Hotpoint HL500E Instructions For Installation And Use Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Hotpoint Manuals
  4. Cookers
  5. HL500E
  6. Instructions for installation and use manual
Hotpoint HL500E Instructions For Installation And Use Manual

Hotpoint HL500E Instructions For Installation And Use Manual

50cm free standing eye-level electric cooker
Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

kitchen think
Instructions for Installation and Use
50cm Free Standing Eye-level Electric Cooker
HL500E
To the Installer
Before installation fill in the product details on the back cover this book.
The information can be found on the rating plate.
To the User
You must read the instructions prior to installing and using the appliance and
then retain them for future reference.

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the HL500E and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel

Related Manuals for Hotpoint HL500E

Summary of Contents for Hotpoint HL500E

  • Page 1 Instructions for Installation and Use 50cm Free Standing Eye-level Electric Cooker HL500E To the Installer Before installation fill in the product details on the back cover this book. The information can be found on the rating plate. To the User You must read the instructions prior to installing and using the appliance and then retain them for future reference.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Conventional Oven cooking charts - Baking Care and Cleaning Cooking Results Not Satisfactory? Something Wrong With Your Cooker? Technical Characteristics After Sales Service Hotpoint Guarantee Key Contacts You must read these instructions prior to using your appliance and retain them for future use. Back Cover...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Your new appliance is guaranteed* and will give lasting service. This guarantee is only applicable if the appliance has been installed in accordance with the installation instructions detailed in this booklet. To help make best use of your cooking equipment, please read this booklet carefully. The cooker is designed specifically for domestic use and responsibility will not be accepted for use in any other installation.

  • Page 4: Installation

    Installation WARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED. Fig. A Fig. B Electrical connection Electric cookers come without a power supply cable. The cooker is designed to operate on an electricity supply which conforms to the electrical data shown on the Rating Plate. The cooker can be connected to the mains only after removing the back panel of the cooker itself with a screwdriver.
  • Page 5 Installation The height of the cooker can be adjusted by means of adjustable feet in the plinth (900mm - 915mm). Adjust the feet by tilting the cooker from the side. Then install the product into position. NOTE: This appliance must not be fitted on a platform. The cooker is designed to fit between kitchen cabinets spaced 500mm apart.

  • Page 6: Safety Information

    Safety Information When used properly your appliance is completely safe but as with any electrical product there are certain PLEASE READ THE PRECAUTIONS BELOW BEFORE USING YOUR APPLIANCE. Always Remove all packing from inside the oven and grill compartments before switching on for the first time. Understand the controls prior to using the appliance.
  • Page 7 Safety Information Never Never line the interior of the oven with foil as this may cause the appliance to overheat. Never leave children unsupervised where a cooking appliance is installed as all surfaces will be hot during and after its use. Do not allow children or persons who are not familiar with the appliance to use it, without supervision.

  • Page 8: Installing The Eye-Level Grill

    Installing the Eye-Level Grill Remove the product packaging. Remove the rear cover protecting the Grill assembly, which is fixed in place with 6 screws (see photograph). Place the Grill assembly on the left-hand side of the cooker, taking care not to scratch/damage the enamel. Position the entire Grill assembly on the oven.
  • Page 9 Fix the Grill assembly to the cooker using three screws on the right-hand side and three screws on the left- hand side as shown in the photograph, using the screws supplied. Connect the 3 electric Grill wires. Ensure that the wires are positioned as in figure and that the sleeving is over the bar. Replace the rear cover and fix it in place using the same screws (6) as removed previously in step 3 of this procedure.

  • Page 10: Control Panel 1

    Features GRILL/MEAT PAN WITH HANDLE AND WIRE FOOD SUPPORT 2000W 1500W OVEN Adjustable Feet or Legs GRILL EYE-LEVEL 1500W 2000W CONTROL PANEL...

  • Page 11: Control Panel

    Control Panel OVEN THERMOSTAT INDICATOR LIGHT GRILL OVEN The knobs for the hotplates can be rotated in either direction to provide variable heat control, the Control Knobs Main Oven knob can only be rotated clockwise from the Off position. Note: Always ensure that all controls are in the OFF position, when the appliance is not in use.

  • Page 12: Hotplates General Information Notes 1

    Use of Hotplates Note: Under no circumstances should the hob be used with aluminium foil in contact with the hob sur face. The controls set the hotplates at six pre-set power levels. Each control can be used to select one of six temperature settings from a minimum at position 1 to a maximum at position 6.

  • Page 13: Hotplates General Information Notes

    Hotplates General Information Notes PANS SHOULD Not be concave (bowed in) Not be convex (bowed out) Not be rimmed Not be deeply ridged But essentially Flat ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Use good quality flat-based Use gauze, metal pan cookware on all electric heat diffusers, asbestos mats and sources.
  • Page 14 Hotplates General Information Notes Do Not Do not cook directly on the hob surface without a cooking utensil, as this will result in damage to the surface of the hob. Do not use the hob as a worktop surface as damage may occur to the smooth surface of the hob. Do not drag or slide utensils on the hob surface, as this will cause scratches in the surface of the hob.

  • Page 15: Choosing Your Utensils 1

    Choosing Your Utensils Do not use utensils with rough bases. Do not use lightweight utensils with thin, distorted or uneven bases. Do not use lightweight enamelled steel utensils. Do not use cast iron utensils. Do not use utensils with recessed, scrolled or ridged bases. use a utensil which has a base concavity greater than l mm as this will reduce the performance of the hob.

  • Page 16: Grilling 1

    Grilling CAUTION: ACCESSIBLE PARTS WILL BECOME HOT WHEN THE GRILL To operate the grill proceed as follows: Pre-heat the grill on setting 6 for approximately 5 minutes (see chart on guide to grilling). Food which only requires browning should be placed directly on/in the grill pan in the grill pan runner, or on the floor of the grill compartment.

  • Page 17: Grill Chart 1

    Grill Chart Pre - heat the grill for 5 minutes on maximum control setting before grillino GRILL CHART Food Toasting of Bread products Small cuts of meat, sausages, bacon, etc. Chops etc. Gammon steaks Chicken pieces Fish: fingers Whole Fillets Fish in breadcrumbs Pre - Cooked potato products...

  • Page 18: Conventional Oven 1

    Conventional Oven Oven Control Heating of the oven is achieved by turning control clockwise to the required oven temperature scale on the control panel, as recommended in the temperature charts. The main oven light will immediately come on. The thermostat light indicates that the main oven is heating. When it turns off, the temperature inside the oven has reached the setting made with the thermostat knob.

  • Page 19: Conventional Oven Cooking Charts - Meat 1

    Conventional Oven - Cooking Chart MEAT Note: Where times are stated, they are approximate only. Conventional Oven Meat Beef Lamb Pork Veal Poultry/Game up to 4kg (8lb) Turkey up to 5.5kg (12lb) Turkey over 5.5kg (12lb) Casserole Cooking If using aluminium foil, never: 1.

  • Page 20: Conventional Oven - Cooking Chart Baking

    Conventional Oven - Cooking Chart BAKING Food Scones Small Cakes Victoria Sandwich Sponge Sandwich (Fatless) Swiss Roll Semi-rich Cakes Shortcrust Pastry Puff Pastry Yorkshire Pudding Individual Yorkshire Puddings Milk Pudding Baked Custard Bread Meringues Note: If soft margarine is used for cake making, temperatures recommended by the manufacturers should be followed. Temperatures recommended in this chart refer to cakes made with block margarine or butter only.

  • Page 21: Care And Cleaning 2

    Care and Cleaning Electric sealed The cleaning of sealed hotplates should be done when they are cold, using a soap filled Brillo pad, following the grain of the hotplate. This will ensure that any stubborn, burnt on spillages are hotplates removed.

  • Page 22: Cooking Results Not Satisfactory? 2

    Cooking Results Not Satisfactory? Problem Grilling Uneven cooking front to back Fat splattering Oven Baking Uneven rising of cake Sinking of cakes Over/Under cooking Fast/Slow cooking Uneven cooking of cakes Uneven rising of cake Food is taking too long to cook Disposal of your product To minimise the risk of injury to children please dispose of your product carefully and safely.

  • Page 23: Something Wrong With Your Cooker? 2

    Something Wrong with your Cooker? Before contacting your nearest Service Centre/Installer, check the problem guide below; there may be nothing wrong with your cooker. Problem Slight odour or small amount of smoke when using the cooker for the first time. Nothing Works Oven temperature seems too high or too low.

  • Page 26: After Sales Service 2

    Hotpoint appliance than us - the manufacturer" As part of our commitment to you, all Hotpoint appliances have the added benefit of a fully inclusive parts and labour guarantee for the first 12 months. In addition to this you also have the advantage of free replacement parts for the first 5 years when fitted by a Hotpoint engineer.

  • Page 27: Recycling & Disposal Information

    All Hotpoint appliances carry a fully inclusive 12 month parts and labour guarantee as well as free replacement parts for the first 5 years (except microwaves, selected integrated appliances and cooker hoods, which have a one year guarantee) provided that they are fitted by a Hotpoint engineer.

  • Page 28: Key Contacts

    Over 1200 trained specialists, directly employed by us, ensure that you can have complete confidence in (Open 8 to 8 Mon - Fri, 8 to 6 Sat, 10 to 4 Sun & Bank Holidays) Note: Our operators will require the following information: Indesit Company UK LTD Key Contacts After Sales Service...

Table of Contents