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Caring For Your Fridge
As with all refrigerators, your Labcold pharmacy and vaccine fridge, although designed to
provide you with many years of fault free service, will perform better if attention is paid to
the loading of the fridge and it is regularly cleaned and defrosted.
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In order to ensure even temperature distribution throughout your refrigerator it is important
that :
• The fridge is not overloaded. It is recommended the fridge is only partially lled (around
50%) and even at maximum stock level the content should not exceed two thirds (66%)
of the fridges capacity.
• The contents are not packed too closely together.
• The contents do no touch the wall or the bottom of the fridge and are stored away from
the fan.
• When loading new stock in to the fridge, ensure product with the earliest expiry date
are at the front and used rst.
• After restocking the fridge, check the temperature 10 minutes later to ensure that the
fridge is cooling down, running satisfactorily and is not overstocked.
Cleaning
Defrosting
It is recommended that your fridge is cleaned on a regular basis
It is essential that you unplug the refrigerator from the mains and transfer the
contents where they can be stored and monitored at the correct temperatures before
cleaning
When cleaning you should:
• Remove the shelves and clean with weak soapy water. Do not use strong detergents
or bleach
• Wipe the inside of the fridge in the same solution and dry with a soft cloth. Take care
to avoid the light tting and ensure that the drain hole at the back of the fridge is
clear of debris
• Wipe the door seal with a damp cloth. Do not use strong detergents or bleach
• Gently remove the dust on the back of the fridge. Take care not to damage the pipes
Although your Labcold fridge features automatic o-cycle defrosting, it is recommended
that it is defrosted manually if there is a build up of ice. This can happen in times of high
humidity, if the door has been opened for a long time, it is overstocked or the ambient
temperature is high.
It is essential that you unplug the refrigerator from the mains and transfer the
contents where they can be stored and monitored at the correct temperatures before
defrosting
To defrost you should:
• Leave unplugged with the door open for at least 6 hours at room temperature or until
any ice is melted. Do not use a sharp implement to remove ice as this will damage
the coating of the fridge
• Dry thoroughly and remove any surplus water before returning to use
• Leave cooling for at least 6 hours before reloading with vaccines or pharmaceuticals
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Door Lock
Your Labcold pharmacy and vaccine fridge is tted with a door lock with 2 keys. To lock,
push the key in gently and twist 90
o
to the left, to unlock twist 90
o
to the right. The key can be
safely removed from both the locked and unlocked positions.
Keys should not be left in the lock as they protrude from the fridge. They could cause
a health and safety hazard or could be knocked, which may damage the lock. Keys and
locks are only covered for 90 days under the Labcold warranty
Error Codes
The display on your fridge is designed to display error codes. If you see one it is because the
controller, which performs continuous diagnostic system checks, has detected a problem.
Most require immediate action.
batt - this means that the batteries
need changing. It will only display if
batteries are tted and you can still use
the fridge safely
Po - when this displays it means
there is or has been a power failure. If
batteries are tted this will display even
if the mains power is o
Start Error - when this displays it
means there is a total system failure. Do
not use the fridge, remove contents.
Please contact your retailer
NTC - when this displays it means that
the temperature probe has failed. Do
not use the fridge, remove contents.
Please contact your retailer
If, when the fridge is rst plugged in the display shows test or it continually displays the
numbers 01,02,05,10 or 15 (with no decimal point) or the display does not change to an
alarm state or show a temperature value after a few minutes, there is a system failure. Do
not use the fridge, contact your retailer.
If the display is blank it means either that the controller is not working correctly or the fridge
is not getting power. You can check this. If the light comes on when the door is opened and
you can hear the fridge working and it feels cold inside it means the display may be faulty. If
the light does not come on and the fridge does not feel cold do not use the fridge, please
remove contents and contact your retailer.
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