Electrolux LIT30231C Induction Hob User Manual

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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE

Always use original spare parts. When contacting our Authorised Service Centre, ensure that you have the following data available: Model, PNC, Serial Number. The information can be found on the rating plate.

• ? Warning / Caution-Safety information
• ? General information and tips
• ? Environmental information

Subject to change without notice.

1. SAFETY INFORMATION

Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible for any injuries or damage that are the result of incorrect installation or usage. Always keep the instructions in a safe and accessible location for future reference.

1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety

• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning the use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children of less than 8 years of age and persons with very extensive and complex disabilities shall be kept away from the appliance unless continuously supervised.
• Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
• Keep all packaging away from children and dispose of it appropriately.
• [WARNING] The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use. Keep children and pets away from the appliance when in use and when cooling down.
• If the appliance has a child safety device, it should be activated.
• Children shall not carry out cleaning and user maintenance of the appliance without supervision.

1.2 General Safety

• This appliance is for cooking purposes only.
• This appliance is designed for single household domestic use in an indoor environment.
• This appliance may be used in offices, hotel guest rooms, bed & breakfast guest rooms, farm guest houses and other similar accommodation where such use does not exceed (average) domestic usage levels.
• [WARNING] The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements.

2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 Installation

[WARNING] Only a qualified person must install this appliance.

[WARNING] Risk of injury or damage to the appliance.

• Remove all the packaging.
• Do not install or use a damaged appliance.
• Follow the installation instructions supplied with the appliance.
• Keep the minimum distance from other appliances and units.
• Always take care when moving the appliance as it is heavy. Always use safety gloves and enclosed footwear.
• Seal the cut surfaces of the cabinet with a sealant to prevent moisture from causing swelling.
• Protect the bottom of the appliance from steam and moisture.
• Do not install the appliance next to a door or under a window. This prevents hot cookware from falling from the appliance when the door or the window is opened.
• Each appliance has cooling fans on the bottom.
• If the appliance is installed above a drawer:
  • Do not store any small pieces or sheets of paper that could be pulled in, as they can damage the cooling fans or impair the cooling system.
  • Keep a distance of minimum 2 cm between the bottom of the appliance and parts stored in the drawer.
  • Remove any separator panels installed in the cabinet below the appliance.

2.2 Electrical Connection

[WARNING] Risk of fire and electric shock.

• All electrical connections should be made by a qualified electrician.
• The appliance must be earthed.
• Before carrying out any operation make sure that the appliance is disconnected from the power supply.
• Make sure that the parameters on the rating plate are compatible with the electrical ratings of the mains power supply.
• Make sure the appliance is installed correctly. Loose and incorrect electricity mains cable or plug (if applicable) can make the terminal become too hot.
• Use the correct electricity mains cable.
• Do not let the electricity mains cable tangle.
• Make sure that a shock protection is installed.
• Use the strain relief clamp on the cable.
• Make sure the mains cable or plug (if applicable) does not touch the hot appliance or hot cookware, when you connect the appliance to a socket.
• Do not use multi-plug adapters and extension cables.
• Make sure not to cause damage to the mains plug (if applicable) or to the mains cable. Contact our Authorised Service Centre or an electrician to change a damaged mains cable.
• The shock protection of live and insulated parts must be fastened in such a way that it cannot be removed without tools.
• Connect the mains plug to the mains socket only at the end of the installation. Make sure that there is access to the mains plug after the installation.
• If the mains socket is loose, do not connect the mains plug.
• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect the appliance. Always pull the mains plug.
• Use only correct isolation devices: line protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type fuses removed from the holder), earth leakage trips and contactors.
• The electrical installation must have an isolation device which lets you disconnect the appliance from the mains at all poles. The isolation device must have a contact opening width of minimum 3 mm.

2.3 Use

[WARNING] Risk of injury, burns and electric shock.

• Do not change the specification of this appliance.
• Remove all the packaging, labelling and protective film (if applicable) before first use.
• Make sure that the ventilation openings are not blocked.
• Do not let the appliance stay unattended during operation.
• Set the cooking zone to "off" after each use.
• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on the cooking zones. They can become hot.
• Do not operate the appliance with wet hands or when it has contact with water.
• Do not use the appliance as a work surface or as a storage surface.
• If the surface of the appliance is cracked, disconnect immediately the appliance from the power supply. This to prevent an 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.
• When you place food into hot oil, it may splash.

[WARNING] Risk of fire and 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.

[WARNING] Risk of damage to the appliance.

• Do not keep hot cookware on the control panel.
• Do not put a hot pan cover on the glass surface of the hob.
• Do not let cookware boil dry.
• Be careful not to let objects or cookware fall on the appliance. The 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 or with a damaged bottom can cause scratches on the glass / glass ceramic. Always lift these objects up when you have to move them on the cooking surface.

2.4 Care and cleaning

• Clean the appliance regularly to prevent the deterioration of the surface material.
• Switch off the appliance and let it cool down before cleaning.
• Do not use water spray and steam to clean the appliance.
• Clean the appliance with a moist soft cloth. Use only neutral detergents. Do not use abrasive products, abrasive cleaning pads, solvents or metal objects.

2.5 Service

• To repair the appliance contact the Authorised Service Centre. Use original spare parts only.
• Concerning the lamp(s) inside this product and spare part lamps sold separately: These lamps are intended to withstand extreme physical conditions in household appliances, such as temperature, vibration, humidity, or are intended to signal information about the operational status of the appliance. They are not intended to be used in other applications and are not suitable for household room illumination.

2.6 Disposal

[WARNING] Risk of injury or suffocation.

• Contact your local authority for information on how to dispose of the appliance.
• Disconnect the appliance from the mains supply.
• Cut off the mains electrical cable close to the appliance and dispose of it.

3. INSTALLATION

[WARNING] Refer to Safety chapters.

3.1 Before the installation

Before you install the hob, write down the information below from the rating plate. The rating plate is on the bottom of the hob.

Serial number: ...........................

3.2 Built-in hobs

Only use the built-in hobs after you assemble the hob into correct built-in units and work surfaces that align to the standards.

3.3 Attaching the seal

On-top installation:

1. Clean the worktop around the cut out area.
2. Attach the supplied 2x6 mm seal stripe to the lower edge of the hob, along the outer edge of the glass ceramic. Do not stretch it. Make sure that the ends of the seal stripe are located in the middle of one side of the hob.
3. Add some millimetres to the length when you cut the seal stripe.
4. Join the two ends of the seal stripe together.

3.4 Assembly

If you install the hob under a hood, please see the installation instructions of the hood for the minimum distance between the appliances.

Diagram description: Shows minimum clearances required above the hob. A minimum distance of 500mm is shown above the hob, and a minimum distance of 50mm is shown from the front edge of the hob.

If the appliance is installed above a drawer, the hob ventilation can warm up the items stored in the drawer during the cooking process.

Diagram description: Shows recommended cut-out dimensions for the hob installation. The main cut-out dimensions are approximately 490mm x 270mm. Minimum clearances are indicated: 50mm from the front, 50mm from the sides, and 12mm from the back. A minimum depth of 28mm is also indicated.

3.5 Installation of more than one hob

Diagram description: Illustrates installation clearances for multiple hobs. It shows a minimum distance of 500mm above the hob, 40-50mm from the front edge, 55mm from the back, and 30mm from the sides. It also shows the cut-out dimensions for two hobs side-by-side, approximately 490mm x 270mm each, with minimum clearances.

3.6 Connection cable

• The hob is supplied with a connection cable.
• To replace the damaged mains cable, use the cable type: H05V2V2-F which withstands a temperature of 90 °C or higher. Contact an Authorised Service Centre. The connection cable may only be replaced by a qualified electrician.

4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

4.1 Cooking surface layout

Diagram description: Shows the cooking surface with two induction cooking zones, each marked with a diameter of 180mm. Zone 1 is labelled as an induction cooking zone, and zone 2 is labelled as the control panel.

4.2 Control panel layout

Diagram description: Depicts the control panel with numbered sensor fields (1 through 10). These fields are used to operate the appliance, with displays, indicators, and sounds providing feedback on functions.

4.3 Heat setting displays

5. DAILY USE

[WARNING] Refer to Safety chapters.

5.1 Activating and deactivating

Touch ? for 1 second to activate or deactivate the hob.

5.2 Automatic Switch Off

The function deactivates the hob automatically if:

• all cooking zones are deactivated,
• you do not set the heat setting after you activate the hob,
• you spill something or put something on the control panel for more than 10 seconds (a pan, a cloth, etc.). An acoustic signal sounds and the hob deactivates. Remove the object or clean the control panel.
• the hob gets too hot (e.g. when a saucepan boils dry). Let the cooking zone cool down before you use the hob again.
• you use incorrect cookware. The symbol [F] comes on and the cooking zone deactivates automatically after 2 minutes.
• you do not deactivate a cooking zone or change the heat setting. After some time [?] comes on and the hob deactivates.

The relation between the heat setting and the time after which the hob deactivates:

5.3 The heat setting

Touch [+] to increase the heat setting. Touch [-] to decrease the heat setting. Touch [+] and [-] at the same time to deactivate the cooking zone.

5.4 OptiHeat Control (3 step Residual heat indicator)

[WARNING] As long as the indicator is on, there is a risk of burns from residual heat.

The induction cooking zones produce the heat necessary for the cooking process directly in the bottom of the cookware. The glass ceramic is heated by the heat of the cookware.

The indicators appear when a cooking zone is hot. They show the level of the residual heat for the cooking zones you are currently using:

• [ ] - continue cooking,
• [ ] - keep warm,
• [ ] - residual heat.

The indicator may also appear:

• for the neighbouring cooking zones even if you are not using them,
• when hot cookware is placed on cold cooking zone,
• when the hob is deactivated but the cooking zone is still hot.

The indicator disappears when the cooking zone has cooled down.

5.5 PowerBoost

This function makes more power available to the induction cooking zones. The function can be activated for the induction cooking zone only for a limited period of time. After this time the induction cooking zone automatically sets back to the highest heat setting.

? Refer to "Technical data" chapter.

To activate the function for a cooking zone: touch [P]. The symbol [P] comes on.

To deactivate the function: touch [+] or [-].

5.6 Timer

Count Down Timer

You can use this function to set the length of a single cooking session. First set the heat setting for the cooking zone, then set the function.

• To set the cooking zone: touch [?] repeatedly until the indicator of a cooking zone appears.
• To activate the function or change the time: touch [+] or [-] of the timer to set the time (00 - 99 minutes). When the indicator of the cooking zone starts to flash, the time counts down.
• To see the remaining time: touch [?] to set the cooking zone. The indicator of the cooking zone starts to flash. The display shows the remaining time.
• To deactivate the function: touch [?] to set the cooking zone and then touch [-]. The remaining time counts down to 00. The indicator of the cooking zone disappears.

When the countdown ends, an acoustic signal sounds and 00 flashes. The cooking zone deactivates.

To stop the sound: touch [?].

Minute Minder

You can use this function when the hob is activated and the cooking zones do not operate. The heat setting display shows [ ].

• To activate the function: touch [?] and then touch [+] or [-] of the timer to set the time. When the time finishes, an acoustic signal sounds and 00 flashes.
• To stop the sound: touch [?].
• To deactivate the function: touch [?] and then touch [-]. The remaining time counts down to 00.

The function has no effect on the operation of the cooking zones.

5.7 Pause

This function sets all cooking zones that operate to the lowest heat setting. When the function operates, all other symbols on the control panels are locked. The function does not stop the timer functions.

1. To activate the function: press [||]. The symbol [ ] comes on. The heat setting is lowered to 1.
2. To deactivate the function: press [||]. The previous heat setting comes on.

5.8 Lock

You can lock the control panel while cooking zones operate. It prevents an accidental change of the heat setting. Set the heat setting first.

• To activate the function: touch [L]. The symbol [L] comes on for 4 seconds. The Timer stays on.
• To deactivate the function: touch [L]. The previous heat setting comes on.

? When you deactivate the hob, you also deactivate this function.

5.9 Child Safety Device

This function prevents an accidental operation of the hob.

• To activate the function: activate the hob with [?]. Do not set any heat setting. Touch [L] for 4 seconds. The symbol [L] comes on. Deactivate the hob with [?].
• To deactivate the function: activate the hob with [?]. Do not set any heat setting. Touch [L] for 4 seconds. The symbol [ ] comes on. Deactivate the hob with [?].
• To override the function for only one cooking time: activate the hob with [?]. The symbol [L] comes on. Touch [ ] for 4 seconds. Set the heat setting in 10 seconds. You can operate the hob. When you deactivate the hob with [?] the function operates again.

5.10 OffSound Control (Deactivation and activation of the sounds)

Deactivate the hob. Touch [?] for 3 seconds. The display comes on and goes out. Touch [||] for 3 seconds. The symbol [ ] or [ ] comes on. Touch [+] of the front left zone to choose one of the following:

• [-] - the sounds are off
• [ ] - the sounds are on

To confirm your selection wait until the hob deactivates automatically.

When the function is set to [ ] you can hear the sounds only when:

• you touch [?]
• Minute Minder comes down
• Count Down Timer comes down
• you put something on the control panel.

5.11 Power management

If multiple zones are active and the consumed power exceeds the limitation of the power supply, this function divides the available power between all cooking zones (connected to the same phase). The hob controls heat settings to protect the fuses of the house installation.

• If the hob reaches the limit of maximum available power (refer to the rating plate), the power of the cooking zones will be automatically reduced.
• The heat setting of the cooking zone selected last is always prioritised. The remaining power will be divided between the previously activated cooking zones in reverse order of selection.
• The heat setting display of the reduced zones changes between the initially selected heat setting and the reduced heat setting.
• Wait until the display stops flashing or reduce the heat setting of the cooking zone selected last. The cooking zones will continue operating with the reduced heat setting. Change the heat settings of the cooking zones manually, if necessary.

6. HINTS AND TIPS

[WARNING] Refer to Safety chapters.

6.1 Cookware

For induction cooking zones a strong electro-magnetic field creates the heat in the cookware very quickly.

Use the induction cooking zones with suitable cookware.

• The bottom of the cookware must be as thick and flat as possible.
• Ensure pan bases are clean and dry before placing on the hob surface.
• In order to avoid scratches, do not slide or rub the pot across the ceramic glass.

Cookware material

• correct: cast iron, steel, enamelled steel, stainless steel, multi-layer bottom (with a correct marking from a manufacturer).
• not correct: aluminium, copper, brass, glass, ceramic, porcelain.

Cookware is suitable for an induction hob if:

• water boils very quickly on a zone set to the highest heat setting.
• a magnet pulls on to the bottom of the cookware.

Cookware dimensions

• Induction cooking zones adapt to the dimension of the bottom of the cookware automatically.
• The cooking zone efficiency is related to the diameter of the cookware. The cookware with a diameter smaller than the minimum receives only a part of the power generated by the cooking zone.

For both safety reasons and optimal cooking results, do not use cookware larger than indicated in "Cooking zones specification". Avoid keeping cookware close to the control panel during the cooking session. This might impact the functioning of the control panel or accidentally activate hob functions.

? Refer to "Technical data".

6.2 The noises during operation

If you can hear:

• crack noise: cookware is made of different materials (a sandwich construction).
• whistle sound: you use a cooking zone with a high power level and the cookware is made of different materials (a sandwich construction).
• humming: you use a high power level.
• clicking: electric switching occurs.
• hissing, buzzing: the fan operates.

The noises are normal and do not indicate any malfunction.

6.3 Examples of cooking applications

The correlation between the heat setting of a zone and its consumption of power is not linear. When you increase the heat setting, it is not proportional to the increase of the consumption of power. It means that a cooking zone with the medium heat setting uses less than a half of its power.

? The data in the table is for guidance only.

7. CARE AND CLEANING

[WARNING] Refer to Safety chapters.

7.1 General information

• Clean the hob after each use.
• Always use cookware with a clean base.
• Scratches or dark stains on the surface have no effect on how the hob operates.
• Use a special cleaner suitable for the surface of the hob.
• Use a special scraper for the glass.

7.2 Cleaning the hob

• Remove immediately: melted plastic, plastic foil, salt, sugar and food with sugar, otherwise, the dirt can cause damage to the hob. Take care to avoid burns. Use a special hob scraper on the glass surface at an acute angle and move the blade on the surface.
• Remove when the hob is sufficiently cool: limescale rings, water rings, fat stains, shiny metallic discoloration. Clean the hob with a moist cloth and a non-abrasive detergent. After cleaning, wipe the hob dry with a soft cloth.
• Remove shiny metallic discoloration: use a solution of water with vinegar and clean the glass surface with a cloth.

8. TROUBLESHOOTING

[WARNING] Refer to Safety chapters.

8.1 What to do if...

8.2 If you cannot find a solution...

If you cannot find a solution to the problem yourself, contact your dealer or an Authorised Service Centre. Give the data from the rating plate. Give also three digit letter code for the glass ceramic (it is in the corner of the glass surface) and an error message that comes on. Make sure, you operated the hob correctly. If not the servicing by a service technician or dealer will not be free of charge, also during the warranty period. The information about guarantee period and Authorised Service Centres are in the guarantee booklet.

9. TECHNICAL DATA

9.1 Rating plate

Model LIT30231C

PNC 949 492 563 00

Typ 61 A2A 00 AA

Induction 3.65 kW

Ser.Nr. .................

ELECTROLUX

220 - 240 V, 50 - 60 Hz

Made in: Romania

3.65 kW

CE

9.2 Cooking zones specification

The power of the cooking zones can be different in some small range from the data in the table. It changes with the material and dimensions of the cookware.

For optimal cooking results use cookware no larger than the diameter in the table.

10. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

10.1 Product Information

IEC / EN 60350-2 - Household electric cooking appliances - Part 2: Hobs - Methods for measuring performance.

10.2 Energy saving

You can save energy during everyday cooking if you follow the hints below.

• When you heat up water, use only the amount you need.
• If it is possible, always put the lids on the cookware.
• Put the cookware directly in the centre of the cooking zone.
• Use the residual heat to keep the food warm or to melt it.

11. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Recycle materials with the symbol [?]. Put the packaging in relevant containers to recycle it. Help protect the environment and human health by recycling waste of electrical and electronic appliances. Do not dispose of appliances marked with the symbol [?] with the household waste. Return the product to your local recycling facility or contact your municipal office.