Drip Pans; Lift-Up Cooktop - GE Quickset III Owner's Manual

Care and cleaning of the coil cooktop, con some mode s
Be sure the controls are turned to OFF and the surface units are cool before attempting to remove them.
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Surface Units
Cooktop
Locking tab rim
When properly seated, the locking
tab should lock onto the cooktop
rim through the notch in the drip
pan.
Tocleanthesurfaceunits,turn the controlto
the highestsettingfor a minute.Thecoilswill
burn off anysoil.
Toremovea surfaceunit:
To remove the drip pansfor cleaning,
the surfaceunits mustbe removedfirst.
[] Pushthe surfaceunitbacktoward
me receamcle to freeme lOCKing
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from me COOK_Op.
Surface un_
Toreplacea surfaceunit:
i71 Replace the drip pan intothe recess
in thecooktop.Makesurethe opening
in the pan linesup with the receptacle.
[_ Insertthe terminalsof the surfaceunit
throughthe openingin the drip pan and
intothe receptacle.
Locking tab
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Drip pan
Receptacle
[_ Liftthe surfaceunitabout 1 inchabove
the drippan and pull it out.
Donot lift thesurfaceunit morethan! inch.
lfyou do,it maynot lie fiat on the drippan
whenyouplug it backin.
NOTE:Repeated lifting ofthe surfaceunit
morethan 1 inchabovethe drip pan can
permanently damagethe receptacle.
[-_ Pushthe surfaceunitin and downto lock
the tab in placesoit restsevenlyin the
cooktop.
Donot immersethe surfaceunitsin liquidsof
any kind.
Donot cleanthe surfaceunitsin a dishwasher.
Donot bendthe surfaceunit plugterminals.
Donot attempt to clean,adjustor in any way
repairthe plug-inreceptacle.
Drip Pans
Remove the surfaceunits.Thenlift outthe drip
pans.
Forbestresults, c leanthe drip pansby hand.
Placethem in a coveredcontainer(ora plastic
bag)with ¼cup ammoniato loosenthe soil.
Rinse with cleanwater and polishwith a clean
softcloth.
Thedrip pansmayalsobe cleanedin a
dishwasher.
Cleanthe area underthe drip pansoften.
Built-upsoil,especially grease, m ay catchfire.
Donot coverthe drip panswith foil. Using foil
socloseto the receptacle couldcauseshock,
fire or damageto the range.
NOTE: I fyour cooktopis equipped with shiny,
silver-colored drip pans,do not cleanthem
in the self-cleaning oven.Permanent d amage
to the finish canoccur.
If your cooktopisequippedwith blackor gray
porcelain-coated drip pans,they canbe
cleanedin the ovenduringthe self-cleaning
cycle.Beforeyou begina self-cleaning cycle,
removeanyheaw soilfrom thedrip pansand
placethem
on theporcelain-coated ovenracks.Do not
placethe drip pansdirectlyon the ovenbottom.
Afterthe self-cleaning cycleiscompletedand
the drip pansare cool,wipethem with a damp
cloth to removeanyremainingashor residue.
Be sure all surface units are turned
off before raising the cooktop.
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Lift-Up Cooktop
Theentirecooktopmay be liftedup and
supportedin the up positionfor easiercleaning.
Thesurfaceunitsdo notneedto be removed;
however, you may removeone to makeraising
the cooktopeasier. T hereare two sidesupports
that lock into position whenthe cooktopis
lifted up.
After cleaningunderthe cooktopwith hot,
mildsoapywater and a cleancloth,lowerthe
cooktop.Becarefulnot to pinchyourfingers.
Tolowerthe cooktop, p ushthe rodsbackand
gently lowerthe cooktopuntil it restsin place.