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Instructions for the use - Installation advices GAS COOKERS Models: EGC 836 WH ELBA QUALITY MADE IN ITALY Made in Italy...
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Dear Customer, Thank you for having purchased and given your preference to our product. The safety precautions and recommendations reported below are for your own safety and that of others. They will also provide a means by which to make full use of the features offered by your appliance.
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IMPORTANT: This appliance is designed and manufactured solely for the cooking of domestic (household) food and is not suitable for any non domestic application and therefore should not be used in a commercial environment. The appliance guarantee will be void if the appliance is used within a non domestic environment i.e.
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manner in accordance to health and environmental protection regulations, ensuring in particular that all potentially hazardous parts be made harmless, especially in relation to children who could play with unused appliances. • The various components of the appliance are recyclable. Dispose of them in accordance with the regulations in force in your country.
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• WARNING: When correctly installed, your product meets all safety requirements laid down for this type of product category. However special care should be taken around the rear or the underneath of the appliance as these areas are not designed or intended to be touched and may contain sharp or rough edges, that may cause injury.
COOKING HOB Fig. 1.1 Note: The appliance has safety valve system fitted, the flow of gas will be stopped if and when the flame should accidentally go out. GAS BURNERS Semi-rapid burner (SR) 1,75 kW Rapid burner (R) 3,00 kW Triple-ring burner (TR) 3,50 kW CONTROL PANEL...
USE OF THE HOB BURNERS Each burner is controlled by a gas tap (fig. 3.1) assuring the opening and the closing of the gas supply. Make the knob symbols match with the indicator on the control panel to obtain: • symbol : off •...
LIGHTING THE BURNERS CHOICE OF THE BURNER ignite burner, following On the control panel, near every knob, instructions are to be followed: there is a diagram that indicates which Press in the corresponding knob and burner is controlled by that knob. turn counter-clockwise (fig.
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CORRECT USE OF THE TRIPLE-RING BURNER The flat-bottomed pans are to be placed directly onto the pan-support. When using a WOK you need to place the supplied stand in the burner to avoid any faulty operation of the triple-ring burner (figs. 3.5a - 3.5b). IMPORTANT: The special grille for wok pans (fig.
USE OF THE GAS OVEN THERMOSTAT The glass on the oven door reaches The numbers 1 to 10 printed on the knob high temperatures during operation. (fig. 4.1) indicate the increasing oven Keep children away. temperature value (see table 4.2). The cooker lid must be kept open when To regulate the temperature, make the chosen number of the knob (fig.
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IGNITION OF THE OVEN BURNER COOKING EXAMPLES Temperatures are approximate as they ATTENTION: Never turn the control vary depending on the quality and amount knob before opening the oven door. of food. Remember to use ovenproof dishes and to To ignite the oven burner: adjust the oven temperature during cooking Open the oven door to the full extent.
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE GLASS LID For cleaning purposes, the lid can be easily Models with glass lid removed upwards once taken to the upright position. Should the hinges slip off, replace them in their housing being careful that: • The right housing must receive the hinge marked “D”...
GENERAL ADVICE ENAMELLED PARTS • Important! Before begin All the enamelled parts must be cleaned cleaning, you must ensure that with a sponge and soapy water or other the appliance is switched off and non-abrasive products. disconnected from the electrical Dry preferably with a microfibre or soft power supply.
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BURNERS They can be removed and washed with soapy water only. They will remain always perfect if cleaned with products used for silverware. After cleaning or wash, check that burner-caps and burner-heads are dry before placing them in the respective housings. Check that the electrode “S”...
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FITTING THE OVEN SHELF Security block • The oven shelf is provided with a security block to prevent accidental extraction. must inserted operating as per figure 5.7. • To pull it out operate in the inverse order. OVEN DOOR The internal glass of the oven door can be easily removed for cleaning by unscrewing the two lateral fixing screws (fig.
REMOVING THE OVEN DOOR The oven door can easily be removed as follows: • Open the door to the full extent (fig. 5.9a). • Open the lever “A” completely on the left and right hinges (fig. 5.9b). • Hold the door as shown in fig. 5.9. •...
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Advice for the installer IMPORTANT • Cooker installation must only be carried out by QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS and in compliance with local safety standards. Failure to comply with this condition will render the guarantee invalid. • The appliance must be installed in compliance with regulations in force in your country and in observation of the manufacturer’s instructions.
INSTALLATION The cookers afford class ‘1’ protection against overheating of surrounding surfaces. The installation conditions, concerning protection against overheating of the surfaces adjacent to the cooker, must conform to fig. 6.1 and 6.2. The appliance must be kept no less than 300 mm away from any side wall which exceeds the height of the hob surface (fig.
VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS The appliance must be installed in compliance with applicable local regulations concerning ventilation and the evacuation of exhaust gases. Intensive and prolonged use may require extra ventilation, e.g. opening a window, or more efficient ventilation increasing the mechanical suction power if this is fitted. CHOOSING SUITABLE SURROUNDINGS The room where the gas appliance is to be installed must have a natural flow of air so that the gas can burn (in compliance with applicable local regulations).
GAS SECTION GAS INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS Important ! The walls adjacent to the cooker must be of heat-resistant material. • • Before installation, make sure that the local distribution conditions (gas type and pressure) and the adjustment of this appliance are compatible. The appliance adjustment conditions are given on the plate or the label.
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CONNECTING THE APPLIANCE TO THE GAS SUPPLY The gas connection must be carried out by an authorised person according to the relevant standards. Ensure that the room in which the cooker is to be installed is adequately ventilated, in compliance with applicable regulations. •...
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Connect the cooker to the gas supply using a suitable rubber hose (internal diameter 13 mm). The hose must comply with the applicable local regulations and be of the correct construction for the type of gas being used. Make sure that the hose is tightly and securely fitted at both ends. Use a standard hose clamp (not supplied) to fasten the hose.
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Gas connection with rubber hose holders Note: if not already fitted on the inlet pipe, the hose holders are supplied with the product in a separate kit. Inlet pipe Manifold male pipe fitting 1/2” G cylindrical (ISO 228-1) male Sealing washer (#) 1/2”...
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• the flexiple pipe does not exceed 2000 mm in length (or refer to applicable local regulations) and does not come into contact with sharp edges, corners or moving parts. Use a single flexible pipe only; never connect the cooker with more than one flexible pipe. •...
GAS CYLINDER CONNECTION IMPORTANT: Only 13 kg maximum cylinders may be connection between hose used in the cylinder compartment, and connector on the cooker and the regulator they must be positioned in such a way that of the gas cylinder must be made using the regulator and shut-off cock are easily a 60 cm long flexible hose conforming to accessible.
GAS MAINTENANCE LUBRICATION OF THE GAS TAPS • In case of difficulty in the gas taps operation, call Service. IMPORTANT All intervention regarding installation maintenance of the appliance must be fulfilled with original factory parts. The manufacturer declines any liability resulting from the non-compliance of this obligation.
REPLACEMENT Semi-rapid and INJECTORS rapid burners If the injectors are not supplied they can be obtained from the “Service Centre”. Select the injectors to be replaced according to the “Table for the choice of the injectors”. nozzle diameters, expressed hundredths of a millimetre, are marked on the body of each injector.
OPERATIONS TO BE EXECUTED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INJECTOR OF THE OVEN BURNER Some models are provided with a set of injectors for the various types of gas. If the injectors are not supplied they can be obtained from the “Service Centre”. Select the injectors to be replaced according to the “Table for the choice of the injectors”...
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REGULATION OF AIR SUPPLY TO OVEN BURNER To regulate the air supply it is necessary to remove the burner from their housings (fig. 7.7b). • Using a cross-head screwdriver, slacken the screws “A” securing the air flow regulation collar “B” (fig. 7.8) and move the collar forward or backward to increase or reduce the air aperture in accordance with gas type and the indications in the “Table for the choice of the injectors”.
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ADJUSTMENT OVEN Flame faulty Flame with Flame BURNER MINIMUM in primary excess correct primary air Considering that in the minimum position the flame must have a length of about 4 mm short and sharp long, yellow clear interior too blue interior and must remain lit even with a brusque and trembling blue cone...
BATTERY INSTALLATION INSTALLING THE BATTERY Insert a type C battery (1.5 Volt) into he battery compartment on the back of the cooker (fig. 8.1). This battery is the power supply for the electronic ignition of gas burners (cooktop burners only). Batteries last on average for about two years (alkaline battery) depending on how often the electronic ignition is used.
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The manufacturer reserves the right to make all modifications to its products deemed necessary for manufacturer commercial reasons at any moment and without prior notice, without jeopardising the essential functional and safety characteristics of the appliances. www.elba-cookers.it Made in Italy Cod. L0189 - ß1...
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