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Care and Cleaning
Cleaning cooktop and parts
The cooktop is designed to make cleaning easier.
Because the gas burners are sealed, cleanups are
easy when spillovers are cleaned up immediately.
Burner heads & caps
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. Do not use
harsh abrasive cleaners on the cooktop. They can
scratch the porcelain. Completely rinse any mild
cleaners used from the surface or the porcelain
cooktop may become damaged during future
heating.
Do not
use spray oven cleaners on the
cooktop.
Burner grates
The burner grates are dishwasher safe and may be
cleaned in the dishwasher. Remove any excessive
soils before placing in the dishwasher.
Your range is shipped with the burner heads and
burner caps in the correct locations. Before using
your gas range make sure to:
• Follow the installation instructions before
installing.
• Remove all packing tape from cooktop area.
To remove:
Should you ever need to remove the burner cap for
cleaning, simply lift the cap off the burner head.
To replace:
1. Pair up burner caps sizes with corresponding
burner heads.
2. Align burner cap ignition area to the burner head
ignition area. See illustration.
3. Place the burner cap vane slots onto the burner
head vanes.
Before using make sure the burner cap fits
flush with the burner head
.
To clean:
The ports (or slots) around the burner heads must
be routinely cleaned. If residue still remains in
these ports, use a small-gauge wire or needle to
clean the slots or holes. For proper flow of gas and
ignition of the burner—
Always
keep the burner
caps in place whenever the gas burners are in use.
Double ring burner heads & caps
The glass in the double ring burner is designed to
fit loosely. Clean with normal non-abrasive glass
cleaners and thoroughly dry before replacing.
Burner cap vane slots
Burner head vanes
Burner cap
ignition area
Burner head
ignition area
Burner Cap
Burner Head
Burner port
Do not remove any parts from the cooktop until
they have completely cooled and are safe to
handle. Do not operate the surface burners
without the burner caps.
Before placing burner grates onto cooktop, turn
grates over to identify rear of grate and place all the
grates to the rear of the cooktop.
Fig. 1
IMPORTANT
•
The cooktop is not removable.
Do not attempt
to remove or lift the cooktop.
•
Do not allow spills, food, cleaning agents or
any other material to enter the gas orifice
port -Fig 1.