Questions & Answers; Questios And Answers - Lacor 71874 Instrucciones De Uso Y Mantenimiento

When it takes a long time to come to the boil:
- The source of heat is not hot enough.
- Turn uo the source of heat to maximum.
During cooking, no steam is escaping from the heavy valve:
- Hold your pressure cooker under cold running water to release the pressure.
- Open the cooker.
- Clean the heavy valve and the safety valve.
When the steam escapes from all around the lid, check:
- Whether the lid is properly closed.
- Whether the sealing ring is properly fitted.
- The condition of the sealing ring (if necessary, change it).
- Cleanness of the lid, the safety valve and the pressure regulator valve.
- That the rim of the cooker is in good order.
When the lid cannot be opened:
- If necessary, cool the pressure cooker off under cold running water.
When the food being cooked is either not fully cooked or overcooked, check:
- The cooking time.
- The hotplate output
- The amount of liquid.
When the food being cooked is burned in the cooker
- Leave your pressure cooker to soak for a good time before cleaning it.
- Do not use any caustic cleaners, or cleaners containing chlorine.
When one of the safety devices is triggered:
- Turn off the source of heat and remove the cooker from it.
- Allow the cooker to cool down.
- Open it.
· Check the heavy valve, the safety valve and the sealing ring and clean them.
Cleaning and replacing the sealing ring:
Clean the sealing ring, rinse it under hot running water and dry it.
As soon as the sealing ring becomes hard and turns a brownish
colour, it should be replaced.
Security valve cleaning
This operation is extremely delicate. Make sure you do it properly, for
if the cooker is badly assembled, it may cause personal or material
harm.
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