Use and Care Guide

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Cooktop burners
Quality of flames
On Natural Gas the burners’ ames should be a blueish color
with, at most, a slight yellowish fringe.
On Propane gas the ames may be “softer”. The cooktop
burner ames may have a slight yellowish tip.
If the ame burns with a long white tip you should call for
service.
If the ame is distorted, check that the burner head is
correctly placed over the burner.
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MAKE SURE THE FLOW OF COMBUSTION AND
VENTILATION AIR TO THE RANGE IS UNOBSTRUCTED.
Use the right size pan
This appliance is equipped with burners of dierent sizes.
Use utensils with at bottoms. DO NOT use unstable pans
and position the handles away from the edge of the cooktop.
Make sure the ames are under the pans. It’s not safe to let
the ames burn up the sides of the pan; the handle may get
too hot.
Proper relationship of utensil to burner will also improve
eciency.
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NEVER leave cooktop burners unattended at high
settings. Pans boiling over can cause smoking and
greasy spills may catch on re.
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Protective Liners – DO NOT use aluminium foil to
line cooktop bowls or oven bottoms. Foil liners
may result in a risk of electric shock, or re and will
damage the enamel nish. NEVER allow aluminium
foil to contact the heating elements.
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DO NOT use hotplate protectors, foil or hotplate
covers of any description. These may aect the safe
use of your hotplate burners and are potentially
hazardous to health.
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Glazed Cooking Utensils – Only certain types of
glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or
other glazed utensils are suitable for range-top
use without breaking due to the sudden change in
temperature.
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Utensil handles should be turned inward and not
over adjacent burners. If handles are left over
adjacent burners they will get hot and may burn.
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Use of aluminium pans may cause metallic marking
of the grates. This does not aect the durability of
the enamel and may be cleaned o with a metal
polish.
Ovens
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Use care when opening door.
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Let hot air and steam escape before removing or
replacing food.
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NEVER heat unopened food containers. Pressure
build up may make container burst and cause injury.
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Keep oven vent ducts unobstructed.
Placement of oven racks
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Always place oven racks in desired location while
oven is cool. If rack must be moved while oven is hot,
DO NOT let potholder contact hot heating element
in oven.
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WARNING! THIS APPLIANCE IS PROVIDED WITH
ROLLERS TO FACILITATE MOVEMENT DURING
INSTALLATION. THE RANGE SHOULD NOT BE MOVED
AFTER INSTALLATION.
General safety instructions
This appliance must be installed by a competent person in
accordance with the installation instructions. The installation
must comply with the relevant regulations and also the local
electricity supply company requirements.
This appliance is designed for domestic cooking only. Use for
any other purpose could invalidate any warranty or liability
claim.
The use of a gas cooking appliance results in the production
of heat and moisture in the room in which it is installed.
Make sure that the kitchen is well ventilated: keep natural
ventilation holes open or install a mechanical ventilation
device, (mechanical extractor hood).
Prolonged intensive use of the appliance may call for
additional ventilation, for example opening a window, or
more eective ventilation, for example increasing the level of
mechanical ventilation where present.
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This appliance should not be installed with any
ventilation system that blows air downward toward
the gas cooking appliance. This type of ventilation
system may cause ignition and combustion
problems with the gas cooking appliance resulting
in personal injury or unintended operation.
Ventilating systems that direct the air upwards can
be used.
The range should be serviced by a qualied service engineer
and only approved parts used. Have the installer show you
the location of the range circuit breaker. Mark it for easy
reference. Always allow the range to cool and then switch
o at the circuit breaker before cleaning or carrying out any
maintenance work, unless specied otherwise in this guide.
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All parts of the range become hot with use and will
retain heat even after you have stopped cooking.