11.
Never heat an unopened container. Pressure build-up within the container
can cause it to explode.
12.
Keep appliance clean. The build-up of grease and food boil-over and/or
spillage can create a fire hazard.
13.
Avoid using your range/cooktop or any other appliance if you smell gas. Do
not assume that the smell of gas in your RV is normal. Any time you detect the
odor of gas, it is to be considered life threatening and corrected immediately.
Extinguish any open flames including cigarettes and evacuate all persons
from the vehicle. Shut off gas supply at LP gas bottle. (See safety notice on
front cover of this manual.)
14.
Turn pan handles inward or toward back of cooktop and out of the way of
people walking past cooktop and/or out of the reach of children. Do not turn
handles to where they are over the burners.
15.
Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick-up a flaming pan. Smother a
flaming pan with a lid or flat pan. Flaming grease outside the pan can be
extinguished with baking soda or a multipurpose dry chemical fire extinguisher.
16.
Do not use the oven as a storage area.
17.
Do not cover the oven vent openings whenever oven is being used. See
Figure 4. Covering the vents restricts the flow of combustion air to the
oven burner and could cause poor combustion and the formation of carbon
monoxide.
WARNING! NEVER cover any slots, holes or passages in the oven bottom
or cover an entire rack with materials such as aluminum foil. Doing so
blocks airflow through the oven and may cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
Aluminum foil linings may also trap heat, causing a fire hazard.
18.
Never leave top burner(s) unattended.
a.
For such reasons as down drafts that could be created by opening and
closing of cabinet doors or doors within the RV or by positive or negative air
pressures affecting burners due to improper installation. (See paragraph 6
under Installation.) The burner could extinguish resulting in gas escaping
into the RV. Remember, gas flow to each burner is controlled manually,
you must turn gas flow “ON” and “OFF”.
b.
A boil over could occur and the spill could ignite.
19.
Flame size
a.
Never extend the flame beyond the outer edge of the utensil. A higher
flame simply wastes heat and energy.
b.
Correct flame size is determined by utensil size and material, what you
are cooking and whether or not you are cooking with liquid.
20.
To prevent damage to the cooktop, top burners, or top grate, never operate a
top burner without a pan in place. The top burners, especially the high input
burner, should not be operated on high for an extended period of time. The
high setting should be used only to start the food cooking or to bring liquids to
a boil, then reduce the flame to a lower setting to continue cooking. Use the
low flame setting to keep food warm. Remember, a gas range heats quicker
than an electric range; therefore, experiment with various settings until you
feel comfortable cooking with gas.
Never use cookware which extends beyond one inch of the grate (maximum pan
size 10” diameter). Never place cooking utensil on grate to where it rests over two
operating top burners. This will cause excessive heat buildup, which results in
damage to the grate, top burner(s) and cooktop.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
A. TOP BURNERS
1.
Know which knob controls which burner. Always be sure the correct burner is
turned on.
2.
Depress knob and turn fully counter-clockwise
to “Lite” position.
a.
Verify sufficient gas supply before attempting to light the burner. Air in
the gas line will significantly delay burner ignition. The burner may light
unexpectedly as the air in the line clears and is replaced by LP gas. This
unexpected ignition could burn you. Air in the gas lines may occur after the
vehicle gas bottle and/or tank is refilled, during and after servicing other
appliances on same gas line, etc.
b.
Do not attempt to light more than one burner at a time.
c.
Immediately light burner on those models ending with “M” (example:
SRNA3LWBM; SRSA3SWBM) hold a long match near the burner ports.
CAUTION: Hand held ignitors may be used but be sure they are the
type designed for lighting open flame burners.
If your model ends with “E” (example: SRNA3LWBE/ SRSA3SWBE),
the burner can be lit by rotating piezo knob clockwise
rapidly. This
produces a spark at the burner which ignites the gas.
3.
If any burner should extinguish after initial lighting or due to accidental blow-
out, turn gas off by turning control knob clockwise
to “OFF”, wait five
(5) minutes before attempting to relight the burner. Failure to follow these
instructions could result in a fire or explosion.
If the burner should go out while cooking, or if there is an odor of gas, turn control
knob(s) clockwise to “OFF”. Wait five (5) minutes for gas odor to disappear.
If gas odor is still present - do not relight burners. See “What To Do If You Smell
Gas” on the front cover of this manual.
4.
To turn burner(s) “OFF”, turn the appropriate control knob clockwise
to
“OFF”.
WARNING! Be sure all control knobs are turned “OFF” when you are not
cooking. Someone could be burned or a fire could start if a burner is ac
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cidently left on or unattended even if only momentarily.
B. OVEN BURNER
NOTE:
Before the oven burner will operate, the oven pilot must be lit.
1.
Lighting Oven Pilot:
a.
Be sure ALL valves are in the “OFF” position. The oven control knob
should be in the “OFF” position.
b.
Be sure main gas supply is on.
c.
Open oven door; smell for gas - If you smell gas STOP! Read and follow
the instructions on front of your manual.
d.
If you do not smell gas, turn knob to the pilot position , “Push In/
Lite Pilot”.
e.
Immediately light pilot with a match. Hold knob in at least 5 to 7 seconds
for this allows gas to flow to pilot and to heat thermocouple. Release knob,
pilot should stay on. Note: If the appliance has not been operated for a
long period of time, a longer waiting period for ignition of the pilot may be
due to air in the pilot and gas lines. If pilot goes out, repeat steps a, b, c, d.
2.
Operation of Oven Burner:
a.
Turn the oven control knob counter-clockwise
to the desired
setting. Oven burner will come on immediately and the oven burner will
stay on until it reaches the desired setting. Then the oven burner flame will
decrease in size. This is normal for this type of thermostat and this flame
size will maintain a constant temperature within the oven.
NOTE:
Oven thermostat was calibrated at the factory and is not field
adjustable.
b.
For broiling, a 2-piece porcelain broiler pan can be purchased from
Suburban:
1.
Center the broiler pan underneath the oven burner flame.
2.
Turn the food over frequently to ensure even browning.
3. To Shut Down Oven Burner:
a.
Turn oven control knob clockwise
to “Pilot On” position. At this
position, the oven pilot will remain lit.
4. To Shut Down Oven Pilot:
a.
Slightly depress knob and turn clockwise
to “OFF” position. At this
position, the oven pilot will go out.
CAUTION: When the recreational vehicle is not in use or while traveling, it is
recommended that the gas supply also be turned off.
MAINTENANCE
1.
Make sure all controls are “OFF” and the range cooktop and oven are cool
before cleaning.
2.
Make sure that all cooktop surfaces, burner grates and burners are cool
before cleaning or disassembling cooktop.
3.
Do not use oven cleaners, bleach or rust removers on the cooktop or burner
grates.
4.
Clean all surfaces as soon as possible after boil overs or spillovers.
5.
Use warm soapy water only to clean the burner grates, cooktops, painted
surfaces, porcelain surfaces, stainless steel surfaces and plastic items
on your range. Do not use grit or acid-type cleaners. Do not use cleaners
with ammonia. Cleaners of these types are corrosive and could damage
component parts in the range.
6.
Do not use steel wool or abrasive cleaners. They will damage the cooktop and
oven finish. Use only non-abrasive plastic scrubbing pads.
7.
Do not allow foods containing acids (such as lemon or tomato juice, or
vinegar) to remain on porcelain or painted surfaces. Acids may remove the
glossy finish.
8.
Do not wash warm porcelain surfaces. Allow these areas to cool before
cleaning. You could burn yourself or the porcelain could crack.
9.
Pitting and discoloration will result if spills are allowed to remain for any length
of time on stainless steel.
10.
Do not allow spillovers to remain on the burner caps. The caps could be
permanently stained if spillovers are not cleaned up promptly.
11.
If any of the burner ports or the orifice are clogged, carefully clean with a
small wire or needle. Be sure not to enlarge ports. Never use a wire brush
for cleaning burner ports or orifice. Never use any brush which may “shed”
bristles, which may become lodged in the orifice or burner ports and cause a
fire or explosion.
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