Silvercrest SDR 1100 B2 Operating Instructions Manual page 63

WARNING! RISK OF SCALDING!
This symbol warns you about escaping steam .
Please follow the safety instructions!
Caution! Hot surface!
CAUTION – PROPERTY DAMAGE!
Start by carrying out a test on an unobtrusive area to be
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certain that the material is suitable for cleaning with a steam
cleaner, for instance:
Painted/varnished wood or leather can be bleached by
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steam .
Unprotected wood can swell up .
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Protective wax coatings can be dissolved by steam .
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Plastics can become tarnished from the effects of steam .
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Soft plastics can deform when exposed to steam .
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Cold glass or mirror surfaces can crack when sprayed
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with hot steam .
If you wish to clean windows, you must first preheat them,
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for instance by applying the steam over large areas from a
greater distance, then moving in progressively closer .
Acrylics, velvet and silk react sensitively to hot steam, as do
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plastic fibres .
■ 60 │ GB │ MT SDR 1100 B2