2.5 Care and cleaningWARNING!Do not remove the buttons,knobs or gaskets from thecontrol panel. Water mayget inside the appliance andcause damage.• Clean the appliance regularly toprevent the deterioration of thesurface material.• Deactivate the appliance and let itcool down before you clean it.• Disconnect the appliance from theelectrical supply before maintenance.• Do not use water spray and steam toclean the appliance.• Clean the appliance with a moist softcloth. Only use neutral detergents. Donot use any abrasive products,abrasive cleaning pads, solvents ormetal objects.• Do not clean the burners in thedishwasher.2.6 Service• To repair the appliance contact anAuthorised Service Centre.• Use original spare parts only.2.7 DisposalWARNING!Risk of injury or suffocation.• Contact your municipal authority forinformation on how to discard theappliance correctly.• Disconnect the appliance from themains supply.• Cut off the mains electrical cableclose to the appliance and dispose ofit.• Flat the external gas pipes.3. INSTALLATIONWARNING!Refer to Safety chapters.3.1 Before the installationBefore you install the hob, write downthe information bellow from the ratingplate. The rating plate is on the bottomof the hob.Model .......................................PNC .........................................Serial number ...........................3.2 Important safetyrequirementsThis hob must be installed in accordancewith the Gas Safety (Installation and Use)Regulations (Current Edition) and the IEEWiring Regulations (Current Edition).For appliances installed in the Republicof Ireland please refer to NSAI- DomesticGas Installation I.S. 813 Current Editionsand the ETCI Rules for ElectricalInstallations.Provision for ventilationDetailed recommendations arecontained in the following BritishStandards Codes Of Practice: B.S. 6172/B.S. 5440, Par. 2 and B.S. 6891 CurrentEditions.The hob should not be installed in a bedsitting room with a volume of less than20 m³. If it is installed in a room ofvolume less than 5 m³ an air vent ofeffective area of 100 cm² is required. If itis installed in a room of volume between5 m³ and 10 m³ an air vent of effectivearea of 50 cm² is required, while if thevolume exceeds 11 m³ no air vent isrequired.However, if the room has a door whichopens directly to the outside no air ventis required even if the volume is between5 m³ and 11 m³.If there are other fuel burning appliancesin the same room, B.S. 5440 Part 2Current Edition, should be consulted todetermine the requisite air ventrequirements.For appliances installed in the Republicof Ireland please refer to the NSAI-ENGLISH 7