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safety information electrolux 5
Safety Information
In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and first using the appliance, read this user manual carefully, including its hints and warnings. To avoid unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is important to ensure that everyone using the appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and safety features. Save these instructions and make sure that they remain with the appliance if it is moved or sold, so that everyone using it will be properly informed on its use and safety.
General safety
●It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.
●This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory 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.
●Make sure that small pets do not climb into the drum. To avoid this, please check into the drum before using.
●Any objects such as coins, safety pins, nails, screws, stones or any other hard, sharp material can cause extensive damage and must not be placed into the machine.
●In order to avoid danger of fires caused by excessive drying, do not use the appliance to dry the following items: Cushions, quilts and the like (these items
accumulate heat).
●Items such as foam rubber (latex foam), shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber
backed articles and clothes or pillows GB fitted with foam rubber pads should
not be dried in the tumble dryer.
●Always unplug the appliance after use, clean and maintenance.
●Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local Service Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.
●Items that have been soiled with sub- stances such as cooking oil acetone, petrol, kerosene, spot removers, tur- pentine, waxes and wax removers should be washed in hot water with an extra amount of detergent before being dried in the tumble dryer.
●Danger of explosion: Never tumble dry items that have been in contact with inflammable solvents (petrol, methylated spirits, dry cleaning fluid and the like). As these substance are volatile, they could cause an explosion. Only tumble dry items washed with water.
●Risk of fire: items that have been spotted or soaked with vegetable or cooking oil constitute a fire hazard and should not be placed in the tumble dryer.
●If you have washed your laundry with stain remover you must execute an extra rinse cycle before loading your tumble dryer.
●Please make sure that no gas lighters or matches have accidentally been left in pockets of garments to be loaded into appliance
WARNING:
Never stop a tumble dry before the end of the drying cycle unless all
