Care and Cleaning, Grease Filters see

CARE AND CLEANING

Before you clean your Cooker Hood or carry out any maintenance, switch off and remove the plug from the socket to disconnect it from the electricity supply.

Grease Filters (see Fig.2)

These must be cleaned once a month using non aggressive detergents, either by hand or in the dish-washer, which must be set to a low temperature and a short cycle.

When washed in a dish-washer, the grease filter may discolour slightly, but this does not affect its filtering capacity. To remove the grease filter, pull the spring release handle (f).

Carbon Filters (see Figs.2 and 3)

It absorbs unpleasant odours caused by cooking.

The active carbon filter must NEVER be washed.

The active carbon filter should be changed every 4 months in normal use.


Mounting			and		replacing the Carbon filters:
a .	Disconnect				the	hood	from	the electricity.
b .	Remove the grease						filters	(Fig.	2).
c .	If	Carbon		filters		have not		been	previously installed, place one active carbon filter on each side so that they
	cover		the	grates		protecting		the rotor on the motor. Then turn the centre handle in the clockwise direction (Fig.
d .	3)	to	lock the filters in place.
	If	the	Carbon filters have already been installed (covering the grates protecting the rotor on the motor) and need
e .	to	be	replaced,			turn	the central		handle in the counter-clockwise direction until the Carbon filters are unlocked.
	Refit		the	the metal grease				filters.

Replacing Lamps	(see Fig.4)

Firstly, if the lights do	not work, make sure that the lamps are fitted properly into their housings. If
they still don not work	they are easy to replace.

Replacement bulbs are available from Hotpoint Genuine Parts and Accessories (see Key Contacts, back page). Only use halogen bulbs of 20W max (G4), making sure you do not touch them with your hands.

Access the light compartment: extract the guard by levering it off with a small screwdriver or similar tool (fig. 4). Make sure that the lamps have cooled before replacing them.

Replace the burnt out light bulb.

Close the lamp cover (it will snap shut).

Cleaning

•Clean regularly, with a sponge soaked in warm water and a sodium bicarbonate solution, which is among other things a good disinfectant. If you do not have any, you can use a neutral soap.

•DO NOT use abrasive detergents, bleach or detergents using ammonia. NEVER use solvent based products.

WARNING:

Failure to carry out the basic standards of cleaning and replacement of the filters could cause a fire risk. Therefore you must observe these instructions.