Safety warnings
• Any installation work must be undertaken by a qualified electrician or
a competent person.
• This hood must be installed in accordance with the installation
instructions and all measurements must be adhered to.
• When used as an extractor unit, the hood must be fitted with a hose
having preferably the same diameter as the outlet hole.
Should there already be a hose of diameter 125 mm that ducts to the
outside through the walls or roof, it is possible to use the 150/125
mm reduction flange provided. In this case the hood will be slightly
more noisy.
Attention: The hose is not supplied and must be purchased
separately.
• The minimum distance between the supporting surface for the
cooking vessels on the hob and the lowest part of the range hood
must be not less than 50cm from electric cookers and 65cm from
gas or mixed cookers.
If the instructions for installation for the gas hob specify a greater
distance, this must be adhered to.
• Before any cleaning or maintenance operation, disconnect hood from
the mains by removing the plug or disconnecting the mains electrical
supply.
Always wear work gloves for all installation and maintenance opera-
tions.
• The appliance is not intended for use by children or persons with
impaired physical, sensorial or mental faculties, or if lacking in
experience or knowledge, unless they are under supervision or have
been trained in the use of the appliance by a person responsible for
their safety.
• This appliance is designed to be operated by adults, children should
be monitored to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
• This appliance is designed to be operated by adults. Children should
not be allowed to tamper with the controls or play with the appliance.
• Never use the hood without effectively mounted grating!
• The hood must NEVER be used as a support surface unless specifi-
cally indicated.
• The premises where the appliance is installed must be sufficiently
ventilated, when the kitchen hood is used together with other gas
combustion devices or other fuels.
• The ducting system for this appliance must not be connected to any
existing ventilation system which is being used for any other purpose
such as discharging exhaust fumes from appliances burning gas or
other fuels.
• The flaming of foods beneath the hood itself is severely prohibited.
• The use of exposed flames is detrimental to the filters and may
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