AEG DM8600-M/A User Manual

DM 8600

Cooker Hood

Operating and Installation Instructions

Contents

Safety warnings ................................................................................ 3

For the user ........................................................................................ 3

For the installer ................................................................................... 4

Description of the Appliance ........................................................... 6

Extraction version ............................................................................... 6

Recirculation Version .......................................................................... 6

Control Panel .................................................................................... 7

Grease and charcoal filter maintenance indicator ............................... 8

Maintenance and Care ..................................................................... 9

Cleaning the hood .............................................................................. 9

Metal grease filter ............................................................................... 9

Charcoal filter ................................................................................... 10

Changing the light bulb ..................................................................... 11

Special accessories................................................................... 11-17

Something Not Working................................................................. 12

Technical Specifications ................................................................ 13

Mounting accessories included ......................................................... 13

Electrical connection ..................................................................... 13

Wall unit mounting ............................................................................ 14

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Safety warnings

For the user

• The cooker hood is designed to extract unpleasant odours from
the kitchen, it will not extract steam.

• Always cover lighted elements, to prevent excess heat from
damaging the appliance. In the case of oil, gas and coal fired
cookers it is essential to avoid open flames.

• Also, when frying, keep the deep frying pan on the cooker top/
cooker under careful control.

• The hot oil in the frying pan might ignite due to overheating.

• The risk of self-ignition increases when the oil being used is dirty.

• It is extremely important to note that overheating can cause a fire.

• Never carry out any flambé cooking under the hood.

• Always disconnect the unit from the power supply before

carrying out any work on the hood, including replacing the light
bulb.

• It is very important to clean the hood and to perform
maintenance and care of filters at the recommended intervals.
Failure to do so could cause grease deposits to build up,
resulting in a fire hazard.

• The appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm
persons without supervision.

• Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play
with the appliance.

• WARNING - Ensure that the appliance is switched off before
replacing the lamp to avoid the possibility of electric shock.

This appliance is marked according to the European directive 2002/96/
EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).
By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent
potential negative consequences for the environment and human
health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste
handling of this product.

The symbol on the product, or on the documents accompanying
the product, indicates that this appliance may not be treated as
household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable
collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment.
Disposal must be carried out in accordance with local environmental
regulations for waste disposal.
For more detailed information about treatment, recovery and recycling
of this product, please contact your local city office, your household
waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

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For the installer

• When used as an extractor unit, the hood must be fitted with a
150mm diameter duct.

• When installing the hood, make sure you respect the following

minimum distance from the top edge of the cooking hob/ring
surfaces:
electric cookers 500 mm
gas cookers 650 mm

The hood can be installed above these heights but for optimum
performance it should be installed at the distance quoted for the
appropriate heat source.

• The national Standard on fuel-burning systems specifies a maximum
depression of 0.04 mbar in such rooms.

• The air outlet must not be connected to chimney flues or combustion
gas ducts. The air outlet must under no circumstances be connected
to ventilation ducts for rooms in which fuel-burning appliances are
installed.

• The air outlet installation must comply with the regulations laid down
by the relevant authorities.

• When the unit is used in its extractor version, a sufficiently large
ventilation hole must be provided, with dimensions that are approxi­mately the same as the outlet hole.

• National and regional building regulations impose a number of
restrictions on using hoods and fuel-burning appliances connected
to a chimney, such as coal or oil room-heaters and gas fires, in the
same room.

• Hoods can only be used safely with appliances connected to a
chimney if the room and/or flat (air/environment combination) is
ventilated from outside using a suitable ventilation hole approxi­mately 500-600 cm2 large to avoid the possibility of a depression
being created during operation of the hood.

• If you have any doubts, contact the relevant controlling authority or
building inspector’s office.

• Since the rule for rooms with fuel burning appliances is “outlet hole
of the same size as the ventilation hole”, a hole of 500-600 cm2,
which is to say a larger hole, could reduce the performance of the
extractor hood.

• If the hood is used in its filtering function, it will operate simply and
safely in the above conditions without the need for any of the
aforementioned measures.

• When the hood is used in its extractor function, the following rules
must be followed to obtain optimal operation:

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- short and straight outlet ducting

- keep bends in outlet ducting to a minimum

- never install the ducts with an acute angle, they must always follow
a gentle curve.

- keep the duct as large as possible (preferably the same diameter
as the outlet hole).

• Failure to observe these basic instructions will drastically reduce the
performance and increase the noise levels of the extractor hood.

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Description of the Appliance

• The cooker hood is designed to extract unpleasant odours from
the kitchen, it will not extract steam.

• The hood is supplied as an extractor unit and can also be used with
a recirculation version by fitting a charcoal filter.

Extraction version

• In this version fumes are extracted to the outside via a duct connected

to the coupling ring A. Fig. 1.

• In order to obtain the best performance the ducting should have a
diameter equal to the outlet hole.

A

Fig. 1

Recirculation Version

• The air is filtered through charcoal filters and returned to the kitchen.

• You will need original charcoal filters for the recirculation function.
(Available from your local Service Centre)

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