Thank you for purchasing Fakir E 240 Dry • Do not strike the suction head hard against
Type Vacuum Cleaner which has been the wall or furniture.
designed and manufactured to give you • Disconnect the power plug from the power
many years of trouble-free service. outlet when not in use.
• Fakir appliances comply with recognized
You may already be familiar with using a technological standards and the current
similar product, but do please take time to safety regulations for electrical appliances.
read these instructions - they have been • These appliances fulfil the requirements of
written to ensure you get the very best from Electro- Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) –
your purchase. 2004/108/EC and Low Voltage Device (LVD)
– 2006/95/EC” The appliance is marked
Safety is Important with the CE symbol on the rating label.
To ensure your safety and the safety of • Fakir reserves the right to modify designs
others, please ensure you read the Safety and specifications without notice.
Instructions before you operate this product. • Appliance only to be connected to voltage
Keep this information in a safe place for indicated on the rating label.
future reference. • Please connect the vacuum cleaner to 230V
mains supply, equipped with fuse 16A.
Imported Safeguards • Fakir will not accept any liability for damage
When using an electric appliance, basic or injury if the appliance is used other than
precautions should always be followed, for its intended purpose or is improperly
including the following: operated or inexpertly repaired and
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or maintained.
injury: • Before use, check to ensure that all the
filters are correctly installed. The appliance
• The device is only authorized for private, must not be used without filters.
domestic use only. Using it for any other • Do not use the appliance without water.
purposes will harm the device. • Use only genuine Fakir filters and
• Before using the device, check that your accessories.
local mains voltage coincides with the • The appropriate filters (paper filter or micro
voltage of the mains adapter. power filter, micro main filter, motor
• The devices is not a toy, therefore please protection filter or activated carbon filter or
be particularly careful when children are high efficiency submicron particulate airfilter
around. or micro vario combination filter and micro
• Check the device and connections regularly exhaust filter) must be installed at all times
for visible damage. The device must not to ensure the efficient operation of the
be used if the housing is damaged or other appliance.
damage is present. In case of a damage • When connecting accessories, cleaning,
please contact with Authorized Fakir repairing or servicing the unit, unplug the
Service. unit.
• Do not use the unit outside. • Do not let children use electrical appliances
• Do not use the device to pick up unsupervised.
inflammable fluids (e.g. Fuel or solvent) or • Repairs should be carried out by an
burning objects (e.g. ash cigarettes). authorized Fakir service center (see
• Do not point the vacuum cleaner at persons enclosed list of adresses). Incorrect repairs
or animals when in operation. may the user to electrical danger.
• Only use the device with the accessories • Do not pull out the plug from power supply
supplied. socket by pulling on the connecting lead.
• Please keep these instructions in a safe • Do not pull the connecting lead over sharp
place for future references. edges or allow it to become jammed.
• Clean any dust on the power plug regularly. • Do not use damaged extension leads.
• When servicing the unit, never put fingers • lf required, the connecting lead has to be
or other objects into any rotating unit, the replaced together with the cable rewind by
device would accidentally be turned on. an autorized Fakir After-Sales-Service only.
• Do not operate the product covering the • Before any maintenance operation or
suction or exhaust ports. replacing a filter, and after use, switch off
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