Location
If possible, the range should be located to avoid the main “traffic path” through the kitchen or where an open door might block a passageway or create an awkward working situation. If possible, it should be so located where cabinet working space is available on either side. Drafty locations should be avoided to prevent gas burner outage and poor air circulation.
Temperatures
To cook, you must have heat. Some parts of the range are therefore going to get warm or even hot. Consider this in choosing a range location. Do not leave children alone or unattended near the range when it is in use. Let burner grids and other surfaces cool before touching them or leaving them where children can reach them.
Clearances
This range may be installed with adjacent surfaces touching the base cabinets and the back flush with the back wall. Models 1955 and 1956 gas ranges require a CGA/AGA approved stainless steel gas flex line or a flexible copper coil 1/2" in diameter and at least three feet long so the range can be moved for service.
To eliminate the risk of burns or fire by reaching over heated surface burners, cabinet storage above the range should be avoided. If overhead storage is unavoidable, clearances between the cooking surface and unprotected wood or metal overhead cabinets must be no less than 32". The clearances on electric models between the cooktop and unprotected overhead cupboards is 30". This distance may be reduced to 24" when the bottom wood or metal cabinets are protected by not less than 1/4" thick flame retarding millboard covered with not less than No. 28MSG sheet steel, 0.015" thick stainless steel, 0.024" thick aluminum or 0.020" thick copper.
NOTE: Clearances specified to combustible construction (walls and materials) are based on a temperature rise of wood resulting from appliance operation. These clearances are suitable for walls of studding, lath and plaster or other types of combustible material which have a density of 20 lbs. per cu. ft. or more. No evaluation of clearances has
Minimum Clearances to Combustibles
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All Model Electric 1954 | 0" | 0" | 30" | 0" | 0" | 13" |
Combo Model 1954 | 3"Ht.Min.18” | 3" Ht.Min.18” | 32" | 0" | 0" | 13" |
All Gas Model 1956 | 3"Ht.Min.18” | 3" Ht.Min.18” | 32" | 0" | 0" | 13" |
1 = End of section of overhead cabinet
2 = Overhead center cabinet
3 = End wall or divider
Exhaust Hood Dimensions – 30" W x 22" D x 6" H Hood should be installed 28" to 30" from the bottom of hood to the range cook top. See Full Installation information in Exhaust Hood Manual.
It is the responsibility of the installer to comply with the installation clearances specified in this manual.
Cabinet Openings
This range will fit into a 30 1/8" cabinet opening.
Leveling Your Range
ELECTRIC COOKTOP
Surface Elements
Controls
Control knobs must be pushed in before turning them to a setting. They can be set anywhere between MAX and MIN.
The controls for the surface
elements provide infinite heat 
settings. The numbers on the dial serve as a reference. The control can be turned to any
setting to provide the exact heat required.
NOTE: The “Push to Turn Safety Control Knobs” on the range are designed for child safety and to prevent accidental operation.
Before using your glass cooktop for the first time: turn the elements on MAX without a pan for 5 to 8 minutes or until smoking stops. This smoking is normal and non toxic.
High Speed Radiant - Electric Top Burners
Consists of a set of special RADIANT HEATER coils embedded in thermal insulation. The element is designed for fast heat response. You can see it light up almost immediately.
Each element is fitted with a thermal limiter to ensure the ceramic glass does not exceed the maximum SAFE operating temperature. You may notice the element going on and off a number of times during use. This is a normal occurrence.
To maximize the efficiency of this type of element we suggest you use it similarly to your previous burner. Turn to maximum until the desired temperature is reached, then turn it down to the setting that best maintains the desired heat.
•H or 9 – To start foods cooking and to bring foods to a boil.
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• L – To keep foods warm until ready to serve.
Cookware
The best cooking results and the most economical use of electricity will be achieved by using smooth,
Built into each element, is a safety device which protects the element from overheating. If using pans which are not ideal, for example concave or convex bottom pans with shiny bases, or those with ridged or grooved bottoms, the thermal limiter can cause the element to switch off and on during cooking, which means that food will take longer to cook.
Very thin, badly dented, and distorted pans with uneven bottoms should not be used.
Pans with very shiny or reflective bottoms should not be used.
Never place utensils with a skirt (e.g. a wok) on the heated area.
Pans should not have rough bottoms. Do not slide pots on the ceramic glass cooking surface, as this may mark or scratch the cooktop.
If pans with aluminum bottoms are slid across the cooking surface, metal marks could result. Such marks are easily cleaned with any
Any guidelines or recommendations given by the saucepan or cooking utensil manufacturer should be followed.
SELECTION & USE OF POTS & PANS
Flat Bottoms
Thick, flat bottoms absorb and distribute the heat from the element more evenly. Thin, uneven bottoms waste energy and create hot spots that may burn the food onto cookware.
Glass cooktops require heavy gauge flat bottom pans for best cooking results.
Check flatness with a ruler or straight edge. See figure 7.
been made for low density cellulose, fibre board and similar materials which have a density of less than 20 lbs. per cu. ft., nor to plastic tiles or sheeting.
The maximum depth of upper cabinets installed above the range is 13".
See the Minimum Clearances Chart for electric and gas models below.
Place rack in oven. Place level on rack, first side to side, then front to back.
If the range is not level, adjust leveling legs up or down with pliers or your fingers until range is level.
NOTE: Oven must be level for satisfactory baking performance.
Hot Lights
Hot lights are provided in the glass of all smooth top ranges. Light glows when a burner becomes hot and shuts off when the burner has cooled.
Controls
The radiant heating elements are controlled by a commonly used Infinite Heat Switch that works on the principle of percent on, percent off. For example, when the switch is turned to the medium setting, the element will be on only 50% of the time. Because of the fast
Figure 7
Pot Diameter
Select element to match pan diameter. The pot should be slightly larger than the element to obtain best energy usage, and avoid spillovers flowing directly onto element.
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