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User Manual for your Baumatic BT98SS Cooker Hood 43cm Cooker Hood in Stainless Steel You will be mine 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;...
Specifications of your cooker hood Using your Baumatic cooker hood Special functions Grease filters cleaning required warning Carbon filters replacement warning Cleaning and maintenance of your Baumatic cooker hood The grease filter Removing and cleaning the grease filter Changing a light bulb...
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 information contained in this booklet, please contact the Baumatic Technical Department.
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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. Note that it removes odours from your room, not steam. o Warning - Always ensure that the cooker hood has been disconnected from the power supply before carrying out any work on the hood, including replacing light bulbs.
Specifications of your cooker hood Congratulations on purchasing a Baumatic Cooker Hood! DIMENSIONS: Width (canopy): 430 mm Depth (canopy): 430 mm Height (with chimney) 710 mm – 1100 mm DIMENSIONS OF CHIMNEY SECTION: 430 mm x 430 mm Your stainless steel Cooker Hood is fitted with:...
Using your Baumatic cooker hood IMPORTANT: THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS ON YOUR OOKER HOOD HAVE MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS. tart and Increase Speed (6 speeds) The Cooker hood motor is turned on by pressing button 1. The hood utomatically sets itself to speed Level 1 when activated.
pecial functions Your cooker hood’s electronic system is equipped with spec ial functions esigned to facilitate maintenance and correct utilisation. rease filters cleaning required warning Every thirty hours of utilisation the microprocessor warns the user, by means of a puls ing “A”...
Baumatic cooker hood IMPORTANT: BEFORE CLEANING, ALWAYS ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE SWITCHED YOUR COOKER HOOD OFF AT THE OMNI-POLAR SWITCH, SET AT THE WALL FROM THE CABLE. C a ing le n Clean the external parts of your co oker hood with mild liquid detergent and a new damp cloth.
Maintenance Removing and cleaning the grease filter o First remove the grease filter by pulling down on it. o Undo the side catches. Soak the grease filter in hot water and washing up liquid for about an hour. o Rinse them off thoroughly with hot water. o Repeat the process if required.
Changing a light bulb IMPORTANT: BEFORE ATTEMP TING TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB, YOU MUST ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE DISCONNECTED THE COOKER HOOD FROM YOUR MAI NS S P U PLY. o Remove the grease filters (as described on page 11). Prior to touching the light bulbs ensure they are cooled dow o Find the bulb that r equires replac...
Fitting the carbon filter If the appliance is being use d to be used in recirculation mode then it is necessary to fit carbon filters. This will help to absorb unpleasant odours caused y cooking. IMPORTANT: BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO FIT OR REMOVE THE CARBON FILTERS, YOU MUST ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE DISCONNECTED THE...
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 filters.
ou will only find two wires in the main’s lead (blue and own), neither must be connected to the earth terminal. As the colours of the wires in the appliance’s mains lead may not corre spond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your spur b ox, p a le se proceed as follows:...
In addition check whether there is an electrical socket available, which will be acc essible after the hood is mounted. If you are going to use the appliance in extractor mode, you should also ensure that there is space to connect a fumes discharge devi to the outside.
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2) Figure 2 shows the support screw holes (A) and the anchoring screw holes (B). 3) Place the hood against the wall that you intend to install it on. Using a pencil, mark the position of the support screw holes on the wall.
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4) Using a pencil, mark the position of the anchoring screw holes on the wall. 5a) Using a drill bit with a 6 mm diameter, make holes in the wall on the positions that you have marked in steps 3 and 4. 5b) Insert raw plugs into all of the holes that you have drilled.
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6) Hang the hood onto the support screws. 6a) Fully tighten the support screws. 6b) Screw the anchoring screws (B) through the relevant holes in the cooker hood. Tighten the anchoring screws fully into the wall.
Connecting to external ducting 7) Connect the coupling to the top of the cooker hood, and then connect a 150 cm ducting hose to the coupling (please note that the ducting hose is not supplied with the appliance). 8) The other end of the ducting hose should be connected to your discharge outlet that is suitable for cooking vapours.
9) Lift the chimney section upwards until it reaches the ceiling. You must ensure that it is perpendicular to the hood. o On the wall mark the side measurements of both sides of the chimney section with a pencil and then remove the chimney section.
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11a) Using a 6 mm drill bit, drill out two holes on the pencil markings that you made in step 10 11b) Insert raw plugs into the holes. 11c) Use a screwdriver to secure the fixing bracket to the wall. o Refit the chimney section to the hood and then fix it onto the hood using the two screws that are supplied.
Electrical connection The electrical connection must correspond to the electrical requirement noted on the rating plate, which is placed inside the cooker hood. The appliance should be connected to the electrical supply. See page 15 – 16 for detailed information on the electrical connection. Extraction mode or recirculation mode? What is the difference between extraction and recirculation modes?
Troubleshooting IMPORTANT: If your cooker hood appears not to be operating properly, before contacting the Baumatic Service 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.
Baumatic appliance. * In addition, your appliance is covered by a 5 year parts warranty. Baumatic Ltd will provide free of charge the parts required to repair the appliance, only if they are fitted by a Baumatic engineer, for any defect that arises due to faulty materials or workmanship within a period of 5 years from the original purchase date.
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