Instruction manual
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - General
• Pleasereadtheseinstructionscarefullyandretainthemforfuturereference.
• Usethisappliancesolelyinaccordancewiththeseinstructions.
• Thisappliancecanbeusedbychildrenolderthan8yearsandpersonswithreducedphysical,sensory
ormentalcapabilitiesorlackofexperienceandknowledge,butonlyiftheyhavebeengivensupervision
orinstructionconcerninguseoftheapplianceinasafewayandunderstandthehazardsinvolved.
• Childrenshouldbesupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywiththeappliance.
• Cleaningand maintenancemust notbe doneby children, exceptif theyare olderthan 8years and
supervised.
• Keeptheapplianceandthecableoutofreachofchildrenunder8years.
• Haveanyrepairscarriedoutsolelybyaqualifiedelectrician.Nevertrytorepairtheapplianceyourself.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - Electricity and heat
• Verifythatthemainsvoltageisthesameasthatindicatedonthetypeplateontheappliancebeforeuse.
• Makesurethesocketintowhichyouplugtheapplianceisearthed.
• Alwaysremovetheplugfromthesocketwhentheapplianceisnotinuse.
• Alwaysremovetheplugfromthewallsocketbypullingontheplug,notthepowercord.
• Checktheappliance’spowercordregularlytomakesureitisnotdamaged.Donotusetheapplianceifthe
powercordisdamaged.Haveadamagedpowercordreplacedbyaqualifiedservicedepartment.
• Certainpartsoftheappliancecanbecomehot.Donottouchthem,asyoumayburnyourself.
• Theapplianceneedsspacetoallowheattoescape,therebypreventingtheriskoffire.Makesurethat
theappliancehassufficientspacearoundit,anddoesnotcomeincontactwithflammablematerial.The
appliancemustnotbecovered.
• Makesurethattheapplianceandthepowercorddonotcomeincontactwithsourcesofheat,suchasa
hothobornakedflame.
• Makesurethattheappliance,thepowercordandplugdonotcomeincontactwithwater.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - Use
• Neverimmersetheappliance,theplugorthepowercordinwaterorotherliquid.
• Neverleavetheapplianceunsupervisedwhilstitisswitchedon.
• Whenusingyoursteamcleanerneverdirectittowardsyourself,otherpeople,animals,orplants.Thehot
steamcancauseburns.
• Donotusetheapplianceuninterruptedlyfortoolongaperiod.Thisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
• When using the steam cleaner never direct it atwall sockets, electric wiring, or appliances containing
electriccomponents,suchastheinteriorofanoven.
• Alwaysallowaccessoriestocooldownbeforechangingtools.
• Neverholdyourhandinfrontofthesteamnozzle.
• Onlyusethesteamcleanerinuprightposition.
• Neverstandthesteamcleanerdirectlynexttoaheateroroven.
• Neverstandorsitonthesteamcleaner.
• Neverdirectthesteamatonepointfortoolong.
• Do not use the appliance to clean materialsthat are not suitable for steam cleaning, such asleather,
synthetics,upholstery,orwaxedfloors.Whenindoubttestthesteamcleaneronasmallsectionofmaterial
thatisnotreadilyseen.
• Alwaysusecleandrinkingwatertofilltheappliance.Donotuseadditives,suchascleaningagentsor
deodorants.Thiscoulddamagetheappliance.
• Neverusetheappliancewithoutwater.Topupthewaterreservoiringoodtime.Theappliancewillalsoheat
upwithoutwaterinthereservoir.Thiscoulddamagetheappliance.
• Afteryouhaveusedtheapplianceitwillcontinuetoemitsteamforabout10seconds.Thisisnormal,since
thetubestillcontainssomesteam(water)thatwillnowescape.
• Makesureyoudonotbecomecaughtupinthepowercord.
• Makesurethatyourhandsaredrybeforetouchingtheappliance,powercordorplug.
• Neverusetheapplianceinahumidroom.
• Donotpickuptheapplianceifitfallsintowater.Removetheplugfromthewallsocketimmediately.Donot
usetheapplianceanymore.
Certainpartsoftheappliancemaygethot.
Donottouchthesepartstopreventburningyourself.