CARING FOR YOUR RANGE
CARING FOR YOUR COOKTOP
Your cooktop is designed for ease of care. You can do most cleaning with items found around the home. Cleaning your cooktop whenever spills or soiling occur will help to keep it looking and operating like new.
NOTES:
To clean burners and burner caps:
Burner cap 
•Before cleaning make sure all controls are off and the cooktop is cool.
•Do not obstruct the flow of combustion and ven- tilation air.
•If knobs are removed while cleaning, be careful not to spill liquids through holes in the control area.
•Be careful not to allow moisture to collect in control area. Moisture could cause ignitor switches to fail.
Surface burners
•The burner caps should be routinely removed and cleaned. Always clean burner caps after a spillover. Keeping the burner caps clean prevents improper ignition and an uneven flame.
•For proper flow of gas and ignition of the burner,
DO NOT ALLOW SPILLS, FOOD, CLEANING AGENTS, OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL TO ENTER THE GAS TUBE OPENING.
•Occasionally check the burner flames for proper size and shape as shown later in this section. A good flame is blue in color. If flames lift off ports, are yellow, or are noisy when turned off, you may need to clean the burners.
NOTE: To check oven burner flames for proper size and shape, see the Installation
Instructions also included with the range.
Ignitor
Gas tube opening (orifice)
1.Lift the burner cap straight up from the burner base.
2.Clean burner cap. (See “Cleaning chart” in previous section.)
3.If the gas tube opening or the orifice, located inside the opening, has become soiled or clogged, use a cotton swab or a soft cloth to clean the area.
4.If ports are clogged, clean with a straight pin.
Do not enlarge or distort port. Do not leave anything stuck in the ports.
5.After cleaning the gas tube opening and ports, replace the burner cap. To replace burner cap, make sure it sits level on the burner.
6.Check the burner after cleaning for proper lighting.
Adjusting the height of top burner flames
The LO burner flame should be a steady blue flame approximately 1⁄4 inch (6 mm) high. It can be adjusted using the adjustment screw in the center of the valve stem. The valve stem is located directly underneath the control knob.
To adjust the flame height follow the instruc- tions below:
1.Turn the control knob to “LO.”
2.Remove the control knob.
3.Hold the valve stem with a pair of pliers. The screw is located in the center of the valve stem. Use a small flat head screwdriver to turn the screw until the flame is the proper size.
4.Replace the control knob.
Adjustment screw
Valve stem
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