● This refrigerator, including refrigerant and the heat insulator, is using hydrocarbon (non-fluorocarbon). The hydrocarbon is a material that does not rip up
the ozone and have very little influence on global warming. It is the global environment concern material).
● R600a refrigerant is flammable. But the refrigerant is sealed up by the refrigerant circuit, and never leaks by usual use. In case of the refrigerant circuit being
damaged by any chance, please avoid using fire or electric product, open the window and ventilate. Afterwards, please contact Hitachi Service Center.
Cyclopentane is used as in the insulation. The gases in insulation material require a special disposal procedure.
Please contact your local authorities in regard to the environmentally safe disposal of this product.
About Non-fluorocarbon refrigerator
Sever warning signs for Disposal
Hitachi Europe Ltd.
Digital Media Group (DMG)
Whitebrook Park, Lower Cookham Road,
Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 8YA, United Kingdom
Contact email: tech.assist@hitachi-eu.com
Information for users in European Union Countries.
The mark shown on the right is in compliance with the Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE).
This Mark indicates the requirement NOT to dispose the equipment as unsorted municipal waste, but use the return and collection
system available. Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract.
This product and its electronic accessories should not be mixed with other commercial waste for disposal.
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Some (simple) failures can be adequately handled by the end-user without any safety issue or unsafe use arising, provided that
they are carried out within the limits and in accordance with the following instructions (see the “Self-Repair” section).
Therefore, unless otherwise authorized in the “Self-Repair” section below, repairs shall be addressed to registered professional
repairers in order to avoid safety issues. A registered professional repairer is a professional repairer that has been granted access
to the instructions and spare parts list of this product by the manufacturer according to the methods described in legislative acts
pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC.
However, only the service agent (i.e. authorized professional repairers) that you can reach through the phone number given in the
user manual/warranty card or through your authorized dealer may provide service under the guarantee terms. Therefore, please be
advised that repairs by professional repairers (who are not authorized by importer) shall void the guarantee.
Self-Repair
Self-repair can be done by the end-user regarding the following spare parts: door handles, doorHinges (as a part – not as an
accessory), trays, baskets, and door gaskets. Moreover, to ensure product safety and to prevent risk of serious injury, the
mentioned self-repair shall be done following the instructions in the user manual for self-repair.
For your safety, unplug the product before attempting any self-repair.
Repair and repair attempts by end-users for parts not included above and/or not following the instructions in the user manuals for
self-repair, might give raise to safety issues not attributable to the importer, and will void the warranty of the product. Therefore, it is
highly recommended that end users refrain from the attempt to carry out repairs falling outside the mentioned list of spare parts,
contacting in such cases authorized professional repairers or registered professional repairers. On the contrary, such attempts by
end-users may cause safety issues and damage the product and subsequently cause fire, flood, electrocution, and serious
personal injury to occur.
The manufacturer/seller cannot be held liable in any case where end-users do not comply with the above.
The spare part availability of the Hitachi refrigerator that you purchased is 7 years, especially for door gaskets this is expanded to
10 years. During this period, original spare parts will be available to operate the refrigerator properly.
HITACHI REFRIGERATORS DISCLAIMER /
WARNING
