AEG 6439 E User manual

6439 E
Instruction booklet
Notice d'utilisation
Istruzioni per l’uso
Electric hob
Table de cuisson
électrique
Piano di cottura
elettrico

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Welcome to the world of Electrolux
Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which hopefully will
provide you with lots of pleasure in the future.
The Electrolux ambition is to offer a wide variety of quality products that make
your life more comfortable.
You find some examples on the cover in this manual.
Please take a few minutes to study this manual so that you can take advantage
of the benefits of your new machine.
We promise that it will provide a superior User Experience delivering Ease-of-
Mind.
Good luck!

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Description of the Hob....................................................................................... 3
Important Safety Information .............................................................................. 4
Before the First Use of the Appliance ................................................................. 6
Operation .......................................................................................................... 7
Maintenance and Cleaning .............................................................................. 10
Something Not Working? ................................................................................. 11
Service and original Spare Parts ...................................................................... 21
Declaration of guarantee terms (for Belgium only) ............................................ 22
Guarantee/Customer Service (for the United Kingdom only) .............................. 24
European Guarantee ....................................................................................... 25
For the Installer
Electrical Connections ..................................................................................... 14
Wiring Diagram................................................................................................ 17
Installation ....................................................................................................... 18
Building In ....................................................................................................... 20
For the User
Contents
Description of the Hob
1. Hob top
2. Rapid hotplate - 2000 W - 180 mm dia.
3. Rapid hotplate - 1500 W - 145 mm dia.
4. Control knobs
5. Mains On indicator light
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This new appliance is easy to use.
However, make sure to read this handbook before installing and using
the appliance for the first time. In this way you can obtain best performance,
avoid incorrect operations, use the appliance in complete safety and
respect the environment.
Important Safety Information
Installation
•This hob must be installed by qualified
personnel, according to the
manufacturer’s instructions and to the
relevant British Standards.
•Before carrying out any operation,
make sure the appliance is
DISCONNECTED from the power
supply.
•Remove all packaging before using
the hob.
•After unpacking the appliance, make
sure it is not damaged and that the
power cable is in perfect condition.
Otherwise, contact the dealer before
using the appliance.
•TheManufacturerdeclinesanyliability
if the accident-prevention regulations
are not respected.
People safety
•This appliance must only be used by
adults. Make sure children do not
play with the appliance or touch the
controls.
•This appliance is not intended for use
by children or other persons whose
physical, sensory or mental
capabilities or lack of experience and
knowledge prevents them from using
the appliance safely without
supervision or instruction by a
responsible person to ensure that
they can use the appliance safely.
•The exposed parts of this appliance
become hot during cooking and
remain so for some time even after the
appliance is turned off. Keep children
away until the appliance has cooled.
During use
•This product is designed for non-
professional home use, for cooking
food. Do not use it for any other
purpose.
•Modifying or attempting to change
the characteristics of this product is
hazardous.
•Keep the appliance clean. Food
residuals can create the risk of fire.
•In case of faults, never try to repair the
appliance on your own. Repairs
carried out by unqualified persons
can cause damage and accidents.
Firstly, consult this handbook. If you
do not find the necessary information,
contact the nearest Service Centre.
Assistance for this appliance must be
carriedout byan authorisedTechnical
Service Centre. Always demand the
use of original spare parts.
•After using the appliance, make sure
all the controls are in the “CLOSED”
or “OFF” position.
•Donot usesteam orsteamappliances
to clean the equipment.
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•When using a power outlet near this
appliance, make sure the cords of
any electrical appliances being used
do not touch it and are far enough
away from its hot parts.
Environmental information
•All the materials used are
environmentally friendly and
recyclable. Please make your
contribution to safeguarding the
environment by using the special
differentiated waste collection
channels.
•Appliances that are no longer used or
unusable are not worthless waste.
Through ecological disposal, various
materials used in manufacturing your
appliance can be recovered.
•Find out about the possibilities of
disposal from your specialised dealer
or local Council.
•When disposing of an old appliance,
make it unusable,by cutting off the
cable.
!Thesymbol on theproduct oron
itspackagingindicatesthatthisproduct
may not be treated as household
waste. Instead it shall be handed over
to the applicable collection point for
the recycling of electrical and
electronic equipment. By ensuring
this product is disposed of correctly,
you will help prevent potential nega-
tiveconsequencesforthe environment
and human health, which could
otherwisebe causedbyinappropriate
waste handling of this product. For
more detailed information about
recycling of this product, please
contact your local city office, your
household waste disposal service or
the shop where you purchased the
product.
These instructions are only valid
for countries whose identification
symbols appear on the handbook
cover and on the appliance.
Keep this instruction book for
future reference and ensure it is
passed on to any new owner.
This appliance is manufactured
according to the following EEC
directives:
2006/952006/95
2006/952006/95
2006/95 EEC - 93/6893/68
93/6893/68
93/68 EEC -
89/33689/336
89/33689/336
89/336 EEC - 90/39690/396
90/39690/396
90/396 EEC,
current edition.
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The following symbols will be found in
the text to guide you throughout the
Instructions:
Safety Instructions
Step by step
instructions for an
operation
Hints and Tips
Environmental
information
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MANUFACTURER:MANUFACTURER:
MANUFACTURER:MANUFACTURER:
MANUFACTURER:
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS ITALY S.p.A.
Viale Bologna, 298
47100 FORLÌ (Italy)

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Before the First Use of the Appliance
Before using the appliance re-
move all packaging, including
the advertising labels and any
protective film.
When using the hob for the first
time:
1) place on all the plates a pan filled
with some water;
2) switch the plates on for about 10
minutes at “maximum” position until
water inside the pans boils;
3) then, turn the control knob to
“minumum” and allow the plates to
run for approximately 20 minutes;
4) open a window for ventilation.
During this time, the plates may
smoke a little and an unpleasant
odour may be emitted. This is
absolutely normal and it is
caused by residues of
manufacturing.
Once this operation is carried out, let
the plates to cool down, then clean them
with a soft cloth soaked in warm water.
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Electric Hotplates (Fig. 2)
To switch on a hotplate, turn the
relevant control knob anticlockwise to
the required heat setting.
The control knob is numbered 1 - 3.
0- OFF
1- Minimum
3- Maximum
Rapid HotplatesRapid Hotplates
Rapid HotplatesRapid Hotplates
Rapid Hotplates
The rapid hotplates are indicated by
a red dot, and will heat up more quickly
than a normal plate. As the red dots are
painted on the plate, they may
deteriorate during use and even
disappear completely after a period of
time. This will not affect the
performance of the hob.
It is important to note that the
plate may smoke and produce a
slightly unpleasant odour when
used for the first time. This is quite
normal and will disappear after a
short while.
Electric Hotplates Control Light
The Hotplates Control Light will come
on each time a cooking zone is switched
on.
Operation
Fig. 2
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2
3
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1
2
3
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Mains On
Indicator Light Control Knobs

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OFF 0
Very Gentle
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To keep food warm
To melt butter and chocolate.
Gentle 1To prepare cream-sauces,
stews and milk puddings
or to fry eggs.
Slow
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Dried vegetables, frozen
food, fruit, boiling water
or milk.
Medium 2Boiled potatoes, fresh
vegetables, pâtés, soups,
broths, pancakes or fish.
High
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Larger stews, meat roll, fish,
omelettes, steaks.
Fast 3Steaks, escalopes and frying.
Suggestion for the correct setting of the
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or leave it to cool on a switched-off
hotplate. This could cause damaging
condensation to form.
•For faster cooking and to avoid heat
dispersion, it is advisable to use flat-
bottomed pots, to ensure maximum
contactofthebottomswiththecooking
zone.
•Take care never to lean or reach over a
hot electric plate. Always point pan
handlesinwardorovertheworksurface
next to the hob to avoid accidentally
knocking over a pan as you pass by.
•Do not use the hotplate to warm the
room.
Take care when frying food in
hot oil or fat, as the overheated
splashes could easily ignite.
The stainless steel can become
tarnished if excessively heated.
Therefore prolonged cooking
with potstones, earthenware
pans or cast-iron plates is
inadvisable. Also, do not use
aluminium foil to protect the top
during use.
For the correct use of the hotplates
For better efficiency of the electric
hotplates and lower electricity
consumption:
•switchonthehotplatesonlyafterplacing
the pots on them.
•For cooking on the electric hotplates it
isadvisableto usetriple-bottom potsof
thesame widthas the cookingzone, or
slightly larger (Fig. 3).
•Do not use wet pots on the electric hot-
plates, and do not place wet lids on the
switched off hot-plates, because the
moistureandcondensatecoulddamage
them.
•If possible, place lids on the pots.
Copper or aluminium pots and pans
are not very suitable for cooking on the
electric hotplates, because they can
leave residues, stains and marks.
Likewise, meat grills in cast iron or
other alloys are not suitable for cooking
on the electric hotplates, because they
causedangerousaccumulationofheat.
Also, the rough bottom can scratch the
cooktop and the material can stain it.
Possibly choose a meat grill in stainless
steel with triple bottom.
The use of glass containers is also
inadvisable, because they usually have
veryunevenbottoms.Neveruseplastic
containers.
•Donotplaceunstableordeformedpots
on the hotplates because they could
tip over or spill their contents and thus
cause accidents.
•Pots must not enter the control zone.
•Make sure boiling liquids do not spill
onto the hotplates.
•Do not leave a hotplate switched on
without a pot or with an empty pot.
•Do not place a pot on a cold hotplate
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Maintenance and Cleaning
Before any maintenance or
cleaning can be carried out,
you must DISCONNECT the
hob from the electricity supply.
This appliance cannot be
cleaned with steam or with a
steam cleaning machine.
The hob is best cleaned whilst it is
still warm, as spillage can be removed
more easily than if it is left to cool.
The Hob Top
Regularly wipe over the hob top
using a soft cloth well wrung out in warm
water to which a little washing up liquid
has been added. Avoid the use of the
following:
- household detergent and bleaches;
- impregnated pads unsuitable for
non-stick saucepans;
- steel wool pads;
- bath/sink stain removers.
Should the hob top become heavily
soiled, the following products are
recommended:
- For stainless steal hobs use a
proprietary stainless steel cleaner.
- For other hobs use Hob Brite or Bar
Keepers Friend.
The control knobs may be removed
by carefully pulling them upward for
easier cleaning.
Do not leave acid or alkaline
substances (e.g. vinegar, salt,
lemon juice, etc.) on the
cooktop.
The Hotplates
Spills onto the actual plate should be
removed using warm water and a soft
brush, nylon or plastic scourer. To keep
the plates looking as new, hotplate
conditioner can be purchased from most
hardware stores, e.g. "4 Hob" by
HomeCare Products (follow the
manufacturer's instruction for use).
Alternatively, wipe the plates with a
drop of olive oil on a kitchen towel to
avoid rust. It is important to note that the
plate will smoke a little and produce a
slightly unpleasant odour when next
used.
Stainless steel parts: the stainless
steel spill rings may become straw
coloured with use. Use a proprietary
stainless steel cleaner to remove this
straw discolouration. This also applies to
the area around the hotplates on
stainless steel hobs.
Failure to clean and condition
hotplates may lead to rust and
corrosion forming on the surface.
Fig. 4