User manual ZANUSSI ZKF325X

[. . . ] Never use plastic or aluminium dishes on the hob. Never leave the hob unattended while deep fat frying, or heating fats and oils. The appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision. Service Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunction of the appliance. Repairs must only be carried out by a qualified/competent person. [. . . ] Wipe the bottom surface of the pots and pans with a clean dry cloth before placing them on the ceramic surface. This helps to reduce cleaning and prevents scratching the hob glass. Wipe off spills whilst the hob is warm. 19 Cleaning and maintenance For reasons of hygiene and safety, the cooking zones must be kept clean. Grease stains and spilled food generate smoke when heated, and can even cause fire. Never use metal wool, metal sponges or other abrasive cleaning agents. Make sure that the ceramic hob is dry when you heat it up again. Ceramic hobs can develop rainbow-like stripes if heated while damp. Stainless steel surfaces Clean the appliance after use with a soft cloth well wrung out in warm water, use a small amount of liquid detergent for stubborn soiling. Stainless steel parts may become straw coloured with use, use a proprietary stainless steel cleaner to remove this straw discolouration. The ceramic glass hob The decorative pattern on the ceramic surface can become scratched and marred with use, depending upon maintenance, but does not adversely affect performance. Such blemishes are not covered by the warranty and do not affect the operation of the hob. Immediately scrape off stains caused by food which has boiled over using a proper ceramic hob scraper, spilled sugar, dishes containing sugar (jam, juice, etc. ), melted plastic and aluminium foil while the ceramic hob is still hot. If the ceramic hob is allowed to cool it may become damaged. Utensils which have been in contact with the above-mentioned melted materials must be cleaned throughly before used again on the ceramic-top hob unit. Defects in the ceramic surface which can be related to the above are not covered by the warranty. A dirty ceramic hob decreases the heat transfer between cooking zones and cookware. After use the cooking zones should be wiped with a damp cloth with washing up liquid. For severe soiling you can follow these steps: 1. Remove stains etc. , with a proper ceramic hob scraper. Make sure that the ceramic hob has cooled down. Wipe the ceramic hob clean with a damp cloth or kitchen roll. Tough stains can be removed by rubbing the stain hard with kitchen roll. Wipe off remaining cleaning agent with a damp cloth. 20 Technical Data Cut-Out dimensions for the building-in of the hob (building in a worktop) Width: Depth: 270 mm 490 mm Cooking zones electric rating Rear cooking zone ø 180 mm Front cooking zone ø 145 mm Total rating Electrical supply voltage/frequency 1, 7 kW 1, 2 kW 2, 9 kW AC 230 V 50 Hz Installation Warnings about electrical connection Any electrical work required to install this hob should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person, in accordance with the current regulations. [. . . ] Combustible or not heatproof materials must be kept away from the appliance. Rear wall Building-in dimensions The dimensions of the cut-out are given in the diagrams. hobs with different functions must be built in one beside the other (e. g. 2 Plate Hob + 2 burners Hob), the minimum distance shown in the diagram must be observed. Securing the hob into the cut out Before fitting the hob into the cut out, the sealing gasket supplied with the hob must be fitted to the edge of the cut out. It is essential that no gaps are left in this seal in order to prevent spillage near the hob seeping into the cabinet below. [. . . ]