use of the appliance and
fully understand all dangers
and safety precautions
involved.
∙ Children must not be
permitted to play with the
appliance.
∙ Children must not be
permitted to carry out any
cleaning or maintenance
work on the appliance
unless they are supervised.
∙
Caution: do not use
the appliance near
bath tubs,
washbasins or any other
receptacle containing water.
∙ In the vicinity of any water
source, there is a risk
even when the appliance
is switched off. Therefore,
always remove the plug from
the wall socket after use,
especially if the appliance is
being used in a bathroom.
∙ Additional protection is
available by fi tting an earth-
leakage circuit-breaker (FI/
RCD) with a rated tripping
current not exceeding
30mA into your bathroom
installation. Please consult a
qualifi ed electrician.
∙ Caution: Keep any packaging materials
well away from children – these are
a potential source of danger, e.g. of
suffocation.
∙ Protect the appliance from moisture and
splashing water and do not operate it with
wet hands.
∙ Electric heating appliances operate at
very high temperatures. Do not touch
any part of the appliance except the grip.
Otherwise there is a real risk of burning.
∙ Do not use the appliance on synthetic
hair-pieces or wigs, as the heat emitted
might cause damage to the synthetic
fi bres.
∙ Make sure the air intake and outlet
openings are not blocked (e.g. by fi ngers
or hair), and that no fl uff or fi bre particles
are allowed to accumulate in the air
intake.
∙ A blockage in the air-fl ow system may
cause the integral thermal safety cut-out
to switch off the appliance. Should
this occur, immediately disconnect the
appliance from the mains power and
allow suffi cient time for it to cool down
before the blockage is removed and the
appliance is switched on again.
∙ Every time the appliance is used, the
main body including the power cord as
well as any attachment fi tted should
be checked thoroughly for any defects.
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