AEG TCH74B01CB User manual

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TCH74B01CB
EN User Manual | Hob
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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE
Always use original spare parts.
When contacting our Authorised Service Centre, ensure that you have the following data
available: Model, PNC, Serial Number.
The information can be found on the rating plate.
Warning / Caution-Safety information
General information and tips
Environmental information
Subject to change without notice.
CONTENTS
1. SAFETY INFORMATION................................................................................ 2
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.............................................................................. 5
3. INSTALLATION...............................................................................................8
4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION........................................................................... 11
5. BEFORE FIRST USE....................................................................................13
6. DAILY USE....................................................................................................13
7. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS...........................................................................17
8. HINTS AND TIPS.......................................................................................... 19
9. CARE AND CLEANING................................................................................ 21
10. TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................ 23
11. TECHNICAL DATA..................................................................................... 25
12. ENERGY EFFICIENCY...............................................................................26
13. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS................................................................28
1. SAFETY INFORMATION
Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read
the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible
for any injuries or damage that are the result of incorrect
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installation or usage. Always keep the instructions in a safe
and accessible location for future reference.
1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety
• 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 have been given supervision or instruction concerning
the use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the
hazards involved. Children of less than 8 years of age and
persons with very extensive and complex disabilities shall
be kept away from the appliance unless continuously
supervised.
• Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not
play with the appliance.
• Keep all packaging away from children and dispose of it
appropriately.
• WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts become
hot during use. Keep children and pets away from the
appliance when in use and when cooling down.
• If the appliance has a child safety device, it should be
activated.
• Children shall not carry out cleaning and user maintenance
of the appliance without supervision.
1.2 General Safety
• This appliance is for cooking purposes only.
• This appliance is designed for single household domestic
use in an indoor environment.
• This appliance may be used in, offices, hotel guest rooms,
bed & breakfast guest rooms, farm guest houses and other
similar accommodation where such use does not exceed
(average) domestic usage levels.
• WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts become
hot during use. Care should be taken to avoid touching
heating elements.
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• WARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can
be dangerous and may result in fire.
• Smoke is an indication of overheating. Never use water to
extinguish the cooking fire. Switch off the appliance and
cover flames with e.g. a fire blanket or lid.
• WARNING: The appliance must not be supplied through an
external switching device, such as a timer, or connected to
a circuit that is regularly switched on and off by a utility.
• CAUTION: The cooking process has to be supervised. A
short term cooking process has to be supervised
continuously.
• WARNING: Danger of fire: Do not store items on the
cooking surfaces.
• Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids
should not be placed on the hob surface since they can get
hot.
• Do not use the appliance before installing it in the built-in
structure.
• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.
• After use, switch off the hob element by its control and do
not rely on the pan detector.
• If the glass ceramic surface / glass surface is cracked,
switch off the appliance and unplug it from the mains. In
case the appliance is connected to the mains directly using
junction box, remove the fuse to disconnect the appliance
from power supply. In either case contact the Authorised
Service Centre.
• Ensure good air ventilation in the room where the appliance
is installed to avoid the backflow of gases into the room
from appliances burning gas or other fuels, including open
fires.
• Make sure that the ventilation openings are not blocked and
the air collected by the appliance is not conveyed into a
duct used to exhaust smoke and steam from other
appliances (central heating systems, thermosiphons, water-
heaters, etc.).
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• When the appliance operates with other appliances the
maximum vacuum generated in the room should not exceed
0.04 mbar.
• Clean the hood filter regularly and remove grease deposits
from the appliance to prevent the risk of fire.
• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the
manufacturer, an authorized Service or similarly qualified
persons in order to avoid a hazard.
• If the appliance is connected directly to the power supply,
the electrical installation must be equipped with an isolating
device that allows to disconnect the appliance from the
mains at all poles. Complete disconnection must comply
with conditions specified in the overvoltage category III. The
means for disconnection must be incorporated in the fixed
wiring in accordance with the wiring rules.
• WARNING: Use only hob guards designed by the
manufacturer of the cooking appliance or indicated by the
manufacturer of the appliance in the instructions for use as
suitable or hob guards incorporated in the appliance. The
use of inappropriate guards can cause accidents.
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
2.1 Installation
WARNING!
Only a qualified person must install this
appliance.
WARNING!
Risk of injury or damage to the appliance.
• Remove all the packaging.
• Do not install or use a damaged
appliance.
• Follow the installation instructions supplied
with the appliance.
• Keep the minimum distance from other
appliances and units.
• Always take care when moving the
appliance as it is heavy. Always use safety
gloves and enclosed footwear.
• Seal the cut surfaces of the cabinet with a
sealant to prevent moisture from causing
swelling.
• Protect the bottom of the appliance from
steam and moisture.
• Do not install the appliance next to a door
or under a window. This prevents hot
cookware from falling from the appliance
when the door or the window is opened.
• Do not install in a manner that exhausts
air into a wall cavity, unless the cavity is
designed for that purpose.
• For ductless installation, the fan outlet
must be positioned directly against the
wall or must be separated by an additional
cabinet wall, in order to prevent access to
the fan blades.
• Each appliance has cooling fans on the
bottom.
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• If the appliance is installed above a
drawer:
– Do not store any small pieces or
sheets of paper that could be pulled in,
as they can damage the cooling fans
or impair the cooling system.
– Keep a distance of minimum 2 cm
between the bottom of the appliance
and parts stored in the drawer.
• Remove any separator panels installed in
the cabinet below the appliance.
2.2 Electrical Connection
WARNING!
Risk of fire and electric shock.
• All electrical connections should be made
by a qualified electrician according to the
connection diagram or installation booklet.
• In case of exhaust installation, and where
the accessories are present or mandatory
(wall valve, window switch and/or window
opener) electrical connections should be
made by a qualified electrician, according
to the connection diagram or installation
booklet.
• The appliance must be earthed.
• Before carrying out any operation make
sure that the appliance is disconnected
from the power supply.
• Make sure that the parameters on the
rating plate are compatible with the
electrical ratings of the mains power
supply.
• Make sure the appliance is installed
correctly. Loose and incorrect electricity
mains cable or plug (if applicable) can
make the terminal become too hot.
• Use the correct electricity mains cable.
• Do not let the electricity mains cable
tangle.
• Make sure that a shock protection is
installed.
• Use the strain relief clamp on the cable.
• Make sure the mains cable or plug (if
applicable) does not touch the hot
appliance or hot cookware, when you
connect the appliance to a socket.
• Do not use multi-plug adapters and
extension cables.
• Make sure not to cause damage to the
mains plug (if applicable) or to the mains
cable. Contact our Authorised Service
Centre or an electrician to change a
damaged mains cable.
• The shock protection of live and insulated
parts must be fastened in such a way that
it cannot be removed without tools.
• Connect the mains plug to the mains
socket only at the end of the installation.
Make sure that there is access to the
mains plug after the installation.
• If the mains socket is loose, do not
connect the mains plug.
• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect
the appliance. Always pull the mains plug.
• Use only correct isolation devices: line
protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type
fuses removed from the holder), earth
leakage trips and contactors.
• The electrical installation must have an
isolation device which lets you disconnect
the appliance from the mains at all poles.
The isolation device must have a contact
opening width of minimum 3 mm.
2.3 Use
WARNING!
Risk of injury, burns and electric shock.
• Do not change the specification of this
appliance.
• Remove all the packaging, labelling and
protective film (if applicable) before first
use.
• Make sure that the ventilation openings
are not blocked. The ventilation must be
checked periodically by a qualified person.
• Do not let the appliance stay unattended
during operation.
• Set the cooking zone to “off” after each
use.
• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on the
cooking zones. They can become hot.
• Do not operate the appliance with wet
hands or when it has contact with water.
• Do not use the appliance as a work
surface or as a storage surface.
• If the surface of the appliance is cracked,
disconnect immediately the appliance from
the power supply. This to prevent an
electrical shock.
• Users with a pacemaker must keep a
distance of minimum 30 cm from the
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induction cooking zones when the
appliance is in operation.
• When you place food into hot oil, it may
splash.
• Never use an open flame when the
integrated hood operates.
• Do not use aluminum foil or other
materials between the cooking surface
and the cookware, unless otherwise
specified by the manufacturer of this
appliance.
• Use only accessories recommended for
this appliance by the manufacturer.
WARNING!
Risk of fire and 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 remnants,
can cause fire at a lower temperature 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 control
panel.
• Do not put a hot pan cover on the glass
surface of the hob.
• Do not let cookware boil dry.
• Be careful not to let objects or cookware
fall on the appliance. The surface can be
damaged.
• Do not activate the cooking zones with
empty cookware or without cookware.
• Never remove the grid or the hood filter
when the integrated hood or the appliance
operates.
• Never use the integrated hood without the
hood filter.
• Do not cover the inlet of the integrated
hood with cookware.
• Do not open the bottom lid when the
integrated hood or the appliance operates.
• Do not place small or light objects near the
integrated hood to avoid the risk of being
trapped.
• Cookware made of cast iron or with a
damaged bottom can cause scratches on
the glass / glass ceramic. Always lift these
objects up when you have to move them
on the cooking surface.
2.4 Care and cleaning
• Clean the appliance regularly to prevent
the deterioration of the surface material.
• Switch off the appliance and let it cool
down before cleaning.
• Do not use water spray and steam to
clean the appliance.
• Clean the appliance with a moist soft
cloth. Use only neutral detergents. Do not
use abrasive products, abrasive cleaning
pads, solvents or metal objects, unless
otherwise specified.
2.5 Service
• To repair the appliance contact the
Authorised Service Centre. Use original
spare parts only.
• Concerning the lamp(s) inside this product
and spare part lamps sold separately:
These lamps are intended to withstand
extreme physical conditions in household
appliances, such as temperature,
vibration, humidity, or are intended to
signal information about the operational
status of the appliance. They are not
intended to be used in other applications
and are not suitable for household room
illumination.
2.6 Disposal
WARNING!
Risk of injury or suffocation.
• Contact your local authority for information
on how to dispose of the appliance.
• Disconnect the appliance from the mains
supply.
• Cut off the mains electrical cable close to
the appliance and dispose of it.
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3. INSTALLATION
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
3.1 Before the installation
Before you install the hob, write down the
information below from the rating plate. The
rating plate is on the bottom of the hob.
Serial number ...........................
3.2 Built-in hobs
Only use the built-in hobs after you assemble
the hob into correct built-in units and work
surfaces that align to the standards.
3.3 Attaching the seal
On-top installation
1. Clean the worktop around the cut out
area.
2. Attach the supplied 2x6 mm seal stripe to
the lower edge of the hob, along the outer
edge of the glass ceramic. Do not stretch
it. Make sure that the ends of the seal
stripe are located in the middle of one
side of the hob.
3. Add some millimetres to the length when
you cut the seal stripe.
4. Join the two ends of the seal stripe
together.
Integrated installation
1. Clean the rabbets in the worktop.
2. Cut the supplied 3x10 mm seal stripe into
four stripes. The stripes must have the
same length as the rabbets.
3. Cut the ends of the stripes at an angle of
45°. They should fit in the corners of the
rabbets accurately.
4. Attach the stripes to the rabbets. Do not
stretch the stripes. Do not bond the ends
of the stripes one over the other.
After you assemble the hob, seal the
remaining gap between the glass ceramic
and the worktop with silicone. Make sure the
silicone does not get under the glass ceramic.
3.4 Assembly
Refer to the installation booklet for detailed
information on how to assemble your hob.
Follow the hob connection diagram and the
window switch connection diagram (if
applicable) presented in the installation
booklet and / or the labels under the hob.
Only for selected countries
In case of exhaust installation a window
switch might be required (consult an
authorised technician). You need to buy it
separately as it is not supplied with the
hob. The window switch has to be
installed by an authorised technician.
Refer to the installation booklet.
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min.
50mm
min.
500mm
If the appliance is installed above a drawer,
the hob ventilation can warm up the items
stored in the drawer during the cooking
process.
ON-TOP INSTALLATION
INTEGRATED INSTALLATION
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Find the video tutorial "How to install your
AEG Extractor Hob 70 cm" by typing out the
full name indicated in the graphic below.
www.youtube.com/electrolux
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How to install your AEG
Extractor Hob 70 cm
Filter housing assembly
Before the first use make sure to insert the
long life carbon filters inside the housing with
the handles facing inwards. Refer to
"Cleaning the hood filters". Once the filter
housing is assembled, put it inside the hood
system and place the grid on the hood.
3.5 Connection cable
• The hob is supplied with a connection
cable.
• To replace the damaged mains cable, use
the cable type which withstands a
temperature of 125 °C or higher.
• The single wire must have a diameter of
minimum 1,5 mm².
• Speak to your local Service Centre. The
connection cable may only be replaced by
a qualified electrician.
WARNING!
All electrical connections must be made
by a qualified electrician.
CAUTION!
Connections via contact plugs are
forbidden.
CAUTION!
Do not drill or solder the wire ends. It is
forbidden.
CAUTION!
Do not connect the cable without cable
end sleeve.
One-phase connection
1. Remove the cable end sleeve from black,
brown and blue wires.
2. Remove a part of the insulation of the
brown, black and blue cable ends.
3. Connect the ends of black and brown
cables.
4. Apply a new wire end sleeve on the
shared wire's end (special tool required).
5. Connect the ends of two blue cables.
6. Apply a new wire end sleeve on the
shared wire's end (special tool required).
Two-phase connection
1. Remove the cable end sleeve from blue
wires.
2. Remove a part of the insulation of the
blue cable ends.
3. Connect the ends of two blue cables.
4. Apply a new end wire sleeve on the
shared wire's end (special tool required).
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L1
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L2
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L1
L2
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