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Cleaning and care
Cleaning of the surface
Risk of electric shock! Please separate the
extractor hood from the power supply
network by pulling the plug or the
disconnection of the fuse. Please pay
attention to the fact that no water seeps into
the appliance during the cleaning process.
Untimely cleaning of the surface saves later
a troublesome removing of stubborn
soiling. For the cleaning use only
commercial detergent or all-purpose
cleaners which are suitable for stainless
steel / aluminium.
scouring agents or steel wool!
cleaning of the extractor hood please tend
the stainless steel surfaces with a high-
grade steel-care product.
Only with a light soapy water and a very soft
cloth varnished surfaces have to be
cleaned. Please clean the switch panel only
with a soft and damp-dry cloth.
By extractor hoods with a pane beneath the
metal grease filter ("Perimeter Extraction")
fatty deposits can occur on the edge of the
pane. These deposits are founded
physically and represent no dysfunction of
the extractor hood. Please clean the pane
beneath the filter regularly to prevent
stubborn soiling.
Exchange and cleaning of the
filter
Fire risk!
The performance of the extractor
hood is affected by containing fat remains
and therefore the fire risk increases. To
prevent a fire risk please clean the metal
filter regularly.
The metal grease filter must
be cleaned every 2 weeks at last.
By models with a pane beneath the filter
("Perimeter Extraction") the pane has to be
removed at first.
For this
small front glass pane with one hand
upwards and then take the filter out at its
grip.
The metal grease filter is fixed by a
magnet.
The installation is made in reverse
order.
Please do not use
After the
swing at first the
The metal grease filter is to be cleaned at
best in a dishwasher or in hot soapy water.
Aggressive cleaners should not be used.
The guarantee can´t be applied if a
discolouring on the filter is a result of using
an aggressive dishwashing liquid. Please
avoid temperatures over 65 degrees.
Attention: do not use 3-phase-cleaners or
clean the filter in a commercial dishwasher.
The use of aggressive cleaners like fuel,
acetone, trichlorethylene destroys the filter!
Reinstate the
metal filter after the cleaning.
By models using the "Perimeter Extraction"
method the pane has to be brought
afterwards in its original position. Therefore
please press the pane with both hands
upwards to a certain extent (lock in of the
pane).
Exchange of the active carbon
filter
(only extractor hoods with circular air – version D)
Active carbon filters bundle up odorous
substances which are contained in the
kitchen fume. According to the strain of work
this filter has to be exchanged after 3-6
months.
The active carbon filter is often mounted on
a frame sitting below the ventilator module.
For the exchange of the active carbon filter
turn both black toggle screws around 90
degrees. After flapping down the pane and