AIM F42SDW 41L Bar Fridge User Manual
- June 10, 2024
- AIM
Table of Contents
41 LITRE BAR
FRIDGE
USER MANUAL
PLEASE READ AND SAVE THESE IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
This product is intended for HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY and not for commercial,
industrial or outside use.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
SAFETY WARNINGS
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This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as staff kitchen areas in shops, ofices and other working environments; farmhouses and by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments; bed and breakfast type environments; catering and similar non- retail applications.
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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. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
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If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent, or similarly qualiied persons to avoid a hazard.
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Do not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a lammable propellant in this appliance.
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The appliance must be unplugged after use and before carrying out user maintenance on the appliance.
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Warning: Keep ventilation openings, in the appliance enclosure or in the built-in structure, clear of obstruction.
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Warning: Do not use mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting process, other than those recommended by the manufacturer.
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Warning: Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.
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Warning: Do not use electrical appliances inside the food storage compartments of the appliance, unless they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.
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Warning: Please abandon the refrigerator according to local regulators for it use lammable blowing gas and refrigerant.
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Warning: When positioning the appliance, ensure the supply cord is not trapped or damaged.
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Warning: Do not locate multiple portable socket-outlets or portable power supplies at the rear of the appliance.
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Do not use extension cords or ungrounded (two prong) adapters.
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Danger: 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.
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Refrigerant and cyclopropane foaming material used for the appliance are lammable. Therefore, when the appliance is scrapped, it shall be kept away from any ire source and be recovered by a special recovering company with corresponding qualiication other than be disposed by combustion, to prevent damage to the environment or any other harm.
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The necessity that, for doors or lids itted with locks and keys, the keys be kept out of the reach of children and not in the vicinity of the refrigerating appliance, to prevent children from being locked inside.
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For a standard: This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduce physical sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision. Children aged from 3 to 8 years are allowed to load and unload refrigerating appliances.
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To avoid contamination of food, please respect the following instructions:
• Opening the door for long periods can cause a signiicant increase of the temperature in the compartments of the appliance.
• Clean regularly surfaces that can come in contact with food and accessible drainage systems.
• Clean water tanks if they have not been used for 48 h; lush the water system connected to a water supply if water has not been drawn for 5 days.
• Store raw meat and ish in suitable containers in the refrigerator, so that it is not in contact with or drip onto other food.
• Two-star frozen-food compartments are suitable for storing pre-frozen food, storing or making ice-cream and making ice cubes.
• One-star , two-star , three-star and four-star compartments are not suitable for the freezing of fresh food.
• If the refrigerating appliance is left empty for long periods, switch off, defrost, clean, dry, and leave the door open to prevent mold developing within the appliance.
• For appliances without a 4-star compartment: this refrigerating appliance is not suitable for freezing foodstuffs. -
Note 1,2,3,4: Please conirm whether it is applicable according to our product compartment type.
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For a freestanding appliance: this refrigerating appliance is not intended to be used as a built-in appliance.
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Any replacement or maintenance of the LED lamps is intended to be made by the manufacturer, its service agent or similar qualiied person.
INTRODUCTION
Please read these instructions and the safety guidelines on page 1 carefully
before using your new Fridge/Freezer. The Fridge/Freezer is for indoor,
domestic use only. 
- Thermostat Control (Interior Light)
- Interior Glass Shelf
- Salad Crisper Box with Glass Shelf
- Levelling Feet
- Door Storage(above)
- Door Storage(under)
Important notice:
- The product appearance and speciications may be varied without notice to raise the product quality.
- The product appearance and speciications may be varied with that of the related energy eficiency test or the related safety test, etc.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Adjusting the temperature
- The temperature in the refrigerator is controlled by the temperature controller.
- The marks on the knob are the temperature grades, NOT the exact degrees of temperature.
Setting “0”: Unit Off
Setting “MIN”: Unit On Warmest Temperature
Setting “NORMAL”: Normal Operation (adequate for most situations)
Setting “MAX”: Coldest Temperature
NOTE: During high ambient temperatures e.g. on hot summer days, it may be necessary to set the thermostat to the coldest setting. This may cause the compressor to run continuously in order to maintain a low temperature in the cabinet.
There is a black arrow on the knob of thermostat, Open, close and digital
block marks is printed correspondingly.
When the knob arrow turns OFF, the compressor will stop working.
Turn the arrow to ON and the compressor will start working.
The number does not represent the speciic temperature value. At room
temperature, the larger the number, the lower the temperature in the box.
The smaller the number, the higher the temperature in the box; Digital maximum
speed for fast freezing, suitable for fast refrigeration and fast freezing
material.
Don’t freeze too long. Food should be frozen after the knob back to the
original block, so as not to cause the cold food to be frozen bad.
Gear position should be adjusted according to different seasons. When defrosting is needed, press the red button in the middle, the compressor will stop refrigeration and defrosting will start. After reaching the setting temperature of defrosting, the compressor will automatically reset and restart for refrigeration.
IN USE
Tips for keeping food perfect in the Fridge
Take extra care with meat and ish.
Cooked meats should always be stored on a shelf above raw meats to avoid
bacterial transfer. Keep raw meats on a plate which is large enough to collect
juices and cover it with cling ilm or foil.
Leave space around food
This allows cold air to circulate around the Fridge, ensuring all parts of the
Fridge are kept cool.
Wrap up food
To prevent transfer of lavours and drying out, food should be separately
packed or covered. Fruit and vegetables need not be wrapped.
Pre-cooked food should be cooled properly
Allow pre-cooked food to cool down before placing in the Fridge. This will
help to stop the internal temperature of the Fridge from rising.
Shut the door
To prevent cold air escaping, try to limit the number of times you open the
door. When retuning from shopping, sort foods to be kept in your Fridge before
opening the door. Only open the door to put food in or take it out.
original block, so as not to cause the cold food to be frozen bad.
SAFETY WARNING SYMBOLS
Prohibition symbol| This is a prohibition symbol.
Any in compliance with instructions marked with this symbol may result in
damage to the product or endanger the personal safety of the user.
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Warning symbol| This is a warning symbol.
It is required to operate in strict observance of instructions marked with
this symbol; or otherwise damage to the product or personal injury may be
caused.
Note symble| This is a cautioning symbol.
Instructions marked with this symbol require special caution. Insufficient
caution may result in slight or moderate injury, or damage to the product.
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 refrigerator.
Please irmly grasp the plug and pull out it from the socket directly. To
ensure safe use, do not damage the power cord or use the power cord when it is
damaged or worn.
Please use a dedicated power socket and the power socket shall not be shared
with other electrical appliances. The power cord should be irmly contacted
with the socket or else ires 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 refrigerator and other electrical appliances considering
that spark may cause a fire.
Do not use electrical appliances on the top of the appliance, unless they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.
WARNINGS FOR USING
Do not arbitrarily disassemble or reconstruct the refrigerator, 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 refrigerator doors and between doors and refrigerator body are small, be noted not to put your hand in these areas to prevent from squeezing the inger. Please be gentle when close the refrigerator door to avoid falling articles. Do not pick foods or containers with wet hands in the freezing chamber when the refrigerator is running, especially metal containers in order to avoid frostbite.
Do not allow any child to get into or climb the refrigerator; otherwise, suffocation or falling injury of the child may be caused.
Do not place heavy objects on the top of the refrigerator considering that
objectives may fall when close or open the door, and accidental injuries might
be caused. Please pull out the plug-in case of power failure or cleaning.
Do not connect the freezer to power supply within five minutes to prevent
damages to the compressor due to successive starts.
WARNINGS FOR PLACEMENT
Do not put flammable, explosive, volatile and highly corrosive items in the refrigerator to prevent damages to the product or ire accidents. Do not place lammable items near the refrigerator to avoid fires.
The refrigerator is intended for household use, such as storage of foods; it shall not be used for other purposes, such as storage of blood, drugs or biological products, etc.
Do not store beer, beverage or other luid contained in bottles or enclosed containers in the freezing chamber of the refrigerator; or otherwise the bottles or enclosed containers may crack due to freezing to cause damages.
WARNINGS FOR ENERGY
- Refrigerating appliances might not operate consistently (possibility of defrosting of contents or temperature becoming too warm in the frozen food compartment) when sited for an extended period of time below the cold end of the range of temperatures for which the refrigerating appliance is designed.
- The fact that effervescent drinks should not be stored in food freezer compartments or cabinets or in low-temperature compartments or cabinets, and that some products such as water ices should not be consumed too cold.
- The need to not exceed the storage time(s) recommended by the food manufacturers for any kind of food and particularly for commercially quick-frozen food in food- freezer and frozen-food storage compartments or cabinets.
- The precautions necessary to prevent an undue rise in the temperature of the frozen food while defrosting the refrigerating appliance, such as wrapping the frozen food in several layers of newspaper.
- The fact that a rise in temperature of the frozen food during manual defrosting, maintenance or cleaning could shorten the storage life.
- Opening the door for long periods can cause a signiicant increase of the temperature in the compartments of the appliance.
- Clean regularly surfaces that can come in contact with food and accessible drainage systems.
- Clean water tanks if they have not been used for 48 h; lush the water system connected to a water supply if water has not been drawn for 5 days.
- Store raw meat and ish in suitable containers in the refrigerator, so that it is not in contact with or drip onto other food.
- If the refrigerating appliance is left empty for long periods, switch off, defrost, clean, dry, and leave the door open to prevent mold developing within the appliance.
- For appliance with chill compartment: some types of fresh vegetables and fruits are sensitive to cold, and that therefore, they are not suitable for storage in this kind of compartment.
WARNINGS FOR DISPOSAL
**| Refrigerant and cyclopropane foaming material used for the refrigerator
are lammable. Therefore, when the refrigerator is scrapped, it shall be kept
away from any fire source and be recovered by a special recovering company
with corresponding qualiication other than be disposed by combustion, to
prevent damage to the environment or any other harm.
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| When the refrigerator is scrapped, disassemble the doors, and remove gasket
of door and shelves; put the doors and shelves in a proper place, 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. To 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 environmentally safe
recycling.
PROPER USE OF REFRIGERATORS
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Before use, remove all packing materials, including bottom cushions, foam pads and tapes inside of the refrigerator; tear off the protective film on the doors and the refrigerator body.
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Keep away from heat and avoid direct sunlight. Do not place the freezer in moist or watery places to prevent rust or reduction of insulating effect. Do not spray or wash the refrigerator; do not put the refrigerator in moist places easy to be splashed with water so as not to affect the electrical insulation properties of the refrigerator.
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The refrigerator is placed in a well-ventilated indoor place; the ground shall be lat, and sturdy (rotate left or right to adjust the wheel for levelling if unstable).
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The top space of the refrigerator shall be greater than 30 cm, and the refrigerator should be placed against a wall with a free distance more than 10 cm to facilitate heat dissipation.
STARTING TO USE
- Before initial start, keep the refrigerator still for half an hour before connecting it to power supply.
- Before putting any fresh or frozen foods, the refrigerator shall have run for 2 – 3 hours, or for above 4 hours in summer when the ambient temperature is high.
- Spare enough space for convenient opening of the doors and drawers.
- The actual configuration will depend on the physical product or statement by the distributor.
ENERGY SAVING TIPS
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The appliance should be in the coolest area of the room, away from heat producing appliances or heating ducts, and out of the direct sunlight.
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Let hot foods cool to room temperature before placing in the appliance.
Overloading the appliance forces the compressor to run longer. Foods that freeze too slowly may lose quality, or spoil. -
Be sure to wrap foods properly, and wipe containers dry before placing them in the appliance. This cuts down on frost build-up inside the appliance.
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Appliance storage bin should not be lined with aluminium foil, wax paper, or paper towelling. Liners interfere with cold air circulation, making the appliance less eficient.
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Organise and label food to reduce door openings and extended searches. Remove as many items as needed at one time and close the door as soon as possible.
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF THE APPLIANCE
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Dusts behind the refrigerator 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.
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The interior of the refrigerator should be cleaned regularly to avoid odour.
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Please turn off the power before cleaning interior, remove all foods, drinks, shelves, drawers, etc.
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Use a soft cloth or sponge to clean the inside of the refrigerator, 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 dificult to clean in the refrigerator (such as narrow sandwiches, gaps, or corners), it is recommended to wipe them regularly with a soft rag, soft brush, etc. and when necessary, combined with some auxiliary tools (such as thin sticks) to ensure no contaminants or bacterial accumulation in these areas.
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Do not use soap, detergent, scrub powder, spray cleaner, etc. as these may cause odours in the interior of the refrigerator or contaminated food.
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Clean the bottle frame, shelves and drawers with a soft cloth dampened with soapy water or diluted detergent. Dry with a soft cloth or dry naturally.
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Wipe the outer surface of the refrigerator with a soft cloth dampened with soapy water, detergent, etc., and then wipe dry.
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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 fridge surface and interior.
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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. Please unplug the refrigerator for defrost and cleaning.
Defrosting
Defrosting of refrigerator is open and stop automatically, defrosting lows
through the outlet of the back wall of refrigerator through the drainpipe to
the compressor tray of water storage, automatic evaporation.
Warning: Do not use mechanical equipment or other means to accelerate the
defrosting process except as recommended by the manufacturer.
Out of operation
Power failure: In case of power failure, even if it is in summer, foods inside
the appliance can be kept for several hours; during the power failure, the
times of door opening shall be reduced, and no more fresh food shall be put
into the appliance.
Long-time non use: The appliance shall be unplugged and then cleaned; then the
doors are left open to prevent odour.
Moving: Before the refrigerator is moved, take all objects inside out, ix the
glass partitions, vegetable holder, freezing chamber drawers and etc. with
tape, and tighten the levelling feet; close the doors and ix them with tape.
During moving, the appliance shall not be laid upside down or horizontally, or
be vibrated; the inclination during movement shall be no more than 45°.
The appliance shall run continuously once it is started. Generally, the
operation of the appliance shall not be interrupted; otherwise the service
life may be impaired.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
You may try to solve the following simple problems by yourself. If them cannot be solved, please contact the after-sales department.
Appliance is not working correctly| • Check whether the power cord is plugged
into the power outlet properly.
• Check the fuse or circuit of your power supply, replace if necessary.
• The ambient temperature is too low. Try setting the chamber temperature to a
colder level to solve this problem.
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Odours from the compartments| • The interior may need to be cleaned.
• Some food, containers or wrapping cause odours.
Noise from the appliance| The sounds below are quite normal:
• Compressor running noises.
• Air movement noise from the small fan motor in the freezer compartment or
other compartments.
• Gurgling sound similar to water boiling.
• Popping noise during automatic defrosting.
• Clicking noise before the compressor starts.
Other unusual noise is due to the reasons below and may need you to check and
act:
• The cabinet is not level.
• The back of appliance touches the wall.
• Bottles or containers fallen.
The compressor runs continuously| It is normal to frequently hear the
compressor, it will need to run more when in following circumstances:
• Temperature setting is set colder than necessary.
• Large quantity of warm food has recently been stored within the appliance.
• The temperature outside the appliance is too high.
• Doors are kept open too long or too often.
• After your installing the appliance or it has been switched off for a long
time.
A layer of frost occurs in the compartment| Check that the air outlets are not
blocked by food and ensure food is placed within the appliance to allow
sufficient ventilation. Ensure that door is fully closed. To remove the frost,
please refer to cleaning and care chapter.
Temperature inside is too warm| You may have left the doors open too long or
too frequently; or the doors are kept open by some obstacle; or the appliance
is located with insufficient clearance at the sides, back and top.
Temperature inside is too cold| You may have accidentally adjusted the
thermostat control dial to a higher position.
Doors can’t be closed easily| Check whether the top of the refrigerator is
tilted back by 10 – 15 mm to allow the doors to self-close, or if something
inside is preventing the doors from closing.
Water drips on the floor| The water pan (located at the rear bottom of the
cabinet) may not be properly levelled, or the draining spout (located
underneath the top of the compressor depot) may not be properly positioned to
direct water into this pan, or the waterspout is blocked. You may need to pull
the refrigerator away from the wall to check the pan and spout.
The light is not working| The LED light may be damaged.
The control system has disabled the lights due to the door being kept open too
long, close and reopens the door to reactivate the lights.
CLIMATE CLASSES
| Class | Symbol | Ambient temperature range |
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| Extended temperate | SN | + 10 to + 32 |
| Temperate | N | + 16 to + 32 |
| Subtropical | ST | + 16 to + 38 |
| Tropical | T | + 16 to + 43 |
2 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
The Manufacturer hereby provides a warranty to the original purchaser of this
product (the consumer) that this product will be free of manufacturing defects
in materials and workmanship which under normal, personal, family or
household use (commercial use expressly excluded) manifest themselves within
the 2 years from the date of purchase.
EXCLUSIONS
- The warranty does not include and will not be construed to cover products damaged as a result of disaster, misuse, commercial use, not in accordance within the written instructions included with the product, abuse and/or any non-authorised modiication of the product, incorrect installation of the product or normal wear and tear.
- Insect infestation of the electrical or motor makes the claim invalid.
- Customer abuse do not fall under warranty.
WAIVER
The warranty and the obligations of the Manufacturer provided herein are in
lieu of, and the consumer, waives all other warranties, guarantees, conditions
or liabilities, express or implied, arising by law or otherwise, including
without limitation, any obligation of the manufacturer in respect of any
injury, loss or damage (direct, indirect or consequential) arising out of the
use of, or inability to use this product and whether or not occasioned by the
manufacturer’s negligence or any act or omission on its part.
PROOF OF PURCHASE
Any claim in terms of the warranty must be supported by a proof of purchase.
If such proof is not available, then not withstanding anything to the contrary
herein, the service agent’s prevailing charges for services/repairs and/or
spares will be payable by the Consumer upon collection of the repaired
product. The Consumer should call the Pick n Pay CUSTOMER CARELINE on 0860 30
30 30 (only in South Africa). Customers residing outside South Africa ay
return the product back to a Pick n Pay store. During the warranty period the
product may only be serviced and/or repaired by the Manufacturer’s duly
authorised agent(s).
If this product proves to be faulty during normal use due to defective
materials or workmanship.
Refer to our website for terms and conditions.
REPAIRS PROCEDURE
Should you experience any faults on your Aim product, please adhere to the
following procedure to have the fault rectiied speedily and professionally.
You can return the product to the store.
Call the Pick n Pay CUSTOMER CARELINE on 0860 30 30 30 (only in South Africa)
to report the fault and make arrangements for the next steps.
Note: Should you live in an outlying area or outside South Africa, it may be
necessary to return the product to the store nearest to you.
COST OF REPAIRS
UNDER WARRANTY
Any items still under warranty will be repaired free of charge, as long as it
complies with the terms and conditions of the warranty (refer to “warranties”
section in this manual). Any items that need to be repaired that are NOT
covered in the warranty will be for the consumer’s expense. A quote for the
repair/replacement of these items will be provided to the consumer for
approval prior to repairs being conducted.
OUT OF WARRANTY
Any items that need to be repaired once the warranty has expired will be for
the consumer’s expense including call out fees. A quote for the
repair/replacement of these items will be provided to the consumer for
approval prior to repairs being conducted.
Specially packed for
Pick n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd.
Pick n Pay Oice Park,
101 Rosmead Avenue,
Kenilworth, Cape Town, 7708
www.picknpay.co.za
MODEL NUMBER:
ABF40
CUSTOMER CARE
Sharecall: 0860 30 30 30
ONLY IN SOUTH AFRICA
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