Caring For Your Range
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Personal Injury Hazard
l Allow surface unit and sur- rounding areas to reduce in temperature from hot to warm before removing heavy or sugary spills. Wear protective clothing such as oven mitts.
lDo not use cooktop cleaner on a hot cooktop. The cleaner may produce hazardous fumes or damage the cooktop.
lDo not use the range if the cooktop is cracked or broken.
Failure to follow these instruc- tions can result in personal injury.
To avoid damaging the cooktop, follow these instructions:
lMake sure bottoms of pans are clean and dry before using.
l Avoid
l Do not allow anything that may melt (plastic, aluminum foil, sugar or food with high sugar content) to come in contact with the sutiace while it is hot.
lDo not use the cooktop as a cutting board.
lDo not place food directly on ceramic cooktop.
lDo not use steel wool, plastic cleaning pads, abrasive powdered cleansers, chlorine bleach, rust remover, ammonia, glass cleaning products with ammonia or cleaning products designed for white ceramic cooktops. These could damage the cooktop surface.
l Dropping heavy or hard objects on the cooktop can crack it. Be careful with heavy skillets. Don’t store jars or cans above the
cooktop.
Cleaning tips
l Light soils - Remove with a clean, damp paper towel.
l Greasy soils - Remove with a soapy sponge or soft cloth
l Stubborn soils - Apply a vinegar soaked paper towel to the stain for
l Heavy soils - Carefully scrape heavy spills using a single edge razor blade in a holder. Remove remaining residue with a
l Sugary spills and
NOTE: Always rinse and dry your cook- top thoroughly after cleaning. This will prevent streaking or staining from cleaning materials.
l Tiny scratches or abrasions are not removable, but do not affect cooking. In time, the scratches will become less visible as a result of cleaning.
lFor further care of your cooktop, use the Cooktop Polishing Creme in- cluded with your range. Use only on a clean, cool cooktop. Follow instruc- tions on the container to remove metal marks (from copper or aluminum pans) as soon as possible. If heated, metal marks may not come off. Cook- top Polishing Creme will also remove dark streaks, specks and discolora- tions caused by cleaning materials or foods.
NOTE: To obtain order information for Cooktop Polishing Creme (Part No. 814009), write to:
Whirlpool Corporation
Attention: Customer Service Dept.
1900 Whirlpool Drive
LaPorte, IN 46350
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