User manual POLTI AS 550

[. . . ] Do not use the appliance if the power cable or other important parts are damaged. Do not use electric extension leads that are not authorized by the manufacturer, as they may cause damage or fire. If it is necessary to replace the power supply cable, please refer to the nearest Polti authorised service centre, since the use of a special tool is necessary. Never touch the appliance with wet hands or feet with the cable plugged into the mains. [. . . ] Appropriate separate collection to permit recycling, treatment and environmentally compatible disposal helps prevent negative impact on the environment and human health and promotes recycling of the materials making up the product. For more information on available collection facilities, contact your local waste collection service or the shop where you bought this appliance. FUNCTIONING · Insert the hose suction opening (D) into the hose connector (5) (fig. 1). · Unroll the power cable (11) by pulling it till reaching the yellow sign on the cable itself. DO NOT under any circumstances unroll beyond 27 ENGLISH AS550 - AS580 the red sign. The ON/OFF switch (7) can also be operated by touching it with your foot, so you do not have to bend. · It is possible to regulate the suction power through the slide control (9). Moving it to the right, the suction power increases, while moving to the left, the suction power decreases. We recommend minimum power for curtains, medium/low power for sofas, armchairs and cushions, medium/high for carpets and high for floors and hard surfaces (ceramics, marble, etc. ). · To end suctioning, press again the ON/OFF switch (7). EMPTYING AND CLEANING THE DUST C O L L E C T I O N C O N TA I N E R · Switch off the cleaner by pressing the ON/OFF switch (7). Unplug the power cable (11) from the mains electricity supply. · Remove the hose from the appliance, by pressing the release button on the opening (D) while pulling it outwards. · Press the top lid opening button (4) and lift the lid (3) (fig. 2). · Lift out the dust collection container (1) using the handle (2) (fig. 2). · Press the buttons (2a) at the base of the handle (2) so that the container opens and the dust collected inside it drops out (Fig. 3). · WARNING: since pressing the button (2a) will cause the bottom of the container to open, we recommend doing this job over a waste bin. · Extract the filter unit (15) and remove any residues of dirt (fig. · Turn the filter with micro-perforated mesh anticlockwise (13) and separate it from the unit (fig. · Turn the Hepa filter anti-clockwise (12) and separate it from the unit (fig. · Clean filters (12) and (13) using the brush (19) supplied. · We recommend that you clean the filters every time you finish using the cleaner. [. . . ] The second stage is the ultra-fine mesh filter which has a HEPA type filter (third filtering stage) inside it. The fourth and fifth filtering stages are respectively the PPI filter and the active carbon filter. REPLACEMENT AND CLEANING OF T H E H E PA - T Y P E F I LT E R ( 1 2 ) A N D O F T H E U LT R A - F I N E M E S H F I LT E R ( 1 3 ) We recommend cleaning these filters after each use, with the brush supplied (19). If they are particularly dirty, however, they can be washed as follows: · Remove the HEPA-type filter (12) and the ultra-fine mesh filter (13) as instructed in the paragraph on "emptying and cleaning the dust collection container". [. . . ]