Hotpoint FDEF 33121 manual Precautions and safety advice, General safety

Precautions and safety advice

The appliance was designed and manufactured in compliance with current international safety standards. The following information has been provided for safety reasons and should therefore be read carefully.

Keep this instruction manual in a safe place for future reference. If the appliance is sold, given away or moved, please ensure the manual is kept with the machine, so that the new owner may benefit from the advice contained within it.

Please read this instruction manual carefully: it contains important information regarding the safe installation, use and maintenance of the appliance.

This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:

-staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;

-farm houses;

-by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;

-bed and breakfast type environments.

General safety

•This appliance is not intended for use by persons

(including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

•Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

•The appliance was designed for domestic use inside the home and is not intended for commercial or industrial use.

•The appliance must be used by adults only, to wash domestic crockery according to the instructions in this manual.

•The appliance must not be installed outdoors, even in covered areas. It is extremely dangerous to leave the machine exposed to rain and storms.

•Do not touch the appliance when barefoot.

•When unplugging the appliance always pull the plug from the mains socket, do not pull on the cable.

•The water supply tap must be shut off and the plug should be removed from the electrical socket before cleaning the appliance or carrying out any maintenance work.

•If the appliance breaks down, do not under any circumstances touch the internal parts in an attempt to carry out the repair work yourself.

•Do not lean or sit on the open door of the appliance: this may cause the appliance to overturn.

•The door should not be left open as it may create a dangerous obstacle.

• The packaging material should not be used as a toy:	GB
it can become a choking or suffocation hazard.

If your family includes children:

•DO NOT allow children to play with the appliance or tamper with its controls.

•Keep detergents and rinse aids away from children.

•Keep children away from the open door of a dishwasher, there could still be some detergent left inside.

Disposal of old electrical appliances

The European Directive 2012/19/EU on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), requires that old household electrical appliances must not be disposed of in the normal unsorted municipal waste stream. Old appliances must be collected separately in order to optimise the recovery and recycling of the materials they contain and reduce the impact on human health and the environment. The crossed out “wheeled bin” symbol on the product reminds you of your obligation, that when you dispose of the appliance it must be separately collected.

Consumers should contact their local authority or retailer for information concerning the correct disposal of their old appliance.

Saving energy and respecting the environment

Saving water and energy

•Only start a wash cycle when the dishwasher is full. While waiting for the dishwasher to be filled, prevent unpleasant odours with the Soak cycle (see Wash Cycles).

•Select a wash cycle that is suited to the type of crockery and to the soil level of the crockery using the Wash cycle table:

-for dishes with a normal soil level, use the Eco wash cycle, which guarantees low energy and water consumption levels.

-if the load is smaller than usual activate the Half load* option (see Start-up and use).

•If your electricity supply contract gives details of electricity saving time bands, run wash cycles during the periods when a lower tariff is applied.

The Delayed start* button (see Start-up and use) helps you organise the wash cycles accordingly.

Phosphate-free and chlorine-free detergents containing enzymes

•We strongly recommend that you use detergents that do not contain phosphates or chlorine, as these products are harmful to the environment.

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