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Important Safety Instructions
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of
fire, electric shock, or injury to persons
when using your appliance, follow basic
precautions including the following:
• Read all instructions before using the
appliance. Otherwise, there may be the
risk of personal injury or material damage.
Moreover, any warranty and reliability
commitment will become void.
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This product has been designed for
home use only.
• Your machine can be operated at
temperatures b5°C and +35°C.
• The appliance must not be installed
behind a lockable door, a sliding door or a
door with a hinge on the opposite side to
that of the tumble dryer.
• Do not install or store this appliance
where it will be exposed to the weather.
• Do not tamper with controls.
• Do not repair or replace any part of
the appliance or attempt any servicing
unless specifically recommended in
the user-maintenance instructions or in
published user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the skills to carry
out.
• Unplug the machine when it is not in use.
• Never wash down the appliance with
water! There is the risk of electric shock!
• Never touch the plug with wet hands.
• Never pull from the cable to unplug the
machine.
• Do not operate the machine if the power
cord or plug is damaged.
• Never attempt to repair the machine
yourself.
• For malfunctions that cannot be solved by
information in the operating manual: Turn
off and unplug the appliance and call an
authorized service agent.
• This appliance must be grounded. In
the event of malfunction or breakdown,
grounding will reduce the risk of electric
shock by providing a path of least
resistance for electric current. This
appliance is equipped with a cord having
an equipment-grounding conductor
and a grounding plug. The plug must
be plugged into an appropriate outlet
that is properly installed and grounded
in accordance with all local codes and
ordinances.
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WARNING: Improper connection of
the equipment-grounding conductor can
result in a risk of electric shock. Check
with a qualified electrician or service
represantative or personnel if you are
in doubt as to whether the appliance is
properly grounded.
• Power cord plug must be within easy
reach after installation.
• To reduce the risk of fire or electrical
shock, do not use extension cords, multi-
plugs or an adapter to connect the dryer
to electrical mains.
• Do not modify the plug provided with the
appliance: if it will not fit the outlet, have
a proper outlet installed by a qualified
electrician.
• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be
replaced by the manufacturer, its service
agent or similarly qualified persons in
order to avoid a hazard.
• The appliance must not be operated
unless it is repaired! There is the risk of
electric shock!
• Ventilation openings in the base must not
be obstructed by a carpet, etc.
• Exhaust air must not be discharged into a
flue, which is used for exhausting fumes
from appliances burning gas or other
fuels.
• Adequate ventilation has to be provided
to avoid the back flow of gases into the
room from appliances burning other fuels,
including open fires.
• Do not dry articles that have been
previously cleaned in, washed in, soaked
in or spotted with petrol/gasoline, dry-
cleaning solvents or other flammable or
explosive substances as they give off
vapors that could ignite or explode.
• Do not use the tumble dryer if the
industrial chemicals have been used for
cleaning.
• Do not dry unwashed items in the tumble
dryer.
• Items that have been soiled with
substances such as cooking oil, acetone,
alcohol, petrol, kerosene, spot removers,
turpentine, waxes and wax removers
should be washed in hot water with an
extra amount of detergent before being
dried in the tumble dryer.