
General cleaning precautions
Remember to follow these cleaning precautions:
® Allow the oven to cool before cleaning.
o Wear rubber gloves when cleaning the appliance manually.
To clean 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.
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 air flow
through the oven and may cause carbon monoxide
poisoning. Aluminum foil linings may trap heat,
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+ Before cleaning any part of the range, be sure
all controls are turned OFF and the range is cool.
Remove spillovers and heavy soiling as soon as
possible. Regular cleaning will reduce the effort
required for major cleaning later.
+ DO NOT line the oven walls, bottom, racks or any
other part of the appliance with aluminum foil,
Doing so will destroy heat distribution, produce poor
baking results and cause permanent damage to the
ii oven interior (aluminum foil will melt to the interior
surface of the oven).
ii + Ammonia must be rinsed before operating the oven.
Provide adequate ventilation.
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Cleaning the cooktop and surface burners
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 flame. See the following sections for more instructions.
• TO avoid possible burns DO NOT attempt any of the
cleaning instructions provided below before turning OFF
all of the surface burners and allow them to cool,
•Any additions, changes or conversions required in order
for this appliance to satisfactorily meet the application
needs must be made by an authorized qualified Agency.
To clean burner grates
+Clean when the grates are cool.
+Use nonabrasive plastic scrubbing pad and mild abrasive
cleanser.
+Food soils containing acids may affect the finish. Clean
immediately after the grates are cool.
+Thoroughly dry grates immediately following cleaning.
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•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 firmly on top of the burner heads.
• The surface burner heads are secured to the cooktop
and must be cleaned in place on the cooktop.
• For proper flow of gas and ignition of burners-- DO NOT
allow spills, food, cleaning agents or any other
material to enter the gas orifice opening.
To clean 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. See IMPORTANT notes.
To clean the surface burner heads
For proper gas flow it may be necessary to clean the burner
head and slots. To clean, first 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 slots
as illustrated. 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 Fig. 1 -
center burner not
shown).
Fig, I - Cooktop burner head