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Installation

 

Installation Requirements 

NOTE:  

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It is most important that this Cooktop is installed correctly and that operation is correct 
before use.  Installation shall comply with local gas, electrical and health and safety 
requirements. 

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This appliance shall be installed with sufficient ventilation to prevent the occurrence of 
unacceptable concentrations of health harmful substances in the room, the appliance is 
installed in. 

 

Waldorf Cooktops are designed to provide years of satisfactory service, and correct installation is essential 

to achieve the best performance, efficiency and trouble-free operation. 

 

This appliance must be installed in accordance with National installation codes and in addition, in 

accordance with relevant National / Local codes covering gas and fire safety. 

 

AUSTRALIA:

 

- AS5601  

- Gas Installations. 

NEW ZEALAND:

 

- NZS5261  

- Gas Installation. 

UNITED KINGDOM:

   

- Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998. 

  

  

- BS6173 

- Installation of Catering Appliances. 

  

  

- BS5440 1 & 2 

- Installation Flueing & Ventilation. 

IRELAND:

 

  - IS 820 

- Non - Domestic Gas Installations. 

 

Installations must be carried out by qualified persons only.  Failure to install equipment to 

relevant codes and manufacturer’s specifications shown in this section will void the warranty. 
 

Components having adjustments protected (e.g. paint sealed) by manufacturer are only  

to be adjusted by an authorised service agent.  They are not to be adjusted by the installation 

person. 

 

Unpacking 

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Remove all packaging and transit protection from appliance including all protective plastic coating 
from exterior stainless steel panels. 

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Check equipment and parts for damage.  Report any damage immediately to carrier and distributor. 

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Report any deficiencies to distributor who supplied the appliance. 

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Check available gas supply is correct to as shown on Rating Plate attached to underside of R/ H side, 
front Cooktop lower trim, for Bench, Cabinet Base and Leg Stand Models.  For Refrigerated Base 

Models, Rating Plate is located inside right hand front panel and can be viewed through upper grille. 

 

Location 

1. 

Installation must allow for a sufficient flow of fresh air for combustion air supply. 

 
 
 
 
 
 

2. 

Installation must include adequate ventilation means, to prevent dangerous build up of combustion 

products. 

3. 

Never directly connect a ventilation system to appliance flue outlet. 

4. 

Position appliance in its approximate working position. 

5. 

All air for burner combustion is supplied from beneath appliance.  Legs must always be fitted and no 

obstructions placed underneath or around base of appliance, as obstructions will cause incorrect 

operation and / or failure of appliance. 

 

NOTE:  Do not obstruct or block appliances flue.  Never directly connect a ventilation system to 

appliance flue outlet. 

Combustion Air Requirements: 

 

RN8450G RN8900G 

Natural Gas (G20)

 12 

m

3

/hr 24 

m

3

/hr 

LPG/Propane (G31)

 13 

m

3

/hr 25 

m

3

/hr 

Summary of Contents for RN8900G

Page 1: ...I n s t a l l a t i o n a n d O p e r a t i o n M a n u a l Gas Cooktops Series RN8450G RNL8450G RN8900G RNL8900G Date Purchased Serial Number Dealer Service Provider 232778 5 For use in GB IE ...

Page 2: ...ares tel 1800 337 963 Customer Service tel 1800 335 315 fax 1800 350 281 CANADA Serve Canada Web www servecanada com E Mail info servecanada com Sales tel 800 551 8795 Toll Free Service tel 800 263 1455 Toll Free NEW ZEALAND Moffat Limited Web www moffat co nz E Mail sales moffat co nz Main Office tel 0800 663328 UNITED KINGDOM Blue Seal Web www blue seal co uk E Mail sales blue seal co uk Sales t...

Page 3: ...s Unpacking Location Clearances Assembly Fitting Adjustable Feet Rear Rollers to Leg Stand Units Fitting Adjustable Feet Rear Rollers to Cabinet and Refrigeration Bases Gas Connection Commissioning Operation 15 Operation Guide Description of Controls Open Burners Cleaning and Maintenance 17 General After Each Use Daily Cleaning Weekly Cleaning Periodic Maintenance Fault Finding 21 Gas Conversion a...

Page 4: ...GE INJURY OR DEATH READ THE INSTALLATION OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY BEFORE INSTALLING OR SERVICING THIS APPLIANCE Warning INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE EVENT THE USER SMELLS GAS ARE TO BE POSTED IN A PROMINENT LOCATION THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE OBTAINED BY CONSULTING THE LOCAL GAS SUPPLIER Warning We are confident that you will be delighted with your WALDORF GAS COOKTOP...

Page 5: ...re Protection 3 Base Stand Options B Bench Top CB Cabinet Base LS Leg Stand RB Refrigerated Base RN8940G model only General A heavy duty high efficiency open burners Cooktops for modular kitchens It is available either on industrial adjustable feet or on robust rollers with various models of base stand available Fitted with either Individual Flame Failure F or Pilot and Flame Failure PF option for...

Page 6: ...m from rear 655mm from floor and is reached from beneath appliance Refer to Dimensions section Connection is BSP male thread Natural Gas G20 Propane G31 Open Burner each Open Burner each Heat Input nett Nominal 6 5 kW 6 5 kW Reduced 1 75 kW 1 75 kW Gas Rate nett Nominal 0 69 m3 hr 0 51 kg hr Reduced 0 19 m3 hr Supply Pressure 20 mbar 37 mbar Burner Operating Pressure 9 5 mbar 26 mbar Gas Connectio...

Page 7: ...5 Dimensions Bench Top Models RN L 8450G B RN L 8900G B ...

Page 8: ...6 Dimensions Cabinet Base Models RN L 8450G CB RN L 8900G CB Rating Plate Location for this option R R ...

Page 9: ...7 Dimensions Leg Stand Models RN L 8450G LS RN L 8900G LS Rating Plate Location for this option R R ...

Page 10: ...8 Dimensions Dimensions for Refrigerated Base Models RN8450G models not available in Refrigerated Base option RN L 8900G RB Rating Plate Location for this option R R ...

Page 11: ...r are only to be adjusted by an authorised service agent They are not to be adjusted by the installation person Unpacking Remove all packaging and transit protection from appliance including all protective plastic coating from exterior stainless steel panels Check equipment and parts for damage Report any damage immediately to carrier and distributor Report any deficiencies to distributor who supp...

Page 12: ...it Bench Models 1 Check all feet are fitted 2 Adjust four feet to make Cooktop steady and level Fitting of Adjustable Feet Rear Rollers to Leg Stand Units 1 Remove all pot stands trivets and open burners 2 Lower cooktop onto its rear face 3 Attach four cooktop legs to leg mount points on underside of cooktop unit 4 Secure each leg hand tight 5 Align 4 round holes in corners of base tray with 4 coo...

Page 13: ...r of base tray to rear cooktop legs and tighten up bolts using a 24mm socket b Fit rear rollers to rear leg supports c Secure rear rollers to rear leg supports using locating screw supplied d Tighten screw using a 10mm spanner 9 Lift cooktop back onto its legs rollers and refit all open burners trivets and pot stands 10 Adjust the adjustable feet to level appliance Fig 1 Cooktop Cooktop Legs Base ...

Page 14: ...or and adjust adjustable feet to level appliance Rear Rollers Fitting 1 Raise appliance from floor by approximately 75mm using suitable lifting equipment i e Palletiser Forklift to allow rear adjustable feet to be removed 2 Unscrew and remove both rear adjustable feet from rear leg housings 3 Fit rear roller to rear leg housing and align screw hole in side of rear leg housing with threaded hole in...

Page 15: ...ance is convertible between Natural Gas and LPG as per Gas Conversion Section in this manual Ensure regulator is converted to correct gas type that appliance will operate on Regulator outlet pressure is fixed ex factory for gas type that regulator is converted to and is NOT to be adjusted For all models connection to appliance is BSP male thread Refer to Specifications section for gas supply locat...

Page 16: ... of Purchase Date of Installation and Serial Number of Appliance recorded and kept with this manual These details can be found on Rating Plate For Cabinet Base and Leg Stand Models Rating Plate is attached to underside of right hand side front Cooktop lower trim For the Refrigerated Base Model Rating Plate is located inside right hand front panel and can be viewed through upper grille Refer to Gas...

Page 17: ...en Burners PF Option Description of Controls NOTE The open burner control knobs with Flame Failure Option Only will only have the Off Low Flame and High Flame positions Open Burner F Option Only OFF Position HIGH Flame LOW Flame Rear Burner Front Burner Indicators located above the Gas Control Knobs Fig 4 This appliance is for professional use and is only to be used by qualified persons Only autho...

Page 18: ...e turned ON OFF without having to manually re light burner each time it is turned ON as burner will automatically light itself off pilot burner Flame Failure Protection is incorporated for each burner by way of a thermo electric system which will shut off gas supply to burner in the event that the burner goes out so that un burnt gas is not expelled a Select burner required depress and turn corres...

Page 19: ...p of carbon 2 Always ensure scraper tool blades are changed regularly to ensure that scraper tool works efficiently and prevents damage to griddle plate surface 3 Clean cooktop castings with a stiff nylon brush or a flexible spatula to remove any food debris Daily Cleaning 1 Grease spill tray s should be checked and emptied frequently to prevent overflow and spillage Remove spill tray s while stil...

Page 20: ... brush Dry grease spill tray s thoroughly with a dry cloth Trivets and Burners a Remove trivets from top of the appliance taking note that trivets are manufactured with a lip on one edge lip must always be fitted to outer edge front and back of Cooktop Refer to Fig 10 overleaf b Remove burner cap and burner bowl these are a loose fit to manifold see Fig 5 from top of gas manifold taking care not t...

Page 21: ...rts are correctly fitted NOTE It is imperative that trivet supports are correctly re fitted to appliance to ensure trivets locate correctly and sit flush and level NOTE that trivet support front end side rail profiles are different at either side and only one of side rails seat into cut out in Cooktop whereas rear end of trivet support side rail profiles are the same and have 2 cut outs to locate ...

Page 22: ...away from control panel b Remove drip tray from appliance c Remove two screws on underside of control panel securing control panel to hob d Remove control panel from front of appliance e Remove 2 screws holding shaft plate to gas control body and remove control shaft and plate See Fig 11 Note orientation of shaft for correct re assembly f Using needle nose pliers or similar pull out gas control sp...

Page 23: ...t empty Call service provider Pilot goes out when gas control knob released Open Burner PF options only Releasing knob before thermo couple has heated Pilot flame too small Gas pressure too low Partially blocked pilot injector Thermocouple connection to gas control is loose or faulty Thermocouple faulty Electromagnet in rear of gas con trol unit is faulty Hold knob in for at least 20 seconds follo...

Page 24: ...pports pilot shields PF options only splash guards 2 Remove injectors and replace with correct size injectors as shown in Gas Specifications Tables at end of this section For F Options Only unscrew and remove main injectors For PF Options Only unscrew and remove main injectors and pilot injectors 3 Refit the following Splash guards pilot shields PF options only Trivet supports trivets burner caps ...

Page 25: ...Only Appliance Classification Category II2H3P 20 30 37 Flue Type A1 Measure burner operating pressure at manifold test point with two burners operating at full setting Operating pressure is ex factory set through appliance regulator and is not to be adjusted apart from when carrying out Gas Conversion if required Refer to Gas Conversion section for details NOTE Pin rotated for Natural Gas NOTE Pin...

Page 26: ...y 229444 Pilot Burner Shield with Pilot Flame Failure 227403 Gas Control with Pilot Flame Failure 227405 Gas Control with Flame Failure 227967 Knob Open Burner with Flame Failure 227384 Knob Open Burner with Pilot Flame Failure 228167 Thermocouple 320mm Front 228166 Thermocouple 600mm Rear General 232535 Pot Stand Trivet 228883 Spill Tray 450mm 227850 Adjustable Leg 150mm Cabinet Base 227851 Adjus...

Page 27: ... For Refrigeration Cabinet Replacement Parts information refer to Refrigeration Cabinet Installation and Operation Manual supplied with appliance Gas Type Gas Regulator Part No Description Nat Gas LPG Propane 228531 BSP F F Convertible Models Gas Type to Convert to Nat Gas G20 LPG Propane G31 F Models 232788 232787 PF Models 232792 232791 ...

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