Miele KM 5840, KM 5860, KM 5880 How the burners operate, One-zoneburner, Two-zoneburner

How the burners operate

One-zone burners use one heating strip; two-zone burners and grill zones have two heating strips. Depending on the model, the heating strips may be separated by a ring.

Each burner has overheating protection (internal temperature limiter) feature to prevent the ceramic glass from overheating (see "Overheat protection").

When a power level is set, the heat element turns on and the heating strip is visible through the ceramic glass.

The power setting determines how hot the burner will get, and is electronically regulated. This means that the burner will switch on and off as needed to maintain the selected power level.

One-zone burner

￿Overheat protection

￿Heating strip

Two-zone burner

￿Technical detail, not a defect

￿Overheat protection

￿Outer heating strip

￿Insulation

￿Inner heating strip

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