General Safety - Indesit IHT6.5CMIX Service Information

Whirlpool UK Appliances Ltd

GENERAL SAFETY

Taken from the User Handbook.
Keep the instruction book for reference. If you sell, transfer or move the unit to another location,
make sure to keep the book with the product.
Read the instructions carefully - they contain important installation, user and safety information.
Do not tamper with the electrical or mechanical equipment of the product or its exhaust ducts.
The distance between the cookware support surface on top of the cooking appliance and the lowest
part of the cooker hood must be at least:
65 cm if the hood is installed over a gas cooktop
55 cm if the hood is installed over an electric cooktop.
If the installation instruction manual for the gas cooking appliance specifies a greater distance, this
measurement should be taken into account.
The cooker hood comes complete with anchor plugs which are suitable for use with most walls/
ceilings.
However, you must contact a qualified technician to check the suitability of the materials in relation
to the type of wall / ceiling, which must be strong enough to support the weight of the unit.
Caution! Do not connect the unit up to its electrical power supply until the installation has been
completed.
Before cleaning or servicing the unit, disconnect it from the mains by pulling the power plug or
disconnecting the main circuit breaker.
Always wear work gloves when installing and servicing the unit.
It is not intended for use by children or persons with sensory or mental disability and lack of
experience or familiarity, except under the supervision or instruction of a person responsible for their
safety.
Make sure children do not play with the unit.
Never operate the unit without its grease filter.
Never use the hood as a support, unless expressly instructed to do so.
The room must be adequately ventilated if the hood is used at the same time with other equipment
burning gas or other fuels.
Extracted air must not be conveyed into a duct used for exhausting combustion fumes from gas or
other fuel-fired equipment.
Observe all regulations in relation to air extraction.
NEVER cook food with an open flame under the hood; open flames will damage the filters and may
cause fires. Never do this.
Always supervise frying to make sure the heated oil does not catch fire.
Strictly observe all local regulations in relation to the technical and safety measures to be employed
in fumes extraction.
Clean the product frequently, inside and out (AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH), and in observance of
the maintenance instruction given in this manual).
Failure to observe the hood cleaning and filter cleaning / replacement instructions can result in fires.
Never use the hood without its bulbs properly installed - electrocution hazard.
The manufacturer is not liable for any inconvenience, damage or fire caused by the by the unit as a
result of failure to observe the instructions given in this manual.
Caution! The unit's accessible parts can get very hot when used with cooking equipment.
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