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DE ’ L O N G H I C OO KING INSTALLATION and SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS USE and CARE INSTRUCTIONS D EG H90 STF GAS COOKTOP distributed by DeLonghi Australia Pty Ltd DeLonghi New Zealand Ltd...
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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■ CAUTION: This appIiance must only be installed in a permanently ventilated room in compliance with the applicable regulations. ■ Do not carry out cleaning or maintenance operations on the appliance without having previously disconnected it from the electric power supply. ■...
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■ Make sure that electrical cables connecting other appliances in the proximity of the cooktop cannot come into contact with the hob. ■ WARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be dangerous and may result in fire. NEVER try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch off the appliance and then cover flame e.g.
INSTALLATION CAUTION: ■ Important: The use of suitable protective clothing/gloves is recommended when handling or cleaning of this appliance. ■ This appliance must be installed in accordance with these installation instructions, local gas fitting regulations, municipal building codes, water supply regulations, electrical wiring regulations, - Gas Installations and ony other relevant statutory regulations.
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3. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal marked “L” (Live) or “A” (Active) or coloured Red. ■ A suitable isolating switch providing full disconnection from the mains power supply (under overvoltage category III conditions) shall be incorporated in the permanent wiring, mounted and positioned to comply with the local wiring rules and regulations.
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CLEARANCES Installation clearances and protection of combustible surfaces shall comply with the current local regulations e.g. AS/NZS5601 - Gas Installations code. Figure 2a Area for Area for electrical connection gas connection Cooktop installed 200 mm Figure 2b...
IMPORTANT NOTES: ■ THIS APPLIANCE SHALL NOT BE USED AS A SPACE HEATER. ■ WHERE THIS APPLIANCE IS INSTALLED IN MARINE CRAFT OR IN CARAVANS, IT SHALL NOT BE USED AS A SPACE HEATER. The installation shall comply with the dimensions in figs.2a, 2b, 2c bearing in mind that: ■...
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FASTENING THE INSTALLATION BRACKETS (figs. 3a, 3b) ■ Each cooker top is provided with an installation kit including brackets and screws for fastening the top to fixture panels from 2 to 4 cm thick. ■ Turn the cooker top upside down and fasten the brackets “A” to the appropriate socket holes, without tightening the screws “B”...
GAS SUPPLY Gas connection for ■ This appliance is suitable for use NATURAL GAS with Natural Gas or ULPG (Check the “gas type” sticker attached to the Gas inlet pipe appliance). ■ For Natural Gas the gas supply must be regulated to obtain a pressure of 1 kPa at the test point with the two semi- rapid (SR) burners operating at the maximum.
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Customer Service Centre should be called to obtain the nearest authorized Delonghi Service Agent. Where the appliance data plate cannot be easily read with the appliance in the...
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TABLE FOR THE CHOICE OF THE INJECTORS Natural Gas ULPG Test Point Pressure [kPa] 2.75 Injector Injector Orifice Orifice BURNER Consumption Consumption Dia. Dia. [MJ/h] [MJ/h] [mm] [mm] Auxiliary (AUX) 0.85 3.60 0.53 3.60 Semi-rapid (SR) 1.12 6.30 0.70 6.30 Rapid (R) 1.45 10.30...
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for use with Natural gas/ULPG (supplied with the Natural gas/ULPG conversion kit). A second Natural gas/ULPG conversion label should also be affixed to an adjacent surface along with the duplicate data plate. Adjusting the minimum burner setting Follow the instructions under ‘MINIMUM BURNER SETTING ADJUSTMENT’ following. IMPORTANT ■...
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MINIMUM BURNER SETTING ADJUSTMENT Check whether the flame spreads to all burner ports when the burner is lit with the gas tap set to the minimum position. If some ports do not light, increase the minimum gas rate setting. Check whether the burner remains lit even when the gas tap is turned quickly from the maximum to the minimum position.
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USE and CARE CAUTION: ■ This appliance must be used only for the task it has explicitly been designed for, that is for domestic cooking of foodstuffs. Any other form of usage is to be considered as inappropriate and therefore dangerous. Do not use this appliance as a space heater. ■...
■ If after relighting the burner the flame is still abnormal, turn the burner off and contact our Customer Service Centre to obtain the nearest authorized Delonghi Service Agent. ■ In the case of a mains failure light the burner with a match or lighted taper.
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In order to light the burner, you must: Turn the knob (fig. 8) in anti-clockwise direction up to the maximum aperture (symbol “ ”), push in and hold the knob; this will light the gas. Wait for about ten seconds after the gas burner has been lit before letting go of the knob (valve activation delay).
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COOKING HINTS FOR GAS HOBS ■ The burner must be chosen according to the diameter of the pans and energy required. ■ The largest can be used for boiling, to seal meat or foods that are cooked quickly, and the smallest for stews and sauces.
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CORRECT USE OF TRIPLE-RING BURNER (THE WOK PAN ADAPTOR IS NOT SUPPLIED WITH THE APPLIANCE BUT IT CAN BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY) ■ The flat-bottomed pans are to be placed directly onto the pan-support. ■ To use the WOK, you must place the wok stand in the CORRECT position as shown in figs.
CLEANING and MAINTENANCE GENERAL ADVICE ■ Before you begin cleaning, you must ensure that the appliance is switched off and disconnected from the electrical power supply. ■ Important: The use of suitable protective clothing/gloves is recommended when handling or cleaning of this appliance. Under no circumstances should any external covers be removed for servicing or ■...
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BURNERS AND PAN SUPPORTS ■ They can be removed and washed only with soapy water. Detergents can be used but must not be abrasive or corrosive. Do not use abrasive sponges or pads. Do not put in dishwasher. ■ After cleaning, they must be well dried and correctly replaced. ■...
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CORRECT REPLACEMENT OF THE TRIPLE-RING BURNER It is very important to check that the burner flame spreader “F1” and the caps “A”, “B” have been correctly positioned (see figs. 13a, 13b). Failure to do so can cause serious problems. ■ Fit the flame spreader to the housing: the burner ribs must be fitted in their housing as shown by the arrows (see fig.
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE If the ignition spark fails to ignite or does not light the gas, check the following items before calling our Customer Service Centre to obtain the nearest Authorised Delonghi Service Agent: ■ Burner is reassembled and located correctly.
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De scri pt io n s a n d il lu st ra tio ns in th is b o ok let ar e g iv en a s simply indicati ve. Th e m an u fa ctu rer re se rv es th e r igh t,...
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