DeLonghi HFX85W20 Instructions For Use Manual page 5

IMPORTANT WARNINGS
Safety warnings
Danger!
Failure to observe the warning may result in life threatening
injury by electric shock.
- Do not locate the heater immediately
below a socket-outlet.
- Do not use this heater in the immedi-
ate surroundings of a bath, a shower or
a swimming pool.
- If the supply cord is damaged, it must
be replaced by the manufacturer or its
service agent or a similarly qualified
person in order to avoid a hazard.
Important!
Failure to observe the warning could result in injury or dam-
age to the appliance.
- The appliance is not intended for use
by persons (including children) with
reduced physical, sensory or mental
capabilities, or lack of experience and
knowledge, unless they have been giv-
en supervised or instruction concern-
ing use of the appliance by a responsi-
ble person for their safely.
Young children should be supervised
to ensure that they do not play with
the appliance.
- CAUTION: To avoid the safety system
resetting accidentally, this appliance
must not be powered through an ex-
ternal on/off device such as a timer, or
connected to a circuit which is turned
off and on regularly by the energy sup-
plier.
- WARNING: Do not use this heater in
small rooms when they are occupied
by persons not capable of leaving the
room on their own, unless constant
supervision is provided.
Danger of burns!!
Failure to observe the warning could result in burns or scalds.
- WARNING: In order to avoid
overheating, do not cover the
heater during operation as this
would lead to a dangerous rise in tem-
perature.
- WARNING: to reduce the risk of fire,
keep textiles, curtains, or any other
flammable material a minimum dis-
tance of 1 m from the air outlet.
Safety functions
- Safety device: the appliance is fitted
with a safety device which switches it
off in the event of accidental overheat-
ing (e.g. obstruction of air intake and
outlet grilles, motor turning slowly or
not at all).
To reset, unplug the appliance from
the mains socket for a few minutes,
remove the cause of overheating then
plug in again. If the appliance doesn't
work please contact the De'Longhi
Customer Service.
- Tip over safety device: Certain mod-
els are fitted with a tip-over switch
which turns the appliance off if it falls
over. To restart the appliance, simply
place it upright again.
Please note:
This symbol indicates recommendations and important infor-
mation for the user.
- Use this heater on a horizontal and sta-
ble surface.
- Always use the appliance in an upright
position.
- Do not use this heater if it has been
dropped.
- Do not use if there are visible signs of
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