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Fast Freeze / Low Ambient Switch
This switch is mounted in the control box below the thermostat knob
(see Fig. 1).
Fig. 1
Pressing ‘I’ enables the switch to the ‘ON’ position.
Pressing ‘0’ enables the switch to the ‘OFF’ position.
Fast Freeze Switch
The switch has two functions:
1. Fast Freeze
The Low Ambient / Fast Freeze switch, when selected activates the fridge evaporator heater.
When activated the heater warms the evaporator and thermostat phial, causing the thermostat
contacts to stay closed for longer periods. The effect is to increase compressor run time, maintaining
freezer temperatures.
NOTE: The Low Ambient / Fast Freeze switch must be selected when freezing fresh food. The use of
the Low Ambient / Fast Freeze switch may encourage excessive ice to form on the fridge evaporator.
This is normal while the switch is in the ‘ON’ position, once the switch is returned to the ‘OFF’ position
it is recommended to defrost the excessive ice from the wet wall manually if the automatic defrost
cycle fails to remove it.
2. Low Ambient
If the appliance is positioned where the ambient temperature is below +14°C for prolonged periods,
the Low Ambient / Fast Freeze switch should be selected. This will then ensure that freezer
temperature remains colder than -18°C.
Freezer Manual Defrost
If the frost layer is greater than 5 mm, it will be necessary to defrost
manually.
Fig. 2
The unit is provided with a system which allows the defrost water to
be collected in a suitable vessel placed beneath the drain outlet at
the front (see Fig. 2).
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