Siemens LF959RA50 - Manual (Page 11)

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Before reading these instructions,
please open out the folded page with the
illustration.
Important information
Old appliances are not worthless
rubbish. Valuable raw materials can be
reclaimed by recycling old appliances.
Before disposing of your old appliance,
render it unusable.
Your received your new appliance in a
protective shipping carton. All packaging
materials are environmentally friendly and
recyclable. Please contribute to a better
environment by disposing packaging
materials in an environmentally-friendly
manner.
Please ask your dealer or inquire at
your local authority about current means
of disposal.
The exactractor hood can be used in
exhaust air mode.
Always mount the extractor over the
centre of the hob.
Minimum distance between electric
hob and bottom edge of the extractor
hood: 550mm. (See figures).
Advised: 700 mm
The extractor hood must not be
installed over a solid fuel cooker – a
potential fire hazard (e.g. flying sparks)-
unless the cooker features a closed non
removable cover and all national
regulations are observed.
This limitation is not valid if you use gas
cooking top and gas cooker.
The smaller the gap between the
extractor hood and hotplates, the greater
the likelihood that droplets will form on the
underside of the extractor hood.
Additional information concerning gas
cookers:
When installing gas hotplates, comply
with the relevant national statutory
regulations (e.g. in Germany – Technische
Regeln Gasinstallation TRGI).
Always comply with the currently valid
regulations and installation instructions
supplied by gas appliance manufacturer.
Only one side of the extractor hood
may be installed next to a high-sided unit
or high wall. Gap at least 50 mm.
Minimum distance on gas hotplates
between the upper edge of the trivet and
the lower edge of the extractor hood: 650
mm. (see figures).
Advised: 700 mm
This appliance is
labelled in accordane
with European Directive
2002/96/EG concerning
used electrical ad
electronic appliances
(waste electrical and
elettronic equipment-
WEEE).
The guideline determines the framework
for the return and recycling of used
applainces as applicable throughout the
EU.
Prior to installation
For optimum extractor hood efficiency:
ˆ
Short, smooth air exhaust pipe.
ˆ As few bends in the pipes as possible
ˆ Diameter of pipe to be as large as
possible and no tight bends in pipe.
If long rough exhaust-air pipes,
many pipe bends or smaller pipe
diameters are used, the air
extraction rate will no longer be at