This cooktop is for use with Natural Gas and Universal LPG PCH615FAU PCH615DAU PCD615CAU PCH615CAU Robert Bosch Hausgeräte GmbH Carl-Wery-Straße 34 81739 München Cod. 9000298602 D www.bosch-home.
CONTENT Contents Safety considerations For your safety What to do if you smell gas Warnings Installation Preparing to install Clearances Installation of cooktop into Kitchen bench Installation procedure Connection Electrical connection Gas connection Conversion front Nat.
Safety considerations For your safety • If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death. • Do not store articles on or against this appliance. • Do not store flammable material near this appliance. • Do not spray aerosols in the vicinity of this appliance while it is in operation. What to do if you smell gas • Do not try to light the appliance.
11.The surfaces on heating and cooking appliances get hot when in use. Be careful. Keep children away from the appliance. 12.Only use your appliance for the preparation of food and never for room-heating purposes. 13.This appliance leaves the factory set for the gas supply indicated on the data label. Call the Service Centre if it needs to be altered. 14. Do not tamper inside the appliance. If necessary, call your local Service Centre. 15. Overheated fat or oil can easily catch fire.
Installation Statutory requirements Preparing to install This installation must conform with the following: • Manufacturer’s Installation instructions • Local Gas Fitting Regulations • Municipal Building Codes, • AGA Installation Code for Gas Burning Appliances. (AS 5601 - 2004 - Gas Installations). • S.A.A. Wiring Code • Local Electrical Regulations • Any other statutory regulations Refer to the AGA Installation Code for piping size details.
Clearances A range hood fitted above the top must be installed according to the installation instructions for the range hood. A minimum distance of 650 mm is required for a range hood and 750 mm for an exhaust fan. Any adjoining wall surface situated within 200mm from the edge of any hob burner must be a suitable non-combustible material for a height of 150mm for the entire length of the hob.
3 3. Place the hotplate on top of the bench cut-out and press down firmly on all edges at the same time to ensure that the hob is resting on its entire perimeter. 4 .Once the hob is fitted you should turn the clips and tighten the screw as shown in Fig. 4.
Installation continued Connection Electrical: An electrical 10 amp socket needs to be within 1 m of the hotplate to allow electrical connection. The socket must remain accessible after installation of the appliance. Important note: This appliance is connected to the mains (240 VAC) by means of the connecting lead which must be fixed to the kitchen unit to prevent it from coming into contact with hot parts of the hob (or an oven installed underneath) and remain accessible after installation of the cooktop.
Coverting the cooktop To change injectors All work involved in installation, setting and adaptation from Nat.Gas to to a different gas type must be carried out by authorised Universal LPG personnel from our Service Centre and must comply with current regulations and the conditions laid down by the local gas company. Request change-over injectors from our customer service deparment (refer injector chart below for sizes). Natural Gas Burner Small Hourly Gas Consumption (MJ) Injector size (mm) 4,0 0.
Minimum flame adjustment. 1 Turn the control knob to minimum. 2 Remove the control knob from the valve spindle. Refer Fig. 9 . 3 Apply pressure with the tip of the screwdriver to release the thread toward the tap's adjusting screw. Refer Fig.10. Do not remove the disk seal. 4 The adjustment screw is positioned at the rear lower section of the valve. 5 To adjust the minimum flame for N.G. replace the control knob onto the spindle, light the gas and turn the control knob to the small flame position.
Operating instructions Burner locations 12 1. Medium burner 2. Medium burner 3. Wok burner Burner ignition & control 6 4. Small burner 5. Control burner 6. Large burner Depress control knob and turn anti-clockwise to “High flame”position. Hold the knob down for a few seconds until the flame ignites. If your hotplate is equipped with flame failure device, keep control knob depressed for a few seconds to activate it. If ignition fails, depress knob again and wait for ignition.
User Instructions Boiling burners Use “High flame” setting to bring the pan to the boil, then adjust the flame between “High flame” and “Low flame” to maintain the required pan temperature. Important: The use of a cooktop leads to the production of heat and moisture in the kitchen .For this reason make sure that the room is properly ventilated.Keep natural ventilation openings, such as windows, open or provide a mechanical ventilation device(e.g. a range hood or overhead exhaust fan).
Cooking recommendations Wok burner Large burner Medium burner Small burner 15 Very high /High Medium Boiling, grilling, browning, and Asian food (wok). Steaks, omelettes, frying. Reheating and keeping things hot, cooked and pre-cooked dishes. Rice, white Steaming, sauce and and ragout. vegetables. Reheating, keeping things hot and making tasty casseroles. Defrosting Melting: and slow butter, cooking: chocolate vegetables and jelly. fruits and frozen products.
Warnings concerning cooking DON'Ts DOs Do not use small receptacles on large burners. The flame should not touch the sides of receptacles. Always use suitably sized receptacles on each burner. This helps avoid excessive gas consumption and prevents receptacles from getting tarnished. Do not cook without lids or with lids only partially covering receptacles. You are wasting energy. Always use lids. Only use thick-,flat-based saucepans, frying pans Do not use receptacles with and casseroles.
Cleaning and maintenance DON'Ts Do not not use use scouring scouring powder, over powder, over cleaner cleaner sprays or sprays orabrasive abrasivepads pads that may that mayscratch scratchthe theglass. glass. Never use Never use sharp sharpobjects objects such as such asknives knivesororwire wire wool wool to remove to removethe theremains remainsofof food that food thathas hasbecome becomeenencrusted onto crusted ontothe thesurface. surface.
Service Trouble shooting chart What´s wrong ...If none of the electrical systems work? It is not always necessary to call the Service Centre. In some cases, you may be able to solve the problem yourself. This table contains some useful information. Important: Only authorised personnel from the Service Centre are qualified to work on the main gas and electric systems. Possible cause • Power turned off. • Faulty fuse. • The automatic circuit breaker or mains differential has been triggered. ...
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