Surface Cooking
Cooktop
Notes
To prevent the cooktop from discoloring
YA properly adjusted burner with clean ports will light
or staining:
within a few seconds. If using natural gas, the flame
YClean cooktop after each use.will be blue with a deeper blue inner cone.
YWipe acidic or sugary spills as soon as the cooktop hasIf the burner flame is yellow or is noisy, the air/gas
cooled as these spills may discolor themixture may be incorrect. Contact a service technician
porcelain.to adjust. (Adjustments are not covered by the war-
ranty.)
Unlike a range with standard gas burners,
this cooktop does not lift-up nor is itWith LP gas, slight yellow tips on the flames are
removable. Do not attempt to lift theacceptable. This is normal and adjustment is not
cooktop for any reason.necessary.
YWith some types of gas, you may hear a Opopping�
sound when the surface burner is turned off. This is a
normal operating sound of the burner.
Sealed Burners
YIf the control knob is turned very quickly from High to
Low, the flame may go out, particularly if the burner isThe sealed burners of your range are secured to the cooktop
and are not designed to be removed. Since the burners are
cold. If this occurs, turn the knob to the OFF position,
sealed into the cooktop, boilovers or spills will not seep
wait several seconds and relight the burner.
underneath the cooktop.
YThe flame should be adjusted so it does not extend
beyond the edge of the pan.However, the burner cap and base should be cleaned after
each use. The cap portion of the burner is easily removed for
cleaning. (See page 20 for cleaning directions.)
The burner caps must be correctly placed on the burner base
for proper operation of the burner.
High Performance Burner
(16,000 BTU*)
There is one high speed burner on your range, located in the
right front position. This burner offers higher speed cooking
that can be used to quickly bring water to a boil and for large-
quantity cooking.
Simmer Burner
This burner is located in the left rear
position. The simmer burner offers an
Extra Low setting with a lower BTU*
flame for melting chocolate or butter.
* BTU ratings will vary when using LP gas.
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