3Safety warningsfor the user• Always cover lighted elements, to prevent excess heat fromdamaging the appliance. In the case of oil, gas and coal firedcookers it is essential to avoid open flames.• Also, when frying, keep the deep frying pan on the cooker top/cookerunder careful control.• The hot oil in the frying pan might ignite due to overheating.• The risk of self-ignition increases when the oil being used is dirty.• It is extremely important to note that overheating can cause a fire.• Never carry out any flambé cooking under the hood.• Always disconnect the unit from the power supply beforecarrying out any work on the hood, including replacing thelight bulb (take the cartridge fuse out of the fuse holder or switch offthe automatic circuit breaker).• It is very important to clean the hood and replace the filter atthe recommended intervals. Failure to do so could causegrease deposits to build up, resulting in a fire hazard.• The appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirmpersons without supervision.• Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not playwith the appliance.• WARNING - Ensure that the appliance is switched off beforereplacing the lamp to avoid the possibility of electric shock.for the installer• When used as an extractor unit, the hood must be fitted with a150mm diameter hose.• Should there already be a pipe of diameter 125 mm that ducts to theoutside through the walls or roof, it is possible to use the 150/125mm reduction flange provided. In this case the hood will be slightlymore noisy.• When installing the hood, make sure you respect the followingminimum distance from the top edge of the cooking hob/ringsurfaces:electric cookers 500 mmgas cookers 650 mmcoal and oil cookers 700 mm min.• The national Standard on fuel-burning systems specifies a maximumdepression of 0.04 bar in such rooms.