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User Manual for your Baumatic BER600-RD/W/BL/IV 60 cm Retro cooker hood NOTE : This User Instruction Manual contains important information, including safety & installation points, which will enable you to get the most out of your appliance. Please keep it in a safe place so that it is easily available for future reference;...
Contents Page Environmental note IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION 5 – 7 Specifications of your cooker hood Using your Baumatic cooker hood 9 - 10 Before first use To use your cooker hood 9-10 Cleaning your Baumatic cooker hood The grease filters...
ENVIRONMENTAL NOTE Note: Before discarding an old appliance, switch off and disconnect it from the power supply. Cut off and render any plug useless. Cut the cable off directly behind the appliance to prevent misuse. This should be undertaken by a competent person.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Your safety is of the utmost importance to Baumatic. Please make sure that you read this instruction booklet before attempting to install or use the appliance. If you are unsure of any of the information contained in this booklet, please contact the Baumatic Advice Line.
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o The edges of the cooker hood are sharp – be mindful of this as you handle your appliance, especially during installation and cleaning. DO NOT CLEAN IN BEHIND THE GREASE FILTERS! o If the room where the cooker hood is to be used contains a fuel burning appliance such as a central heating boiler then its flue must be of the sealed or balanced flue type.
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o Remember that when in extraction mode, your cooker hood is removing air from your room. Ensure that proper ventilation measures are being observed. o Note: Your cooker hood is designed to remove cooking odours from the room and not steam. o Warning - Always ensure that the cooker hood been...
Extraction or recirculation Extraction capacity: 750 m³/hr Optional extras (Available from the Baumatic Spares Department): Filter for recirculation: (1 x pair S1) DK5: 1 Metre length Ducting Kit 125 mm Ø. DK10: 3 Metre length Ducting Kit 125 mm Ø with flat channelling included.
Using your Baumatic cooker hood Before first use IMPORTANT: THIS PROCESS MUST BE FOLLOWED BEFORE THE COOKER HOOD IS USED FOR THE FIRST TIME. o You should use a good quality stainless steel cleaner and polish on ALL of the stainless steel areas of your cooker hood, before it is used for the first time.
Cleaning your Baumatic cooker hood IMPORTANT: BEFORE CLEANING, ALWAYS ENSURE THAT HAVE SWITCHED YOUR COOKER HOOD OMNI-POLAR SWITCH, SET AT THE WALL FROM THE CABLE. Cleaning o Clean the external parts of your cooker hood with mild liquid detergent and a new damp cloth.
Maintenance Removing and cleaning the grease filters o First remove the grease filters by pulling down on the handle and pulling them away from cooker hood. o Soak the grease filters in hot water and washing up liquid for about an hour. o Rinse them off thoroughly with hot water.
Changing a light bulb IMPORTANT: BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB, YOU MUST ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE DISCONNECTED THE COOKER HOOD FROM YOUR MAINS SUPPLY. o Remove the grease filter (as described on page 12). o Prior to touching the light bulbs ensure that they have cooled down.
Fitting the carbon filters (S1 carbon filters) If the appliance is being used to be used in recirculation mode then it is necessary to fit carbon filters. This will help to absorb unpleasant odours caused by cooking. IMPORTANT: BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO FIT OR REMOVE THE CARBON FILTERS, YOU MUST ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE DISCONNECTED THE COOKER HOOD FROM YOUR MAINS SUPPLY.
Installation IMPORTANT: Before installation and usage read all the instructions and make sure that the voltage (V) and the frequency (Hz) indicated on the rating plate are exactly the same as the voltage and frequency in your home. The rating plate can be found behind the grease filter.
o The blue wire must be connected to the terminal marked “N” (neutral), or coloured black. o The brown wire must be connected to the terminal marked “L” (live), or coloured red. Before beginning installation o Check that the product purchased is of a suitable size for the chosen installation area.
Installing your cooker hood IMPORTANT: YOU WILL HAVE TO DECIDE BEFORE INSTALLING YOUR COOKER HOOD WHETHER TO USE IT IN EXTRACTION MODE OR RECIRCULATION MODE. PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 28 NOW TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO MODES. o We recommend that at least two people install this hood. o Images are for reference only.
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3) Using a drill bit with a 6 mm diameter, make holes in the wall on the positions that you have marked in step 4) Insert rawl plugs into all of the holes that you have drilled. 5) Fasten the support screws halfway in, leaving them 10 mm out of the wall.
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6) Hang the hood onto the support screws. 7) Fully tighten the support screws (A) and then screw the anchoring screws (B) through the relevant holes in the cooker hood. Fully tighten the anchoring screws into the wall.
Connecting to external ducting Important: To get the optimum performance from your appliance, 150mm ducting should be used. 8) Connect a 150 mm ducting hose to opening motor/hood. (Please note that ducting hose is not supplied with the appliance). o If you choose to use 125mm ducting, then please fit the reducer adaptor (supplied).
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10) Lift chimney section (D) upwards until it reaches the ceiling. You must ensure that it is perpendicular to the hood. o Mark the side measurements of both sides of chimney section (D) on the wall with a pencil and then remove chimney section (D).
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12) Using a 6 mm drill bit, drill out two holes on the pencil markings that you made in step 11. Insert rawl plugs into the holes and then use a screwdriver to secure the fixing bracket to the wall. o Refit chimney section (C) to the hood and fix it onto the hood using the two screws that are supplied.
Completing the installation o If you are setting the appliance to recirculation mode, then you should now fit the two carbon filters. See the “Fitting the carbon filters” section on page 13. o The electrical connection must correspond to the electrical requirement noted on the rating plate, which is placed inside the cooker hood.
Troubleshooting IMPORTANT: If your cooker hood appears not to be operating properly, before contacting Baumatic Customer Care Department, please refer to the checklist below. My cooker hood will not start. o Check that the hood is connected to the electricity supply o Check that the fan speed control is set correctly.
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- like plinths, or any installation other than the one specified by Baumatic Ltd. has been completed. Please refer to the conditions of guarantee that appear on the warranty card that you receive with the appliance.
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