Before You Start; Installation And Maintenance; Peculiar Smells; If You Smell Gas - La Cornue AlberTine 90 Mode D'emploi

1. Before You Start...

Thank you for buying this cooker. It should give you many
years of trouble-free cooking if installed and operated
correctly. It is important that you read this section before
you start, particularly if you have not used a dual fuel cooker
before.
This appliance is designed for domestic cooking
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only. Using it for any other purpose could invalidate
any warranty or liability claim. In particular, the
oven should NOT be used for heating the kitchen –
besides invalidating claims this wastes fuel and may
overheat the control knobs.
This appliance is for use in Great Britain and the
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Republic of Ireland. It is a Cat II 2H3+ cooker and is
set for G20 at 20 mbar.
A conversion kit for LPG is supplied with the cooker.
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Installation and Maintenance

In the UK, the cooker must be installed by a Gas Safe
registered engineer. The electrical installation should be in
accordance with BS 7671. Otherwise, all installations must be
in accordance with the relevant instructions in this booklet,
with the relevant national and local regulations, and with the
local gas and electricity supply companies' requirements.
Make sure that the gas supply is turned on and that the
cooker is wired in and switched on (the cooker needs
electricity).
The cooker should be serviced only by a quali ed service
engineer, and only approved spare parts should be used.
Always allow the cooker to cool and then switch it o at the
mains before cleaning or carrying out any maintenance work,
unless speci ed otherwise in this guide.

Peculiar Smells

When you rst use your cooker it may give o an odour. This
should stop after use.
Before using for the rst time, make sure that all packing
materials have been removed and then, to dispel
manufacturing odours, turn the oven to 200 °C and run for at
least an hour.
Make sure the room is well ventilated to the outside air
(see 'Ventilation' below). People with respiratory or allergy
problems should vacate the area for this brief period.

If You Smell Gas

• DO NOT turn electric switches on or off
• DO NOT smoke
• DO NOT use naked flames
• DO turn off the gas at the meter or cylinder
• DO open doors and windows to get rid of the gas
• DO keep people away from the area affected
• Call your gas supplier
If you are using natural gas in the UK, ring the National Grid
on: 0800 111 999.

Ventilation

CAUTION: The use of a gas cooking appliance results
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in the production of heat and moisture in the room
in which it is installed. Make sure that the kitchen is
well ventilated: keep natural ventilation holes open
or install a powered cookerhood that vents outside.
If you have several burners on, or use the cooker for
a long time, open a window or turn on an extractor
fan.

Personal Safety

DO NOT modify this appliance.
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This appliance can be used by children aged from 8
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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 use of the appliance in
a safe way and understand the hazards involved.
Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning
and user maintenance shall not be made by children
without supervision.
WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts
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become hot during use and will retain heat even
after you have stopped cooking. Care should be
taken to avoid touching heating elements. Children
less than 8 years of age shall be kept away unless
continuously supervised.
DO NOT use a steam cleaner on your cooker.
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Accessible parts will become hot during use and will
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retain heat even after you have stopped cooking.
Keep babies and children away from the cooker and
never wear loose- tting or hanging clothes when
using the appliance.
Always be certain that the controls are in the OFF
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position when the oven is not in use, and before
attempting to clean the cooker.
Always keep combustible materials, e.g. curtains,
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and ammable liquids a safe distance away from
your cooker.
DO NOT spray aerosols in the vicinity of the cooker
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while it is on.
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