S1000 - Sink Foster - Free user manual and instructions

Brand	Foster
Model	S1000
Product type	Kitchen sink
Material	Stainless steel 18/10
Finish	Brushed
Number of bowls	1 bowl
Dimensions (L x D x H)	1000 x 500 x 190 mm
Cut-out (L x D)	960 x 460 mm
Weight	9.5 kg
Installation type	Flush mount
Steel thickness	1.2 mm
Drain diameter	90 mm
Number of faucet holes	1
Included accessories	Mounting kit, siphon, drain
Care	Cleaning with soapy water and soft cloth
Resistance	Impact and heat resistant (up to 300°C)
Warranty	2 years
Country of manufacture	Germany

Frequently Asked Questions - S1000 Foster

How to install the Foster S1000 sink?

Installation is done by flush mounting into a worktop. Cut an opening of 960x460 mm, place the sealing gasket, insert the sink and fix it with the supplied brackets. Connect the plumbing before applying the sealant.

What type of faucet is compatible with this sink?

The sink comes with a 35 mm standard faucet hole. Any flush mount or deck mount faucet with a suitable base fits.

How to clean the stainless steel sink?

Use a soft damp cloth with mild soap or a special stainless steel cleaner. Rinse with clear water and dry with a microfiber cloth to avoid streaks. Avoid abrasive sponges.

Can the sink handle hot pots?

Yes, 18/10 stainless steel resists heat up to 300°C. It is advisable not to place extremely hot objects directly, but a pot taken off the fire will not damage it.

What accessories are supplied with the S1000 sink?

The kit includes a drain with siphon, a mounting kit (brackets and screws), and a sealing gasket. The faucet is not included.

Can I use aggressive chemicals on the sink?

No, avoid chlorine products, bleach, and strong solvents. They can attack the stainless steel protection. Use mild cleaners.

How to maintain the brushed finish?

To preserve the brushed appearance, always rub in the direction of the grain with a soft cloth. Use a stainless steel cleaner that restores shine without scratching.

Is the sink warranted?

Yes, the Foster S1000 sink comes with a 2-year manufacturer's warranty against any manufacturing defects. The warranty covers defective parts but not normal wear.

What is the depth of the sink?

The depth is 190 mm (internal measurement). This allows washing large pots comfortably.

How to repair a scratch on the sink?

Micro-scratches are normal. To minimize them, gently rub with a special stainless steel polishing paste in the direction of the grain. For deep scratches, contact customer service.

USER MANUAL S1000 Foster

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COOKING ZONE DIAMETER MINIMUM PAN DIAMETER
∅ 145 mm 80 mm
∅ 210 mm 130 mm

POWER LEVEL	OPERATING TIME LIMIT (hours)
1 - 8	10
9	3
BOOSTER	3

Fig.11
Fig.12

Fig.6

Fig.7 Fig.8

Fig.9

A - ON/OFF key > switch the appliance on and off

B - Control Lock key > activate control panel lock /child lock

C - Cooking Zone Plus key > increase power level of cooking zone

D - Cooking Zone Minus key > reduce power level of cooking zone

E - Cooking Zone Display > display power level

F - Timer Display > display timer countdown

G - Timer Plus key > increase timer value

H - Timer Minus key > decrease timer value

I - Booster > Fast heating

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Carefully read the contents of this leaflet since it provides important instructions regarding safety of installation, use and maintenance.

Keep the leaflet for possible future consultation. All the operations relating to installation (electrical connections) must be carried out by specialised personnel in accordance with current regulations.

SAFETY WARNINGS

• Use the cooktop only in household-type situations for the preparation and warming of food. All other types of use are not permitted.
• Individuals who are incapable of using the appliance safely because of their physical, sensory or mental capabilities or their lack of experience or knowledge must not use this appliance without supervision or instruction by a responsible person.
  • Children under 8 years of age must be kept away from the cooktop unless they are under constant supervision.
  • Children 8 years and older must only be allowed to use the cooktop 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.
  • Installation, repair and maintenance work should only be performed by an authorized service technician. Work by unqualified persons could be dangerous for the user.
• RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK! If the cooktop is defective or chipped, cracked or broken in any way, immediately switch it off and do not continue to use it. Disconnect it from the electrical power supply.

• WARNING: If the supply cord of the appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.

• WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements.

• WARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be dangerous and may result in fire. NEVER try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch off the appliance and then cover flame e.g. with a lid or a fire blanket.
• WARNING: The cooktop is hot during use and remains so for some time after being switched off. The risk of burns remains until the residual heat indicators have gone out.
• CAUTION: The cooking process has to be supervised. A short term cooking process has to be supervised continuously.
• DANGER OF FIRE: Do not store items on the cooking surfaces! Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids should not be placed on the hob surface since they can become hot.
  • Always switch the cooking zones off after use!
• The appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

These instructions are for a specialized installer and are a guide for the installation process, regulations and maintenance in accordance with the law and current standards.

If the built-in oven or any other appliances that produce heat, need to be installed directly underneath the cooking hobs in ceramic glass, IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE APPLIANCE (oven) AND THE COOKING HOBS IN CERAMIC GLASS ARE ADEQUATELY ISOLATED, in such a way that the heat generated from the oven, measured on the right hand side of the bottom of the cooking hobs, does not exceed 60°C.

Failure to follow this precaution, could cause a malfunction in the TOUCH CONTROL system.

POSITIONING

The domestic appliance was built in order to be encased on a work surface, the way it

is illustrated in the graph (Fig.1). Predispose sealing material (Fig.4) along the whole perimeter (for dimensions of the cut see Fig.1). Lock the domestic appliance into place with 4 supporters, keeping in mind the width of the surface (Fig.2). If the lower part of the appliance after installation, is accessible via the lower part of the furniture, it is necessary to mount a separating panel keeping in mind the distances indicated (Fig.3).

This is not necessary if underneath the induction hob is installed an oven.

VENTILATION (Fig.5)

the distance between the cooktop and built-in kitchen's furnitures or cooking apparatuses must guarantee sufficient ventilation of the air. Not to use the cooktop if in the oven is in course the pyrolysis process.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS (Fig.6)

Before making the electrical connections, check that:

• the system ratings meet the ratings indicated on the identification plate fixed on the lower part of the worktop;
• the system is fitted with efficient ground wires in accordance with the laws and current standards.

Grounding is mandatory by law.

If the domestic appliance is not supplied with a cable and/or suitable plug, use material suitable for the absorption value indicated on the identification plate and the operating temperature. If wishing to make a direct connection to the mains, an omnipolar switch must be installed with a minimum 3 mm opening between the contacts and appropriate for the load indicated on the plate and in accordance with current standards (the yellow/green ground conductor must not be disconnected by a switch).

When the appliance has been installed, the omnipolar switch must be easily reachable.

USE

The fundamental characteristic of the induction system is the direct transference of heat from the generator to the cooking recipient.

Advantages:

• The transference of power takes place only when the recipient is placed on the cooking zone.
• The heat is generated only at the base of the recipient and transferred directly to the food to be cooked.
• Reduced heating time and low consumption of power during the beginning of cooking, allowing a global saving of power.
• The fibreglass top remains cold, the heat felt on the cooking top is that reflected from the base of the recipient.

COOKING RECIPIENTS

The use of appropriate recipients is an essential factor for induction cooking. Check that your pots are suitable for the induction system.

The recipients must contain iron. You can check whether the material of the pot is magnetic with a simple magnet (Fig.7).

We advise recipients having a flat base (Fig.8A).

This way you can use the power optimally. Do not use recipients with a rough base to avoid scratching the thermal surface of the top.

A very important factor in induction cooking is the dimension of the pot compared to the plate used (Fig.8B). The cooking zones allow the use of recipients with bases of various diameters. It is, however, preferable to use the appropriate cooking zone for the dimension of the pot:

- if pot diameter is 160 mm, the Pot.detection. is 90 mm and the Pot.max is 180 mm; - if pot diameter is 200 mm the Pot.detection is 120 mm, and Pot. max. 210 mm.

CONTROL PANEL(Fig.9)

A. ON/OFF key > switch the appliance on and off
B. Control Lock key > activate control panel lock /child lock
C. Cooking Zone Plus key > increase power level of cooking zone
D. Cooking Zone Minus key > reduce power level of cooking zone
E. Cooking Zone Display > display power level
F. Timer Display > display timer countdown
G. Timer Plus key > increase timer value
H. Timer Minus key > decrease timer value
I. Power Boost > Fast heating

SWITCHING THE APPLIANCE ON

On commissioning, the appliance will be in the safety position, i.e. control lock is active and the key is illuminated.

In order to use the appliance the safety function must be deactivated by pressing the key until the indicator light switches off.

Press @key to switch the top on. All the L displays relative to the cooking zones switch on in the ☐stand-by position (Fig.9). The control unit remains active for 10 seconds. If within this time no cooking zone is selected, the electronic device returns automatically to the OFF position and the above described operation must be repeated to switch the cooking top on again.

SWITCHING THE COOKING AREA ON

Select the desired cooking zone and press one of the keys. Press key to go to position 9 (max. power) or key to go to position 1 (min. power). Once this operation has been completed you can adjust the temperature with the or keys. The power of the single cooking zone can be adjusted in 9 different positions and will be shown on the relative luminous display E with a number from "1 to 9".

RESIDUAL HEAT H

If the temperature of the cooking zone is still high (over 50°) after it has been switched off, the relative display will indicate the symbol (residual heat). The symbol will only switch off when the burn risk in no longer present.

POT DETECTION

If the symbol should appear on one of the cooking area displays, it means that:

1) The recipient being used is not suitable for induction cooking.
2) The diameter of the recipient used is inferior to that allowed by the appliance. (Fig.11)
3) No recipient is present.

TIMER

This function allows establishing the time (from 1 to 99 minutes) for automatically switching the selected cooking zone off. To enable the timer, press either ⒽG or ⏻H key local timer. The display E of all cooking zones symbol 📁appears flashing. Select the required cooking zone with one of the buttons, Ⓕ or Ⓑ. An LED next to the display of the active zone, will indicate the selection. Set the power of the area between 1 and 9 with the same keys 🐎 or if you have not previously selected button Ⓔ. Set at this point of time off required with the keys of Ⓕ G or ⏻H area timer. The selection will be confirmed after a few seconds, with audible beeps. The countdown will be displayed on F. An acoustic signal will indicate the timer expiration and the relative cooking zone will automatically switch off. Press any of the keys to stop the acoustic signal.

To disable the timer, press the button ⏻ and ⏱ the timer.

To disable the timer, press the button and the timer.

The use of this function is recommended for heating a large quantity of liquid in a very short time (i.e. water for cooking pasta) or other dishes. To activate this feature select the button Ⓑ in the area of cooking time. An acoustic signal will be emitted and a symbol Ⓟ will be visualised on the display E relative to the area. It can simultaneously activate multiple booster.

CONTROL PANEL LOCK

It is possible to block the controls to prevent the risk of unintentional modification of the settings (children, cleaning etc.). By pres-

sing the ⚡key, the controls are blocked and the relative warning light I switches on (Fig.9). To release the controls and change the settings (e.g.interrupt cooking), the ⚡key must be pressed. The cooking top can however be switched off even when the controls block is activated.

SWITCHING THE COOKING AREA OFF

To switch a cooking zone off, press simultaneously the ⏻ and ⏱ key of the relative zone, or press the ⏱ key until reaching position 📄

SWITCHING THE APPLIANCE OFF

To turn off the cooking top entirely hold down the Ⓞkey.

POWER MANAGEMENT

The default cooktop maximum power limit is 7200W. This power limit can be reduced by the user to 2800W, 3500W or 6000W.

Each time the user tries to increase the power of a cooking zone, the total power level of the cooktop is calculated. If this total power lever is greater than the cooktop maximum power limit, the power increase of the cooking zone is not allowed. An error beep sounds and the cooking zone display shows an ☐ for 3 seconds.

SAFETY SWITCH

The appliance has a safety switch that automatically switches off the cooking zones when they have been operating for a certain amount of time at a given power level. (Fig.12)

POWER LEVEL OPERATING TIME LIMIT (hours)
1 - 2 6
3 - 4 5
5	4
6 - 7 - 8 - 9 1,5

MAINTENANCE

Remove any residues of food and drops of grease from the cooking surface by using the special scraper supplied on request (Fig.10).

Clean the heated area as thoroughly as possible using suitable products, and a cloth/paper, then rinse with water and dry with a clean cloth.

Using the special scraper immediately remove any fragments of aluminium and plastic material that have unintentionally melted on the heated cooking area, or residues of sugar or food with a high sugar content. This way, any damage to the cooktop surface can be prevented. Under no circumstances should abrasive sponges, or corrosive chemical detergents, such as oven sprays or stain removers, be used.

WARNING: STEAM CLEANERS MUST NOT BE USED.

DISPOSAL OF OLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

The European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), requires that old household electrical appliances must not be disposed of in the normal unsorted municipal waste stream. Old appliances must be collected separately in order to optimise the recovery and recycling of the materials they contain and reduce the impact on human health and the environment.

The crossed-out dustbin symbol on the product reminds you of your obligation regarding separated waste collection. Consumers should contact their local public service or their local dealer for more information on the correct disposal of exhausted household appliances.

THE MANUFACTURER DECLINES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVENTUAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY BREAKING THE ABOVE WARNINGS. THE WARRANTY IS NOT VALID IN THE CASE OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE-MENTIONED WARNINGS.

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Information for household electric hobs

In acc. with regulation (EU) No. 66/2014
Model name / identifier
Type of hob	built-in
Number of cooking zones and/or areas	4
Heating technologyInduction cooking zones and cooking areas, radiant cooking zones.	1. = Induction2. = Induction3. = Induction4. = Induction
For circular cooking zones: diameter of useful surface area/ mm cooking zoneFor non-circular cooking zones or areas: length and width of useful surface area per electric cooking zone or area	1. = ∅ 2102. = ∅ 1453. = ∅ 2104. = ∅ 145
Energy consumption per cooking zone or area calculated per kg (ECelectric cooking)Wh/kg	1. = 181,02. = 176,93. = 181,02. = 176,9
Energy consumption for the hob calculated per kg (ECelectric hob)Wh/kg	178,95

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