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it has cooled off on the outside may still be hot on the
inside. Hot extracted material could be set alight again
in the air current.
⚫Before beginning extraction, please wait until the
material is completely cooled off. Hot ashes should
not be purged with water, as the sudden temperature
difference can cause ruptures to the chimney.
⚫Wait at least 24 hours before vacuuming an oven or a
fireplace in order to be sure that the fire has gone out
and the ash has cooled down.
⚫Check the hoses, the ash filter and the extractor
regularly when extracting, to assess levels of heating.
⚫If the appliance heats up, switch it off, pull the mains
plug out and remove the filter bag immediately.
Separate the ash filter from the extractor and remove
the extracted material. Next, let the extractor and the
ash filter cool off outside, under supervision.
⚫If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by
the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly
qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
⚫Cold ash is ash which has cooled for a sufficiently long
time and no longer contains any glowing embers. This
can be checked by combing through the ash with a
metal object before you use the ash vacuum cleaner.
Cold ash no longer radiates any perceivable heat.
⚫After and before vacuum cleaning, empty and clean
the tank in order to prevent the
