Precautions and tips, General safety, Disposal – Indesit PI604GB User Manual

Page 5: Practical advice on using the electric hot plates

Precautions and tips

! This appliance has been designed and

manufactured in compliance with international safety

standards. The following warnings are provided for

safety reasons and must be read carefully.

General safety

This manual is for a class 3 built-in cooktop.

These instructions are only valid for the

countries the symbols for which appear on the

manual and the serial plate.

This appliance is designed for non-professional use

in the home.

This appliance was designed for domestic use

inside the home and is not intended for commercial

or industrial use.

Do not touch the appliance with bare feet or with

wet or damp hands and feet.

The appliance must be used by adults only, to cook

food according to the instructions in this manual.

Do not use the hob as a worktop or chopping

board.

Ensure that power supply cables of other electrical

appliances do not come into contact with the hot

parts of the hob.

The openings and slots used for ventilation and

heat dispersion must never be covered.

Make sure the knobs are in the

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position when

the appliance is not in use.

When unplugging the appliance always pull the plug

from the mains socket, do not pull on the cable.

Never carry out any cleaning or maintenance work

without having unplugged the plug from the mains.

In the case of a malfunction, under no

circumstances should you attempt to repair the

appliance yourself. Repairs carried out by

inexperienced persons may cause injury or further

malfunctioning of the appliance. Contact a Service

Centre (see Assistance).

Always make sure pan handles are turned towards

the centre of the hob in order to avoid accidental

burns.

Do not leave the electric plate switched on without

a pan placed on it.

Do not use cookware with uneven or deformed

bottoms.

Disposal

When disposing of packaging material: observe

local legislation so that the packaging may be

reused.

The European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste

Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE),

requires that old household electrical appliances

must not be disposed of in the normal unsorted

municipal waste stream. Old appliances must be

collected separately in order to optimise the

recovery and recycling of the materials they contain

and reduce the impact on human health and the

environment. The crossed out wheeled bin

symbol on the product reminds you of your

obligation, that when you dispose of the appliance

it must be separately collected.

Consumers should contact their local authority or

retailer for information concerning the correct

disposal of their old appliance.

Practical Advice on Using the Electric

Hot Plates

In order to avoid heat loss and damage to the hot

plate, use cookware with a flat bottom the diameter of

which is not less than that of the hot plate.

Setting

Normal or Fast Plate

Off

Cooking vegetables, fish

Cooking potatoes (using steam) soups,
chickpeas, beans.

Continuing the cooking of large quantities of

food, minestrone

For roasting (average)

For roasting (above average)

For browning and reaching a boil in a short

time.

! Before using the hot plates for the first time, you

should heat them at maximum temperature for

approximately 4 minutes, without any pans. During

this initial stage, their protective coating hardens and

reaches its maximum resistance.