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2. Use warm water with a mild soap to clean grates, cook top, and
painted or porcelain surfaces. DO NOT use a soap which contains
ammonia.
3. DO NOT use abrasive cleaning pads, steel wool or abrasive soap,
to clean any surface because of potential scratching of these
items.
4. Should any burner parts or orifice become plugged up, use special
care:
a. If you use a brush, be sure the bristles do not come loose and
lodge in a burner or orifice, later causing more clogging and a
fire hazard.
b. Avoid using a wire brush or wire needles. The ends could break
off, causing a worse situation. Steel items could also enlarge
the holes causing excess fuel usage, raising BTU’s, higher
heat, and possibly a fire.
c. Use a good cleaning material, possibly alcohol. Soak and rinse.
Lightly blow with an air hose rather than using a brush.
Soap and warm water are your best solution.
The oven door in the open position is not in a place to permit much
weight on it. Excessive weight will cause hinges to bend, springs to
stretch, and will prevent the door from closing correctly and sealing when
in use.
4. REFRIGERATOR
Maintenance issues on the refrigerator require the following three
items to be performed in the every fall, in preparing your coach for winter.
Also, you may wish to repeat each spring as needed.
A. Fall
1. Defrost
It is normal for frost to collect on cooling fins inside of the refrigerator.
Too much frost, however, decreases cooling efficiency. Defrost as often
as desired during summer usage.
After turning off the refrigerator for the winter, remove all food and
allow time for defrosting. Then remove the water from the refrigerator
using pots, pans and towels. DO NOT attempt to remove ice with any
tools.
