DeLonghi 2507L Instructions Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDSWhen using electrical appliances, basic precautions should always be taken to avoid the risk offire, electric shock and personal injury, including the following:1. Read these instructions thoroughly before using this heater.2. If your radiator is equipped with a polythene tape, which serves as carry handle, remove itprior to connecting the appliance to an outlet.3. This heater becomes very hot when operating. To avoid burns, do not touch its hot surfaceswith your bare skin. Use the heater’s handle when moving it. Keep combustible materials,such as furniture, pillows, bedding, papers, clothes and curtains at least 3 feet (90 cm) awayfrom the heater’s front and top, and also well away from its sides and rear.4. Extreme caution should be taken when leaving an operating heater unattended near childrenor handicapped persons.5. Always unplug the heater when it is not in use.6. Do not operate your heater when its cord or plug has been damaged orafter it has malfunctioned, has been dropped or damaged in any manner. Ifyou notice any leakage of oil, switch it off immediately and contact a servicecenter as indicated in these instructions. Return the heater to an authorizedservice facility for inspection, electrical or mechanical adjustment, or repair.7. Your heater should not be operated outdoors.8. Your heater is not intended for use in bathrooms, laundry areas and similar indoor locations.Never locate the heater where it might fall into a bathtub or other water containers.9. Do not run the electric cord under carpeting. Do not cover cord with throwrugs, runners, or the like. Run the cord away from traffic areas and where itwill not be tripped over.10.To disconnect the heater, switch it OFF, then unplug its cord from the outlet.11. Connect to properly polarized outlets only.12. Do not insert or allow foreign objects to enter any ventilation or exhaust opening, as this mightcause an electric shock, fire, or damage the heater.13. To prevent fire, do not block air intakes or exhaust in any manner. Do not place the heater onsoft surfaces, like a bed, where openings may be blocked.14. Your heater’s internal parts may become hot or issue sparks during normaloperation. Therefore, you should not use it in areas where gasoline, paint, orflammable liquids are used or stored.15. Use this heater only as described in this manual. Any other use not recommended by themanufacturer might cause fire, electric shock, or personal injury.16. To prevent overload and blown fuses, be sure that no other appliances are plugged into thesame shared outlet, or a separate outlet on the same shared circuit.17. The heater’s electric cord and plug may grow warmer during normal operation. However,exceedingly hot or deformed plug or cord are not normal, and are often the result of a defecti-ve power outlet. You should replace such outlets prior to further use of the heater. Continuoususe of defective outlets might cause cord overheating and fire.18. The use of extension cords is not recommended, as they are likely tooverheat and increase the risk of fire. However, where necessary, you mayuse a No. 1 4 AWG or larger cord rated for 1875 watts or more; the exten-sion cord should not be shared by any other appliance.19. Make sure the heater is firmly plugged into the wall outlet. Please note that the quality of walloutlets may deteriorate over time: Check the electric plug periodically for signs of overheatingor deformation, and in such cases, stop using that outlet and have it fixed.20. Check that neither the heater nor the power cable has been damaged in any way duringtransportation.21. Make sure that no pieces of polystyrene or other packaging material have been left betweenheating elements. If necessary, remove such pieces using a vacuum cleaner.22.When switching the heater on for the first time, allow it to run at full powerfor about two hours to get rid of a possibly unpleasant smell. Make surethat the room where the heater is placed is well ventilated during this firstoperation. Soft crackling sounds are normal during the heater’s first opera-tion.the appliance is located is well ventilated during this operation. It is nor-mal for the appliance to emit small cracking sounds when you turn it on forthe first time.CAUTION: To prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert.SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS2GB 23-03-2004 16:21 Pagina 2