GENERAL SAFETY• Do not change the specification of this appliance.• This appliance is intended to be used in household and similarapplications such as:– staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other workingenvironments;– by clients in hotels, motels, bed & breakfast and otherresidential type environments;– areas for communal use in blocks of flats or in launderettes.• The appliance shall be installed as a freestanding product orbelow the kitchen worktop if space margins permit.• Do not install the appliance behind a lockable door, a slidingdoor or a door with a hinge on the opposite side, that wouldprevent the appliance door from being fully open.• Connect the mains plug to the mains socket only at the end ofthe installation process. Make sure that the mains plug isaccessible after installation.• The ventilation opening in the base must not be covered by acarpet, mat, or any floor covering.• WARNING: The appliance must not be supplied through anexternal switching device, such as a timer, or connected to acircuit that is regularly switched on and off by a utility.• Ensure good air ventilation in the room where the appliance isinstalled to avoid the backflow of unwanted gases into the roomfrom appliances burning gas or other fuels, including open fires.• Exhaust air must not be discharged into a flue which is used forexhausting fumes from any appliances burning gas or otherfuels.• The operating water pressure at the water entry point from theoutlet connection must be between 0.5 bar (0.05 MPa) and 8bar (0.8 MPa).• The appliance maximum load is 9 kg. Do not exceed themaximum load of each programme (refer to the "Programmes"chapter).3