Mastercook 2MIE-4GLS B, Instructions For Use And Maintenance Manual

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ABNORMAL HOB OPERATION
UK
12
ATTENTION !
Burners, igniters and thermocouple ends should be cleaned after each flooding.
Blooms and contaminations must be removed regularly.
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To clean the burner, remove its cap and crown (Fig. 12), soak them in warm water with detergent
and wash each part separately.
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Use a sponge or a brush to wash burner parts and a steel wire to unblock flame openings. After
cleaning, make sure that the flame openings are not clogged.
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Cleaned burner parts should be thoroughly dried because if they are wet the gas will not burn or will
burn improperly. After drying, re-install the burner elements in the order reverse to that used during
their removal and do not damage igniters and thermocouple ends.Cleaning the electric plate
5 ABNORMAL HOB OPERATION
Attention !
Before troubleshooting disconnect the hob plug from the electric socket.
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Failures can occur during the hob operation. Some minor faults may be remedied by the user
according to directions in Table 3.
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During the warranty period, all repairs except those specified below should be carried out by an
authorised service workshop.
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After the warranty period, a user should have the appliance inspected by a service shop regularly.
Table 3
Symptoms Causes Troubleshooting
Igniters fail to ignite
or not always ignite
the gas.
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Check to make sure the hob is connected to the electrical
mains.
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Clean and dry the igniters and burner components.
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Check to make sure the burner caps and heads are placed
correctly.
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Press on the burner cap and rub it against the head by
turning right and left .
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Rub the igniters electrode with the use of hard brush or
smooth file.
Clogged flame
openings in the
burner.
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Close all control knobs
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Close shut-off cock
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Ventilate the room
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Remove and clean burner parts making sure that flame
openings are not clogged
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Install all burner parts properly and try to ignite the burner
again
Burner will not
ignite
Clogged (flooded)
nozzle

Remove all burner parts
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Clean and dry the hob recess of the relevant nozzle
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Clean the nozzle and unblock it with thin copper wire if
necessary (never use the steel wire or enlarge the opening)
Open circuit in
electric system

Check the fuse in a house electric system and replace if
burnt out
The igniter
will not ignite
gas (no
spark)
Contaminated
burners or igniters
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Clean and thoroughly dry burners and igniters