Care and Cleaning
Stainless Steel Cooktop
Burner assembly
The burner assemblies should be washed regularly and, of course, after spillovers.
Turn all the controls to OFF before removing the burner parts.
The electrode of the spark ignitor is exposed beyond the top of the burner. When cleaning the burner trays, be careful not to snag the electrode of the spark ignitor with your cleaning cloth. Do not hit the spark ignitor. Be careful not to turn on any surface controls while cleaning the burner trays. A slight electrical shock might result which could cause you to knock over hot cookware.
Burner | Ignitor |
cap |
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Burner 
ports 
The burner grates, burner tops and trim rings can be lifted off, making them easy to clean. Removing them gives you access to the burner bodies and burner trays.
To avoid snagging cloth on spark ignitors, leave burner caps in place when cleaning burner trays.
The burners have been designed in three pieces for ease of cleaning. When the burner grate and the burner are cool, remove the grate. The center ring, the burner cap and the port ring can easily be lifted off. Wash these parts in hot soapy water, rinse and dry thoroughly.
The burner grates, center ring and the burner cap are porcelain enamel. When cool they may be wiped clean using hot soapy water, then rinsed and wiped dry. When lifting the burner grates be careful as they are heavy. Place them on a protected surface, so they won’t scratch the surface of the cooktop.
The port ring is brass; a bristle brush can be used to clean out the toothed burner ports, if necessary.
After cleaning, it is important to make sure the locating pin on the bottom side of the brass port ring is properly aligned with the corresponding hole in the burner base. Incorrect alignment will produce a potentially dangerous flame and poor burner performance.
CAUTION:
Do not operate the burner without all burner parts in place.
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