Currys Essentials CSPHOBW12 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
BUILT-IN ELECTRIC HOB
CSPHOBW12 / CSPHOBX12

Contents
Safety Warnings............................................................................................................................ 3
Unpacking..................................................................................................................................... 6
Product Overview......................................................................................................................... 7
Top View.......................................................................................................................................................................7
Control Panel..............................................................................................................................................................7
Before using your New Electric Hob............................................................................................ 8
Choosing the Right Cookware..................................................................................................... 8
Using Your Electric Hob ................................................................................................................ 9
To Start Cooking .......................................................................................................................................................9
When You Have Finished Cooking .....................................................................................................................9
Cooking Guidelines .................................................................................................................... 10
Cooking Tips............................................................................................................................................................10
- Simmering, Cooking Rice ........................................................................................................................10
- Searing Steak ...............................................................................................................................................10
- For Stir-Frying ..............................................................................................................................................10
Cleaning and Maintenance........................................................................................................ 11
Hints and Tips ............................................................................................................................. 11
Specications.............................................................................................................................. 12
Installation .................................................................................................................................. 13
Preparing the Worktop........................................................................................................................................ 13
Ensuring Adequate Ventilation ........................................................................................................................13
Fastening the Fixing Brackets ...........................................................................................................................14
Electrical Connection ................................................................................................................. 15
Fitting Guidelines ..................................................................................................................................................15
Connecting the Hob to the Mains Power Supply ......................................................................................15
Wiring Instructions................................................................................................................................................ 15

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Your safety is important to us. Please read this information before using your electric hob.
Installation
Electrical Shock Hazard
• Disconnect the appliance from the mains electricity supply before carrying out any work or
maintenance on it.
• Connection to a good earth wiring system is essential and mandatory.
• Alterations to the domestic wiring system must only be made by a qualied electrician.
• Failure to follow this advice may result in electrical shock or death.
Important Safety Instructions
• Read these instructions carefully before installing or using this appliance.
• No combustible material or products should be placed on this appliance at any time.
• Please make this information available to the person responsible for installing the appliance as it
could reduce your installation costs.
• In order to avoid a hazard, this appliance must be installed according to these instructions for
installation.
• This appliance is to be properly installed and earthed only by a suitably qualied person.
• This appliance should be connected to a circuit which incorporates an isolating switch providing full
disconnection from the mains power supply.
• Failure to install the appliance correctly could invalidate any warranty or liability claims.
Operation and Maintenance
Electrical Shock Hazard
• Do not cook on a broken or cracked electric hob. If the electric hob surface should break or crack,
switch the appliance o immediately at the mains power supply (wall switch) and contact a
qualied technician.
• Switch the electric hob o at the wall before cleaning or maintenance.
• Failure to follow this advice may result in electrical shock or death.
Health Hazard
• This appliance complies with electromagnetic safety standards.
• Failure to follow this advice may result in death.
Safety Warnings

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Hot Surface Hazard
• During use, accessible parts of this appliance will become hot enough to cause burns.
• Do not let your body, clothing or any item other than suitable cookware contact the electric hob
surface until the surface is cool.
• Never leave metal objects (such as kitchen utensils) or empty pans on the electric hob as they can
become hot very quickly.
• Keep children away.
• Handles of saucepans may be hot to touch. Check that saucepan handles do not overhang other
cooking zones that are on. Keep handles out of reach of children.
• Failure to follow this advice could result in burns and scalds.
Cut Hazard
• The razor-sharp blade of an electric hob scraper is exposed when the safety cover is retracted. Use
with extreme care and always store safely and out of reach of children.
• Failure to use caution could result in injury or cuts.
Important Safety Instructions
• Never leave the appliance unattended when in use. Boilover causes smoking and greasy spillovers
may ignite.
• Never try to extinguish re with water. Switch o the appliance and cover the ame with a lid on
re blanket.
• Never use your appliance as a work or storage surface.
• After use, always turn o the cooking zones and the electric hob as described in this manual.
• Do not allow children to play with the appliance or sit, stand, or climb on it.
• Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above the appliance. Children climbing on the
electric hob could be seriously injured.
• Do not leave children alone or unattended in the area where the appliance is in use.
• Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specically recommended in the manual.
All other servicing should be done by a qualied technician.
• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean your electric hob.
• Do not place or drop heavy objects on your electric hob.
• The hob must not be used to warm the room, the heating zones must only be switched on after a
pot or pan is placed on top and switched o before removing the pot or pan.
• Do not stand on your electric hob.
• Do not use pans with jagged edges or drag pans across the ceramic electric hob as this can scratch
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• Do not use scourers or any other harsh abrasive cleaning agents to clean your electric hob, as these
can scratch the surface.
• If the mains cable is damaged, it must be replaced by a qualied technician.
• Do not operate your electric hob by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system.
• 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 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.

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Unpacking
Remove all items from the packaging. Retain the packaging. If you dispose of it please do so according to local
regulations.
The following items are included:
Sealing Strip x 2 Instruction / Installation Manual
Screws × 4Main Unit Brackets × 4
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Instruction
Manual
Thank you on the purchase of your new Currys Essentials Built-in Electric Hob.
We recommend that you spend some time to read this manual in order to fully
understand how to install and operate it correctly.
Read all the safety warnings carefully before use and keep this manual for future
reference.
If items are missing, or damaged please contact Partmaster (UK only).
Tel: [phone] for assistance.

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Product Overview
Top View
1. Max.1000 W Zone
2. Max.1500 W Zone
3. Control Panel
Control Panel
1. Power Regulating
Controls
2. Power Indicator Light
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Before Using Your New Electric Hob
• Read this guide, taking special note of the ‘Safety Warnings’ section.
• Remove any protective lm that may still be on your electric hob.
• The hob must not be used to warm the room, the heating zones must only be switched on after a pot or pan is
placed on top and switched o before removing the pot or pan.
• The indicator light will NOT switch on, even when the unit is plugged in. When the hob is in use, however, the
indicator light will light up.
• Before using your New Electric Hob heat each heating zone in turn on setting 3 while placing a pot of water on
top. Ensure the room is well ventilated as there may be a little smoke and odour. This is normal, and is due to the
protective substance on the appliance which protects it during shipping from the factory. Switch the appliance
o once the smoke and odour has stopped. This can take up to 30 minutes.
Choosing the Right Cookware
Do not use cookware with jagged edges or a curved base.
Make sure that the base of your pan is smooth, sits at against the surface, and is the same size as the cooking
zone. Always centre your pan on the cooking zone.
Always lift pans o the electric hob – do not slide, or they may scratch the surface.

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When You Have Finished Cooking
Turn the cooking zone o by turning the power regulating
control to“0“ position.
The hob must not be used to warm the room, the heating zones
must only be switched on after a pot or pan is placed on top and
switched o before removing the pot or pan.
2. Adjust the power regulating control to the desired level to
turn on the control.
Setting 1 – Lower heat setting
Setting 6 – Higher heat setting
Using Your Electric Hob
The indicator light will NOT switch on, even when the unit is plugged in. When the hob is in use, however, the
indicator light will light up.
To Start Cooking
1. Place a suitable pan on the cooking zone you wish to use.
• Make sure the bottom of the pan and the surface of the
cooking zone are clean and dry.
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Cooking Guidelines
Cooking Tips
• When food comes to the boil, reduce the temperature setting.
• Using a lid will reduce cooking times and save energy by retaining the heat.
• Minimise the amount of liquid or fat to reduce cooking times.
• Start cooking on a high setting and reduce the setting when the food has heated through.
Simmering, Cooking Rice
• Simmering occurs below boiling point, at around 85˚C, when bubbles are just rising occasionally to the surface
of the cooking liquid. It is the key to delicious soups and tender stews because the avours develop without
overcooking the food. You should also cook egg-based and our thickened sauces below boiling point.
• Some tasks, including cooking rice by the absorption method, may require a setting higher than the lowest
setting to ensure the food is cooked properly in the time recommended.
Searing Steak
To cook juicy avoursome steaks:
1. Stand the meat at room temperature for about 20 minutes before cooking.
2. Heat up a heavy-based frying pan.
3. Brush both sides of the steak with oil. Drizzle a small amount of oil into the hot pan and then lower the meat
onto the hot pan.
4. Turn the steak only once during cooking. The exact cooking time will depend on the thickness of the steak
and how cooked you want it. Times may vary from about 2 – 8 minutes per side. Press the steak to gauge
how cooked it is – the rmer it feels the more ‘well done’it will be.
5. Leave the steak to rest on a warm plate for a few minutes to allow it to relax and become tender before
serving.
For Stir-Frying
1. Have all the ingredients and equipment ready. Stir-frying should be quick. If cooking large quantities, cook
the food in several smaller batches.
2. Preheat the pan briey and add two tablespoons of oil.
3. Cook any meat rst, put it aside and keep warm.
4. Stir-fry the vegetables. When they are hot but still crisp, turn the cooking zone to a lower setting, return the
meat to the pan and add your sauce.
5. Stir the ingredients gently to make sure they are heated through.
6. Serve immediately.
• Take care when frying as oil and fat heat up very quickly. At extremely high temperatures oil and fat will
ignite spontaneously and this presents a serious re risk.
• The hob must not be used to warm the room, the heating zones must only be switched on after a pot
or pan is placed on top and switched o before removing the pot or pan.

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Cleaning and Maintenance
The settings below are guidelines only. The exact setting will depend on several factors, including your cookware
and the amount you are cooking. Experiment with the electric hob to nd the settings that best suit you.
What? How? Important!
Everyday soiling on
surface
(ngerprints, marks,
stains left by food or
non-sugary spillovers
on the surface)
1. Switch the power to the electric
hob o.
2. Apply an electric hob cleaner while
the electric hob is still warm (but
not hot!)
3. Rinse and wipe dry with a clean
cloth or paper towel.
• When the power to the electric hob
is switched o, there will be no‘hot
surface’ indication but the cooking
zone may still be hot!
Take extreme care.
• Heavy-duty scourers, some nylon
scourers and harsh/abrasive cleaning
agents may scratch the surface. Always
read the label to check if your cleaner
or scourer is suitable.
• Never leave cleaning residue on the
electric hob: the surface may become
stained.
Spillovers on the power
regulating controls
1. Switch the power to the electric
hob o.
2. Soak up the spill
3. Wipe the power regulating control
area with a clean damp sponge or
cloth.
4. Wipe the area completely dry with a
paper towel.
• Make sure you wipe the power
regulating control area dry before
turning the electric hob back on.
Hints and Tips
Problem Possible Causes What To Do
The electric hob cannot be
turned on.
No power. Make sure the electric hob is
connected to the power supply
and that it is switched on. Check
whether there is a power outage
in your home or area. If you’ve
checked everything and the
problem persists, call a qualied
technician.
The surface is being scratched. Rough-edged cookware.
Unsuitable, abrasive scourer or
cleaning products being used.
Use cookware with at and
smooth bases. See ‘Choosing the
right cookware’.
See ‘Cleaning and Maintenance’.
The above are the judgment and inspection of common failures.
Please do not disassemble the unit by yourself to avoid any dangers and damages to the electric hob.

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Specications
Model CSPHOBW12 / CSPHOBX12
Power (W) 5000W
Voltage (V) 220-240V
Frequency (Hz) 50Hz
Features and specications are subject to change without prior notice.

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Installation
Preparing the Worktop
Cut out the work surface following the dimensions shown in the drawing below.
For the purpose of installation and use, a minimum distance of 5.5 cm space must be left around the cut out.
Be sure the thickness of the work surface is at least 20 mm. Use a heat-resistant work surface material to avoid
deformation caused by the heat from the hob. The minimum distance between the hob and the cupboard should
be at least 65 cm.
Ensuring Adequate Ventilation
Always make sure the ceramic cooker hob is well ventilated and that the air inlet and outlet are not blocked.
This hob requires an adequate supply of fresh, cool air to fully function. The base of the hob must have direct
unrestricted ventilation to the room where the hob is installed. Follow the requirements below.
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490 mm
65 cm (min)
There are ventilation holes around the outside of the hob. YOU MUST ensure that these holes are not
blocked by the worktop, when you put the hob into position.

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Fastening the Fixing Brackets
The unit should be placed on a stable, smooth surface
(use the packaging).
1. Turn the hob upside down, place it on a soft
surface and fasten the brackets to the appropriate
holes. DO NOT tighten the screws at this stage.
2. Peel o the backing on the sealing strip.
3. Apply sealing strips around the edge of the hob.
• The hob must be installed by qualied personnel or technicians.
• The hob should not be mounted above cooling equipment, dishwashers and rotary dryers.
• All surfaces around the hob should be able to withstand the heat generated by the hob.
• Never use a steam cleaner to clean the hob.
• Do not use a silicon sealant to seal the appliance against the aperture. This will make it dicult to
remove the hob from the aperture, particularly if it needs to be serviced.
4. Insert the hob into the cut out and position it correctly.
5. Tighten the screws to secure the hob to the worktop.
Min. 20mm
Max. 40mm
Worktop Seal Electric hob
Bracket
Do not over tighten the hob
clamps as distortion of the hob
may occur.
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Bracket
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• The electricity supply for the electric hob must have an
isolation switch which enables the power to be cut o in case
an emergency and for maintenance. The distance between the
working contacts of the isolation switch must be at least 3 mm.
• Before connecting the electric hob to the mains power supply it
is important to read the information on the data plate and the
connection diagram.
The connection cable must be secured in the strain-relief clamp.
Wiring Instructions
The Earth wire coloured Green/Yellow must be connected to the Earth terminal marked with .
The Live Wire coloured Brown must be connected to the live terminal marked with L.
The Neutral Wire coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal marked with N.
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Electrical Connection
Fitting Guidelines
The electric hob is manufactured to work with single-phase alternating current (220V – 240V/50Hz). The
connection diagram is also found on the cover of the connection box.
• Voltage of heating elements 220V
– 240V.
3 × 6mm2/ 3 × 2.5mm2
• This appliance must be earthed.
• For this connection a power lead of
wire type H05VV-F should be used.
• All electrical work should be carried out by a suitably qualied and authorised electrician.
• No alterations or wilful changes in the electricity supply should be carried out.
Always place the wire on the side of the screw which follows the tightening direction (clockwise).
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