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Careand Cleating
(see cleaning Guideon page20.)
Propercareandcleaningare
importantsoyourrangewillgive
youefficientandsatisfactory
service.Followthesedirections
carefullyincaringforittohelp
assuresafeandpropermaintenance.
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mP!T OFm.
Whentherangeiscool,washthe
top,frontand,ifexposed,thesides
withmildsoapandwater.Neveruse
anyharshabrasivesor cleaning
powdersthatmayscratchor marthe
paintedsurface.Wnsethesurface
withcleanwateranddrywithasofi
cloth.If youwish,occasionally
applyathincoatofmildcleaning
waxtohelpprotectthefinish.
PorcelainCoowop
Thereareanumberofprecautions
youcantaketoavoidmarringthe
porcelainenameledsurfaceofthe
cooktopandpreventit from
becomingdull.Don’tslideheavy
pansacrossit. If youspillfoods
withalotofacid(tomatoes,
sauerkraut,fruitjuices,etc.)or
foodswithhighsugarcontent,
cleanthemupassoonaspossible.
Ifallowedto set,thesefoodscould
causeadullspot.Also,nomatter
howstubbornthefoodstain,never
useharshabrasivecleansers.They
couldpermanentlydamagethe
enamelsurface.Werecommenda
cleansersuchas “SoftScrub””
brand.
controlRnel
It’sagoodideatowipethe.control
panelclem aftereachuseofthe
oven.Foramorethoroughcleaning,
theknobscanberemovedby
pullingthemofftheknobstems.
Cleanwithmildsoapandwater,
rinsewithcleanwaterandpolish
drywithasoftcloth.
Donotuseabrasivecleansers,
strongliquidcleanersor oven
cleanersonthecontrolpanel—
theywilldamagethefinish.
Brwhed Cbome msh
(Onmodelssoeqtippd)
Cleanthebrushedchrometop
withwarm,soapywateroranall-
purposehouseholdcleanerand
immediatelydryitwithaclean,
soficloth.Takecaretodrythe
surfacefollowingthe“grain.”To
helppreventfingermarksafter
cleaning,spreadatin fti ofbaby
oilonthesurface.Wipeaway
excessoilwiti aclean,softcloth.
Agoodappliancewaxwillhelp
protectthisfinish.
LMt-up Coobp
Cleantheareaunderthecooktop
often.Built-upsoil,especially
grease,maycatchfire.
Tomakecleaningeasier,the
cooktopmaybe likd up.
Tor*e the Coowop:
1. Besureburnersareturnedoff.
2. Removethegratesand,on
modelssoequipped,thedrippans.
~. Graspthetwofrontburnerwells
andlifiup.
Dud supportrodsonsomemodels
willholdtie cooktopupwhileyou
cleanunderneathit. Othermodels
haveasinglesupportrod.
Mter cleating under the Co@ktop
withhot, soapywaterandaclean
cloti, lowerthecooktop.Be
carefulnottopinchyourfingers.
BurnerGmks
Gratesshouldbewashedregularly
ad, ofcourse,stir spiilovers.
Washtheminhot,soapywaterand
rinsewithcleanwater.Drythe
grateswithacloth-don’t putthem
backontherangewet.When
replacingthegrates,besuretheyare
lockedintopositionovertheburners.
Togetrid ofburned-onfood,soak
thegratesin aslightlydiluted
liquidcleaner.
Althoughtheyaredurable,the
grateswillgraduallylosetheir
shine,regardlessofthebestcare
youcangivethem.Thisisdueto
theircontinualexposuretohigh
temperatures.
Donotoperateaburnerforan
extendedperiodoftimewithout
cookwareonthegrate.Thefinish
onthegratemaychipwithout
cookwaretoabsorbtheheat.
DripMm
(onmodelssoequipped)
Removethegratesandliftoutthe
chromedrippans.Washthemin
hot, soapywater.Rinsethemwith
clean,hotwaterandpolishthem
dry withacloth.Neveruse
abrasivecleaneror steelwool—
theywillscratchthesurface.
kstead, soakthedrippansfor
about20minutesin slightlydiluted
liquidcleanseror amildsolutionof
monia andwater(1/2cupof
ammoniatoonegallonofwater).
Aftersoaking,washtheminhot,
soapywater.Rnse withcleanwater
andpolishwithaclean,softcloth.