Electrolux CH 700 user manual Maintenance and Care, Cleaning the hood, Metal grease filter

Maintenance and Care

•The hood must always be disconnected from the electricity supply before beginning any maintenance work.

Cleaning the hood Warning

•Clean the outside of the hood using a damp cloth and a mild detergent.

•Never use corrosive, abrasive or flammable cleaning products.

•Never insert pointed objects in the motor’s protective grid.

•Wash the outside surfaces using a delicate detergent solution. Never use caustic detergents or abrasive brushes or powders.

•Only ever clean the control panel and filter grille using a damp cloth and delicate detergents.

•It is extremely important to clean the unit and change the filters at the recommended intervals. Failure to do so will cause grease deposits to build up that could constitute a fire hazard.

•Failure to observe the instructions on cleaning the unit and changing the filters will cause a fire hazard. You are therefore strongly recommended to follow these instructions.

•The manufacturer declines all responsibility for any damage to the motor or any fire damage linked to inappropriate maintenance or failure to observe the above safety recommendations.

Metal grease filter

•The purpose of the grease filters is to absorb grease particles which form during cooking and it must always be used, either in the external extraction or internal recycling function. Attention: the metal grease filters must be removed and washed, either by hand or in the dishwasher, every four weeks.

Removing the metal grease filter

•First, push both metal grease filter handles towards the centre, then extract the filter, pulling downwards.

Repeat the steps with the second filter.

Metal grease

filter handle

Hand washing	Fig. 4 - Removing the metal grease filter
Soak grease filters for about one hour in hot
water with a little washing-up liquid, then rinse
off thoroughly with hot water. Repeat the
process if necessary. Refit the grease filters	￿
when they are dry.
Dishwasher
Place grease filters in the dishwasher. Select
most powerful washing programme and highest
temperature, at least 65°C. Repeat the process.
Refit the grease filters when they are dry.
When washing the metal grease filter in the
dishwasher a slight discolouration of the filter
can occur, this does not have any impact on its
performance.
• Clean the inner housing using a hot detergent
solution only (never use caustic detergents,
abrasive powders or brushes).