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ELECTRICSTAINLESSSTEEL &ENAMEL COOKTOPS
Hotplates
Utensils
CookingDo’sandDon’ts
GeneralWarnings& Advice
Thisappliancemustbeearthed.
Thisapplianceisnotintendedforusebypersons(includingchildren)withreducedphysical,sensoryor
mentalcapabilities,orlackofexper ienceandknowledge,unlesstheyhavebeengivensupervisionor
instructionconcerninguseoftheappliancebyapersonresponsiblefortheirsafety.
Childrenshouldbesupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywiththisappliance.
Duringuse,thisappliancebecomeshot.Careshouldbetakento avoidtouchinghotsurfaces.
Accessiblepartsmaybecomehotduringuse. Toavoidburnsyoungchildrenshouldbekeptaway.
Thisappliancemust notbeusedasaspaceheater.
Keepventsclearofobstructions.
Theapplianceisnotintendedtobeoperatedbymeansofanexternaltime ror
separateremote-controlsystem.
Inordertoavoidafire,theappliancemustbekeptcleanandventskeptunobstructed.
Donotsprayaerosolsinthevicinityofthe appliancewhenitisoperated.
Donotstoreflammablematerialsinorundertheappliance,e.g. Aerosols.
Donotallowpotstoboildry,asdamagetobothpanandcooktopmayresult.
Donotoperatethecooktopforanextendedperiodoftimewithoutautensilonthehotp la te.
Donotallowlargecookwaretooverhangthecooktopontotheadjacentbenchtop. Thiswillcausescorchingto
thebenchtopsurface.
Anauthorizedpersonmustinstallthisappliance.(CertificateofCompliancetoberetained)
Beforeusingtheappliance,ensurethatallpackingmaterialsareremovedfromtheappliance.
Inordertoavoidanypotentialhazard,theenclosedinstallationinstructionsmustbefollowed.
Wh eretheapplianceisbuiltintoacabinet,the cabinetmaterialmustbecapableofwithstanding85degC.
Onlyauthorisedpersonnelshouldcarryoutservicing.(CertificateofCompli ance toberetained)
Alwaysensuretheapplianceisswitchedoffandcoolbeforecleaningorrepl acingparts.
Donotusesteamcleaners,asthismaycausemoisturebuildup.
Alwayscleantheapplianceimmediatelyafteranyfoodspill age.
Tomai ntainsafeoperation,itisrecommendedthattheproductbeinspectedeveryfiveyearsbyanauthorized
serviceperson.
Thefixedwiringinsulationmustbeprotected,forexample,byinsulatingsleevinghavinganappropriate
temperaturerating.
Coatedsolidhotplatesarestrong,andgi veagoodcontactwithflatbottompotsandpansforfastefficientcooking.
Thehotplatesaresealedallroundwithstainlesssteeltrimrings,foodspillscan’tpenetratetomakecleaningeasier.
Itisnormalforstainlesssteeltrimringstodiscolourwithuseovertime.
Thehotplatesincludeareddotinthecentretoindicatethehotplatetemperature,oncethehotplateisheatedthe
reddotturnstoblack.
Usepanswithflatbottoms.Unevenorthinbottomswillincreasecookingtimeespeciallywhenboiling.
Notsuitableforcurvedbasewo korpan.
Usepansslightlylargerthanthehotplates.Smallerpanswillwasteenergy.
Donotuseoversizepans.Morethan50mmoverhangcanoverheatcooktopcomponentsandcausefinecracksin
theenamelhobwhichwilltrapdirt. Thismayalsodiscolourstainlesssteelhobs.
Donotplacewetpotsorpansonthehotplates.
Donotusepotsandpansthatareunsteadyandlikelytorockoroverbalance.
Donotoperatethecooktopforanextendedtimewithoutapotorpanonthehotplate,
itwillcausedamagetothecooktop.
Dousethestoredheatinthehotplatebyturningthecontrol to “O” beforethefinalfewminutesofcooking.
Donotplaceheatresistantmats,wirematsoraluminumfoilunderpotsandpans.
Donotallowpotsandpans toboildry,asdamagetobothpanandhotplatemayresult.
Donotuseroundbottomwoks,wokstandsorsimilarcurvedbasepans,asitcanleadtooverheatingofthe
cooktopcausingdamagetotheappliance,andreflectedheatfromoverhangingwokscancausescorching
andpos siblefireriskforthesurroundingbenchsurface.
Donotusethecooktopasextrabenchspaceorasacuttingboard.
Donotallowchildrenonornearthecooktopcanytime.
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Beforefirstuse
Cleaningyourhotplates
STAINLESSSTEEL CLEANING
Thetopsurfaceofthehotplatesaresealedwithaheatresistantcoating.Beforeusingforthefirsttimethehotplates
shouldbeheatedforashortperiodwithoutapa ntohardentheprotectivecoating.
Turntheheatsettingtohighforapprox3minutestofullyhardenthecoating.Whenthehotplateshavecooled
applyathincoatingofcookingoiltothehotplatetosea landprot ectthesurface.
Coated “easycare” solidhotplateshavearobust,corrosion resistantsurfacewhichistemperatureresistantupto
600 .
Cleanthehotplatesaftertheyhavecooledbywipingwithadampclothorsponge,useasmallamountof
detergentifnecessary.
Stubbo rnsoilingcanberemovedbysoakingthehotplateforafewminuteswithwarmwaterandalittle
detergent, followedbycleaningusingaplasticscourerorsoftbrush.
Anyspillsormarksthatstillremaincanbeburntoffbyoperatingthehotplateonhighwithoutapanfor2-3
minutes.Whenthehotplatehascooledcleanitnormallyasabove.
Aftercleaning,drythehotplatebywarmingonlowheatforapprox30secondsandthenoilthehotplatewitha
thincoatingofcookingoiltopreventrustorcorrosion.
Somediscolorationofthestainlesssteeltrimringisnormal duringuse. A stainlesssteelcleanermaybeusedtoclean
thetrimring.
Thereisariskofburnsifthehotplatesarehot.Ensurethehotplateshavecooledbeforecleaning.
Donotallowliquidstoenterthecontrolknobareawhilecleaning.
Allgradesandfinishesofstainlesssteelmaystain,discolourorbecomegre asyinnormaloperation. Toachieve
maximumsurfaceappearance,stainlesssteelmustbekeptcleanbyregularlyusingthefollowingcleaning
procedures,thusensuringgoodperformanceandlongservicelife.
Washwithwarmsoapydampcloth.Foranenhancedappearancewipethesurfacewit hacleandampclothor
sponge,beingsuretofollowthepolishor ‘brushing’ l ines. A st ainlesssteelcleanermayalsobeusedinaccordance
withthemanufacturer ’sinstructions.
Wherethestainlesssteelhasbecomeextremelydirtywithsignsofsurfacediscolouration, (duetoperiodsofneglect
ormis-use)useamildcleaningsolutioneg. ‘Jif’ or ‘Hillmark’ stainlesssteelcleaner.Whenremovingthesestainsbe
suretofollowthepolishor ‘brushing’ lines.
Ifafaultdevelopsinthecooktop,pleasecheckthepointslistedbelow.Itmaybe
possibletosave aservicecall,andthereforekeepingthecooktopinuse.
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Warning:
Caution:
Donotuseabrasivescourersorsteelwool.
Problemsandrepairs
ProblemPossibleCause
Hotplatesnotworking. Wrongswitchturnedon.
Householdfuseblown.
Ifthehousefusecontinuestoblow,
calltheservicedepartment.
Powernotconnectedorswitchedon.
Lowheat,slowcooking. Incorrectcookingutensilsbei ngused.
Boilingtakestoolon g. Wro ngsettingonswitch.
Unevenorthinbottomsonpans(ReferFig.3).
Volumeofliquid/foodistoolarge.
Trimringdiscolours. Normal.
Note:
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