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Read the instructions before using your vacuum cleaner, and keep them safe. If you
pass the cleaner on, pass on the instructions too.
A IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
Follow basic safety precautions, including the ones below.
1 This appliance must only be used by or under the supervision of a responsible adult.
Use and store the appliance out of reach of children.
This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons
with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and
knowledge if they have been supervised/instructed and understand the hazards
involved.
Children shall not play with the appliance.
Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be done by children unless they are older
than 8 and supervised.
2 Don't put the cleaner in water or any other liquid, and don't use it anywhere
damp or wet.
3 Don't use the cleaner near a gas, oil (including paraffin), or open fire. The flame may
be sucked towards the cleaner, causing a fire hazard.
4 Keep hair, clothing, fingers (and toes), away from the end doing the sucking, and the
brush roller. It won't drag you bodily into the bin, but it may give you a bit of a start.
5 Stuff you mustn't pick up:
a) don't pick up water or any other liquid – you'll short the motor.
b) don't pick up anything that may ignite spontaneously, like matches, or bits of
fire-lighter.
c) don't pick up anything burning or smouldering, like cigarette ends, ashes, or
embers. Wait till they're extinguished and cold.
d) don't pick up spillage from toner cartridges – the fine carbon particles may pass
through the filter, short circuit the motor, and burn it out.
e) don't pick up cement or plaster dust – they'll combine with moisture in the air,
clog the filter, scour the bin, and maybe burn out the motor too.
f) don't pick up anything sharp – you may puncture the filter and damage the
motor.
g) don't pick up anything biological – you'll eventually have to clean it off the filter,
and there's always the possibility that viral particles may pass through the filter,
reach the air outlet, and enter your air supply.
6 If you use the cleaner outdoors (e.g. cleaning the car), connect it to the electricity
supply via a residual current device (RCD), with a rated residual operating current
not exceeding 30mA. Don't let the cleaner get wet.
7 Don't leave it unattended when plugged in.
8 Keep an eye on the cable, so it doesn't catch on anything, or trip anyone up. Don't
run the cleaner over the cable, you'll damage it.
9 If you're using the cleaner on stairs, sit it where it can't topple, and keep it below you,
so if it does fall, it doesn't land on you.
10 Don't use the cleaner on people, animals, birds, or pets.
11 Unplug the cleaner and wind the cable round the cable hooks when not in use,
before moving and before cleaning.
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