Using Your Cooktop - Magic Chef 9855XUB Owner's Manual

USING YOUR COOKTOP
The cooktop and surfaceburnerson lainfinishofthegratemaychipwithouta To light burner:
this applianceare considerably differ- pan to absorbthe intenseheatfrom the 1. Place utensilon burnergrate.
entfroma conventional g asappliance: burnerflame.
To ensureproper and efficientuseof 2. Pushinand turnknobtothe LITE po-
allfeatures, pleasetakeafewminutes DUAL PURPOSE
sition.
toreadtheseinstructionsandbecome
SEALED BURNERS*
familiarwiththeoperationofthisappli- A sparkingsound willbe heard and
The four sealed burnersare securedto the burner will light. (When one
ance. the cooktopand are NOT designedto burner is turned on, all four ignitors
COOKTOP
be removedby the consumer, will spark.)
The cooktopis designedwithtwo con- Since the four burnersare sealed into
toured wells which containspills until the cooktop,boiloverswon't seep un- 3. After the burnerlights,turn knob to
they can be wiped up. Unlikethe stan- derneathto the burnerbox area. Thus, the desiredflame size.
dard gas appliance,THIS COOK'rOP there are no hiddenspillsin the burner
DOES NOT LIFT-UP NOR IS IT RE- box area to clean. I
MOVABLE. To preventdamage to the
gas tubing or top, do not attempt to lift Some models feature two special HI
cooktop. SPEED sealed burners. Use the HI
SPEED burners to quickly bringwater to
a boil and for large - pot cooking. See
i_ I information onratingplateto determine
if your appliance features the HIGH
SPEED burner.
LOCATION OF BURNERS: If flame shouldgo outduringa cooking
operation,turn the burner off. IF GAS
HAS ACCUMULATED AND A
STRONG GAS ODOR IS DETECTED,
WAIT 5 MINUTES FOR THE GAS
ODOR TO DISAPPEAR BEFORE
GR_r TrE_escomUl_ tn b DPor _ rIoYp _ _ e '. RELIGHTING BURNER.
burnerswithouta pan on the grate. The HGHSPEED BURNER
IGNITORS
porcelain finish may chip without a pan A properly adjusted burner with clean All four ignitors will spark when any
to absorb the intense heat. ports will light within a few seconds. On surface burner knob is turned to the
natural gas, the flame will be blue with a :L_E position......
When reinstalling square grates, place deeper blue inner core; there should be
indented sides together so straight notraceofyellowintheflame, indicating Once burner lights, turn knob to the de-
sides are at front and rear. an improper mixture of air/gas. This sired setting. The sparking will not stop
wastes fuel, so have a serviceman ad- untilthe knobis turned from the LITE po-
_==_/_ just t'hemixtureif a yell°w flame °ccurs" siti°n"
You mayheara "popping" soundon LP
gas when the surface burner is turned Optional re-ignition system (if
off. This is a normal operating sound of equipped) will automatically relight the
the burner, burner if a draft should extinguish it
when using a very low setting. When
this occurs, you will hear a sparking or
clicking sound.
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CAUTION: Do notoperate sealedburn-
erwithoutapanonthegrate.Theporce- *U.S. Patent Pending
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