Tips For Saving Energy - Gaggenau RB282 Gebrauchsanleitung

Installation and connection
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Tips for saving energy

If you follow the instructions below, your appliance will use less power.
Note: The arrangement of the features does not affect the energy consumption of the appliance.
Installing the appliance
Keep the appliance out of direct sunlight.
Install the appliance as far away as possible from heating ele-
ments, cooker and other heat sources:
3 cm to electric or gas cookers.
30 cm to an oil or solid-fuel cooker.
Note:
If this is not possible, attach an insulating plate between the
appliance and heat source.
Select an installation location at a room temperature of
approx. 20 °C.
Use a cavity depth of 56 cm.
Caution!
Risk of burns!
Individual parts of the appliance become hot during opera-
tion. Touching these parts may result in burns.
Do not cover or block the ventilation openings.
Ventilate the room daily.
Using the appliance
Open the appliance door only briefly.
Transport purchased food in a cool bag and place quickly in
the appliance.
Allow warm food and drinks to cool down before placing in
the appliance.
Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator compartment in order to
utilise the low temperature of the frozen food.
Always leave a space between the food and the rear panel.
Pack food airtight.
Vacuum the back of the appliance once a year.
Do not cover or block the ventilation openings.
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The appliance must cool less frequently at low ambient tempera-
tures and therefore consumes less power.
The air on the rear panel of the appliance does not warm up so
intensely. The appliance consumes less power if the warm air can
escape.
The air in the appliance does not warm up so intensely. The appli-
ance must cool less frequently and therefore consumes less
power.
The air can circulate and the air humidity will remain constant.
The appliance must cool less frequently and therefore consumes
less power.
The air on the rear panel of the appliance does not warm up so
intensely. The appliance consumes less power if the warm air can
escape.