8Maintenance and care• The hood must always be disconnected from the electricitysupply before beginning any maintenance work.Metal grease filter• The purpose of the grease filters is to aspirate grease particles whichform during cooking and it must always be used, either in theexternal 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 thefilter, pulling downwards. Fig. 3.Hand washingSoak grease filters for about one hourin hot water with a grease-looseningcleaner, then rinse off thoroughly withhot water. Repeat the process ifnecessary. Refit the grease filterswhen they are dry.DishwasherPlace grease filters in dish washer.Select most powerful washingprogramme and highest temperature,at least 65°C. Repeat the process.Refit the grease filters when they aredry.When washing the metal grease filterin the dishwasher a slightdiscoloration 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 corrosive, abrasive or flammable cleaningproducts).Fig. 3