Creda X155E User Manual
X155E
Installation & User Instructions
You must read these instructions prior to using the
appliance and retain them for future reference.
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Contents
Introduction 4
Installation 5
For your Safety – Always 7
For your Safety – Never 8
Features 9
Control Panel 10
Ceramic Hob 11
Ceramic Hob - General Information 12
Temperature Conversion Scale 18
Grilling 19
Guide to Grilling 21
Oven Temperature Chart – Meat 22
Oven Temperature Chart – Baking 23
Main Oven Cookery Notes 24
Using the Main Oven for other Functions 26
Care and Cleaning 27
Cooking Results Not Satisfactory 29
Something Wrong with your Cooker 30
Key Contacts Back Cover
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Introduction
Your new appliance is guaranteed* and will give lasting service. This guarantee is only applicable
if the appliance has been installed in accordance with the installation instructions detailed in this
booklet.
To help make best use of your cooking equipment, please read this booklet carefully.
The cooker is designed specifically for domestic use and responsibility will not be accepted for
use in any other installation.
When the cooker is first used an odour may be emitted,
When first using the cooker ensure that the room is well ventilated (e.g. open a window or use an
extractor fan) and that persons who may be sensitive to the odour avoid any fumes. It is
suggested that any pets be removed from the room until the smell has ceased. This odour is due
to temporary finish on oven liners and elements and also any moisture absorbed by the
insulation.
* The guarantee is subject to the provisions that the appliance:
(a) Has been used solely in accordance with the Users Instruction Book.
(b) Has been properly connected to a suitable supply voltage as stated on the
rating plate attached to this equipment.
(c) Has not been subjected to misuse or accident or been modified or repaired by
any person other than the authorised employee or agent.
(d) Has been correctly installed.
Disposal of your product
To minimise the risk of injury to children please dispose of your product carefully and safely.
Remove all doors and lids. Remove the mains cable (where fitted) by cutting off flush with the
appliance and always ensure that no plug is left in a condition where it could be connected to
the electricity supply.
To help the environment, Local Authority instructions should be followed for the disposal of
your product.
this will cease after a period of use
This appliance conforms to the following EEC Directives:
Electromagnetic Compatibility Low Voltage Equipment
89/336/EEC 73/23/EEC
92/31/EEC 93/68/EEC
93/68/EEC
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Installation
150 mm
150 mm
650 mm
WARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED.
Your cooker should have been checked to ensure
voltage corresponds with your supply volt
on the rating plate, which is situated
age,
on the front of the
that the
this is stated
plinth. The cooker must be connected by a competent
person such as one who is NICEIC registered, to suitable
double-pole control unit with a minimum rating of 45A
and a minimum contact clearance of 3mm, which should
be fitted adjacent to the cooker, in accordance with latest
IEE regulations.
The power supply cable should conform to B.S.6004 with a
conductor size of 6mm2minimum.
The control unit should be easily accessible in the event of
an emergency, but must be within 2 metres
of and not directly above an appliance.
This appliance conforms to EN 55014 regarding
suppression of radio and television interference.
Access to the mains terminals is gained by removing the
rear access cover.
The mains cable must pass through the cable clamp
adjacent to the terminal block. Sufficient cable should be
used to allow the cooker to be pulled out for
servicing.
Ensure that the mains cable is routed away from any
brackets affixed to the rear panel and is not trapped to the
rear wall when pushing the cooker into position between
cabinets.
Siting the Cooker
The height of the cooker can be adjusted by means of
adjustable feet in the plinth (900mm - 915mm). Adjust the
feet by tilting the cooker from the side. Then install the
product into position.
The cooker is designed to fit between kitchen
cabinets spaced 500mm apart. The space either side need
only be sufficient to allow withdrawal of the
cooker for servicing. It can be used with cabinets one side
or both as well as in a corner setting. It can also be used
free-standing.
This cooker is a type X appliance, as such adjacent side
walls which project above hob level, must not be nearer to
the cooker than 150mm and should be
resistant material. Any overhanging
protected by heat
surface or cooker hood
should not be nearer 650mm.
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Installation
Moving the Cooker
Splash Panel
Kit (Wall Mounted)
Before moving your cooker check that it is cool, and switch
off at the cooker control unit.
Movement of your cooker is most easily achieved by lifting
the front as follows:
Open the grill door sufficiently to allow a comfortable grip
on the underside front edge of the oven roof, avoiding any
grill elements.
Note: Take care in moving the cooker as it is heavy.
Take care to ensure that any floor covering is not
damaged.
Splashplate optional, apply to Parts Department
(see Back Cover for contact number.)
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Safety Information
When used properly your appliance is completely safe but as with any electrical product there
PLEASE READ THE PRECAUTIONS BELOW BEFORE USING YOUR APPLIANCE.
are certain precautions that must be observed.
Always
● Remove all packing from the appliance before switching on for the first time.
● Understand the controls prior to using the appliance.
● Keep children away from the appliance when cooking as the surfaces will get extremely hot
during and after use.
● Turn controls off when not in use.
● Stand back when opening an oven door to allow any build up of steam or heat to disperse.
●
Always use dry good quality oven gloves when removing items from the oven/grill.
● Always place pans centrally over the hotplate making sure handles are kept away from the
edge of the hob and cannot become heated by other hotplates or pans.
●
Always take care to avoid heat or steam burns when operating the controls.
● Always turn off the electricity supply at the wall switch and allow the appliance to cool before
cleaning (or changing an oven lamp if fitted).
●
Always make sure the shelves are in the correct position before switching on the oven or grill.
● Always keep the oven/grill door closed when the appliance is not in use.
● Always keep the appliance clean as a build up of grease or fat from cooking can cause a fire.
●
Always follow the basic principles of food handling and hygiene to prevent the possibility of
bacterial growth.
● Always keep ventilation slots clear of obstructions.
● Always refer servicing to a qualified appliance service engineer.
● Always take care when removing items from the grill compartment when the lower oven is in
use as the contents will be hot
● Always turn off the electricity supply to the appliance at the wall switch should any glass
panel (if fitted) crack or shatter and then DO NOT USE THE APPLIANCE until repaired.
● During use, the oven becomes hot. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements
inside the oven.
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Safety Information
Never
● Never leave children unsupervised where a cooking appliance is installed as all surfaces will
be hot during and after its use.
● Never allow anyone to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
●
Never store items above the appliance that children may attempt to reach.
● Never leave anything on the hob surface when unattended and not in use.
● Never remove the oven shelves whilst the oven is hot.
● Never heat up unopened food containers as pressure can build up causing the container to
burst.
● Never store chemicals/food stuffs or pressurised containers in or on the appliance, or in cabi-
nets immediately above or next to the appliance.
● Never place flammable or plastic items on or near the hob.
● Never fill a deep fat frying pan more than 1/3 full of oil, or use a lid.
DO NOT LEAVE DEEP FAT FRYING PANS UNATTENDED WHILE COOKING.
● Never use the appliance as a room heater.
● Never use the grill to warm plates.
● Never dry any items on either the hob or oven doors.
● Never install the appliance next to curtains or other soft furnishings.
● Never operate the grill with the grill door closed as this will cause the appliance to over heat.
● Never use steam cleaners.
SAFETY ADVICE IN CASE OF A CHIP-PAN FIRE
In the event of a chip pan fire or any other pan fire.
1. TURN OFF THE COOKER APPLIANCE AT THE WALL SWITCH.
2. COVER THE PAN WITH A FIRE BLANKET OR DAMP CLOTH, this will smother the flames and
extinguish the fire.
3.
LEAVE THE PAN TO COOL FOR AT LEAST 60 MINUTES BEFORE
caused by picking up a hot pan and rushing outside with it.
NEVER USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT A PAN FIRE
extinguisher is likely to tip the pan over.
MOVING IT. Injuries are often
as the force of the
Never use water to extinguish oil or fat fires.
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Features
HOB VENTILATION SLOTS
1200W
1800W
FAST PLATE
GRILL
GRILL
DOOR
REMOVABLE
INNER GLASS
DOOR
1800W
1200W
FAST PLATE
CONTROL
PANEL
GRILL/MEAT PAN
WITH REMOVABLE
HANDLE AND WIRE
FOOD SUPPORT
CREDACLEAN
SIDE PANELS
RATING PLATE
MEAT PAN
OVEN ROD
SHELVES
PLINTH VENTILATION SLOTS
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Control Panel
GRILL
INDICATOR
LIGHT
MAIN
OVEN
INDICATOR
LIGHT
LEFT
FRONT
PLATE
LEFT
REAR
PLATE
RIGHT
REAR
PLATE
RIGHT
FRONT
PLATE
GRILL MAIN
OVEN
Control Knobs The knobs for the hotplates/grill can be rotated in either direction to
provide variable heat control, the Main Oven knob can only be rotated
clockwise from the Off position.
Note: Always ensure that all controls are in the OFF position,
when the appliance is not in use.
Operating the In common with all cookers having controls sited above the grill
control when the compartment, care must be taken when setting the controls, due
grill is in use to hot air being emitted from the grill compartment.
Hob Controls Each control can be used to select one of six temperature settings
from position 1 (minimum) to position 6 (maximum).
The control knobs for the hotplates can be turned in either direction
to give variable heat control.
Slow cooking The main oven has a 90˚ setting specially designed to reduce energy
usage. Full details of this can be found in the Slow cooking section of this
book.
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