Care and cleaning
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Cleaning chart
What? | Soiling examples | How? | Important! |
Stainless | fingerprints | 1 | Wipe with a clean |
steel strip | food stains | 2 | damp cloth. |
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| Dry with a soft, lint- | |
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| free cloth. |
Regular use of a stainless steel polish will reduce fingerprints and other marks Follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
Never use harsh/abrasive cleaning agents and scourers as they will damage the stainless steel finish. Chlorine compounds in some cleaners (eg bleaches) are corrosive to stainless steel and may damage its appearance. The graphics are etched onto the steel by laser and will not rub off.
Knobs | fingerprints | 1 | Clean with hot |
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| food stains | 2 | soapy water. |
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| Dry thoroughly with |
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| a soft cloth. |
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Glass | dust | 1 | Remove the pan | Remove stains left by sugary |
surface | stains left by liquid |
| supports, burner | food or spillovers as soon as |
| spillovers or burnt- |
| caps, and flame | possible. If left to burn on or |
| on food | 2 | spreaders. | cool, they may be difficult to |
| sugar, sugary syrups, | Remove any spills or | remove or even permanently | |
| jams and jellies | 3 | damage the glass surface. | |
| vegetables and | Apply ceramic glass | Take extreme care when | |
| vegetable water with | 4 | cooktop cleaner. | working around hot surfaces! |
| a high sugar content | Wipe with a clean, | ||
| eg peas, sweet corn, |
| damp cloth and dry. | nylon scourers and harsh/ |
| beetroot |
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| abrasive cleaning agents |
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| may scratch the glass. Always |
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| read the label to check if your |
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| cleaner or scourer is suitable. |
Pan | stains left by liquid | 1 | Remove parts, then |
supports, | spillovers or |
| soak to remove |
burner caps | food |
| stubborn stains, |
and ring |
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| then wash with hot |
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| 2 | soapy water. |
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| Rinse, then dry with | |
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| a soft cloth. |
Flame | soiling trapped in | 1 | Use a stiff nylon |
spreaders | the holes and |
| brush or a |
| notches |
| straightended paper |
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| clip to clear the |
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| holes and notches. |
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| 2 Wash with hot soapy | |
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| 3 | water. |
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| Rinse and wipe dry. |
Make sure you replace the burner parts correctly, as shown in the drawings following.
Do not use the burners without all its parts correctly in place.
Dry all burner parts thoroughly before replacing as even small droplets
of water will affect the performance of a burner.
Ignitor | food or liquid spillovers | Use a toothbrush | A dirty or wet ignitor will prevent |
| on these parts | and methylated spirits | the burner from lighting |
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| to clean these. See | efficiently. |
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| Fig. 15. |
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Flame |
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| A dirty probe may prevent the |
failure |
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| flame failure device from |
probe |
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| working effectively. |