CARING FOR YOUR RANGE

SEALED SURFACE BURNERS AND COOKTOP (CONT.)

Cleaning the surface burners

You should routinely remove and clean the

Porcelain

 

burner cap

Contoured

burner cap. Always clean the burner cap after

a spillover. Keeping the burner cap clean pre-

 

well area

vents improper ignition and an uneven flame.

 

Ignitor

For the proper flow of gas and ignition of the

 

 

 

burner, do not allow spills, food, cleaning

Burner

 

agents, or any other material to enter the

 

gas tube opening or burner ports.

base

 

Gas must flow freely through the gas tube

 

 

opening for the burner to light properly. You

 

Gas tube

must keep this area free of any soil and protect

 

 

opening

it from 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

wWARNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

size and shape as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shown. A good flame

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

"

 

 

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 SF375PEE warranty Sealed Surface Burners and Cooktop, Cleaning the surface burners