Hotpoint EG600P User Manual

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Instructions for Installation and Use

Model EG600P

T o the Installer

Before installation fill in the product details on the back cover this book.

The information can be found on the rating plate.

T o the User

You must read the instructions prior to installing and using the appliance and

then retain them for future reference.

Safety precautions

T o maintain the efficiency and safety of this appliance, we recommend that you do the follo wing:

• only call the Service Centres authorised by the manufacturer

• always use original spare parts

1 This appliance is intended for non-professional use

within the home.

2 These instructions are only for those countries whose

symbols appear in the booklet and on the matriculation
plate of the appliance.

3 This owner’ s manual is f or a class 1 appliance (in-

stalled independently) or class 2 - sub-class 1 ap­pliances (installed between two cabinets).

4 Before using your appliance, read the instructions in

this owner’ s manual carefully since you will find all the
instructions you require to ensure safe installation, use
and maintenance. Always keep this owner’ s manual close
to hand since you may need to refer to it in the future.

5 When you have removed the packing, check that the

appliance is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use the
appliance and contact professionally qualified person­nel. Never leave the packing components (plastic bags,
foamed polystyrene, nails, etc.) within the reach of
children since they are a source of potential danger .

6 The appliance must be installed only by a qualified

person in compliance with the instructions provided.
The manufacturer declines all responsibility for improper
installation which may harm persons and animals and
damage property.

7 The electrical safety of this appliance can only be guar-

anteed if the cooker is correctly and efficiently earthed,
in compliance with regulations on electrical safety. Al­ways ensure that the earthing is efficient; if you have
any doubts call in a qualified technician to check the
system. The manufacturer denies all responsibility for
damage resulting from a system which has not been
earthed.

8 Before plugging the appliance into the mains, check

that the specifications indicated on the date plate (on
the appliance and/or packaging) correspond to those
of the electrical and gas mains of your home.

9 Check that the electrical capacity of the system and

sockets will support the maximum power of the appli­ance, as indicated on the data plate. If in doubt, con­sult a professionally qualified technician.

10 An omnipolar switch with a contact opening of at least

3 mm or more, is required for the installation.

11 If the socket and appliance plug are not compatible,

have the socket replaced with a suitable model by a
qualified technician. The latter, in particular, will also
have to ensure that the cross section of the socket
cables are suitable for the power absorbed by the ap­pliance. The use of adapters, multiple sockets and/or
extensions, is not recommended. If their use cannot
be avoided, remember to use only single or multiple
adapters and extensions which comply with current
safety regulations. In these cases, never exceed the
maximum current capacity indicated on the single
adapter or extension and the maximum power indicated
on the multiple adapter.

12 Do not leave the appliance plugged in if it is not in use.

Switch off the main switch and gas supply when you
are not using the cooker .

13 The openings and slots used for ventilation and disper-

sion of heat on the rear and below the control panel
must never be covered.

14 The user must not replace the supply cable of this ap-

pliance. Always call an after-sales servicing centre
authorised by the manufacturer in the case of cable
damage or replacement.

15 This appliance must be used for the purpose for which

it was expressly designed. Any other use (for example:
heating rooms) is considered to be improper and con­sequently dangerous. The manufacturer declines all
responsibility for damage resulting from improper and
irresponsible use.

16 A number of fundamental rules must be followed when

using electrical appliances. The following are of par­ticular importance:

• do not touch the appliance when your hands or feet are
wet

• do not use the appliance barefooted

• do not use extensions, but if these are necessary cau­tion must be exercised.

• never pull the power supply cable or the appliance to
unplug the appliance plug from the mains.

• never leave the appliance exposed to atmospheric
agents (rain, sun etc.)

• do not allow children or persons who are not familiar
with the appliance to use it, without supervision.

17 Always unplug the hob from the mains or switch off the

main switch before cleaning or carrying out maintenance
operations.

18 If you are no longer using an appliance of this type,

remember to make it unserviceable by unplugging the
appliance from the mains and cutting the supply cable.
Also make all potentially dangerous parts of the appli­ance, safe, above all for children who could play with
the appliance.

19 T o a void accidental spillage do not use cookw are with

uneven or def ormed bottoms on the burners. Turn the
handles of pots and pans inwards to avoid knocking
them over accidentally.

20 Some parts of the appliance remain heated for a long

time after use. Make sure not to touch them.

21 Never use flammable liquids such as alcohol or gaso-

line, etc. near the appliance when it is in use.

22 When using small electric appliances near the hob, keep

the power supply cable aw a y from the hot parts.

23 Make sure the knobs are in the “•”/”¡” position when the

appliance is not in use.

24 When the appliance is in use, the heating elements

and some parts of the oven door become extremely
hot. Make sure you don’t touch them and keep children
well away.

2 5 Gas appliances require regular air exchange to en-

sure trouble-free performance. When installing the
cooker, follow the instructions pr ovided in the para­graph on “ Positioning” the appliance.

26 Some of the models have a glass hob cover . This could

crack if overheated so make sure all the burners or
electric hot plates are off before closing it.

27 If the cooker is placed on a pedestal, take the neces-

sary precautions to prevent the same from sliding off
the pedestal itself.

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Instructions for installation

The following instructions should be read by a qualified
technician to ensure that the appliance is installed, regu­lated and technically serviced correctly in compliance with
current regulations.

Important: remember to unplug the appliance from the
mains before regulating the appliance or carrying out
any maintenance work.

Positioning
Important: this appliance may be installed and used only

in permanently ventilated rooms in compliance with cur­rent Norms in force. The following requirements must be
observed.
a) The room must be equipped with an exhaust system

that vents the combustion fumes to the outside. It may
consist of a hood or an electric fan that automatically
starts each time the appliance is turned on.

c) Intensive and prolonged use of the appliance may re-

sult in the need for supplemental air circulation, e.g.
opening windows or increasing mechanical venting (if
present).

d) Liquid petroleum gas descends towards the floor as it

is heavier than air . Thus, rooms containing LPG cylin­ders must also be equipped with apertures to the out­side for ventilation of gas in the event of leaks. LPG
cylinders must not, therefore, be installed or stored in
rooms or storage areas that are below ground level (cel­lars, etc.) whether they are partially or completely full.
It is a good idea to keep only the cylinder being used in
the room, positioned so that it is not subject to heat
produced by external sources (ovens, fireplaces, stoves,
etc. ) which could raise the temperature of the cylinder

to above 50°C.
Prior to installing the cooker, 95 ÷ 155 mm high support­ing feet (provided) should be fitted into the holes to be
found in the bottom of the cooker (fig.F). These feet are
screw-adjustable and whenever necessary should be used
to make sure the cooker stands level.

min. 100mm

In a chimney stack or branched flue

(exclusively for cooking appliances)

b)

The room must also have a system to permit proper air circula-

Directly to the outside

tion, needed for combustion to occur normally . The flow of air
needed for combustion must not be less than 3 m3/h per kW of
installed power . The air circulation system may take air directly
from the outside by means of a pipe with an inner cross section of
at least 100 cm2; the opening must not be able to be accidentally
blocked. For those appliances not equipped with a safety device
for accidental flame loss, the ventilation apertures must be in­creased by 100%, with the minimum being 200cm2 (Fig. A). The
system can also provide the air needed for combustion by indi­rect means, i.e. from adjacent rooms fitted with air circulation
tubes as described above. Howev er, these rooms must not be
common rooms or bedrooms.

Detail A Room

A

Examples of ventilation holes

for comburant air

Fig. A

adjacent

Enlarging the ventilation slot

window and floor

Room to be

ventilated

between

Fig. B

fig.F

fig.E

95÷155mm

Installation of the cooker

The appliance can be installed next to furniture units which
are no taller than the top of the cooker hob. The wall in
direct contact with the back panel of the cooker must be
made of non-flammable materials. During operation the
back panel of the cooker could reach a temperature of
50°C above room temperature. For proper installation of
the cooker , the f ollowing precautions must be taken:
For trouble-free operation of appliances installed in hous­ing units, the minimum distances shown in fig.E should
be observed. Adjacent surfaces and the wall at the rear
should also be able to withstand an overheating tempera­ture of 65°C

a) The appliance can be placed in a kitchen, dining room

or bedsit, but not in a bathroom.
b) Any hoods must be installed according to the require-

ments in the installation manual for the hoods them-

selves.
c) If the cooker is installed beneath a wall cabinet, the

latter must be situated at a minimum of 420 mm above

the hob. The minimum distance between the worktop

and kitchen units made of combustible material is 700

mm (Fig. C and D).
d) The wall in direct contact with the back panel of the

cooker must be made of non-flammable materials.

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Instructions for installation

HOOD

Min. mm.

600

mm.

420

Min.

420

Min. mm.

mm. with hood

650

min.

mm. without hood

700

min.

mm.

420

Min.

Fig. C Fig. D

Gas connecting

The appliance should be connected to the gas mains or to
a gas cylinder in compliance with current Norms in force.
Before making the connection, check that the cooker is
regulated for the gas supply you are using. If not, follow
the instructions indicated in the paragraph “Adapting to
different types of gas.” On some models the gas supply
can be connected on the left or on the right, as necessary;
to change the connection, reverse the position of the hose
holder with that of the cap and replace the gasket (sup­plied with the appliance). When using liquid gas from a
cylinder, install a pressure regulator which complies with
current Norms in force.
Important: Check that the supply pressure complies with
the values indicated in table 1 “Burner and Nozzle Charac­teristics” since this will ensure safe operation, correct con­sumption and ensure a longer life to your appliance.

Connection with hose

Make the connection using a gas hose that complies with
requirements set forth by the current standards. The inner
diameters of the pipe are as follows:

- 8 mm for liquid gas;

-13mm for methane gas;
When installing the hose, remember to take the following
precautions:

• No part of the hose should touch parts whose tem-

perature exceeds 50°C;

• The length of the hose should be less than 1500 mm;

• The hose should not be subject to twisting or pulling,

and should not have bends or kinks.

• The hose should not touch objects with sharp edges,

moving parts, and it should not be crushed;

• The full length of the hose should be easy to inspect in

order to check its condition;
Check that the hose fits firmly into place at the two ends
and fix it with clamps complying with current standards. If
any of the above recommendations can not be followed,
flexible metal pipes should be used.
If the cooker is installed according to the conditions of
Class 2, subdivision 1, only a flexible metal pipe which is
in compliance with current safety standards should be used
to make the connection to the gas mains.

HOOD

Min. mm.

900

mm. with hood

420

650

Min. mm.

min.

Checking that the connection is tight
Important: When installation has been completed, check

the pipe fittings for leaks using a soapy solution. Never
use a flame.
Once the connection has been made, ensure that the flex-

mm. without hood

ible metal pipe does not touch any moving parts and is

700

not crushed.

min.

Connecting the supply cable to the mains

Install a standardised plug corresponding to the load indi­cated on the data plate. When connecting the cable di­rectly to the mains, install an omnipolar circuit-breaker with
a minimum contact opening of 3 mm between the appli­ance and the mains. The omnipolar circuit break er should
be sized according to the load and should comply with
current regulations (the earth wire should not be interrupted
by the circuit breaker). The supply cable must be in such a
position that no part of it can reach a temperature of 50°C
above room temperature. Before connecting to the power
supply, make sure that:

• the limiter valve and the domestic system can with­stand the load from the appliance (see rating plate);

• the mains are properly earthed in compliance with cur­rent directives and regulations;

• there is easy access to the socket and omnipolar cir­cuit breaker, once the hob has been installed.

N.B.:never use reducers, adapters or shunts since they
can cause heating or burning.

Adapting the cooker to different types of gas

In order to adapt the cooker to a different type of gas with
respect to the gas for which it was manufactured (indi­cated on the label attached to the back of the appliance
and to the packaging), follow these steps:
a) replace the hose holder mounted on the appliance with

that supplied in the bag of “cooker accessories”.

Warning: The hose holder f or liquid gas is marked 8, the
hose holder for methane gas is marked 13. Always fit a
new sealing gasket.
b) Replacing the burner nozzles on the hob:

• remove the grids and slide the burners from their
housings;

• unscrew the nozzles using a 7 mm socket spanner,
and replace them with nozzles for the new type of gas
(see table 1 “Burner and nozzle characteristics”).

Connecting a flexible jointless stainless steel pipe to
a threaded attachment

The gas supply pipe fitting is a threaded 1/2 gas cylindrical
male attachment. Only use pipes and gaskets complying
with current standards. The full length of the pipe m ust not
exceed 2000 mm.

• Replace all the parts, following the steps described
above in the re verse order .

c) Minimum regulation of the hob burners:

•

turn the tap to minimum;

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• remove the knob and adjust the regulation screw , which
is positioned in or next to the tap pin, until the flame is
small but steady.
N.B.: In the case of liquid gas, the regulation screw
must be screwed in all the way.

• check that the flame does not go out when you turn the
tap quickly from high to low.

d) Regulating the primary air of the burners:
The primary air of the burners does not need to be regu­lated.

Warning

On completion of this operation, replace the old rating
sticker with one indicating the new type of gas used, which
can be found in the nozzle kit provided.

Note

Should the pressure of the gas used be different (or vary)
from the recommended pressure, it is necessary to fit a
suitable pressure regulator onto the inlet pipe in compli­ance with current National Regulations relative to “regula­tors for channelled gas”.

Burner and Nozzle specifications

Table 1 Liquid gas Natural ga s

BURNER

C.Rapid
B. Semi-rapid

Diameter

(mm)

100 3.00 0.7 40 86 218 214 116 286

75 1.90 0.4 30 70 138 136 106 181

Thermal p ower

kW (H.s.*)

Nomin. Reduc. G30 G31 G20

By-pass

1/100

(mm)

Injector

1/100

(mm)

Flow *

g/h

Injector

1/100

(mm)

Flow*

l/h

A. Auxiliary
D. Triple Ring (L iqui d Gas)

D. Triple Ring (Natural gas)

Supply pressure

* At 15°C and 1013 mbar-dry gas

Propane P.C.S. = 50.37 MJ/Kg
Butane P.C.S. = 49.47 MJ/Kg
Natural P.C.S. = 37.78 MJ/m3

Inner dimensions of the oven:

Inner Volume of the Oven:

551.000.4 30 50737179 95

130 3.25 1.5 63 91 236 232
130 3.40 1.5 133 324

Nominal

Minimu m

Maximu m

28-30

20
35

37
25
45

Technical Specifications

ENERGY LABEL

Width 43,5 cm

Depth 40 cm

Height 32 cm

56 litres

Directive 2002/40/EC on the label of electric ovens
Norm EN 50304
Energy consumption for Natural convection

heating mode: a Convection

Declared energy consumption for Forced convection Class

heating mode: u Baking

20
17
25

Inner Dimensions of the Food W armer:

Width 46 cm

Depth 42 cm

Height 8,5 cm

V oltage and Frequency of P ower Supply:

see data plate

Burners:

adaptable for use with all the types of gas indicated on

the data plate.

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Technical Specifications

Disposal of old electrical appliances

The European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), requires that old
household electrical appliances must not be disposed of
in the normal unsorted municipal waste stream. Old
appliances must be collected separately in order to optimise
the recovery and recycling of the materials they contain
and reduce the impact on human health and the
environment. The crossed out “wheeled bin” symbol on the
product reminds you of your obligation, that when you
dispose of the appliance it must be separately collected.
Consumers may take their old appliance to public waste
collection areas, other communal collection areas, or if
national legislation allows return it to a retailer when
purchasing a similar new product.

All major household appliance manufacturers are active in
the creation of systems to manage the collection and
disposal of old appliances.

This appliance conforms with the following European
Community directives:

- 73/23/EEC of 19/02/73 (Low V oltage) and subsequent
amendments;

- 89/336/EEC of 03/05/89 (Electromagnetic Compatibil­ity) and subsequent amendments;

- 90/396/EEC of 29/06/90 and subsequent amendments;

- 93/68/EEC of 22/07/93 and subsequent amendments.

The cooker with Pirò oven

M

N

A Hob surface
B Gas Burner
C Electronic Lighting Device
D T op Grate
E Control panel
F Adjustable Feet or Legs
G Dripping Pan or Baking Sheet
H Flame Failure Device f or Cooktop Burners
K Oven Rack
L Cooking mode selection knob
M Cooking temperature selection knob
N Control Knobs for Gas Burners on Hob
O Electronic programmer - Allows you to programme

the desired cooking mode by selecting the cooking
time and the end cooking time. It can also be used
as a timer.

L

O

A

B

E

D

K

G

F

H

C

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