AEG GHL3-4.5, GHL30-4.5 User Manual

user manual

Gas Cooker

CH

GH L3-4.5 (GH L30-4.5)

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Contents

Safety information 2
Product description 5
Before first use 6
Hob - Daily Use 6
Oven - Daily Use 7
Hob - Helpful hints and tips 8
Oven - Helpful hints and tips 8

Safety information

For your safety and correct operation of the
appliance, read this manual carefully before
installation and use. Always keep these in­structions with the appliance even if you
move or sell it. Users must fully know the op­eration and safety features of the appliance.
The manufacturer is not responsible for dam­ages caused by incorrect installation and
use.

Children and vulnerable people safety

• This appliance can be used by children
aged from 8 years and above and persons
with reduced physical, sensory or mental
capabilities or lack of experience and
knowledge if they have been given super­vision or instruction concerning use of the
appliance in a safe way and understand
the hazards involved. Children shall not
play with the appliance.

• Keep all packaging well away from chil­dren. There is risk of suffocation.

• Keep children away from the appliance.
There is risk of injury or other permanent
disability.

• If the appliance has Switch On Lock or Key
Lock, use it. It prevents children and small
pets from accidental use of the appliance.

General safety

• Do not change the specifications or modify
this product. There is risk of injury and
damage to the appliance.

• Remove all packaging, stickers and layers
from the appliance before first use. Do not
remove the rating plate (refer to "Product
Description" chapter).

• Set the appliance to "off" after each use.

Cooking tables 9
Hob - Care and cleaning 13
Oven - Care and cleaning 14
What to do if… 16
Technical data 17
Disposal 17
Garantie, Garanzia, Guarantee 17

Subject to change without notice

Use

• The appliance is designed exclusively for
domestic cooking tasks.

• Do not use the appliance as a work surface
or storage surface.

• Do not leave the appliance unattended
during operation. In the event of fire, switch
off the appliance. Extinguish the fire
with a pot lid , never use water.

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Risk of burns! Do not put metallic ob­jects, for example cutlery or saucepan lids,
on the cooking surface, as they can be­come hot.

• If the objects or cookware fall on the hob
surface, the surface can be damaged.

• Cookware made of cast iron, cast alumi­nium or with damaged bottoms can
scratch the hob surface if you move them
on the surface.

• If there is a crack on the surface, discon­nect power supply to prevent the electric
shock.

• Do not let cookware boil dry to prevent the
damage to cookware and hob surface.

• Do not use the cooking zones with empty
cookware or without cookware.

• Discoloration of the enamel does not affect
the performance of the appliance. The
guarantee does not become invalid.

• Do not apply pressure on the appliance
door.

• The interior of the appliance becomes hot
during use. There is risk of burns. Use
gloves when you insert or remove the ac­cessories and pots.

• Always stand back from the appliance
when you open the appliance door during

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operation. It allows any build up of steam
or heat to release.

• To prevent damage or discoloration to the
enamel:
– do not put any objects directly on the

appliance floor and do not cover it with
aluminium foil

– do not put hot water directly into the ap-

pliance

– do not keep moist dishes and food in the

appliance after you finish the cooking

• Do not use this appliance if it is in contact
with water. Do not operate the appliance
with wet hands.

• Do not keep moist dishes and food in the
appliance after you finish the cooking as
the moist can damage the enamel or get
into the units.

• Do not put or keep the flammable liquids
and materials or fusible objects (made of
plastic or aluminium), on or near the appli­ance.

• Always ensure that the oven vent is left un­obstructed to ensure ventilation of the
oven cavity.

• Do not place heat conducting materials
(e.g. thin metal mesh or metal-plated heat
conductors) under the base of the cooking
dish or on the pan grid . Excessive heat
reflection could damage the glass cooking
surface.

Care and cleaning

• Before maintenance, switch off the appli­ance and disconnect the mains plug from
the mains socket. Make sure that the ap­pliance is cold.

• Keep the appliance clean at all times. A
buid-up of fats or other foodstuff can result
in a fire.

• Regular cleaning prevents the surface ma­terial from deteriorating.

• Only clean the appliance with water and
soap. Sharp objects, abrasive cleaning
agents, abrasive sponges and stain re­movers can cause damage to the appli­ance.

• Do not clean the appliance with steam
cleaners or high-presure cleaners.

• Do not clean the glass door with abrasive
cleaning agents or metal scraper. Heat re­sistant surface of the inner glass can break
and shatter.

• Make sure that the glass panels are cold,
before you clean them. There is risk that
the glass breaks.

• Be careful when you remove the door from
the appliance. The door is heavy!

• When the door glass panels are damaged
they become weak and can break. You
must replace them. For more instructions,
contact the Service Centre.

• If you use an oven spray, follow the in­structions from the manufacturer. Never
spray anything onto the fat filter (if present),
the heating elements and the thermostat
sensor.

• During pyrolytic cleaning (if present), stub­born dirt can damage the colour of the
surface.

• Do not clean catalytic enamel (if present).

• Be careful when you change the oven
lamp. There is risk of electrical shock!

In case of smell of gas:

1. Do not light fire, do not smoke.

Do not activate any electrical switches,
devices, etc.
Do not use any telephone in the same
house.

2. Close main gas tap and all burner regu-

lators, no other manipulations!
A) Press in lower flap (1) and open (2):

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B) Inside press in main gas tap (1) and

close it by turning right until you feel
the resistant (2). Both indicators on
the tap will turn from green into red (3):

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3. Open doors and windows, air the room.
Call gas supplying emergency service
from outside the house (possibly Electro­lux Service Center).
Do not alarm occupants by telephone or
door bell.

Installation

• Only an authorized service technician can

install, connect or repair the appliance.

• Fully obey the laws, ordinances, directives

and standards in force in the country
where you use the appliance (safety regu­lations, recycling regulations, electrical
and/or gas safety rules etc.)!

•If you do not comply with Installation in-

structions, the guarantee becomes invalid
in case any damage.

• Make sure that the appliance is not dam-

aged because of transport. Do not con­nect a damaged appliance. If necessary,
contact the supplier.

• Avoid installation of the appliance near

easy inflammable material (e.g. curtains,
tea towels, etc.)

• Remove all packaging before first use.

• This appliance is heavy. Take care when

you move it. Always use safety gloves.
Never pull the appliance by the handle or
by the hob.

• Keep the minimum distances to other ap-

pliances and units!

• Important! Do not place the cooker on an

extra plinth or other height increasing unit.
This means more risk that the appliance
tips over!

Electrical connection

•

The appliance must be earthed.

• Make sure that the electrical information

on the rating plate agree with your domes­tic power supply.

• Always use a correctly installed shock-

proof socket.

• Do not use multi-way plugs, connectors

and extension cables. There is a risk of fire.

• Do not replace or modify the mains cable

yourself. Contact the Service Centre.

• The appliance must have the electrical in-

stallation which lets you disconnect the

appliance from the mains at all poles with
a contact opening width of minimum 3
mm.

• Make sure that the mains plug and cable
is not squashed or damaged by the back
of the appliance (if present).

• Make sure that the mains plug is accessi­ble after installation.

• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect
the appliance. Always pull the mains plug.

•You must have correct isolation devices:
line protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type
fuses removed from the holder), earth
leakage trips and contactors.

• Information on the voltage is on the rating
plate.

Gas connection

• Make sure that ventilation around the ap­pliance is good. A defective air supply
could cause lack of oxygen.

• Make sure that the gas supply is correct
with the gas type on the rating plate, refer
to "Product Description" chapter.

• This appliance is not connected to a com­bustion products evacuation device. It
must be installed and connected in ac­cordance with current installation regula­tions. Particular attention shall be given to
the relevant requirements regarding venti­lation.

• The use of a gas cooking appliance cause
heat and moisture in the room in which it
is installed. Make sure that the ventilation
in kitchen is good: keep natural ventilation
holes open or install a mechanical ventila­tion device (mechanical extractor hood).

• More ventilation (for example opening of a
window or increasing the level of mechan­ical ventilation where present) is necessary
when you intensive operate the appliance
for a long time .

Service

• Only an authorised service engineer can
repair this appliance. Use only original
spare parts. Contact an authorized Service
Centre.

Product description

General overview

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Cooking surface layout

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1 Oven temperature control knob

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2 Light/Fan/Grill
3 Warning light

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4 Hob control knobs

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5 Oven function control knob

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6 Ventilation outlet

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7 Heating element
8 Oven lamp
9 Shelf runners, removable

10 Rating plate

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11 Ignition hole for oven burner

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12 Flap

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13 Shelf positions

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Accessories

Oven shelf - for cookware, cake tins,
roasts.

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1 Rapid burner
2 Semi-rapid burner
3 Rapid burner
4 Auxiliary burner

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Flat baking tray - for cakes and biscuits.

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Before first use

Remove all packaging, both inside and
outside the oven, before using the ap­pliance. Do not remove the rating plate.

Rating plate

• You can find it on the front frame of the
oven cavity. Alternatively the rating plate
can be also found on the back or top of
some models.

• Do not remove the rating plate from the
appliance. It can invalidate the guarantee.

Initial Cleaning

• Remove all parts from the appliance.

Hob - Daily Use

Control knobs

Symbol Description

no gas supply / off position

ignition position / maximum
gas supply

minimum gas supply

• Clean the appliance before first use.

Caution! Do not use abrasive cleaning
agents! This can damage the surface.
Refer to chapter "Care and Cleaning".

Preheating

Set an oven to maximum temperature and
run an empty oven for 1 hour, to burn off any
residue from the cavity surface. Accessories
can become hotter than in normal use. Dur­ing this period an odour can be emitted. This
is normal. Make sure the room is well venti­lated.

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Ignition of the burner

Warning! Be very careful when you use

open fire in kitchen environment.
Manufacturer decline any responsibility
in case misuse of the flame

Always light the burner before you put
cookware.

To light the burner:

1. Push the hob control knob down com-

pletely and turn it counterclockwise to the
maximum position

. Push of the hob
control knob causes automatically start
of the spark generator.

2. Keep the control knob pushed for ap­proximately 10 seconds; this will let ther­mocouple to warm up. If not, the gas
supply will be interrupted.

3. Adjust the flame after it is regular.

If after some tries the burner does not
light, check if the crown and its cap are
in correct positions.

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1 Burner cap
2 Burner crown
3 Ignition candle
4 Thermocouple

Warning! Do not keep the control knob
pushed for more than 15 seconds.
If the burner does not light after 15 sec­onds, release the control knob, turn it
into off position and try to light the burner
again after minimum 1 minute.

Important! You can light the burner without
electrical device (e.g. when there is no
electricity in the kitchen). To do so, put the
flame near the burner, push the related
control knob down for 10 seconds and turn
it counterclockwise to the maximum gas
release position.