Maintenance And Care; Cleaning; Metal Grease Filter; Open The Metal Grease Filter - Electrolux EFC 9440 User Manual

Maintenance and care

The hood must always be disconnected from the electricity supply before beginning any
maintenance work.

Cleaning

• Warning: always disconnect the hood from the
mains power supply before cleaning it.
Never insert pointed objects in the motor's
protective grid.
• Wash the outside surfaces using a delicate
detergent solution. Never use caustic detergents
or abrasive brushes or powders.
• Only ever clean the switch panel and filter
grille using a damp cloth and delicate
detergents.
• It is extremely important to clean the unit and
change the filters at the recommended intervals.
Failure to do so will cause grease deposits to
build up that could constitute a fire hazard.

Metal grease filter

• The purpose of the grease filters is to aspirate
grease particles which form during cooking and
it must always be used, either in the external
evacuation or internal recycling function.
Attention: the metal grease filters must be
removed and washed, either by hand or in the
dishwasher, every four weeks.

Open the metal grease filter

• First, push the metal grease filter stop
backwards, then extract the filter, pulling
downwards. Fig. 3.
Hand washing
Soak grease filters for about one hour in hot
water with a grease-loosening cleaner, then
rinse off thoroughly with hot water. Repeat the
process if necessary. Refit the grease filters
when they are dry.
Dishwasher machine
Place grease filters in dish washer. Select most
powerful washing programme and highest
temperature, at least 65°C. Repeat the process.
Refit the grease filters when they are dry.
When washing the metal grease filter in the
dishwasher a slight discoloration of the filter
can occur, this does not have any impact on its
performance.
• Clean the inner housing using a hot detergent
solution only (never use caustic detergents,
abrasive powders or brushes).
Warning
• Failure to observe the instructions on cleaning
the unit and changing the filters will cause a
fire hazard. You are therefore strongly
recommended to follow these instructions.
• The manufacturer declines all responsibility for
any damage to the motor or any fire damage
linked to inappropriate maintenance or failure
to observe the above safety recommendations.
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