CARING FOR YOUR RANGE

SEALED SURFACE BURNERS AND COOKTOP (CONT.)

Cleaning the surface burners

You should routinely remove and clean the burner

Porcelain

cap. Always clean the burner cap after a spill-

burner cap

over. Keeping the burner cap clean prevents

 

improper ignition and an uneven flame.

 

Contoured well area

For the proper flow of gas and ignition of the

Ignitor

burner, do not allow spills, food, cleaning

 

agents, or any other material to enter the gas

Burner

tube opening or burner ports.

base

Gas must flow freely through the gas tube

 

opening for the burner to light properly. You must

Gas tube

keep this area free of any soil and protect it from

opening

boilovers or spillovers. Always keep the burner

 

cap in place whenever a surface burner is in use.

 

Let the cooktop cool before cleaning.

Do not use oven cleaners, bleach, or rust removers.

Do not obstruct the flow of combustion and ventilation air.

Be careful not to allow moisture to collect in the burner control knob areas. Moisture can cause the ignitor switches to fail.

 

Occasionally check the burner flames for proper

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size and shape as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shown. A good flame

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"

 

 

is blue in color. If the

Do not operate with a yellow flame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

flames are uneven,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Doing so can result in death, heart attack,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you may need to clean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or convulsions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the burner ports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Whirlpool SF325PEE Cleaning the surface burners, Porcelain, Contoured well area For the proper flow of gas and ignition