Beko ASL141 User Manual - Page 23

6 Maintenance and cleaning Cleaning your fridge at regular intervals will extend the service life of the product. B WARNING: Unplug the product before cleaning it. • Never use gasoline, benzene or similar substances for cleaning purposes. • Never use any sharp and abrasive tools, soap, household cleaners, detergent and wax polish for cleaning. • Dissolve one teaspoon of bi-carbonate in half litre of water. Soak a cloth with the solution and wrung it thoroughly. Wipe the interior of the refrigerator with this cloth and the dry thoroughly. • Make sure that no water enters the lamp housing and other electrical items. • If you will not use the refrigerator for a long period of time, unplug it, remove all food inside, clean it and leave the door ajar. • Check regularly that the door gaskets are clean. If not, clean them. • To remove door and body shelves, remove all of its contents. Remove the door shelves by pulling them up. After cleaning, slide them from top to bottom to install. • Never use cleaning agents or water that contain chlorine to clean the outer surfaces and chromium coated parts of the product. Chlorine causes corrosion on such metal surfaces. 6.1 Avoiding bad odours Materials that may cause odour are not used in the production of our refrigerators. However, due to inappropriate food preserving conditions and not cleaning the inner surface of the refrigerator as required can bring forth the problem of odour. Pay attention to following to avoid this problem: • Keeping the refrigerator clean is important. Food residuals, stains, etc. can cause odour. Therefore, clean the refrigerator with bicarbonate dissolved in water every 15 days. Never use detergents or soap. • Keep the food in closed containers. Microorganisms spreading out from uncovered containers can cause unpleasant odours. • Never keep the food that have passed best before dates and spoiled in the refrigerator. 6.2 Protecting the plastic surfaces Do not put liquid oils or oil-cooked meals in your refrigerator in unsealed containers as they damage the plastic surfaces of the refrigerator. If oil is spilled or smeared onto the plastic surfaces, clean and rinse the relevant part of the surface at once with warm water. 22 / 27 EN Refrigerator / User Manual