Made in Holland Installation and handling instructions PITT® cooking in kitchen worktops These documents contain instructions to securely and successfully install PITT® cooking into kitchen worktops. Furthermore, they indicate which level of craftsmanship is required. To make a warranty claim, installation procedures should be applied as described. PITT® cooking is exclusively intended for consumer use.
Content 1. Materials suitable for PITT® cooking 2 2. Manufacturing recesses (cut-outs) 3 Cut-outs Solid Surface 5 3. Installation kitchen worktop 7 4.
1. Material suitable for PITT® cooking 1a. PITT® cooking can be built into: • • • • • • • • Compact board (eg. Trespa) Solid Surface Quartz Composite (eg. Caesarstone, Silestone) Concrete Glass Natural stone (eg. granite, marble) Stainless steel Ceramics ! PITT® cooking should never be installed into solid wood and worktops with an HPL top layer. 1b. The minimum thickness of the core material is 4 mm.
2. Manufacturing recesses (cut-outs) ! The guidelines of the kitchen manufacturer and/or the manufacturer of the kitchen worktop should always be strictly followed. 35 35 Fig. 1 2a. Fig. 2 The C-size should be at least 50 mm (fig.1). With the XL models, it should be at least 75 mm (fig.2). The distance between the cut out and the sides (left or right) of the worktop should be at least 150 mm. Fig. 3 2b. Fig. 4 The insides of the recess(es) should be smooth and even (fig. 3).
2. Manufacturing recesses (cut-outs) Fig. 6 2H. Fig. 7 Adhesive connections and/or interconnections should never intersect the recess(es). These should have a distance of at least 250 mm to the recess(es) (fig. 6 and 7).
2. Manufacturing recesses (cut-outs) | Solid Surface ! The guidelines of the manufacturer of the Solid Surface material should always be strictly followed. In case of Solid Surface the following extra instructions apply: 2d. Use a router or CNC machine to prevent jagged recesses. Extra plate Solid Surface Radius R = 3 mm Fig. 8 Fig. 9 2e. Glue an extra Solid Surface plate at the bottom of the worktop.
2. Manufacturing recesses (cut-outs) | Solid Surface Fig. 11 2H. Fig. 12 Adhesive connections and/or interconnections should never intersect the recess(es). These should have a distance of at least 250 mm to the recess(es) (fig. 11 and 12).
3. Installation worktop ! The guidelines of the kitchen manufacturer and/or the manufacturer of the kitchen worktop should always be strictly followed. Fig. 13 Fig. 14 3a. The cabinets should be placed perfectly levelled (fig. 13 and 14). 3b. In the case of bottom cabinets with a closed top, these should be the same size (+10 mm) as the PITT® cooking module. This is to bring the heat conductor in full contact with the core material. min. 3 mm min. 3 mm Fig. 15 min. 3 mm Fig. 16 3c.
4. Installation PITT® cooking into worktop ! Strictly follow the PITT® cooking installation instructions. The installation manual can be downloaded via www.pittcooking.com/downloads. 85 mm 115 mm Support bars Fig. 17 Fig. 18 4a. The PITT® cooking module should always be fully supported with the PITT® cooking support set to prevent bending of the kitchen worktop (fig. 17 and 18). Fig. 19 4b.
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