Congratulations on your choice of another quality PDL THERMOSAFE product. Your PDL THERMOSAFE
Bathroom Fan Heater has been designed and manufactured to high standards of engineering. With
proper use and care, you can expect to receive many years of trouble free service. Please read these
instructions carefully.
Read all instructions before using this appliance. Keep them for future reference.
•
Use only the voltage specified on the rating plate of the appliance.
• Do not cover or restrict airflow as the appliance may overheat and become a fire risk.
• Do not cover grilles, block entry or exhaust of airflow by placing appliance against any
surface.
• Do not place appliance close to a radiant heat source.
• Do not operate in areas where gasoline, paint or other flammable liquids are used or stored.
• Do not use the appliance to dry clothes.
• Keep all objects at least one metre from the front, sides and rear of the appliance.
• Do not insert or allow foreign objects to enter any ventilation or exhaust opening, as this
may cause an electric shock, fire or damage to the appliance.
• Do not immerse in liquid or allow to run into the interior of the appliance, as this could
create an electrical shock hazard.
• Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord, plug, or after the appliance malfunctions
or has been dropped or damaged in any manner. Return to a qualified electrical person
for examination, electrical or mechanical adjustment, service or repair.
• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by a qualified electrical person in order
to avoid a hazard.
• Do not operate appliance with wet hands
• Use this appliance only as described in this manual. Any other use not recommended by
the manufacturer may cause fire, electric shock or injury to persons.
• Do not use this appliance in a window as rain may cause electric shock.
• Do not connect the appliance to the mains voltage until completely assembled and adjusted.
• This appliance is intended for household use only and not for commercial or industrial use.
• This appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision.
• Young children should be supervised to ensure they do not play with the appliance.
• The appliance must not be located immediately below a socket-outlet.
Cordset No 3108/40.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
• It is illegal for persons other than those authorised by legislation to work on the fixed wiring
of any electrical installation.
• When mounted in damp situations as a bathroom or laundry, special precautions must be
followed. All installations must be in accordance with the local Electrical Wiring Regulations
and Code of Practice.
• The appliance is to be installed so that switches and other controls cannot be touched by
a person in the bath or shower.
• The appliance must be mounted in such a position that doors or other moving objects will
not obstruct the airflow.
GENERAL CARE AND SAFETY GUIDE
Fixing to wall
• Select a location for mounting of the heater in accordance with GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
The heater must be mounted on the wall with a minimum height from the floor of 1.8
metres, a minimum distance of 150mm from the ceiling and a minimum distance of 250mm
from an adjacent wall. If this heater is mounted above a shelf then there must be 650mm
clearance between the shelf and the outlet grille of the heater. (See
figure 1
.)
• Remove the wallmount base from heater. (See
figure 3.)
• Securely fix the mounting plate to the wall surface at all 4 mounting holes, using screws
supplied.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Wiring
• The heater must be connected by permanent wiring within the wall cavity from an isolation
switch.
• The heater has a short cordset, which should be connected to the main supply via the
terminal block that is clipped to the mounting base. For ease of installation the heater can
be temporarily offset in the mounting base, i.e. fit the left hand heater rib in the right hand
mounting base recess. (See
figure 2
.)
• Connect the main supply through the terminal block, check the phase is connected to the
A/P terminal and the neutral is connected to the N terminal.
• Fit heater to mounting plate. Ensure clips on mounting base have locked into the heater.
Figure 2. Ease of wiring example.
Figure 1. Installation Location.
Figure 3. Releasing heater from wallmount base.
Twist with
screwdriver
(see exploded view).
Using a reasonably
large flat bladed
screwdriver, twist to
release clip.
250mm
minimum
150mm
minimum
1800mm
minimum