Comfee CRV127S3AST 3.2 Cu.ft Beverage Cooler Refrigerator User Manual
- June 9, 2024
- comfee
Table of Contents
Comfee CRV127S3AST 3.2 Cu.ft Beverage Cooler Refrigerator
Safety warnings
WARNING
- WARNING: risk of fire/ flammable materials
- THIS appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments; farm houses and by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments; bed and breakfast type environments; catering and similar non-retail applications.
- THIS appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.)
- IF the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
- DO not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in this appliance.
- THE appliance has to be unplugged after use and before carrying out user maintenance on the appliance.
- WARNING: Keep ventilation openings, in the appliance enclosure or in the built-in structure, clear of obstruction.
- WARNING: Do not use mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting process, other than those recommended by the manufacturer.
- WARNING: Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.
- WARNING: Do not use electrical appliances inside the food storage compartments of the appliance, unless they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.
- WARNING: Please abandon the refrigerator according to local regulators for it use flammable blowing gas and refrigerant.
- WARNING: When positioning the appliance, ensure the supply cord is not trapped or damaged.
- WARNING: Do not locate multiple portable socket-outlets or portable power supplies at the rear of the appliance.
- DO not use extension cords or ungrounded ( two prong) adapters.
- WARNING: Risk of child entrapment.Before you throw away your old refrigerator or freezer:
- Take off the doors.
- Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb inside.
- THE refrigerator must be disconnected from the source of electrical supply before attempting the installation of accessory.
Meaning of safety warning symbols
- The symbols indicate prohibited matters, and those behaviors are forbidden. Non-compliance with the instructions may result in product damages or endanger the personal safety of users.
- The symbols indicate matters that must be followed, and those behaviors must be strictly executed in line with the operation requirements. Non-compliance with the instructions may result in product damages or endanger the personal safety of users.
- The symbols indicate matters to pay attention to, and these behaviors shall be specially noted. Due precautions are needed or minor or moderate injuries or damages of the product will be caused.
- This manual contains lots of important safety information which shall be observed by the users.
Electricity related warnings
- Do not pull the power cord when pulling the power plug of the beverage cooler . Please firmly grasp the plug and pull out ii from the socket directly.
- Do not damage the power cord under any condition so as to ensure safety use, do not use when the power cord is damaged or the plug is worn.
- Worn or damaged power cord shall be replaced in manufacturer-authorized maintenance stations.
- The power cord should be firmly contacted with the socket or else fires might be caused. Please ensure that the grounding electrode of the power socket is equipped with a reliable grounding line.
- Please turn off the valve of the leaking gas and then open the doors and windows in case of leakage of gas and other flammable gases. Do not unplug the cooler and other electrical appliances considering that spark may cause a fire.
- To ensure safety, it is not recommended that to place socket, regulators, rice cookers, microwave ovens and other appliances at the top of the beverage cooler, those recommended by the manufacturer are not included. Do not use electrical appliances in the food pantry.
Related warnings for use
- Do not arbitrarily disassemble or reconstruct the beverage cooler, nor damage the refrigerant circuit; maintenance of the appliance must be conducted by a specialist.
- Damaged power cord must be replaced by the manufacturer, its maintenance department or related professionals in order to avoid danger.
- The gaps between cooler door and cooler body are small, be noted not to put your hand in these areas to prevent from squeezing the finger. Please be gentle when close or open the cooler door to avoid falling articles.
- Do not give package and other components to children to play. The bending board and plastic film may lead to suffocation! Do not allow children to enter or climb the cooler to prevent that children are sealed in the cooler or children are injured by the falling cooler.
- Do not spray or wash the cooler; do not put the cooler in moist places easy to be splashed with water so as not to affect the electrical insulation properties of the cooler.
- Do not use cooler body, cooler door, etc. as pedal or support.
- Do not place heavy objects on the top of the cooler considering that objects may fall when open or close the door, and accidental injuries might be caused.
- Please pull out of the plug in case of power failure or cleaning. Do not connect the cooler to power supply within five minutes to prevent damages to the compressor due to successive starts.
Warnings related to placing items
- Do not put flammable, explosive, volatile and highly corrosive items in the cooler to prevent damages to the product or fire accidents.
- Do not place flammable items near the cooler to avoid fires.
- This product is for household refrigeration appliances, mainly used in the storage of beverage, not for other purposes, such as storage of blood, drugs and biological products.
Warnings for energy
- Beverage cooler might not operate consistently when sited for an extended period of time below the cold end of the range of temperatures for which the cooler appliance is designed.
- The need to not exceed the storage time(s) recommended by the beverage manufacturers for any kind of beverage.
- The precautions necessary to prevent an undue rise in the temperature of the beverage while defrosting the beverage cooler.
- The fact that a rise in temperature of the beverage during manual defrosting, maintenance or cleaning could shorten the storage life.
- The necessity that, for doors or lids fitted with locks and keys, the keys be kept out of the reach of children and not in the vicinity of the cooler appliance, in order to prevent children from being loCking inside,
Warnings related to disposal
Refrigerant and cyclopentane foaming material used for the beverage cooler are
flammable. Therefore, when the beverage cooler is scrapped, It shall be kept
away from any Tire source and be recovered by a special recovering company
with corresponding qualification other than be disposed by combustion, 0 as to
prevent damage to tne environment or any otner harm.
when the beverage cooler is scrapped, disassemble the doors, and remove gasket
of door and shelves; put the doors and shelves in a proper place, so as to
prevent trapping of any child.
Correct Disposal of this product:
This marking indicates that this product should not be disposed with other
household wastes. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health
from uncontrolled waste disposal, recycle it responsibly to promote the
sustainable reuse of material resources. lo return your used device, please
use the return and collection systems or contact the retailer where the
product was purchased. They can take this product for environmental sate
recycling.
Proper use of beverage cooler
The picture above is only for reference. The actual configuration will depend on the physical product or statement by the distributor)
- The beverage cabinet has a storage temperature of-5 18’C (23~65 F) and is suitable for storage bottles or cans.
- It is not recommended to store other foods in the beverage cabinet to prevent contamination of the internal air or to affect the appearance.
- Please keep the inside of the beverage cabinet clean, please drink it during the shelf life of the beverage.
Temperature Control
(The picture above is only for reference The actual configuration will depend on the physical product or statement by the distributor )
Display Control
when power-on the beverage cooler, the display screen will display in full
last for 3 seconds, and the start-up tone will ring, and then enter into the
display of normal operation Normal operation display: (1 In case of no
failure, set temperature is displayed;2) In case of failure, error code is
displayed;
AThis cooler adopts the touch control of the glass door. Touch slightly when
pressing the keys. It is to be avoided that the area of the display panel is
scratched by the sharp things and it shall be kept away from the environment
of high magnetic field and high humidity. Otherwise the cooler is possible
not to be set and operate normally.
Standby function
In standby state,press the standby button until the buzzer rings, the beverage
cooler will exit standby state,and the display screen will display the set
temperature; lf not in standby state, long press standby button for 5 seconds
until the buzzer rings, the beverage cooler will enter in standby state, the
display screen will turn off.
Lighting mode
Press the lighting key until the buzzer rings to turn on/off the internal
lamp.
Switching of the Fahrenheit temperature and Celsius temperature
Press the Temperature-rise key and the Temperature-drop key continuously for 3
seconds to finish the switch of the Celsius temperature and Fahrenheit
temperature; the display area will show the setting Fahrenheit temperature or
Celsius temperature under the existing mode
Temperature setting
Press the “Temperature-rise key ” , the temperature will increase 1C (or F).
After locking, the COoler will operate according to the setting value;
Press the “Temperature-drop key “, the temperature will decrease 1C (or F).
After locking, the cooler wilon0 to the settino yalue.
Memory function
The cooler has the power off memory function. After the power is on again, the
cooler will work according to the setting before the power-off.
Error code:
if the failure happens, the display area will show corresponding error codes
as shown as below table, the user shall contact a specialist for maintenance,
so as to make sure the normaluse of beverage Gooler.
Storing too many cans or bottles in the cooler may cause the temperature in the cooler to rise temporarily.
Placement
Before using the cooler,.remove all packaging materials including bottom cushions and foam pads and tapes inside the cooler,tear off the protective film on the door and the cooler body.
Avoid direct sunlight and heat sources sunch as stove.heating radiator.etc.If the cooler has to be put next to heat source.a suitable insulation board shall be applied or keep the cooler away from heat source.
The cooler is placed in a well-ventilated indoor place;the ground shall be
flat,and sturdy (rotate left or right to adjust the wheel for levelling if
unstable).
The more refrigerant in the beverage cooler, the larger the space in which the
beverage cooler should be placed. Every 8g of refrigerant must have at least
1m3 of heat dissipation space. The amount of refrigerant is indicated on the
nameplate on the back of the beverage cooler.
The top space of the cooler shall be greater than 30cm,and the distances from bothsides and backside shall be more than 10cm to facilitate heat dissipation.
Start to use
- The cooler shall stay for half an hour before connecting power when ii is firstly started.
- Clean up the inner chamber before put into use for first time.
- Do not connect cooler to electronic energy saving plug and converter that can convert DC into AC (E.g.: solar energy system, ship grid).
- Water drop or frost will be generated on backside of beverage cooler when compressor is running, which is decided by function of cooler. wiping out frost or water drop is not needed as the back will wipe them out automatically. The defrosted water will be collected into drain tank, then inflow into water disposal pan above the compressor and vaporized.
The arrangement of bottle
Do not let bottle touch the cooler’s back in order lo maintain good air
circulation in the cooler.
The bottle number may be different from bottles in different shape and
size.Oversized bottle may have impact on the number of bottle storage in the
beverage cabinet.
Usage of temperature zones inside the beverage cooler
Due to different temperature zones generated due to air circulation in the
cooler, the upper area’s temperature is higher than the low area.
Energy saving tips
- The Cooler shall be placed in room dry and ventilated. The cooler cannot be put under direct sunlight or next to heat source ( such as radiator, stove, etc.), and a suitable insulation board shall be applied if necessary.
- Try to shorten opening time of cooler’s door.
- Put beverage into cooler after ii has cooled down.
Maintenance of beverage cooler
Disconnect the cooler
Unplug power plug to disconnect the cooler.
Stop using the cooler
If the cooler left unused for a long time, please:
- Unplug the cooler;
- Clean the cooler;
- Keep the cooler door open.
Clean the cooler
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Dusts behind the cooler and on the ground shall be timely cleaned to improve the cooling effect and energy saving.
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Check the door gasket regularly to make sure there are no debris.
Clean the door gasket with a soft cloth dampened with soapy water or diluted detergent. -
The interior of the cooler should be cleaned regularly to avoid odor.
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Please turn off the power before cleaning interior, remove all foods, drinks ,shelves, etc.
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Use a soft cloth or sponge to clean the inside of the cooler, with two tablespoons of baking soda and a quart of warm water. Then rinse with water and wipe clean. After cleaning, open the door and let it dry naturally before turning on the power.
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For areas that are difficult to clean in the cooler (such as narrow sandwiches, gaps or corners), it is recommended to wipe them regularly with a soft rag, softbrush, etc. and when necessary.combined with some auxiliary tools (such as thin sticks) to ensure no contaminants or bacterials accumulation in these areas.
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Do not use soap, detergent, scrub powder, spray cleaner, etc., as these may cause odors in the interior of the cooler or contaminated food.
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Clean the shelves with a soft cloth dampened with soapy water or diluted detergent.
Then rinse with water and dry with a soft cloth or dry naturally. -
Wipe the outer surface of the cooler with a soft cloth dampened with soapy water, detergent, etc., and then wipe dry.Do not rub or scratch the surface of the glass door to prevent the door from being broken or scratched.
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Do not use hard brushes, clean steel balls, wire brushes, abrasives(such as toothpastes), organic solvents (such as alcohol, acetone, banana oil, etc.), boiling water, acid or alkaline items, which may damage the cooler surface and interior. Boiling water and organic solvents such as benzene may deform or damage plastic parts.
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Do not rinse directly with water or other liquids during cleaning to avoid short circuits or affect electrical insulation after immersion.
Notice:
Do not use detergent and solvent with sand or acid.
Troubleshooting
lnoperation
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Whether the cooler is plugged and connected to power; Low voltage;
Whether temperature control knob is in the work area; Failure power or tripping circuit.
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Long-term operation of compressor
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It is normal that cooler operates for longer time in summer when the ambient temperature is higher;
Do not put too much beverages in the cooler at one time; Frequent opening of cooler door.
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Illuminating light does not shine| Whether the cooler is connected to power,
whether the indicator light is damaged.
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Loud noises
| Whether the floor is flat, whether the placement of cooler is stable;
Whether the cooler accessories are properly placed.
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Cooler enclosure heat Condensation
| The cooler enclosure may emit heat during running specially in summer, this is caused by the radiation of the condenser, and ii is a normal phenomenon.
Condensation: condensation phenomenon will be detected on the exterior surface and door seals of the cooler when the ambient humidity is high, this is a normal phenomenon, and after wiping with towel, turns up the set temperature of the appliance properly.
Airflow sound Buzz
Clatter
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Refrigerants circulating in the refrigerant lines will produce eruption of sound and grunts which is normal does not affect the cooling effect.
Buzz will be generated by running compressor specially when starting up or shutting down.
The solenoid valve or electric switch valve will clatter which is a normal phenomenon and does not affect the operation.
comfee warranty
Warranty
One year full warranty from original purchase date.
Midea, through its authorized servicers wll:
Pay all costs for repairing or replacing parts of this appliance which prove
to be defective in materials or workmanship.
Consumer will be responsible for:
Diagnostics, removal, transportation and reinstallation cost required because
of service.
Costs of service calls that are a result of items listed under NORMAL
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONSUMER
Midea replacement parts shall be used and will be warranted only for the
period remaining on the original Warranty.
NORMAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONSUMER”
This warranty applies only to products in ordinary household use, and the
consumer is responsible for the items listed below:
- Proper use of the appliance in accordance with instructions provided with the product.
- Routine maintenance and cleaning necessary to keep in good working condition.
- Proper installation by an authorized service professional in accordance with instructions provided with the appliance and in accordance with all local plumbing, electrical and or gas codes.
- Proper connection to a grounded power supply of sufficient voltage, replacement of blown fuses, repair of loosened connections or defects in house wiring.
- Expenses for making the appliance accessible for servicing.
- Damages to finish after installation.
EXCLUSIONS
This warranty does not cover the following:
- Failure caused by damage to the unit while in your posession (other than damage caused by defect or malfunction), by its improper installation, or by unreasonable use of the product, including without limitation, failure to provide reasonable and necessary maintenance or to follow the written Installation and Operating Instructions.
- Products purchased “as-is” or refurbished are not covered by this warranty.
- Food loss caused by refrigerator or freezer failure.
- Service calls to repair or replace consumables such as water filters, light bulbs, air filters, etc., or handles, knobs and other cosmetic parts.
- Product that has been transferred from its original owner.
- Interior or exterior rust on the unit.
- Damages caused by services performed by persons other than authorized Midea servicers; use of parts other than Midea replacement parts obtained from persons other than Midea customer service, or external causes such as abuse, misuse, inadequate power supply or acts of God.
- Service calls resulting from improper installation of your product.
- Service calls to instruct you on the use of your product.
- Surcharges including, but not limited to, any after hour, weekend, or holiday service calls, tolls, ferry trip charges, or mileage expense for service calls to remote areas, including the state of Alaska.
- If the unit is put to commercial, business, rental, or other use or application other than for consumer use, we make nO warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for particular use or purpOse.
- Product that has been removed outside the USA or Canada.
- Products without original serial numbers or products that have serial numbers which have been altered or cannot be readily
determined.
Note: Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages. So this limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
IF YOU NEED SERVICE
Keep your bill of sale, delivery slip, or some other appropriate payment
record.
The date on the bill establishes the warranty period should service be
required.
If service is performed, it is your best interest to obtain and keep all
receipts.
This written warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may also have other
rights that vary from state to state. Service under this warranty must be
obtained by following these steps, in order:
- Contact Midea Consumer Services or an authorized Midea servicer at customerserviceusa@midea.com or 1-866-646-4332 Midea.
- If there is a question as to where to obtain service, contact our Consumer Relations Department.
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