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INSTALLING THE HOOD
Once you have decided on which
installation you p efe , p oceed with the
actual installation.
- This appliance is designed to be built
into a cabinet o othe suppo t.
- The cut-out on the bottom of the
cabinet should featu e the dimensions
shown in figu e 4. To fasten the hood in
place, p oceed as follows:
- Remove the f ame by p essing buttons
"B" (Fig. 3);
*WARNING: if you hood is fitted with
halogen lamps, disconnect connecto s
"F" (Fig. 3.1);
- Fit the hood into the cut-out;
- Sc ew in the sc ews p ovided with the
appliance in slots "C", secu ing the unit
to the cabinet (Fig. 4);
- Reposition the f ame.
*WARNING: if you hood is fitted with
halogen lamps, connect the spotlights
befo e epositioning the f ame.
MAINTENANCE
The co ect ope ation of the hood is
di ectly elated to how often it is
cleaned and se viced, especially the
g ease filte and the activated ca bon
filte .
G ease filte
The g ease filte t aps any g ease
pa ticles and solids suspended in the ai .
It the efo e tends to clog ove time,
depending on how often the hood is
used and on the type of cooke installed.
In any case, it should be cleaned o
eplaced at least eve y othe month.
The g ease filte is available in fou
ve sions:
ac ylic, pape , metal o fo ged
aluminium g ids.
The ac ylic filte should be hand
washed in lukewa m wate with mild
liquid dete gent, leaving it to soak until
it is f ee of all g ease and impu ities.
Leave to d y without w inging. The
pape filte cannot be washed and must
be eplaced when the ed lines appea
on the bottom (these can be seen
th ough the openings in the g id).
The metal filte has an almost unlimited
life, and should be washed like the
synthetic filte , leaving it to d y
tho oughly befo e epositioning.
The fo ged aluminium g ids should be
washed by hand o in you dishwashe
once a month. Allow them to d y
tho oughly befo e emounting.
Failu e to comply with the washing
inst uctions could esult in a fi e haza d.
Ca bon filte
The activated ca bon filte is only used
by the ventless, filte ing ve sion, and is
designed to t ap odou s and clean the ai .
The ca bon filte is satu ated afte a
va ying amount of time depending on
the type of cooke used and on how
egula ly the g ease filte is cleaned. In
any case, the ca t idge must be eplaced
at least once eve y fou months.
TO REMOVE IT, PROCEED AS
FOLLOWS:
- Remove the f ame;
- Tu n the cent al knob on the ca bon
filte anticlockwise and pull the filte
out of its seat (Fig. 2);
To mount the new filte , epeat the
above inst uctions in the eve se o de .
Wipe off all deposits f om the fan and
othe hood su faces f equently, using a
cloth dampened with denatu ed alcohol
o non-ab asive mild liquid dete gents.
INCANDESCENT LAMP
REPLACEMENT
40W (E14) max
- Unplug the appliance f om the
elect ical powe supply;
- Remove the g id;
- Replace the faulty lamp with one of
the same wattage.
WARNING! ELECTRIC
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES CAN
BE DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.
- Do not attempt to check the filte s
when the hood is in ope ation.
- Do not obst uct any ai outlets.
