Zanussi ZEL 640 User manual

ZEL 640
Electric
hob
Instruction
booklet

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Thank you for selecting our appliance
We wish you lots of enjoyment with your new appliance and we hope that
you will consider our brand again when purchasing household appliances.
Please read this user manual carefully and keep it throughout the product
life cycle as a reference document. The user manual should be passed
on to any future owner of the appliance.

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Description of the Hob ....................................................................................... 3
Important Safety Information .............................................................................. 4
Before the First Use of the Appliance ................................................................. 6
Operation .......................................................................................................... 6
Maintenance and Cleaning .............................................................................. 10
Something Not Working? ................................................................................. 11
Guarantee/Customer Service ........................................................................... 20
Service and original Spare Parts ...................................................................... 21
European Guarantee ....................................................................................... 22
For the Installer
Engineers technical data ................................................................................. 12
Electrical Connections ..................................................................................... 14
Installation ....................................................................................................... 17
Building In ....................................................................................................... 19
For the User
Contents
Description of the Hob
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1. Hob Top
2. Normal Hotplate - 1500 W -180 mm dia.
3. Normal Hotplate - 1000 W - 145 mm dia.
4. Rapid Hotplate - 2000 W - 180 mm dia.
5. Rapid Hotplate - 1500 W - 145 mm dia.
6. Control Knobs
7. Electric Hotplates Control Light

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You MUST read these warnings carefully before installing or using the
hob. If you need assistance, contact our Customer Care Department on
08445 612 612.
Important Safety Information
Installation
•This hob must be installed by qualified
personnel, according to the
manufacturer’s instructions and to the
relevant British Standards.
•Before carrying out any operation,
make sure the appliance is
DISCONNECTED from the power
supply.
•Remove all packaging before using
the hob.
•After unpacking the appliance, make
sure it is not damaged and that the
power cable is in perfect condition.
Otherwise, contact the dealer before
using the appliance.
•TheManufacturerdeclinesanyliability
if the accident-prevention regulations
are not respected.
People safety
•This appliance must only be used by
adults. Make sure children do not
play with the appliance or touch the
controls.
•This appliance is not intended for use
by children or other persons whose
physical, sensory or mental
capabilities or lack of experience and
knowledge prevents them from using
the appliance safely without
supervision or instruction by a
responsible person to ensure that
they can use the appliance safely.
•The exposed parts of this appliance
become hot during cooking and
remain so for some time even after the
appliance is turned off. Keep children
away until the appliance has cooled.
During use
•This product is designed for non-
professional home use, for cooking
food. Do not use it for any other
purpose.
•Modifying or attempting to change
the characteristics of this product is
hazardous.
•Keep the appliance clean. Food
residuals can create the risk of fire.
•In case of faults, never try to repair the
appliance on your own. Repairs
carried out by unqualified persons
can cause damage and accidents.
Firstly, consult this handbook. If you
do not find the necessary information,
contact the nearest Service Centre.
Assistance for this appliance must be
carried out by an authorised Technical
Service Centre. Always demand the
use of original spare parts.
•After using the appliance, make sure
all the controls are in the “CLOSED”
or “OFF” position.
•Do not use steam or steam appliances
to clean the equipment.
•When using a power outlet near this
appliance, make sure the cords of
any electrical appliances being used
do not touch it and are far enough
away from its hot parts.

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Environmental information
•All the materials used are
environmentally friendly and
recyclable. Please make your
contribution to safeguarding the
environment by using the special
differentiated waste collection
channels.
•Appliances that are no longer used or
unusable are not worthless waste.
Through ecological disposal, various
materials used in manufacturing your
appliance can be recovered.
•Find out about the possibilities of
disposal from your specialised dealer
or local Council.
•When disposing of an old appliance,
make it unusable,by cutting off the
cable.
zThe symbol on the product or on
itspackaging indicates that this product
may not be treated as household
waste. Instead it shall be handed over
to the applicable collection point for
the recycling of electrical and
electronic equipment. By ensuring
this product is disposed of correctly,
you will help prevent potential nega-
tive consequences for the environment
and human health, which could
otherwise be caused by inappropriate
waste handling of this product. For
more detailed information about
recycling of this product, please
contact your local city office, your
household waste disposal service or
the shop where you purchased the
product.
These instructions are only valid
for countries whose identification
symbols appear on the handbook
cover and on the appliance.
Keep this instruction book for
future reference and ensure it is
passed on to any new owner.
This appliance is manufactured
according to the following EEC
directives:
2006/952006/95
2006/952006/95
2006/95 EEC - 2004/1082004/108
2004/1082004/108
2004/108 EE,
current edition.
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The following symbols will be found in
the text to guide you throughout the
Instructions:
Safety Instructions
Step by step
instructions for an
operation
Hints and Tips
Environmental
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Electric Hotplates
To switch on a hotplate, turn the
relevant control knob anticlockwise or
clockwise to the required heat setting.
The control knob is numbered 1 - 6
0- OFF
1- Minimum
6- Maximum
Rapid Hotplates
The rapid hotplates are indicated by
Before the First Use of the Appliance
Before using the appliance
remove all packaging,
including the advertising
labels and any protective
film.
When using the hob for the first
time:
1) place on all the plates a pan filled
with some water;
2) switch the plates on for about 10
minutes at “maximum” position until
water inside the pans boils;
3) then, turn the control knob to
“minumum” and allow the plates to
run for approximately 20 minutes;
4) open a window for ventilation.
During this time, the plates may
smoke a little and an unpleasant
odour may be emitted. This is
absolutely normal and it is
caused by residues of
manufacturing.
Once this operation is carried out,
let the plates to cool down, then clean
them with a soft cloth soaked in warm
water.
Operation
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a red dot, and will heat up more quickly
than a normal plate. As the red dots are
painted on the plate, they may
deteriorate during use and even
disappear completely after a period of
time. This will not affect the
performance of the hob.
It is important to note that the
plate may smoke and produce a
slightly unpleasant odour when
used for the first time. This is quite
normal and will disappear after a
short while.
Electric Hotplates Control
Light
The Hotplates Control Light will come
on each time a cooking zone is switched
on.
OFF 0
Very Gentle 1To keep food warm
To melt butter and chocolate.
Gentle 2To prepare cream-sauces,
stews and milk puddings
or to fry eggs.
Slow 3Dried vegetables, frozen
food, fruit, boiling water
or milk.
Medium 4Boiled potatoes, fresh
vegetables, pâtés, soups,
broths, pancakes or fish.
High 5Larger stews, meat roll, fish,
omelettes, steaks.
Fast 6Steaks, escalopes and frying.
Suggestions for the correct setting of the
plates are given in the following table.

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For the correct use of the hot-
plates
For better efficiency of the electric
hotplates and lower electricity
consumption:
•switch on the hotplates only after
placing the pots on them.
•For cooking on the electric hotplates
it is advisable to use triple-bottom
pots of the same width as the cooking
zone, or slightly larger (Figure).
•Do not use wet pots on the electric
hot-plates, and do not place wet lids
on the switched off hot-plates,
because the moisture and condensate
could damage them.
•If possible, place lids on the pots.
Copper or aluminium pots and pans
are not very suitable for cooking on
the electric hotplates, because they
can leave residues, stains and marks.
Likewise, meat grills in cast iron or
other alloys are not suitable for cooking
on the electric hotplates, because
they cause dangerous accumulation
of heat.
Also, the rough bottom can scratch
the cooktop and the material can
stain it. Possibly choose a meat grill in
stainless steel with triple bottom.
The use of glass containers is also
inadvisable, because they usually
have very uneven bottoms. Never use
plastic containers.
•Do not place unstable or deformed
pots on the hotplates because they
could tip over or spill their contents
and thus cause accidents.
•Pots must not enter the control zone.
•Make sure boiling liquids do not spill
onto the hotplates.

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•Do not leave a hotplate switched on
without a pot or with an empty pot.
•Do not place a pot on a cold hotplate
or leave it to cool on a switched-off
hotplate. This could cause damaging
condensation to form.
•For faster cooking and to avoid heat
dispersion, it is advisable to use flat-
bottomed pots, to ensure maximum
contact of the bottoms with the
cooking zone.
•Take care never to lean or reach over
a hot electric plate. Always point pan
handles inward or over the work
surface next to the hob to avoid
accidentally knocking over a pan as
you pass by.
•Do not use the hotplate to warm the
room.
Take care when frying food in
hot oil or fat, as the overheated
splashes could easily ignite.
The stainless steel can become
tarnished if excessively
heated. Therefore prolonged
cooking with potstones,
earthenware pans or cast-iron
plates is inadvisable. Also, do
not use aluminium foil to
protect the top during use.

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Maintenance and Cleaning
Before any maintenance or
cleaning can be carried out,
you must DISCONNECT the
hob from the electricity supply.
This appliance cannot be
cleaned with steam or with a
steam cleaning machine.
The hob is best cleaned whilst it is
still warm, as spillage can be removed
more easily than if it is left to cool.
The Hob Top
Regularly wipe over the hob top
using a soft cloth well wrung out in warm
water to which a little washing up liquid
has been added. Avoid the use of the
following:
- household detergent and bleaches;
- impregnated pads unsuitable for
non-stick saucepans;
- steel wool pads;
- bath/sink stain removers.
Should the hob top become heavily
soiled, the following products are
recommended:
- For stainless steal hobs use a
proprietary stainless steel cleaner.
- For other hobs use Hob Brite or Bar
Keepers Friend.
The control knobs may be removed
by carefully pulling them upward for
easier cleaning.
Do not leave acid or alkaline
substances (e.g. vinegar, salt,
lemon juice, etc.) on the
cooktop.
The Hotplates
Spills onto the actual plate should be
removed using warm water and a soft
brush, nylon or plastic scourer. To keep
the plates looking as new, hotplate
conditioner can be purchased from most
hardware stores, e.g. "4 Hob" by
HomeCare Products (follow the
manufacturer's instruction for use).
Alternatively, wipe the plates with a
drop of olive oil on a kitchen towel to
avoid rust. It is important to note that the
plate will smoke a little and produce a
slightly unpleasant odour when next
used.
Stainless steel parts: the stainless
steel spill rings may become straw
coloured with use. Use a proprietary
stainless steel cleaner to remove this
straw discolouration. This also applies to
the area around the hotplates on
stainless steel hobs.
Failure to clean and condition
hotplates may lead to rust and
corrosion forming on the surface.