Safety warnings
For the installerconditions without the need for any of the
aforementioned measures.
? When used as an extractor unit, the hood must
When the hood is used in its extractor function,
be fitted with a:
the following rules must be followed to obtain
EFC 535:100mm diameter hose,
optimal operation:
EFC 540:120mm diameter hose.
? short and straight outlet hose
Attention: The hose is not supplied and must
? keep bends in outlet hose to a minimum
be purchased separately.
? never install the hoses with an acute angle,
When installing the hood, make sure you
they must always follow a gentle curve.
respect the following minimum distance
? keep the hose as large as possible
from the top edge of the cooking hob/ring
(preferably the same diameter as the
surfaces:
outlet hole).
electric cookers600 mm
Failure to observe these basic instructions will
gas cookers750 mm
drastically reduce the performance and increase
coal and oil cookers800 mm min.
the noise levels of the extractor hood.
The national Standard on fuel-burning systems
specifies a maximum depression of 0.04 mbar
in such rooms.For the user
The air outlet must not be connected to
? The cooker hood is designed to extract
chimney flues or combustion gas ducts. The air
unpleasant odours from the kitchen, it will
outlet must under no circumstances be
not extract steam.
connected to ventilation ducts for rooms in
Always cover lighted elements, to prevent
which fuel-burning appliances are installed.
excess heat from damaging the appliance. In
The air outlet installation must comply with the
the case of oil, gas and coal fired cookers it is
regulations laid down by the relevant
essential to avoid open flames.
authorities.
Also, when frying, keep the deep frying pan on
When the unit is used in its extractor version, a
the cooker top/cooker under careful control.
sufficiently large ventilation hole must be
The hot oil in the frying pan might ignite due to
provided, with dimensions that are approxi-
overheating.
mately the same as the outlet hole.
The risk of self-ignition increases when the oil
National and regional building regulations
being used is dirty.
impose a number of restrictions on using hoods
It is extremely important to note that
and fuel-burning appliances connected to a
overheating can cause a fire.
chimney, such as coal or oil room-heaters and
Never carry out any flambé cooking under
gas fires, in the same room.
the hood.
Hoods can only be used safely with appliances
Always disconnect the unit from the power
connected to a chimney if the room and/or flat
supply before carrying out any work on the
(air/environment combination) is ventilated
hood, including replacing the light bulb (take
from outside using a suitable ventilation hole
the cartridge fuse out of the fuse holder or
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approximately 500-600 cm large to avoid the
switch off the automatic circuit breaker).
possibility of a depression being created during
It is very important to clean the hood and
operation of the hood.
replace the filter at the recommended
If you have any doubts, contact the relevant
intervals. Failure to do so could cause grease
controlling authority or building inspector?s
deposits to build up, resulting in a fire
office.
hazard.
Since the rule for rooms with fuel burning
The appliance is not intended for use by young
appliances is ?outlet hole of the same size as
children or infirm persons without supervision.
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the ventilation hole?, a hole of 500-600 cm,
Young children should be supervised to ensure
which is to say a larger hole, could reduce the
that they do not play with the appliance.
performance of the extractor hood.
WARNING - Ensure that the appliance is
If the hood is used in its filtering function, it
switched off before replacing the lamp to avoid
will operate simply and safely in the above
the possibility of electric shock.
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