Asko HG1654A User manual

Operating instructions
HG1654A

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Manual EN 3 - EN 23
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Important information
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CONTENTS
Your gas hob 4
Introduction 4
Description 5
Important - read before using the appliance 6
Safety percautions 6
Warnings 6
Controls 8
Igniting and adjusting 8
Flame failure device 8
Comfortable cooking 9
Optimal use of the hob 9
Use of the auxiliary support 9
Maintenance 10
General 10
Stubborn stains on enamel 11
Stubborn stains on stainless steel 12
Cleaning the pan support 12
Brass wok burner parts 12
Cleaning removable burner components 12
Cleaning removable knobs 13
Keradur® burner bases 13
Troubleshooting 14
Faults table 14
Installation 16
General 16
Gas connection 16
Electrical connection 17
Building in 18
Building in dimensions 20
Space to be left free around the appliance 21
Install appliance and make connections 21
Gas information 22
Appendix 23
Technical data 23

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Introduction
You have chosen to cook with gas. You have therefore also chosen a
hob which offers optimum ease of use. The gas hob is easy to operate,
heats up quickly and is reliable. Furthermore, the gas flame can be
adjusted very accurately. Professional chefs don’t cook with gas for
nothing!
Thanks to the spacious positioning of the wok burner, a wok can be
used and leave minimal two burners free for the preparation of other
dishes.
By reading through these instructions you can find out quickly and
simply about the possibilities offered by your appliance. Advice on
safety and the maintenance of your appliance is included, as well as
environmental tips and ways of saving energy.
Do not throw away the instructions for use and the installation
instructions. Another user who takes on the appliance will find this
information useful.
Enjoy your cooking.
YOUR GAS HOB

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YOUR GAS HOB
Description
Hob HG1654A
1. Simmer burner
2. Normal burner
3. Rapid burner
4. Pan support
5. Drip tray
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Safety percautions
• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above
and persons with reduced physical, sensory or metal capabilities or
lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision
or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and
understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the
appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by
children without supervision.
• WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during
use. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements. Children
less than 8 years of age shall be kept away unless continuously
supervised.
• WARNING: Danger of fire: do not store items on the cooking surfaces.
• WARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be
dangerous and may result in fire. Never try to extinguish a fire with
water, but switch off the appliance and then cover flame with a lid or a
damp cloth.
• Do not use steam cleaners or high-pressure cleaners to clean the
cooking hob, as this may result in an electric shock.
• The appliance is not intended to be controlled by external timers or
special control systems.
Warnings
• The appliance may only be connected by an expert authorized by
the gas distribution company or an authorized service center. All
relevant legislation and local gas distributor’s technical conditions
for connection to the gas mains should be complied with. Important
notes on connection are provided in the chapter »Instructions for
connection.«
• Unauthorized service and repair can result in risk of explosion,
electric shock, or short circuit and consequently personal injury and
damage to the appliance. Such tasks may only be carried out by an
authorized expert.
• Before installing and connecting the appliance, make sure the local
connection conditions and characteristics (gas type and pressure)
are compatible with the appliance set-up.
• The set-up of the appliance is specified on the rating plate.
• The appliance is not connected to a flue or a ventilation opening.
The appliance should be installed and connected in compliance
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with the relevant regulations on connection. Heat, moisture, and
combustion by-products are released during the use of the cooking
appliance in the room where it is installed. Make sure your kitchen is
adequately ventilated, especially during the use of appliance. Open
all natural ventilation openings or install a mechanical ventilation
device (a mechanical kitchen hood).
• The vertical distance between the appliance and the kitchen hood
must be at least 650 mm or at least the distance specified in the
instructions for installation of the kitchen hood.
• The appliance is intended solely for cooking. Do not use it for any
other purpose, e.g. for room heating. Do not place empty cookware
on the cooking zones.
• If another electrical appliance is connected to a AC power socket
near the appliance, make sure the power cord does not come into
contact with hot cooking zones.
• Do not store temperature-sensitive items underneath the appliance,
such as cleaners or detergents, spray cans etc.
• Pay attention to correct installation of burner parts.
• If you smell gas in the room, immediately close the main inlet valve
on the gas cylinder or the gas grid, extinguish any fire (including
cigarettes), ventilate the room, do not switch on any electrical
devices, and call a natural gas expert.
• Also close the main inlet valve if you do not intend to use the
burners for a longer period of time (e.g. before leaving on vacation).
• In case of prolonged use of cast iron plates, the area of the plate
and the edge of the cooking zone may discolour. Service in such
case is not covered by the warranty.
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CONTROLS
Igniting and adjusting
Each burner can be adjusted continuously between the high and low
positions.
1. 0-setting
2. Burner indication
3. Low setting
4. High setting
Flame failure device
Your gas hob has a flame failure device. This ensures that the gas
supply is shut off if the flame goes out during cooking.
Operating the thermal flame failure device
Press the control knob and turn it anti-clockwise. Hold the control knob
pressed (in the high setting) for approximately 3 seconds after the
burner has ignited.
The flame failure device switches on.
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COMFORTABLE COOKING
Optimal use of the hob
Always ensure that the flames remain below the pan. If flames play
around the pan, a lot of energy is lost. In addition, the handles can get
too hot. Do not use pans with a base diameter less than 12 cm. Smaller
pans will not be stable.
• When frying, stir-frying, heating through large quantities and
deepfrying it is best to use the rapid or wok burner.
• Preparing sauces, simmering and boiling can be done best on the
simmer burner. On its high setting this burner is large enough for
cooking food right through.
• Cook with the lid on the pan. This way you save up to 50% energy.
• Use pans with a flat, clean, dry base. Pans with a flat base stand
stably and pans with a clean base transfer the heat more effectively
to the food.
Wokburner (type Hg1664s, 1774s/a and Hg1984s/a)
With the wok burner you can prepare dishes at a very high temperature.
For this purpose it is important:
• to cut the ingredients into strips, slices or pieces before cooking;
• to use good-quality oil, such as olive, maize, sunflower or peanut oil
when stir-frying. A small quantity is enough. Butter and margarine on
the other hand will burn because of the high heat;
• to place the dishes with the longest cooking time in the pan first, so
that at the end of the cooking time all ingredients are cooked
al dente at the same time.
Use of the auxiliary support
• The auxiliary support supplied for the wok burner or available as an
• accessory provides additional stability in case of a wok with a flat
base.
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MAINTENANCE
General
Your appliance has been manufactured from high-grade materials,
which are easy for you to clean.
• Regular cleaning immediately after use prevents over-cooked food
being able to become ingrained and cause stubborn stains that are
difficult to remove. Use a mild cleaning agent.
• Clean the control knobs, burners and pan supports first and then
the stainless steel drip tray. This avoids the stainless steel drip tray
getting dirty again during cleaning.
• Clean the spark plugs preferably with a cloth. Do this carefully. the
spark plug can become defective. The sparkplug will only operate
correctly in a dry environment. If the plug is very dirty, you may
clean the point with a tiny brush.
• Set the pan supports down vertically, without sliding them over the
stainless steel drip tray.
• Place the pan supports back in the right order. The text ‘FRONT’ at
the bottom of all pan supports helps positioning these parts.
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