IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDSWhen using electrical appliances, basic precautions should always be followed to reducerisk of fire, electric shock, and injury to persons, including the following:1. Read all instructions before using the appliance.2. This appliance is hot when in use. To avoid burns, do not let bare skin touch hot surfa-ces. Use handle when moving this heater. Keep combustible materials, such as furnitu-re, pillows, bedding, papers, clothes and curtains at least 3 feet (0,9 m) from the frontand top of the heater and keep them away from the sides and rear.3. Extreme caution is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children or inva-lids and whenever the heater is left operating and unattended.4. Always unplug appliance when not in use.5. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after theappliance malfunctions, has been dropped or damaged in any manner.Return heater to authorized service facility for examination, electrical ormechanical adjustment, or repair.6. Do not use outdoors.7. This heater is not intended for use in bathrooms, laundry areas and similar indoor loca-tions. Never locate appliance where it may fall into a bathtub or other water container.8. Do not run cord under carpeting. Do not cover cord with throw rugs, run-ners, or the like. Arrange cord away from traffic area and where it willnot be tripped over.9. To disconnect the appliance, turn controls to off, then remove plug from outlet.10. Connect to properly polarized outlets only.11. Do not insert or allow foreign objects to enter any ventilation opening as this maycause an electric shock, fire or damage the appliance.12. To prevent a possible fire, do not block air intakes or exhaust in any manner. Do notuse on soft surfaces, like a bed, where openings may become blocked.13. A fan heater has hot or arcing or sparking parts inside. Do not use it inareas where gasoline, paint, or flammable liquids are used or stored.14. Use this appliance only as described in this manual. Any other use not recommendedby the manufacturer may cause fire, electric shock, or injury to persons.15. To prevent overload and blown fuses, be sure that no other appliance is plugged intothe same outlet (receptacle) or into another outlet (receptacle) wired into the same circuit.16. It is normal for the heater’s plug and cord to feel warm to the touch. A plug or cordwhich becomes hot to the touch or becomes distorted in shape may be a result of aworn electrical outlet (receptacle). Worn outlets or receptacles should be replaced priorto further use of the heater. Plugging heater into a worn outlet/receptacle/ may resultin overheating of the power cord or fire.17. Do not use an extension cord because the extension cord may overheatand cause a risk of fire. However, if you have to use an extension cord,the cord shall be no. 14 AWG minimum size and rated not less than 1875watts, and has to be used only for supplying power to this appliance.18. Be sure that the plug is fully inserted into an appropriate receptacle. Please rememberthat receptacles also deteriorate due to aging and continuous use: check periodically if2TMU 19-01-2001 12:17 Pagina 2