Tricity Bendix CH 550 User manual

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Canopy Cooker Hood - CH 550
Operating and Installation Instructions

CONTENTS
Please refer to the sections in this booklet that apply to your particular model: Page
Drawings.1
Contents. 2
Warnings......3
General Information. 4
Electrical Connection. 4
Unpacking. 5
Installation - Positioning.5
Installation - Fitting.5
Recirculation.5
Ducting Fitting. 5
Operating Instructions.6
Maintenance and Cleaning. 6
Do’s and Don’ts. 7
Help Us To Help You...-.7
Customer Care Department.7
Before Calling a Service Engineer.8
Tricity Bendix Service Centres...9, 10
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
DIMENSIONS Width cm 52
Height cm 15
Depth cm 28.4
WEIGHT
Gross
kg 5.5
Net kg 5.1
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
Voltage (~50Hz)
Fan
Lamp
Consumption
230-240 V
115 W
40 W
155 W
PERFORMANCE Speed
1
2
3
Capacity m 3 /h
120
170 230
Capacity It/sec
33 47 64
Pressure mmH 2 0
11 19
26
Noise level dbA
47
54
62
2

WARNINGS
It is most important that this instruction book
should be retained with the appliance for
future reference. Should the appliance be sold
or transferred to another owner, or should
you move house and leave the appliance al¬
ways ensure that the book is supplied with
the appliance in order that the new owner
can be acquainted with the functioning of the
appliance and the relevant warnings. Please
ensure that you have read the whole instruc¬
tion book before using the appliance and that
you follow the recommendations given.
These warnings are provided in the interest
of safety. They must be read carefully before
installing or using the appliance.
This appliance is designed to be operated by
adults. Children should not be allowed to tamper
with the controls or play with the product.
It is dangerous to alter the specification or at¬
tempt to modify the appliance in any way.
Any electrical work required must be undertaken
by a qualified electrician or a competent person.
This product should be serviced by an authorised
Tricity Bendix Service Centre, and only genuine
Tricity Bendix spare parts should be used.
Never leave frying pans unattended during use
as overheated fats and oils may catch fire.
Never do flambe cooking under this cooker hood.
It is a possible fire hazard if the grease and
charcoal filter are not replaced as recommended.
When used in the extraction mode the cooker
hood must not be connected to a flue which is
used for exhausting fumes from appliances sup¬
plied with energy other than electric such as
central heating flue or water heating flue.
If the room where the hood is to be used con¬
tains a fuel burning appliance such as a central
heating boiler then its flue must be of the room
sealed or balanced flue type.
If other types of flue or appliances are fitted
ensure that there is an adequate supply of air to
the room.
All installations must comply with the local au¬
thorities requirements for the discharge of ex¬
haust air.
WARNINGS Cont'd
If the cooker hood is installed for use above a
gas appliance then the provision for ventilation
must be in accordance with the Gas Safety (In¬
stallation & Use) Regulations 1994 No. 1886 and
the relevant building regulations. Details are
contained in the following British Standard Codes
of Practice BS6172 BS 5440 and BS6891 Cur¬
rent Edition.
The fan motor of this cooker hood incorporates
a thermal cut-out device which will operate if the
cooker hood is installed below the minimum
height recommended in this booklet, or if the
motor becomes overheated. If the cut-out device
is activated, switch off the fan motor and allow
the cooker hood to cool.
The fan cut-out will reset itself when the fan motor
has cooled sufficiently.
This cooker hood has been designed for in¬
stallation over an electric hotplate with a
maximum input of 7Kw or a gas hotplate with
a maximum input of lOKw when fitted in
accordance with the height recommended in
this booklet.
Under no circumstances should you attempt to
repair the appliance yourself. Repairs carried out
by an inexperienced person may cause injury or
more serious malfunctioning. Refer to your local
Tricity Bendix Service Centre. Always insist on
genuine Tricity Bendix spare parts.
3

GENERAL INFORMATION
This Instruction book applies to the following
models:
Tricity Bendix CH550B Brown 52cm
Tricity Bendix CH550W White 52cm
This cooker hood is guaranteed and will give
lasting service. The guarantee is only applicable
if the hood has been installed in accordance with
the installation instructions detailed in this book¬
let.
This cooker hood has been designed for use
fixed beneath a wall cabinet or purpose built
canopy as illustrated in fig. 6 and should be in¬
stalled in accordance with the following fitting
instructions.
The hood can be used to extract odours to the
outside or to recirculate the air within the kitchen
after passing the contaminated air through a
(optional) cleansing charcoal filter.
The installation instructions which follow give
instructions on how and where this hood may be
fitted. If already installed check with the installer
that all the requirements have been met. If not
then draw these to the attention of the installer
who should be a qualified electrician or a com¬
petent person.
Tricity Bendix disclaims all liability for any dam¬
age or injury caused as a result of not following
the instructions contained in the following text.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
Before connecting to the mains supply ensure
that the mains voltage corresponds to the volt¬
age on the rating plate inside the cooker hood.
WARNING: THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE
EARTHED
This appliance is fitted with a 3 core mains sup¬
ply cable and should be permanently connected
to the electricity supply via a double-pole switch
having 3mm minimum contact gap on each pole.
A Switched Fuse Connection Unit to BS.1363
Part 4, is a recommended mains supply connec¬
tion accessory to ensure compliance with the
Safety Requirements applicable to fixed wiring
instructions.
Any permanent electrical installation must com¬
ply with the latest I.E.E. Regulations and local
electricity board regulations. For your own safety
this should be undertaken by a qualified electri¬
cian e.g. your local Electricity Board, or a con¬
tractor who is on the roll of the National Inspec¬
tion Council for Electrical Installation Contracting
(NICEIC).
WARNING: INCORRECT INSTALLATION
COULD AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THIS
COOKER HOOD
DISCONNECT THE HOOD FROM THE MAINS
SUPPLY BEFORE CARRYING OUT ANY KIND
OF MAINTENANCE OR CLEANING.
This appliance conforms to BS.800:1988 and
EEC Directive 87/308 regarding suppression of
radio and television interference.
4

INSTALLATION
Unpacking
Care should be taken when unpacking the cooker
hood to ensure the fixing kit, ducting spigot and
literature pack are retained with the hood.
The fixing kit comprises of No 8 - 13mm fixing
screws
Positioning
When installed above an electric cooking ap¬
pliance the minimum distance between the sur¬
face of the hob elements and the lower grille of
the cooker hood must be 65cm (25 1/2").
When installed above a gas cooking appliance
the minimum distance between the surface of
the hob pan supports and the lower grille of the
cooker hood must be 70cm (27 1/2").
When installed above a cooking appliance with
a high level grill the minimum distance between
the upper surface of the grill and the lower grille
of the cooker hood must be 45cm (17 3/4").
The distance between the underside of adjoining
wall cabinets and the worktop must not be less
than 40cm (15 3/4").
Care should be taken when unpacking the cooker
hood to ensure that the fixing kit, ducting spigot
and literature pack are retained with the hood.
Fitting
IMPORTANT: Before fitting the hood beneath any
type of wall cabinet/ canopy housing ensure it is
firmly fixed to the wall in accordance with the
manufacturers instructions. Care should be taken
to check the wall to which the cabinet/canopy is
to be fitted for electric cables, water pipes or gas
pipes before drilling.
If it is necessary to fix the cabinet/canopy to a
hollow construction plaster or partition board
structure then it must be sufficiently reinforced to
be quite rigid in the area of the cabinet/canopy
mounting system.
Measure the underside of the cabinet/canopy to
mark the position for the cut-out as illustrated in
fig. 7. The cut-out should measure, width -
497mm by depth 261mm. Check the positioning
of the holes is correct with the measurements
above before making the cut-out.
The hood is fixed using the holes located in rim
around the cooker hood casing. Access to the
INSTALLATION Cont'd
screw holes will require the removal of the metal
grille panel. Press back on the two slide catch
fasteners located on the front edge of the grille,
which may then be pivoted down. Raise the hood
into the cut-out and mark the position for the
fixing screws. Pilot drill the fixing holes and fit
the hood using the fixing screws supplied having
ensured the ducting and mains supply cord have
been connected.
Recirculation
The hood is supplied specified for installation in
the extraction mode. To convert the hood to
recirculation it will be necessary to obtain the
(optional) charcoal filter. Charcoal filters can be
obtained by using the order form enclosed.
To fit the charcoal filter, open the metal inlet grille
as illustrated in fig. 3. Remove the screw from
the centre of the motor support grille and taking
the filter in one hand place it over the support.
Insert the screw with the other hand through the
hole in the centre of the charcoal filters as illus¬
trated in fig. 2 and finger tighten the screw until
the filter fits flush to the diffuser.
In the recirculation mode, contaminated air en¬
ters the cooker hood and passes through the
grease filter and charcoal filter and out into the
kitchen as illustrated in fig. 1.
When installed in the recirculation mode it will be
necessary for the installer to fabricate a chimney
from the ducting spigot on the top of the hood to
a terminal in the chimney/wall cabinet housing.
Ducting Fitting
Fit the ducting spigot into the aperture on the top
of the casing and make an air tight connection.
The ducting used must be 100mm (4ins) diam¬
eter, and where flexible ducting is fitted it should
not be turned through very tight bends as this
could impair the performance of the hood.
The ducting used must be 100mm (4ins) diam¬
eter and be manufactured from fire retardent
material conforming to the relevant British Stand¬
ard or DIN 4102-B1. (The maximum length of
ducting including one 90 Degree bend should be
3 metres, to be reduced by 1 metre for each 90
degree bend installed in the duct run).
The (optional) charcoal filter is not required when
the is installed in the ducting mode.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
MAINTENANCE
The cooker hood functions are controlled by three
slide switches located centrally on the underside
of the hood in the front edge of the metal inlet
grille panel as illustrated in fig. 5.
Ensure the hood is switched on at the supply
connection unit.
Worktop Lighting
The switch (1) marked with the lamp symbol
and numbered 0-1 as illustrated in fig. 5 controls
the worktop lighting. Position -1 indicates the
light is operating.
Fan
The switch (2) marked with the fan symbol and
numbered 0-1 controls the power supply and
should be used together with the switch (3) num¬
bered 1-2-3 as illustrated in fig. 5 to control the
fan speed. 1- Low, 2- Normal and 3- Boost.
Position -1 Should be selected when sim¬
mering or when using one pan.
Position -2 Should be selected for normal
cooking up to four pans.
Position -3 Should be selected when fry¬
ing or cooking food with strong
odour.
To obtain the best performance it is advise able
to switch on the hood a few minutes before you
start cooking and leave it running for approxi¬
mately 15 minutes after finishing.
DISCONNECT THE HOOD FROM THE MAINS
SUPPLY BEFORE CARRYING OUT ANY KIND
OF MAINTENANCE OR CLEANING.
Worktop Lighting
If a lamp fails to function at any time first check
that it is fully screwed into the holder.
When changing the lamp an identical replace¬
ment must be fitted to ensure the safe working
of the cooker hood.
Replacement lamps are specified 230-240Volts
40Watt clear round globe shape with small
Edison (El4) screw thread cap.
Cleaning
For your own safety and in the interests of hy¬
giene your cooker hood needs to be kept clean.
A build up of grease or fat from cooking could
cause a fire hazard.
Never use excessive amounts of water when
cleaning particularly around the control panel
area.
The metal casing and lower grille assembly
should be cleaned at least once a month to keep
it looking like new. Wipe over the hood with a
soft cloth wrung out in hot water and containing
a mild household cleaner and dry with a soft
cloth. Always wear protective gloves when clean¬
ing the hood.
NOTE: Never use scouring pads or abrasive
cleaners as they might scratch or damage the
surface.
Charcoal Filter
The charcoal filter cannot be cleaned. It should
be replaced at least once every three months or
more frequently if the cooker hood is used for
more than three hours a day.
Grease Filter
The grease filter is fitted to absorb grease and
dust during cooking to help keep the appliance
clean inside.
Synthetic Grease Filter
The synthetic paper grease filter cannot be
cleaned. It must not be washed.
The filter has saturation indicators. Gradually the
squares of the filter become saturated with

MAINTENANCE Cont'd
grease. When the squares become saturated the
coloured dots will start to run and spread and
this indicates the grease filter should be replaced.
To remove the grease filter open the metal inlet
grille. Carefully ease out the metal retaining
wire clips to remove the grease filter. Please
ensure that the wire clips are handled with
care and keep away from children as the wire
clips have sharp points.
IMPORTANT: There could be a possible fire
hazard if the grease and charcoal filters are not
replaced according to these instructions.
For replacement filters please use the order form
enclosed.
Do's and Don'ts
Do’s
Do take extra care when frying.
Do keep heating areas on your hob covered over
with pots and pans when using the hob and
cooker hood simultaneously.
Don’ts
Don’t leave naked flames under the hood.
Don’t leave frying pans unattended during use
as over heated fats and oils may catch fire.
Don’t do flambe cooking under this cooker hood.
HELP US TO HELP YOU
Please determine your type of enquiry before
writing or telephoning.
SERVICE
In the event of your appliance requiring service,
Tricity Bendix have an arrangement with
Electrolux Group Service.
Before calling out an engineer, please ensure
you have read the details under the heading
"Before Calling a Service Engineer" and have
the model number and purchase date to hand.
The telephone number and address for service
is detailed on the list headed "Tricity Bendix
Service Centres".
PLEASE NOTE that all enquiries concerning
service should be addressed to your local Cus¬
tomer Service Centre.
CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES concerning your
Tricity Bendix appliance, or further information
on Cookers, Cooker Hoods, Microwave Ovens,
Refrigeration or Home Laundry equipment, you
are invited to contact our Customer Care De¬
partment.
We have fully trained Home Economists and
Advisors just a telephone call away who can
provide information and brochures.
Do not hesitate to contact us by letter or tel¬
ephone as follows:
Customer Care Department
Tricity Bendix
99 Oakley Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 9QQ
Telephone: [phone]
7

HELP US TO HELP YOU Cont d
BEFORE CALLING A SERVICE ENGINEER
We strongly recommend that you carry out the
following checks on your appliance before call¬
ing a Service Engineer, it may be that the prob¬
lem is a simple one, which you can solve your¬
self without the expense of a Service call. If our
Service Engineer finds that the problem is listed
below you will be charged for the call whether or
not the appliance is under guarantee:
- Make sure the appliance is properly wired
in and that the Connection Unit is switched
"ON".
- Check there is power to the Connection
Unit.
- Check the fuse in the Connection Unit.
- Check the mains fuse.
8

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Rating Plate
The rating plate is situated inside the casing on the back panel. It gives the MODEL
AND SERIAL NUMBER, which should be quoted in any communication or if the
service department is contacted.
It is advisable to make a note of these below and keep for reference before the
appliance is installed.
MAKE AND MODEL NO.
SERIAL NO.
DATE OF PURCHASE
CH 550 B
□
CH 550 W
□
PLEASE TICK V APPROPRIATE BOX
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