Kogan 129L Bar Fridge - (KM129SCFRGA/KM129SCFRGB/KM129SCFRGC) - Manual

Safety & Warnings

1.1 Warnings

Warning: Risk of fire / flammable materials

1. This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as staff kitchen areas, in shops, offices 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.
2. 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.
3. Do not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in this appliance.
4. The appliance must be unplugged after use and before carrying out user maintenance on the appliance.
5. Keep ventilation openings, in the appliance enclosure or in the built-in structure, clear of obstruction.
6. Do not use mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting process, other than those recommended by the manufacturer.
7. Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.
8. Do not use electrical appliances inside the food storage compartments of the appliance, unless they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.
9. Please abandon the refrigerator according to local regulators for its use of flammable blowing gas and refrigerant.
10. When positioning the appliance, ensure the supply cord is not trapped or damaged.
11. Do not locate multiple portable socket-outlets or portable power supplies at the rear of the appliance.
12. Do not use extension cords or ungrounded (two-prong) adapters.
13. 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.
14. The refrigerator must be disconnected from the source of electrical supply before attempting the installation of accessory.
15. Refrigerant and cyclopentane foaming material used for the refrigerator are flammable. Therefore, when the refrigerator is scrapped, it must be kept away from any fire source and be recovered by a special recovering company with a corresponding qualification other than being disposed of by combustion, to prevent damage to the environment or any other harm.
16. This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced 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.
17. 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.)
18. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

1.2 Meaning of 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.
Warning symbol	This is a warning symbol. It is required to operate in strict observance of instructions marked with this symbol otherwise damage to the product or personal injury may be caused.
Caution symbol	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.

1.3 Electricity related warnings

	Do not pull the power cord when pulling the power plug of the refrigerator. Please firmly 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. If noise, odour and smoking happen, please unplug the power plug immediately and contact Kogan.com support.
	Please use a dedicated power socket and do not share the power socket with other electrical appliances. The power plug 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 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.

1.4 Warnings for use

	Do not arbitrarily disassemble or reconstruct the refrigerator or damage the refrigerant circuit; maintenance of the appliance must be conducted by a specialist. Damaged power cords 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 aware not to put your hand in these areas to prevent from squeezing the finger. 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. Please do not put your hands under or behind the appliance to prevent from being hurt.
	Do not allow any child to get into or climb the refrigerator; otherwise, suffocation or injury to the child may be caused.
	Do not place heavy objects on the top of the refrigerator considering that objects may fall when closing or opening the door and accidental injuries might be caused. Please pull out the plug for cases 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.

1.5 Warnings for placement

	Do not put flammable, explosive, volatile and highly corrosive items in the refrigerator to prevent damages to the product or fire accidents. Do not place flammable 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 fluid contained in bottles or enclosed containers in the freezing chamber of the refrigerator; otherwise, the bottles of enclosed containers may crack due to freezing to cause damages.

1.6 Warnings for energy

1. 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 below the cold end of the range of temperatures for which the refrigerating appliance is designed.
2. 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;
3. Do 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;
4. To prevent an undue rise in the temperature of the frozen food while defrosting the refrigerating appliance, wrap the frozen food in several layers of newspaper.
5. A rise in temperature of the frozen food during manual defrosting, maintenance or cleaning could shorten the storage life.
6. For doors or lids fitted with locks and keys, the keys must be kept out of the reach of children and not in the vicinity of the refrigerating appliance in order to prevent children from being locked inside.

1.7 Warnings for disposal

Refrigerant and cyclopentane foaming material used for the refrigerator are flammable. Therefore, when the refrigerator is scrapped, it shall be kept away from any fire source and be recovered by a special recovering company with a corresponding qualification other than be disposed of by combustion, to prevent damage to the environment or any other harm.

 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 of 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. Contact your local council for available services.

Assembly Instructions

1.1 Placement

	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. Please leave the packing materials and other parts out of the reach of children to prevent from the risk of suffocation.
	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 that are easy to be splashed with water so as not to affect the electrical insulation properties of the refrigerator.
	The refrigerator 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). Please do not use the appliance on traffic means (such as boat and so on).
	The top space of the refrigerator shall be greater than 30cm and the refrigerator should be placed against a wall with a free distance more than 10cm to facilitate heat dissipation.

1.2 Door handle installation
Precautions before installation:

Before installation or adjusting of accessories, ensure that the refrigerator is disconnected from power.

Take precautions to prevent fall of the handle from causing any personal injury.

List of tools to be provided by the user
	Cross screwdriver

(The picture above is only for reference. The actual configuration will vary slightly by model)

Assembly steps

1. Remove the screw hole caps (1) from the door and use a cross screwdriver to fix screws (3) into the screw hole (2) tightly.
2. Assemble the screw covers (4) on the screw hole of the handle.

1.3 Leveling feet

Schematic diagram of the levelling feet

(The picture above is only for reference. The actual configuration will vary slightly by model)

Adjusting procedures:

1. Turn the feet clockwise to raise the refrigerator;
2. Turn the feet counterclockwise to lower the refrigerator;
3. Adjust the right and left feet based on the procedures above to a horizontal level.

1.4 Door Right-Left Change

List of tools to be provided by the user
	Cross screwdriver		Putty knife thin-blade screwdriver
	5/16" socket and ratchet		Masking tape

1) Power off the refrigerator and remove all objects from the door trays.

2) Dismantle the screw covers, screws and handle and remove the plastic screw hole caps from the other side

 

3) Dismantle the upper hinge cover, screws and upper hinge and remove the plastic screw hole caps from the other side.

 

4) Dismantle the door and the bottom hinge assembly and leveling feet and then assemble the bottom hinge assembly and leveling feet on other side.

5) Put the door on bottom hinge and assemble the upper hinge, upper hinge cover and plastic screw hole caps successfully.

6) For the assembly of the handle, please refer to 1.2.

Operation

	Before the initial start, keep the refrigerator still for two hours before connecting it to the power supply. Before putting any fresh or frozen foods, run the refrigerator for 2-3 hours or above 4 hours in summer when the ambient temperature is high.
	Spare enough space for convenient opening of the doors and drawers.

Structure and functions

Key components

(The picture above is only for reference. The actual configuration will vary slightly by model)

Refrigerator

• The refrigerator is suitable for storage of a variety of fruits, vegetables, beverages and other food consumed in the short term.
• Cooking foods shall not be put in the refrigerating chamber until cooled to room temperature.
• Foods are recommended to be sealed up before putting into the refrigerator.
• The glass shelves can be adjusted up or down for a reasonable amount of storage space and easy use.

Note: Storage of too much food during operation after the initial connection to power may adversely affect the freezing effect of the refrigerator.

Functions

(The picture above is only for reference. The actual configuration will vary slightly by model)
The figures do not mean a specific set temperature, but temperature level.
“1” means the warmest setting
“6” means the coldest setting
The higher the figure is, the lower the actual temperature inside the refrigerator shall be.
“OFF” means stop running!

Maintenance

Any replacement or maintenance of the LED lamps is intended to be made by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified person.

Overall cleaning

• Dust behind the refrigerator and on the ground shall be timely cleaned to improve the cooling effect and energy saving. The interior of the refrigerator should be cleaned regularly to avoid odour. Soft towels or sponge dipped in water and non-corrosive neutral detergents are suggested for cleaning. The refrigerator shall be finally cleaned with clean water and dry cloth. Open the door for natural drying before the power is turned on.
• Do not use hard brushes, clean steel balls, wire brushes, abrasives, such as toothpaste, organic solvents (such as alcohol, acetone, banana oil, etc.), boiling water, acid or alkaline items to clean refrigerator considering that this may damage the fridge surface and interior.
• Do not rinse with water so as not to affect the electrical insulation properties

Please unplug the refrigerator for defrosting and cleaning

Defrost

• Unplug the power cord.
• Please remove the foods from the refrigerator and place them properly to prevent foods from melting or going bad and then prepare a water container for holding defrosting water.
• Pour the water in drain tray into the water container and it is recommended to use a dry towel to dry the defrosting water on liner and evaporator, then wring dry the towel. Repeat the operation until defrosting is completed.
• You can use the natural temperature of the natural defrosting; you can also use the ice shovel to eliminate the frost (use plastic or wooden ice shovel to prevent damage to the liner).
• You can also use the appropriate amount of hot water to speed up defrosting, with the dry towel to dry the water after defrosting.
• Put all foods back and power on the appliance again.

Stop using

• 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, fix the glass partitions, vegetable holder, freezing chamber drawers, etc., with tape and tighten the levelling feet; close the doors and fix 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°. Do not hold the door and hinge when moving this unit.
• 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

Energy saving tips

• 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.
• 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.
• The 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 efficient.
• 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.

Troubleshooting

You may try to solve the following simple problems by yourself. If they cannot be solved, please contact the after-sales department.

Failed operation	Check whether the appliance is connected to power or whether the plug is in well contact. Check whether the voltage is too low. Check whether there is a power failure or partial circuits have tripped.
Odour	Odorous foods shall be tightly wrapped. Check whether there is any rotten food. Clean the inside of the refrigerator.
Long-time operation of the compressor	Long operation of the refrigerator is normal in summer when the ambient temperature is high. It is not suggestible having too much food in the appliance at the same time. Food should be cool before being put into the appliance. The doors are opened too frequently.
Light fails to get lit	Check whether the refrigerator is connected to the power supply and whether the illuminating light is damaged. Have the light replaced by a specialist.
Doors cannot be properly closed	The door is stuck by food packages. Too much food is placed. The refrigerator is tilted.
Loud noise	Check whether the floor is level and whether the refrigerator is placed stably. Check whether accessories are placed at proper locations
Door seal fails to be tight	Remove foreign matters on the door seal. Heat the door seal and then cool it for restoration or blow it with an electrical drier or use a hot towel for heating.
Water pan overflows	There is too much food in the chamber or food stored contains too much water, resulting in heavy defrosting. The doors are not closed properly, resulting in frosting due to the entry of air and increased water due to defrosting.
Hot housing	Heat dissipation of the built-in condenser via the housing, which is normal. When housing becomes hot due to high ambient temperature, storage of too much food or shutdown of the compressor, provide sound ventilation to facilitate heat dissipation.
Surface condensation	Condensation on the exterior surface and door seals of the refrigerator is normal when the ambient humidity is too high. Just wipe the condensate with a clean towel.
Abnormal noise	Buzz: The compressor may produce buzzes during operation and the buzzer is loud particularly upon start or stop. This is normal. Creak: Refrigerant flowing inside of the appliance may produce creak, which is normal.