The 5-fold safety mechanism on your Sicomatic
®
t-plus
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The Sicomatic
®
t-plus you have bought is a perfectly
engineered technical appliance. It is the result of
decades of experience in the manufacture and
development of pressure cookers.
1. Operating valve
If the pressure required for the selected cooking level
is exceeded, the operating valve opens (valve plug)
and excess steam escapes from the opening on the
front of the lid handle. Any overpressure is released
automatically.
Please note that for the sake of operation and safety
only the transparent operating valve labelled
Sicomatic
®
H09F is to be used.
2. Safety valve with automatic venting
a) Automatic venting function
The valve can be moved when not under pressure. After
bringing to the boil in the closed Sicomatic
®
t-plus,
excessive atmospheric oxygen detrimental to the food
inside is therefore automatically discharged (automatic
venting).
b) Function as safety valve
The safety valve is not triggered in normal operation.
Only if the transparent operating valve fails and the
pressure should continue to rise, does it come into
action. A lot of steam then issues from the opening in
the lid handle.
3. Safety slot
Only if the transparent operating valve and the safety
valve fail, does the so-called “emergency exit” on the
lid rim come into play as an additional safety device.
As soon as too great a pressure arises, the rubber
gasket for lid in the safety slot is pressed out so far
that the steam can escape.
4. Safety bolt
If the lid and cooker handles are not correctly aligned,
the red safety bolt on the lid prevents pressure from
building up.
5. Residual pressure locking mechanism
Even after a small amount of pressure has built up,
the residual pressure is indicated by the pressure
indicator : The pressure indicator can then be seen.
Not until the pressure indicator has disappeared into
the handle of the lid completely can the pot be un-
locked and opened. Inadvertent opening under pres-
sure is thus prevented.
The Sicomatic
®
t-plus‚ fulfills the standards laid out by
the guidelines for pressure appliances 97/23/EG. The
legally prescribed safety regulations are surpassed in
part to a considerable degree.
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