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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
WHEN USING ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN
CHILDREN ARE PRESENT, BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
SHOULD ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING:
WARNING - TO REDUCE THE RISK OF BURNS,
ELECTROCUTION, FIRE OR INJURY TO PERSONS:
• Readallinstructionsbeforeusing.
• Toreducetheriskofcontactwithhotwateremittingfromsteamvents,checkappliance
beforeeachusebyholdingitawayfromyourbodyandoperatingunit.
• Useapplianceonlyforitsintendeduse.
• Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,donotimmersetheapplianceinwaterorotherliquids.
• Neverpullcordtodisconnectfromoutlet;instead,graspplugandpulltodisconnect.
• Donotallowcordtotouchhotsurfaces.Letappliancecoolcompletelybeforeputtingaway.
Loopcordlooselyaroundappliancewhenstoring.
• Alwaysdisconnectappliancefromelectricaloutletwhenfillingwithwateroremptying,and
whennotinuse.
• Donotoperateappliancewithadamagedcord,oriftheappliancehasbeendroppedor
damaged.Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,donotdisassembleorattempttorepairthe
appliance.
• ReturntoHoMedicsServiceCenterforexaminationandrepair.Incorrectreassemblyorrepair
couldcauseariskoffire,electricshock,orinjurytopersonswhentheapplianceisused.
• Closesupervisionisnecessaryforanyappliancebeingusedbyornearchildren.Donot
leaveapplianceunattendedwhilepluggedin.
• Neversteamagarmentwhileitisbeingworn.
• Burnscouldoccurfromtouchinghotmetalparts,hotwater,orsteam.Usecarewhenyou
turnasteamapplianceupsidedown–theremaybehotwaterinthereservoir.
• Lettheunitcoolforatleast30minutesbeforepouringwateroutofthereservoir.
• Neverdroporinsertanyobjectintoanyopeningorhose.
• Donotuseoutdoorsoroperatewhereaerosol(spray)productsarebeingusedorwhere
oxygenisbeingadministered.
• Surfacesofthisappliancemaybehotwheninuse.Donotleteyesorbareskintouchheated
surfaces.
• Donotplacethesteamnozzledirectlyonanysurfaceorontheappliancepowercordwhileit
ishotorpluggedin.Usethestandprovided.
• Alwayskeepthehoseandnozzleelevatedabovethewatercontainer.
• Toreducelikelihoodofcircuitoverload,donotoperateanotherhighwattageapplianceon
thesamecircuit.
• Donotuseanextensioncordtooperatetheappliance.Ifanextensioncordisabsolutely
necessary,a15ampereratedcordshouldbeused.Cordsratedforlessamperagemay
overheat.Careshouldbetakentoarrangethecordsothatthecordcannotbepulledor
trippedover.
• Neverpourwaterdirectlyintoreservoir.Pourwaterinwatertankonly.
• Whenchangingattachments,pleasebesuretheunitisoffandnosteamisbeingreleasedto
avoidcontactwithhotwater.
• Usecautionwhenchangingattachmentsastheymaycontainhotwaterfromcondensation.
Ensuretheattachmentsaredryorcooledofftoavoidcontactwithhotwater.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS