Safety and warnings
When using this appliance, always use basic safety precautions, including the following:
Danger!
- This appliance is not intended for the use by children or infirmed persons without supervision.
- To reduce the risk of injury, close supervision is required when a waste disposer is used near children.
- Do not put fingers or hands into the waste disposer.
- Unplug the unit before attempting to clear a jam or remove an object from the disposer.
- As the waste disposer is magnetic, use only non-magnetic tools such as a wooden spoon or long handled plastic tongs when attempting to loosen a jam or remove objects from the waste disposer.
- To reduce the risk of injury by materials that may be expelled by a waste disposer, do not put non-food items, or any of the following into the food waste disposer:
- Shells, such as mussel or oyster shells.
- Caustic drain cleaners or similar products.
- Glass, china or plastic.
- Large whole bones.
- Metal, such as bottle caps, tin cans, utensils or aluminium foil.
- Hot grease or other hot liquids.
- Whole corn husks or similar fibrous material.
- When not operating the waste disposer, leave the drain stopper in place to reduce the risk of objects falling into the disposer.
- Your new appliance must be properly installed in accordance with the installation instructions before it is used.
- Never unplug the waste disposer by pulling on the power cord.
- Always grip the plug firmly and pull straight from the outlet.
- Repair or replace immediately all electric service cords that have become frayed or otherwise damaged.
- Power cords must be replaced by a qualified electrician or authorised service engineer.
- Do not use a cord that shows cracks or abrasion along it’s length or at either the plug or appliance end.
WARNING!
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Electrical Shock Hazard To reduce the risk of electric shock or injury to persons, read the the above before operating this appliance. |