Chef WHS642WA, CHS642SA, WHS642SA, CHS642WA, CHS942WA User Manual

MODELS

WHS642WA, WHS642SA CHS642WA, CHS642SA CHS942WA

SOLID ELEMENT COOKTOPS

User and Installation Manual

CONGRATULATIONS

WARNING

TIPS & INFORMATION

ENVIRONMENTAL TIPS

CONTENTS

Dear customer,

Congratulations on the purchase of your new cooktop.

Before you use the cooktop, we recommend that you read through the whole user manual which provides the description of the cooktop and its functions.

To avoid the risks that are always present when you use an electrical appliance, it is important that the cooktop is installed correctly and that you read the safety instructions carefully to avoid misuse and hazards.

We recommend that you keep this instruction booklet for future reference and pass it on to any future owners.

After unpacking the appliance, please check it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use the appliance but contact your local Customer Care Centre.

For contact details, refer to the last page of this user manual. This appliance complies with requirements of Australian Standard AS/NZS 60335.2.6

Conditions of use

This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:

• Staff kitchen areas in shops, ofﬁces and other working environments

• Farm houses

• By clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments

• Bed and breakfast type environments

Important safety instructions ...............................3

Product description ...............................................4

Operating instructions ..........................................8

Helpful hints and tips ......................................... 12

Care and cleaning .............................................. 13

Troubleshooting .................................................. 14

Technical data ..................................................... 15

Environment concerns ........................................ 15

Installation instructions ...................................... 16

Assembly ............................................................ 17

Warranty ............................................................ 19

Please read the user manual carefully and store in a handy place for later reference.

The symbols you will see in this booklet have these meanings:

warning

This symbol indicates information concerning your personal safety.

caution

This symbol indicates information on how to avoid damaging the appliance.

important

This symbol indicates tips and information about use of the appliance.

Please ensure you read the instruction manual fully before you call for service, or a full service fee could be applicable.

Record model and serial number here:

Model: ..................................................................

Serial number: ........................................................

environmental tips

This symbol indicates tips and information about economical and ecological use of the appliance.

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general safety

WARNING

warning

Please comply with these instructions. If you do not, any damage resulting is not covered by the warranty.

General safety

• This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

• Do not leave the appliance unattended during operation.

• This appliance should be used only for normal domestic cooking and frying of food.

• The appliance must not be used as a work surface or as a storage surface.

• Additions or modiﬁcations to the appliance are not permitted.

• Do not place or store ﬂammable liquids, highly inﬂammable materials or fusible objects (e.g. plastic ﬁlm, plastic, aluminium) on or near the appliance.

• Danger of ﬁre: Do not store items on the cooking surface

Children’s safety

• The cooking zones will become hot when you cook. Therefore, always keep small children away from the appliance.

• The appliance is not intended for use by young children or inﬁrm persons without supervision.

• Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

warning

Accessible parts will become hot during use. To avoid burns young children should be kept away

• Repairs to the appliance must only be carried out by trained registered service engineers.

Safety during use

• Remove stickers and ﬁlm from the glass ceramic.

• There is the risk of burns from the appliance if used carelessly.

• Cables from electrical appliances must not touch the hot surface of the appliance or hot cookware.

• Overheated fats and oils can ignite very quickly. Warning! Fire hazard!

• Switch the cooking zones off after each use.

caution

The cooking process has to be supervised. A short term cooking process has to be supervised continuously.

warning

Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be dangerous and may result in a ﬁre.

Where the appliance is built into a cabinet, the cabinet material must be capable of withstanding 85˚C.

Only authorised personnel should carry out servicing. (Certiﬁcate of Compliance to be retained)

• This appliance must be earthed.

• The ﬁxed wiring insulation must be protected, for example, by insulating sleeving having an appropriate temperature rating.

• Before using the appliance, ensure that all packing materials are removed from the appliance.

• During use, this appliance becomes hot. Care should be taken to avoid touching hot surfaces.

• This appliance must not be used as a space heater.

Correct operation

• Always monitor the appliance during operation. Do not use an external timer or a separated remote control system to operate the appliance.

• Only use the appliance for domestic cooking tasks..

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

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

• Other than the connection point in the terminal block, do not let the electrical supply cord touch the appliance or hot cookware. Ensure electrical supply cord is not tangled.

General safety

• The appliance may only be installed and connected by trained, registered service engineers.

• Built-in appliances may only be used after they have been built into suitable built-in units and work surfaces that meet standards.

• In the event of faults with the appliance, the appliance must be switched off and disconnected from the electrical supply, to prevent the possibility of an electric shock.

• In order to avoid a ﬁre, the appliance must be kept clean and vents kept unobstructed.

• Do not spray aerosols in the vicinity of the appliance when it is operated.

• Do not store ﬂammable materials in or under the appliance, e.g. Aerosols.

• Do not allow pots to boil dry, as damage to both pan and cooktop may result.

• Do not operate the cooktop for an extended period of time without a utensil on the hotplate.

• Do not allow large cookware to overhang the cooktop onto the adjacent benchtop. This will cause scorching to the benchtop surface.

• In order to avoid any potential hazard, the enclosed installation instructions must be followed.

• Always ensure the appliance is switched off and cool before cleaning or replacing parts.

• Do not use steam cleaners, as this may cause moisture build up.

Cooktops GENERAL SAFETY 3

helpful hints and tips

ENVIRONMENTAL TIPS

Fig. 3

GOOD BAD

(recessed base)

BAD

(convex base)

(undersize)

Hotplates

Coated solid hotplates are strong, and give a good contact with ﬂat bottom pots and pans for fast efﬁcient cooking. The hotplates are sealed all round with stainless steel trim rings, food spills can’t penetrate to make cleaning easier. It is normal for stainless steel trim rings to discolour with use over time.

The hotplates include a red dot in the centre to indicate the hotplate temperature, once the hotplate is heated the red dot turns to black.

Utensils (Fig. 3)

Use pans with ﬂat bottoms. Uneven or thin bottoms will

• increase cooking time especially when boiling. Not

suitable for curved base wok or pan.

• Use pans slightly larger than hotplates. Smaller pans will waste energy.

• Do not use oversize pans. More than 50mm overhang can overheat cooktop components and cause ﬁne cracks in the enamel hob which will trap dirt. This may also discolour stainless steel hobs.

BAD

Do not use the cooktop as extra bench space or as a

•

BAD

(oversize)

BAD

(moisture on hotplate)

cutting board.

Do not allow children on or near the cooktop at any time.

•

Cookware

• You can recognise good cookware from the bottoms of the pans. The bottom should be as thick and ﬂat as possible.

environmental tips

Energy saving

Always place cookware on the cooking zone before it is

• switched on.

• Switch cooking zones off before the end of the cooking time, to take advantage of residual heat.

• If possible, always place lids on the pans.

BAD

(no utensil)

• Do not place wet pots or pans on the hotplates.

• Do not use pots and pans that are unsteady and likely to rock or over balance.

• Do not operate the cooktop for an extended time without a pot or pan on the hotplate, it will cause damage to the cooktop.

Cooking Do’s and Dont’s

Do use the stored heat in the hotplate by turning the

• control to ‘O’ before the ﬁnal few minutes of cooking.

Do not place heat resistant mats, wire mats or aluminium

• foil under pots and pans.

Do not allow pots and pans to boil dry, as damage to

• both pan and hotplate may result.

Do not use round bottom woks, wok stands or similar

• curved based pans, as it can lead to overheating of the

cooktop causing damage to the appliance, and reﬂected heat from overhanging woks can cause scorching and possible ﬁre risk for the surrounding bench surface.

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