Hotplate Burners
The drawing below each knob indicates which burner that knob controls. There is a spark ignition system that works when the knob is pressed in. Each burner also has a special safety device that stops the flow of gas if the flame goes out.
Push in and turn a knob to the large flame symbol ( 
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Keep holding the knob pressed in to let the gas through to the burner for few seconds. The igniter should spark and light the gas.
If, when you let go of the control knob, the burner goes out, the safety device has not held in. Turn the control to the off position and wait one minute, then try again this time holding in the control knob for slightly longer.
Adjust the flame height to suit by turning the knob.
On this cooker the low position is beyond high, not between high and off. The small flame marks the ‘low position’. Turn the knob towards it after the contents of a pan have boiled.
Make sure flames are under the pans. Using a lid will help the contents boil more quickly.
Pans and kettles with concave bases or down turned base rims should not be used.
Simmering aids, such as asbestos or mesh mats, are NOT recommended. They will reduce burner performance and could damage the pan supports.
Avoid using unstable and misshapen pans that may tilt easily and pans with a very small base diameter e.g. milk pans, single egg poachers.
Mimimum pan sizes
The minimum pan diameter recommended is 120mm for the outer burners and 160mm for the centre burner.
When hotplate control knob is pressed in, sparks will be made at every burner, this is normal.
If after lighting, a hotplate burner’s flame goes out, turn it off and leave it for one minute before relighting it.
You can remove the burner head for cleaning, see ’Cleaning your cooker’.
You should wipe the top surface of the cooker around the hotplate burners as soon as possible after spills occur. Try to wipe them off while the hotplate is still warm.
Note:
Use of aluminium pans may cause metallic marking of the pan supports. This does not affect the durability of the enamel and may be cleaned off with a metal cleaner such as ‘Brasso’.
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