Hoover DOMINO HVE31, Use And Maintenance Manual

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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
A few cooking tips
Use only saucepans and frying pans with a sturdy, preferably thick bottom. This is particularly important when preparing food
requiring high cooking temperatures, such as fried foods. If the bottom of the pan is not perfectly flat, the food takes longer to cook
and uses up more energy. The best heat transfer is obtained when the saucepan and burner are the same size.
You can also use Pyrex and porcelain pans on the burners, providing the bottom of the pan is smooth. Refer to the instructions of
the pan manufacturer on this point.
Any spillages from the pans should be wiped away immediately.
Important notes
Warning: the burner surface becomes red hot when in use, so it is always advisable to keep children well away from the cook top.
This appliance is not intended to be used by children or unable or inexperienced people, unless they are supervised or
instructed by a person responsible for their safety. Take care that children don’t play with the appliance.
Avoid dropping any hard object on the cook top surface. In some conditions, the material is sensitive to mechanical loading. The
shock of a sharp or pointed object can damage the cooking surface. In the event of any breakage, cracking or other damage being
accidentally caused to the ceramic top, it is essential to stop using the cook top immediately and contact customer care.
Ceramic glass cook tops must never be used as a work surface or to prepare food wrapped in aluminium foil or packaged in
plastic. Never use the burner without a saucepan on it. Never place flammable, explosive or deformable objects in the vicinity of
the cook top.
Fats and oils can catch fire if they are overheated: that is why foods requiring the use of fat or oil, e.g. French fries, must always be
supervised while they are cooking.
Moreover, it is essential to make sure that the power cords and plugs of any other domestic appliances attached to sockets near
the cook top can never come into contact with the hot cook top surfaces.
WARNING: If the surface is cracked, switch off the appliance to avoid the possibility of electric shock.
The cook top must never be cleaned with steam or other such cleaning devices.
It is essential to clean the cook top - once it has cooled down - every time it has been used. Even the smallest food scraps would
burn the next time it is used. Use only the recommended detergents. Wire wool, abrasive pads and powders will cause scratching.
Oven-cleaning products are unsuitable because they are corrosive.
Mild soiling can be removed with the aid of a damp cloth or with hot soda. Any traces of detergent must be removed with cold
water and the surfaces must then be accurately dried. Any signs of water that cannot be removed with boiling water can be
eliminated with vinegar and lemon juice, or with a scale-remover fluid. If any of these detergents comes into contact with the cook
top frame, it must be cleaned off immediately with a wet cloth, to avoid damaging the seal.
Any tenacious dirt can easily be removed with the aid of a glass scraper. The scraper handle must not be made of plastic because
it could become stuck to the hot surfaces. Pay attention while using to scraper: it can cause injury.
Sugar and foods containing caramelized sugar must be removed immediately from the hot burner.
This appliance is marked according to the European directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (WEEE).
By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative
consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by
inappropriate waste handling of this product.
The symbol on the product indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste.
Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and
electronic equipment
Disposal must be carried out in accordance with local environmental regulations for waste
disposal.
For more detailed information about treatment, recovery and recycling of this product, please
contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you
purchased the product.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SERVICE
If you cannot identify the cause of the operating anomaly, switch off the appliance (do not subject it to wrong treatment) and
contact the Assistance Service.
PRODUCT SERIAL NUMBER. Where can i find it?
It is important you to inform the Assistance Service of your product code and its serial number (a 16 character code which begins
with the number 3); this can be found on the guarantee certificate or on the data plate located on the appliance.
It will help to avoid wasted journeys to technicians, thereby (and most significantly) saving the corresponding callout charges.
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