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Safety measures
The cooker hood is designed to operate for extraction
to the outside. It is important therefore to ensure that
sufficient air enters the kitchen for correct operation.
The hood cannot be connected to flues of other
appliances that run on energy sources other than
electricity. Should the cooker hood be installed in a
kitchen with an instant water-heater or a gas-heating
system, it is strongly recommended for safety reasons
not to use external extraction. In this circumstance a
unit with an active charcoal filter must be used. This
can be obtained from your retailer and it uses
recirculated air.
The minimum distance between the supporting
surface for the cooking vessels on the hob and the
lowest part of the range hood must be not less than
50cm from electric cookers (glassceramic or traditional
electric hobs) and 65cm from gas or mixed cookers.
If the instructions for installation for the gas hob
specify a greater distance, this must be adhered to. If
the hood is run at the same time as a burner or
fireplace that depend on ambient air (for example gas,
Diesel, coal or wood heaters, water heaters, etc.) be
careful, because the hood, when it exhausts the air,
removes the ambient air required by the burner or
fireplace for combustion.
For secure operation and to prevent discharged gas
from coming back in, the vacuum must not exceed
0,04 mbr.
This may be done by making sure the air inlet into the
room passes through non-closing openings such as
air recycling wall boxes, doors, windows or with other
technical measures.
The use of an unprotected flame is dangerous for the
filters and could cause fires.
Therefore, never use an open flame under the hood.
The hood must not be connected to fuel exhaust flues
(boilers, heating systems, water heaters, and so on).
Please, keep to the provisions of official directives
regarding the question of fume discharge.
The manufacturers refuse to accept any responsibility
for damage to the hood or its catching on fire because
of failure to observe the above instructions.
