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23
General Cleaning
IMPORTANT: Before cleaning, make sure all controls are
o and the oven and cooktop are cool. Always follow label
instructions on cleaning products.
Soap, water, and a soft cloth or sponge are suggested rst
unlessotherwise noted.
EXTERIOR PORCELAIN ENAMEL SURFACES
(onsomemodels)
Food spills containing acids, such as vinegar and tomato,
should be cleaned as soon as the entire range is cool. These
spills may aect the nish.
Cleaning Method:
■ Glass cleaner, mild liquid cleaner, or nonabrasive
scrubbingpad:
Gently clean around the model/serial/rating plate
becausescrubbing may remove numbers.
■ Kitchen and appliance cleaner (Part Number W10355010
may be ordered from sears.com. See the back cover of this
Use and Care Guide for additional contact information.)
STAINLESS STEEL (on some models)
NOTE: To avoid damage to stainless steel surfaces, do not use
soap-lled scouring pads, abrasive cleaners, cooktop cleaner,
steel-wool pads, gritty washcloths, or abrasive paper towels.
Damage may occur to stainless steel surfaces, even with one-
time or limited use.
Cleaning Method:
Rub in direction of grain to avoid damaging.
■ Stainless steel cleaner (Part Number W10355016 may be
ordered from sears.com. See the back cover of this Use
and Care Guide for additional contact information.)
METALLIC PAINT (on some models)
Do not use abrasive cleaners, cleaners with bleach, rust
removers, ammonia, or sodium hydroxide (lye) because
paintsurface may stain.
CERAMIC GLASS
Cleaning Method:
To avoid damaging the cooktop, do not use steel wool,
abrasive powder cleansers, chlorine bleach, rust remover,
orammonia.
1. Remove food/residue with a cooktop scraper.
■ For best results, use the cooktop scraper while the
cooktop is still warm but not hot to the touch. It is
recommended to wear an oven mitt while scraping
thewarm cooktop.
■ Hold the cooktop scraper at approximately a 45°
angle against the glass surface and scrape the residue.
It will be necessary to apply pressure in order to
remove the residue.
Allow the cooktop to cool down completely before
proceeding to Step 2.
2. Apply a few dime-sized drops of a cooktop cleaner tothe
aected areas.
■ Rub the cooktop cleaner onto the cooktop surface with
a cooktop cleaning pad. Some pressure is needed to
remove stubborn stains.
■ Allow the cleaner to dry to a white haze before
proceeding to Step 3.
3. Polish with a clean, dry cloth or a clean, dry paper towel.
■ Repeat steps 1 through 3 as necessary for stubborn
orburned-on stains.
The Complete Cooktop Cleaner Kit (part number 31605) is
available for order from sears.com (see the back cover of this
Use and Care Guide for additional contact information) and
includes the following:
■ Cooktop scraper
■ Cooktop cleaner
■ Blue cooktop cleaning pads
COOKTOP CONTROLS
To avoid damage to the cooktop controls, do not use steel
wool, abrasive cleansers, or oven cleaner.
To avoid damage, do not soak or immerse knobs in water.
When replacing knobs, make sure knobs are in the O
position.
On some models, do not remove seals under knobs.
Cleaning Method:
■ Soap and water:
Pull knobs straight away from control panel to remove.
Clean with a soft cloth moistened with soap and water.
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