Before switching on:
• Make sure that it has been installed by a suitably qualified person, as per the information
contained in the installation instructions.
• After delivery, wait for four hours before connecting the appliance to your mains supply.
This will allow any refrigerant gasses that may have been disturbed during the transpor-
tation process to settle.
• The outside of the appliance and the removable accessories contained within it, should
be cleaned with a solution of liquid detergent and water.
• The interior of the appliance should be cleaned with a solution of sodium bicarbonate dis-
solved in lukewarm water.
• The interior and accessories should be thoroughly dried, after the cleaning process has
been completed.
• There can be an odour when you first switch on the appliance. It will lessen as the appli-
ance starts to cool.
During first use:
IMPORTANT: When you use the wine cooler for the first time or restart the appliance after
it has been turned off for a long time, there could be a few degrees variance between the
temperature you select and the one indicated on the LED display. This is normal and it is
due to the length of activation time. Once the wine cooler has been running for a few hours
everything will be back to normal.
• When you first switch on the appliance, the compressor will run continuously until the
wine cooler reaches a cool enough temperature.
• During this period of time, you should try not to open the door frequently or place bottles
inside of the appliance.
• If the unit is switched off or unplugged, you must allow at least 5 minutes before restart-
ing the appliance or
• reconnecting it to your mains supply.
Loading the wine cooler:
IMPORTANT: Your appliance is ideally suited to store 0.75 litre Bordeaux style wine bot-
tles. Whilst it can store larger bottles, you must make sure that they do not prevent the
door from shutting properly.
• Always check that you can close the door without it fouling on a wine bottle, before shut-
ting it.
• When loading several bottles of wine at once, it will take longer for the appliance to cool
the individual bottles
• As many bottles may differ in size and dimensions, the actual number of bottles you are
able to store may vary
• The maximum storage number is based on standard 0.75 litre Bordeaux style wine bottles.
Storing your wine:
• The chart below indicates the ideal storage temperatures for different types of wine:
Type of wine
Red wine
White wine
Sparkling wines/champagne
• Temperature stability is the most important factor when it comes to storing wine.
• Exposure to light, vibrations or fluctuations in temperature and humidity can all cause
wine to spoil. When properly stored, wines not only maintain their quality but many will
actually improve in aroma, flavour and complexity as they mature.
• Wines kept at a higher temperature will age faster. Wine that is exposed to temperatures
that are greater than 18 °C (64 °F) will suffer from poorer flavour and aroma.
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HOW TO USE YOUR WINE COOLER
Temperature (Celsius)
12 - 18 °C
5 - 12 °C
4 - 8 °C
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
58 - 64 °F
48 - 79 °F
39 - 47 °F