Zodiac VORTEX 1 - Safety Warnings

H0396500.A3.EN–2013‐01 1
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 Readthismanualcarefullybeforeinstalling,maintainingorrepairingthisappliance!
 Thesymbol
indicatesimportantinformationthatmustbetakenintoconsiderationinordertoavoid
riskofharmtopersonsordamagetotheappliance.
 Thesymbol
indicatesusefulinformation.
 Exclusiveuse:Poolwatercleaning(mustnotbeusedforanyotherpurpose).
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 Itisimportantthatthisappliancebehandledbys k illedandaptpersons(physicallyandmentally)having
received the instructions for use beforehand (through reading these instructions). All  persons not
meetingthesecriteriamustnotappr oachtheapplianceinordertoavoidexposuretodangerousparts.
 Iftheappliancesuffersamalfunc
tion:donottrytorepairtheapplianceyourself,contactyo
urinstaller.
•Onlyconnectthecontrolboxtoapoweroutletprotectedbya30mAmaximumgroundfaultcircuit
breaker(ifindoubtcontactaqualifiedelectrician).
•Makesurethatthepowersocketispermanentlyandeasilyaccessibleandsh
el
teredfromrainand
splashingwater.
•Thecontrolboxmustnotbeinstalledinafloodablearea.
•Installthecontrolboxatleast3.5metersfromthepooledgeandavoidexposingittodirectsunlight.
Preferablyinacool,ventilatedandshadedarea.
•Donotallowba
thin
gwhenthecleanerisinthepool.Ifthecontrolboxfallsintothewateritis
imperativethatyouremovethepowersupplybeforeretrievingit.
•Inordertoavoidrisksofelectrocutionneveropentheelectroniccontrolbox.Contactaqualified
technician.
•Neverattempttorep
airthepowersupplycable.Contactyourresellertoreplaceitwithanoriginal part
toavoidanyhazards.
•Disconnectthepowersupplycablebeforeanycleaning,maintenanceorserviceoperationsandafter
eachuse.
•Thecleanermustoperateinpoolwaterhavingthefollowingcharacteristics:Chlorine<3mg/l,pH
betwee
n6.8
and7.6,temperaturebetween15°Cand35°C.
 Donotoperatethecleaneroutofthewater.
 Incorrect installation orusemaycauseserious damage to property or serious injuries(possiblycausing
death).
 Keeptheapplianceoutofthereachofchildren. 
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WARNINGONTHEUS
EOFTHISCLE
ANERINAPOOLWITHAVINYLSURFACE
Thesurfaceofcertainvinylpatternedsurfacescanwearrapidlyandthepatternsdisappearoncontact
fromobjectssuchascleaningbrushes,toys,inflatablebuoys,chlorinedistributorsandautomaticpool
cleaners.Thedecorationonsomevinylsurfacescanbescr
atchedorwor
nbybasicfrictionsuchasthrough
theuseofapoolbrush.Thecoloursofcertainpatternscanalsobeerasedduringuseorwhenincontact
withobjectsinthepool.Theerasedpatterns,wearorscratchingofvinylsurf acesarenottheliabilityof
Zodiac®andarenotco
veredbythelimitedwarranty.
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Aspartofthecontinuousimprovementprocessourproductsmaybemodifiedwithoutpriornotice.
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