5
Electrical supply
This appliance requires connection to a 10 Amp wall socket.
What to do if you smell gas
❍Do not try to light the appliance.
❍Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use a phone in your
building.
❍Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbour’s phone.
Follow the gas suppliers’s instructions.
❍If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
Safety considerations
If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or
explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury
or death.
❍Never leave the appliance unattended when cooking with fat
or oil. It could ignite if overheated.
❍In case of a defect, switch electric power off at the mains.
❍Never use an appliance that is not working correctly.
❍Do not allow the flame to extend beyond the edge of the cook-
ing utensil. This instruction is based on safety considerations.
❍Do not forget that the unit becomes hot when in use. Common
sense is important. Just because the flame is out, does not mean
parts cannot still be hot.
❍Be sure to disconnect the electrical supply before disassembly
of the appliance.
❍Keep the appliance area clear and free from combustible ma-
terials, gasoline and other flammable vapours and liquids.
❍Note: To avoid jeopardising the electrical safety of the appli-
ance, it is forbidden to use high-pressure or steam jet cleaning
devices.
❍Cabinets installed above the gas cooktop must have a mini-
mum clearance of 650 mm (24”).
❍Important
When using a very large pot, leave a gap of at least 50 mm
(2”) to avoid damaging any parts in bench top wood, plastic
or other non-heat resistant materials. Never leave oil or hot fat
unattended.
❍Never place unstable pans or containers on the cooking hob
or burners, as they may accidentally tip over.
❍Never cover up the slots at the rear of the appliance.
Never pour water on
burning fat or oil. Cover
with a damp cloth to
extinguish the fire and
disconnect the cooking
appliance.
20
Maintenance trouble shooting
It is not always necessary to call the Service Agent. In some cases,
you may be able to solve the problem yourself. This table contains
some useful information.
If any of the fault finding procedures below do not rectify the
problem call Sampford & Staff. For contact details refer back page
of this booklet.
What’s wrong Possible cause Solution
...If none of the electrical ❍Power turned off. ❍Turn power on.
systems work. ❍Faulty fuse. ❍Check the fuse in the main
fuse box and replace if faulty.
❍The automatic safety ❍Check the main fuse box to see
switch has been tripped whether the automatic trip
or a fuse has blown. switch or a differential switch
has tripped.
...If the electronic ignition ❍There may be food or ❍The gap between the spark
system does not work. cleaning product plug and the burner needs to
particles between the be cleaned carefully.
spark plugs and the
burners.
❍The burners are wet. ❍Dry the burner caps carefully.
❍The burner covers are ❍Make sure that the burner caps
not located correctly. are correctly located.
...If the flame on the ❍The burner components ❍Put the components in their
burners is not evenly have not been correct positions.
distributed. assembled properly.
❍The gas ports on the ❍Clean the gas ports on the
burners are dirty. burners.
...If the gas flow does not ❍The isolation valve is ❍Open the isolation valve.
seem normal or there closed.
is no gas flow at all. ❍If the gas is supplied ❍Replace the gas bottle with a
from a gas bottle, it full one.
may be empty.
...If the kitchen smells ❍One of the valves has ❍Check to see if a valve has
of gas. been left open. been left open.
❍Possible leak on the ❍Check that the coupling on
gas bottle coupling. the gas bottle is in order.
...If the safety shut off ❍The control knob was ❍Once the burner is lit, hold the
device on different not held down long control knob down a few
burners doesn’t work. enough. seconds longer.
❍The burner ports are ❍Clean the burner ports.
dirty.
Important
Only authorised person-
nel from the Service
Agent are qualified to
work on the main gas and
electric systems.
Flames are normally blue and sharply defined. If flames are ever yellowish or noisy or if the gas
does not ignite within the period specified under ‘boiling burner operation’ abnormal operation
is indicated. Call your local Service Agent.