Use and Maintenance, Using vitroceramic hotplates

Use and Maintenance

Using vitroceramic hotplates

Each of the vitroceramic hob's heating ele- ments is connected to an energy compensator which controls the operating and stopping time for each one (more or less heat). (See fig. 6).

The hob is switched off when at "0", at "1" the operating time is short and the stopping time long. At the subsequent positions on the control the operating time increases and the stopping time decreases until reaching posi- tion "12" at which operation is continuous only being switched off when the hotplate ther- mostat is activated which cuts the power supply when reaching the maximum permitted temperature.

Fig. 6

The control corresponding to each of the hea- ting elements (hob) should be taken into account before switching on. To do so, each control has an indicator for the corresponding heating element.

The operation of one or more heating zones is shown by the on-off indicator.

Residual heat indicators

When a heating zone reaches a temperature exceeding 60±15°C the corresponding resi- dual heat indicator illuminates, remaining swit- ched on until the temperature decreases, even if the control is at "0". Nevertheless, special attention should always be paid to the temperature in the cooking zone given that the, fortunately remote, possibility exists that the indicator could break and not show the temperature of the aforementioned zone.

Suggestions and recommendations

To obtain the best results from this hob, observe the following recommendations: use pots with perfectly flat bases, since the grea- ter the contact surface between the glass sur- face and the pot, the greater the heat trans- mission. To avoid dents in the bases we recommend the use of pots with thick bases. Figure 7 illustrates how pots with dented or concave bases have reduced contact sur fa- ces.

Fig. 7

A Good

B Bad

•It is not recommended to use pots with a smaller diameter than that of the circle marked on the glass.

•Place the cooking pots properly centred on

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