Safety warnings
For the User
•The cooker hood is designed to extract unpleasant odours from the kitchen, it will not extract steam.
•Always cover lighted elements, to prevent excess heat from damaging the appliance. In the case of oil, gas and coal fired cookers it is essential to avoid open flames.
•Also, when frying, keep the deep frying pan on the cooker top/ cooker under careful control.
•The hot oil in the frying pan might ignite due to overheating.
•The risk of
•It is extremely important to note that overheating can cause a fire.
•Never carry out any flambé cooking under the hood.
•Always disconnect the unit from the power supply before carrying out any work on the hood, including replacing the light bulb (take the cartridge fuse out of the fuse holder or switch off the automatic circuit breaker).
•It is very important to clean the hood and replace the filter at the recommended intervals. Failure to do so could cause grease deposits to build up, resulting in a fire hazard.
For the Installer
•When used as an extractor unit, the hood must be fitted with a 120mm diameter hose.
•When installing the hood, make sure you respect the following minimum distance from the top edge of the cooking hob/ring surfaces:
electric cookers | 600 mm |
gas cookers | 650 mm |
coal and oil cookers | 800 mm min. |
•The national standard on
•The air outlet must not be connected to chimney flues or combus- tion gas ducts. The air outlet must under no circumstances be connected to ventilation ducts for rooms in which
•It is advisable to apply for authorization from the relevant controlling authority when connecting the outlet to an unused chimney flue or combustion gas duct.
The air outlet installation must comply with the regulations laid down by the relevant authorities.
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