Beko DC 1570, Manual

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3 - EN
1 Important safety information
This section includes safety information that
will help protection from risks of personal
injuries or materialistic damages. Failure
to follow these instructions shall cause
any warranty and reliability commitment to
become void.
General safety
• Never place the machine on a carpet-
covered floor, otherwise, lack of airflow
beneath the machine may cause
electrical parts to overheat. This will
cause problems with your machine.
• If the power cable or mains plug is
damaged, you must call Authorised
Service Agent for repair.
• The product should not be plugged
in during installation, maintenance
and repair works. Such works should
always be made by the technical
service. Manufacturer shall not be held
responsible for damages arising from
processes carried out by unauthorised
persons.
• Connect the product to a grounded
outlet protected by a fuse of suitable
capacity as stated in the technical
specifications table.
• Operate your product at temperatures
b5°C and +35°C.
• Do not use electrical devices in the
product.
• Do not connect the air exit of the product
to the chimney holes which are used
for the exhaust fumes of the devices
operating with gas or other types of fuel.
• You must provide enough ventilation
in order to prevent gases exiting from
devices operating with other types of
fuels including the naked flame from
accumulating in the room due to the
back fire effect.
• Always clean the lint filter before or after
each loading.
• Never operate your dryer without the lint
filter installed.
• Do not allow fibre, dust and dirt
accumulation around the exhaust exit
and at adjacent areas.
• Power cable plug must be within easy
reach after installation.
• Do not use extension cords, multi-plugs
or adaptors to connect the dryer to
power supply in order to decrease the
risk of electric shock.
• Do not make any changes on the plug
supplied with the product. If it is not
compatible with the socket, have a
qualified electrician change the socket
with a suitable one.
• Items cleaned or washed with gasoil/
fuel oil, dry-laundry solvents and other
combustible or explosive materials as
well as the items that are contaminated
or spotted with such materials should not
be dried in the product since they emit
flammable or explosive vapor.
• Do not dry items cleaned with industrial
chemicals in the dryer.
• Do not dry unwashed items in the dryer.
• Items soiled with cooking oils, acetone,
alcohol, fuel oil, kerosene, stain remover,
turpentine, paraffin and paraffin removers
must be washed in hot water with plenty
of detergent before being dried in the
dryer.
• Garments or pillows bolstered with
rubber foam (latex foam), shower
bonnets, water resistant textiles,
materials with rubber reinforcement and
rubber foam pads should not be dried in
the dryer.
• Do not use fabric softeners and
anti-static products unless they are
recommended by the manufacturers of
the fabric softener or the product.
• This product must be grounded.
Grounding installation decreases the risk
of electric shock by opening a path with
low resistance for the electricity flow in
case of a malfunction or failure. Power
cable of this product is equipped with
a conductor and a grounding plug that
allows for grounding the product. This
plug must be installed appropriately and
inserted into a socket which is grounded
in accordance with the local laws and
regulations.
• Do not install the product behind a door
with a lock, sliding door or a door that