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Foreword
Congratulations on choosing the Air Washer W490!
Proper use:
The appliance must only be used for the humidification and
cleaning of the air indoors.
The W490 features the following innovations:
• OneseasonofwaterqualitymaintenancewiththeIonic
Silver Stick
• Automaticallyswitchesoffifthewaterlevelistoolow
• DigitalDisplaywithTouch-Panel
• Built-inhygrostat
• Automaticdisplaydimfunction(ADF),Day/Night
• Maintenancereminders
• CleaningMode
Did you know that air that is too dry
•driesoutmucousmembranesandadditionallycauses
chapped lips and stinging eyes?
• promotesinfectionsandsicknessesoftherespiratory
passages?
• leadstoalackofenergy,exhaustionandconcentration
weakness?
• burdenspetsandroomplants?
• encouragesdustdevelopmentandtheelectrostatic
chargeofsynthetictextiles,carpetsandsynthetic
flooring?
• damageswoodenfixtures,especiallyhardwoodfloors?
• putsmusicalinstrumentsoutoftune?
Description of the unit
The Air Washer W490
• washesandhumidifiestheairwithoutfiltermats
• includesaninnovativewaterqualitymaintenance
system(ISS)
• runswithlittlenoiseattwooperationmodes
• issuitableforroomsizesupto50m2
• ismanufacturedwithhigh-qualitycomponentswith
a long lifespan
In the inside of the Air Washer, special humidifier discs
rotate through a water bath and in doing so clean the
air streaming by of impurities in a natural way – as the
air is washed clean by the rain in nature. Air humidifi-
cationoccursfollowingtheself-regulatingprincipleofcold
evaporation. Therefore the Air Washer creates optimum air
moisture,withoutadditionalcontrolunitsbeingnecessary.
Humidifier discs
The honeycomb structure of the humidifier discs allows
provenreleaseoflargeamountsofwaterintotheair.The
unitcleanstheairwithnatureasitsmodel.Inaddition,the
unitalsoguaranteesfilteringofpollutantsaswellaspollen
and animal hair from the air.
Ionic Silver Stick®(ISS) (34)
TheIonicSilverStickutilizestheantimicrobialpropertyof
silverandprovidesoneseasonofoptimumwaterquality
maintenanceinallAIR-O-SWISSandBONECOhumidifiers.
TheISSbeginsworkingassoonasitcomesintocontact
with water – even if the unit is switched off.The ISS is
intendedexclusivelyforuseinhumidifiers.
Safety instructions
• PriortoputtingtheAirWasherintooperation,read
the instructions for use thoroughly and retain them
wellforlaterconsultation.
• OnlyusetheAirWasherinlivingareasandwithin
the technical data specified. Unintended use can be
a danger to health or life.
• Childrencannotrecognizethedangerinhandlingelec-
tricappliances.Thereforealwayssupervisechildren
whoareneartheAirWasher(5).
• Thoseunfamiliarwiththeinstructionsforuseaswell
aschildrenandpeopleundertheinfluenceofmedicine,
alcoholordrugsmaynotoperatetheunit,oronlyope-
rate it under supervision.
• Iftheunitisknockedoversothatwaterleaks,the
powerplugmustbeunpluggedimmediately.Theunit
mustthenbedryforatleast3hoursbeforethepower
plug may be plugged in again.
• Donotaddanyadditivessuchasessentialoilsdirectly
intothewatertankorthewaterbase.Theseadditives
willdamageyourappliance!Appliancesthataredama-
gedbyadditivesareexcludedfromthewarranty.
Inthe instructionsfor use,special safetyinstructions are
indicatedwiththefollowingsymbols:
Warning
Riskofinjurybyelectricshock.
Alwaysunplugthepowerplugbefore
•servicingandcleaning
•movingtheunit
•emptyingthewater
Caution
DamagetotheAirWasherormaterial
damage,e.g.duetoleakingwater.