Kenmore 3232 General Care & Cleaning, Cleaning Various Parts of Your Cooktop, Surfaces, use a

General Care & Cleaning

Cleaning Various Parts of Your Cooktop

Before cleaning any part of the cooktop, be sure a[[ controls are turned OFF and the cooktop is COOL. REMOVE SPILLOVERS AND HEAVY SOILING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REGULAR CLEAN[NGS NOW WILL REDUCE THE DIFFICULTY AND EXTENT OF A MAJOR CLEANING LATER.

Surfaces

Painted Control Knobs

Control Panel

Stainless Steel

Porcelain Enamel

Burner Grates, Cooktop

Surface

How to Clean

For general cleaning, use hot soapy water and a cloth. For more dimcu[t soils and built-up grease, apply a liquid detergent directly onto the soil. Leave on soil for 30 to 60 minutes. Rinse with a damp cloth and dry. DO NOT use abrasive cleaners on any of these materials; they can scratch or dull the finish.

Wipe the control panel clean after each use. Before cleaning the control panel, turn all controls to OFF and remove the control knobs. To remove, pu[[ each knob straight off: the shaft. Clean using hot, soapy water and a cloth. Be sure to squeeze excess water from the cloth before wiping the panel; especially when wiping around the controls. Excess water in or around the controls may cause damage to the appliance. To replace knobs after cleaning, line up the fiat sides of both the knob and the shaft; then push the knob into place.

Clean with hot, soapy water and a dishcloth. Rinse with clean water and cloth. Do not use cleaners with high concentrations of chlorides or chlorines. Do not use harsh scrubbing cleaners. Only use kitchen cleaners that are especially made for cleaning stainless steel. Always be sure to rinse the cleaners off: from the surface as bluish stains may occur during heating that cannot be removed.

Gentle scouring with a soapy scouring pad will remove most spots. Rinse with a 1:1solution of

clear water and ammonia, if necessary, cover dimcu[t spots with an ammonia-soaked paper towel for 30 to 40 minutes. Rinse with clean water and a damp cloth, and then scrub with a soap-filled scouring pad. Rinse and wipe dry with a clean cloth or paper towel. Remove all cleaners or the porcelain may become damaged during future heating. DO NOT use spray oven cleaners on the cooktop.

Porcelain enamel cooktop cleaning instructions (some models)

The cooktop is designed to make cleaning easier. Because the gas burner are sealed, cleanups are easy when spi[[overs are cleaned up immediately. Correct and consistent cleaning is essential to maintaining your porcelain enamel cooktop. If food spills and grease spatters are not removed, they may burn onto the surface of the cooktop and cause permanent discoloration.

_Donot remove any parts from the cooktop until they have completely

cooled and are safe to handle.

Doily Cleaning

For normal soil:

1.Allow cooktop surface to cool.

2.Wipe off: spills and spatters using a clean paper towel or a clean cloth with warm, soapy water.

3.if needed, use mild household cleaners or a soap-filledsteel wool pad.

4.Be sure to rinse off: all cleaning solutions or the porcelain may become damaged during future heating.

For heaw, burned-on soil:

1.Allow cooktop surface to cool.

2.Use a soap filled scouring pad with warm water or cover heavily soiled spots with a solution of clear water and ammonia. Scour gently. Rinse and wipe dry with a clean cloth.

_Do	not	use a
cooktop	cleaner on a	hot

cooktop. The fumes can be

hazardous to your health, and can chemically damage the cooking surface.

Before cleaning

the surface cooktop, be sure the controls are turned to OFF and

the cooktop is cool.

DO NOT use

commercla[ oven deaners on

the cooktop

Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners on the cooktop. They can scratch the porcelain.

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