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Hotpoint EG53 Use And Installation Instructions

Hotpoint EG53 Use And Installation Instructions

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Instructions for Installation and Use
Use and Installation Instructions
The cooker must be installed in accordance with the regulations in force
and only used in a well ventilated space.
Read these instructions prior to using the cooker and retain them for
future reference.
EG72
EG53

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  • Page 1 Use and Installation Instructions The cooker must be installed in accordance with the regulations in force and only used in a well ventilated space. Read these instructions prior to using the cooker and retain them for future reference. EG72 EG53...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Introduction For Your Safety Timer Operation (EG72) Timer Operation (EG53) Hotplate Grill Ovens Oven Cooking Chart The Slow Cooking “S” Setting Care and Cleaning Something Wrong with your cooker? Installation Instructions Key Contacts PAGE Back Cover...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION To help you make the best use of your cooker, PLEASE READ THIS BOOKLET CAREFULLY. Your new cooker is guaranteed and will give lasting service. The guarantee is only applicable if the cooker has been installed in accordance with the Installation Instructions.

  • Page 4: For Your Safety

    FOR YOUR SAFETY Please read the precautions below before using your cooker. ALWAYS . . . ALWAYS make sure you understand the controls before using the cooker. ALWAYS check that all controls on the cooker are turned off after use. ALWAYS stand back when opening an oven door to allow heat to disperse.
  • Page 5 FOR YOUR SAFETY NEVER . . . NEVER leave children unsupervised where the cooker is installed as all surfaces will get hot during and after use. NEVER allow anyone to sit or stand on any part of the cooker. NEVER store items that children may attempt to reach above the cooker.

  • Page 6: Timer Operation (Eg72)

    Timer Operation (EG72) The timer offers you the following features: 1. Time of Day 2. Automatic Cooking 3. Minute Minder AUTOMATIC COOKING The main oven can be controlled automatically. GUIDANCE ON AUTOMATIC COOKING 1. Select foods which will take the same time to cook. 2.
  • Page 7 Timer Operation (EG72) CLOCKFACE The timer incorporates a 24 hour clock. Ensure the correct time of day is always set, before using your cooker. SYMBOLS A ‘bell’ symbol will light up when you select a Minute Minder Period and will remain lit for the period set.
  • Page 8 Timer Operation (EG72) SETTING THE TIME OF DAY Step 1 Make sure all oven controls are turned Off. Step 2 Check the electricity supply to the cooker is turned on. Step 3 When switched on the display will show 0.00 and the Auto symbol, Step 4 Press &...
  • Page 9 Timer Operation (EG72) AUTO COOKING PROGRAMMES There are two Auto Cooking programmes that can be selected using your timer:– (a) To set the timer to switch the oven(s) On and Off Automatically (b) To set timer to switch on immediately and OFF automatically after a set cook period. a) TO SET THE TIMER TO SWITCH THE OVEN(S) ON AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY This allows you to cook at a specified time for a chosen period before the oven switches off Automatically.
  • Page 10 Timer Operation (EG72) Note 1 When cooking automatically the Cook Period can be checked at any time by simply pressing the Cook Period button. Note 2 When cooking automatically the End Time can be checked at any time by simply pressing the End Time button.
  • Page 11 Timer Operation (EG72) TO CANCEL AN AUTO COOKING PROGRAMME BEFORE THE COOK PERIOD HAS FINISHED. Step 1 Turn the oven control(s) to the OFF position. Step 2 Press the Manual button to return the oven(s) to “Manual” operation. Note 1 When cooking automatically the Cook Period can be checked at any time by simply pressing the Cook Period button.

  • Page 12: Timer Operation (Eg53)

    Timer Operation (EG53) CLOCKFACE 0.00 The timer incorporates a 24 hour clock. SYMBOLS A ‘Bell’ symbol will light up when you select a Minute Minder Period and will remain lit for the period set. At the end of the Minute Minder Period, the timer will emit an audible 0.00...

  • Page 13: Setting The Minute Minder

    Timer Operation (EG53) Here you can set a time period of up to 10 hours, that will count down. When it reaches zero, the timer will emit an audible tone. For Example: If you set 20 minutes, the audible tone will occur 20 minutes later.

  • Page 14: Hotplate

    HOTPLATE The hotplate lid is fitted with a safety device which cuts off the gas supply to the hotplate burners unless the lid is fully open. Do not use the safety device as a means of controlling the hotplate burners. The hotplate has two high speed burners and two simmering burners which will accommodate pans between 100mm (4”) and 230mm (9”) diameter.
  • Page 15 HOTPLATE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR DEEP FAT FRYING 1. Never fill chip pans more than one third full with oil or fat. 2. Never leave oil or fat unattended during the heating or cooling period. 3. Never heat fat or fry with a lid on the pan. 4.

  • Page 16: Grill

    GRILL CAUTION – ACCESSIBLE PARTS MAY BECOME HOT WHEN THE GRILL IS IN USE. YOUNG CHILDREN SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY. GRILLING SHOULD NEVER BE UNDERTAKEN WITH THE GRILL DOOR CLOSED. The grill control is designed to provide variable heat control of either the full width of the grill or just the left half.

  • Page 17: Ovens

    OVENS Both ovens have a thermostat light that will illuminate until the oven has reached the set temperature. It will then switch off and on during cooking as the thermostat maintains the temperature. Each shelf has a safety stop to prevent it from being pulled out too far when attending to food.

  • Page 19: Oven Cooking Chart

    OVEN COOKING CHART 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 only.

  • Page 20: The Slow Cooking "S" Setting

    THE SLOW COOKING ‘S’ SETTING The ‘S’ setting on the main oven thermostat can be used for slow cooking. PREPARING FOOD FOR SLOW COOKING 1. All dishes cooked by the ‘S’ setting should be cooked for a minimum 6 hours.They will ‘hold’...

  • Page 21: Care And Cleaning

    CARE AND CLEANING Switch off the electricity supply and allow to cool before cleaning the cooker. Clean the cooker regularly and wipe up spills soon after they occur to prevent them from becoming burnt on. Never use biological washing powder, caustic cleaners, harsh abrasives, scouring pads, steam cleaners, aerosol cleaners or oven chemical cleaners of any kind.
  • Page 22 CARE AND CLEANING COOKER FINISH Vitreous Enamel Hotplate, pan supports, hotplate front trim, burner caps, roasting dish, grill pan, main oven base, inside of grill compartment, inside of doors. Paint Side trims, plinth, fascia bottom trim, fascia end caps, side panels, door handles Aluminium Hotplate side trims, hotplate...

  • Page 23: Cleaning The Doors

    CARE AND CLEANING Take particular care not to damage the inner surface of the door inner glass that is coated with a heat reflective layer. Do not use scouring pads, or abrasive powder, which will scratch the glass. Ensure that the glass panel is not subjected to any sharp mechanical blows.

  • Page 24: Something Wrong With Your Cooker

    SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR COOKER Before contacting your Service Centre or Installer, check the problem guide below, there may be nothing wrong with your cooker. PROBLEM Ignition does not work. Hotplate burner. Burner ports Ignitor CHECK If all burners fail to ignite: Check that sparks appear at the burners;...
  • Page 25 SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR COOKER PROBLEM Slight odour or small amount of smoke when grill / oven used first time Oven cooks too fast or too slow Cannot set an “Auto Cook” programme or cannot get the timer to turn the oven on or off at the required times.

  • Page 26: Installation Instructions

    This appliance is not designed to be connected to a combustion products evacuation device. It must be installed and connected in accordance with current installation regulations. particular attention should be given to the relevant requirements regarding ventilation. MODEL NUMBERS EG72 and EG53 Category Il (GB. IE) 2H3+...
  • Page 27 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TECHNICAL DATA DIMENSIONS Height Width Depth GENERAL Gas connection Pressure test point Gas rate adjustment Aeration adjustment Electrical connection HOTPLATE Front left and rear right HOTPLATE Front right and rear left GRILL TOP OVEN MAIN OVEN 900 - 915mm 600mm 595mm (excluding door handles) ”...
  • Page 28 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SPACE FOR FIXING The cooker can be close fitted below hotplate level. This requires a minimum distance of 600mm between cupboard units of hotplate height. When installing next to a tall cupboard, partition or wall, for a minimum distance of 400mm above hotplate level, allow a side clearance of at least 65mm.

  • Page 29: Stability Bracket

    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS LEVELLING Two rear wheels and two front feet are fitted which can be adjusted up or down to set the height (915mm) and level the cooker. The rear wheels can be raised or lowered from the BACK of the cooker by adjusting the levelling screws ‘A’...

  • Page 30: Electrical Installation

    ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION WARNING - THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED The cooker must be connected by a qualified electrician to a suitable double - pole control unit with a minimum rating of 32A and a minimum contact clearance of 3mm, which should be fitted adjacent to (but not above) the cooker, in accordance with IEE regulations.

  • Page 32: Key Contacts

    Genuine Parts & Accessories For further product information All Hotpoint Services are offered as an extra benefit and do not affect your statutory rights. Merloni Elettrodomestici UK Ltd, Morley Way, Peterborough, PE2 9JB PRINTED BY SIMLEX . FOUR ASHES, WOLVERHAMPTON.

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