Electrolux EHF6241FOK User manual

EHF6241FOK EN HOB USER MANUAL

CONTENTS
1. SAFETY INFORMATION...................................................................................... 2
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.....................................................................................4
3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION................................................................................... 6
4. DAILY USE.......................................................................................................... 7
5. HINTS AND TIPS................................................................................................. 8
6. CARE AND CLEANING........................................................................................9
7. TROUBLESHOOTING..........................................................................................9
8. INSTALLATION..................................................................................................11
9. TECHNICAL INFORMATION.............................................................................. 13
10. ENERGY EFFICIENCY..................................................................................... 13
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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.
1. SAFETY INFORMATION
Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully
read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not
responsible if an incorrect installation and use causes
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injuries and damages. Always keep the instructions with
the appliance 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 use of the appliance in a safe
way and understand the hazards involved.
•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
recommend you activate it.
•Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by
children without supervision.
•Children of less than 3 years should be kept away
unless continuously supervised.
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 external
timer or separate remote-control system.
•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 e.g. with a lid or a
fire blanket.
•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 a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.
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•If the glass ceramic surface / glass surface is cracked,
switch off the appliance to avoid the possibility of
electric shock.
•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.
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
2.1 Installation
WARNING!
Only a qualified person must
install this appliance.
• Remove all the packaging.
• Do not install or use a damaged
appliance.
• Obey the installation instruction
supplied 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
prevents hot cookware to fall from the
appliance when the door or the
window is opened.
• If the appliance is installed above
drawers make sure that the space,
between the bottom of the appliance
and the upper drawer, is sufficient for
air circulation.
• The bottom of the appliance can get
hot. Make sure to install a non-
combustile separation panel under the
appliance to prevent access to the
bottom.
2.2 Electrical Connection
WARNING!
Risk of fire and electrical
shock.
• All electrical connections should be
made by a qualified electrician.
• 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 electrical
information on the rating plate agrees
with the power supply. If not, contact
an electrician.
• 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 the near
sockets
• 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.
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• 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
electrical shock.
• Remove all the packaging, labelling
and protective film (if applicable) before
first use.
• Use this appliance in a household
environment.
• Do not change the specification of this
appliance.
• Make sure that the ventilation openings
are not blocked.
• 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.
• When you place food into hot oil, it
may splash.
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 let cookware to 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.
• Do not put aluminium foil on the
appliance.
• Cookware made of cast iron,
aluminium 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.
• This appliance is for cooking purposes
only. It must not be used for other
purposes, for example room heating.
2.4 Care and cleaning
• Clean regularly the appliance to
prevent the deterioration of the surface
material.
• Deactivate the appliance and let it cool
down before you clean it.
• Disconnect the appliance from the
electrical supply before maintenance.
• Do not use water spray and steam to
clean the appliance.
• Clean the appliance with a moist soft
cloth. Only use neutral detergents. Do
not use abrasive products, abrasive
cleaning pads, solvents or metal
objects.
2.5 Disposal
WARNING!
Risk of injury or suffocation.
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• Contact your municipal authority for
information on how to discard the
appliance correctly.
• Disconnect the appliance from the
mains supply.
• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
2.6 Service
• To repair the appliance contact an
Authorised Service Centre.
• Use original spare parts only.
3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
3.1 Cooking surface layout
145 mm
145 mm 180 mm
120/210
mm
120/210
mm
1
1
1 1
2
1Cooking zone
2Control panel
3.2 Control panel layout
1 2 3 4
Use the sensor fields to operate the appliance. The displays, indicators and sounds tell
which functions operate.
Sen-
sor
field
Function Comment
1ON / OFF To activate and deactivate the hob.
2- To activate and deactivate the outer ring.
3- Heat setting display To show the heat setting.
4 / - To set a heat setting.
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3.3 Heat setting displays
Display Description
The cooking zone is deactivated.
- The cooking zone operates.
+ digit There is a malfunction.
A cooking zone is still hot (residual heat).
The Child Safety Device function operates.
Automatic Switch Off function operates.
3.4 Residual heat indicator
WARNING!
There is a risk of burns
from residual heat.
4. DAILY USE
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
4.1 Activating and deactivating
Touch for 1 second to activate or
deactivate the hob.
4.2 Automatic Switch Off
The function deactivates the hob
automatically if:
• all cooking zones are deactivated,
• you do not set the heat setting after
you activate the hob,
• you spill something or put something
on the control panel for more than 10
seconds (a pan, a cloth, etc.). An
acoustic signal sounds and the hob
deactivates. Remove the object or
clean the control panel.
• you do not deactivate a cooking zone
or change the heat setting. After some
time comes on and the hob
deactivates.
The relation between the heat setting
and the time after which the hob
deactivates:
Heat setting The hob deacti-
vates after
1 - 2 6 hours
3 - 4 5 hours
5 4 hours
6 - 9 1.5 hour
4.3 The heat setting
Touch to increase the heat setting.
Touch to decrease the heat setting.
Touch and at the same time to
deactivate the cooking zone.
4.4 Activating and deactivating
the outer rings
You can adjust the surface you cook to
the dimension of the cookware.
Use sensor field:
To activate the outer ring: touch the
sensor field. The indicator comes on.
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To deactivate the outer ring: touch the
sensor field until the indicator goes out.
4.5 The Child Safety Device
This function prevents an accidental
operation of the hob.
To activate the function: activate the
hob with . Do not set the heat setting.
Touch of the two front cooking zones
for 4 seconds. comes on. Deactivate
the hob with .
To deactivate the function: activate the
hob with . Do not set the heat setting.
Touch of the two front cooking zones
for 4 seconds. comes on. Deactivate
the hob with .
To override the function for only one
cooking time: activate the hob with .
comes on. Touch of the two front
cooking zones for 4 seconds. Set the
heat setting in 10 seconds. You can
operate the hob. When you deactivate the
hob with the function operates again.
5. HINTS AND TIPS
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
5.1 Cookware
The bottom of the cookware
must be as thick and flat as
possible.
Cookware made of
enamelled steel and with
aluminium or copper bottoms
can cause the colour change
on the glass-ceramic surface.
5.2 Examples of cooking
applications
The data in the table is for
guidance only.
Heat setting Use to: Time
(min)
Hints
1 Keep cooked food warm. as nec-
essary
Put a lid on the cookware.
1 - 2 Hollandaise sauce, melt: but-
ter, chocolate, gelatine.
5 - 25 Mix from time to time.
1 - 2 Solidify: fluffy omelettes,
baked eggs.
10 - 40 Cook with a lid on.
2 - 3 Simmer rice and milkbased
dishes, heating up ready-
cooked meals.
25 - 50 Add the minimum twice as
much liquid as rice, mix milk
dishes part procedure
through.
3 - 4 Steam vegetables, fish, meat. 20 - 45 Add some tablespoons of liq-
uid.
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Heat setting Use to: Time
(min)
Hints
4 - 5 Steam potatoes. 20 - 60 Use max. ¼ l water for 750 g
of potatoes.
4 - 5 Cook larger quantities of food,
stews and soups.
60 -
150
Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredi-
ents.
6 - 7 Gentle fry: escalope, veal cor-
don bleu, cutlets, rissoles,
sausages, liver, roux, eggs,
pancakes, doughnuts.
as nec-
essary
Turn halfway through.
7 - 8 Heavy fry, hash browns, loin
steaks, steaks.
5 - 15 Turn halfway through.
9 Boil water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep-fry chips.
6. CARE AND CLEANING
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
6.1 General information
• Clean the hob after each use.
• Always use cookware with clean
bottom.
• Scratches or dark stains on the surface
have no effect on how the hob
operates.
• Use a special cleaner applicable for the
surface of the hob.
• Use a special scraper for the glass.
6.2 Cleaning the hob
•Remove immediately: melted plastic,
plastic foil, and food with sugar. If not,
the dirt can cause damage to the hob.
Put the special scraper on the glass
surface at an acute angle and move
the blade on the surface.
•Remove when the hob is
sufficiently cool: limescale rings,
water rings, fat stains, shiny metallic
discoloration. Clean the hob with a
moist cloth and some detergent. After
cleaning, rub the hob dry with a soft
cloth.
7. TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
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7.1 What to do if...
Problem Possible cause Remedy
You cannot activate or op-
erate the hob.
The hob is not connected
to an electrical supply or it
is connected incorrectly.
Check if the hob is correctly
connected to the electrical
supply. Refer to the con-
nection diagram.
The fuse is released. Make sure that the fuse is
the cause of the malfunc-
tion. If the fuse releases
again and again, contact a
qualified electrician.
Activate the hob again and
set the heat setting in less
than 10 seconds.
You touched 2 or more
sensor fields at the same
time.
Touch only one sensor field.
There is water or fat stains
on the control panel.
Clean the control panel.
An acoustic signal sounds
and the hob deactivates.
An acoustic signal sounds
when the hob is deactiva-
ted.
You put something on one
or more sensor fields.
Remove the object from the
sensor fields.
The hob deactivates. You put something on the
sensor field .
Remove the object from the
sensor field.
Residual heat indicator
does not come on.
The zone is not hot be-
cause it operated only for a
short time.
If the zone operated suffi-
ciently long to be hot,
speak to an Authorised
Service Centre.
You cannot activate the
outer ring.
Activate the inner ring first.
There is a dark area
on the multiple zone.
It is normal that there is a
dark area on the multiple
zone.
The sensor fields become
hot.
The cookware is too large
or you put it too near to the
controls.
Put large cookware on the
rear zones if possible.
comes on. Automatic Switch Off oper-
ates.
Deactivate the hob and ac-
tivate it again.
comes on. The Child Safety Device
function operates.
Refer to "Daily use" chapter.
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Problem Possible cause Remedy
and a number come on. There is an error in the hob. Disconnect the hob from
the electrical supply for
some time. Disconnect the
fuse from the electrical sys-
tem of the house. Connect
it again. If comes on
again, speak to an Author-
ised Service Centre.
7.2 If you cannot find a
solution...
If you cannot find a solution to the
problem yourself, contact your dealer or
an Authorised Service Centre. Give the
data from the rating plate. Give also three
digit letter code for the glass ceramic (it is
in the corner of the glass surface) and an
error message that comes on. Make sure,
you operated the hob correctly. If not the
servicing by a service technician or dealer
will not be free of charge, also during the
warranty period. The instructions about
the Service Centre and conditions of
guarantee are in the guarantee booklet.
8. INSTALLATION
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
8.1 Before the installation
Before you install the hob, write down the
information bellow from the rating plate.
The rating plate is on the bottom of the
hob.
Serial number ...........................
8.2 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.
8.3 Connection cable
• For a single phase or two phase
connection use the following (or higher)
mains cable type: H05BB-F Tmax
90°C.
• To replace the damaged mains cable
use the following (or higher) mains
cable type: H05BB-F Tmax 90°C.
Speak to your local Service Centre.
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8.4 Assembly
min.
50mm
min.
500mm
R 5mm
min.
55mm
560+1mm
490+1mm
min.
28 mm
min.
12 mm
min.
20 mm
8.5 Protection box If you use a protection box (an additional
accessory), the protective floor directly
below the hob is not necessary. The
protection box accessory may not be
available in some countries. Please
contact your local supplier.
You can not use the
protection box if you install
the hob above an oven.
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9. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
9.1 Rating plate
Modell EHF6241FOK PNC 949 596 002 01
Typ 58 HAD 03 AO 220 - 240 V 50 - 60 Hz
Made in Germany
Ser.Nr. ................. 6.4 kW
ELECTROLUX
9.2 Cooking zones specification
Cooking zone Nominal Power (Max heat set-
ting) [W] Cooking zone diameter [mm]
Left front 750 / 2200 120 / 210
Left rear 1200 145
Right front 1200 145
Right rear 1800 180
For optimal cooking results use cookware
not larger than the diameter of the cooking
zone.
10. ENERGY EFFICIENCY
10.1 Product information according to EU 66/2014
Model identification EHF6241FOK
Type of hob Built-In Hob
Number of cooking zones 4
Heating technology Radiant Heater
Diameter of circular cooking zones (Ø) Left front
Left rear
Right front
Right rear
21.0 cm
14.5 cm
14.5 cm
18.0 cm
Energy consumption per cooking zone (EC
electric cooking)
Left front
Left rear
Right front
Right rear
195.2 Wh / kg
202.3 Wh / kg
202.3 Wh / kg
181.4 Wh / kg
Energy consumption of the hob (EC electric
hob)
195.3 Wh / kg
EN 60350-2 - Household electric cooking
appliances - Part 2: Hobs - Methods for
measuring performance
10.2 Energy saving
You can save energy during everyday
cooking if you follow below hints.
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• When you heat up water, use only the
amount you need.
• If it is possible, always put the lids on
the cookware.
• Before you activate the cooking zone
put the cookware on it.
• The cookware bottom should have the
same diameter as the cooking zone.
• Put the smaller cookware on the
smaller cooking zones.
• Put the cookware directly in the centre
of the cooking zone.
• Use the residual heat to keep the food
warm or to melt it.
11. ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS
Recycle the materials with the symbol .
Put the packaging in applicable containers
to recycle it. Help protect the environment
and human health and to recycle waste of
electrical and electronic appliances. Do
not dispose appliances marked with the
symbol with the household waste.
Return the product to your local recycling
facility or contact your municipal office.
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