Important Safety Information - Electrolux TK 5357 F User Manual

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Important safety information

Important! In the interest of your safety and
to ensure the correct use, before installing
and first using the appliance, read this user
manual carefully, including its hints and
warnings. To avoid unnecessary mistakes
and accidents, it is important to ensure that
all people using the appliance are thoroughly
familiar with its operation and safety features.
Save these instructions and make sure that
they remain with the appliance if it is moved
or sold, so that everyone using it through its
life will be properly informed on appliance use
and safety.
- Please read the instruction book before
using this appliance.
General safety
• It is dangerous to alter the specifications or at-
tempt to modify this product in any way.
• This appliance is not intended for use by per-
sons (including children) with reduced physical
and sensory conditions or lack of experience
and knowledge, unless they have been given
supervision or instruction concerning use of the
appliance by a person responsible for their safe-
ty.
• Make sure that small children and pets do not
climb inside the drum. To avoid this, please
check into the drum before using.
• Any objects such as coins, safety pins, nails,
screws, stones or any other hard, sharp material
can cause extensive damage and must not be
placed into the machine.
• In order to avoid danger of fires caused by ex-
cessive drying, do not use appliance to dry the
following items: Cushions, quilts and the like
(these items accumulate heat).
• Items such as foam rubber (latex foam), shower
caps, waterproof textiles, rubber backed articles
and clothes or pillows fitted with foam rubber
pads should not be dried in the tumble dryer.
• Always unplug the appliance after use, cleaning
and maintenance.
• Under no circumstances should you attempt to
repair the machine yourself. Repairs carried out
by inexperienced persons may cause injury or
serious malfunctioning. Contact your local Serv-
ice Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.
• Items that have been soiled with substances
such as cooking oil acetone, petrol, kerosene,
spot removers, turpentine, waxes and wax re-
movers should be washed in hot water with an
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extra amount of detergent before being dried in
the tumble dryer.
• Danger of explosion: Never tumble dry items
that have been in contact with inflammable sol-
vents (petrol, methylated spirits, dry cleaning flu-
id and the like). As these substances are volatile,
they could cause an explosion. Only tumble dry
items washed with water.
• Risk of fire: items that have been spotted or
soaked with vegetable or cooking oil constitute
a fire hazard and should not be placed in the
tumble dryer.
• If you have washed your laundry with stain re-
mover you must execute an extra rinse cycle
before loading your tumble dryer.
• Please make sure that no gas lighters or match-
es have accidentally been left in pockets of gar-
ments incase they are loaded into appliance
Warning!
• Risk of fire! Never stop a tumble dry
before the end of the drying cycle un-
less all items are quickly removed and
spread out so that the heat is dissipa-
ted.
• Lint must not be allowed to accumulate
around the tumble dryer.
• Risk of electric shock! Do not spray down the
appliance with jets of water.
• The final part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs
without heat ( cool down cycle ) to ensure that
the items are left at a temperature that ensures
that items will not be damaged.
• The tumble dryer is not to be used if industrial
chemicals have been used for cleaning.
• Ensure you have good ventilation in the installa-
tion room to avoid the back flow of gases into
the room from appliances burning other fuels,
including open fires.
Installation
• This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken
when moving it.
• When unpacking the appliance, check that it is
not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it and con-
tact the Service Centre.
• All packaging must be removed before use. Se-
rious damage can occur to the product and to
property if this is not adhered to. See relevant
section in the user manual.
• Any electrical work required to install this appli-
ance should be carried out by a qualified elec-
trician or competent person.