How to avoid damage to the appliance
•Do not use the cooking area as a worktop or stor- age space.
•The frameless edge of the glass ceramic surface is susceptible to knocks. Please be careful when moving pots and pans around.
•Do not have the cook zones on with empty pans, or with no pots or pans on them.
•Ceramic glass is very tough, and impervious to sharp temperature changes, but is not unbreaka- ble. It can be damaged if particularly hard or sharp objects fall on to it.
•Do not use pots made of cast iron, or which have damaged bases with rough edges or burrs. Moving these around may cause scratches.
•If sugar or a mixture containing sugar falls onto a hot cooking zone and melts, remove immediately, while still hot, using a kitchen scraper. If left to cool down, it may damage the surface when removed.
•Keep objects or materials liable to melt away from the ceramic glass surface, for example, artificial materials, aluminium foil, or cooking wraps. If any other materials or foodstuffs are melting on the ce- ramic glass surface, these should also be cleaned away immediately, using a kitchen scraper.
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Disposing of the packaging material
All materials used can be fully recycled.
Plastics are marked as follows:
•>PE< for polyethylene, as used for the outer wrap- ping and the bags inside.
•>PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g., as used for the padding materials. They are completely free of CFCs.
Disposal of old appliances
1Warning: Before disposing of old appliances please make them inoperable so that they cannot be the source of danger.
To do this, disconnect the appliance from the mains supply and remove the mains lead.
To protect the environment, it is important that worn out appliances are disposed of in the correct man- ner.
•The appliance must not be disposed of with household rubbish.
•You can obtain information about collection dates or public refuse disposal sites from your local Council or Environmental Health Office.
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