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4. CLEANING AND PREVEN-
TIVE MAINTENANCE
CAUTION
■
Prior to each maintenance and cleaning,
cooker hood must be unplugged, and appliance
must be dead
■
Cleaning and user maintenance of the ap-
pliance shall not be performed by unattended
children.
■
The surface could be damaged due to ag-
gressive and abrasive cleaning agents. Never
use aggressive and abrasive cleaning agents.
Supply your cleaning and protective substanc-
es that are appropriate for your appliance from
the authorized technical service. Surface of
appliance and control units are sensitive to
scratching.
■
Clean the surfaces with a soft and damp
cloth, dish-washing liquid or mild glass cleaning
agent. Soften the dry, sticky dirt with a damp
cloth. Do not scrape!
■
It is not appropriate to use dry cloths, sponges
that may scratch, materials that require rubbing,
and other aggressive cleaning agents contain-
ing sand, soda, acid or chlorine.
■
Clean the stainless steel surfaces in their
brushing direction only.
■
Do not use stainless steel cleaning agents
and wet clothes for control units. Cleaning of
metal grease filters Used metal grease filters
retain the greasy particles in the moisture and
vapour generated in the kitchen. Clean the met-
al grease filters about every three months, un
-
der normal use conditions (1 to 2 hours a day).
■
Do not use excessively effective, acidic or al-
kaline cleaning agents.
■ For cleaning the metal grease filters, clean
the holder parts of the metal grease filters in the
appliance, with a damp cloth as well.
■ You can clean the metal grease filters in the
dishwasher or by hand.
4.1 Washing in Dishwasher
■
In case of washing in dishwasher, a slight
change might occur in colour. This has no effect
on the function of the metal grease filter.
■
Do not wash the excessively dirty metal
grease filters together with dishes.
■ Place the metal grease filters loosely and
freely in the dishwasher. Metal grease filters
must be placed in the dishwasher without jam-
ming.
4.2 Hand Wash
For stubborn dirts, you can use a special
grease solvent. You can buy such an agent
from the authorized sales centre.
■ Soften the metal grease filters in a hot water
with dish-washing liquid.
■
Use a brush for cleaning and wait for the liq-
uid in metal grease filters to flow off completely.
■ Rinse the filters thoroughly after cleaning.
CAUTION
Thanks to timely cleaning of metal grease filter,
the fire danger caused by excessive heat that is
generated during frying is avoided.
4.3 Removal/Installation of Alumini-
um Filter
Pull the aluminium filter towards you by press
-
ing on its tab. Reverse the process to install the
filter.
