Design Features; Cooling Fan; Thermal Sensor - Jenn-Air A130 R Use And Care Manual

Design Features
Cooling Fan
When the induction cooktop is turned on, a slight whirring sound will be heard.
This sound is from a small fan inside the cartridge which cools the electronics.
Air is pulled through the air inlets and exhausted through the air outlets. You will
feel a slight breeze as air is circulated through the induction cartridge. Do not
operate the cartridge if the fan does not come on. If the fan does not operate, the
overheating protective device will eventually cut the cartridge off.
Thermal Sensor
A thermal sensor, an overheating protective device inside the cooktop cartridge,
will cut off power to the induction element if the electronics become too hot. This
feature serves to protect the electronics.
There are several situations that may cause the thermal sensor to cut off the
power (all of which are influenced by the size and type of the utensil) including:
• allowing a pan to boil dry.
• preheating utensil for long period
of time without any oil or food in
utensil.
• heating oil for deep-fat frying at
the HI setting for a long period of
time.
• blocking the air inlets or outlets so
that air is not allowed to circulate
through cartridge. (See Fig. T) Fig. T
If this situation should occur, the induction element will stay off until the
temperature inside the cartridge has cooled to a safe operating level.
Should the cooktop cut off, turn off the surface controls, remove the utensil, and
allow cartridge to cool. Normally, it may take about 10 minutes for the cartridge to
cool sufficiently so that cooking can be resumed.
In the event no one is in the kitchen to correct the problem that caused the
cartridge to cut off, it will cycle on again once the internal cartridge temperature
has cooled to a safe operating level and eventually shut down again once it
becomes overheated.
Note: Allowing a utensil to boil dry can possibly damage it permanently.
Utensil Sensor
Each surface cooking area has a utensil sensor which will cause a "beep-beep"
to come from the cartridge if the cooktop is turned on and any one of the
following situations exists:
• no utensil is sitting on the cooking area being energized.
• utensil is not centered properly on cooking area.
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