Arctic EF6100+ - Important Safety and Environmental Instructions; General Safety Precautions; Child Safety and Packaging Hazards

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Washing Machine / User’s Manual
1 Important instructions for safety
and environment
This section contains safety instructions that will help protect
from risk of personal injury or property damage. Failure to
follow these instructions shall void any warranty.
1.1 General safety
• Thisproductcanbeusedbychildrenatandabove8
yearsoldandbypersonswhosephysical,sensoryor
mentalcapabilitieswerenotfullydevelopedorwho
lack experience and knowledge provided that they are
supervised or trained on the safe usage of the product
andtherisksitbringsout.Childrenmustnotplaywith
theproduct.Cleaningandmaintenanceworksshouldnot
beperformedbychildrenunlesstheyaresupervisedby
someone.
• Neverplacetheproductonacarpet-coveredfloor.
Otherwise,lackofairflowbeneaththemachinewillcause
electricalpartstooverheat.Thiswillcauseproblemswith
your product.
• Iftheproducthasafailure,itshouldnotbeoperatedunless
itisrepairedbytheAuthorizedServiceAgent.Thereisthe
risk of electric shock!
• Thisproductisdesignedtoresumeoperatingintheevent
ofpoweringonafterapowerinterruption.Ifyouwishto
canceltheprogramme,see"Cancellingtheprogramme"
section.
• Connecttheproducttoagroundedoutletprotectedbya
16Afuse.Donotneglecttohavethegroundinginstallation
madebyaqualifiedelectrician.Ourcompanyshallnotbe
liableforanydamagesthatwillarisewhentheproduct
is used without grounding in accordance with the local
regulations.
• Thewatersupplyanddraininghosesmustbesecurely
fastenedandremainundamaged.Otherwise,thereisthe
risk of water leakage.
• Neveropentheloadingdoororremovethefilterwhile
thereisstillwaterinthedrum.Otherwise,riskofflooding
and injury from hot water will occur.
• Donotforceopenthelockedloadingdoor.Theloading
doorwillbereadytoopenjustafewminutesafterthe
washingcyclecomestoanend.Incaseofforcingthe
loadingdoortoopen,thedoorandthelockmechanism
may get damaged.
• Unplugtheproductwhennotinuse.
• Neverwashtheproductbyspreadingorpouringwater
onto it! There is the risk of electric shock!
• Nevertouchtheplugwithwethands!Neverunplugby
pullingonthecable,alwayspulloutbygrabbingtheplug.
• Usedetergents,softenersandsupplementssuitablefor
automatic washing machines only.
• Followtheinstructionsonthetextiletagsandonthe
detergent package.
• Theproductmustbeunpluggedduringinstallation,
maintenance,cleaningandrepairingprocedures.
• Alwayshavetheinstallationandrepairingprocedures
carriedoutbytheAuthorized Service Agent.
Manufacturershallnotbeheldliablefordamagesthatmay
arisefromprocedurescarriedoutbyunauthorizedpersons.
• Ifthepowercableisdamaged,itmustbereplacedbythe
manufacturer,aftersalesserviceorasimilarlyqualified
person(preferablyanelectrician)orsomeonedesignated
bytheimporterinordertoavoidpossiblerisks.
1.2 Intended use
• Thisproducthasbeendesignedfordomesticuse.Itisnot
suitableforcommercialuseanditmustnotbeusedoutof
its intended use.
• Theproductmustonlybeusedforwashingandrinsingof
laundry that are marked accordingly.
• Themanufacturerwaivesanyresponsibilityarisenfrom
incorrect usage or transportation.
1.3 Children's safety
• Packagingmaterialsaredangeroustochildren.Keep
packaging materials in a safe place away from reach of the
children.
• Electricalproductsaredangerousforthechildren.Keep
childrenawayfromtheproductwhenitisinuse.Donotlet
themtotamperwiththeproduct.Usechildlocktoprevent
children from intervening with the product.
• Donotforgettoclosetheloadingdoorwhenleavingthe
room where the product is located.
• Storealldetergentsandadditivesinasafeplaceaway
fromthereachofthechildrenbyclosingthecoverofthe
detergent container or sealing the detergent package.
1.4 Package information
• Packagingmaterialsoftheproductaremanufactured
fromrecyclablematerialsinaccordancewithourNational
EnvironmentRegulations.Donotdisposeofthepackaging
materials together with the domestic or other wastes.
Take them to the packaging material collection points
designatedbythelocalauthorities.
1.5 Disposing of the waste product
• Thisproducthasbeenmanufacturedwithhighquality
partsandmaterialswhichcanbereusedandaresuitable
forrecycling.Therefore,donotdisposetheproductwith
normal domestic waste at the end of its service life. Take
it to a collection point for the recycling of electrical and
electronicequipment.Pleaseconsultyourlocalauthorities
to learn the nearest collection point. Help protect the
environmentandnaturalresourcesbyrecyclingused
products.Forchildren'ssafety,cutthepowercableand
breakthelockingmechanismoftheloadingdoorsothatit
willbenon-functionalbeforedisposingoftheproduct.
1.6 Compliance with the WEEE Directive
and Disposing of the Waste Product:
ThisproductcomplieswithEUWEEEDirective
(2012/19/EU).Thisproductbearsaclassification
symbolforwasteelectricalandelectronic
equipment(WEEE).
Thisproducthasbeenmanufacturedwithhigh
qualitypartsandmaterialswhichcanbereused
andaresuitableforrecycling.Donotdisposeof
the waste product with normal domestic and other wastes at
the end of its service life. Take it to the collection center for
therecyclingofelectricalandelectronicequipment.Please
consultyourlocalauthoritiestolearnaboutthesecollection
centers.