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Personal Injury Hazard
) Allow surface unit and sur-
rounding areas to reduce in
temperature from hot to warm
before removing heavy or
sugary spills. Wear protective
clothing such as oven mitts.
) Do not use cooktop cleaner on
a hot cooktop. The cleaner may
produce hazardous fumes or
damage the cooktop.
D Do not use the range if the
cooktop is cracked or broken.
Failure to follow these instruc-
tions can result in personal injury.
To avoid damaging the cooktop,
follow these instructions:
b Make sure bottoms of pans are
clean and dry before using.
m Avoid spill-overs. Use pans with
tall sides.
* Do not allow anything that may
melt (plastic, aluminum foil,
sugar or food with high sugar
content) to come in contact with
the surface while it is hot.
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Do not use the cooktop as a
cutting board.
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Do not place food directly on
ceramic cooktop.
. Do not use steel wool, plastic
cleaning pads, abrasive
powdered cleansers, chlorine
bleach, rust remover, ammonia,
glass cleaning products with
ammonia or cleaning products
designed for white ceramic
cooktops. These could damage
the cooktop surface.
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Dropping heavy or hard objects
on the cooktop can crack it. Be
careful with heavy skillets. Don’1
store jars or cans above the
COOktOp.
Cleaning tips
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Light soils - Remove with a clean,
damp paper towel.
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Greasy soils - Remove with a
soapy sponge or soft cloth -OR- with
vinegar and a clean paper towel.
Rinse and dry well.
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Stubborn soils-Apply a vinegar
soaked paper towel to the stain for
lo-15 minutes. Rub off soil. Rinse and
dry well.
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Heavy soils - Carefully scrape
heavy spills using a single edge razor
blade in a holder. Remove remaining
residue with a non-abrasive cleanser
and a clean, damp paper towel. Rinse
and dry well.
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Sugary spills and soils-To avoid
pitting on the cooktop, clean spills up
while the glass is still warm. Fol-
low cleaning instructions for “Heavy
soils” above. Rinse and dry well.
NOTE: Always rinse and dry your cook-
top thoroughly after cleaning. This will
prevent streaking or staining from
cleaning materials.
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Tiny scratches or abrasions are not
removable, but do not affect cooking.
In time, the scratches will become
less visible as a result of cleaning.
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For further care of your cooktop, use
the Cooktop Polishing Creme in-
cluded with your range. Use only on
a clean, cool cooktop. Follow instruc-
tions on the container to remove metal
marks (from copper or aluminum
pans) as soon as possible. If heated,
metal marks may not come off. Cook-
top Polishing Creme will also remove
dark streaks, specks and discolora-
tions caused by cleaning materials or
foods.
NOTE: To obtain order information
for Cooktop Polishing Creme
(Part No. 814009), write to:
Whirlpool Corporation
Attention: Customer Service Dept.
1900 Whirlpool Drive
LaPorte, IN 46350