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Switch the hob off and let it cool down before you clean it.
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Never clean the glass ceramic hob with a steam cleaner or
similar appliance!
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When cleaning make sure that you only wipe lightly over the on/
off key. The hob may otherwise be accidentally switched on!
Glass ceramic hob
Important!
Never use aggressive cleaning agents such as rough scouring agent,
abrasive saucepan cleaners, rust and stain removers etc.
Cleaning after use
1 Always clean the entire hob when it has become soiled. It is recom-
mended that you do so every time the hob is used. Use a damp cloth
and a little washing up liquid for cleaning. Then dry the hob with a
clean dry cloth to ensure that there is no detergent left on the surface
of the hob.
Weekly cleaning
2 Clean the entire hob thoroughly once a week with commercial glass
ceramic cleaning agents.
Please follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully.
When applied, the cleaning agent will coat the hob in a protective film
which is resistant to water and dirt. All the dirt will remain on the film
and can then easily be removed. Then rub the hob dry with a clean
cloth. Make sure that no cleaning agent remains on the surface of the
hob since this will react aggressively when the hob is heated up and
will change the surface.
Specific soiling
Heavy soiling and stains
(limescaling and shiny, mother-of-pearl-
type stains) can best be removed when the hob is still slightly warm.
Use commercial cleaning agents to clean the hob. Proceed as outli-
ned under Item 2.
First soak
food which has boiled over
with a wet cloth and then re-
move remaining soiling with a special glass scraper for glass ceramic
hobs. Then clean the hob again as described under Item 2.
Remove burnt sugar
and melted plastic
immediately - when it is still hot - with a
glass scraper.
Then clean the hob again as described
under Item 2 once it has cooled down.
Grains of sand
which may get onto the
hob when you peel potatoes or clean lettuce may scratch the surface
of the hob when you move pots around. Make sure that no grains of
sand are left on the hob.
Changes in the colour
of the hob will not affect the function and the
stability of the glass ceramic material. These colour changes are not
changes in the material but food residues which were not removed
and which have burnt into the surface.
Shiny spots
result when the base of the cookware rubs on the surfa-
ce of the hob, particularly when cookware with an aluminium base or
unsuitable cleaning agents are used. They are difficult to remove with
standard cleaning agents.
You may need to repeat the cleaning process several times. In time,
the decoration will wear off and dark stains will appear as a result of
using aggressive cleaning agents and faulty pan bases.
Hob fan
Cleaning the metal grease filters
Clean the metal grease filters in the dishwasher or in mild soapy water
at least once a month or in the event of excessive grease deposits
and/or intensive use.
To remove the filter, lift up the fan cover and lift the U-shaped stainless
steel ventilation plate in the suction intake opening upwards to remove
it from the fan. Now remove the filter.
The filter can be rinsed in a dishwasher. Stand the filter upright in
the dishwasher. Please use only rinse aid that is suitable for use with
aluminium in order to avoid damaging and discolouring the filters.
Never rinse right next to glasses or light-coloured porcelain.
Do not operate the fan without grease filters!
After rinsing the filter, dry it and replace it in the fan.
Please make sure that the recessed handle is visible after you have
replaced the filter. If possible, wipe the easily accessible inside of the
fan with a cloth dampened with detergent every time you replace a
filter, while at the same time paying attention to protruding parts in the
inside of the fan.
Fan cleaning and care
The fan is best cleaned every time you clean the filters. Condensation
water may collect under the filter after water has boiled rapidly with the
lid of the pot removed. This is quite normal. The water should, howev-
er, be removed and the inside of the fan cleaned.
The ventilation openings in the cover ensure that residual moisture
resulting from cooking and cleaning can escape if necessary when the
fan is not in operation and the cover is on.
Please clean the filter and the inside of the fan if unpleasant remaining
odours escape.
The fan is best cleaned with a soft damp cloth and mild soapy water.
Service
The filter must remain accessible.
Replace the charcoal filter mats of a charcoal filter every 5 to 24
months.
Cleaning and care
