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Using and Caring for Your Cooktop
PART
Cooktop
Surfaces
Control
knobs
Porcelain-
coated
surface
burner
grates
and caps*
Surface
burners
Cleaning your cooktop
HOW TO CLEAN
• DO NOT use abrasive or harsh cleaners like
chlorine bleach, ammonia or oven cleaners.
• Wash, rinse and dry with soft cloth.
• Gently clean around the model and serial plate; too
much scrubbing could remove the numbers.
• Turn knobs to RESET and pull straight away from
control panel.
• Wash, rinse, and dry thoroughly. Do not soak.
• Do not use steel wool or abrasive cleansers.
They may damage the finish of the knobs.
• Replace knobs. Make sure all knobs point to RESET.
• Clean as soon as they become dirty and when they
are cool enough to handle.
• Wash with a mildly abrasive plastic scrubbing pad
and warm, soapy water.
• For stubborn stains, clean with a scrubbing pad
and/or a powdered cleanser and water. Repeat
these cleaning steps as needed.
• Do not put in oven during self-cleaning cycle.
• Do not clean in dishwasher.
• See “Caring for your cooktop” earlier in this section
for cleaning instructions.
WHAT TO USE
• Soap and water
• Mild liquid cleaner
• Spray glass cleaner
• Non-abrasive plastic
scrubbing pad
• Sponge and warm,
soapy water
• Warm, soapy water
and a non-abrasive
plastic scrubbing
pad and/or mild
abrasive powdered
cleanser
wWARNING
Explosion Hazard
Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near this
appliance.
Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire.
* When the cooktop is cool, remove all spills and clean. Food spills containing acids, such
as vinegar and tomato, may affect the finish. To avoid porcelain grate chipping, do not
bang grates and caps against each other or other hard surfaces such as cast iron
cookware.
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