and in-  
form them of: the type of problem, the abbreviation of the  
model name (Mod.) and the relative numbers (S/N) written  
on the rating plate located within the freezer (see examples  
in the figures below).  
Green Light Off  
Check that:  
there is no power failure  
the general switch or circuit breaker in your home is not  
disconnected  
Red Light always On  
Check that:  
the door is shut properly and that the door seals are not  
TI  
93139180000  
Cod.  
S/N 704211801  
RG 2330  
220 - 240 V-  
Mod.  
damaged;  
Fuse  
A
Max 15 w  
50 Hz 150 W  
W
the thermostat temperature knob is on the correct setting;  
there is not too much frost on the inside walls.  
Class  
Freez. Capac  
340  
75  
Total  
Net  
Gross  
Bruto  
Brut  
Gross  
Bruto  
Brut  
Gross  
Bruto  
Brut  
Poder de Cong Clase  
N
Util  
Classe  
kg/24 h 4,0  
Utile  
Compressor operates continuously  
Check that:  
Pressure  
HIGH-235  
LOW 140  
Compr.  
Test  
R 134 a  
Syst.  
P.S-I.  
kg 0,090  
Kompr.  
the yellow light is not on (continuous operating function);  
the thermostat is in the correct position.  
Made in Italy 13918  
Never call on unauthorized technicians and always  
refuse spare parts which are not originals.  
The appliance is noisy.  
Check that:  
The appliance is perfectly level;  
The appliance has been installed between cabinets or other  
items that vibrate or are noisy.  
Remember that the refrigerating gas in the cooling circuit  
causes a slight bubbling sound, even when the compressor  
is not running (this is quite normal).  
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Guife for using the freezer  
Meat and fish  
Tenderising  
(days)  
Storage  
(months)  
Food  
Wrapping  
Thawing Time  
Beef Roast  
Lamb  
Tinfoil  
Tinfoil  
Tinfoil  
Tinfoil  
2 / 3  
1 / 2  
1
9 / 10  
Not required.  
Not required.  
Not required.  
Not required.  
6
6
8
Pork Roast  
Veal Roast  
1
Each piece wrapped in cling wrap and  
then in tinfoil (4 to 6 slices)  
Veal/Pork Chops  
6
Not required.  
Each piece wrapped in cling wrap and  
then in tinfoil (4 to 6 slices)  
Veal/Lamb Cutlets  
Minced Meat  
6
2
Not required.  
In aluminium containers covered with cling  
wrap.  
Freshly  
minced  
Slowly in refrigerator.  
Heart and Liver  
Sausages  
Plastic Baggies  
Cling Wrap or Tinfoil  
Tinfoil  
3
2
Not required.  
As necessary.  
Chicken and Turkey  
Duck and Goose  
1 / 3  
1 / 4  
9
Very slowly in refrigerator.  
Very slowly in refrigerator.  
Tinfoil  
6
Pheasant, Partrige and  
Wild Duck  
Tinfoil  
1 / 3  
9
Very slowly in refrigerator.  
Hare and Rabbit  
Venison  
Tinfoil  
3 / 4  
5 / 6  
6
Very slowly in refrigerator.  
Very slowly in refrigerator.  
Very slowly in refrigerator.  
Not required.  
Tinfoil or Cling Wrap  
Tinfoil or Cling Wrap  
Plastic Baggies  
Plastic Baggies  
9
Large Fish  
4 / 6  
2 / 3  
3 / 6  
Small Fish  
Crustaceans  
Not required.  
Store in salted water in aluminium  
containers or plastic containers.  
Shellfish  
3
Very slowly in refrigerator.  
Boiled Fish  
Fried Fish  
Tinfoil or Cling Wrap  
Plastic Baggies  
12  
In hot water.  
4 / 6  
Directly in pan.  
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Guife for using the freezer  
Fruit and vegetable  
Blanching  
Time  
Storage  
(months)  
Food  
Preparation  
Wrapping  
Thawing Time  
In Containers (cover  
with syrup)  
In refrigerator very  
slowly.  
Apples and Pears  
Peel and cut into slices.  
Peel and pit.  
2'  
12  
12  
Apricots, Peaches,  
Cherries and Plums  
In Containers (cover  
with syrup)  
In refrigerator very  
slowly.  
1' / 2'  
Strawberries  
Blackberries and  
Raspberries  
In Containers (cover  
with sugar)  
In refrigerator very  
slowly.  
Rinse and fry.  
10 / 12  
In Containers (add  
10% sugar)  
In refrigerator very  
slowly.  
Cooked Fruit  
Fruit Juice  
Cut, cook and strain.  
Wash, cut and crush.  
12  
In Containers (sugar  
to taste)  
In refrigerator very  
slowly.  
10 / 12  
Remove leaves, cut head  
into small pieces and blanch  
in water and a little lemon  
juice.  
Cauliflower  
2'  
Plastic Baggies  
Plastic Baggies  
12  
Not required.  
Cabbage and  
Brussel Sprouts  
Wash and cut into small  
pieces.  
1' / 2'  
10 / 12  
At room temperature.  
Peas  
Shell and wash.  
2'  
2
Plastic Baggies  
Plastic Baggies  
12  
Not required.  
Not required.  
French Beans  
Wash and slice if required.  
10 / 12  
Carrots, Peppers  
and Turnips  
Peel, wash and slice if  
necessary.  
3' / 4'  
Plastic Baggies  
12  
Not required.  
Mushrooms and  
Asparagus  
Plastic Baggies or  
Containers  
Wash, peel and cut up.  
Wash and mince.  
3' / 4'  
2'  
6
At room temperature.  
At room temperature.  
Not required.  
Spinach  
Plastic Baggies  
12  
Wash and cut up in small  
pieces.  
Plastic Baggies or  
Containers  
Vegetable for Soups  
3'  
6 / 7  
Blanching  
Time  
Storage  
(months)  
Various Foods  
Preparation  
Wrapping  
Thawing time  
At room temperature  
and in the oven.  
Bread  
Plastic Baggies  
4
6
About 10 minutes at  
room temperature,  
cook at 100/200°C.  
Cakes  
Plastic Baggies  
At room temperature or  
in refrigerator.  
Cream  
Butter  
Plastic Containers  
6
6
In original wrapping  
or tinfoil  
In refrigerator.  
Boiled Food or  
Vegetable Soup  
Plastic or Glass  
Containers  
At room temperature or  
in hot water.  
3 / 6  
10  
Freeze without shells  
in small containers  
At room temperature or  
in refrigerator.  
Eggs  
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Italy  
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