Baumatic Bf340bl Instruction Manual

Using your Baumatic fridge freezer 
 
Before switching on 
 
o Make sure that it has been installed by a suitably qualified 
person, as per the information contained in Baumatic’s 
installation instructions. 
 
o After delivery, wait for eigh t hours before connecting the 
appliance to your mains supply.  This will allow any refrigerant 
gasses that may have been distur bed during the transportation 
process to settle.  
 
o The outside of the appliance  and the removable accessories 
contained within...

Turning on the appliance and setting the thermostat 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
You switch on your appliance by connecting it to your mains supply 
and setting the thermostat. The thermo stat control knob is located on 
the back wall of the fridge section. 
  
o  The thermostat automatically regulates the temperature inside 
the fridge freezer, depending on  what setting you have turned 
the thermostat control knob to:- 
 
o  LOW-  This will keep the fridge at  a temperature of 7°C and the 
freezer at a...

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Arranging and storing food in the fridge section 
 
o Warm food or evaporating liquids  should not be stored in your 
refrigerator, as this will increa se the humidity inside of the 
appliance.  
 
o All foods should be wrapped or  covered, this is particularly 
important if the food has a st rong flavour. You should use 
polythene bags or sheets, aluminium foil, wax paper. Liquids 
should be stored in cove red containers or bottles.  
 
o To maximise the space inside of the fridge section, any...

The  freezer compartment 
 
The freezer compartment is suitable for storing and freezing food. 
 
o The freezer compartment temperature must have already 
reached -18 degrees centigrade (o r lower) before you attempt to 
store food that is already frozen or freezing fresh food. 
 
o  The freezer compartment is only able to freeze a certain quantity 
of food at one time. You should  not attempt to freeze more than 
7 kilograms of fresh food within a 24 hour period. 
 
o  Preferably the top drawer should...

o After 24 hours you should check that the fresh 
food is satisfactorily fr ozen. If it is then the 
thermostat control knob should be turned back 
to the  MIDDLE  position. You can move the food 
to any drawer within the freezer at this point.  
 
 
Tips on freezing 
 
o Freezer bags, polythene wraps, aluminium foil (extra thick) and 
special cans for frozen foods ar e suitable packaging for storing 
frozen goods in.  
 
o Tape, rubber bands or plastic clips are 
suitable for sealing bags and...

Important user information 
 
IMPORTANT: Care should be taken to make sure that 
the airflow duct vents on th e rear interior wall of the 
fridge and freezer sect ions are not blocked. 
 
 
IMPORTANT: If your main s power supply fails, then 
the food inside of the freezer section will be 
preserved for a 12 hour period. After 12 hours the 
food should be removed from the freezer section and  
consumed as quickly as possible. 
 
IMPORTANT: If power is cu t to the appliance, when 
power is restored it wi...

o When cleaning is complete, dry  your hands and then reconnect 
the plug to your mains supply. 
 
Defrosting the   freezer compartment 
 
Your appliance is frost free, so yo u will not need to manually defrost 
the freezer section.  
 
However if for example the door is le ft open for a prolonged period of 
time or the door gasket is not sea ling correctly, then you could get ice 
building in the freezer section.  If  this occurs, then you should follow 
the steps below. 
 
o  The day before you...

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o Once all the ice that has built up has melted, then the inside of 
the freezer compartment should be  dried thoroughly. Failure to 
do this will result in immediate ice build when the appliance is 
switched back on. 
 
o  With dry hands, reconnect your appliance to your mains supply. 
Set the thermostat control knob to the  HIGH position for a 24 
hour period, before returning it to the normal setting of 
MIDDLE.  
 
o You should not attempt to freeze  fresh food inside the freezer 
compartment...

Replacing the light bulb 
 
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WARNING: PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR 
APPLIANCE IS DISCONNECTED FROM 
YOUR MAINS SUPPLY BEFORE 
ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE LIGHT 
BULB. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
o There is an interior light at the  top of the back wall of the fridge 
section. 
 
o  Remove the bulb cover  (A) by pressing the hook on the bottom 
of the cover. 
 
o  Press the hooks on the sides of the light cover and slide the 
cover off. 
 
o Change the present light bulb (B)  with a new one. The 
replacement...

Installation 
IMPORTANT: Before installation and usage read 
all the instructions and make sure that the 
voltage (V) and the frequency (Hz) indicated on 
the rating plate are exactly the same as the 
voltage and frequency in your home. The rating 
plate can be found on the front left edge of the    
            inside of the refrigerator. 
 
The manufacturer declines all responsi bility in the event of the installer 
failing to observe all the accident  prevention regulations in force, 
which are...