Siemens 36inc Stainless Gas Cooktop - Manual (Page 13)

Home troubleshooting
You do not always need to call the technical assistance
service. In many cases, you can solve problems on your own.
The following table contains useful advice.
Important:
Only authorized personnel from our Technical Service can perform
the necessary tasks relative to the gas and electrical systems.
What's wrong? Cause Probable Solution
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The general electrical
system is malfunctioning -Defective fuse.
tripped or a fuse has blown.
- Check the fuse in the
general fuse box, and replace
it if faulty.
- Check the general incoming
cabinet for a tripped automatic
not work
-There is food or cleaning
product residue between the
-The burners are wet.
correctly.
- The space between the
-Dry the burner covers carefully.
- Ensure that the covers have
been correctly set.
The flames on the
burners are not uniform -The different parts of the burner
have been set incorrectly.
- The grooves on the burners'
- Correctly set the various parts.
- Clean the grooves on the
burners' gas outlets.
-The burners may not be totally
dry. - Proceed with thorough drying
(take special care with
monoblock burners).
The gas flow does not
appear to be normal or
no gas comes out -The gas mains are turned off
through a mid-pipe valve.
- If the gas comes from a gas
bottle, it may be empty. - Open possible mid-pipe
valves.
-Replace the gas bottle with a
full one.
There is a smell of gas
in the kitchen area
-There may be a leak from the
coupling to the gas bottle. - Ensure that the coupling has
been made correctly.
The safeties of the
various burners do not
work - The control knob has not been
held down long enough.
-The grooves on the burners' gas
outlets are dirty.
- Once the burner is lit, keep
the control knob pressed for a
few more seconds.
- Clean the grooves on the
burners' gas outlets.
-The automatic circuit breaker has
circuit breaker or blown fuse.
gas outlets are dirty.
-A gas valve has been left on. -Check to see if any gas valve
is on.
The electric ignitor does
ignitor and the burner.
-The burner caps are not set
cleaned carefully.
ignitor and the burner must be