4 5INSTALLATIONIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Electrical connection
WARNING
Risk of fire and electrical shock.
• All electrical connections must be made by a
qualified electrician. Before wiring make sure the
mains terminal is not live.
• Make sure the appliance is installed correctly. Loose
and incorrect plug and socket connections can make
the terminal become too hot.
• The appliance must be installed correctly to ensure
anti-shock protection.
• Cables from other electrical appliances must not
touch the hot surface of the appliance.
• Other than the connection point in the terminal
block, do not let the electrical supply cord touch the
appliance or hot cookware. Ensure electrical supply
cord is not tangled.
• Use a strain relief clamp on cable.
• Use the correct mains cable.
• Make sure there is no damage to the mains plug and
to the mains cable. Contact the Service Centre or an
electrician to change a damaged mains cable.
• The electrical installation must have an isolation
device which lets you disconnect the appliance from
the mains at all poles. Refer to AS/NZS 3000. The
isolation device must have a contact opening width
of minimum 3mm.
• Use only correct isolation devices: line protecting
cut-outs, fuses (screw type fuses removed from the
holder), earth leakage trips and contactors.
Use
WARNING
Risk of injury, burns or electric shock.
• Use this appliance in a household environment.
• Do not change the specification of this appliance.
• Do not use an external timer or a separate remote-
control system to operate the appliance.
• Do not let the appliance stay unattended during
operation.
• Do not operate the appliance with wet hands or when
it has contact with water.
• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on the cooking
zones. They can become hot.
• Set the cooking zone to “off” after each use. Do not
rely on the pan detector.
• Do not use the appliance as a work surface or as a
storage surface.
• If there is a crack on the surface, disconnect power
supply to prevent the electrical shock.
• Users with a pacemaker must keep a distance of
minimum 30 cm from the induction cooking zones
when the appliance is in operation.
WARNING
Risk of fire or explosion.
• Fats and oil when heated can release flammable
vapours. Keep flames or heated objects away from
fats and oils when you cook with them.
• The vapours that very hot oil releases can cause
spontaneous combustion.
• Used oil, that can contain food remnants, can cause
fire at a lower temperature than oil used for the first
time.
• Do not put flammable products or items that are wet
with flammable products in, near or on the appliance.
• Do not try to extinguish a fire with water. Disconnect
the appliance and cover the flame with a lid or a
fire blanket.
WARNING
Risk of damage to the appliance.
• Do not keep hot cookware on the control panel.
• Do not let cookware to boil dry.
• Be careful not to drop utensils or cookware on the
glass, the glass surface can be damaged
• Do not activate the cooking zones with empty
cookware or without cookware.
• Do not put aluminium foil on the appliance.
• Cookware made of cast iron, aluminium or with a
damaged bottom can cause scratches on the glass
ceramic. Always lift these objects up when you have
to move them on the cooking surface.
Care And Cleaning
WARNING
Risk of damage to the appliance.
• Clean regularly the appliance to prevent the
deterioration of the surface material.
• Do not use water spray and steam to clean
the appliance.
• Clean the appliance with a moist soft cloth. Only use
neutral detergents. Do not use abrasive products,
abrasive cleaning pads, solvents or metal objects.
For WHI323BD, if the supply cord is damaged, it must be
replaced by the manufacter, its service agent or similarly
qualified persons in order
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Built-in appliances
• Only use the built-in appliances after you assemble
the appliance into correct built-in units and work
surfaces that align to the standards.
Connection cable
• Use the correct mains cable of type H05BB-F Tmax
90°C (or higher) for a single phase or two
phase connection.
• Replace the damaged mains cable with a special
cable (type H05BB-F Tmax 90°C or higher). 3 x
4mm
2
with an all-pole 32A breaker (2,5mm
2
with an
all-pole 16A Breaker for WHI323BD). Speak to your
local Service Centre.
• The cable conditions must be in accordance with
AS/NZS 3000 and the terminal screws tightened
securely.
• The connecting cable is to be secured with the mains
cable cleat and the covering closed by pressing firmly
(lock into place).
• Before switching on for the first time, any protective
foil or stickers must be removed from the glass
ceramic surface.
To attach the seal
• Clean the worktop in the area of the cut out section.
• Bond the seal stripe supplied on the lower edge
of the appliance along the outer edge of the glass
ceramic. Do not extend it. Let stay the cut ends in the
middle of one side. When, you cut it to length (add
some mm), push the two ends together.
Assembly
min.
600mm
min. 50mm
NOTE: The clearance must meet or exceed the minimum
recommended for both the rangehood and cooktop.
Refer to the rangehood installation manual.
WARNING
Refer to “Safety information” chapter.
IMPORTANT
Before the installation, note down the serial number (Ser.
Nr.) from the rating plate at the front of this manual. The
rating plate of the appliance is on its lower casing.
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