Informations for your safety and notes on disposal
Before use
• Please read the information below with care. This gives important guidance on the
safety, use and maintenance of the appliance. Keep this booklet in a safe place and,
if appropriate, hand it on to the next owner.
• Fakir appliances comply with recognized technological standards and the current
safety regulations for electrical appliances.
• This appliance fulfills the requirements of the Appliance and Product Safety Law
(GPSG) and the EU Directives 2004/108/EC "Electromagnetic Compatibility" and
2006/95/EC "Low-Voltage Directive."
• Fakir reserves the right to modify designs and specifications without notice.
Important information
• Do not switch on the appliance if the housing exhibits any evidence of damage (cracks
or fractures), if the connecting lead is defective, or if an internal defect is suspected
(e.g. if the appliance has been dropped).
• Appliance only to be connected to voltage indicated on the rating plate.
• The appliance is designed exclusively for permanent installation and the power supp-
ly line must be protected by a 16 A automatic fuse.
• The appliance must not be installed and operated in a vehicle.
• Heaters should be checked and cleaned before each heating season by a Fakir
Service Workshop.
• Fakir does not accept any liability for possible damage resulting from incorrect instal-
lation or operation and incompetent repair and maintenance.
• All repairs should be completed by a Fakir Service Workshop (see enclosed list of
adresses). Only original Fakir spare parts must be used. Inproper repairs can be
hazardous for the user.
Safety precautions
• This appliance must not be used in any kind of vehicle (lifts, motor vehicles, cars, cable
cars, etc.). For vehicle safety reasons the appliance may not be installed or operated
in vehicles because appliances like these require special components (such as e.g.
protected heating elements, more powerful motors, reinforced component attachments
to protect against vibration etc.).
• This appliance is not designed to be used by persons (including children) with limited
physical, sensory or mental capacities or by persons lacking in experience and/or kno-
wledge, unless they are supervised by someone who is responsible for their safety or
have received instructions on how to use the appliance. Children should be supervi-
sed to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
• The frost protector should not be installed in areas whichare a fire risk, such as gara-
ges stables or wooden sheds. This is applicable also for rooms in which highly
inflammable gasses or dust can develop > Danger of fire!
• The room which is to be heated should not contain any easily inflammable materi-
als(e.g. petrol, solvents, spray cannisters etc.) or other easily combustible materials
(e.g. wood, paper etc.) Keep such materials away from equipment > Danger of fire!
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