9
Care and Cleaning
General
Clean your appliance regularly using a cloth that has been wrung out in hot soapy water (i.e. hot water with dishwashing liquid).
Rinse and polish it dry using a soft cloth.
Do not
use any polishes, caustic cleaners, abrasives, washing soda or soap except those recommended. When you remove
parts of your appliance for cleaning
do not
plunge them into water whilst they are very hot as this may damage the finish of the
parts.
Cleaning the Hob
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You can remove the pan support, burner caps and burner rings to clean them. Take care not to damage the spark electrodes
and thermocouples.
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For hygiene and safety reasons you must keep this gas appliance clean. A build up of fat or other foodstuff could cause a fire.
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Try to clean up spills and splashes as soon as possible. But be careful as parts of the cooker will be
hot
.
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You can wash the removable parts in very hot soapy water.
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Make sure that the electrode and the hole and slots in the ring are not blocked with food or cleaning materials.
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Clean the burner rings by soaking them in very hot soapy water.
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You can remove any stubborn stains by scouring with a soap
-
filled scrubbing pad.
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If you look after the burner rings in this way they will stay reasonably clean. However the surface will dull with time.
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Aluminium
-
based saucepans can leave shiny metal marks on the pan supports.
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Clean the pan supports regularly.
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After cleaning the appliance parts, dry them thoroughly before you put them back.
Pan Support
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Removal and Replacement
1.
Undo the holding nut in the centre
of the hob.
2.
Lift off pan support.
Hob Burners
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Removal and Replacement
1.
Remove the pan support
2.
Grip the burner cap and rotate it
anticlockwise through ¼ turn and lift
off.
3.
Lift off the burner cap and burner
ring.
4.
Reverse procedure to replace. Make
sure that the holes on the ring align
with the thermocouple and spark
electrode.
5.
Do not try to force the ring on to the
body Check for ignition.
6.
If a burner will not light then you need
to check the ring and cap positions.
