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MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY
THIS MANUAL PROVIDES SOME SUGGESTIONS ON HOW
TO KEEP YOUR APPLIANCE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR
MUCH LONGER. CHECK THE CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUR
EQUIPMENT BY CORRECTLY OBSERVING THE
INSTRUCTIONS BELOW AND, IN CASE OF DOUBT,
CONTACT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON 0800 056 2467,
OR BY EMAIL [email protected]. WE
WILL BE AT YOUR DISPOSAL FOR ANY CLARIFICATIONS.
UPHOLSTERY
THE UPHOLSTERY IS COVERED WITH ECO LEATHER,
WHICH, DESPITE ITS RESISTANT COATING MATERIAL, IS
NOT INDESTRUCTIBLE AND WEARS OUT WITH USE AND
TIME. FOLLOW MAINTENANCE PRECAUTIONS TO
PROLONG THEIR SERVICE LIFE. DIRECT LIGHT IS
DAMAGING AS IT DRIES OUT AND WEAKENS THE
WEAVE AND CAN CAUSE CRACKING ON THE SURFACE.
SO KEEP YOUR EQUIPMENT PROTECTED FROM
SUNLIGHT. FREQUENT MAINTENANCE IS NECESSARY TO
EXTEND SERVICE LIFE.
KEEP YOUR UPHOLSTERY CLEAN BY REMOVING THE
DUST WITH A SOFT AND DRY CLOTH. FOR BEST
SANITATION, USE ONLY A CLOTH MOISTENED WITH
SOAP SOLUTION OR NEUTRAL DETERGENT. WE DO NOT
RECOMMEND THE USE OF REMOVERS, SOLVENTS SUCH
AS
BENZINE,
BLEACH,
ALCOHOL,
ABRASIVES,
AMMONIA, POLISH FURNITURE, POLISHES AND OILS, AS
THEY CAN ATTACK THE PROTECTION OF THE ECO
LEATHER, FORMING CRACKS AND STAINS.
WOOD
BECAUSE IT IS A NATURAL RAW MATERIAL, WOODEN
EQUIPMENT CAN PRESENT DIFFERENCES IN THE
TONALITY. WOOD VEINS AND DRAWINGS ARE
UNPREDICTABLE FOR THE SAME REASON. THE
NATURAL AGEING OF THE PARTS IS ACCELERATED BY
THE ACTION OF TEMPERATURE AND NATURAL
HUMIDITY OF THE AIR, AND SMALL CRACKS AND
FISSURES MAY APPEAR. WATER, HEAT, AND NATURAL
OR ARTIFICIAL UV RAYS CAN CAUSE DECOUPLING,
CRACKING, AND DISCOLOURATION OF WOOD AND
VENEER. THEREFORE, THE APPARATUS MUST BE
PROTECTED FROM THE AGENTS MENTIONED ABOVE.
THE MORE PROTECTED AND WELL MAINTAINED, THE
GREATER ITS DURABILITY. IN CASE OF LIQUID SPILLAGE,
CLEAN
IMMEDIATELY AS THE WOOD MAY ABSORB AND STAIN
IRREVERSIBLY. THE WOOD SURFACES ARE DELICATE;
THEY ACCEPT CLEANING WITH DRY FLANNEL OR CLOTH
MOISTENED IN SOLUTION OF NEUTRAL SOAP AND
WATER WITH SUBSEQUENT DRYING. IT IS IMPORTANT
TO DRY IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT THE WOOD FROM
ABSORBING MOISTURE.
PLASTICS
(KNOBS, HANDLES AND TIPS)
TO CLEAN THE PLASTIC PARTS, MOISTEN A CLEAN, SOFT
CLOTH IN A SOLUTION OF WATER AND NEUTRAL
DETERGENT AND WIPE OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE,
THEN DRY.
HANDLES (not included)
THE MAINTENANCE OF HANDLES IS ESSENTIAL TO
PROLONG THEIR SERVICE LIFE AND MAINTAIN HYGIENE.
DO NOT MACHINE WASH. METAL HALF-RINGS CAN
DAMAGE YOUR APPLIANCE. TO SANITIZE THE HANDLES,
MOISTEN A CLEAN, SOFT CLOTH WITH MILD SOAP OR
MILD DETERGENT SOLUTION AND RUN THROUGH THE
HANDLE. RINSE WITH A DAMP CLOTH, THEN DRY.
DO NOT USE ALCOHOL OR BLEACH, THESE PRODUCTS
CAN DAMAGE AND STAIN THE HANDLES. ALSO AVOID
EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT, IT DAMAGES AND
DRIES THE WEAVE OF THE STRAPS. FOR VELCRO
STRAPS, IT IS RECOMMENDED TO BE CLOSED WHEN
NOT IN USE TO AVOID LINT BEING ATTACHED TO THE
HOOKS.
METALS AND FINISHING
ACCUMULATED DUST, HUMIDITY, AND CORROSIVE SEA
AIR ARE THE MAIN FACTORS THAT ACCELERATE METAL
OXIDATION. OUR PRODUCTS ARE MADE FOR INDOOR
USE AND DIRECT EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS IS NOT
RECOMMENDED. THE CLEANING OF METAL SURFACES,
WHETHER IN POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL, ALUMINUM,
NICKEL PLATED, ANODIZED, GALVANIZED, CHROMED
OR PAINTED, MUST BE DONE AT LEAST WEEKLY,
ALWAYS USING A DRY FLANNEL TO COMPLETELY
REMOVE THE DUST.
IT
IS
IMPORTANT
THAT
THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS MANUAL BE
OBSERVED AND GIVEN TO THOSE WHO
CLEAN THE EQUIPMENT.
NEVER USE SHARP OR ABRASIVE
OBJECTS ON THE SURFACE OF YOUR
EQUIPMENT.
NEVER USE SOLVENTS SUCH AS BENZINE,
THINNER, ACETONE AND OTHERS, AS
WELL AS ABRASIVE PRODUCTS SUCH AS
SOAP, STEEL SPONGES AND THE LIKE,
WHICH CAN IRREVERSIBLY ATTACK
PLASTIC MATERIALS.
