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Important :
Keep this user’s manual with your appliance. If the appliance is sold or transferred to someone else, ensure that the manual is with it. Please take note of these instructions before installing and using your appliance. They have been drawn up for your own and other people’s safety.
•SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
•Installation
—When you receive your appliance, unpack it or have it unpacked immediately. Check that it has not suffered any damage during transport. Express any reservations in writing on the delivery note, of which you keep a copy. Never connect up a damaged machine. If your appli- ance is damaged, please contact your dealer.
—Before proceeding to connect up your machine, please refer to the instructions in your Installation Guide.
—Your dishwasher must be kept disconnected from the mains supply throughout the whole of the installation process.
—The electrical connection details on your appliance’s description plate must comply with those for the mains supply.
—The socket must still be accessible once your appliance has been installed.
—Do not alter or attempt to alter the appli- ance’s characteristics. This could put you at risk.
—If your installation has to be altered, only entrust the electrical and plumbing work to a qualified electrician or plumber respectively.
—Your appliance is designed for normal domestic use. Do not use it for industrial or commercial purposes or for any other purpose than that for which it has been designed.
—The dishwasher’s walls must not be pierced under any circumstances.
• Children’s safety
—This appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons unless they have been adequately supervised by a respon- sible person to ensure that they can use the appliance safely.
—This appliance must only be used by adults. Ensure that children do not touch it and do not use it as a toy. Ensure that they do not operate the appliance’s controls.
—Keep young children away from the appli- ance when it is operating.
—Detergents contain irritant and abrasive sub- stances. These products can have caustic effects on the eyes, the mouth or the throat. They can be extremely dangerous if ingested. Avoid any contact with the skin and the eyes. Ensure that the appliance’s detergent contain- er is empty at the end of the washing cycle.
—Place detergents out of children’s reach and do not put any detergent in the machine until just before you start the washing programme.
—The water in your dishwasher is not drinking water; this is why children must not go near the appliance when its door is open.
—Do not let your children play or sit on the door when it is open.
—Once you have unpacked your appliance, place the packaging out of children’s reach.
—Keep all the packaging materials (e.g. plastic bags, polystyrene, etc.) out of children’s reach because they can be dangerous for children (ie. risk of suffocation).
• Use
—This appliance is not intended for use by per- sons (including children) with reduced physi- cal, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concern- ing use of the appliance by a person responsi- ble for their safety.
—When machine is running, do not open door. This may provoke steam leakage or splattering of water.
-- If the dishwasher is not being used for long periods of time, turn the electricity and water supply to the dishwasher off.
-- If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer or its service agent or a similarly qualified person in order to avoid a hazard.
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--The dishwasher must always be connected to the water system using new hose sets.
--If the appliance is installed on a carpet floor, take care that the openings in its base are not obstructed
— Only use products specially designed for your dishwasher (water softening salt, detergent and rinsing products).
— As far as possible, avoid opening the dishwasher’s door when it is operating, and in particular during the heating phases, because scalding steam may escape or you may be splashed with hot water. The machine is fitted
with a safety system that immediately blocks the dishwasher’s operation if the door is opened.
— Never use chemical solvents in your appliance because these could cause an explosion.
— Always close your appliance’s door after loading or removing your items.
— Do not lean or sit on your appliance’s door when it is open.
— You are strongly advised to disconnect the machine after use and turn off the water supply.
— Unplug your machine before carrying out any technical work on it.
— Avoid placing your machine immediately next to a cooking or heating appliance to prevent any risk of heat damage;
— Do not place any items in your machine, which are not certified as dishwasher safe.
— If you have removed an item before the end of the washing programme, it is important to rinse it carefully to remove any residual washing products.
— If your appliance breaks down, never attempt to repair it yourself. Any repairs made by non-qual- ified personnel can cause significant damage or lack of control.
— The machine complies with applicable safety regulations. Any repairs should be carried out by qualified technicians. Repairs or changes that do not conform may be dangerous for the users. In case of replacement, only use original parts.
— If the machine malfunctions due to other causes than those mentioned in this booklet, disconnect the machine (remove the plug) or break the circuit concerned and contact your nearest Blanco serv- ice providers.
•ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
This appliance’s packaging material is recyclable. Help recycle it and protect the environment by dropping it off in the municipal receptacles provided for this purpose.
Your appliance also contains a great amount of recyclable material. It is marked with this label to indicate that in countries that are a members of the European Union the used appliances should not be mixed with other waste. This way, the appliance recycling orga- nised by your manufacturer will be done under the best possible conditions, in compliance with European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
Contact your town hall or your retailer for the used appliance collection points closest to your home.
We thank you doing your part to protect the environment.
• ECONOMICAL, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WASHING
—Remove any food residue from your crockery (bones, pips, etc.)
—Do not pre-wash your items by hand (useless waste of water).
—Utilise your dishwasher’s capabilities to the full for an economical, environmentally friendly wash.
—Always select a washing programme suitable for the crockery type and how dirty they are.
—Avoid overdosing with detergent, regenerating salt and rinsing liquid. Follow the recommenda- tions in this guide (pages 9-10-11) and the instructions on the product packs.
—Ensure that the water softener is correctly set (see pages 10-11).
