Esse 600X User manual

600X
Heat Storage Range Cooker
Instruc�on Manual
UK & I Version

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CONTENTS
1. GENERAL HEALTH & SAFETY......................................................................................................3
2. WELCOME TO YOUR ESSE .........................................................................................................4
3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW................................................................................................................5
4. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................................................6
THE DOORS.....................................................................................................................................6
SLUMBER ........................................................................................................................................7
THE CONTROLS ...............................................................................................................................7
THE OVENS .....................................................................................................................................8
THE STEAM VENTS..........................................................................................................................9
THE GRILL......................................................................................................................................10
THE HOTPLATE..............................................................................................................................11
HEAT UP TIMES.............................................................................................................................11
ESSE ACCESSORIES AND COOKWARE ...........................................................................................12
INSIDE DOOR LINERS ....................................................................................................................12
CLEANING & MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................12
WARRANTY...................................................................................................................................14
TROUBLESHOOTING .....................................................................................................................15
PLANNING THE INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................16
5. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................16
REQUIRED SPACE..........................................................................................................................16
POWER SUPPLY.............................................................................................................................18
CONTROLS ....................................................................................................................................18
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION.............................................................................................................18
VENTILATION ................................................................................................................................19
UNPACKING THE APPLIANCE ........................................................................................................19
SWITCHING THE COOKER ON FOR THE FIRST TIME......................................................................19

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All ESSE heat storage range cookers are designed and manufactured to be simple and efficient to
use, and we’ve taken great care to ensure that they meet the applicable safety requirements,
when appropriately installed and used. Before use, ensure you are familiar with the following:
The 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 should not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance MUST not be
made by children without supervision.
WARNING: Accessible parts may become hot during use. Young children should be kept
away from the appliance.
The appliance must be installed on a level surface, capable of taking the weight of the
cooker. If installing on a base, the appliance must not be able to slip off the base.
WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use. Care should be
taken to avoid touching heating elements inside the ovens.
WARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be dangerous and may result
in a fire.
WARNING: Danger of fire. Do not store items on the cooking surfaces.
CAUTION: The cooking process has to be supervised. A short term cooking process has to
be supervised continuously.
Ensure that the kitchen is well ventilated. Natural ventilation holes within the room must
be left open, or install a mechanical ventilation device, such as an extractor hood.
Metallic objects such as cutlery, cooking utensils and pan lids should not be placed on the
hob surface, as they may become hot.
WARNING: Any spillages on the bolster lids should be removed before they are opened.
WARNING: Do not use a steam cleaner to clean any part of this appliance.
The appliance must be installed in such a way that allows for disconnection from the
power supply after installation.
CAUTION: This appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or
separate remote-control.
If any of the supply cords are damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its
service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
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.
The appliance must not be placed behind a decorative door, so as to avoid overheating.
1. GENERAL HEALTH & SAFETY

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Welcome to the ESSE family. All ESSE cookers are manufactured at our factory in Barnoldswick,
Lancashire, and we’re confident that if appropriately installed, maintained and cared for, your ESSE
will provide you with many years of cooking, baking, heating, drying and general comfort and joy.
Before you switch on your ESSE for the first time, ensure that your installer has installed the cooker
inline with the ‘Installation’ section of this manual, and that the protective plastic film has been
removed from the inside face of the two doors.
This appliance is designed for domestic cooking only. Use for any other purpose could invalidate
the warranty.
These instructions provide all the necessary information to both install, then operate your ESSE, so
please retain them for reference. The key information relating to your ESSE, including the serial
number, can be found on the data plate, located on the rear of the control box. Please quote the
model and serial number, in any future communication with your retailer or the manufacturer.
At ESSE, we work hard to continuously look for ways to improve our products, and as such, we
reserve the right to change specifications and make modifications to the appliance described
within this manual, at any time.
Data plate location
2. WELCOME TO YOUR ESSE

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Key features and parts
INCLUDED WITH YOUR ESSE
✔
Oven Shelves (X3)
✔
Oven Glove and Apron
✔
Grill Pan
✔
Control Box Feet (X2)
✔
Roasting Dish
✔
Instruction Manual
✔
Wire Brush
3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Bolster lid
Steam vents
Top oven & grill
Control panel
Hotplate
Bottom oven
Simmerplate

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THE DOORS
The two cast iron doors are opened by lifting the chrome catch upwards, then swinging the door
forwards.Take care not to allow the door to swing open freely and clash with adjacent cabinets /
surfaces.
To close the doors, carefully but firmly push the door back into position, until the door catch
engages and holds the door shut.
Adjusting the door
catches
Over time, the door catches may need adjusting. This is typically a result of
the rope seals flattening, (and the doors becoming a little loose), or the cast
iron doors expanding naturally over time, (and becoming a little tight).
To adjust a door catch…
STEP 1
STEP 2
Open the door to be adjusted.
Using a 2mm Allen key, loosen the grub
screw on the underside of the handle, by
turning anti-clockwise.
STEP 3
STEP 4
Using a Philips head screwdriver, rotate the
screw head visible from the end of the
catch…
• Clockwise
Tighten the catch
• Anticlockwise
Loosen the catch
Re-tighten the 2mm grub screw, before
closing the door and reviewing whether it
now feels right. Repeat the process if
required.
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SLUMBER
ESSE heat storage range cookers are designed to be permanently left on, ensuring the cooker is
ready to provide the unique surround heat for perfect cooking and baking. However, when not in
use, we recommend setting each cooking area to ‘slumber’, which will allow the cooker to heat up
to cooking temperature more quickly, whilst managing power consumption and running costs.
Keeping your ESSE in slumber will also allow you to enjoy all the benefits which an ambient heat
source brings.
THE CONTROLS
The controls are located on a control box, which is connected to the cooker via a cable. The control
box can either be placed on a horizontal surface close to the cooker, mounted to a wall, or hidden
within an adjacent cabinet.
The top oven, bottom oven, grill and hotplate are controlled by simply rotating the appropriate
dial. When the dial is rotated clockwise, the relevant indicator light will switch on, to indicate that
it is in use.
Controls overview
1
Grill temperature dial
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Top oven indicator light
2
Hotplate temperature dial
8
Bottom oven indicator light
3
Top oven temperature dial
9
Suggested hotplate slumber setting
4
Bottom oven temperature dial
10
Suggested top oven slumber setting
5
Grill indicator light
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Suggested bottom oven slumber setting
6
Hotplate indicator light

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THE OVENS
Your 600X incorporates two cooking ovens, all of which incorporate ESSE’s patented wrap around
elements. The heating elements provide a unique even heat source from front to back and top to
bottom, so there’s no need to rotate oven trays, or adjust shelf heights. As a result, during cooking
the bottom of each oven can also be used to place oven trays on to.
Top oven
Variable temperature control up to 240°C.
Incorporates the grill, with a dedicated control.
Bottom oven
Variable temperature control up to 200°C.
Oven shelves
The oven shelves are designed to slide in and out of the ovens. They
incorporate a feature to prevent them from sliding forward and out of the
oven unintentionally.
To insert the shelves, offer the shelf up to the oven at a 45° angle, resting
the angled end of the wire shelf on the desired runner within the oven, and
gently push it forwards. Once the angled end has passed under the metal
pins on the side walls of the oven, swing the wire shelf down until it is
horizontal, then push it forward all the way into the oven.
To remove the shelf, repeat the process in reverse.
The oven shelves will be hot when the oven is in use, and for a time afterwards. Always
use an oven glove when adjusting their position.

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THE STEAM VENTS
All cookers produce steam when in use. Your ESSE incorporates two ‘steam vents’ located at the
rear of the top surface. The steam vents can be adjusted to either retain or release the steam,
depending upon what you are cooking in the ovens.
Opening and closing the steam vents
For example…
Steam vent closed
If you are cooking something which will benefit from retaining the moisture,
(such as baking a sponge cake), the steam vent can be left closed, to keep
the moisture within the oven.
Steam vent open
If you are cooking something which would benefit from the moisture
escaping, (such as roast potatoes), the steam vents can be swung open, to
allow the moisture to escape.
For certain items, (such as when roasting a joint or poultry), it may make sense to have the steam
vents closed throughout the majority of the cooking time, before opening it towards the end, to
crisp up the outside.
The Steam Vents are marked to indicate which oven they are linked to…
I
Top oven
II
Bottom oven
The steam vents can become hot during use, so always wear the supplied glove when
adjusting them, to open or close.

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THE GRILL
The door must be left fully open when using the grill.
The grill is located within the top oven. When in use, the grill overrides the oven, so the top oven
elements will switch off when the grill is turned on. (The two bottom ovens and hotplate remain
unaffected by the grill being in use). If the top oven was in use when the grill was switched on, the
oven will switch back on automatically, once the grill is switched off.
The grill is switched on by rotating the control dial clockwise, and the power level set as
appropriate. The grill indicator light glows red when the grill is switched on, to indicate it is in use.
For best results, allow 4 – 5 minutes for the grill to heat up to temperature before starting to use it,
when it is heated up from cold.
As a safety feature, the grill is programmed to be active for a maximum of 30 minutes, and will
switch off automatically after this time period. If you wish to continue to use the grill, you must
manually turned the dial back to the ‘Off’ position, and then turn it back to the desired setting.
The supplied grill pan should be positioned on a wire shelf, which can be fitted on any of the four
heights of oven shelf runners. Typically the top shelf runner is used for grilling, but take care to
ensure that the food to be grilled does not touch the grill element.We recommend positioning the
wire shelf in the correct position, before switching on the grill.
Grill pan
The supplied grill pan comes in three parts – the pan, the wire rack and the
handle. The wire rack simply drops in place into the pan. To fit the handle,
first drop the wire hook over the inside of the pan, then slide it to the
centre, to lock in position.We recommend removing the handle whilst
grilling, so it does not get too hot.
Assembling the grill pan
The towel rail may become hot when the grill has been used for a prolonged period. Do
not place towels or similar items on the towel rail during or immediately after grilling.

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THE HOTPLATE
For your peace of mind, we fully test your ESSE cooker in our factory before it leaves us, so
as result, you may see some slight discolouration of the hotplate.
The hotplate can be used completely independently from the ovens, and the temperature can be
fully adjusted with the control dial. As with the ovens, we have suggested a position on the control
dial for slumber, but you can adjust this to suit your needs.
The hotplate is made up of two cooking zones…
Circular Cast Iron
Hotplate
The temperate of the circular cast iron section is fully adjustable, and can be
heated up to c. 350°C. It can be used for boiling and frying with pans, or
cooking directly onto the hotplate.
Outside Stainless
Steel Simmerplate
The surrounding stainless steel area is heated by heat transfer, and can be
used for simmering or keeping food and cookware warm.
The bolster lid should be closed whilst the hotplate is heating up, to reduce the time taken to reach
the desired temperature. However, whilst the bolster lid is insulated, the top chrome face does still
get warm when the hotplate is in use, so care should be taken.
We strongly advise against placing any cookware, (including pans, casserole dishes, kettles, etc.),
directly onto the bolster lid surface, as this can cause irreparable scratches on the chrome finish.
You may want to invest in some rectangular hob lid covers, which will protect the top surface of
the bolster lids. These are available through your retailer, or at www.esse.com.
Any spillages on the hotplate should be cleaned up immediately with a damp cloth.
HEAT UP TIMES
Your 600Xis designed to be permanently left on, ensuring the cooker is ready to provide the unique
surround heat for perfect cooking and baking, provided by an ESSE. Keeping at least one of the
ovens on slumber will dramatically reduce the heat up times of the ovens and hotplate, prevent a
build-up of moisture, (which can lead to rusting), whilst also providing a gentle warmth to your
kitchen.
Power Share
Technology
ESSE heat storage range cookers incorporate unique technology which
shares power between the active elements on a cycle. This both reduces the
heat up time of the cooker, whilst also providing favourable power
consumption and running costs. The 3kW rating of the cooker is cycled
between the active elements, ensuring each element receives the full 3kW
of power. However, as a result, the more elements which are active, the
longer it will take to initially heat them up to temperature.
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are active, whether they are heating up from cold or slumber, the desired
cooking temperature, along with the ambient temperature of your kitchen.
However, as an approximate indication, from cold the hotplate takes in the
region of 25 – 30 minutes to heat up to cooking temperature, whilst the
ovens take in the region of 45 – 60 minutes.
ESSE ACCESSORIES AND COOKWARE
Your 600X came supplied with an ESSE Roasting Dish, Grill Pan, Oven Glove and Apron. However,
additional ESSE cookware is available to purchase, through our cookware website at
www.esse.com/cookware
Our cookware range includes great items for use with your ESSE, including a Cast Iron Casserole
Dish, Cast Iron Griddle Pan, Stainless Steel Kettle and Bolster Lid Covers.
INSIDE DOOR LINERS
The door liners can be removed from the inside of the doors for cleaning. To remove the door
liners…
1. Use the door liner handles to lift upwards
2. Pull the door liner clear of the door
To replace the door liners, repeat the above process in reverse.
CLEANING & MAINTENANCE
Your ESSE heat storage range cooker should be inspected frequently, and any required
maintenance undertaken.
Take care of hot surfaces when cleaning the appliance. We recommend only cleaning the
appliance when it has been switched off.
Do not use abrasive pads, caustic cleaners, oven cleaners or aggressive cleaning chemicals
to clean the coated doors, front, top or side panels, or the chrome bolster lids & towel rail.

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General cleaning
Bolster Lids
Cooker front, doors
and side panels
Top surface
Hotplate
Ovens
Inside door liners
In general, most of your ESSE can be kept clean using a soft lint-free cloth
and soapy water, and then immediately dry with a cloth. We recommend
any liquid or food spills are cleaned up immediately, so as not to bake onto
the cooker, or discolour the surface material.
We recommend giving the front, doors and top a wipe down daily, or after
use.
The exterior chrome finish should be cleaned with a lint-free cloth, using
soapy water, and immediately dried with a cloth, to prevent smearing. To
keep the chrome shiny, use specialist chrome cleaning products. Do not use
a scouring pad, as this will scratch the surface.
The inside face should be cleaned with a lint-free cloth, using soapy water,
and immediately dried with a cloth. Do not use a scouring pad, as this will
scratch the surface.
We recommend daily wiping down with a lint-free cloth, using soapy water,
and immediately dried with a cloth, to prevent smearing. Any condensation
moisture should be dried with a dry cloth, so as not to create smearing.
For general cleaning, we recommend using a soft lint-free cloth and soapy
water, and then immediately dry with a cloth. Liquid or food spills should be
cleaned up immediately, so as not to bake onto the cooker, or discolour the
surface material.
Liquid or food spills should be cleaned up immediately, (whilst taking care to
avoid direct contact with the hot parts), so as not to bake onto the cooker.
Stubborn stains can be removed with an appropriate cleaning pad, such as a
Scotch-Brite™ Hand Pad (Maroon).
Do not use an oven cleaner on the ovens. Instead, wipe down with a soft
lint-free cloth and soapy water, and then immediately drying with a cloth.
The ovens should be switched on after cleaning, to ensure that they are dry.
Stubborn stains can be removed with the supplied wire brush. To season
and help protect the ovens, a fine layer of flax oil can be applied to the
inside of the ovens.
The inside stainless steel door covers should be cleaned with a lint-free
cloth, using soapy water, and immediately dried with a cloth.
Stubborn stains can be removed with a soap impregnated pad or specialist
stainless steel cleaning pad, such as a Scotch-Brite™ Hand Pad (Maroon).
Using aggressive cleaning pads will result in additional hairline texture in the
metalwork, but it is down to the individual user to decide if this is preferable
to stained inside door covers.

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Rope seals Over time, the rope seals on the doors will soften, and may need replacing.
Replacement rope and bonding silicone are available through your retailer,
or online at www.esse.com
Repairs or modifications should only be undertaken by ESSE authorised professionals. Only
genuine ESSE replacement parts should be used, or your warranty may become invalid.
WARRANTY
Your ESSE heat storage range cooker has been built to the highest standard using premium
materials, and comes with a two year manufacturer’s warranty. Register your ESSE online at
www.esse.com/warranty-registration.
The conditions of your warranty are:
✘Does not cover damage resulting from transportation or incorrect use or application, as
advised within this manual.
✘It must be installed appropriately.
✘Does not cover parts deemed to be replaceable in the normal use of the cooker, e.g. rope
door seals, thermostats, elements, etc.
✘Does not cover general wear and tear or cosmetic damage unrelated to the function of the
appliance.

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem
Cause
Solution
• The gill has not been switched on.
• Ensure the grill dial is turned
clockwise to the desired setting, and
the indicator light is glowing red.
• The grill is set to automatically
switch off after 30 minutes of use.
• Manually switch the grill off, then
back to the desired setting.
Grill not working
effectively
• The grill pan is positioned too low
in the oven.
• Switch the grill off, then using an
oven glove, reposition the wire shelf
closer to the grill.
• Wipe the condensation up with a
clean cloth, ensuring it is dry, to
avoid smearing.
• Consider leaving at least one
element on slumber, when the
cooker is not in use.
Condensation on
the cooker front
• The oven, hotplate or grill is
heating the cold metal of the
cooker, and causing condensation.
• Open the relevant steam vent, to
allow excess moisture to escape.
Control LED flashing
red and green
alternatively
• Thermocouple fault.
• Call your retailer for support.
• Not switched on.
• Switch on using the appropriate
dial on the controls.
• Timer is on, with the temperature
set at slumber
• Either remove the timer
programme and switch on ‘Manual
Operation’, or temporarily override
the timer programme.
Oven or hotplate
not working /
getting to
temperature
• Thermocouple fault.
• Check if an LED is alternating
green and red – if so, call your
retailer for support.

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PLANNING THE INSTALLATION
It is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that when installing the appliance, the requirements of
the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 are met.
The installation instructions within this manual provide a guide for safe and appropriate
installation, but it is the responsibility of the installer to ensure that the requirements of applicable
British Standards are met.
It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that the appliance is installed appropriately, and
that the electrical installation conforms to local and national regulations, engaging with a qualified
electrician as required.
Ensure that the mains supply corresponds to that of the appliance, which can be found on the rear
of the control box.
WARNING : This appliance must be earthed.
Whilst not a legal requirement, we recommend the inclusion of an individual Residual Current
Device (RCD) to the cooker supply circuit.
WARNING : During installation, there is an electric shock hazard.
We do not recommend using extension cables with this appliance.
REQUIRED SPACE
To best receive your new ESSE, we strongly recommend that you take care to ensure that the
space is properly prepared.
ESSE heat storage range cookers are hand crafted, so small variations in size can occur.
Space requirements
Your ESSE 600X is 595mm wide, 900mm high (from floor to the top of the
work surface), and 640 mm deep (from the front face, to the rear surface).
However, with the bolster lid up, your ESSE is 600mm taller, so make sure
nothing above stops the lids from opening – We recommend a height of
1,550mm, (to include handle access).
Ensure that the floor is flat and level, (use a spirit level), and appropriate for
the weight of your ESSE – approximately 175kg.
Your ESSE should be installed with 3mm gap either side, to non-combustible
surfaces, (such as a brick wall).
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However, if your ESSE will be posi�oned next to a combus�ble surface, (such
as an unprotected solid wood work surface), we strongly recommend you
increase this distance to 20mm, to reduce the risk of the worktop cracking.
Ensure that there is a minimum 10mm gap between the rear of the cooker
and the back wall / ver�cal surface – This is to help with air circula�on to the
induc�on hob.
* Leave space to grasp the handle ** When posioned next to wood worktops.
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POWER SUPPLY
Your ESSE 600X is simple and easy to install. With one13 Amp plug, your ESSE can simply be
plugged into a standard 13A domestic plug socket.
13 Amp model
The sockets should be positioned to the side of your ESSE, not behind it, (as
the additional depth will require your ESSE to be positioned further forward)
– Preferably, have the sockets to the left of your 600X, which is closer to the
mains cable port on your ESSE.
You may want to hide the socket within a cupboard, with a 60mm hole
drilled at the bottom right hand side, to feed the plug through.
The mains cable length is 1.5m in total, so ensure that the socket is close
enough to reach (see diagram on previous page).
Extension cables should not be used with this appliance.
CONTROLS
The controls are located on a control box, which is connected to the cooker via a cable. The control
box can either be placed on a horizontal surface close to the cooker, mounted to a wall, or hidden
within an adjacent cabinet.
If the control box is to be placed on a horizontal surface, the two supplied feet should be fitted
onto the rear of the box, allowing it to stand independently.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Key Product Specifications
Power supply
230V ~ 50Hz
Rated power (kW)
3.01
Weight (Kg)
275
Power connection
1 x 13A plug
Required power source
1 x 13A plug socket
Dimensions
595 x 900 x 640mm2
Required space
601 x 1,550 x 650mm3
1Does not include induction hob use.
2Does not include towel rail, door or bolster lids – See diagram for further details.
3Increase required width by 34mm, when positioned next to wood worktops (ie, 20mm either side, rather than
the standard 3mm either side for non-combustible materials).

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VENTILATION
Care must be taken to ensure that the kitchen is well ventilated. Natural ventilation holes within
the room must be left open, or install a mechanical ventilation device, such as an extractor hood.
UNPACKING THE APPLIANCE
To unpack your ESSE cooker, first remove all of the outer packing. Next, locate the supplied
accessories from the top and bottom ovens, and move to one side. Remove the protective film on
the inner door liners.
At this time please examine the cooker for any damage to the surface finishes and glass hob. In the
unlikely event of any damage being observed on your ESSE cooker, or should any of the supplied
accessories be missing, please contact your retailer for advice.
Finally, dispose of the remaining packaging responsibly.
Ensure the protective plastic film covering the inner door liners is removed before
switching the appliance on – Failure to do so may result in damage to the cooker.
SWITCHING THE COOKER ON FOR THE FIRST TIME
Ensure that the control dials are in the ‘off position’, before connecting the appliance to
the power source.
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