Propercareandcleaningare
importantsoyourrangewillgive
youefficientandsatisfactory
service.Followthesedirections
carefullyincaringforit tohelp
assuresafeandpropermaintenance.
WYOURWGE HAS
ELECTWC IGNITION, BE
SUm ELECT~C POWERIS
OFFBEFO~ CLEA~G
ANYPARTOF IT.

EnamelHtih

Whentherangeis cool,washthe
enamelfinishwithmildsoapand
wateroramild abrasivecleanser
appliedwithadampcloth.Rinse
thesurfacewithcleanwaterand
drywithasofi cloth.Ifyouwish,
occasionallyapplyathincoatof
mildcleaningwaxtohelpprotect
thefinish.
Thereareanumberof precautions
youcantaketo avoidmarringthe
surfaceoftherangeand toprevent
itfrombecomingdull.Don’tslide
heavypansacrossit. Ifyouspill
foodswithalotof acid(tomatoes,
sauerkraut,fruitjuices,etc.)or
foodswithhighsugarcontent,
cleanthemup assoonas possible.
Ifallowedto set,thesefoodscould
causeadullspot.Also, nomatter
howstubbornthefoodstain,never
useharshabrasivecleansers.They
couldpermanentlydamagethe
enamelsurface.
It’sagoodideatowipe thecontrol
panelcleanafiereachuse ofthe
oven.Foramorethoroughcleaning,
theknobscanbe removedby
pullingthemofftheknobstems.
Cleanwithmildsoap andwater,
rinsewithcleanwaterandpolish
drywithasoft cloth.
Donotuse abrasivecleansers,
strongliquidcleanersoroven
cleanersonthecontrolpanelas
theywilldamagethefinish.

BurnerGmtes

Gratesshouldbewashedregularly
and,of course,afierspillovers.
Washtheminhot, soapywaterand
rinsewithcleanwater.Dry the
grateswithacloth—don’tputthem
backonthe rangewet.When
replacingthegrates,besurethey’re
lockedintopositionovertheburners.
Togetrid ofburned-onfood,soak
thegratesin aslightlydiluted
liquidcleanser.
Althoughthey’redurable,the
grateswillgraduallylosetheir
shine,regardlessofthebestcare
youcangivethem. Thisisdueto
theircontinualexposuretohigh
temperatures.
Donot operateaburnerforan
extendedperiodoftimewithout
cookwareonthegrate.The finish
onthegrate maychipwithout
cookwaretoabsorbtheheat.
Whenreplacinga
pairof grates,
theirregular
sidesshould
meetinthe
middleasshown+
atright.

Lift-up/off cooktop

Cleanthearea underthecooktop
ofien.Built-upsoil,especially
grease,maycatchfire.
Tomakecleaningeasier,the
cooktopmaybelifiedup oroff.
Besure all burners are turned
offbefore raisingthe cooktop.
Thenremovethegrates.Grasp the
twofrontburner wellsandliftthe
cooktopupor off.Be carefulofthe
pilotswhenthecooktopis up.
Aftercleaningunderneaththe
cooktopwithhot,soapywaterand
acleancloth,loweror replacethe ~
cooktop.Becarefulnottopinch ~
yourfingers.
1,0
.—

I..—-—______

&
._ I
I.I
Toreplacethecooktopif youhave
removedit,insertthe twotabsat
thebackof thecooktopintoslotsat
thebaseof thebackguard.Lower
cooktopintoplace,applying
pressureuntiltabon underside
snapsintocatchat topfrontcenter
ofrange.
14