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Before You Call For Service…
Radiant Cooktop
Save time
and money!
Review the
troubleshooting tips
on the following
pages first and you
may not need to call
for service.
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SURFACE ELEMENTS
• You must use pans which are flat.
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• Pan bottoms should closely match the diameter of the surface
A ROLLING BOIL OR
element selected.
COOKING IS SLOW
SURFACE ELEMENTS
• Difficulty may be in the main distribution panel of your house, caused
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by a blown cooktop-circuit fuse, a tripped cooktop-circuit breaker, the
main fuse or the main circuit breaker, depending on the nature of
the power supply. If a circuit breaker is involved, reset it. If the
control box uses fuses, the cooktop fuse (a cartridge-type) should be
changed, BUT ONLY BY SOMEONE FAMILIAR WITH ELECTRICAL
CIRCUITS. If after performing one of these procedures, the fuse
blows or circuit breaker trips again, call for service.
NOTE:
Apartment tenants or condominium owners should ask their building
management to perform this check before calling for service.
TINY SCRATCHES
• Incorrect cleaning methods have been used, cookware with rough
OR METAL MARKS
bottoms have been used, or coarse particles (salt or sand) were
OR ABRASIONS ON
between the cookware and the surface of the cooktop. Use
RADIANT COOKTOP
recommended cleaning procedures, be sure cookware bottoms
GLASS SURFACE
and cookware are clean before use, and use cookware with smooth
bottoms. Tiny scratches are not removable but will become less
visible in time as a result of cleaning.
AREAS OF
• Marks from aluminum and copper pans as well as mineral deposits
DISCOLORATION
from water or food can be removed with the cleaning cream.
OR DARK STREAKS
• Hot surface on a model with a white glass cooktop. This is normal.
ON THE COOKTOP
The surface may appear discolored when it is hot. This is temporary
and will disappear as the glass cools.
Food spillovers should always be cleaned before the next use of the
cooktop, following the cleaning instructions in the
Glass Cooktop
Cleaning
section.
PLASTIC MELTED
• See the
Glass Surface – Potential for Permanent Damage
section in
TO THE SURFACE
the
Glass Cooktop Cleaning
section.
PITTING (OR
• A hot sugar mixture was spilled on the cooktop. Call a qualified
INDENTATION)
technician for replacement.
OF THE COOKTOP
FREQUENT
• Improper cookware used. Use only flat cookware to minimize cycling.
CYCLING OFF
See the
Elements Cycle On and Off
section.
AND ON OF
SURFACE ELEMENTS
CONTROL KNOB
• When the knob is at the
OFF
position, it must be pushed in before
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it can be turned. When the knob is at any other position, it can be
turned without being pushed in.
