Contents
Information about safety34
Description of the hood35
Maintenance and cleaning37
Accessories38
Technical data39
Installation39
Information about safety
operation:
For the installer
? short and straight outlet hose
? When used as an extractor unit, the hood must be? keep bends in outlet hose to a minimum
fitted with a 120mm diameter hose.? never install the hoses with an acute angle, they
Attention: The hose is not supplied and must bemust always follow a gentle curve.
purchased separately.? keep the hose as large as possible (preferably the
? When installing the hood, make sure you observesame diameter as the outlet hole).
the following minimum distance from the top edge? the length should be no more than:
of the cooking hob/ring surfaces:3 metres with one 90° bend
electric cookers500 mm2 metres with two 90° bends
gas cookers650 mmBends of more than 90° will reduce the efficiency
? If the instructions for installation for the gas hobof the hood and reduce the airflow.
specify a greater distance, this must be adhered to.? Failure to observe these basic instructions will
? The national Standard on fuel-burning systemsdrastically reduce the performance and increase the
specifies a maximum depression of 0.04 mbar innoise levels of the extractor hood.
such rooms.
For the user
? The air outlet must not be connected to chimney
flues or combustion gas ducts. The air outlet must? The cooker hood is designed to extract unpleasant
under no circumstances be connected to ventilationodours from the kitchen, it will not extract steam.
ducts for rooms in which fuel-burning appliances? Always cover lighted elements, to prevent excess
are installed.heat from damaging the appliance. In the case of
? The air outlet installation must comply with theoil, gas and coal fired cookers it is essential to avoid
regulations laid down by the relevant localopen flames.
authorities.? Also, when frying, keep the deep frying pan on the
? When the unit is used in extraction mode, acooker top/cooker under careful control.
sufficiently large ventilation hole must be provided,? The hot oil in the frying pan might ignite due to
with dimensions that are approximately the sameoverheating.
as the outlet hole.? The risk of self-ignition increases when the oil being
? National and regional building regulations imposeused is dirty.
a number of restrictions on using hoods and fuel-? It is extremely important to note that overheating
burning appliances connected to a chimney, suchcan cause a fire.
as coal or oil room-heaters and gas fires, in the same? Never carry out any flambé cooking under the
room.hood.
? Hoods can only be used safely with appliances? Always disconnect the unit from the power supply
connected to a chimney if the room and/or flat (air/before carrying out any work on the hood,
environment combination) is ventilated from outsideincluding replacing the light bulb (take the cartridge
using a suitable ventilation hole approximately 500-fuse out of the fuse holder or switch off the automatic
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600 cm large to avoid the possibility of a depressioncircuit breaker).
being created during operation of the hood.? It is very important to clean the hood and replace
? If you have any doubts, contact the relevantthe filter at the recommended intervals. Failure to
controlling authority or building inspector?s office.do so could cause grease deposits to build up,
? Since the rule for rooms with fuel burningresulting in a fire hazard.
appliances is ?outlet hole of the same size as the? The appliance is not intended for use by young
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ventilation hole?, a hole of 500-600 cm, which ischildren or infirm persons without supervision.
to say a larger hole, could reduce the performance? Older children must be supervised if using the
of the extractor hood.appliance.
? If the hood is used in its recirculation mode, it will? Young children should be supervised to ensure that
operate simply and safely in the above conditionsthey do not play with the appliance.
without the need for any of the aforementioned? WARNING - Ensure that the appliance is switched
measures.off before replacing the lamp to avoid the possibility
? When the hood is used in its extraction mode, theof electric shock.
following rules must be followed to obtain optimal
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