Freezer Care & Maintenance Tips

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Proper care and maintenance of your freezer will not only improve efficiency and performance, but will save energy dollars, and help your food contents to last longer.

Location of Your Freezer

Placing your freezer directly near a heat source, outside in warm climates, or where the sun will shine on it, will cause it to work harder than it needs to - increasing energy costs. Find a cool, level and dry space, with adequate clearance at the back for good air circulation, and room overhead or to the side to open the freezer door.

Care & Maintenance

* Check the seal occasionally to ensure proper sealing. If the seal is not adequate, the door may require an adjustment or the seal may need to be replaced.
* Defrost and clean the freezer regularly. Ice build-up will lower it's efficiency.
* Safeguard your small children by keeping freezers locked.
* Vacuum any exposed condensor coils regularly to ensure proper air circulation.
* Keep temperature constant to keep food from spoiling.
* Label and date food contents for quick retrieval, and ensure that foods are properly rotated.
* These tips are general in nature; consult your owner's manual for specific care guidelines.

Moving Day Tips

* You can lay your upright down for safer transport, but turn it on its side with the hinges up, to ensure the door doesn't open.
* You might consider securing the door shut to prevent movement and protect the hinges.
* Remove glass shelving before moving the appliance.
* Wait at least a half hour before plugging your freezer in, to ensure the oil has time to drain back to its proper place in the compressor. Older freezers should have an even longer waiting period - as the oil takes longer to relocate.
* After an extended period in freezing weather, your freezer may not appear to be working after being plugged in, but as it adjusts to the warmer room temperature, the thermostat will tell it to operate.

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Take Care on Your Watch

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Take Care on Your Watch

Like any high-precision instrument, a watch needs to be serviced regularly in order to work perfectly. Obviously, we cannot indicate the intervals for such work, which depends on the model, climate and the care taken by the watch's owner.

The small amount of oil needed to lubricate the bearings of the movement gets used up. This can lead to reduced accuracy or even stop a movement. Also the crown can get damaged by hits and the little rubber seals that guarantee the tightness of the watch dry up over time, letting dust and humidity enter the movement.

As a general rule, service intervals are between 3 and 7 years, depending on the use.

We recommend:
- Keep you watch clean. Dust and dirt tend to collect in gaps in the back of the case or band.
- Clean the watch occasionally. Use a soft dry cloth to wipe off dirt, perspiration and water from
the case and crystal.
- Do not use the watch in places where it is exposed to high temperature.
(above 60°C, or 140°F, below 0°C, or 32°F) or extreme temperature changes.
- Never open the watch yourself.
- Whether thermal or other Shocks avoid them.
- Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight to prevent the color from fading.
- Avoid direct contact with solvents, detergents, perfumes, cosmetic products etc.,
since they may damage the bracelet, the case or the gaskets.
- To ensure water-resistance, gaskets must be replaced every 24 months a part of maintenance.
- Do not place the watch to a magnet. Timekeeping will become inaccurate.

- Leather straps look better if they are kept dry. Salt water is particularly harmful.
Do not forget that leather is permeable! Therefore avoid contact with greasy substances and
cosmetic products.
If you have a problem with your leather strap, please contact your nearest ZENO retailer.

- Store your watch in a dry place when you are not using it.
- Be sure to use the watch with the crown pressed in (normal position).
- If your watch has a screw-type crown, be sure to tighten the crown completely.

- Do not operate the crown with wet fingers or when the watch is wet.
Water may enter the watch and compromise water resistance.

More information you find at
the homage of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry
or at FAQ

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