Troubleshooting Tips - AMERICANA Model ABS300 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

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Troubleshooting -tips
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Possible Causes What To Do
Radiant Cooktops
Surface units will not hnproper cookwaace * Use pans which are flat and match tile diameter
maintain a rolling boil being used. of tile surthce unit selected.
or cooking is not
fast enough
Surface units do A fuse in your home may be * Rel)lace tile fuse or reset tile circuit breaker.
not work properly
blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
Cooktop controls * Check to see tile correct clmtrol is set fin" tile surta('e
improperly set. unit you are using.
Scratches(mayappear
as cracks)on cooktop
glasssurface
Incorrect clemthag
methods being used.
Cookwaxe with rough bottoms
being used or coarse particles
(salt or sm_d) were between
the cookware and the surface
of the cooktop.
Cookware has been slid
across the cooktop surface.
• Scratches are not remlwable. Tiny scratches will become
less visible in time as a result ot cleaning.
• To avoid scratches, use the recolmnended cleaning
procedures. Make
stu'e bottoIllS ot
cookwai'e are clean
bet0re use,
}lll(l use
cookware with
SIl/ooth bottoins.
Areas of discoloration Food spillovers not cleaned • See tile Cleaning the glass cooktop section.
on the cooktop
before next use.
Hot surface on a model
• This is normal.
Tile stu'thce may al_l)ear discoh)red
with a light-colored glass when it is hot. This is teml)ora_
y and will disappear
cooktop, as tile glass cools.
Plastic melted to Hot cooktop crone into • See tile Glass surface--potential for permanent damage
the surface
contact with plastic placed section
in the Cleaning the glass cooktop section.
on the hot cooktop.
Pitting (or indentation) Hot sugar mixture spilled • Call a qualified technici:m for rel)lacement.
of the cooktop on the cooktop.
Frequentcycling
hnproper cookwaxe
• Use only flat cookware
to miuimize cvclin
off and on of
being used.
surface units
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