Causes Of Damage; Overview; Damage To The Oven; Damage To The Plinth Drawer - Siemens HA724220 Gebrauchsanleitung

Never touch the appliance door. Allow the
appliance to cool down. Keep children at
a safe distance.

Causes of damage

Hob
Caution!
Rough pot and pan bases scratch the ceramic.
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Avoid boiling pots dry. This may cause damage.
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Never place hot pots or pans on the control panel, the
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display area or the surround. This may cause damage.
Damage can occur if hard or pointed objects fall on the hob.
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Aluminium foil and plastic containers melt on hot hotplates.
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Oven protective foil is not suitable for your hob.
Damage Cause
Stains Food spills
Unsuitable cleaning agents
Scratches Salt, sugar and sand
Rough pot and pan bases scratch the
ceramic.
Discolouration Unsuitable cleaning agents
Pan abrasion (e.g. aluminium)
Blisters Sugar, food with a high sugar content Remove spills immediately with a glass scraper.

Damage to the oven

Caution!
Accessories, foil, greaseproof paper or ovenware on the
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cooking compartment floor: do not place accessories on the
cooking compartment floor. Do not cover the cooking
compartment floor with any sort of foil or greaseproof paper.
Do not place ovenware on the cooking compartment floor if a
temperature of over 50 ºC has been set. This will cause heat
to accumulate. The baking and roasting times will no longer
be correct and the enamel will be damaged.
Water in a hot cooking compartment: do not pour water into
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the cooking compartment when it is hot. This will cause
steam. The temperature change can cause damage to the
enamel.
Moist food: do not store moist food in the cooking
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compartment when it is closed for prolonged periods This will
damage the enamel.
Fruit juice: when baking particularly juicy fruit pies, do not
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pack the baking tray too generously. Fruit juice dripping from
the baking tray leaves stains that cannot be removed. If
possible, use the deeper universal pan.
Cooling with the appliance door open: only allow the cooking
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compartment to cool when it is closed. Even if the appliance
door is only open a little, front panels of adjacent units could
be damaged over time.
Very dirty door seal: If the door seal is very dirty, the
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appliance door will no longer close properly when the
appliance is in use. The fronts of adjacent units could be
damaged.Always keep the door seal clean.
Appliance door as a seat, shelf or worktop: Do not sit on the
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appliance door, or place or hang anything on it. Do not place
any cookware or accessories on the appliance door.
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Overview

The following table provides an overview of the most frequent
kinds of damage:
Action
Remove spills immediately with a glass scraper.
Only use cleaning agents which are suitable for ceramic
Do not use the hob as a work surface or storage space.
Check your cookware.
Only use cleaning agents which are suitable for ceramic
Lift the pots and pans when moving them.
Inserting accessories: depending on the appliance model,
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accessories can scratch the door panel when closing the
appliance door. Always insert the accessories into the
cooking compartment as far as they will go.
Carrying the appliance: do not carry or hold the appliance by
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the door handle. The door handle cannot support the weight
of the appliance and could break.

Damage to the plinth drawer

Caution!
Do not place hot objects in the plinth drawer. It could be
damaged.