Cleaning and Maintenance

Cleaning - Cooktop

CAUTION:

Do not clean the appliance while it is still hot. Some cleaners produce noxious fumes when applied to a hot surface. Wet clothes or sponges can cause burns from steam.

CAUTION:

Daily Cleaning

Cleaning Guidelines

All ignitors spark when any single burner is turned on. Do not touch any of the burners when the cooktop is in use.

Wipe with a warm soapy water; Rinse and dry. After a spill or boilover, turn off the burner and allow the cooktop to cool. Clean around the burner and burner ports. Reassemble burner(s) and check for proper operation.

Additional Steps for Glass Ceramic Models:

Apply glass ceramic cooktop cleaner.

Avoid these Cleaners

Glass cleaners which contain ammonia or chlorine bleach. These ingredi-

 

 

 

ents may permanently etch or stain the cooktop.

 

 

Caustic Cleaners

 

 

 

 

 

• Oven cleaners such as Easy Off® may etch the cooktop surface.

 

 

Abrasive Cleaners

 

 

 

 

 

• Metal scouring pads and scrub sponges such as Scotch Brite® can scratch

 

 

 

and/ or leave metal marks.

 

 

 

Soap-filled scouring pads such as SOS® can scratch the surface.

 

 

• Powdery cleaners containing chlorine bleach can permanently stain cooktop

 

 

• Flammable cleaners such as lighter fluid or WD-40.

 

 

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Table 10: Cooktop Cleaning Chart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooktop Part/Material

 

Suggested Technique(s)

Important Reminders

 

 

 

 

 

Burner Base / Matte Finish

• Detergent and hot water; rinse

• Clean ports with a stiff nylon bristle

 

 

and dry.

 

 

 

 

toothbrush to clean port openings.

 

 

detergent-filled steel wool pads

• Do not scratch or gouge the port

 

 

such as Brillo

®

or S.O.S.

®

. Rinse

openings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and dry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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