Hoover HSW150M manual Introduction

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Introduction

Please read and follow these instructions carefully and operate the machine accordingly. This booklet provides important guidelines for safe installation, use, maintainance and some useful advice for best results when using your machine. Keep all documentation in a safe place for future reference or for any future owners.

Note: this machine is solely for domestic use, i.e. to wash, rinse and spin dry household textiles and garments.

Notes on disposal

All packaging materials used are environmentally-friendly and recyclable. Please help dispose of the packaging via environmentally-friendly means.

Your retailer or local council will be able to give you details of current means of disposal.

Appliances that have reached the end of their useful life are not worthless rubbish! Valuable materials can be salvaged from an old appliance via scrap reprocessing.

Note: to ensure safety when disposing of an old washing machine disconnect the mains plug from the socket, cut the mains power cable and destroy this together with the plug. To prevent children shutting themselves in the machine break the door hinges or the door lock.

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