Fisher & Paykel E450LW1 - Manuals

4 SAFETY AND WARNINGS ! WARNING! Electric Shock Hazard Read and follow the safety and warnings outlined in this user guide before operating this appliance. Failure to do so can result in death, electric shock, fire or injury to persons. R600a This refrigerator contains flammable refrigerant isobutan...

5 SAFETY AND WARNINGS • The manufacturer’s installation instructions for product and cabinetry ventilation must be followed when installing the appliance. • To avoid hazard due to instability of the appliance, it must be fixed in accordance with installation instructions. • WARNING: Keep ventilation...

7 SAFETY AND WARNINGS Cleaning • Many commercially available cleaning products contain solvents that may attack the plastic components of your refrigerator and cause them to crack. • Avoid using anti-bacterial cleaning products on either the interior or exterior of the cabinet as they may cause rust...

8 SAFETY AND WARNINGS Storing food and drinks • Do not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in this appliance. • Never store volatile or flammable materials in your refrigerator as they may explode. • Never freeze liquids in glass containers. Liquid expands dur...

9 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Please follow the installation steps below to ensure your appliance operates correctly. 1. Power ● ● The appliance must be installed so the plug is accessible. ● ● To ensure that the appliance is not accidentally switched off, connect your refrigerator to its own power po...

10 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 3. Product and cabinetry dimensions If integrating your refrigerator, please follow installation instructions provided with the integration kits. E373, E450, E308, E388, E415H, E521T, RF331T, RF381T, RF411T, RF440T, RF521T Flush with refrigerator chassis — full door rota...

12 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 4. Installation Your Fisher & Paykel refrigerator is fitted with front and rear rollers, designed for moving the product in the forwards and backwards direction. Avoid moving the product in a sideways direction as this may damage the rollers or the floor covering/sur...

13 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 5. What to do if your product is unstable A Gently push the refrigerator back until the rear rollers contact the floor. ● ● Measure the gap under the front foot, which has come off the floor. ● ● Obtain some solid packing material (hardwood, plastic, etc) which fits firm...

14 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Before placing food in the fresh food or freezer compartments ● ● Remove all internal packaging. Ensure that all transit clips are removed from the refrigerator. These are small rubber stoppers located at the back of the shelves. ● ● Clean the inside of the appliance wit...

15 MOVING OR STORING YOUR APPLIANCE If your refrigerator is turned off for any reason, wait 10 minutes before turning it back on. This will allow the refrigeration system pressures to equalise before restarting. Moving your refrigerator ● ● Turn off the appliance and unplug from the power point. Rem...

16 ACTIVESMART™ OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Models: 635mm wide RF331T, RF381T, RF411T, E415H 680mm wide RF440T 790mm wide E521T, RF521T The control panel enables you to view and modify features and options on your refrigerator. Temperature control ● ● When the refrigerator is first turned on, the powerfu...

17 ACTIVESMART™ OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Fresh food compartment ● ● The fresh food compartment light will automatically be illuminated. The temperature for this compartment will show as a series of lights. ● ● The temperature may be altered by pressing the or buttons. One press on either of these butt...

18 ACTIVESMART™ SPECIAL FEATURES Manual ice system (selected models only) An ice storage bin which sits inside the upper top freezer bin provides storage for and gives you access to clean, clear ice cubes. Upper left freezer bin, ice storage bin, ice tray, lid and scoop in correct position Accessing...

19 ACTIVESMART™ SPECIAL FEATURES Fruit and vegetable bins and humidity control lid The fruit and vegetable bins feature a unique lid which provides two functions: ● ● The humidity lid seals the bins and provides a humid microclimate to extend storage times of fruit and vegetables. ● ● The humidity l...

20 ACTIVESMART™ SPECIAL FEATURES Vegetable bin divider instructions (where fitted) To fit the divider, insert divider into bin on an angle, straighten and slot into place. To adjust the divider, fully extend the bin, partially lift the divider, slide sideways and re-slot into position. Vegetable bin...

21 ACTIVESMART™ CLEANING CARE INSTRUCTIONS Exterior Stainless exterior doors ● ● Clean the exterior door with liquid dishwashing detergent dissolved in warm water and a soft cloth. ● ● Dry the door with a lint-free cloth. ● ● The use of any abrasive or stainless steel cleaners and solvents will dama...

22 ACTIVESMART™ CLEANING CARE INSTRUCTIONS Interior ● ● It is important to keep the interior of the refrigerator and freezer clean to help prevent food from becoming contaminated during storage. ● ● The amount and types of food stored determines how often cleaning should be carried out in the refrig...

23 ACTIVESMART™ CLEANING CARE INSTRUCTIONS Humidity Control System (where fitted) IMPORTANT! When cleaning the shelf above the vegetable bins, we recommend that you do not disassemble the Humidity Control System from the shelf. In the event that the humidity control lid (plastic lid) and humidity sl...

24 ACTIVESMART™ CLEANING CARE INSTRUCTIONS To remove trays or fixed bins (selected ActiveSmart™ models only) ● ● For ease of removal, empty food from tray/bin first. ● ● Hold the centre front of the tray/bin handle. ● ● Lift vertically to unclip from the runners and pull tray/bin towards you to remo...

25 ACTIVESMART™ USER WARNINGS AND SOUNDS User warnings Fault alarms ● ● If the electronic controller detects a fault from which it is unable to recover an alarm will sound. ● ● When the fresh food compartment door is opened a fault code (specific pattern of lights) will flash red and green on the co...

26 VERTICAL REFRIGERATOR OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Models: 635 mm wide E373, E450 Temperature control ● ● The control has been factory set for normal operating conditions. ● ● Allow the refrigerator to run empty for 2 – 3 hours before placing food inside the fresh food or freezer compartments. ● ● Re-a...

27 VERTICAL REFRIGERATOR SPECIAL FEATURES AND MAINTENANCE Door alarms ● ● If the fresh food compartment door is left open the alarm will beep after 90 seconds. ● ● If the door remains open, subsequent beeps will sound every 30 seconds for 5 minutes. ● ● A continuous alarm will sound if the door has ...

28 VERTICAL FREEZER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Models: 635mm wide E308, E388 Temperature control ● ● The cabinet control is located at the bottom rear of the cabinet. ● ● The control has been factory set to position “4” for normal operating conditions. ● ● The freezer temperature should be approximately...

29 VERTICAL REFRIGERATOR AND VERTICAL FREEZER CLEANING CARE INSTRUCTIONS WARNING! To avoid electric shock always unplug your refrigerator/freezer before cleaning. Ignoring this warning may result in death or injury. Exterior Stainless exterior door ● ● It is important when cleaning the exterior door...

30 VERTICAL REFRIGERATOR AND VERTICAL FREEZER CLEANING CARE INSTRUCTIONS WARNING! To avoid electric shock always unplug your refrigerator/freezer before cleaning. Ignoring this warning may result in death or injury. Interior ● ● It is important to keep the interior of the refrigerator and freezer cl...

31 STORING FOOD IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR Your refrigerator helps to extend the storage times of fresh perishable foods. The cold temperature slows down the major causes of food spoilage — namely, the growth of bacteria, moulds and yeasts, and any chemical and physical reactions. Fresh food care The qual...

32 STORING FOOD IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR Red meat ● ● Place fresh red meat on a plate and loosely cover with waxed paper, plastic wrap or foil. ● ● Store cooked and raw meat on separate plates. This will prevent any juices lost from the raw meat contaminating the cooked product. ● ● Delicatessen meats s...

33 STORING FOOD IN YOUR FREEZER The use of temperatures of -18°C or colder to store food means that the food can be kept for longer periods than when refrigeration temperatures are used. This is because the growth of bacteria, moulds and yeasts are stopped, and chemical and physical reactions are se...

34 STORING FOOD IN YOUR FREEZER Meat, poultry and game ● ● Do not try to freeze more than 1kg of meat per 25L of freezer storage volume at any one time. Meat must be frozen quickly in order to maintain its texture. ● ● Do not stuff poultry before freezing. ● ● Red meat can be cooked from frozen, or ...

35 TROUBLESHOOTING If there is a problem with your appliance, please check the following points before contacting your local Fisher & Paykel trained and supported service technician or the Customer Care Centre. Product parts and accessories can be purchased through Fisher & Paykel Customer C...

36 TROUBLESHOOTING All models PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO Door handles out of alignment. With time and usage, movement may occur. Refer to section ‘Installation Instructions’ for your specific model. Appliance operating inefficiently. Accumulation of dust on or behind the rear compartment cov...

37 TROUBLESHOOTING ActiveSmart™ models only PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO Light not working. Light not functioning. For ActiveSmart™ models, the light cannot be serviced by the user. Contact your Fisher & Paykel trained and supported service technician. Light and display not working (Active...

38 TROUBLESHOOTING Vertical refrigerator models only PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO Light not working. Light not functioning. For Vertical refrigerator models — the light bulb has blown, replace bulb. Water in the vegetable bins. Condensation is formed by the water produced by fruit and vegetabl...

39 MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY You automatically receive a 2 year Manufacturer’s Warranty with the purchase of this refrigerator covering parts and labour for servicing within the countries: New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. All other countries are exclu...

40 MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY Service under this Manufacturer’s Warranty must be provided by a Fisher & Paykel trained and supported service technician (refer to the ‘Customer Care’ section at the back of this book). Such service shall be provided during normal business hours. This Manufacturer’s W...

41 CUSTOMER CARE Before you call for service or assistance... Check the things you can do yourself. Refer to the installation instructions and your user guide and check that: 1 Your product is correctly installed. 2 You are familiar with its normal operation. 3 You have read the ‘Troubleshooting’ se...

42 CUSTOMER CARE In Ireland if you need assistance…* Call the Fisher & Paykel Customer Care Centre and talk to one of our Customer Care Consultants. Phone: 1800 625 174 or 01-8077960 Fax: 1800 635 012 Website: www.fisherpaykel.com Postal address: Fisher & Paykel Appliances, Unit D2, North Du...

43 EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE 2012/19/EU ON WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) GB This appliance is marked according to the European directive 2012/19/EU on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential nega...

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