Hotpoint GC640BK manual

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    Please phone us on 08448 24 24 24 to activate your guarantee English Operating Instructions HOB Contents Operating Instructions,1 W arnings,2 Assistance,2 Description of the appliance,3 Installation,4 Start-up and use,8 Precautions and tips,8 Maintenance and care,9 T roubleshooting,9 After Sales Service,1 1 Guarantee,12 GC640IX GC640WH GC640BK GC75[...]

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    2 GB PLEASE PHONE US TO REGISTER YOUR APPLIANCE AND ACTIVATE YOUR PARTS GUARANTEE ON 08448 24 24 24 W arnings W ARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements. Children less than 8 years of age shall be kept away unless continuously supervised. This appliance can be used[...]

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    3 Description of the appliance Overall view 1 Support Grid for COOKW ARE 2 GAS BURNERS 3 Control Knobs for GAS BURNERS 4 Ignition for GAS BURNERS * 5 SAFETY DEVICES * • GAS BURNERS differ in size and power . Use the diameter of the cookware to choose the most appropriate burner to cook with. • GAS BURNER IGNITION * enables a specic burner to[...]

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    4 GB PLEASE PHONE US TO REGISTER YOUR APPLIANCE AND ACTIVATE YOUR PARTS GUARANTEE ON 08448 24 24 24 Installation ! Before operating your new appliance please read this instruction booklet carefully . It contains important information for safe use, installation and care of the appliance. ! Please keep these operating instructions for future referenc[...]

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    GB 5 PLEASE PHONE US TO REGISTER YOUR APPLIANCE AND ACTIVATE YOUR PARTS GUARANTEE ON 08448 24 24 24 • Where the hob is not installed over a built-in oven, a wooden panel must be installed as insulation. This must be placed at a minimum distance of 20 mm from the lower part of the hob. V entilation T o ensure adequate ventilation, the back panel o[...]

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    6 GB PLEASE PHONE US TO REGISTER YOUR APPLIANCE AND ACTIVATE YOUR PARTS GUARANTEE ON 08448 24 24 24 1. Remove the hob grids and slide the burners off their seats. 2. Unscrew the nozzles using a 7 mm socket spanner , and replace them with nozzles for the new type of gas (see table 1 “Burner and nozzle characteristics”). 3. Reassemble the parts f[...]

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    GB 7 PLEASE PHONE US TO REGISTER YOUR APPLIANCE AND ACTIVATE YOUR PARTS GUARANTEE ON 08448 24 24 24 Burner Diameter Thermal Thermal By-pass Nozzle Flow* Thermal Nozzle Flow* power power 1/100 1/100 (g/h) power 1/100 (l/h) kW kW kW (p.c.s.*) (p.c.s.*) (p.c.s.*) (mm) Reduced Nominal (mm) (mm) *** ** Nominal (mm) Supply pressures Nominal (mbar) Minimu[...]

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    8 GB PLEASE PHONE US TO REGISTER YOUR APPLIANCE AND ACTIVATE YOUR PARTS GUARANTEE ON 08448 24 24 24 Start-up and use ! The position of the corresponding gas burner is shown on every knob. Gas burners Each burner can be adjusted to one of the following settings using the corresponding control knob: ● Off Maximum Minimum T o light one of the burner[...]

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    GB 9 PLEASE PHONE US TO REGISTER YOUR APPLIANCE AND ACTIVATE YOUR PARTS GUARANTEE ON 08448 24 24 24 areas, other communal collection areas, or if national legislation allows return it to a retailer when purchasing a similar new product. All major household appliance manufacturers are active in the creation of systems to manage the collection and di[...]

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    10 GB PLEASE PHONE US TO REGISTER YOUR APPLIANCE AND ACTIVATE YOUR PARTS GUARANTEE ON 08448 24 24 24[...]

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    GB 11 PLEASE PHONE US TO REGISTER YOUR APPLIANCE AND ACTIVATE YOUR PARTS GUARANTEE ON 08448 24 24 24 After Sales Service No one is better placed to care for your Hotpoint appliance during the course of its working life than us – the manufacture r. Essential Contact Information Hotpoint Service We are the largest service team in the country offeri[...]

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    12 GB PLEASE PHONE US TO REGISTER YOUR APPLIANCE AND ACTIVATE YOUR PARTS GUARANTEE ON 08448 24 24 24 Guarantee 12 months Parts and Labour Guarantee Your appliance has the benefit of our manufacturer’s guarantee, which covers the cost of breakdown repairs for twelve months from the date of purchase. This gives you the reassurance that if, within t[...]