SAFETY INFORMATION
Listed below are some very important facts that you should follow. They are
listed for your protection and safety.
1. Have your dealer show you where the main gas shut-off valve is located and
how to shut it off in an emergency.
2. Use your cooktop only for its intended use. It is not to be used as a means to
heat your RV. Using your cooktop in lhis manner can result in personal
injury/property damage and/or loss of life.
3. lf the cooktop is near a window, proper precautions should be taken to
prevent curtaans from blowing over burners creating a f\re hazard.
4. Keep the area around the cooktop clean and clear of any combustible
materials, gaso[ne or other flammable vapors and liquids.
5. Do not leave children alone or unsupervised in area where cooktop is being
used. The top burners, burner grates and other areas near the burners become
hot enough to cause severe burns.
6. Children should be taught that the cooktop is not a toy. They should not be
allowed to play with the controls or any other parts of the appliance.
7, Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above or near the
cooktop. Children climbing on the appliance to reach items could be seriously
injured.
8. Do not wear Ioose fitting clothing or long-hanging sleeved clothing while using
the appliance. lf they contact the open flame of the burner, they could ignite and
cause severe burns.
9. Use only dry potholders to remove hot utensils. Using damp potholders on hot
surfaces could result in burns to hands. Do not use a towel or bulky cloth for a
pot holder. The cloth could contact open flame and cateh fire.
10, Never heat an unopened container. Pressure build-up within the container
can cause it to explode.
11. Keep cooktop clean. The build-up of grease and food boil-over and/or
spillage can create a fire hazard.
12. Avoid using your cooktop or any other appliance if you smell gas. Do not
assume that the smell of gas in your RV is normal. Any time you detect the odor
of gas, it is to be considered life threatening and corrected immediately.
Extinguish any open flames including cigarettes and evacuate all persons from
the vehicle. Shut off gas supply at LP gas bottle. (See safety notice on front
cover of this manual.)
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Know which knob controls which burner. Always be sure the correct burner
is turned on.
2. Depress knob and turn fully counter-clockwise \ to "Lite" position.
a. Verify sufficient gas supply before attempting to light the burner. Air in the
gas line will significantly delay burner ignition. The burner may light
unexpectedly as the air in the Iine clears and is replaced by LP gas. This
unexpected ignition could burn you. Air in the gas lines may occur after
the vehicle gas bottle and/or tank is refilled, during and after servicing
other appliances on same gas line, etc.
b. Do not attempt to light more than one burner at a time.
c. lmmediately light burner by holding a long match near the burner ports.
CAUTION: Hand held ignitors may be used but be sure they are the
type designed for lighting open flame burners.
3. lf any burner should extinguish after initial lighting or due to accidental blow-
out, turn gas off by turning control knob clockwise a to "OFF", wait five (5)
minutes before attempting to relight the burner. Failure to follow these
instructions could result in a fire or explosion.
lf the burner should go out while cooking, or if there is an odor of gas, turn
control knob(s) clockwise I to "OFF". Wait five (5) minutes for gas odor to
disappear. lf gas odor is still present - Do not relight burners. See "What To Do
lf You Smell Gas" on the front cover of this manual.
4. To turn burne(s) "OFF", turn the appropriate control knob clockwise I to
"OFF'.
WARNING! Be sure all control knobs are turned "OFF" when you are not
cooking. Someone could be burned or a fire could start if a burner is
left on or unattended even if onlv momenl
MAINTENANCE
WARNING! lf the user of this appliance fails to maintain it in the condition
in which it was shipped from the factory or if the appliance is not used
solely for its intended purpose or if appliance is not maintained in
accordance with the instructions in this manual, then the rask of a fire
and/orthe production of carbon monoxide exists which can cause personal
or loss of life.
13. Turn pan handles inward or toward back of cooktop and out of the way of
people walking past cooktop and/or out of the reach of children. Do not turn
handles to where they are over the burners.
'14. Do not use water on grease fires- Never pick-up a flaming pan. Smother a
flaming pan with a lid or flat pan. Flaming grease outside the pan can be
extinguished with baking soda or a multipurpose dry chemical fire extinguisher.
15. Never leave top burner(s) unattended.
a. For such reasons as down drafts that could be created by opening and
closing of cabinet doors or doors within the RV or by positive or negative
air pressures affecting burners due to improper installation. (See
paragraph 6 under lnstallation.) The burner could extinguish resulting in
gas escaping into the RV. Remember, gas to burners is controlled
manually, you must turn gas "ON and ""OFF".
b. A boil over could occur and the spill could ignite.
16. Flame size
a. Never extend the flame beyond the outer edge of the utensil. A higher
flame simply wastes heat and energy.
b. Correct flame size is determined by utensil size and material, what you
are cooking and whether or not you are cooking with liquid.
Figure 3
'1 7. To prevent damage to the cook top, top burners, or top grate, never operate
a top burner without a pan in place. The top burners, especially the high input
burner (if equipped), should not be operated on high for an extended period of
time.
Use the high flame setting to begin, then reduce the flame to a lower setting to
continue cooking. Never use cookware which extends beyond one inch of the
grate, or rests over two operating top burners. This will cause excessive heat
build-up which results in damage to the grate, top burner, and cook top.
1. Make sure all controls are "OFF" and the drop-in cooktop is cool before
cleaning.
2. Make sure that all cooktop surfaces, burner grates and burners are cool
before cleaning or disassembling cooktop.
3. Do not use oven cleaners, bleach or rust removers on the cooktop or bumer
grates.
4. Do not obstruct the flow of combustion and ventilation air.
5. Clean all surfa,:es as soon as possible after boil overs or spillovers.
6. Use warm soapy water only to clean the burner grales, cooktops, painted
surfaces, porcelain surfaces, stainless steel surfaces and plastic items on your
drop-in cooktop. Do not use grit or acid-type cleaners.
7. Do not use steel wool or abrasive cleaners. They will damage your drop-in
cooktop. Use only non-abrasive plastic scrubbing pads-
8. Do not allow foods containing acids (such as lemon or tomato juice, or
vinegar) to remain on porcelain or painted surfaces. Acids may remove the
glossy finish.
9. Do not wash warm porcelain surfaces. Allow these areas to cool before
cleaning. You could burn yourself or the porcelain could crack.
10. Pitting and discoloration will result if spills are allowed to remain for any
length of time on stainless steel.
11. Do not allow spillovers to remain on the burner caps. The caps could be
permanently stained if spillovers are not cleaned up promptly.
12. lf any of the burner ports or the orifice are clogged, carefully clean with a
small wire or needle. Be sure not to enlarge ports. Never use a wire brush for
cleaning burner ports or orifice. Never use any brush which may "shed" bristles,
which may become lodged in the orifice or burner ports and cause a fire or
explosion.
TO REMOVE THE STOVE TOP
1. Remove the two (2) thumb screws from the sides of the stove top. Lift the
stove top clear of the burner box.
2. To reinstall top, reverse the procedure.
TO REMOVE GRATE(S)
1. Remove the top.
2. From the underside of the top, remove the clips from the grates by squeezing
the ends of the clips together to release the tension of the grate.
3. To reinstall grate(s) reverse the procedure.
