KITCHEN

Sink

There is a pull up silver knob to the left of the tap to open the plug.

Please note that the hot water is very hot.

Freezer and second fridge

As well as the fridge in the kitchen, there is a fridge-freezer in the laundry room, at the far end of the ground floor.

Oven

Turn the dial to the chosen programme [see separate page].

Use the + and – buttons to set the temperature.

Please line the oven trays when you use them. You should find baking parchment and foil in the drawer under the toaster.

Microwave

The top dial controls the power which increases as you turn it from left to right.

The time is set by the dial below.  Please return this dial to 0 when you have finished if you have stopped it before the timer runs out.

If you do the dials first the microwave will start as soon as you shut the door.

Dishwasher

If the sign flashes for rinse aid or salt please top up.  Rinse aid is under the sink.  Salt is under the sink in the laundry room. 

1. Press the on/off switch

2. Choose your programme - Details of programmes are on the file in English and French

3. Press the start button

4. When finished press on/off again

Hob

This is an induction hob and therefore will only work if a metal object is in contact with the hob area. 

It has two cooking zones on the right-hand side; on the left there are also two zones, and these can be operated separately or together. The cooking zones are signified by the keys on the left of the control panel. The four diamonds correspond to the four individual cooking zones and the boat shape next to them is for when you want to use the two left-hand zones as one.

To start, put your pan on your chosen zone and press the orange power key, on the left of the control panel. Press the zone key that corresponds to your zone. Then choose a heat setting; it’s best to select a number (from the pad on the right-hand side of the control panel) and then adjust up or down (+ or -) from that. The power settings go up to 19, so maybe start with 7 or 8.

There are more complicated settings (see the manual if you want to try these) but it is possible to cook perfectly well with just the numbers and the + and – keys.

To switch off just one zone, press the key for that zone and then the – button, or just press and hold the key, until the zone’s displayed number goes to 0 and off, or “H” (indicating residual heat). To switch off the whole hob, press the power button.

You can lock the hob (so it’s not used by mistake and/or not adjusted while in use, for example by a child). To do this, press the padlock key (above the power button) until “bloc” appears in the display, confirmed by a beep.

To unlock, press the padlock key until “bloc” disappears, confirmed by a beep.

LAUNDRY

Washing machine (in the laundry room)

·       First turn on the tap which is above and to the left.  Turn it fully on.

·       Plug it in (above the machine).

·       Choose setting with the dial [see separate pages].

·       Press depart.

·       Please unplug and turn off the tap when you have finished.

Tumble dryer (in the laundry room)

Please note that the tumble dryer is a condenser so there is no “exhaust” tube and the water needs to be emptied out after each use (otherwise it won’t dry the next load)

1.       Plug it in.

2.       Press marche/arret

3.       Choose programme [see separate pages].

4.       Press depart – you may need to press for a few seconds

After each use:

-          empty the fluff filter at the front of the drum

-          empty the condenser container at the top left of the machine (where you would often find the soap drawer on a washing machine).  Be careful – the water will be hot.

You will also find an iron and ironing board in the laundry room.

Downstairs TV

• Turn on the TV screen using the black (not Samsung) remote marked “General TV” on the back.

• Press 'Source' on the General TV remote (next to the on button) and select HDMI 1 using the up/down arrows and 'OK' button 

• Press power button on the “Orange” black remote (the long flat one)

• Then choose what you want to watch.

DVD player

• Turn the TV screen on using the General TV remote. 

• Press 'Source' on this remote (next to the on button) and select HDMI 2 using the up/down arrows and 'OK' button 

• The screen will show No signal!

• Turn the DVD player on using the power button in the top left corner of the black Samsung remote. 

• Press enter when the 'Play disc' option is highlighted to play the DVD, which can be inserted after pressing the 'eject' button in the top left corner of the Samsung remote or on the DVD player itself (the button furthest to the left). 

Upstairs TV

• You can open your Netflix/Amazon/other video streaming account on this Smart TV. Please remember to log out of it before you leave.

Bathroom towel rails

Press the on/off symbol button to turn on, if the light is not on to show it is already on.

To dry a towel, turn the dial on the right to a chosen time. Then press the ‘turbo’ button.  After the time the rail will go back to the lower temperature shown by the left dial.  Please leave the left dial set fully to the left unless you need space heating.

Bathroom extractor fans

These are set to run continually, regardless of whether the bathroom lights are on or off.

Hair dryers

A hair dryer is provided in each bedroom.

Heating and hot water

The boiler is set to heat water for showers and baths continually/on demand.  If you need heating please contact us and we will tell you what you need to know.

In the house there is a turquoise hard-copy file which contains key notes in English and French on :

·       Oven (with explanation of symbols)

·       Espresso coffee machine

·       Dishwasher (with explanation of programmes)

·       Washing machine (with explanation of programmes)

·       Tumble dryer (with explanation of programmes)