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Care & Cleaning
Cleaning the Cooktop and Surface Burners
To avoid possible burns
DO NOT
attempt
any of the cooktop cleaning instructions provided before
turning OFF all of the surface burners and allow them to
completely cool.
Any additions, changes or conversions
required in order for this appliance to satisfactorily meet the
application needs must be made by an authorized quali
fi
ed
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
fl
ame. See the
following sections for more instructions.
Cleaning 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.
Cleaning surface burner grates
• Clean only after the grates are completely cool.
• Use nonabrasive plastic scrubbing pad and mild abrasive
cleanser or clean in the dishwasher.
• Food soils containing acids may a
ff
ect the
fi
nish. Clean
immediately after the grates are cool.
• Thoroughly dry grates
immediately
following cleaning.
Cleaning burner caps
• Remove caps from burner heads after they have cooled.
• Clean heavy soils with a plastic scrubbing pad and
absorbent cloth.
• Thoroughly dry burner caps immediately following
cleaning including the bottom and inside of cap.
• Do not use abrasive cleaners. They can scratch porcelain.
• Do not clean burner caps in the dishwasher.
• Do not operate surface burners without burner caps
properly in place. Read important notes.
Cleaning surface burner heads
For proper gas
fl
ow it may be necessary to clean the
burner head and slots. To clean,
fi
rst use a clean DAMP
cloth to soak up any spills. Remove any food from between
the burner slots using a small nonabrasive brush like a
toothbrush and afterwards wipe up using a damp cloth. For
stubborn soils located in the slots, use a small-gauge wire or
needle to clean.
Any spill on or around the electrode must be carefully
cleaned. Take care not to hit the electrode with any thing
hard or it could be damaged.
To clean the burner head ignition ports
Each burner head has a small ignition port located as
shown. Should you experience ignition problems it may be
that this port hole is partially blocked with soil. With the
burner head in place, use a small wire gauge needle or the
end of a paper clip to clear the ignition port (See to Fig.
1; round style shown - oval or Dual Ring burner on some
models not shown).
Important notes:
• The surface burner heads are secured to the cooktop and
must be cleaned in place on the cooktop.
•
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
fi
rmly on top of the burner heads.
• For proper
fl
ow of gas and ignition of burners
DO NOT
allow spills, food, cleaning agents or any other material
to enter the gas ori
fi
ce port opening.
Figure 1-
Cooktop regular burner head
Slots
Ignition port
Ori
fi
ce port
