Kenmore 790.3101 manual Before Setting Surface Controls, Locations of the Gas Surface Burners

Before Setting Surface Controls

Locations of the Gas Surface Burners

The SIMMER burner (5000 BTU) is best used for simmering delicate sauces, etc. This burner is located at the right rear burner position on the cooktop.

The STANDARD burners (7000 BTU or 9500 BTU) are used for most surface cooking needs. These burners are located at the left front and left rear positions on the cooktop (and there is one more standard burner located at the center rear position on the 36" cooktop models).

The POWER burner (17200 BTU)is best used for bringing large quantities of liquid rapidly up to temperature or when preparing larger quantities of food. This burner is located at the right front position on the cooktop.

The BRIDGE burner is best suited when using rectangular or long shaped cookware. The left rear (7000 BTU) and left middle (7000 BTU) are combined and controlled by the same control knob. The left front burner (7000 BTU) may also be added for a total of 3 burners

(21000 BTU).

Assembly of the Surface Burner Heads, Burner Caps and Burner Grates

It is very	important to make sure that all of the		30"CooktopLayout
Surface	Burner Heads, Surface Burner Caps and				Example of Burner Assembly
Surface Burner Grates are installed correctly and at
the correct locations.					Match letter located
1. Be sure to follow the installation instructions				@ ....
when installing your new cooktop.
2. Remove all packing tape from cooktop. Remove
Burner Caps and Burner Heads (See Figure 1).				_	Head
3. Discard all packing material		located under all			_-_
BuHer Heads (if applicable).			36"CooktopLayout
4.To replace Burner Heads & Caps, match the
letters located under center of Burner Caps with
the letters located inside Burner Head (only 5K,
9.5K and 17.2K burners are marked with letters -
See Figure 1). Place all Burner Heads & Caps on
the cooktop (See Figure 1) while carefully
aligning the Electrodes into slots or holes of the
Burner Heads (Figure 3). Note: The Burner Heads
should sit flat on Cooktop Burner Skirts.				Figure 1
Bridge	Burner Head	5. Replace Bridge Burner Caps. These includeone Bridge Burner Center Cap (rectangular
		shaped) and the two Bridge Burner End Caps (The Bridge Burner End Caps will fit either
	Bridge	the front or rear Bridge Burner Head locations). Make sure that the tabs located under the
	Burner	Bridge Burner	Caps fall into the slots located in the Bridge		Burner Head (See arrows in
		Figure 2) and that all the Bridge Burner Caps lie flat and evenly on the Bridge Burner
	Cap	Head.
		6. Unpack Burner Grates. NOTE: Do not force End Burner Grates down on cooktop. Posi-
		tion Burner Grates on cooktop and check that all the Burner Grate legs lie on the glass
	Bridge	surface.
	Burner			7. Place Center Burner Grate between the end Burner Grates
	=Center
				(36" models only).
	Cap
				REMEMBER-- DO NOT ALLOW SPILLS, FOOD,
	Bridge		Electrode	CLEANING AGENTS OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL TO
				ENTER THE GAS ORiFiCE OPENING. Always keep the
	Burner	must	be located
				Burner Caps and Burner Heads in place whenever the
	=End	properly in slot of each
				surface burners are in use.
	Cap	Burner Head
	Figure2	Figure3