Vitek VT-1741 [2/10] English

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION

• Read all instructions before using this heater.

• Ensure that the voltage on the rating plate is the same as in your home.

• This heater is hot when in use. To avoid burns, do not let bare skin touch

hot surfaces. Use handles when moving this heater. Keep combustible

materials, such as furniture, pillows, bedding, papers, clothes, and cur

tains at least 0.9M from the front of the heater and keep them away from

the sides and rear.

• Extreme caution is necessary when any heater is used by or near children or

invalids and whenever the heater is left operating and unattended.

• Always unplug heater when not in use. Never pull or yank on the cord or

the appliance. To disconnect heater, turn control to OFF, grasp plug and

remove it from outlet.

• Do not use the unit in enclosed spaces such as inside cabinets or walls

in order to defrost pipes or prevent pipes from freezing.

• Do not plug heater into loosefitting or worn out electrical outlets.

• Do not wash with water, or touch with wet hands.

• Do not cover with clothing or place alongside inflammable objects such

as cushions, newspapers or curtains …..etc.

• The sides are hot during operation, do not touch the heater while it is

running.

• Never wrap the cord tightly around the appliance, as this could place

undue stress on the cord where it enters the appliance and cause it to

fray and break.

• Do not operate any heater with a damaged cord or plug or after the

heater malfunctions, has been dropped or damaged in any manner.

Return heater to authorized service facility for examination, electrical

mechanical adjustment, or repair to avoid a hazard.

• Do not use outdoors.

• This heater is not intended for use in bathrooms, laundry areas and sim

ilar indoor locations. Never locate heater where it may fall into a bathtub

or other water container. If the heater does become wet, unplug it from

the wall receptacle before touching it, as a wet heater may create an

electrical shock hazard even if the heater is turned off.

• Do not run cord under carpeting. Do not cover cord with throw rugs,

runners, or the like. Arrange cord away from trafficked area and where

it will not be tripped over or stepped on.

ENGLISH

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