Electrolux EHG8238BC Gas Cooktop User Manual

Electrolux EHG8238BC Gas Cooktop

Thank you for choosing and using Electrolux home appliances. Electrolux Group of sweden is one of the world largest home appliances companies. With more than 65 million Electrolux products being used by millions of households worldwide each year, it is also the world largest manufacturer of kitchen electrical appliances. The group has sold more than 55 million kitchen products, which is equivalent to the combined heights of 5 Mount Everest. Besides that, more than 2/3 of the world star hotels use Electrolux professional kitchen equipment. Clearly, the excellent achievement of Electrolux over the last 80 years has been widely recognized by 450 million families all over the world.

Now, we are pleased to make some of the best products from this renowned brand available to consumers in Southeast Asia. To us, not only is Electrolux one of the most reliable brands in dealing with home appliances, it is alsoa brand that promises to bring innovative lifestyles to all families through it’s cutting edge technologies and excellent designs. For not only do they add a touch of elegance to your kitchen, but Electrolux products also makes cooking easier, more enjoyable and something to share with. Enjoy happy cooking now with Electrolux kitchen appliances! Once again, we would like to extend our heartiest thanks to you for your trust in choosing Electrolux products! Before installing or using this appliance, please read this instruction book carefully and pay particular attention to the safety warnings in the following page. Should you have further enquiries regarding this appliance, kindly contact our Customer Care for advice. Please keep this instruction book for future reference and pass it on to any future owners of this appliance.

Safety instructions

• Do not use gas other than that which is specified on the label attached.
• Do not place anything, e.g. flame tamer, asbestos mat, between pan and pan support as serious damage to the appliance may result.
• Do not remove the pan support and enclose the burner with a wok stand not supplied by Electrolux as this will concentrate the flame and deflect the heat onto the top plate.
• Do not use large pots or heavy weights which can bend the pan support or deflect the flame onto the top plate.
• Locate pan centrally over burner so that it is stable and does not overheat the appliance.
• Use only wok support supplied or recommended by the manufacturer of the appliance.
• Wok support to be used for wok and other trivets for flat bottom pot.
• The unit is to be used for cooking only. Do not dry towels, clothes, etc., over it. If this is done, there is danger of fire.
• If a gas leak is found, close stopcock, open up all windows and call your dealer. Do refrain from turning an electric switch on or off, lighting a match, smoking or using a lighter.
• Use the appliance in a well-ventilated room.
• Do not use vinyl gas hose. It is liable to be softened by heat. Use only a rubber hose.
• Be sure to turn off the ignition knob and regulator of the cylinder after use.
• void touching the burner, pan stand etc., immediately after use. Otherwise you will get burnt.
• Ensure that the rubber hose does not touch any part of the unit or lies underneath it.
• Connect the rubber hose to the gas inlet and fasten it with a hose clamp. The pan stand leg nearest to the flame will have discoloration after use. Such phenomenon is normal.
• Although there are Timer and T-sensor function, but still need take care of and don’t leave during cooking.

WARNING

• In the event of the burner flames being accidentally extinguished, turn off the burner control knob and do not attempt to re-ignite the burner for at least 1 minute.
• For burner fitted with a flame supervision device, if after 15 seconds of ignition operation the burner has not lit, stop operating the device and open the compartment door and wait at least 1 minute before attempting a further ignition of the burner.
• If nozzle holes are blocked, use a thin wire or pin to pierce and clean the nozzle holes.

parts identification

EHG8238BC

EHG8248BT

The Class of the appliance: Class 3

• These instructions are only valid if the country symbol appears on the appliance.
• If the symbol does not appear on the appliance, it is necessary to refer to the technical instructions which will provide the necessary instructions concerning modification of the appliance to the conditions of use of the country.
• Prior to installation, ensure that the local distribution conditions (nature of the gas and gas pressure) and the adjustment of the appliance are compatible.
• The adjustment conditions for this appliance are stated on the label (or data plate).
• This appliance is not connected to a combustion products evacuation device. It shall be installed and connected in accordance with current installation regulations.
• Particular attention shall be given to the relevant requirements regarding ventilation.
• Avoid using of cooking vessels on the hotplate that overlap its edges.
• The use of inappropriate hob guards can cause accidents.
• Hob guards cannot be used.
• The use of a gas cooking appliance results in the production of heat, moisture and products of combustion in the room in which it is installed.
• Ensure that the kitchen is well ventilated, especially when the appliance is in use: keep natural ventilation holes open or install a mechanical ventilation device (mechanical extractor hood).
• Prolonged intensive use of the appliance may call for additional ventilation, for example opening of a window, or more effective ventilation, for example increasing the level of mechanical ventilation where present.

CAUTION:
In case of hotplate glass breakage:

• Shut immediately off all burners and any electrical heating element and isolate the appliance from the power supply.
• Do not touch the appliance surface.
• Do not use the appliance.

Installation procedure

• Have the installer show you the location of the gas shut off valve and how to shut it off in emergency.
• Be certain all packing materias are removed from the hob before operating to prevent fire or smoke damage that could be caused by the presence of these materials.
• Observe all instructions for minimum clearance to any combustible surfaces. These should be in accordance with informatin on the rating plate and with national fire laws.
• If the hob is installed near windows, proper precautions should be taken to prevent curtains from blowing over burners creating FIRE HAZARD.
• When choosing a location for this hob consider, availabilit and position of gas and electric supply paths.
• Any openings around gas and electric service outlets shall be closed at the time of installation.
• Do not install another hob next to this unit.
• The underside of the hob must be checked to ensure that there are no projections which might foul the hob
• Make sure that the countertop is solidly supported and can withstand the weight of the hob.
• Check that the cabinet is leveled from side to side and from front to back in it’s installed position.
• Cabinet ventilation can be improved by the provision of air holes to the cabinet. Care should be taken to ensure that ventilation holes are not obstructed.
• When fitting a vent hood above the hob, refer to the manufacturer own installations relating to that product. owever as a general rule, a minimum clear vertical distance of 750mm (30″) shold be maintained between the cook-top and the underside of any cupboard, wall unit or vent. (Fig 6)
• Any cabinet installed above the cook-top must not be greater than 325mm (13″) deep. (Fig 6)
• The edge of the hob must have a minimum distance from the real all of 55mm. (Fig 6)

BATTERY COMPARTMENT

1. When the battery is depleted, or the spark becomes weak, it should be replaced with a new one.
2. The battery compartment is located as shown in the diagram. Please place the battery in correct polarity as shown.

Warning: Please take out the battery if it will not be used for a long time.

If clearance between side /back walls and periphery of the burner is less than 200mm, the walls must be protected with a non-combustible material. The protection must extend a minimum distance of 450mm above the burner. Horizontal surfaces less than 750mm vertically above the cooktop must also be protected.

Gas connection

• Before installing the appliance, check that the location provides the required clearances from combustible materials and check if necessary to provide protection to adjacent surfaces as required by the regulation. Make provision for the gas supply to be connected to the location.
• Cut the opening in the bench top by the cardboard­template given in the hob packing or to the dimensions shown in Fig 7.
• Remove the hob from the carton.
• Install the hob in the cut-out. (Fig 7)
• Connect gas supply to inlet of hob. Turn the gas on and check for leaks using soap solution and brush around all the joints and connection.
• Test the appliance; depress the control knob and turn to full flame setting to activate the electric igniter. The burner will ignite. Adjust control knob to the desired setting. On initial usage you may have to repeat this ignition function several times (to allow air to be purged from the gas supply system). No adjustment should be necessary. If any problem occur, refer to the servicing instructions or the fault finding chart.
• Ensure the manual is left with the user. If any of the above procedures do not produce satisfactory results, the agent service department should be consulted for more specialized assistance.

USE ONLY LOW PRESSURE REGULATOR AND UNADJUSTBALE PRESSURE MAX 30mbar FOR THIS APPLIANCE

Gas connection
Cylinder or network connection must be carried out according to the relevant local standards. This hob must be connected with low pressure regulator only.

Flexible connection
The supply hose must be visible for its entire length (max. one meter) and must be secured with a hose clamp X (Fig 8). The sealing washer must be fitted.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION:
Upon completion of gas installation connections, it is compulsory to check for gas leakage at the joint. (Soap test)

Bench cut-out size viewed from front of bench, i.e. control panel at front. This appliance must be installed and serviced only by qualified and duly authorised personnel.

Soap test procedure

• Turn the burner controls off and turn on the gas supply.
• Apply soapy solution to each joint. (Fig 8)
• Formation of bubbles indicates leakage and must be tightened.
• Repeat soap test.

WARNING:
Check the data plate to ensure that the appliance is suitable for the available gas supply.

operation

Ignition burners

1. Check to make sure that the gas supply is accessible and set up with the necessary and appropriate fittings/connectors.

2. Turn all control knobs to off position.

3. This device is fitted with a safety tap to control the gas flow. When the dot on the knob lines up with the following symbols on the panel, these conditions prevail:
   To close, rotate the knob to the right until you feel the tap’s distinct click.

4. To ignite, hold the knob and depress for several seconds, rotate it to maximum gas flow position. For models with thermocouple, keep the knob depressed about 5-8 seconds, otherwise the flame will extinguish.

5. If the burner does not light the first time, repeat Step 4.

6. If the flame extinguishes suddenly, repeat Step 4.

7. When using the unit again immediately after having once turned it off, wait for about ten seconds before re­igniting.

8. Each burner has its own independent ignitor.

9. When the burner is lit, turn the knob to adjust the flame size according to your needs. This needs no depression of the knob.

For burner fitted with a flame supervision device, if after 15 seconds of ignition operation the burner has not lit, stop operating the device and wait at least 1 minute before attempting a further ignition of the burner.

Using the hob correctly

• To ensure maximum burner efficiency, it is strongly recommended that you use only pots and pans with a bottom fitting the size of the burner used, so that the flame will not spread beyond the bottom of the vessel

(Table 1).

• It is also advisable, as soon as the liquid starts boiling, to turn down the flame so that it will barely keep the liquid simmering.

Choice of burner

• A semi-rapid burner is for special low heat, simmering and slow cooking.
• A wok burner is for very fast heating using a wok or large pan.

NO TE:

• Remember that a wide-bottomed pan allows a faster cooking than a narrow one.
• Always use pots which properly fit what you have to cook.
• Particularly make sure that the pans are not too small for liquids, since these could easily overflow.
• The pans should not be too large for a faster cooking.

You should use pans with the right diameter to fit the burner, in order to make the most out of it, thus reducing gas consumption as in Fig.9. It is also advisable to cover any boiling casserole and as soon as the liquid starts to boil, lower the flame enough to keep the boiling point.

Use of Timer Function

1. Turn on the gas hob according to the normal operation method to ensure proper combustion.

2. Press” C) “once. The display will turn on at default “0:00”. Input desired timer settings while the display is blinking.
   Notice: The display will stop blinking after 2 seconds if no input is detected at “0:00”. Then, display will remain lit for 5 seconds before the timer turns off automatically.

3. Timer function: Maximum 3 hour and minimum 1 minute.

4. Press”+” or”-” to set time.

   • Short press to increase or decrease by 1 minute.
   • Long press to make quick adjustment.
     Tips: When display show “0:00″, press”- ” will bring jump to maximum “3:00” (3 hours)
     Notice: If you want to readjust the time when count down has started, you may reset it according to the above method.

5. Input timer settings while display is blinking. The display will stop blinking after 2 seconds if no input is detect. Then, display will remain lit for 3 seconds before the timer starts automatically.
   Notice: During timer countdown, the display will pulsate as a battery saving feature.

6. When there is 1 minute left in the time, the display will switch to 60 seconds countdown.

7. The flame will extinguish automatically at the end of time, and the display “0:00” with the alarm sound will last for 10 seconds. An indicator light at the upper right corner of the display will keep flashing until the knob returns to the off state.

8. To cancel the timer function during counting down:

9. Long press” C) “for more than 2 seconds until the display shows “0:00”. Gas supply and combustion on the burners is not affected.

10. To cancel timer countdown, Press”-” until display reaches “0:00”. The display will blink for 2 seconds. Then, display will remain lit for 5 seconds before the timer turns off automatically. The burner will continue its current operation.

Notice:

1. This gas hob has a timer function applicable only on the right burner.
2. If the battery power supply is insufficient, the right burner will immediately trigger flameout action.

Description of dry burning prevention function features

1. Dry burning prevention function helps to prevent overheating of the pot. This feature helps to avoid accidents such as fires caused by burning dry pots and pans to safeguard you and your family. (The feature is only available on the left burner.)

2. The dry burning prevention probe in the center of the left burner must be in full contact with the pot bottom to detect the pot temperature.
   If you forget to turn off the flame and heat the pot to the warning temperature (about 290° C), the dry burning prevention function will start. The gas will be automatically trigger flameout action on the left burner. Meanwhile, the alarm sound will beep continuously for 10 seconds at the frequency of 1 Hz. The indicator light in the upper left corner of the display will continue to flash until the knob returns to the off state. Please make sure that the bottom of the pot is in full contact with the sensor. Otherwise, the dry burning prevention cannot function properly. This function will start within a few minutes after the pot completely dry up and the valve will cut off the gas. When the dry burning prevention probe of the left burner detects a temperature greater than 280° C (±3° C), the left burner will not ignite.

3. Low battery alert function (The feature only available for the left burner) When the battery is flat, the dry burning prevention function will not work properly. It will give an alarm sound for the low battery power when user either press the left knob to ignite, or when the left burner is already ignited. The alarm sound will continuously beep for 10 seconds at the frequency of 2Hz. After the alarm sound stops, the left burner will immediately trigger flameout action.

Notice:

1. The right burner is not impacted by the above.
2. User will need to replace the batteries in order to continue to cook on the left burner which has the dry burning prevention feature; or transfer the cooking to the right burner to continue to cook without dry burning prevention feature.

Precautions for dry burning prevention

• Dry burning prevention burner (left burner). Please read below instruction carefully for the dry burning prevention probe to function properly.

During usage, the top surface of the dry burning prevention probe must be in full contact with bottom of the pot otherwise it will not function properly. Rounded or pointed bottom pot, casserole, clay pot and aluminum pot are not suitable for the left burner integrated with dry burning prevention probe.

1. lf the top surface of the dry burning prevention probe is not in full contact to the bottom of the pot, it will not be able to accurately detect the temperature change in the pot, which will cause fire hazard, burning of appliances and other phenomena.
2. Do not use other assistant pan support or pot rack as the probe may not be in full contact with the pot bottom, which will affect the detection.

Please do not use heat-resistant glass pot, casserole, other pots of slow heat transfer nature or shallow-base pan for frying or deep-frying.

The oil temperature will rise rapidly, which can cause a fire or flameout halfway.

• Choose the right cookware

Thick base: over 2.5 mm, thin bottom: below 2.5 mm

• Suitable to use
• Not suitable to use (The dry burning prevention probe will not function properly).

Heat-resistant glass pot:

• Always hold the handle of the pot when cooking.
• Please make sure that the bottom of the pot is in full contact with the dry burning prevention probe.
• Due to the different sizes and types of pots and pans, please make sure that the pots and pans are stable, otherwise the dry burning prevention probe may not function properly.

maintenance and care

Glass top

• Persistent stains may require vigorous rubbing with nylon scourer or creamed powder cleansers. Household enamel cleaners are available, follow the manufacturer instructions in their use. Harsh abrasive cleaners, powder cleaners, steel wool or wax polishes should not be used.
• Do not use the glass top as a work table.

Burner caps & bases

• These can all be lifted off and removed for separate cleaning.
• Ensure burner caps and base are thoroughly dried after cleaning or spillage.
• When cleaning the burner, ensure that all the flame ports, injector hole and other holes are free of any blockage. (Fig.10 / 11)
• If necessary, use a matchstick or brush tocar ports.
• After cleaning, ensure the burner caps are reassembled properly into position.
• After cleaning service, when assembling the burner crown and caps, care must be taken to ensure the spark plug is not knocked. The spark plug will crack if knocked and may give rise to flame ignition problem.

NOTE:
When refitting the burner caps & bases, ensure that they are correctly seated. Be in mind to wear gloves when doing any maintenance work.

What to do if

warranty conditions

WARNING:
Do not spray aerosols in the vicinity of this hob while in operation. Some propellant gases can break down when heated and produce corrosive vapours which will attack some materials. Articles which are made from flammable materials should not be stored in drawers or cupboards immediately below this hob. Do not store articles within 50mm of the base. Do not touch spark ignitor while lighting the burner. Where this appliance is installed in a marine craft or in caravans, it shall not be used as a space heater.

Technical specifications

Standard warranty conditions

We, Electrolux, undertake that with warranty period (refer to each country location for warranty period- months) this Electrolux appliance or any part thereof is proved to be defective by reason only of faulty workmanship or materials, we Will, at our option repair or replace the same FREE OF CHARGE for labour, materials or carriage on condition that: The appliance has been correctly installed and used only on the electricity supply stated on the rating plate. The appliance has been used for normal domestic purposes only, and in accordance with the manufacturer instructions. The appliance has not been serviced, maintained, repaired, taken apart or tampered with by person not authorized by us.All service work under this guarantee must be undertaken
by an Electrolux Service Center. Any appliance or defective part replaced shall become the Company property. This warranty is in addition to your statutory and other legal rights. This warranty does not include maintenance, like cleaning of hob. The manufacturer waives ail liability for failure to observe the instructions for the appropriate installation, maintenance and use of the appliance.

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