Meireles MEP 191 XN, User Manual

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WARNINGS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

*This appliance is intended for home usage.

*Operating voltage of your appliance is 220-240 

Volt~50 Hz.

*A grounded plug is installed on the power cord of 

your appliance. This cord shall always be plugged to 

a grounded outlet.

*Electrical installation shall be performed by a 

qualified electrician.

*Installation by unqualified persons may cause 

operation with low performance, damage to the 

appliance or accidents.

*Power cord shall not be crushed or smashed during 

installation. Do not route the power cord near the 

stoves; cord may melt and cause fire.

*Do not plug the appliance before installation of the 

appliance.

*Make sure that the plug is easily reachable in order 

to unplug the appliance in case of any danger.

*Do not touch the lamps of your appliance when they 

have operated for a long time. Lamps may burn your 

hand as they may be hot.

*Kitchen hoods are intended for home usage only 

with normal cooking. There is a risk of fault and it 

shall be void of warranty when it is operated for other 

purposes.

*Comply with the regulations of the authorities on the 

discharge of outlet air. (This warning does not apply 

to flueless applications.)

*Do not cook flammable food under the appliance.

*Operate your appliance after putting a pan, pot etc. 

on the stoves. Otherwise, high temperature may 

cause deformation of some parts of appliance.

*Turn off the stove before removing a pan, pot etc. 

from the stoves.

*Do not leave hot oil on a stove. Pots with hot oil 

inside may catch fire by itself.

*Oil may catch fire while you are frying etc.; watch for 

your curtains and linens.

*Ensure that the filters are replaced in time. Filters 

that are not replaced in time may cause a risk of fire 

due to the fat collected on them.

*Do not use filtering material that are not resistant to 

flames instead of filters.

*Do not operate your appliance without filters; do not 

remove the filters while the appliance is operated.

*In case of any fire, de-energize the hood and any 

other cooking devices. (De-energize the appliance 

by unplugging it.)

Your appliance may cause a risk of fire if the cleaning 

is not performed as per the specified periods.

*De-energize the appliance before any maintenance 

operations. (De-energize the appliance by 

unplugging it.)

*Negative pressure inside the room when the electric 

stove-top hood and other electrically powered 

devices are operated simultaneously shall not 

exceed 4 Pa ( 4 X 10   bar ).

*Any fuel- or gas-powered devices in the medium 

where your appliance shall be used, such as room 

heaters, shall be completely isolated from the volume 

where the exhaust of this appliance is placed, or the 

device shall be of hermetic type.

*Use pipes with a diameter of 150mm or 120 mm 

when you use flue connection for your appliance. 

Pipe connection shall be as short as possible and 

have minimum number of elbows.

*Do not allow your children to play with the appliance. 

Do not allow little children to use the appliance.

Use “MAX 6A” fuses on the hood installation for your 

safety.

*Keep package material away from children as they 

may pose a risk.

*If the power cord is damaged, it shall be replaced 

by the manufacturer or its authorized service or by 

an equally qualified technician to prevent any risky 

condition.

*In case of any fire, de-energize the hood and any 

other cooking devices, and cover the fire.  Do not use 

water to put off the fire.

*When the cooking appliances are being operated, 

accessible parts may become hot.

*This appliance is not intended for use by persons 

(including children) with reduced physical, sensory 

or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and 

knowledge, unless they have been given supervised 

or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a 

responsible person for their safety.

*The distance between the appliance and the stoves 

should not be less than 65 cm in electric stoves and 

not less than 75 cm in gas and other types of stoves 

when the hood installation is completed.

*Exhaust of the hood shall not be connected to air 

ducts with other smoke.

*You should be careful when the appliance is 

operated with other appliances that use the air in 

the room and their fuel (e.g. heaters, water heaters 

that operate with gas, diesel fuel, coke or wood etc.) 

Because, hood may negatively effect the burning of 

the fuel as it exhausts the air inside the room.

*This warning does not apply to flueless applications.