Manual Whirlpool AKT 466/WH Hob

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ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

IMPORTANT: the data relevant to the voltage and power absorption are indicated on the rating plate.

ASSEMBLY

ADJUSTMENT TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF GAS

If the appliance is intended to operate with a different gas from the gas type stated on the rating plate and information label

on the top of the hob, change the injectors.

Remove the information label and keep it with the instructions booklet.

Use pressure regulators suitable for the gas pressure indicated in the Instruction.

• The gas nozzles must be changed by After Sales Service or a qualified technician.

• Nozzles not supplied with the appliance must be ordered from After Sales Service.

• Adjust the minimum setting of the taps.

NOTE: when liquid petroleum gas is used (G30/G31), the minimum gas setting screw must be tightened as far as it will go.

IMPORTANT: should you experience difficulty in turning the burners knobs, please contact the After Sales Service for

the replacement of the burner tap if found to be faulty.

REPLACING THE INJECTORS (see the injector table in the Instruction)

ADJUSTING MINIMUM GAS SETTING OF TAPS

REFERENCE TO LOCAL REGULATIONS

Regulation for room ventilation

NOTE: if the appliance is not equipped with safety devices on the burners (thermocouples), the air vents must be increased

by 100%, and must be at least 200 cm

2

), in compliance with M.D. 21 April 1993.

Connection to gas supply

Before connecting the appliance, make sure that the gas supply system complies with standards UNI-CIG 7129 and UNI-CIG 7131.

Gas connection

The connection to the mains gas network or gas cylinder must be made using a rigid copper or steel pipe with fittings

complying with standards UNI-CIG 7129, or using a continuous-surface stainless steel hose complying with standards

UNI-CIG 9891.

The maximum length of the hose is 2 m.

The pressure control valves to be used must comply with the UNI EN 12864 standard for gas cylinders and the UNI EN 88

standard for piped methane gas.

REFERENCE TO LOCAL REGULATIONS

Provision for ventilation

The room in which the appliance is installed must have an air supply to current B.S. 5440 - Part 2 standards.

All rooms require a permanent vent in addition to the openable window.

If there are other fuel burning appliances in the same room B.S. 5440 - Part 2 should be consulted to determine the air vent

requirements.

If the appliance is installed in a cellar or basement, it is advisable to provide an air vent of 65 cm, irrespective of the room volume.

Gas Safety Regulations

The law requires that all gas appliances are installed by competent persons in accordance with the current gas safety

regulations. Failure to install appliances correctly may lead to prosecution.

It is in your own interest, and that of safety, to ensure that the law is complied with. The hob should be installed in accordance

with the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations, the Building Regulations issued by the Department of the

Environment and the Building Standard (Scotland) (Consolidation) Regulations, issued by the Scottish Development

Department.

In the G.B., CORGI registered installers work to safe standards of practice.

WARNING

This operation must be performed by a qualified technician.

WARNING

• The electrical connections must comply

with local regulations.

• The earthing of this appliance is

compulsory by law.

• Do not use an extension cord.

After having cleaned the perimeter surface,

apply the supplied gasket to the hob as shown

in the figure.

Position the hob in the worktop opening made respecting the dimensions indicated in the Instruction.

NOTE: the power supply cable must be long enough to permit its upward extraction.

To secure the hob, use the brackets (A) provided with it. Fit the brackets into the relevant bores shown by the arrow and

fasten them by means of their screws in accordance with the thickness of the worktop (see the following figures).

WARNING

This operation must be performed by a qualified technician.

L

N

Earth

(yellow/green)

20

30

60

40

Top 20 mm Top 40 mm

Top 30 mm Top 60 mm

NO

• Remove grids (A).

•Extract burners (B).

• Using a socket spanner of the appropriate size unscrew

the injector (C), unscrew the injector to be replaced.

• Replace it with the injector suitable for the new type of

gas.

• Re-assemble the injector in (D).

• If you have a multiple crown burner use side spanner to

replace the injector (E).

Before installing the hob, remember to affix the gas

calibration plate supplied with the injectors in such a way

that it covers the existing information relating to gas

calibration.

To ensure that the minimum setting is correctly adjusted, remove the knob and proceed

as follows:

• tighten screw to reduce the flame height (-);

• loosen screw to increase the flame height (+).

The adjustment must be performed with the tap in minimum gas setting position (small

flame) .

• The primary air of the burners does not need to be adjusted.

• At this stage, light up the burners and turn the knobs from max position to

minimum position to check flame stability.

Upon completion of adjustment, reseal using sealing wax or an equivalent material.

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Rating

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