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BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
This machine is intended for household use only and NOT for commercial or
industrial use.
• Only use the machine indoors and keep the area you’re cleaning well lit.
• Keep fingers, hair and loose clothing away from moving parts and openings
whilst using the machine.
• The clean water/solution tank should be filled with warm water (max 40°C)
only. Filling the clean water/solution tank with hot or boiling water will damage
the machine and invalidate the guarantee.
• This machine is not intended to be used or cleaned by persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience or knowledge,
unless they have been given instructions concerning the safe use of the
machine by a person legally responsible for their safety. They should be
supervised whilst using the machine. Children shall not use, clean or play with
this machine, which when not in use should be secured out of their reach.
• Only VAX recommended solution should be used with this machine. Using
other solutions may invalidate the guarantee.
DONT'S
• Don’t leave the machine plugged in when unattended.
• Don’t use the machine if it has been dropped, damaged, immersed in water or
left outdoors.
• Don’t run over the cord or use the machine if the cord or plug is damaged.
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.
• Don’t handle the plug or use the machine with wet hands.
• Don’t leave the machine in one spot for an extended period of time when it is
switched on. This machine is fitted with a rotating brushbar which, if left in
one place, may cause damage to the floor surface.
• Don’t use the machine to pick up any flammable or combustible materials
(lighter fluid, petrol, kerosene etc) or use the machine in an area with explosive
vapours or liquid.
• Don’t use the machine to pick up hot coals, cigarette butts, matches or smoking
hot burning items or use in an area that is wet or where there may be harmful
fluids (chlorine, bleach and ammonia drain cleaner).
• Don’t use the power cord as a handle, pull the power cord around corners or
sharp edges, or close a door over the power cord. Don’t unplug the machine
by pulling on the cord. Don’t pull or carry the machine by the power cord.
• Don’t carry the machine whilst it's switched on.
