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Important information
• The fridge door valve hole must be closed
with the Water Valve during the regular
functioning of the appliance.
• Use only drinking water. The use of any
other drink type can leave residues, taste
or odor in the reservoir and in the tap.
• It is possible to hear some noises caused
by air entering when the water left the res-
ervoir.
• In case the water does not flow well, press
the driving lever once again. Keep the
glass below the tap for some instants, in
order to assure that all the water is collec-
ted by the glass.
• Do not use gasified drinks, such as soft
drinks. The drink can leak due to the gas
pressure.
• Remember that water is a foodstuff.
Please consume filtered water within one
to two days.
Care and cleaning
Caution! Unplug the appliance before
carrying out any maintenance operation.
This appliance contains hydrocarbons in
its cooling unit; maintenance and re-
charging must therefore only be carried
out by authorized technicians.
Periodic cleaning
The equipment has to be cleaned regularly:
• clean the inside and accessories with luke-
warm water and some neutral soap.
• regularly check the door seals and wipe
clean to ensure they are clean and free
from debris.
• rinse and dry thoroughly.
Important! Do not pull, move or damage any
pipes and/or cables inside the cabinet.
Never use detergents, abrasive powders,
highly perfumed cleaning products or wax
polishes to clean the interior as this will dam-
age the surface and leave a strong odour.
• Should your BRITA water filter unit not be
in use for a prolonged period (e.g. vaca-
tion), we recommend that you discard any
water left inside the system and leave the
cartridge inside the filter tank.
Before using the system again take out the
cartridge and repeat steps 1 to 4 of "How
to use the BRITA MAXTRA filter cartridge".
• The BRITA water filter unit is designed for
use only with municipally treated tap water
(note: this water is constantly controlled
and according to legal regulations safe to
drink) or with water from private supplies
which has been tested safe to drink.
If an instruction is received from the au-
thorities that mains water must be boiled,
the BRITA filtered water has also to be
boiled. When the instruction to boil water
is no longer in force, the entire filter system
must be cleaned and a new cartridge in-
serted.
More information on the use of BRITA filter
cartridges and the Memo can be found in the
BRITA information guide.
You can purchase new BRITA filter car-
tridges and Memo through consumer
service network of Electrolux or BRITA.
Clean the condenser (black grill) and the
compressor at the back of the appliance with
a brush or a vacuum cleaner. This operation
will improve the performance of the appli-
ance and save electricity consumption.
Important! Take care of not to damage the
cooling system.
Many proprietary kitchen surface cleaners
contain chemicals that can attack/damage
the plastics used in this appliance. For this
reason it is recommended that the outer cas-
ing of this appliance is only cleaned with
warm water with a little washing-up liquid
added.
After cleaning, reconnect the equipment to
the mains supply.
Defrosting of the refrigerator
Frost is automatically eliminated from the
evaporator of the refrigerator compartment
every time the motor compressor stops, dur-