User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX EFC9461U-A

[. . . ] · The appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision. · Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. · WARNING - Ensure that the appliance is switched off before replacing the lamp to avoid the possibility of electric shock. for the installer · When used as an extractor unit, the hood must be fitted with a 150mm diameter hose. · Should there already be a pipe of diameter 125 mm that ducts to the outside through the walls or roof, it is possible to use the 150/ 125 mm reduction flange provided. [. . . ] The control switches are located on the unit's front panel: · Light switch: this switch is used to turn the light fitted in the hood on and off. · Extractor fan switch: used to turn the fan off. · Push-button 1: used to set the fan to speed 1. · Push-button 2: used to set the fan to speed 2. · Push-button 3: used to set the fan to speed 3. Push-button 3 Push-button 2 Push-button 1 Extractor fan switch Light switch 0 1 2 3 6 Maintenance and care · The hood must always be disconnected from the electricity supply before beginning any maintenance work. Metal grease filter · The purpose of the grease filters is to aspirate grease particles which form during cooking and it must always be used, either in the external evacuation or internal recycling function. Attention: the metal grease filters must be removed and washed, either by hand or in the dishwasher, every four weeks. Open the metal grease filter · First, push the metal grease filter stop backwards, then extract the filter, pulling downwards. Hand washing Soak grease filters for about one hour in hot water with a grease-loosening cleaner, then rinse off thoroughly with hot water. Refit the grease filters when they are dry. Dishwasher machine Place grease filters in dish washer. Select most powerful washing programme and highest temperature, at least 65°C. 3 Refit the grease filters when they are dry. When washing the metal grease filter in the dishwasher a slight discoloration of the filter can occur, this does not have any impact on its performance. · Clean the inner housing using a hot detergent solution only (never use caustic detergents, abrasive powders or brushes). 7 Charcoal filter · The charcoal filter should only be used if you want to use the hood in its filtering function. · To do this you will need a charcoal filter. · Cleaning/replacing the charcoal filter Unlike other charcoal filters, the LONGLIFE charcoal filter can be cleaned and reactivated. At normal use the filter should be cleaned every second month (when using the hood 2, 5 hours per day, in avarage). The best way to clean the filter is in the dishwasher. Use normal detergent and choose the highest temperature (65º C). Wash the filter separately so that no food parts gets stuck on the filter and later causes bad odours. To reactivate the charcoal, the filter should be dried in an oven for 10 minutes with a temperature of maximum 100º C. After approximately three years of use, the charcoal filter should be replaced with a new, as the odour reduction capacity will be reduced. · Mounting Remove the frame b which supports the filter c by turning 90° the two knobs a, Fig. 4. [. . . ] 6 · Only for extractor version: position the upper section of the chimney so that the oulet slots H are not visible (see also A-B-C sequence on on Fig. · Assembling the chimney flue support/bracket (3 parts): The three parts should be fixed with 4 screws, the support extension is adjustable and should correspond to the internal width of the telescopic chimney flue. 7 · Fix each other both parts of the hood (1), make all connections between the two parts (2) and fix with 6 screws (3). · Mark the wall with a centre line, this will aid mounting (4), position the template so that the mid line printed on the template matches with the center line previously drawn, the lower side of the template corresponds to the lower side of the hood once mounted (5). [. . . ]