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Persons who operate and maintain the product must be
familiar with the manual and must be informed about
potential dangers.
In addition, the applicable accident prevention regula-
tions must be strictly observed.
Other general occupational health and safety-related
rules and regulations must be observed.
The liability of the manufacturer and resulting damages
are excluded in the event of modifications of the prod-
uct.
The product may only be operated with original parts
and original accessories from the manufacturer.
The safety, operating and maintenance specifications
of the manufacturer, as well as the dimensions speci-
fied in the technical data, must be observed.
Please note that our products were not designed with
the intention of use for commercial or industrial purpos-
es. We assume no guarantee if the product is used in
commercial or industrial applications, or for equivalent
work.
The manufacturer is not liable for damage caused by
an improper use or incorrect operation of this device.
5. Safety instructions
m DANGER!
Connect the device to alternating current only. The
voltage must match the type plate on the device.
• Never touch the mains plug and socket with wet
hands.
• Do not pull the mains plug out of the socket by pull-
ing on the connection cable.
• Check the connection cable with the mains plug
for damage before each use. Immediately replace
a damaged connection cable by an authorised cus-
tomer service / qualified electrician in order to avoid
hazards.
• To avoid electrical accidents, we recommend us-
ing sockets with an upstream residual current cir-
cuit breaker (max. 30 mA nominal tripping current).
• Pull out the mains plug before carrying out any
cleaning and maintenance work!
• All repair work, also to any electrical components,
must be carried out by an authorised customer ser-
vice centre.
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m WARNING!
• This device is not designed to be operated by per-
sons with impaired physical, sensory or mental ca-
pabilities, or who have insufficient experience and/
or insufficient knowledge unless they are being su-
pervised by a person who is responsible for their
safety or they are receiving instruction about how
this device is to be used.
• Children may only use the device if they are over
8 years old and if they are supervised by a person
responsible for their safety or if they have received
instructions from them on how to use the device and
have understood the resultant hazards.
• Children may not play with the device.
• Children should be supervised in order to ensure
that they do not play with the device.
• Cleaning and user maintenance must not be carried
out by children unsupervised.
• Keep packaging material away from children, there
is a risk of suffocation!
• It is recommended to switch off the device after
each usage and before maintenance work.
• Risk of fire. Do not vacuum any burning or glowing
particles.
• Do not operate the device in explosive environ-
ments.
• Do not use abrasive cleaners, glass or all-purpose
cleaners! Do not immerse the device in water.
• For cold ashes only, see operating instructions!
• Do not suck in soot or flammable substances.
• When vacuuming, constantly check the hoses and
vacuum cleaner for heat.
• Empty and clean the vacuum cleaner after and pri-
or to vacuuming.
• Do not vacuum liquids. The device must not be ex-
posed to water.
Cold ash is ash that has cooled down sufficiently and
no longer contains any glow nests. This can be de-
termined by going through the ash with a metal tool
before using the device. No perceptible heat radiation
emanates from the cold ash.
Certain substances can form explosive vapours or
mixtures when they are swirled with the suction air!
Never vacuum the following substances:
• Explosive or flammable gases, liquids and dusts
(reactive dusts)
• Reactive metal dusts (such as aluminum, magnesi-
um, zinc) combined with strongly alkaline and acidic
cleaning agents
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