Blomberg TKF 8439 A User Manual

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   Important safety instructions
This section includes safety information 
that will help protection from risks of 
personal injuries or materialistic damages. 
Failure to follow these instructions 
shall cause any warranty and reliability 
commitment to become void.
General safety
•  Never place the machine on a carpet-
covered floor, otherwise, lack of airflow 
beneath the machine may cause 
electrical parts to overheat. This will 
cause problems with your machine.
•  If the power cable or mains plug is 
damaged, you must call Authorised 
Service Agent for repair.
•  The product should not be plugged 
in during installation, maintenance 
and repair works. Such works should 
always be made by the technical 
service. Manufacturer shall not be held 
responsible for damages arising from 
processes carried out by unauthorised 
persons.
•  Connect the product to a grounded 
outlet protected by a fuse of suitable 
capacity as stated in the technical 
specifications table.
•  Operate your product at temperatures 
between +5°C and +35°C.
•  Do not use electrical devices in the 
product.
•  Do not connect the air exit of the 
product to the chimney holes which 
are used for the exhaust fumes of the 
devices operating with gas or other 
types of fuel.
•  You must provide enough ventilation 
in order to prevent gases exiting from 
devices operating with other types of 
fuels including the naked flame from 
accumulating in the room due to the 
back fire effect.
•  Always clean the lint filter before or after 
each loading.
•  Never operate your dryer without the 
lint filter installed.
•  Do not allow fibre, dust and dirt 
accumulation around the exhaust exit 
and at adjacent areas.
•  Power cable plug must be within easy 
reach after installation.
•  Do not use extension cords, multi-plugs 
or adaptors to connect the dryer to 
power supply in order to decrease the 
risk of electric shock.
•  Do not make any changes on the plug 
supplied with the product. If it is not 
compatible with the socket, have a 
qualified electrician change the socket 
with a suitable one.
•  Items cleaned or washed with gasoil/
fuel oil, dry-laundry solvents and other 
combustible or explosive materials as 
well as the items that are contaminated 
or spotted with such materials should 
not be dried in the product since they 
emit flammable or explosive vapor.
•  Do not dry items cleaned with industrial 
chemicals in the dryer.
•  Do not dry unwashed items in the dryer.
•  Items soiled with cooking oils, 
acetone, alcohol, fuel oil, kerosene, 
stain remover, turpentine, paraffin and 
paraffin removers must be washed 
in hot water with plenty of detergent 
before being dried in the dryer.
•  Garments or pillows bolstered with 
rubber foam (latex foam), shower 
bonnets, water resistant textiles, 
materials with rubber reinforcement and 
rubber foam pads should not be dried 
in the dryer.
•  Do not use fabric softeners and 
anti-static products unless they are 
recommended by the manufacturers of 
the fabric softener or the product.
•  This product must be earthed. 
Grounding installation decreases the 
risk of electric shock by opening a path 
with low resistance for the electricity 
flow in case of a malfunction or failure. 
Power cable of this product is equipped 
with a conductor and a grounding 
plug that allows for grounding the 
product. This plug must be installed 
appropriately and inserted into a socket 
which is grounded in accordance with 
the local laws and regulations.
•  Do not install the product behind a door 
with a lock, sliding door or a door that 
has a hinge against the hinge of the 
dryer.
•  Do not install or leave this product 
in places where it will be exposed to