3VentilationThe use of a cooking appliance results in theproduction of heat and moisture in the roomin which it is installed. Therefore, make surethat the kitchen is well ventilated: keep naturalventilation holes open or install a poweredcookerhood that vents outside. If you haveseveral hotplates/burners on, or use the cookerfor a long time, open a window or turn on anextractor fanMaintenance• It is recommended that this appliance isserviced annually.• WARNING: Before replacing the ovenlamp, turn off the power supply and makesure that the oven is cool.• DO NOT use cooking vessels on thehotplate that overlap the edges.• Unless specified otherwise in this guide,always allow the cooker to cool and thenswitch it off at the mains before cleaning orcarrying out any maintenance work.• DO NOT use the control knobs tomanoeuvre the cooker.• NEVER operate the cooker with wet hands.• DO NOT use a towel or other bulky clothin place of a glove – it might catch fire ifbrought into contact with a hot surface.• DO NOT use hotplate protectors, foil orhotplate covers of any description. Thesemay affect the safe use of your hotplateburners and are potentially hazardous tohealth.• NEVER heat unopened food containers.Pressure build up may make the containersburst and cause injury.• DO NOT use unstable saucepans. Alwaysmake sure that you position the handlesaway from the edge of the hotplate.• NEVER leave the hotplate unattendedat high heat settings. Pans boiling overcan cause smoking, and greasy spills maycatch on fire. Use a deep fat thermometerwhenever possible to prevent fatoverheating beyond the smoking point.nn WARNING: Unattended cooking on ahob with fat or oil can be dangerous andmay result in fire.nn NEVER try to extinguish a fire with water,but switch off the appliance and then coverthe flame e.g. with a lid or a fire blanket.• NEVER leave a chip pan unattended.Always heat fat slowly, and watch as itheats. Deep fry pans should be only onethird full of fat.• WARNING: Danger of fire: do not storeitems on the cooking surfaces.• NEVER try to move a pan of hot fat,especially a deep fat fryer. Wait until thefat is cool. Filling the pan too full of fat cancause spill over when food is added. If youuse a combination of oils or fats in frying,stir them together before heating, or as thefats melt.• Foods for frying should be as dry aspossible. Frost on frozen foods or moistureon fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubbleup and over the sides of the pan. Carefullywatch for spills or overheating of foodswhen frying at high or medium hightemperatures.• DO NOT use the top of the flue (the slotalong the back of the cooker) for warmingplates, dishes, drying tea towels orsoftening butter.• DO NOT use water on grease fires andnever pick up a flaming pan. Turn thecontrols off and then smother a flamingpan on a surface unit by covering the pancompletely with a well fitting lid or bakingtray. If available, use a multi-purpose drychemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.