Hotpoint BE72 - Manual (Page 14)

Using Your Hob
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Do not leave a hotplate turned on when you are not cooking as this makes it harder to
clean the ceramic surface. Temperature cut-outs are built into the hob elements to
protect them from over heating. After several minutes with the control setting on
FULL the temperature cut-out switches the element OFF and ON continuously. This
protects the hob element against the build-up of excessive heat in the cooking area.
In the unlikely event of a crack (no matter what size) appearing in the ceramic
surface switch off the electricity supply to the appliance IMMEDIATELY and contact
your Service Centre.
DO NOT USE THE APPLIANCE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED!
Tip: Only use stainless steel pans with copper or aluminium and copper sandwich bases in
accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. The base of the pan and the
hob surface must be cleaned and the hob surface conditioned after every use. If these
recommendations are not followed a thin copper layer will build up on the hob
surface which if not cleaned after each use will result in permanent marking of the
hob surface.
Care should be taken when using any pans on a ceramic surface not to drag and cause
scratching.
Something Wrong ?
Before contacting your Hotpoint Service Centre / Installer, check the following; there may be
nothing wrong with your appliance.
PROBLEM
Nothing works
Is the main wall switch to the cooker turned on ?
If a control is on, the adjacent ‘hob on’ lamp will illuminate.
Check that your pans conform with the recommendations
detailed in this book.
Hotplates are slow to boil
or will not simmer
CHECK