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Cleaning and Maintenance
Gas Fired Appliances
CAUTION
TO AVOID RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY, BURNS OR DAMAGING
THE UNIT
Allow the French Top surface to cool before washing or rinsing. Hot steam can
cause injury. It may also damage the French Top plate. Care should be taken around
burner valves to prevent soap/degreaser from getting into valve body and mixing
with valve grease. If equipment has electrical power running to it, disconnect power
before cleaning or servicing.
NOTE:
Make sure the grease can / drip tray is placed properly in position.
1.
Shut off all burners and allow French Top to cool.
2.
Disconnect the power supply to the appliance before cleaning or servicing if applicable.
3.
French tops can be scraped clean with a quality steel scraper or scrub pad. Use warm soapy water or
degreaser applied with a sponge or cloth to wipe French Top surface. Remove soapy water or cleaning
solution with a clean damp sponge or cloth, dry with a towel.
FRENCH TOPS ARE STEEL,
THEY CAN RUST – BE SURE TO DRY THOROUGHLY!
A light coating of vegetable oil can
be put on the French Top after cleaning to prevent rust.
4.
All stainless steel surfaces can be cleaned with a degreaser, stainless steel cleaner, and oven cleaner or
warm soapy water – do not spray on (due to open flame from pilot lights). Apply cleaners with sponge
or cloth, heavy soil can be removed with a plastic cleaning pad or scraper. Wipe surfaces with clean
damp cloth to remove soap/cleaning solutions.
5.
DO NOT USE STEEL WOOL OR STEEL CLEANING TOOLS ON STAINLESS STEEL
SURFACES – THEY COULD LEAVE STEEL PARTICLES EMBEDDED IN THE
SURFACE AND RUST.
6.
Inspect flue for grease and debris build up periodically. A dirty or plugged flue could cause unit to not
operate properly, and allow build up of soot creating an unsafe environment.
7.
Remove any debris from flue opening. Have a qualified technician and/or cleaning service clean flue of
any excess grease.
8.
At least monthly, clean around burner air mixers and orifices if lint has accumulated, and visually check
proper pilot operation.
NOTE:
Where necessary use stainless steel, wood, plastic or rubber tools to scrape off heavy deposits of grease
and oil from any stainless steel equipment. This will help avoid any steel particles from becoming
embedded into the stainless steel surfaces. To maintain luster of stainless steel surfaces, apply a thin
coat of stainless steel cleaner, and wipe with a clean cotton cloth. To avoid heat tint (slight oxidation
which results in darkened areas in equipment’s stainless steel) never use more heat on any equipment
than is absolutely necessary. Heat tint can be removed by scouring with stainless steel wool or
scouring powder. Rub in direction of polished lines.
