When cleaning the cooktop area or around the burner base, use care to prevent dam- age to the ignitor. If a sponge should catch the metal ignitor electrode, it could damage or break the electrode. If the electrode is damaged or broken, the surface burner will not light. When cleaning the cooktop, leave the burner cap in place to protect the electrode from possible damage.
Surface burners
l 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.
lFor 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.
l Gas must flow freely through the small hole in the brass orifice for the burner to light properly. This area must be free of any soil and be kept protected from boilovers or spillovers. ALWAYS keep the burner caps in place whenever a surface burner is in use.
l Occaslonally check the burner flames for proper size and shape as shown. 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.
To clean burners:
1.Llft the burner cap straight up from the burner base.
2.Clean burner cap with warm, soapy water and a sponge. You can also clean with a nonabrasive scrubbing pad or cleanser. Do not clean burner cap in a dishwasher or
3.If the gas tube openlng or the orifice, located inside the opening, has become soiled or clogged, use a cotton swab or a soft cloth to clean the area. Then use a
| Burner |
| hP |
Ignltor | Burner |
electrode , | base |
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Typical surface burner flame at hlghest setting
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