Important Safeguards - DeLonghi EW0507 User Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

When using electrical appliances, basic precautions should always be taken to avoid the risk of
fire, electric shock and personal injury, including the following:
1. Read these instructions thoroughly before using this heater.
2. If your radiator is equipped with a polythene tape, which serves as carry handle, remove it
prior to connecting the appliance to an outlet.
3. This heater becomes very hot when operating. To avoid burns, do not touch its hot surfa-
ces with your bare skin. Use the heater's handle when moving it. Keep combustible mate-
rials, such as furniture, pillows, bedding, papers, clothes and curtains at least 3 feet (90 cm)
away from the heater's front and top, and also well away from its sides and rear.
4. Extreme caution should be taken when leaving an operating heater unattended near chil-
dren or handicapped persons.
5. Always unplug the heater when it is not in use.
6. Do not operate your heater when its cord or plug has been damaged or after it has
malfunctioned, has been dropped or damaged in any manner. If you notice any
leakage of oil, switch it off immediately and contact a service center as indicated in
these instructions. Return the heater to an authorized service facility for inspection,
electrical or mechanical adjustment, or repair.
7. Your heater should not be operated outdoors.
8. Your heater is not intended for use in bathrooms, laundry areas and similar indoor loca-
tions. Never locate the heater where it might fall into a bathtub or other water containers.
9. Do not run the electric cord under carpeting. Do not cover cord with throw rugs, run-
ners, or the like. Run the cord away from traffic areas and where it will not be tripped
over.
10.To disconnect the heater, switch it OFF, then unplug its cord from the outlet.
11. Connect to properly polarized outlets only.
12. Do not insert or allow foreign objects to enter any ventilation or exhaust opening, as this
might cause an electric shock, fire, or damage the heater.
13. To prevent fire, do not block air intakes or exhaust in any manner. Do not place the heater
on soft surfaces, like a bed, where openings may be blocked.
14. Your heater's internal parts may become hot or issue sparks during normal opera-
tion. Therefore, you should not use it in areas where gasoline, paint, or flammable
liquids are used or stored.
15. Use this heater only as described in this manual. Any other use not recommended by the
manufacturer might cause fire, electric shock, or personal injury.
16. To prevent overload and blown fuses, be sure that no other appliances are plugged into the
same shared outlet, or a separate outlet on the same shared circuit.
17. The heater's electric cord and plug may grow warmer during normal operation. However,
exceedingly hot or deformed plug or cord are not normal, and are often the result of a
defective power outlet. You should replace such outlets prior to further use of the heater.
Continuous use of defective outlets might cause cord overheating and fire.
18. The use of extension cords is not recommended, as they are likely to overheat and
increase the risk of fire. However, where necessary, you may use a No. 1 4 AWG or
larger cord rated for 1875 watts or more; the extension cord should not be shared
by any other appliance.
19. Make sure the heater is firmly plugged into the wall outlet. Please note that the quality of
wall outlets may deteriorate over time: Check the electric plug periodically for signs of
overheating or deformation, and in such cases, stop using that outlet and have it fixed.
20. Check that neither the heater nor the power cable has been damaged in any way during
transportation.
21. Make sure that no pieces of polystyrene or other packaging material have been left
between heating elements. If necessary, remove such pieces using a vacuum cleaner.
22. When switching the heater on for the first time, allow it to run at full power for about
two hours to get rid of a possibly unpleasant smell. Make sure that the room where
the heater is placed is well ventilated during this first operation. Soft crackling
sounds are normal during the heater's first operation.the appliance is located is well
ventilated during this operation. It is normal for the appliance to emit small cracking
sounds when you turn it on for the first time.
CAUTION: To prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert.
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