Owner Manual

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CARE AND CLEANING
Cleaning the sealed burners
To avoid possible burns, do not attempt cleaning
before turning o all surface burners and allowing
them to cool.
Any additions, changes, or conversions required in
order for this appliance to satisfactorily meet the
application needs must be made by an authorized
qualified Agency. Routinely clean the cooktop.
Wipe with a clean, damp cloth and wipe dry to
avoid scratches. Keeping the surface burner head
ports and slots clean will prevent improper ignition
and an uneven flame.
To clean recessed and contoured areas of cooktop:
• If a spill occurs on or in the recessed or
contoured areas, blot up spill with an absorbent
cloth.
• Rinse with a clean, damp cloth and wipe dry.
CAUTION
• To avoid possible burns do not attempt to op-
erate the surface burners without the burner
caps.
• Do not use spray oven cleaner on the cook-
top.
To clean burner heads:
1. Remove the burner cap and burner head (see
Figure 20). Clean the cap and head with hot
soapy water and dry thoroughly.
2. For burned-on and dried spills, apply hot soapy
water to the burner cap and head to allow time
for the soils to soften.
Burner Cap
Burner Head
Burner Orifice
Figure 20: Cooktop cleaning
3. Use a toothbrush to clean all over the burner
Use a toothbrush to clean all over the burner
head.
4. Wipe the burner cap and head clean with a soft,
clean cloth, sponge, or scratch-free cleaning
pad. Wipe out burner orifice with a cloth before
placing burner head and cap back on. The
burner assembly must be completely dry before
use.
5. Make sure the burner caps and heads are
placed and seated properly over the ignitor.
The three mounting legs on burner will align
with slots on the orifice holder. When placed
correctly, the burner cap should not move o
the burner head (see “Assembly of the burner
caps” on page 13).
6. If burner fails to light, recheck placement of
burner head to the orifice holder and cap.
IMPORTANT
• Always keep the surface burner caps in place
whenever a surface burner is in use.
• When replacing the burner caps, be sure the
burner caps are seated firmly on top of the
burner heads.
• Aluminum foil - Use of aluminum foil on a hot
cooktop can damage the cooktop. Do not use
thin aluminum cooking utensils or allow alumi-
num foil to touch the surface elements under
any circumstances.
• Aluminum utensils - The melting point of alu-
minum is much lower than that of other met-
als. Care must be taken when aluminum pots
or pans are used on the cooktop. If aluminum
pans are allowed to boil dry when using the
cooktop, not only will the utensil be damaged
or destroyed, but it may fuse to, break, or
mark the ceramic glass surface, permanently
damaging the cooktop surface.
• For proper flow of gas and ignition of burners
do not allow spills, food, cleaning agents, or
any other material to enter the gas orifice port
opening