Electrolux ETB2302H Top Mount Refrigerator User Manual

: June 6, 2024
: Electrolux

Table of Contents

Important Safety Information
Installing Your New Refrigerator
Cleaning Your Refrigerator
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
LED Lighting
FEATURES
TOP FREEZER FEATURES
FOOD STORAGE GUIDE
TROUBLESHOOTING
SERVICE REQUEST
Noise
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Electrolux ETB2302H Top Mount Refrigerator User Manual

Thank You for choosing Electrolux!

Congratulations and thank you for choosing an Electrolux refrigerator/ freezer. We are sure you will find your new appliance a pleasure to use.
Before you start using the appliance, we recommend you read through the entire user manual which describes the appliance and its many functions. To avoid any unnecessary risks, misuse or hazards that may be present when using a new electrical appliance, it is important you read the safety instructions carefully. We recommend you keep this user manual for future reference and pass it on to future owners. After unpacking the appliance, please check that it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use the appliance but contact you local Electrolux Customer Care Centre.

Important Safety Information

ENVIRONMENTAL TIP

Disposal information for users Most of the packing materials are recyclable. Please dispose these materials through your local recycling depot or place them in appropriate collection containers

If you wish to discard this appliance, please contact your local authorities and ask for the correct method of disposal. These products are RoHS compliance

Conditions of use

This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as,

Staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working enviroments; Farm house and by clients in hotels, motels and
other residential type enviroments;
Bed and breakfast type environments;
Catering and similar non-retail applications;

Please read the user manual carefully and keep it in a handy place for later reference.

The symbols you see in this manual have the following meanings:

WARNING

This symbol indicates information concerning your personal safety.

CAUTION

This symbol indicates information on how to avoid damaging the appliance.

TIPS AND INFORMATION
This symbol indicates tips and information about the use of the appliance.

ENVIRONMENTAL TIP
This symbol indicates tips and information about economical and ecological use of the appliance.

MEANING OF SYMBOLS

This symbol indicates to never do this.
This symbol indicates to always to this.

TIPS AND INFORMATION

Important: Check for any damages or marks. If you find that the refrigerator is damaged or marked, you must report this within 7 days if you wish to claim
for damages/marks under the manufacturer’s warranty. This does not affect your statutory rights.

WARNING

If pressurised aerosol containers bear the word ‘Flammable’ and/or a small flame sysbol, do not store them inside any refrigerator. If you do so, you may cause an explosion.

When you dispose of refrigerators and freezers, remove all doors. Children can suffocate if they get trapped inside. This refrigerator contains isulation formed with flammable blowing gases. Avoid safety hazards by carefully disposing of this appliance.

WARNING

This appliance must be plugged into its own dedicated 220-240V, 50/60Hz AC electrical outlet
Ensure that the electrical outlet is properly earthed to ground. Consult a qualified electrician if you are unsure.
Do not use an extension cord or adapter plug.
If the power cord is damaged, it must be replaced by manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified personnel in order to avoid a hazard.
Unplug the appliance before cleaning and before changing the light bulb to avoid electric shock.
Never unplug the appliance by pulling on the power cord. Always grip the plug firmly, and pull straight out of the receptacle to prevent damaging the power cord.
Choose a location that is not too cold for installation.
The temperature should be above 10 degrees o C.
Put the appliance in a dry place, avoiding areas of high moisture or humidity.
Do not place the appliance in frosty or unprotected areas, such as in a garage or on a verandah.
Do not place the appliance in direct sunlight.
Do not place the appliance near stoves, fires or heaters.
The plug must be accessible when the appliance is in position.

WARNING

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.

Please follow these tips;

Never let children play with the refrigerator.
Never store fizzy drinks in the freezer compartment.
Never try to repair the refrigerator on your own.
Never use electric heaters or dryers to defrost the freezer because you can receive an electric shock.
Never use electrical appliances inside the storage areas.

WARNING

Stability Foot
When you refrigerator is in place, wind down the stability foot to the floor to stabilise it. Lift the front of the refrigerator to take the weight off the stability foot, then turn it 1/4 turn further to ensure firm contact with the floor.

If you do move the refrigerator, remember to wind it back up, to allow the refrigerator to roll. Remember to reset it when reinstalling.

R600A REFRIGERANT WARNING

This appliance contains flammable R600a refrigerant. Avoid safety hazards by carefully installing, handling, servicing and disposing of this appliance. If your appliance contains R600a it will be indicated on the rating plate inside the appliance.
Ensure that the tubing of the refrigerant circuit is not damaged during transportation and installation.
In the event any damage accidentally occurs, keep the appliance away from open fires and any devices that produce sparks or arcs and luminaries during normal or abnormal operation, and unplug the appliance at the power point. Call authorized service for necessary action and advice.
Leaking refrigerant may ignite vent area if leak occurs.
The room for installing appliance must be at least 1m3 per 8g of refrigerant. The amount and type of refrigerant in the appliance can be found on the rating plate inside the appliance.
Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.
Do not use electrical appliances inside the food storage compartments of the appliance, unless they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.
Keep ventilation openings, in the appliance enclosure or in the built-in structure, clear of obstruction.
Do not use mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting process, other than those recommended by the manufacturer

WARNING

Do not use a steam cleaner. If live components come in contact with the condensing steam, they may short circuit or cause an electric shock.
Do not plug the appliance into a timer fitted to the power point.
Do not put your appliance on an uneven surface.
Do not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with flammable propellant in the appliance.
Do not store fizzy drinks in the freezer compartment.
Never try to repair the refrigerator on your own. Use only a qualified or authorised service person for repairs.
Never use electric heaters or dryers to defrost the freezer because you can receive an aelectric shock.

Installing Your New Refrigerator

Clean the refrigerator thoroughly according to instruction, and wipe away any dust that has accumulated during shipping.

Check that the floor is level. If it is not then adjust the provided levelling leg so product is level and stable.

We recommend that you let your refrigertor run for two to three hours before you put any food in it. This will allow you to check that it is operating properly and that enough cool air is going to the freezer.

Clearance around your Top and Bottom Mount refrigerator

Allow a minimum of 30mm clearance on both sides of the refrigerator.
Allow 50mm clearance at the back of the refrigerator.
Allow a minimum of 10mm clearance above the hinge cover.
If you do not have a cupboard with allowance for air flow above the refrigerator, the recommended clearance area on top increases to 90 mm.
When positioned in a corner area, spacing of at 350mm on the hinge side will allow the doors to open enough to enable the removal of bins and shelves.

NOTE: In installation where both sides and the rear of the refrigerator are not enclosed by cabinetry eg the refrigerator is placed against a wall, the clerance between the rear of refrigerator and the wall should not be greater than 75mm.

You refrigerator uses energy efficient components that may produce different noises (Refer “Noises” page for examples) to your old refrigerator. Occasionally a gurgling sound of refrigerator flowing or the sound of parts expanding and contracting can be hard. These noises are quite normal.

Cleaning Your Refrigerator

Exterior
You should only clean your refrigerator with lukewarm soapy water and a soft cloth. Rinse with clean water and then wipe the surface with a soft clean cloth to remove any soap residue.

Interior
You should clean the refrigerator interior regularly. Wash the interior with a soft cloth and lukewarm soapy water.
Thoroughly dry all surfaces and removable parts. Avoid getting water on refrigerator controls. If you have taken out any removable parts, replace them and switch the power on before restocking the refrigerator with food. Naturally, you should keep the interior of your refrigerator hygenic by promptly and thoroughly wiping up any food spills.

WARNING

Naver use hot water, solvents, commericail, caustic or abrasive cleaners, or scourers to clean this appliance as they will damage it. Many commercially available cleaning products and detergents contain solvents that will damage your refrigerator. When cleaning, use only a soft cloth and lukewarm soapy water.

TEMPERATURE CONTROL

When you first turn on the refrigerator, set both the refrigerator and freezer temperature control to normal.
Please refer to the below section for information on adjusting refrigerator and freezer temperature.

TIPS AND INFORMATION

Changing setting
When you change the temperature settings, make small adjustments and wait 24 hours before assessing whether you need to make any further changes.

For Top Freezer models
Freezer temperature setting recommendation

For Top Freezer models

Refrigerator temperature adjustment

Select the refrigerator control
Slide the control to the left to set it to colder
Slide the control to the right to set less cold

Refrigerator temperature setting recommendation

Refrigerator temperature setting recommendation

For Bottom Freezer models

Freezer temperature setting recommendation

For Bottom Freezer models

Refrigerator temperature adjustment

Select the refrigerator control
Slide the control to the left to set it to less colder
Slide the control to the right to set cold

Refrigerator temperature setting recommendation

Refrigerator temperature adjustment

TIPS AND INFORMATION

Setting the freezer temperature to colder is not recommended for normal or very hot climate condition as this will limit the cooling capacity to other sections of the refrigerator. In very cold climate the freezer will need to be set colder.

DOOR ALARM

If the refrigerator door is left open longer than two minutes, a buzzer will sound. Re-set the alarm by pressing the Light switch or closing the door.

For Multi Top Freezer models

We recommend that when you start your refrigerator for the first time, the temperature for the refrigerator is to set to 3°C and the freezer to -18°C . If you want to change the temperatures, use the instructions below. You should make only small adjustments and wait 24 hours to see whether you need to make further changes.

TIPS AND INFORMATION

When you set a temperature, you set an average temperature for the whole appliance cabinet. Temperatures inside each compartment many vary, depending on how much food you store and where you place it. High or low room temperature may also affect the actual temperature inside the appliance.

How to select the compartment to set temperature

Use “Compartment Select” button to highlight freezer, middle or fresh food compartment temperature setting.

compartment to set temperature

Compartment Icon Display

Freezer Selected
Middle Selected
Food Selected

Adjusting the freezer temperature

Press left “<” arrow button to make the freezer colder in 1°C steps.
Press right “>” arrow button to make the freezer warmer in 1°C steps.

The Freezer temperature range: -23°C to -14°C

Adjusting the middle temperature

Press left “<” arrow button to make the middle colder in 1°C steps.
Press right “>” arrow button to make the middle warmer in 1°C steps

The Middle temperature range: -12°C to 3°C

Adjusting the refrigerator temperature

Press left “<” arrow button to make the middle colder in 1°C steps.
Press right “>” arrow button to make the middle warmer in 1°C steps.

The Refrigerator temperature range: 0°C to 7°C

TIPS AND INFORMATION

Coldest freezer setting is not recommended in normal and very hot climates as this will limit the cooling to the refrigerator sections. In very cold climates the freezer will need to be set colder.

Door Alarm

If the Freezer, Middle or Fresh food doors are left open for longer than 2 minutes. The buzzer will sound and “Compartment icon” and “Compartment select button” will pulse every 0.5 seconds. Press “Door Switch” or close the door to stop alarm. Press any button to silence alarm. Alarm sound will mute for 8 minutes if the door is still open. If the alarm resounds then pressing the button again will silence the alarm for a further 8 minutes. When door alarm is activated, all other functions are locked out.

Energy efficiency

Your appliance has been designed with energy efficiency in mind and can operate in any of three modes (NORMAL, ECO, HOLIDAY), depending on the level of efficiency sought.

ECO Mode

ECO Mod

When the green “ECO” icon is illuminated, it means your appliance is set to run in an ecologically.

The “ECO” icon will appear when setting Freezer compartment temperature from -18°C to -17°C, Middle compartment temperature from -2°C to 4°C and Fresh food compartment temperature from 3°C to 7°C.

If any compartment temperature setting is outside of this range, or the Quick Freeze function is activeed, the “ECO” icon will disappear.

Holiday Mode

Holiday mode is designed to take advantage of maximum energy efficiency when you will be away from your appliance for an extended period. Press “Modes” button to select holiday mode until “HOLIDAY” icon illuminates. “ECO” icon stay on if temperature setting still in the Eco mode range.
Holiday mode can be activated while the door is opened. Manually enabled Holiday mode must be manually deactivated. Automatic Holiday mode (30hours of on human interaction) deactivates if button is pressed on the display or door is opened.

NOTE: Holiday mode is designed to operate with minimum door opening (e.g. if fridge is used for long term storage), frequent door opening in Holiday mode could lead to food spoilage.

Drink Chill Mode

Use the Drink Chill Model for chilling drinks in the freezer, sounding an alarm after 20 minutes (defalt) to remind you to remove the bottles. Press the “Modes” button to select drinks chill mode. “CHILL” icon will illuminate. The numerical display will change to “20”

Drink Chill Mode

The minimum time adjustment is 5 minutes and maximum time is 30 minutes.

Adjust the timer by using arrow button “<” and “>”.

Each button touch will add or decrease 5 minutes to the chill time.

Suggested chilling times:

10 minutes for cans of drink
20 minutes for bottles of wine
30 minutes for bottles of soft drink

NOTE: When drinks chill alarm ia activated, all other functions are locked out.

Quick Freeze Mode

Use the quick freezer mode when you add a large amounts of food to the freezer compartment. The freezer compartment temperature will show -23°C. (This temperature cannot be changed while pressing the “Modes” button to select quick freeze will now operate for 90 minutes then switch to normal operation.)

LED Lighting

Your refrigerator is fitted with long life LED lighting. In the unlikely event the LED lights should ever fail, then the LED lights need to be serviced by a qualified technician.

FEATURES

This section tells you how to make the most of the many useful features of the refrigerator and how to clean them.
You can adjust the refrigerator bins to meet different storage needs.

Door storage bins (shelves)

Both the refrigerator and freezer have door storage bins. You can adjust the refrigerator bins to meet different storage needs. All the door bins are completely removable for cleaning. If you want to remove or adjust a bin, lift and tilt to remove. To replace, tilt the top and push bin down until the support lugs lock it in place.

$Door storage bins $shelves$$

Store safe compartment (where fitted)

You can use this compartment to store food and other items. To operate lock, push up to open and down to lock.

Crisper bin

Storing vegetables

Use the crisper bin to store vegetables, fruits or small items. You can adjust the humidity inside the bin by sliding the humidity control.

Storing fruits and small items

You can store fruits in the crisper bin, but do remember to lower the humidity via the humidity can be adjusted by the sliding the lever on the humidity control.

Deodorizer

Your refrigerator is fitted with Nano copper deodorizer to assist with the removal of food odours inside your refrigerator. Keeping the food covered and wrapping it in plastic will also help to reduce the odours inside your refrigerator.

Deodorizer Induction