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CAUTION
- Do not make use of this heater in the immediate proximity of showers, bathrubs, swim-
ming pools, etc.
- Always use the heater in an upright position.
- Do not use the heater to dry your laundry. Never obstruct the intake and outlet grilles
(danger of overheating).
- The heater must positioned at least 50 cm from furniture, walls, curtains, or other objects.
- When the appliance is used as a portable heater, do not place it close to walls, furniture,
curtains etc.
- The use of extension leads is not reccomended, however if it is necessary then follow care-
fully the extension lead’s instructions, and most importantly ensure that the extension lead
is correctly rated in accordance with the heater being used and NEVER overloaded.
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If the power cable is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, an authorised servi-
ce centre or a qualified electrician in order to eliminate all risk.
- Do not use the appliance in rooms less than 4 m
2
in area.
- The appliance must be installed so as the buttons and other controls are out of the reach
of person in the bathtub or shower.
The appliance is fitted with a tilt-switch which turns the appliance off if it should fall over. To
restart the appliance, simply place it upright again.
The heater is fitted with a
safety device
which will switch the heater off in case of
acci-
dental overheating
(eg. obstruction of air intake and outlet grilles, motor turning slowly or
not at all). To reset, disconnect the plug from the power socket for a few minutes, remove the
cause of overheating then plug the appliance in again.
Important:
never cover this appliance in any manner whatsoever while it is
operating. To do so would cause a dangerous increase in the temperature of
the appliance itself.
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