Using The Gas Oven - Electrolux EKG 6700 X Instruction Booklet

Using the gas oven

Always cook with the oven door closed.
When cooking with the oven, the cover must
be kept open to avoid overheating.
Gas oven safety device
The gas oven features a a safety device
("thermocouple"); if for any reason the flame should
extinguish, the device will stop the gas flow.
How to light the gas oven burner
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Automatic ignition
1. Open the oven door.
2. Press the oven control knob and turn it anti-clockwise
until the maximum temperature ("240") is reached.
The oven burner will automatically ignite. It is possible
to check the flame through the holes in the bottom of
the oven.
3. When the oven burner is lit, keep the oven control
knob pressed for approximately 10-15 seconds until
the safety device automatically keeps the oven burner
lit.
4. Release the control knob and then gently close the
oven door. To adjust the temperature, turn the knob
to the required setting after a few minutes.
If the oven burner accidentally goes out or
does not light, turn the oven knob to """ and
wait at least one minute before trying to light
the burner again.
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Manual ignition (in case of lack of electrical
supply)
1. Open the oven door.
2. Hold a flame near the hole in the bottom of the oven
cavity as shown in the diagram.
3. Press the oven control knob and turn it anti-clockwise
until the maximum temperature ("240") is reached.
It is possible to check the flame through the holes in
the bottom of the oven.
4. When the oven burner is lit, keep the oven control
knob pressed for approximately 10-15 seconds until
the safety device automatically keeps the oven burner
lit.
5. Release the control knob and then gently close the
oven door. To adjust the temperature, turn the knob
to the required setting after a few minutes.
If the oven burner accidentally goes out or
does not light, turn the oven knob to """ and
wait at least one minute before trying to light
the burner again.
hole for manual ignition
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