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CareandCleaniw
Propercareandcleaningare
importantsoyourrangewillgive
youefficientandsatisfactory
service.Followthesedirections
carefullyincaringforittohelp
assuresafeandpropermaintenance.
IFYOURRANGEHAS
ELECTRICIGNITION,BE
SUREELECTRICPOWERIS
OVFBEFORECLEANING
ANYPARTOFIT.
OutermintedFinish
Whentherangeiscool,washthe
top,frontand,ifexposed,thesides
withmildsoapandwater.Neveruse
anyharshabrasivesor cleaning
powdersthatmayscratchormarthe
paintedsurface.Rinsethesurface
withcleanwateranddrywitha soft
cloth.If youwish,occasionally
applya thincoatofmildcleaning
waxtohelpprotectthefinish.
PorcelainCooktop
Thereareanumberofprecautions
youcantaketoavoidmarringthe
porcelainenameledsurfaceofthe
cooktopandpreventit from
becomingdull.Don’tslideheavy
pansacrossit. Ifyouspillfoods
withalotofacid(tomatoes,
sauerkraut,fruitjuices,etc.)or
foodswithhighsugarcontent,
cleanthemupassoonaspossible.
If allowedto set,thesefoodscould
causea dullspot.Also,nomatter
howstubbornthefoodstain,never
useharshabrasivecleansers.They
couldpermanentlydamagethe
enamelsurface.Werecommenda
cleansersuchas “SofiScrub”
brand.
controlRnel
It’sa goodideatowipethecontrol
panelcleanaftereachuseofthe
oven.Foramorethoroughcleaning,
theknobscanberemovedby
pullingthemofftheknobstems.
Cleanwithmildsoapandwater,
rinsewithcleanwaterandpolish
drywitha soficloth.
Donotuseabrasivecleansers,
strongliquidcleanersoroven
cleanersonthecontrolpanel—
theywilldamagethefinish.
BrushedChromeFitish
(onmodelssoequipped)
Cleanthebrushedchrometop
withwarm,soapywateror anall-
purposehouseholdcleanerand
immediatelydry itwithaclean,
soficloth.Takecaretodry the
surfacefollowingthe“grain.”To
helppreventfingermarksafter
cleaning,spreadathinfilmofbaby
oilonthesurface.Wipeaway ~
excessoilwithaclean,soficloth.
Agoodappliancewaxwillhelp
protectthisfinish.
Lift-UpCooktop
Cleantheareaunderthecooktop
often.Built-upsoil,especially
grease,maycatchfire.
Tomakecleaningeasier,the
cooktopmaybe liftedup.
Toraisethecooktop:
1. Besureburnersareturnedoff.
2. Removethegratesand,on
modelssoequipped,thedrippans.
3. Graspthetwofrontburnerwells
andlifiup.
Dualsupportrodsonsomemodels
willholdthecooktopup whileyou
cleanunderneathit.Othermodels
haveasinglesupportrod.
Aftercleaningunderthecooktop
withhot,soapywaterandaclean
cloth,lowerthecooktop.Be
carefulnottopinchyourfingers.
BurnerGmtes
Gratesshouldbewashedregularly
and,ofcourse,afterspillovers.
Washtheminhot,soapywaterand
rinsewithcleanwater.Drythe
grateswithacloth—don’tputthem
backontherangewet.When
replacingthegrates,besurethey’re
lockedintopositionovertheburners.
Togetridofburned-onfood,soak
thegratesin aslightlydiluted
liquidcleaner.
Althoughthey’redurable,the
grateswillgraduallylosetheir
shine,regardlessofthebestcare
youcangivethem.Thisisdueto
theircontinualexposuretohigh
temperatures.
Donotoperateaburnerforan
extendedperiodoftimewithout
cookwareonthegrate.Thefinish
onthegratemaychipwithout
cookwaretoabsorbtheheat.
DripRns
(onmodelssoequipped)
Removethegratesandliftoutthe
chromedrippans.Washthemin
hot,soapywater.Rinsethemwith
clean,hotwaterandpolishthem
drywitha cloth.Neveruse
abrasivecleaneror steelwool—
they’llscratchthesurface.Instead,
so~kthedrippansforabout20
minutesin slightlydilutedliquid
cleanseror mildsolutionof
ammoniaandwater(1/2cupof
ammoniatoonegallonofwater).
Aftersoaking,washtheminhot
soapywater.Rinsewithcleanwater
andpolishwithaclean,soficloth.
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