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manufacturer states that a greater distance is required.
If more than one cooking appliance is fitted beneath the cooker hood, and they have different
minimum safety distances to the cooker hood, select the greater distance.
The appliance must not be connected to a chimney or flue which is in use. Neither should it
be connected to ducting which ventilates rooms that have fireplaces. Exhaust ducting must be of
a non-inflammable material. If exhaust air is to be extracted into a chimney or ventilation duct no
longer used for other purposes, please seek professional assistance for correct installation.
USING THE HOOD AT THE SAME TIME AS OTHER HEATING APPLIANCES THAT ARE
DEPENDANT ON THE AIR IN THE ROOM
Warning - danger of toxic fumes!
Great care should be taken when using the cooker hood at the same time and in the same room
or area of the house as another heating appliance, which is dependant on the air in the room.
Such appliances include gas, oil, wood or coal-fired boilers and heaters, continuous flow or other
water heaters, gas hobs, cookers or ovens which draw air in from the room and duct exhaust
gases out through a chimney or extraction ducting.
When used in extraction mode, with or without an external motor fitted, or in recirculation mode
with a recirculation box installed outside the room, the appliance draws air in from the room in
which it is installed and from neighbouring rooms.
If there is insufficient air, an underpressure will occur. The heating appliance will be starved of
oxygen, impairing combustion. Harmful gases could be drawn out of the chimney or extraction
ducting and back into the room, with potentially fatal consequences.
In order to ensure safe operation, and to prevent gases given off by the heating appliances from
being drawn back into the room when the cooker hood and the heater are in operation
simultaneously, an underpressure in the room of 0.04 mbar (4 pa) is the maximum permissible.
Ventilation can be maintained by air inlets which cannot be blocked, in windows, doors or
outside wall vents, or by other technical measures that will ensure that the cooker hood
can only be switched on when the heating appliance is switched off or vice versa. A ventilation
brick alone is not generally sufficient to ensure safe ventilation.
The overall ventilation condition of the dwelling must be taken into account. If in any doubt, the
advice of a competent builder or, for gas, a qualified gas fitter (registered with an official gas
safety body in accordance with national safety regulations, GasSafe in the UK) must be advised.
If the cooker hood is used in recirculation mode, where the air is directed back into the room in
which it is located, operating a heating appliance, which depends on the room air at the same
time, is no problem.
ENERGY RATING
As a result of the new EU65 “Energy label” and EU66 “ Ecodesign” regulations issued by the
European Commission, which came into force January 1, 2015 , our products have been
adapted to comply with these new requirements.
All of the models comply with the energy label requirements, are equipped with new electronics
including a timer device for suction speeds control, when the air capacity exceeds 650m³/h. Internal
motor models, with a maximum air capacity higher than 650m³/h, are equipped with a timer device that
automatically switches the suction speed from 4th to 3rd speed after 5 minutes of operation. External
motor models are equipped with remote motors that, as for internal motor versions, include a
