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‧ Protect the mains socket and mains plug against moisture and wetness. A drip
loop must be formed with the mains cable. This prevents any water running
along the cable to the mains socket, which would result in a short-circuit.
‧ The electrical data of the appliance must match the data of the power mains.
This data is found on the type plate, the packaging and in these instructions.
Power Supply Cord
Drip Loop
Preparation
Unpacking
Preserve the packaging for a safe future storage or transportation.
1. Open the packaging and remove the accessories.
2. Use the recessed grips to pull the device upwards and out of the packaging.
3. Ensure that the scope of delivery is complete.
4. Check all components for transport damage.
Preparing the lter container
Removing the top part of the lter (⌦A)
1. Open up all four fastening clips.
2. Push the fastening clips upwards
3. Lift the top part of the lter from the lter container by the recessed grips
Removing the lter inserts (⌦B)
4. Type 2426 only: Remove the cover grid
①
from the lter container.
5. Remove the white lter eece
②
and all lter inserts from the lter container.
The lter inserts have retracted handles which can be extended upwards.
Filling the lter inserts
6. Fill the upper lter insert
④
with the EHEIM SUBSTRAT biological lter medium
③
to just below
the brim (⌦C).
Make sure that you do not overll the lter insert and block the pipe penetration.
7. Flush the lter medium thoroughly under running water until there is no longer any visible cloudiness
in the water.
8. Position the blue lter mats
⑤
in the lower lter pad
⑥
.
Inserting the lter inserts (⌦B)
Make sure that
‧ the pipe openings of the lter inserts, of the white lter eece and of the cover grind (type 2426 only)
are positioned one above the other
‧ the white lter eece is not inserted underneath the bracket of the upper lter insert