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Health and Safety
The use of any electrical appliance requires the following common sense safety rules.
Please read these instructions carefully before using the product.
•WARNING: Disconnect from the mains supply before carrying out any routine maintenance.
•This appliance can be used by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning the use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved.
•Children shall not play with the appliance.
•Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be
undertaken by children without supervision.
Personal safety | Location |
•WARNING: Never direct steam at electrical components or fittings. If in doubt about the suitability of steam for cleaning an appliance, contact the appliance manufacturer for advice prior to cleaning.
•WARNING: Never touch the plug or cable with wet hands.
•WARNING: The nozzle will be hot after use. Allow to cool before attempting to remove.
•WARNING: Do not discharge the steam towards people or animals. Danger of scalding.
STEAM
• Do not use or keep this product |
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outside. |
| Other safety considerations | |
• Do not store the appliance near hot |
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surfaces eg. ovens or heating | • | Do not use any chemical detergents, | |
appliances. |
| perfumes, alcohol or descaler etc in | |
Mains cable |
| water. | |
• WARNING: A damaged or severed | • | Repairs to electrical appliances are | |
| only to be undertaken by trained | ||
mains cable fitted with a plug |
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| personnel. | ||
should never be connected to the |
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• | Unprofessional repairs can be | ||
mains supply. It must be destroyed, | |||
as a damaged cable becomes |
| dangerous for users. | |
hazardous if connected to a power | • | Use only genuine Morphy Richards | |
socket. |
| spare parts and accessories. | |
• If the supply cord is damaged, it must • | The appliance must not be left | ||
be replaced by the manufacturer, its |
| unattended while connected to the | |
service agent, or similarly qualified |
| supply mains. | |
person to avoid a hazard. |
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• Do not allow the mains lead to become strained.
Product safety
| • | WARNING: Always test on an | Electrical requirements |
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| inconspicuous area first. Never use | • Check that the voltage on the rating |
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| on materials that can not resist high | plate of your appliance corresponds |
• WARNING: Do not use the appliance |
| temperature, such as dralon, natural | with your house electricity supply |
without the filler cap in place. |
| fur etc. | which must be A.C. (Alternating |
• To protect against fire, electric shock | • | Never modify the steam cleaner in | Current). |
and personal injury, do not immerse |
| any way. | • If the socket outlets in your home are |
cord, plug or steam cleaner in water | • | Never operate the steam cleaner | not suitable for the plug supplied with |
or other liquid. |
| without water in the tank. Always top- | this appliance the plug should be |
• The plug should be removed from the |
| up with water during extended | removed and the appropriate one |
wall socket after use, before cleaning, |
| periods of use. | fitted. |
filling or changing the accessories, or • | Never fill the steam cleaner’s tank | • WARNING: This appliance must be | |
carrying out user maintenance. |
| with anything other than deionised, | earthed. |
• Keep the appliance out of reach of |
| demineralised or distilled water. | • Should the fuse in the mains plug |
children when it is energised or |
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| require changing, a 13 amp BS1362 |
cooling down. |
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| fuse must be fitted. |
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