AEG HG755420 User manual

HG755420 EN User manual

CONTENTS
1. SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. DAILY USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5. HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6. CARE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
7. TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8. INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9. TECHNICAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE
We recommend the use of original spare parts.
When contacting Service, ensure that you have the following data available.
The information can be found on the rating plate. Model, PNC, Serial Number.
Warning / Caution-Safety information
General information and tips
Environmental information
Subject to change without notice.
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1. SAFETY INFORMATION
Before the installation and use of the appliance, careful-
ly read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is
not responsible if an incorrect installation and use cau-
ses injuries and damages. Always keep the instructions
with the appliance for future reference.
1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety
WARNING!
Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent disability.
• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8
years and above and persons with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience
and knowledge if they are supervised by an adult or a
person who is responsible for their safety.
• Do not let children play with the appliance.
• Keep all packaging away from children.
• Keep children and pets away from the appliance
when it operates or when it cools down. Accessible
parts are hot.
• If the appliance has a child safety device, we recom-
mend that you activate it.
• Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by
children without supervision.
1.2 General Safety
• The appliance and its accessible parts become hot
during use. Do not touch the heating elements.
• Do not operate the appliance by means of an exter-
nal timer or separate remote-control system.
• Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be
dangerous and may result in fire.
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• Never try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch off
the appliance and then cover flame e.g. with a lid or a
fire blanket.
• Do not store items on the cooking surfaces.
• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.
• Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids
should not be placed on the hob surface since they
can get hot.
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This appliance is suitable for the
following markets: GB
2.1 Installation
WARNING!
Only a qualified person must in-
stall this appliance.
• Remove all the packaging.
• Do not install or use a damaged appli-
ance.
• Obey the installation instruction sup-
plied with the appliance.
• Keep the minimum distance from the
other appliances and units.
• Always be careful when you move the
appliance because it is heavy. Always
wear safety gloves.
• Seal the cut surfaces with a sealant to
prevent moisture to cause swelling.
• Protect the bottom of the appliance
from steam and moisture.
• Do not install the appliance adjacent
to a door or under a window. This pre-
vents hot cookware to fall from the ap-
pliance when the door or the window
is opened.
• If the appliance is installed above
drawers make sure that the space, be-
tween the bottom of the appliance
and the upper drawer, is sufficient for
air circulation.
• The bottom of the appliance can get
hot. We recommend to install a non-
combustile separation panel under the
appliance to prevent access to the
bottom.
Electrical connection
WARNING!
Risk of fire and electrical shock.
• All electrical connections must be
made by a qualified electrician.
• The appliance must be earthed.
• Before carrying out any operation
make sure that the appliance is dis-
connected from the power supply.
• Use the correct electricity mains cable.
• Do not let the electricity mains cable
tangle.
• Make sure the mains cable or plug (if
applicable) does not touch the hot ap-
pliance or hot cookware, when you
connect the appliance to the near
sockets
• Make sure the appliance is installed
correctly. Loose and incorrect electrici-
ty mains cable or plug (if applicable)
can make the terminal become too
hot.
• Make sure that a shock protection is
installed.
• Use the strain relief clamp on cable.
• Make sure not to cause damage to the
mains plug (if applicable) or to the
mains cable. Contact the Service or an
electrician to change a damaged
mains cable.
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• The electrical installation must have an
isolation device which lets you discon-
nect the appliance from the mains at
all poles. The isolation device must
have a contact opening width of mini-
mum 3 mm.
• Use only correct isolation devices: line
protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type
fuses removed from the holder), earth
leakage trips and contactors.
Gas connection
• All gas connections should be made
by a qualified person.
• Make sure that there is air circulation
around the appliance.
• The information about the gas supply
is on the rating plate.
• This appliance is not connected to a
device, which evacuates the products
of combustion. Make sure to connect
the appliance according to current in-
stallation regulations. Pay attention to
requirements regarding adequate
ventilation.
2.2 Use
WARNING!
Risk of injury, burns or electric
shock.
• Use this appliance in a household en-
vironment.
• Do not change the specification of this
appliance.
• Do not let the appliance stay unatten-
ded during operation.
• Do not operate the appliance with wet
hands or when it has contact with wa-
ter.
• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on
the cooking zones. They become hot.
• Set the cooking zone to “off” after
use.
• Do not use the appliance as a work or
as a storage surface.
WARNING!
Risk of fire or explosion.
• Fats and oil when heated can release
flammable vapours. Keep flames or
heated objects away from fats and oils
when you cook with them.
• The vapours that very hot oil releases
can cause spontaneous combustion.
• Used oil, that can contain food rem-
nants, can cause fire at a lower tem-
perature than oil used for the first
time.
• Do not put flammable products or
items that are wet with flammable
products in, near or on the appliance.
WARNING!
Risk of damage to the appliance.
• Do not keep hot cookware on the con-
trol panel.
• Do not let cookware to boil dry.
• Do not activate the cooking zones
with empty cookware or without cook-
ware.
• Do not put aluminium foil on the ap-
pliance.
• Do not let acid liquids, for example
vinegar, lemon juice or limescale re-
mover touch the hob. This can cause
matt patches.
• Provide good ventilation in the room
where the appliance is installed.
• Make sure that the ventilation open-
ings are not blocked.
• Use only stable cookware with the cor-
rect shape and diameter larger than
the dimensions of the burners. There
is a risk of overheating and rupture of
the glass plate (if applicable).
• Make sure the flame does not go out
when you quickly turn the knob from
the maximum to the minimum posi-
tion.
• Make sure pots are centrally posi-
tioned on the rings and do not stick
out over edges of the cooking surface.
• Use only the accessories supplied with
the appliance.
• Do not install a flame diffuser on the
burner.
2.3 Care and Cleaning
WARNING!
Risk of damage to the appliance.
• Clean regularly the appliance to pre-
vent the deterioration of the surface
material.
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• Do not use water spray and steam to
clean the appliance.
• Do not clean the burners in the dish-
washer.
• Clean the appliance with a moist soft
cloth. Only use neutral detergents. Do
not use abrasive products, abrasive
cleaning pads, solvents or metal ob-
jects.
2.4 Disposal
WARNING!
Risk of injury or suffocation.
• Contact your municipal authority for
information on how to discard the ap-
pliance correctly.
• Disconnect the appliance from the
mains supply.
• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
• Flat the external gas pipes.
3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
3.1 Cooking surface layout
1 2 3 4 5
6
1Semi-rapid burner
2Semi-rapid burner
3Triple Crown burner
4Semi-rapid burner
5Auxiliary burner
6Control knobs
3.2 Control knobs
Symbol Description
no gas supply /
off position
ignition posi-
tion / maximum
gas supply
Symbol Description
minimum gas
supply
4. DAILY USE
WARNING!
Refer to the Safety chapters.
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4.1 Ignition of the burner
WARNING!
Be very careful when you use
open fire in kitchen environment.
Manufacturer decline any re-
sponsibility in case misuse of the
flame
Always light the burner before
you put cookware.
To light the burner:
1. Turn the control knob counterclock-
wise to the maximum position (
) and push it down.
2. Keep the control knob pushed for
approximately 5 seconds; this will let
thermocouple to warm up. If not, the
gas supply will be interrupted.
3. Adjust the flame after it is regular.
If after some tries the burner
does not light, check if the crown
and its cap are in correct posi-
tions.
A
B
C
A) Burner cap and crown
B) Thermocouple
C) Ignition candle
C
D
B
A
A) Burner cap
B) Burner crown
C) Ignition candle
D) Thermocouple
WARNING!
Do not keep the control knob
pushed for more than 15 sec-
onds.
If the burner does not light after
15 seconds, release the control
knob, turn it into off position and
try to light the burner again after
minimum 1 minute.
In the absence of electricity you
can ignite the burner without
electrical device; in this case ap-
proach the burner with a flame,
push the relevant knob down
and turn it counter-clockwise to
maximum gas release position.
If the burner accidentally goes
out, turn the control knob to the
off position and try to light the
burner again after minimum 1 mi-
nute.
The spark generator can start au-
tomatically when you switch on
the mains, after installation or a
power cut. It is normal.
4.2 Turning the burner off
To put the flame out, turn the knob to
the symbol .
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WARNING!
Always turn the flame down or
switch it off before you remove
the pans from the burner.
4.3 Using the wok stand
A wok stand lets you use a round-bot-
tomed wok on the hob. You must only
use the wok stand on the Triple Crown
burner. You must not use it with any oth-
er type of wok or pan. When you install
the wok stand, make sure the recesses in
the frame fit tightly on the bars of the
pan supports.
When you install the grate of the
Triple Crown burner afterwards,
align the hollow part of the grate
with the reference on the plate
attached to the glass.
CAUTION!
Be very careful when you put the
pan supports back on their posi-
tion. There is a risk of scratching
the glass hob top.
5. HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
WARNING!
Refer to the Safety chapters.
5.1 Energy savings
• If possible, always put the lids on the
pans.
• When the liquid starts to boil, turn
down the flame to barely simmer the
liquid.
Use cookware with diameters applicable
to the size of burners.
Burner Diameters of cook-
ware
Triple
Crown
180 - 260 mm
Semi-rapid
(rear left)
120 - 240 mm
Semi-rapid
(rear right)
120 - 240 mm
Burner Diameters of cook-
ware
Semi-rapid
(front left)
120 - 220 mm
Auxiliary 80 - 180 mm
WARNING!
Make sure that the bottoms of
pots do not stand above the con-
trol knobs. If the control knobs
are under the bottoms of pots,
the flame heats them up.
Do not put the same pan on two
burners.
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WARNING!
Make sure that pot handles is not
above the front edge of the
cooktop. Make sure that pots are
centrally put on the rings in order
to get maximum stability and to
get lower gas consumption.
Do not put unstable or damaged pots
on the rings to prevent from spill and in-
jury.
WARNING!
Do not use a flame diffuser.
6. CARE AND CLEANING
WARNING!
Refer to the Safety chapters.
WARNING!
Deactivate the appliance and let
it cool down before you clean it.
Disconnect the appliance from
the electrical supply before you
do cleaning or maintenance
work.
Scratches or dark stains on the
surface have no effect on how
the appliance operates.
• You can remove the pan supports to
easily clean the hob.
• To clean the enamelled parts, cap and
crown, wash them with warm soapy
water and dry them carefully before
you put them back.
• Wash stainless steel parts with water,
and then dry them with a soft cloth.
•Thepansupportsare not dishwasher
proof. They must be washed by hand.
• When you wash the pan supports by
hand, take care when you dry them as
the enamelling process occasionally
leaves rough edges. If necessary, re-
move stubborn stains using a paste
cleaner.
• Make sure you position the pan sup-
ports correctly after cleaning.
• To make the burners work correctly,
make sure that the arms of the pan
supports are in the centre of the burn-
er.
•Be very careful when you replace
the pan supports to prevent the hob
top from damage.
After cleaning, dry the appliance with a
soft cloth.
Removing the dirt:
1. –Remove immediately: melting
plastic, plastic foil, and food con-
taining sugar.
–Stop the appliance and let it
cool down before you clean: lime-
scale rings, water rings, fat stains,
shiny metallic discolorations. Use a
special cleaner for glass or stain-
less steel.
2. Clean the appliance with a damp
cloth and some detergent.
3. At the end rub the appliance dry
with a clean cloth.
The stainless steel can become tarnished
if it is too much heated. Refer to this you
must not cook with potstones, earthen-
ware pans or cast iron plates.
6.1 Cleaning of the spark plug
This feature is obtained through a ce-
ramic ignition candle with a metal elec-
trode. Keep these components well
clean to prevent difficult lighting and
check that the burner crown holes are
not obstructed.
6.2 Periodic maintenance
Periodically speak your local Service
Force Centre to check the conditions of
the gas supply pipe and the pressure ad-
juster, if fitted.
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7. TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem Possible cause Remedy
There is no spark when
lighting the gas
• There is no electrical
supply
• Make sure that the
unit is connected and
the electrical supply is
switched on.
• Control the fuse. If the
fuse is released more
than one time, refer to
a qualified electrician.
•Burnercapandcrown
are placed uneven
• Make sure that the
burner cap and crown
are in correct posi-
tions.
The flame is blow out im-
mediately after ignition
• Thermocouple is not
heated sufficient
• After lightning the
flame, keep the knob
pushed for approxi-
mately 5 seconds.
The gas ring burns un-
evenly
• Burner crown is
blocked with food resi-
dues
• Make sure that the in-
jector is not blocked
and the burner crown
is clear of food parti-
cles.
If there is a fault, first try to find a solu-
tion to the problem yourself. If you can-
not find a solution to the problem your-
self, speak your dealer or the local Serv-
ice Force Centre.
If you operated the appliance in-
correctly, or the installation was
not carried out by a registered
engineer, the visit from the cus-
tomer service technician or deal-
er may not take place free of
charge, even during the warranty
period.
These data are necessary to help you
quickly and correctly. These data are
available on the supplied rating plate.
• Model description .................
• Product number (PNC) .................
• Serial Number (S.N.) .................
Use the original spare parts only. They
are available at Service Force Centre and
approved spare parts shops.
7.1 Labels supplied with the
accessories bag
Stick the adhesive labels as indicated
below:
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