Setting The Dual Elements - Electrolux EI30EF35JS Use And Care Manual

Setting the dual elements

The right rear and both right
and left front elements may be
set to heat as single or dual
elements.
Cooktop power level settings
Use the Suggested cooktop power level
settings table (Figure 1- previous page) to
determine the best element power setting for the
type of food you are preparing.
To operate a dual radiant surface element:
Example
Step
1. Place cookware center on the
surface element.
2. Press and hold the ON·OFF key for
the desired element position until a
tone sounds.
3. Press +, med (5.0) or -. Each touch
of the + or - key will decrease or
increase the power level by 0.5
between 9.5 and 3.0. Simmer
power levels between 3.0 and 1.2
will decrease or increase by 0.2
increments. Lo is the lowest power
level available.
4. Use the size key to toggle between
the inner single heating element
(Figure 2) or to expand for dual
element heating (Figure 3-), then
release.
5. When finished, press ON OFF key
to turn element off.
size
Fig. 2
inner portion
heats only.
Setting Surface Controls
Press
ON·OFF
-,
med,
+
size
ON·OFF
size
Fig. 3
inner and middle
portions will
heat.
IMPORTANT
Do not allow aluminum foil, plastic, or ANY
material that can melt to make contact with the
ceramic glass cooktop. If these items melt on
the cooktop they can damage the ceramic
cooktop.
NOTES
• Start most cooking operations at a higher heat
setting and then turn to a lower setting to
finish cooking.
• For efficient cooking, turn the surface element
OFF several minutes before cooking is
complete. This will allow residual heat to
complete the cooking process.
• A glowing red surface heating area extending
beyond the bottom edge of the cookware
indicates the cookware is too small for the
surface heating area.
• Radiant elements have a limiter that will make
the element cycle ON and OFF, even at the
high setting. This helps prevent damage to the
ceramic smoothtop. Cycling at the high setting
is normal and will occur more frequently if the
cookware is too small for the radiant element
or if the cookware bottom is warped.
Hot Element (HE) Message
After heating using any of the cooktop elements,
the cooktop will become very hot. Even with all
the controls off, the cooktop will remain hot for
some time afterwards.
The controls monitor the
temperature of the cooktop
surface. If the message "HE" (hot
element) shows in the cooktop
display window, then the cooktop
Fig. 1
is too hot to touch (Figure 1).
NOTE
Any heating zone may be set again and used for
cooking even if the HE message is displayed.
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