DeLonghi HWB5050T Owner Manual - Page 3

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS When using electrical appliances, basic precautions should always be followed to reduce risk of fire, electric shock, and injury to persons, including the following: 1. Read all instructions before using this heater. 2. If your appliance is equipped with a polythene tape used as carry handle, remove it before connecting appliance to the outlet. 3. This heater is hot when in use. To avoid burns, do not let bare skin touch hot surfaces. Keep combustible materials, such as furniture, pillows, bedding, papers, clothes, and curtains at least 3 feet (0,9 m) from the front and top of the heater and keep them away from the sides and rear. When In the towel warming function, make sure to place the towel on the raised towel bar only 4. Extreme caution is necessary when any heater is used by or near children and whenever the heater is left operating and unattended. 5. Always unplug heater when not in use. 6. Do not operate any heater with a damaged cord or plug or after the heater malfunctions, has been dropped or damaged in any manner. Return heater to authorized service facility for examination, electrical or mechanical adjustment, or repair. 7. Do not use outdoors. 8. Never place heater where it may fall into a bathtub or other water container. 9 Do not run cord under carpeting. Do not cover cord with rugs, runners, or the like. Arrange cord away from traffic area and where it will not be tripped over. 10. To disconnect heater, turn it off then unplug it. 11. Connect to properly polarized outlets only. 12. Do not insert or allow any object to enter any ventilation or exhaust opening as this may cause an electric shock, fire, or damage the heater. 13. To prevent the risk of fire, do not block air intakes or exhaust in any manner. Do not use on soft surfaces, like a bed, where ventilation or exhaust openings may be blocked. 14. A heater has hot, arcing or sparking parts inside. Do not use it in areas where gasoline, paint, or flammable liquids are used or stored. 15. Use this heater only as described in this manual. Any other use not recommended by the manufacturer may cause fire, electric shock, or injury to persons. 16. To prevent overloaded fuses, be sure that no other appliance is plugged into the same outlet or into another outlet wired into the same circuit. 17. It is normal for the heater's plug and cord to feel warm to the touch. A plug or cord which becomes hot to the touch or becomes distorted in shape may be a result of a worn electrical outlet. Worn outlets should be replaced prior to further use of the heater. Plugging heater into a worn outlet may result in overheating of the power cord or may cause the risk of fire. 18. This heater is not intended for use with an extension cord. Plug the cord directly into an appropriate wall receptable. 19. Be sure that the plug is fully inserted into an appropriate outlet. Please remember that outlets also deteriorate due to aging and continuous use: check periodically if signs of overheating or deformations are evidenced by the plug. Do not use a deteriorated outlet . CALL your electrician. 20. Check that neither the appliance nor the power cable have been damaged in any way during transportation. 21. Make sure that no pieces of polystyrene or other packaging material are left in ventilation or exhaust openings. 22. When switching on the appliance for the first time, allow it to run at full power for at least two hours to get rid of possible unpleasant smell. Make sure that the room in which the appliance is placed is well ventilated during this operation. It is normal for the appliance to emit small crackling sounds when you turn it on for the first time. 23.CAUTION: to prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot, and fully insert the plug into the outlet. 24. Do not cover the appliance while it is functioning in order to avoid overheating and the risk of fire. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 3