Ariston Manual Products HGA9.5AMX | Page 7

Warnings ! Keep this manual for reference. If you sell, transfer or move the unit to another location, make sure to keep the manual with the product. ! Read the instructions carefully - they contain important installation, user and safety information. ! Do not tamper with the electrical or mechanical equipment of the product or its exhaust ducts. General safety information • The distance between the cookware support surface on top of the cooking appliance and the lowest part of the cooker hood must be at least: 65 cm if the hood is installed over a gas cooktop 55 cm if the hood is installed over an electric cooktop. If the installation instruction manual for the gas cooking appliance specifi es a greater distance, this measurement should be taken into account. • The cooker hood comes with anchor plugs which are suitable for use with most walls/ceilings. However, you must contact a qualifi ed technician to check the suitability of the materials in relation to the type of wall/ ceiling, which must be strong enough to support the weight of the unit. • Caution! Do not hook the unit up to its electrical power supply until the installation has been completed. • Before cleaning or servicing the unit, disconnect it from the mains by pulling the power plug or disconnecting the main circuit breaker. • Always wear work gloves when installing and servicing the unit. • It is not intended for use by children or persons with sensory or mental disability and lack of experience or familiarity, except under the supervision or instruction of a person responsible for their safety. • Make sure children do not play with the unit. • Never operate the unit without its grease fi lter installed! • NEVER use the hood as a support, unless expressly instructed to do so. • The room must be adequately ventilated if the hood is used at the same time with other equipment burning gas or other fuels. • Extracted air must not be conveyed into a duct used for exhausting combustion fumes from gas or other fuel-fired equipment. • Observe all regulations in relation to air extraction. • NEVER cook food with an open fl ame under the hood; open flames will damage the fi lters and may cause fi res. Never do this. • Always supervise frying to make sure the heated oil does not catch fi re. 7