Lighting The Burners - Elba EGH-B9230G Owner's Manual

LIGHTING THE BURNERS

To obtain a flame more easily, light the burner before placing a cooking
utensil on the pan stand
To light a burner, proceed as follow: for Version with lighting integrated
in the control knob push the knob of the burner fully down and turn it
anticlockwise to the "maximum flow" setting symbol, or press the
button if the appliance has individual lighting.
After lighting the flame, keep the knob pressed for about 10 seconds: this time
is necessary to heat up the "thermocouple" (Fig.1-C) and activate the safety
valve, which would otherwise cut off the gas flow.
Then check that the flame is even and turn the control knob to adjust the
flame as required
In the instance of a power cut, place a flame near the burner and proceed as
already described.
If the flame does not light after a few attempts, check that the "burner cap" and
"flame cap" are correctly positioned.
To turn off the flame, turn the control knob clockwise to the ● symbol.
Before removing pans from the burners, always lower or turn off the flame.
For correct use of the hob
For lower gas consumption and better
of
dimensions suitable for the burners, as shown in the table on the right. Also, as
soon as a liquid comes to the boil take care to turn the flame down to a level
that will just keep it boiling.
Burner
Large(rapid)
Medium(semi-rapid)
Small(Auxiliary)
Triple Flame
During cooking processes involving fats or oils, watch your
foods carefully because these substances may catch fire if
brought to high temperatures.
efficiency:
minimum diameter
180mm
120mm
80mm
220mm
Use only flat-bottomed pans
maximum diameter
220mm
200mm
160mm
260mm
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