Electrical Safety - Skil 0805 Manual Original

SAFETY
SPECIFIC SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS FOR
SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS
GENERAL
• Regularly clean suction base and
motor fan
! disconnect the plug before
cleaning
• This appliance is not intended
for use by persons (including
children aged from 8 years and
above) with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities,
or lack of experience and
knowledge, unless they have
been given supervision or
instruction concerning use
of the appliance by a person
responsible for their safety
• Ensure that children do not play
with the appliance; cleaning
and user maintenance shall not
be made by children without
supervision
• Do not operate the pump if there
are people in the swimming pool
or garden pond
• Never use the power cable or the
float switch cable for carrying,
pulling or unplugging the pump
• When locating the pump, ensure
that the inlet openings at the
suction base are not obstructed
neither completely nor partly;
stand the pump on a brick if used
in a pond

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

• Always check that the supply
voltage is the same as the
voltage indicated on the
nameplate of the appliance
(appliances with a rating of 230V
or 240V can also be connected
to a 220V supply)
• Check the power cable and
mains plug for damage before
every use
• Ensure that the electrical plug
and socket connections are fitted
in an area which cannot be flood
• Only operate the pump in
swimming pools, garden ponds
and wells via a residual current
device (RCD) with a triggering
current of 30 mA maximum
• For safety reasons it is
recommended to always operate
the pump via a residual current
device (RCD) with a triggering
current of 30 mA maximum
• In Austria (according to ÖVE
B/EN 60 555 parts 1-3) pumps
which are used in swimming
pools and garden ponds, and
equipped with firm power cable,
should be fed via an ÖVE-
approved isolating transformer;
rated voltage must not exceed
230V
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