Teka DG3 90/60: GB

Dear client

unqualified personnel can cause malfunctions or may

damage the appliance, putting your safety in danger.

Congratulations on your choice. We are sure that this

• This appliance is marked according to the European

modern, functional and practical appliance, made with top

directive 2002/96/EC on “Waste Electrical and

quality materials, will fully satisfy your needs.

Electronic Equipment” (WEEE). This guideline is the

frame of a European-wide validity of return and

Please read every section of this INSTRUCTIONS

recycling on Waste Electrical and Electronic

MANUAL before using your kitchen hood for the first time,

Equipment,

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to ensure maximum performance from the appliance and to

• This device is not meant to be used by persons

avoid breakdowns, which may be caused by incorrect use,

(including children) whose physical, sensory or mental

as well as to allow any minor problems to be solved.

capacities are reduced, or who lack experience/

knowledge, except if they have supervision or received

To obtain optimum performance, the external conduct must

instructions for using the device by the person

not be more than FOUR METRES long, have no more than

responsible for his/her safety. Keep children away from

two 90° angles and its diameter must be at least Ø120.

the device and never let them play with it.

Instructions for use

Safety Instructions

You can activate or deactivate the cooker hood by

• Please be aware of current local regulations with

operating the functions shown in the diagram.

reference to domestic electrical fittings and gas

eduction.

Switch on the extractor fan a few minutes before you start

• Verify that the tension and frequency of the network

to cook in order to ensure that a steady air flow has been

established before fumes appear.

match those indicated on the label located inside the

kitchen hood.

Allow the extractor fan to run for several minutes after you

• If the supply cable is damaged it should be replaced by

have finished cooking (between 3 to 5 minutes) in order to

the manufacturer, the after-sales service or a suitably

expel all the grease from the outlet duct. This prevents the

return of grease, smoke and smells.

qualified person in order to avoid hazard.

• Once the kitchen hood has been installed, ensure that

the mains cable to the network is not in contact with

sharp metal edges.

• The fumes should not be extracted through pipes that

are used to evacuate the fumes of gas (or another fuel)

operated devices.

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• If the extractor fan is going to be used simultaneously

with equipment powered by a non-electric energy

Timer

source, e.g.: gas cookers, then the room must have

sufficient ventilation.

Decrease selected funtion

• Excessive fat accumulation in the kitchen hood and

metal filters is a fire risk and may also cause dripping,

Increase selected funtion

therefore the inside of the kitchen hood and the metal

filters must be cleaned at least once a month.

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• The lower part of the kitchen hood must be fitted

at least 65cm over gas or mixed hobs. FOLLOW THE

HOBS´ MANUFACTURER'S MINIMUM RECOMMEN-

DATIONS.

Program the working time

• Never leave gas hobs lit if not covered by a container.

1) Switch on the cooker hood and choose the required

The fat accumulated in the filters may drip or catch fire

aspiration speed.

when the temperature increases.

2) Push ‘Timer’.

• Avoid cooking under the kitchen hood if the metal filters

3) Select the required programming time from 1 to 99

are not fitted, e.g.: while they are being cleaned in the

minutes by using the buttons ‘+’ and ‘-’.

dishwasher.

4) The display will alternately show the clock and the

• You must not produce flames under the kitchen hood.

remaining programming time.

• Disconnect the appliance before any interior

manipulation, e.g. during cleaning or maintenance.

The maximum speed ‘H’ can only be selected

• We recommend the use of gloves and to be extremely

manually and will be changed automatically to the

careful when cleaning the kitchen hood's interior.

second speed level after approximately 10 minutes.

• Your kitchen hood is designed for domestic use and

only for extraction and purification of fumes produced

during food preparation. It will be your responsibility if it

is used for other purposes, which may be dangerous.

The manufacturer cannot accept responsibility for

damage caused by improper use of the appliance.

• For repairs please contact the manufacturer’s nearest

Technical Assistance Service, and always use genuine

spare parts. Repairs or modifications carried out by

Cleaning and maintenance

The metal filters can be cleaned by soaking

them in hot water with neutral detergent until

During cleaning and maintenance work,

the fat dissolves and then rinsing them under

make sure the safety instructions are

the tap or using special anti-grease products.

complied with.

They can also be washed in a dishwasher. In

Cleaning the hood body

this case, it is advisable to stack them

vertically to avoid food residues to stick to

• If your kitchen hood is made of stainless

them.

steel, use proprietary cleaners mentioned

Cleaning in a dishwasher may damage the

in the product instructions.

metallic surface (blackening it), although this

• If your kitchen hood is painted, use

will not affect its fat retention capacity.

lukewarm water and a neutral soap.

Once clean, leave them to dry off and then fit

• Never use metallic scourers, nor abrasive

them onto the kitchen hood.

or corrosive products.

• Dry the kitchen hood using a cloth that

Changing light bulbs

does not produce fibres.

Proceed as follows:

• Do not use vapour cleaners.

• Unscrew the lamp cover.

Cleaning the metal filters

• Change the broken / burnt out lamp.

To remove the filters from their fittings, press

• Screw the lamp cover back in.

lightly on the locks and then pull them off.

Problem solving

Proceed with the following checks before calling the Technical Service:

Problem Possible cause Solution

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The kitchen hood does not

The mains cable is not

Connect the mains cable to the

work.

connected to the network.

network.

There is no current in the

Provide current to the network.

network.

The kitchen hood does not

Filters are saturated with fat.

Change or clean the active

extract sufficiently or

charcoal and/or metal filters.

vibrates.

Obstruction in the air outlet.

Remove the obstruction.

The lamps do not light up. The lamps are blown.

Change the lamps.

The lamps are slack.

Tighten the lamps.

Active charcoal filters (Optional)

When exterior gas extraction is not possible, then the kitchen hood may be set to purify the air

by recycling it through active charcoal filters.

The active charcoal filters have an active life of between three to six months, depending on the

individual conditions of use. These filters cannot be washed nor regenerated. They must be

replaced once their useful life comes to an end.

The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes and corrections to its products as

it deems necessary, without altering their basic characteristics.