User Manual for your GEH6017 & GEH9017 Cooker Hood NOTE: This User Instruction Manual contains important information, including safety & installation points, which will enable you to get the most out of your appliance. Please keep it in a safe place so that it is easily available for future reference.
CONTENTS YOUR COOKER HOOD’S SPECIFICATIONS ….……………..………….2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION……………………………….…3-4 CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT…………………………………………5 USING YOUR COOKER HOOD………………………………..……………..6 MAINTAINING AND CLEANING YOUR COOKER HOOD ……….7-9 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ……………………….……...….
Specifications of your GEH6017 & GEH9017 Cooker Hood To fully enjoy using your appliance long into the future, please firstly familiarise yourself with its specifications, safety advice and operational instructions included in this manual. You will also need this manual to ensure that your Cooker Hood has been installed properly.
Important Safety Information: Please read this before installing & using. o Any installation work must be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. o The hood must be installed in accordance with the installation instructions and all measurements followed. o If the cooker hood is installed for use above a gas appliance then the provision for ventilation must be in accordance with the Gas Safety Codes of Practice BS.6172, BS.5440 & BS.6891 (Natural Gas) and BS.
Important o Safety Information: Please read this before installing & using. o Ensure the ducting for the extractor function has the same diameter as the outlet hole all the way through. o Keep young children from using, playing with or tampering with the cooker hood. Older children and infirm persons should be supervised if they are using the cooker hood. o Your cooker hood is for domestic use only. o Please dispose of the packing material carefully – children are especially vulnerable to it.
damaged in any way. Never attempt to use it without the grease filters fitted or if the filters are excessively greasy! Never flambé cook under this cooker hood. Environmental Note Note: Before discarding an old appliance, switch off and disconnect it from the power supply. Cut off and render any plug useless. Cut the cable off directly behind the appliance to prevent misuse. This should be undertaken by a competent person. CONFORMITY TO W.E.E.E.
Using your Cooker Hood: To use your cooker hood: 1) Make sure it has been properly installed. 2) Find the CONTROL PANEL. It is located centrally on the hood’s front surface, on the underside of the unit. 3) The CONTROL PANEL contains two rows of switches. These perform separate functions. You will need to understand what both switches do before you attempt to use your cooker hood. * Note: The hood should be switched on at least as soon as you start cooking.
Cleaning your Cooker Hood: IMPORTANT: Before cleaning, always ensure that you have switched your cooker hood OFF at the omni-polar switch, set at the wall from the cable: Cleaning Clean the external parts with mild liquid detergents on a damp cloth. Never use abrasive powder, corrosive solvents or brushes. Never insert pointed objects into the motor’s protective grid. Be sure to replace the carbon filters at the recommended intervals. Residue build up could cause a fire hazard.
Maintenance - Cleaning the Anti-grease Filters on: Please Read this before installing & using. First remove the grille by pulling down on it. Undo the side catches. You can now clean the anti-grease filter grilles. Soak them for about one hour in hot water with a grease-loosening detergent then rinse off thoroughly with hot water. Repeat the process if needed. Refit the grease grille once it has dried. Refit the grease grilles when dry. Let the filter grilles dry thoroughly before refitting them.
The active carbon filter must be replaced regularly, at least once every four months, to allow normal operation when in recirculation mode. Before starting to fit the carbon filter, turn the omni-polar switch OFF Changing the Carbon Filter – Note: carbon filters cannot be cleaned! 3) Place the new carbon filter (which has two fixing tongues), turning clockwise so that the tongues latch onto the motor’s sides. (Fig. 3 - left). 4) Replace the anti-grease metallic filter grilles.
o The power cable must be connected to the terminals marked L (live) and N (neutral) in the hood and fixed with a cable clamp. o The cooker hood’s power cable must be fitted upstream from the electrical connection using an omni-polar switch with a contact distance of at least 3mm. NOTE: (UK only) WARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST NOT BE EARTHED. It should only be connected by a competent person using fixed wiring via a DOUBLE POLE SWITCHED FUSED SPUR OUTLET.
1) Your Cooker Hood should only be fitted into the underside of a dedicated cabinet / kitchen unit. DO NOT position it any less than 700 mm (70 cm) above the hob or let other cabinets overhang the hob. 2) Remove the metal anti-grease grille. 3) Drill where indicated. SEE DIAGRAMS BELOW. Using a drill with a diameter of 6mm, make holes to line up with the screw holes on the cooker hood’s fixing surfaces (see Fig. below). 4) Insert rawlplugs into the holes and work screws in partway.
Troubleshooting If something has gone wrong with your Cooker Hood, checking against this chart might prevent you from having to call for service. Symptom Solution The cooker hood will not start! The cooker hood is not working effectively! The cooker hood has switched off during operation! Check that the hood is connected to the electricity supply. Check that the fan speed control is set properly. The fan speed is not set high enough. The grease filter is dirty.
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