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Our Ideas. Your Home
Instructions for Installation and Use
50cm Free Standing Eye-level Gas Cooker
HL500G
NOTE: This appliance is fitted with a battery powered
ignition system (the battery provided). Sholud the ignition
system start to spark slowly - or not at all, the
battery will need replacing. See the section on
battery replacement.
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.
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- Page 1 Our Ideas. Your Home Instructions for Installation and Use 50cm Free Standing Eye-level Gas Cooker HL500G NOTE: This appliance is fitted with a battery powered ignition system (the battery provided). Sholud the ignition system start to spark slowly - or not at all, the battery will need replacing.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Care and Cleaning / Battery Replacement 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 The appliance must only be installed by a competent person. In the UK, CORGI registered installers undertake to work to safe and satisfactory standards. Before moving your cooker check that it is cool, and switch off at the cooker control unit. Splashplate optional, apply to Parts Department (see Back Cover for contact number.) The following instructions should be read by a qualified technician to ensure that the appliance is installed, regulated and technically serviced correctly in compliance with current regulations. - Page 5 Gas connection The cooker should be connected to the gas-supply by a corgi registered installer. During installation of this product it is essential to fit an approved gas tap to isolate the supply from the appliance for the convenience of any subsequent removal or servicing. Connection of the appliance to the gas mains or liquid gas must be carried out according to the prescribed regulation in force, and only after it is ascertained that it is adaptable to the type of gas to be used.
- Page 6 (see table 1 “Burner and nozzle characteristics”). • replace all the components by repeating the steps in reverse order. c) Minimum regulation of the hob burners: • turn the tap to minimum; • remove the knob and adjust the regulation screw, which is positioned in or next to the tap pin, until the flame is small but steady.
- Page 7 • regulate the screw positioned outside the thermostat pin until the flame is small but steady. N.B.: in the case of liquid gas, the regulation screw must be screwed in to the bottom. • check that the burner does not turn off when you turn the knob from Max to Min and and when you open and close the oven door quickly.
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Page 8: Installation Of Eye-Level Grill
Installation of Eye-Level Grill Unpack the product. Unscrew the lid which protects the gas supply connection attachment for the Grill. Remove the rear cover protecting the Grill assembly, which is fixed in place with 6 screws (see photograph). Join the Grill assembly to the cooker. To do this, it will be necessary to "jump" the gas attachment by folding the Grill assembly to 45°... - Page 9 Join the Grill hose attachment to the cooker attachment (using a torque wrench setting of 11±2 Nm). Connect the appliance electrically using the fastons on the rear part of the cooker (it makes no difference in which order these are connected). Replace the rear cover and fix it in place using the same screws (6) as removed previously in step 3 of this procedure.
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Page 10: Burner And Nozzle Specifications
Minimum (mbar) Pressures Maximum (mbar) At 15°C and 1013 mbar- dry gas Propane P.C.S. = 50,37 MJ/Kg Butane P.C.S. = 49,47 MJ/Kg Natural P.C.S. = 37,78 MJ/m HL500G Liquid Gas Thermal Power By-Pass Nozzle kW (p.c.s.*) 1/100 1/100 Reduced (mm) -
Page 11: 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 12 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.
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Page 13: Features
Features GRILL/MEAT PAN WITH HANDLE AND WIRE FOOD SUPPORT 1900W 1000W OVEN DRAWER 1900W 3000W CONTROL PANEL ADJUSTABLE FEET GRILL EYE-LEVEL... -
Page 14: Control Panel
Control Panel ELECTRONIC IGNITION BUTTON OVEN The position of the gas burner controlled by each one of the knobs is shown by a solid ring •. To light Control Knobs one of the burners, hold a lighted match or lighter near the burner and, at the same time, press down for the gas burners and turn the corresponding knob counter clockwise to the maximum... -
Page 15: Use Of Hotplates
Use of Hotplates Practical Advice on Using the Burners To use the burners as efficiently as possible, some basic guidelines should be followed: • Use cookware that is the right size for each burner (see table) in order to prevent the flame from spreading beyond the bottom of the cookware. -
Page 16: Grilling
Grilling CAUTION: ACCESSIBLE PARTS WILL BECOME HOT WHEN THE GRILL To operate the grill proceed as follows: Press the ignition button and then push in and turn the grill control knob anti-clockwise to the large flame symbol. Continue to press the ignition button until the spark lights the gas. Grill Pan Handle Only turn the control knob between the large flame symbol and the small flame symbol for adjusting the setting. -
Page 17: Oven
Oven The oven has different heat zones - the thermostat settings refer to the temperature on the middle shelf; above this shelf it is hotter and below it is cooler. Two shelves enable full use of the temperatures inside the oven. Each shelf has a safety stop to prevent if from being pulled out too far when attending to food. -
Page 18: Oven Cooking Charts
Oven Cooking Chart The following times and setting are for guidance only. You may wish to alter the setting to give a result more to your satisfaction. When a different setting to that shown below is given in a recipe, the recipe instructions should be followed. -
Page 19: Care And Cleaning / Battery Replacement
Care and Cleaning Grill Remove the grill pan and the wire grid food support, it is best to wash these items immediately after use to prevent stains from being burnt on when used again. Wipe out the Grill compartment, use a fine steel wool soap pad to remove stubborn stains from the grill runners and the floor of the compartment. -
Page 20: Cooking Results Not Satisfactory
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 Check Ensure that the grill pan is positioned centrally below the grill element. -
Page 21: Something Wrong With Your Cooker
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 Ignition does not work Oven Cavity Hob Top Oven Temperature seems too high or too low Oven does not cook evenly. -
Page 22: Technical Characteristics
Mains frequency and voltage of the electric section and characteristics of the gas section Model Class HL500G II2H3+ (1) The values in g/h refer to the capacities with liquid gas (Butane, Propane). Adaptable for use with all the types of gas indicated on the data plate. -
Page 26: After Sales Service
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...
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