Using The Cooker Hood; Operating Safety Information; Recirculation Mode - KKT KOLBE BOX 400 S/W Benutzerhandbuch

Using the hood

3. Using the cooker hood

3.1 Operating safety
information
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• The grease filter must always be in
place when bringing the hood in
service, otherwise grease vapour can
become deposited inside the hood.
• Do not use an open fire near the coo-
ker hood (e.g. when flambéing).
High flames can damage the hood
or even cause a fire (e.g. by igniting
grease deposits in the filter).
• If you are using a gas stove, make sure
that the cookers are not operated
without cooking utensils.
With open gas flames, parts of the ap-
pliance may be damaged by the heat.
• Due to the fire risk, frying or cooking
with oils and fats under the hood
has only to take place under durable
surveillance.
Attention! The risk of self-ignition
increases with oils or fat which have
been repeatedly used.
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3.2 Recirculation mode

The extracted air is filtered through
a carbon filter (also known as active
carbon filter) and circulated in the room.
The carbon filter retains the odours pro-
duced through cooking and the filtered
air is circulated back into the kitchen
through air openings at the side or on
the top.
If the hood is used in circulation air
mode, it is safe to simultaneously opera-
te a room air-dependent fire.
• It is recommended to switch on the
appliance a few minutes before the
start of the cooking process.
• Set the power level according to the
amount of smoke and odours to be
extracted.
• Operate the hood for another ca. 5 to
10 minutes after cooking.
This will clear the kitchen air of remai-
ning fumes and odours.