Electrolux GK58TSITO User manual

GK58TSITO
EN Hob User Manual 2
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CONTENTS
1. SAFETY INFORMATION....................................................................................2
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS..................................................................................4
3. INSTALLATION.................................................................................................. 7
4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION................................................................................ 9
5. DAILY USE....................................................................................................... 10
6. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.............................................................................. 15
7. CARE AND CLEANING....................................................................................17
8. HINTS AND TIPS............................................................................................. 17
9. TROUBLESHOOTING......................................................................................20
10. TECHNICAL DATA.........................................................................................22
11. ENERGY EFFICIENCY.................................................................................. 23
12. GUARANTEE ................................................................................................ 24
13. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS................................................................... 24
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Thank you for purchasing an Electrolux appliance. You’ve chosen a product that
brings with it decades of professional experience and innovation. Ingenious and
stylish, it has been designed with you in mind. So whenever you use it, you can
be safe in the knowledge that you’ll get great results every time.
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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
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responsible for any injuries or damage that are the result
of incorrect 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: Keep children and pets away from the
appliance when it operates or when it cools down.
Accessible parts become hot during use.
•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
•WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts
become hot during use. Care should be taken to avoid
touching heating elements.
•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 e.g. with a lid
or a fire blanket.
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•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.
•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.
•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.
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• 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 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.
• Each appliance has cooling fans on
the bottom.
• 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.
• 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.
• Remove all the packaging, labelling
and protective film (if applicable)
before first use.
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• This appliance is for household
(indoors) use only.
• 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 rely on the pan detector.
• 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
induction cooking zones when the
appliance is in operation.
• 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 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.
• 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 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.
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.
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• Contact your municipal 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.
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.
During installation in combustible matter,
NIN SEV 1000 and fire protection
guidelines and regulations of the
Association of Cantonal Fire Insurance
shall be strictly adhered to.
3.3 Connection cable
• The hob is supplied with a connection
cable.
• To replace the damaged mains cable,
use the cable type: H05V2V2-F which
withstands a temperature of 90 °C or
higher. Contact an Authorised Service
Centre. The connection cable may
only be replaced by a qualified
electrician.
3.4 Electrical connection
Install the hob with a socket supply line.
If there is no socket supply line, the fixed
home electrical system must include an
isolating device with at least a 3 mm-
contact separation to enable a
simultaneous and all-pole cut off from the
mains (according to NIN SEV 1000).
L1 L2 NPE
L
220V
230V 240V
NPE
220-240V400V
3.5 Assembly
If you install the hob under a hood,
please see the installation instructions of
the hood for the minimum distance
between the appliances.
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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
max. R5
510
44
min. 55
580
490+1 560+1
340
60
min.
12
min.
60
min.
28
min. 1500
INTEGRATED INSTALLATION
max. R5
510
49
min. 55
580
340
60
560+1
490+1
min. 1500 13
8
13
R10
R5
490+1
516+1 586+1
560+1
min.
12
min.
60
min.
28
min.
28 mm
Find the video tutorial "How to install
your Electrolux Induction Hob - Worktop
installation" by typing out the full name
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How to install your Electrolux
Induction Hob - Worktop installation
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How to install your Electrolux
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4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
4.1 Cooking surface layout
1
2
1Induction cooking surface
2Control panel
4.2 Control panel layout
1 2 4 5 63 10 117
12
8
13
9
Use the sensor fields to operate the appliance. The displays, indicators and sounds
tell which functions operate.
Sensor field Comment
1To activate and deactivate the hob.
2To activate and deactivate Lock or Child Safety Device.
3To show the active zone.
4CountUp Timer indicator.
5Count Down Timer indicator.
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Sensor field Comment
6- Timer display: 00 - 99 minutes.
7To activate and deactivate Bridge and to switch between the
modes.
8To select Timer functions.
9 / To increase and decrease the time.
10 To activate and deactivate Hob²Hood.
11 To activate and deactivate Pause.
12 To activate PowerBoost.
13 - To set a heat setting: 0 - 9.
4.3 OptiHeat Control (3 step
Residual heat indicator)
WARNING!
/ / As long as the
indicator is on, there is a risk
of burns from residual heat.
The induction cooking zones produce the
heat necessary for the cooking process
directly in the bottom of the cookware.
The glass ceramic is heated by the heat
of the cookware.
The indicators / / appear when a
cooking zone is hot. They show the level
of the residual heat for the cooking zones
you are currently using.
The indicator may also appear:
• for the neighbouring cooking zones
even if you are not using them,
• when hot cookware is placed on cold
cooking zone,
• when the hob is deactivated but the
cooking zone is still hot.
The indicator disappears when the
cooking zone has cooled down.
5. DAILY USE
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
5.1 Activating and deactivating
Press and hold to activate or
deactivate the hob.
Control bars come on after you activate
the hob and go off after you deactivate
the hob. When the hob is deactivated
you can see only .
When you activate the hob and place the
cookware in the correct position, the hob
recognizes it and the appropriate control
panel lights up. The red cooking zone
indicator appears above the control bar
and indicates the position of the pot.
5.2 Automatic Switch Off
The function deactivates the hob
automatically if:
• you do not place any cookware on the
hob for 50 seconds,
• you do not set the heat setting for 50
seconds after you place the
cookware,
• you spill something or put something
on the control panel for more than 10
seconds (a pan, a cloth). When you
hear the acoustic signal, the hob
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deactivates. Remove the object or
clean the control panel.
• the hob gets too hot (e.g. when a
saucepan boils dry). Let the cooking
zone cool down before you use the
hob again.
• you do not deactivate a cooking zone
or change the heat setting. After some
time, 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 hours
5.3 Heat setting
Press the desired heat setting on the
control bar. You can also move your
finger along the control bar to set or
change the heat setting for a cooking
zone.
To deactivate a cooking zone, press 0.
5.4 Using the hob
The induction cooking surface consists of
8 single triangular zones in total. The
triangular zones may be activated
separately or can be combined in pairs to
create 4 standard cooking zones. The
pairs of triangular zones can be further
combined together in various ways.
Each pair of triangles is controlled by the
appropriate control bar. Each square on
the control panel represents one
standard cooking zone on the induction
cooking surface.
One pair of triangles works
as a standard cooking zone.
Cookware
You may use various sizes of cookware:
small, medium, large. To learn how the
hob determines the cooking mode based
on the cookware refer to "Induction
cooking surface" below. For more
information on cookware, refer to "Hints
and tips".
5.5 Induction cooking surface
The hob automatically determines the
mode applicable to the size and the
shape of the cookware.
Place the cookware centrally on the
selected area. The cookware should
cover the selected area as much as
possible.
• Smaller cookware with the bottom
diameter between 100 mm and 160
mm should be placed centrally on a
single triangle.
• Medium-sized cookware with the
bottom diameter between 160 mm
and 210 mm should be placed on a
pair of triangles.
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• Cookware with the bottom diameter
between 240 mm and 350 mm should
be placed on four triangles.
• Oval-shaped cookware (e.g. roasting
tins) should be placed on vertical or
horizontal Bridge combinations.
The cookware must cover
3 or 4 triangles.
5.6 Using the control panel and
zone indicators
8
73
4
5
62
1
Two single triangles combined create a
standard cooking zone and are indicated
by the A B C D indicators.
D
B
CA
B = 1+2
A = 3+4
D = 5+6
C = 7+8
Zone indicators indicate which standard
cooking zone is controlled by the
appropriate control bar. The hob has 4
control bars.
Cookware positions and zone
indicators
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For the combination indicated above,
there are four active control bars. The left
front pot is indicated by A indicator
visible on the first control bar. The left
rear pot is indicated by B indicator on the
second control bar. The middle pot is
indicated by indicators A B C D visible on
the third control bar. The right front pot is
indicated by C indicator visible on the
fourth bar.
It is not possible to use more
than 4 pots in this
combination.
5.7 Incorrect cookware
positions
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5.8 Bridge
If you place cookware on two or more
standard cooking zones and the heat
setting level is set to 0, appears.
If the default configuration is not
appropriate for your cookware, press
repeatedly to choose the desired
configuration manually.
The following modes are available:
• Centre
• Vertical
• Horizontal
• Standard cooking zone
The cooking zone indicators change
automatically to show the possible
combination.
All single triangles of one mode are
controlled by one control bar which lights
up.
When you change the heat setting,
disappears. When the heat setting is set
to 0, comes on again.
5.9 PowerBoost
This function activates more power for
the appropriate induction cooking zone,
depending on the cookware size. The
function can be activated only for a
limited period of time.
It is not possible to use the function when
Bridge is activated in the Centre, Vertical
or Horizontal mode.
To activate the function for the
cooking zone: touch . The symbol
turns red.
The function deactivates automatically.
For maximum duration
values, refer to "Technical
data".
5.10 Timer
• Count Down Timer
You can use this function to set the
length of a single cooking session.
First set the heat setting for the cooking
zone, then set the function.
To activate the function or change the
time: touch . The timer digits 00 and
the indicators and light up on the
display. turns red, and turns white.
If the timer is not set, all
indicators disappear after 3
seconds.
Touch or to set the time (00 - 99
minutes). After 3 seconds, the timer
starts to count down automatically. The
indicators , , and disappear.
stays red.
When the timer finishes counting down, a
signal sounds and 00 flashes. To stop
the signal, touch .
To deactivate the function: touch .
The indicators and light up. Use
or to set 00 on the display.
Alternatively, set the heat level to 0. As a
result, a signal sounds and the timer is
cancelled.
• CountUp Timer
You can use this function to monitor how
long a cooking zone operates.
To activate the function: touch
twice. The indicator turns red, the
timer starts automatically.
To deactivate the function: touch .
When the indicators light up, touch .
• Minute Minder
You can use this function as a Minute
Minder when the hob is activated but the
cooking zones do not operate. To see
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the Timer symbols, place a pot on a
cooking zone.
To activate the function: touch until
the indicator turns red. Touch or
to set the time. The function starts
automatically after 4 seconds. The
indicators , , and disappear.
stays red.
When you set the function, you can
remove the pot.
When the time comes to an end, a signal
sounds and 00 flashes. Touch to stop
the signal.
To deactivate the function: touch .
The indicators and light up. Use
or to set 00 on the display.
The function has no effect
on the operation of the
cooking zones.
6. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
6.1 Pause
This function sets all cooking zones that
operate to the lowest heat setting.
When the function operates, all other
symbols on the control panels are
locked.
When the function is active,
and symbols can be
used. The function does not
stop the timer functions:
and .
To activate the function: touch . The
symbol turns red. The heat setting is
lowered to 1.
To deactivate the function: touch .
The symbol turns white. The previous
heat setting comes on.
6.2 Lock
You can lock the control panel while the
hob operates. It prevents an accidental
change of the heat setting.
Set the heat setting first.
To activate the function: touch . The
symbol turns red and blinks.
To deactivate the function: touch .
The symbol turns white.
When you deactivate the
hob, you also deactivate this
function.
6.3 Child Safety Device
This function prevents an accidental
operation of the hob.
To activate the function: activate the
hob. Do not set the heat setting. Touch
until it turns red and the control bar
disappears.
To deactivate the function: activate the
hob. Do not set the heat setting. Touch
until it turns white and the control bar
appears. Deactivate the hob.
6.4 OffSound Control
(Deactivating and activating the
sounds)
Deactivate the hob. Press for 3
seconds. The display comes on and
goes out. Press for 3 seconds. or
appears. Press of the timer to
choose one of the following:
• - the sounds are off
• - the sounds are on
To confirm your selection wait until the
hob deactivates automatically.
When the function is set to you can
hear the sounds only when:
• you touch
• Minute Minder comes down
• Count Down Timer comes down
• you put something on the control
panel.
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6.5 Power management
If multiple zones are active and the
consumed power exceeds the limitation
of the power supply, this function divides
the available power between all cooking
zones. The hob controls heat settings to
protect the fuses of the house
installation.
• Cooking zones are grouped according
to the location and number of the
phases in the hob. Each phase has a
maximum electricity loading of 3680
W. If the hob reaches the limit of
maximum available power within one
phase, the power of the cooking
zones will be automatically reduced.
• For cooking zones that have a
reduced power, the control panel
shows the maximum possible heat
settings.
• If a higher heat setting is not available
reduce it for the other cooking zones
first.
• The activation of the function depends
on the number and size of pots.
Refer to the illustration for possible
combinations in which power can be
distributed among the cooking zones.
6.6 Hob²Hood
It is an advanced automatic function
which connects the hob to a special
hood. Both the hob and the hood have
an infrared signal communicator. The
speed of the fan is defined automatically
on the basis of the mode setting and the
temperature of the hottest cookware on
the hob. You can also operate the fan
manually.
For most of the hoods, the
remote system is originally
deactivated. Activate it
before you use the function.
For more information refer to
the hood user manual.
Operating the function automatically
To operate the function automatically set
the automatic mode to H1 – H6. The hob
is originally set to H5. The hood reacts
whenever you operate the hob. The hob
recognizes the temperature of the
cookware and adjusts the speed of the
fan automatically.
Automatic modes
Auto‐
matic
light
Boil‐
ing1) Frying2)
Mode H0 Off Off Off
Mode H1 On Off Off
Mode H23) On Fan
speed 1
Fan
speed 1
Mode H3 On Off Fan
speed 1
Mode H4 On Fan
speed 1
Fan
speed 1
Mode H5 On Fan
speed 1
Fan
speed 2
Mode H6 On Fan
speed 2
Fan
speed 3
1) The hob detects the boiling process and
activates fan speed in accordance with au‐
tomatic mode.
2) The hob detects the frying process and
activates fan speed in accordance with au‐
tomatic mode.
3) This mode activates the fan and the light
and does not rely on the temperature.
Changing the automatic mode
1. Deactivate the appliance.
2. Touch for 3 seconds. The display
comes on and goes off.
3. Touch for 3 seconds.
4. Touch repeatedly until comes
on.
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5. Touch to select an automatic
mode.
To operate the hood directly
on the hood panel deactivate
the automatic mode of the
function.
When you finish cooking and
deactivate the hob, the hood
fan may still operate for a
certain period of time. After
that time the system
deactivates the fan
automatically and prevents
you from accidental
activation of the fan for the
next 30 seconds.
Operating the fan speed manually
You can also operate the function
manually. To do that, touch when the
hob is active. The symbol turns white.
This deactivates automatic operation of
the function and allows you to change
the fan speed manually. When you press
, you raise the fan speed by one.
When you reach an intensive level and
press again, you set the fan speed to
0, which deactivates the hood fan. The
symbol turns red. To start the fan again
at the fan speed 1 touch .
To activate the automatic
operation of the function,
deactivate the hob and
activate it again.
If the function is not active,
deactivates after 10
seconds. When the hob is
restarted, lights up again.
Activating the light
You can set the hob to activate the light
automatically whenever you activate the
hob. To do so, set the automatic mode to
H1 – H6.
The light on the hood
deactivates 2 minutes after
deactivating the hob.
7. CARE AND CLEANING
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
7.1 General information
• Clean the hob after each use.
• Always use cookware with a clean
base.
• Scratches or dark stains on the
surface have no effect on how the hob
operates.
• Use a special cleaner suitable for the
surface of the hob.
• Use a special scraper for the glass.
7.2 Cleaning the hob
•Remove immediately: melted plastic,
plastic foil, sugar and food with sugar,
otherwise, the dirt can cause damage
to the hob. Take care to avoid burns.
Use a special hob 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 a non-abrasive
detergent. After cleaning, wipe the
hob dry with a soft cloth.
•Remove shiny metallic
discoloration: use a solution of water
with vinegar and clean the glass
surface with a cloth.
8. HINTS AND TIPS
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
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8.1 Cookware
For induction cooking zones
a strong electro-magnetic
field creates the heat in the
cookware very quickly.
Use the induction cooking zones with
suitable cookware.
• The bottom of the cookware must be
as thick and flat as possible.
• Ensure pan bases are clean and dry
before placing on the hob surface.
• In order to avoid scratches, do not
slide or rub the pot across the ceramic
glass.
Cookware material
•correct: cast iron, steel, enamelled
steel, stainless steel, multi-layer
bottom (with a correct marking from a
manufacturer).
•not correct: aluminium, copper,
brass, glass, ceramic, porcelain.
Cookware is suitable for an induction
hob if:
• water boils very quickly on a zone set
to the highest heat setting.
• a magnet pulls on to the bottom of the
cookware.
Cookware dimensions
Refer to "Induction cooking
surface" in "Daily use".
• Induction cooking zones adapt to the
dimension of the bottom of the
cookware automatically.
• The cooking zone efficiency is related
to the diameter of the cookware. The
cookware with a diameter smaller
than the minimum receives only a part
of the power generated by the
cooking zone.
• For both safety reasons and optimal
cooking results, do not use cookware
larger than indicated in "Cooking
zones specification". Avoid keeping
cookware close to the control panel
during the cooking session. This
might impact the functioning of the
control panel or accidentally activate
hob functions.
Refer to "Technical data".
Cookware types
Depending on the cookware type you
use, the hob determines the appropriate
bridge mode. For example:
Single triangles, standard cooking
zones, centre mode
180 mm
210 mm
350 mm
100 mm
Vertical mode, horizontal modes
The cookware must cover 3
or 4 single triangles.
WARNING!
Do not use baking tray.
8.2 The noises during operation
If you can hear:
• crack noise: cookware is made of
different materials (a sandwich
construction).
• whistle sound: you use a cooking
zone with a high power level and the
cookware is made of different
materials (a sandwich construction).
• humming: you use a high power level.
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• clicking: electric switching occurs.
• hissing, buzzing: the fan operates.
The noises are normal and do not
indicate any malfunction.
8.3 Öko Timer (Eco Timer)
To save energy, the heater of the
cooking zone deactivates before the
count down timer sounds. The difference
in the operation time depends on the
heat setting level and the length of the
cooking operation.
8.4 Examples of cooking
applications
The correlation between the heat setting
of a zone and its consumption of power
is not linear. When you increase the heat
setting, it is not proportional to the
increase of the consumption of power. It
means that a cooking zone with the
medium heat setting uses less than a
half of its power.
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, heat up ready-
cooked meals.
25 - 50 Add at least twice as much
liquid as rice, mix milk
dishes halfway through the
procedure.
3 - 4 Steam vegetables, fish,
meat.
20 - 45 Add a couple of tablespoons
of liquid.
4 - 5 Steam potatoes. 20 - 60 Use max. ¼ l of water for
750 g of potatoes.
4 - 5 Cook larger quantities of
food, stews and soups.
60 -
150
Up to 3 l of liquid plus ingre‐
dients.
6 - 7 Gentle fry: escalope, veal
cordon 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.
Boil large quantities of water. PowerBoost is activated.
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8.5 Hints and Tips for
Hob²Hood
When you operate the hob with the
function:
• Protect the hood panel from direct
sunlight.
• Do not spot halogen light on the hood
panel.
• Do not cover the hob control panel.
• Do not interrupt the signal between
the hob and the hood (e.g. with the
hand, a cookware handle or a tall
pot). See the picture.
The hood in the picture is only
exemplary.
Other remotely controlled
appliances may block the
signal. Do not use any such
appliances near to the hob
while Hob²Hood is on.
Cooker hoods with the Hob²Hood
function
To find the full range of cooker hoods
which work with this function refer to our
consumer website. The Electrolux cooker
hoods that work with this function must
have the symbol .
9. TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
9.1 What to do if...
Problem Possible cause Remedy
You cannot activate or
operate 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.
The fuse is blown. Make sure that the fuse is
the cause of the malfunction.
If the fuse is blown again
and again, contact a quali‐
fied electrician.
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