Care And Maintenance; Cleaning The Hob; Troubleshooting Guide - Whirlpool AKM331/IX Bedienungsanleitung

ENERGY SAVING TIPS
• The cooking hob is equipped with hotplates having different
diameters. Use pots and pans whose bottom diameter is
equal to that of the hotplates, or slightly larger.
• Only use flat-bottomed pots and pans.
• Do not operate a hotplate without placing a container
on it.
• If possible, keep the container covered when cooking.
• Cook vegetables, potatoes, etc. with a small amount of water
in order to cut down cooking time.
• A pressure cooker allows you to save even more energy and
time.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Important: Never clean the appliance with high pressure water
or steam cleaning equipment.

Cleaning the hob

• Before cleaning the cooking hob, disconnect it from
mains power supply and wait until it has cooled down.
• Wipe it with a cloth moistened with hot water and soap or
diluted liquid detergent.
• Do not use abrasive or corrosive products, chlorine products
or steel wool.
• Do not leave acid or alkaline substances, such as vinegar, salt
or lemon juice, etc., on the cooking hob.
Stainless steel surface
• Clean it with a specific commercial product.
Note: if the cooking hob is used continuously, the high
temperatures may alter the colour of the hotplates.
Cleaning the electric hotplates
The electric hotplates must be cleaned when they are
lukewarm.
Wipe them with a cloth moistened with water and salt, and
polish with a cloth moistened with oil.

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

The hob does not work:
• Check for the presence of mains electrical
power.
• Set the knob to "0" and switch on the hob again
to ensure that the fault has been remedied.
The hob does not turn off:
• disconnect the hob immediately by disconnecting
the power cable from the socket.
• In case of direct connection to the power grid,
disconnect immediately using the fuse box.
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