Important Instructions - Vornado ATH1 Guia Del Propietario

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING
THIS HEATER.
This owner's guide and any additional inserts are considered part of
the product. They contain important information about safety, use
and disposal. Before using the product, please familiarize yourself
with all operating and safety instructions. Please keep all documents
for future reference and pass these documents on, together with the
product, to any future owner. Please refer to our website for the most
current version of our owner's guide.
The following Warning messages are throughout this owner's guide:
DANGER
Indicates a hazard with a HIGH level of risk which, if not
avoided, will result in death or serious injury. Please pay
special attention to any instructions given to avoid this
threateningly dangerous risk.
WARNING
Indicates a hazard with a MEDIUM level of risk which, if
not avoided, could result in death, serious injury, minor or
moderate injury or potential property damage.
INTENDED USE:
This product is intended to heat and circulate
the air in indoor living spaces only. This product is not intended for
commercial or industrial uses.
The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for damage or injury
caused by failure to follow these instructions, improper product use
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or unauthorized product modification. Any such actions will invalidate
the product warranty.
WARNING
When using electrical appliances, basic precautions should always
be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to
persons, including the following:
WARNING
Risk From Unintended Use and Handling. Please take care to
follow these guidelines to avoid risks to people or property.
- Do Not tamper with or modify this product in any way.
- Do Not use this product on an elevated surface, such as shelf
or desktop. Use only while placed on the floor. Operate only
in the upright position.
- This heater is not intended for use in bathrooms, laundry areas
and similar indoor locations. Never locate heater where it may
fall into bathtub, swimming pool or other water container.
- Do Not run cord under carpeting. Do not cover cord with throw
rugs, runners or similar coverings. Do not route cord under
furniture or appliances. Arrange cord away from traffic area and
where it will not be tripped over.
- Do Not operate any heater with a damaged cord or plug after
the heater malfunctions or has been dropped or damaged
in any manner. Discard heater or return to authorized service
facility for examination and/or repair in order to avoid a hazard.
- Do Not attempt to repair or replace parts.
DANGER
Risk From Electrical Shock. Contact with wires or components
that are under voltage could be potentially fatal!
- Do Not use this product outdoors or expose to weather
or elements.
- Do Not use this product on wet surfaces, in bathtub or shower.
- Do Not immerse this product in water or allow water to drip
into the motor housing.
- Do Not use this product if it has a damaged power cord or
plug. If the power cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the
manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in
order to avoid a hazard.
- To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not use this
product with any solid-state speed-control device.
- Do Not stretch the power cord or put the cord under strain.
- Do Not insert or allow foreign objects to enter any input or
output opening as this may cause risk of electric shock or fire or
damage the product.
- This appliance has a polarized plug. (One blade is wider than
the other.) To reduce the risk of electrical shock, this plug is
intended to fit in a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug
does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does
not fit, contact a qualified electrician. Do not attempt to defeat
this safety feature.
DANGER
Risk From Electrical Connections. Please pay attention
to any instructions given to avoid personal injury or
property damage.
- A loose fit between wall outlet (receptacle) and plug may cause
overheating and distortion of the plug. Discontinue use of the
product in this outlet. Contact qualified electrician to replace
loose or worn outlet.
- Do Not use this heater on a circuit that is shared with another
high-power device, such as a vacuum or circular saw.
- Do Not use this heater on a circuit that has a variable-speed
device operating, such as a blender or variable-speed fan.
- Do Not use this heater on a surge-protected circuit.
- Do Not use this heater with any kind of timer designed to turn
the unit on or off.
- Do Not use the heater on any Ground Fault Circuit Interrupted
(GFCI) outlet. A GFCI outlet has a reset button in the middle of
the outlet.
- Do Not use this heater in an RV, boat or any application where
a DC/AC inverter is converting battery power to AC power.
- Do Not insert or allow foreign objects to enter any ventilation
or exhaust opening as this may cause an electric shock or fire or
damage the heater.
- Always plug heaters directly into wall outlet/receptacle.
Never use with an extension cord or re-locatable power tab
(outlet/power).
- 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.
- This heater is equipped with a thermal safety shut-off system,
designed to turn off the heater when an internal overheating
condition is detected. See "RESET HEATER" to determine how
to check and reset the heater.
- In order to avoid a hazard due to inadvertent resetting of
thermal cutout, this appliance must not be supplied through an
external switching device, such as a timer, or connected to
a circuit that is regularly switched on and off by the utility.
- Always unplug when not in use or when leaving the dwelling or
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