Kenwood 6188EP User Manual

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The Kenwood electric oil filled radiators are the finest and most versatile portable heaters avai
lable.

Please review the following to ensure the fullest benefit from their features.

Los radiadores eléctricos de aceite Kenwood son los mejores y más versátiles calentadores
portátiles en el mercado.
Favor de repasar la información a continuación para asegurar el beneficio completo de sus
características.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

When using electrical appliances, basic precautions should always be followed to reduce risk of
fire, electric shock, and injury to persons, including the following:

1. Read all instructions before using this heater.

2. Never for any reason cover the appliance during operation as this could lead to dangerous

overheating.

3. This heater is hot when in use. To avoid burns, do not let bare skin touch hot surfaces. Use
handle when moving this heater. Keep combustible materials, such as furniture, pillows, bed
ding, papers, clothes, and curtains at least 3 feet (0,9 m) from the front and top of the heater
and keep them away from the sides and rear.

4. Extreme caution is necessary when any heater is used by or near children or invalids and whe
never the heater is left operating and unattended.

5. Always unplug heater when not in use.

6. Do not operate any heater with a damaged cord or plug or after the healer moHundions, has been
dropped or damaged in any manner. If healer has Iraked any oil, discontinue using the healer and
contact the service center os indicated in this instructions leaflet. Return beater to authorized service faci
lity for examination, electrical or mechanical adjustment, or repair.

7. Do not use outdoors.

8. This heater is not intended for use in bathrooms, laundry areas and similar indoor locations.

Never locate heater where it may fall into a bathtub or other water container.

9. Do not run cord under carpeting. Do not cover cord with throw rugs, runners, or the like.

Arrange cord away from traffic area and where it will not be tripped over.

10. To disconnect heater, turn controls to off, then remove plug from outlet.

11. Connect to properly polarized outlets only.

12. Do not insert or allow foreign objects to enter any ventilation or exhaust opening as this may
cause an electric shock, fire, or damage the heater.

13. To prevent a possible fire, do not block air intakes or exhaust in any manner. Do not use on
soft surfaces, like a bed, where openings may become blocked.

14. A heater has hot or arcing or sparking parts inside. Do not use it in areas where gasoline,

paint, or flammable liquids are used or stored.

15. Use this heater only ds described in this manual. Any other use not recommended by the
manufacturer may cause fire, electric shock, or injury to persons. ■

16. To prevent overload and blown fuses, be sure that no other appliance is plugged into the
same outlet (receptacle) or into another outlet (receptacle) wired into the same circuit.

17. It is normal for the heater's plug and cord to feet warm to the touch. A plug or cord which becomes
hot to the touch or becomes distorted in shape may be a result of a worn electrical outlet. Worn
outlets or receptacles should be r^laced prior to further use of the heater. Plugging heater into a
worn outlet /receptacle/ may result in overheating of the power cord or fire.

18. Do not use an extension cord because № may oveihecit and cause a risk of Are. ffcwever, if you havi to use

on extension cord, the cord shoV be No. 1 4 AWG minimum size cmd rated not less than 1875 watts, and
has to be used only fcx-supplying power to ihb hecrier.

19. Be sure that the plug is fully inserted into an appropriate receptacle in order to prevent any danger of
overheating or arcing. Please remember that receptacles also deteriorate due to aging and continuous
use: check periodically if signs of overheating or deformations are evidenced by the plug. Do not use the
receptacle and CALL your dectrician.

20. Check that neither the appliance nor the power cable have been damaged in any way during
transportation.

21. Make sure that no pieces of polystyrene or other packaging material have been left between
one element of the appliance and another. It may be necessary to pass over the appliance with
a vacuum cleaner.

22. When switching on the appliance for the first time, allow it to run at full power for about two
hours to get rid of the unpleasant smell. Make sure that the room in which the appliance is
located is well ventilated during this operation. It is normal for the appliance to emit small
cracking sounds when you turn it on for the first time.

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