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24
Care and Cleaning
General Cleaning
See Table 4 for more detailed information about cleaning
specific parts of the range.
Before manually cleaning any part of the range,
be sure all controls are turned off and the range is cool. The
range may be hot and can cause burns.
Ammonia must be rinsed before operating the
oven. Provide adequate ventilation.
Do not use a cooktop cleaner on a hot cooktop.
The fumes can be hazardous to your health, and can chemically
damage the ceramic-glass surface.
Before cleaning the cooktop, be sure the
controls are turned to OFF and the cooktop is cool. The surface
could be hot and burns may occur if it is touched before it has
cooled sufficiently.
Plastic or foods with a high sugar content:
These types of soils need be removed immediately if spilled or
melted onto the ceramic cooktop surface. Permanent damage
(such as pitting of the cooktop surface) may occur if not
removed immediately. After turning the surface elements off, use
a razor blade scraper or a metal spatula with a mitt and scrape
the soil from the hot surface (as illustrated). Allow the cooktop
to cool, and use the same method for heavy or burned on soils
.
Aluminum Foil and Utensils
Never cover any slots, holes or passages in the
oven bottom or cover an entire oven rack with materials such as
aluminum foil. Aluminum foil linings may trap heat, causing a
fire hazard.
Protective Liners — Do not use aluminum foil to
line the oven bottom. Only use aluminum foil as recommended
in this manual. Improper installation of these liners may result in
risk of electric shock, or fire.
• Aluminum foil - Use of aluminum foil on a hot cooktop can
damage the cooktop. Do not use thin aluminum cooking
utensils or allow aluminum foil to touch the surface elements
under ANY circumstances.
• Aluminum utensils - The melting point of aluminum is much
lower than that of other metals. Care must be taken when
aluminum pots or pans are used on the cooktop. If
aluminum pans are allowed to boil dry when using the
cooktop, not only will the utensil be damaged or destroyed,
but it may fuse to, break or mark the ceramic glass surface,
permanently damaging the cooktop surface.
Models with Coil Surface Elements
To raise the top for cleaning:
1. Grasp the sides and lift from the front. A lift-up rod will
support the top in its raised position. Only lift the top high
enough to allow the support rod to rest in place under the
front of the cooktop.
2. Clean underneath using a clean cloth and hot, soapy water.
3. To lower the top, lift the top slightly and lower the rod.
Lower the range top down into the range frame.
When lowering the lift-up range top, grasp the
sides with fingertips only. Be careful not to pinch fingers. Do not
drop or bend the range top when raising or lowering. This could
damage the surface.
Exposed Bake Elements (some models)
The oven bake & broil elements may appear to
have cooled after they have been turned OFF. The elements
may still be hot and burns may occur if these elements are
touched before they have cooled sufficiently.
The bake element is located in the lower oven cavity (see
Figure 14). For some models, if the lower bake element is visible
it may be tilted up about 4 or 5 inches to clean the oven bottom.
It is designed to be tilted up using your hand from the front of
the bake element. This will allow easier access to the oven
bottom for cleaning. Remove the bottom oven rack before
raising the element. Be careful not to raise the element more
than 4 or 5 inches from the resting position.
Figure 13: Raising the cooktop
Figure 14: Exposed Bake Elements
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