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Flame safety device:
Hob Burners
Hob burners that come with a flame failure safety device will give your kitchen extra
security should a gas flame on the hob extinguish during use. If a flame does extinguish,
the device will cut off the gas supply immediately to prevent unburned gas from leaking into
the room. Wait 90 seconds before re-igniting an extinguished gas burner.
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Regardless of the model of your appliance, all oven burners are equipped with a gas safety
device. For this reason, during ignition, keep the oven knob pressed until you see stable
flames. If the flames are cut out after you release the knob, repeat the procedure again. If
the oven burner does not ignite after you keep the burner knob pressed for 30 seconds,
open the oven door and do not attempt re-ignition for at least 90 seconds. When oven
flames go out accidentally, repeat the same procedure.
4.1.1 Controlling the hob burners
The knob has 3 positions: Off (0), max (big flame symbol) and min (small flame symbol).
After you ignite the burner in max. position; you can adjust the flame length between max.
and min. positions. Do not operate the burners when the knob position is between max.
and off positions.
After the ignition, check the flames visually. If you see yellow tip, lifted or unstable flames;
turn the gas flow off, and check the assembly of burner caps and crowns. Also, make sure
that no liquid has flown into the burner cups. If the burner flames go out accidentally, turn
the burners off, ventilate the kitchen with fresh air, and do not attempt re-ignition for 90 sec.
When turning the hob off, turn the knob in the clockwise direction so that the knob
shows
"0" position or the marker on the knob points upwards.
Your hob has different sized burners. The most economical way of using the gas is to make
sure you use a pan that is the correct size for the gas burner, and then bringing the flame to
a minimum position once the boiling point has been reached. We recommend you always
use a pan with a lid.
To get the best performance possible from your burners, use pots and pans with the
diameters listed below. These are the dimensions for the flat base of the cookware. Using
smaller pots than the minimum dimensions below will cause flames to escape around the
pan, causing energy loss.
Rapid Burner: 22-26cm
Medium Burner: 14-22cm
Auxiliary Burner: 12-18cm
Make sure that the burner flames do not go around the edge of the pan, as then may melt
or damage the plastic accessories around the pan, such as the handles.
