KitchenAid KGCR055G User manual

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Table of Contents..........2
A Note to You.................2
Cooktop Safety .............3
Using Your Cooktop .....5
Caring For Your
Cooktop........................13
Troubleshooting..........17
Requesting Assistance
or Service.....................18
Warranty.......................20
For assistance or service in the U.S.A.,
call the Consumer Assistance Center.
For assistance or service
in Canada, see page 19.
KITCHENAID®Gas Sealed Burner Cooktop
Use and Care Guide
www.kitchenaid.com
MODELS KGCR055G KGCT055G KGCS105G KGCS127G KGCS166G
KGCT305G KGCT365G KGCT366G

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Thank you for buying a KITCHENAID®appliance!
Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, KitchenAid appliances are easy to use, save
time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble-free opera-
tion, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It contains valuable information concerning how to operate
and maintain your new appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and
mail the enclosed Product Registration Card.
ANote to You
Table of Contents
Caring for Your Cooktop.........................13
Cleaning chart.....................................13
Stainless steel surfaces ......................14
Sealed surface burners and cooktop..15
Troubleshooting.......................................17
Requesting Assistance or Service.........18
Warranty ...................................................20
A Note to You.............................................2
Cooktop Safety ..........................................3
Using Your Cooktop..................................5
Using the Surface Burners....................5
Characteristics of
cookware materials.............................12
Please record your model’s information.
Whenever you call our Consumer Assistance Center at
1-800-422-1230 (in Canada, 1-800-461-5681) or
request service for your appliance, you need to know
your complete model number and serial number. You
can find this information on the model and serial num-
ber plate (see illustration on pages 6-10 for location
of plate).
Please also record the purchase information.
NOTE: You must provide proof of purchase or
installation date for in-warranty service.
Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase/
Installation Date
Builder/Dealer
Name
Address
Phone

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Cooktop Safety
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WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or
explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.
– Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other appliance.
– WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
•Do not try to light any appliance.
•Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.
•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas
supplier’s instructions.
•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
– Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service
agency or the gas supplier.
You will be killed or seriously injured if you don’t
follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t
follow instructions.
Your safety and the safety of others is very important.
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and
obey all safety messages.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or
“WARNING.” These words mean:
wDANGER
wWARNING
All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can
happen if the instructions are not followed.

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– SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS –
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical
shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the
cooktop, follow basic precautions, including the
following:
•CAUTION – Do not store items of interest to
children in cabinets above the cooktop – children
climbing on the cooktop to reach items could be
seriously injured.
•Proper Installation – The cooktop, when installed,
must be electrically grounded in accordance with
local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with
the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 or the
Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1. Be sure the
cooktop is properly installed and grounded by a
qualified technician.
•This cooktop is equipped with a three-prong
grounding plug for your protection against shock
hazard and should be plugged directly into a prop-
erly grounded receptacle. Do not cut or remove the
grounding prong from this plug.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
•Disconnect the electrical supply before
servicing the cooktop.
•Never Use the Cooktop for Warming or Heating
the Room.
•Injuries may result from the misuse of the cook-
top such as stepping, leaning, or sitting on the
top surface.
•Maintenance – Keep cooktop area clear and free
from combustible materials, gasoline, and other
flammable vapors and liquids.
•Storage on the cooktop – Flammable materials
should not be stored on or near surface units.
•Top burner flame size should be adjusted so it
does not extend beyond the edge of the
cooking utensil.
Cooktop Safety

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Using Your Cooktop
The locator pin on the grate must be positioned in the burner cap hole to hold the grate in
place.
The grates located on the left and right side of the cooktop contain grooves. These grooves
must always face inward toward the control knobs to hold the grates in place.
NOTE: The middle grate must be placed in position first followed by the left and right grates
(see pp. 7-10 for illustration)
Burner
cap
Locator
pin
Groove
Left
grate
Middle
grate
Surface Grates
Your cooktop has sealed gas burners with an electric
ignition system. The sealed burners spread the heat
evenly across the bottom of the cookware and
provide infinite heat control.
Using the surface burnersIMPORTANT: Your cooktop is factory-set for use
with Natural Gas. If you wish to use L.P. gas, an
L.P. Gas Conversion Kit is provided with the unit.
The conversion must be done by a qualified
service technician.

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Models KGCT055G (15 inch/38.1 cm)
KGCR055G (15 inch/38.1 cm)-not shown
6,000 BTU
burner
Front burner
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Rear burner
control knob
12,500 BTU
burner
Model and serial
number plate
(under cooktop)
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Surface burner
grate
(p. 14)
Surface
burner
cap
(pp. 14, 15, 16)
Using Your Cooktop
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Model KGCT365G (36 inch/91.4 cm)
9,000 BTU
burner 12,500 BTU
burner
6,000 BTU
burner
Left front burner
control knob
Left rear burner
control knob
Right front burner
control knob
Right rear burner
control knob
14,000 BTU
burner
Model and serial
number plate
(under cooktop)
(p. 2)
Surface burner
grate
(p. 14)
Surface
burner
cap
(pp. 14, 15,
16)
Use the left rear and right front burners for simmering or for cooking smaller quantities of food requiring small
cookware.
Use the left front and right rear burners for cooking large quantities of food, deep-fat frying or cooking with
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Using Your Cooktop
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Models KGCS105G (30 inch/76.2 cm)
KGCT305G (30 inch/76.2 cm)
14,000 BTU
burner
9,000 BTU
burner 12,500 BTU
burner
6,000 BTU
burner
Left front burner
control knob
Left rear burner
control knob
Right front burner
control knob
Right rear burner
control knob
Model and serial
number plate
(under cooktop)
(p. 2)
Surface burner
grate
(p. 14)
Surface
burner
cap
(pp. 14, 15, 16)
Use the left rear and right front burners for simmering or for cooking smaller quantities of food requiring small
cookware.
Use the left front and right rear burners for cooking large quantities of food, deep-fat frying, or cooking with
large cookware.

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Models KGCS166G (36 inch/91.4 cm)
KGCT366G (36 inch/91.4 cm)
Left
front
burner
control
knob
Left rear
burner
control
knob
Right front
burner
control
knob
Right rear
burner
control
knob
Center rear burner
control knob
14,000 BTU
burner
6,000 BTU
burner 9,000 BTU burner 12,500 BTU burner
6,000 BTU
burner
Model and
serial number
plate
(under cooktop)
(p. 2)
Surface burner
grate
(p. 14)
Surface
burner
cap
(pp. 14, 15,
16)
Use the left rear, center, or right front burners for simmering or for cooking smaller quantities of food
requiring small cookware.
Use the left front and right rear burners for cooking large quantites of food, deep-fat frying or cooking with
large cookware.

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Model KGCS127G (43 inch/109 cm)
Using Your Cooktop
9,000 BTU
burner 6,000 BTU
burner 12,500 BTU
burner
6,000 BTU
burner
9,000 BTU
burner
14,000 BTU
burner
Left
front
burner
control
knob
Left rear
burner
control
knob
Right
front
burner
control
knob
Right rear
burner
control
knob
Center left rear
burner
control knob
Center right rear
burner
control knob
Model and
serial number
plate
(under
cooktop)
(p. 2)
Surface
burner
grate
(p. 14)
Surface
burner
cap
(pp. 14, 15,
16)
Use the left rear, center left rear, center right rear, or right front burners for simmering or for cooking small-
er quantities of food requiring small cookware.
Use the left front or right rear burners for cooking large quantities of food, deep-fat frying, or cooking with
large cookware.