WHIRLPOOL WAOT 1176 Health Safety & Environmental

Health & Safety and Installation Guides

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Health and Safety guide 3

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3

SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT 6

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 6

Installation guide 7

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Health and Safety guide

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT TO BE READ AND OBSERVE

! This symbol reminds you to read this instruction manual.

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Before using the appliance
carefully read Health and Safety
and Use and Care guides.
Keep these instructions close at
hand for future reference.

YOUR SAFETY AND SAFETY
OF OTHERS IS VERY
IMPORTANT.

This manual and the appliance
itself provide important safety
warnings, to be read and
observed at all times.

This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to
potential hazards that can kill or
hurt you and others.
All safety messages will
follow the safety alert symbol
or the word “DANGER” or
“WARNING”. These words
mean:

DANGER

Indicates a hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, will cause
serious injury.

WARNING

Indicates a hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could
cause in serious injury.

All safety warnings give specic
details of the potential risk
presented and indicate how to
reduce risk of injury, damage
and electric shock resulting
from improper use of the
appliance. Carefully observe the
following instructions.

Failure to observe these
instructions may lead to risks.
The Manufacturer declines any
liability for injury to persons or
animals or damage to property
if these advices and precautions
are not respected.

Very young (0-3 years) and
young children (3-8 years)
shall be kept away unless
continuously supervised.
Childern from 8 years old
and above and persons with
reduced physical, sensory or
mental capabilities or lack of
experience and knowledge
can use this appliance only if
they are supervised or have
been given instructions on
safe appliance use and if
they understand the hazards
involved. Children shall not play
with the appliance. Cleaning
and user maintenance shall not
be made by childern without
supervision.

Remove the transport bolts
The appliance is tted with
transport bolts to avoid any
possible damage to the interior
during transport. Before using
the machine, it is imperative
that the transport bolts are
removed.
After their removal, cover the
openings with the 4 enclosed
plastic caps.
Never open the door forcibly or
use it as a step.

Items that have been soiled
with substances such as
cooking oil, acetone, alcohol,
petrol, kerosene, spot removers,
turpentine, waxes and wax
removers should be washed in
hot water with an extra amount
of detergent before being dried

in the tumble dryer.
Items such as foam rubber
(latex foam), shower caps,
waterproof textiles, rubber
backed articles and clothes or
pillows tted with foam rubber
pads should not be dried in the
tumble dryer.
Remove all objects from
pockets such as lighters and
matches.
Do not use the tumble dryer if
chemicals have been used for
cleaning.

Oil-soaked items ignite
spontaneously, especially when
exposed to heat sources such
as in a tumble dryer. The items
become warm, causing an
oxidation reaction in the oil.
Oxidation creates heat. If the
heat cannot escape, the item
can become hot enough to
catch re. Piling, stacking or
storing oil-soaked items can
prevent heat from escaping and
so create a re hazard.

WARNING

Never stop the appliance before
the end of the drying cycle
unless all items are quickly
removed and spread out so that
the heat is dissipated.

The last phase of the drying
cycle is done without heat (cool
down phase), to assure that the
laundry stays at a temperature
level which is not leading to a
damaging of the laundry.

INTENDED USE OF THE
PRODUCT

This appliance is designed
solely for domestic usage.

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To aim the appliance as
professional use is forbidden.
The manufacturer declines all
responsibility for innapropiate
use or incorrect setting of the
controls.

CAUTION : The appliance is
not intended to be operated by
means of an external timer or
separate remote control system.

Do not use the appliance
outdoors.
Do not store explosive or
ammable substances such
as aerosol cans and do not
place or use gasoline or other
ammable materials in or
near the appliance: a re may
break out if the appliance is
inadvertently switched on.

This applianceis exclusively
destined to treat machine
washable laundry in quantities
which are usual for private
households.

INSTALLATION

Installation and repairs must
be carried out by a qualied
technician, in compliance with
the manufacturer’s instructions
and local safety regulations. Do
not repair or replace any part of
the appliance unless specically
stated in the user manual.
Children should not perform
installation operations.
Keep children away during
installation of the appliance.
Keep the packaging materials
(plastic bags, polystyrene parts,
etc.) out of reach of children,
during and after the installation
of the appliance.

Use protective gloves to
perform all unpacking and
installation operations.
After unpacking the appliance,
make sure that it has not been
damaged during transport. In
the event of problems, contact
the dealer or your nearest After­sales Service.

The appliance must be handled
and installed by two or more
persons.
Keep children away during
installation of the appliance.

The appliance must be
disconnected from the power
supply before carrying out any
installation operation.
During installation, make sure
the appliance does not damage
the power cable.
Only activate the appliance
when the installation procedure
has been completed.

After installation of the device
to wait a few hours before
starting it, to acclimatize to the
environmental conditions of
the room.
Do not install your appliance
where it may be exposed
to extreme conditions, such
as: poor ventilation, high
temperature or below 5°C or
above 35°C.

When installing the appliance
make sure that the four feets
are stable and resting on
the oor, adjusting them as
required, and check that the
appliance is perfectly level
using a spirit level.

In case of wooden or so-called
“oating oors” (for instance
certain parquet or laminate
oors), place the appliance on
a sheet of plywood at least 60 x
60 cm wide/ deep and at least 3
cm thick which is secured to the
oor.

Use only new hoses to connect
the appliance to the water
supply. Used hoses must not be
used and should be discarded.

Move the appliance without
lifting it by the worktop.

Connect the water inlet
hose(s) to the water supply in
accordance with the regulations
of your local water company.

For models dedicated only for
cold water: Do not connect to
the hot water supply.
For models with hot ll: the hot
water inlet temperature must
not exceed 60 °C.

Make sure that the ventilation
openings in the base of your
appliance (if available on your
model) are not obstructed by a
carpet or other material.

The supply water pressure must
be in range 0.1 -1 MPa.

The appliance must not be
installed behind a lockable
door, a sliding door or a door
with a hinge on the opposite
side to that of the tumble
dryer, in such a way that a full
opening of the appliance is
restricted.

ELECTRICAL WARNINGS

Make sure the voltage specied
on the rating plate corresponds
to that of your home.
For installation to comply with
current safety regulations,
an omnipolar switch with
minimum contact gap of 3mm
is required.
Regulation require that the
appliance is earthed.

For appliances with tted plug,
if the plug is not suitable for
your socket outlet, contact a
qualied technician.
Do not use extension leads,
multiple sockets or adapters. Do
not connect the appliance to a
socket which can be operated
by remote control.
The power cable must be long
enough for connecting the
appliance, once tted in its
housing, to the main power
supply.
Do not pull the power supply
cable.
If the power cable is damaged
it must be replaced with an
identical one. The power cable
must only be replaced

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