Hotpoint BE72 manual Something Wrong ?, Using Your Hob, scratching, Problem, Check

Using Your Hob

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!

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.

Care should be taken when using any pans on a ceramic surface not to drag and cause

scratching.

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.

Something Wrong ?

Before contacting your Hotpoint Service Centre / Installer, check the following; there may be nothing wrong with your appliance.

PROBLEM	CHECK
Nothing works	Is the main wall switch to the cooker turned on ?
	If a control is on, the adjacent ‘hob on’ lamp will illuminate.
Hotplates are slow to boil	Check that your pans conform with the recommendations
or will not simmer	detailed in this book.

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