Safety warnings
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• When used as an extractor unit, the hood must |
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• When the hood is used in its extractor function, | ||||
be fitted with a: |
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| the following rules must be followed to obtain | ||
EFG 535:100mm diameter hose, |
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EFG 540:120mm diameter hose. |
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| — short and straight outlet hose | |||
Attention: The hose is not supplied and must |
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| — keep bends in outlet hose to a minimum | |||
be purchased separately. |
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| — never install the hoses with an acute angle, | ||
• When installing the hood, make sure you |
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| they must always follow a gentle curve. | |||
respect the following minimum distance |
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| — keep the hose as large as possible | |||
from the top edge of the cooking hob/ring |
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surfaces: |
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| outlet hole). | ||
electric cookers | 600 mm |
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• Failure to observe these basic instructions will | ||||
gas cookers | 700 mm | |||
| drastically reduce the performance and increase | |||
coal and oil cookers | 800 mm min. |
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| the noise levels of the extractor hood. | |||
• The national Standard on |
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specifies a maximum depression of 0.04 mbar | For the user | |||
in such rooms. |
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• The air outlet must not be connected to | • The cooker hood is designed to extract | |||
chimney flues or combustion gas ducts. The air | ||||
| unpleasant odours from the kitchen, it will | |||
outlet must under no circumstances be |
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| not extract steam. | |||
connected to ventilation ducts for rooms in |
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• Always cover lighted elements, to prevent | ||||
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| excess heat from damaging the appliance. In | |||
• The air outlet installation must comply with the |
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| the case of oil, gas and coal fired cookers it is | |||
regulations laid down by the relevant |
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authorities. |
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| • Also, when frying, keep the deep frying pan on | |||
• When the unit is used in its extractor version, a | ||||
| the cooker top/cooker under careful control. | |||
sufficiently large ventilation hole must be |
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• The hot oil in the frying pan might ignite due to | ||||
provided, with dimensions that are approxi- | ||||
| overheating. | |||
mately the same as the outlet hole. |
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• The risk of | ||||
• National and regional building regulations | ||||
| being used is dirty. | |||
impose a number of restrictions on using hoods |
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• It is extremely important to note that | ||||
and | ||||
| overheating can cause a fire. | |||
chimney, such as coal or oil |
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• | Never carry out any flambé cooking under | |||
gas fires, in the same room. |
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| the hood. | ||
• Hoods can only be used safely with appliances |
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• | Always disconnect the unit from the power | |||
connected to a chimney if the room and/or flat | ||||
| supply before carrying out any work on the | |||
(air/environment combination) is ventilated |
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| hood, including replacing the light bulb (take | |||
from outside using a suitable ventilation hole |
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| the cartridge fuse out of the fuse holder or | |||
approximately |
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| switch off the automatic circuit breaker). | |||
possibility of a depression being created during |
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• | It is very important to clean the hood and | |||
operation of the hood. |
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| replace the filter at the recommended |
• If you have any doubts, contact the relevant | 3 | intervals. Failure to do so could cause grease | |
controlling authority or building inspector’s | |||
deposits to build up, resulting in a fire | |||
office. | |||
hazard. | |||
• Since the rule for rooms with fuel burning | |||
• The appliance is not intended for use by young | |||
appliances is “outlet hole of the same size as | |||
children or infirm persons without supervision. | |||
the ventilation hole”, a hole of | |||
• Young children should be supervised to ensure | |||
which is to say a larger hole, could reduce the | |||
that they do not play with the appliance. | |||
performance of the extractor hood. | |||
• WARNING - Ensure that the appliance is | |||
• If the hood is used in its filtering function, it | |||
switched off before replacing the lamp to avoid | |||
will operate simply and safely in the above | |||
the possibility of electric shock. | |||
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