Cleaning The Cooktop And Surface Burners - Kenmore 790.7804 Use & Care Manual

Care & Cleaning
General Care & Cleaning
The cooktop is designed to make cleaning easier. Because the
gas burners are sealed, cleanups are easy when spillovers are
cleaned up immediately. Correct and consistent cleaning is
essential to maintaining your porcelain enamel cooktop. If food
spills and grease spatters are not removed, they may burn onto
the surface of the cooktop and cause permanent discoloration.
Do not use a cooktop cleaner on a hot cooktop.
The fumes can be hazardous to your health and can chemically
damage the cooking surface.
Before manually cleaning any part of the
range, be sure all controls are turned off and the range is cool.
The range may be hot and can cause burns.
Ammonia must be rinsed before operating the
oven. Provide adequate ventilation.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners on the
cooktop.
Aluminum foil and utensils
Never cover any slots, holes, or passages in the
oven bottom or cover an entire oven rack with materials such as
aluminum foil. Doing so blocks air flow through the oven and
may cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Aluminum foil linings
may trap heat, causing a fire hazard.
Protective Liners — Do not use aluminum foil to
line the oven bottom. Only use aluminum foil as recommended
in this manual. Improper installation of these liners may result in
risk of electric shock, or fire.
• Aluminum foil - Use of aluminum foil on a hot cooktop can
damage the cooktop. Do not use thin aluminum cooking
utensils or allow aluminum foil to touch the surface burners
under any circumstances.
• Aluminum utensils - The melting point of aluminum is much
lower than that of other metals. Care must be taken when
aluminum pots or pans are used on the cooktop. If
aluminum pans are allowed to boil dry when using the
cooktop, the utensil will be damaged or destroyed.
Figure 52: Do not use commercial cleaners

Cleaning the Cooktop and Surface Burners

To avoid possible burns, do not attempt any of
the cooktop cleaning instructions provided before turning OFF
all of the surface burners and allow them to completely cool.
Any additions, changes or conversions required
in order for this appliance to satisfactorily meet the application
needs must be made by an authorized qualified agency.
To avoid possible burns, do not attempt to
operate the surface burners without the burner caps.
Routinely clean the cooktop. Wipe with a clean, damp cloth and
wipe dry to avoid scratches.
Keeping the surface burner head ports and slots clean will
prevent improper ignition and an uneven flame.
Important note:
Your appliance is shipped with the burner heads and burner
caps in the correct locations. Before using your gas appliances
be sure to following installation instructions before operating
and remove all packing tape from the cooktop area.
Cleaning recessed and contoured areas of cooktop
If a spill occurs on or in the recessed or contoured areas, blot up
spill with an absorbent cloth. Rinse with a clean, damp cloth and
wipe dry.
Cleaning surface burner grates
• Clean only after the grates are completely cool.
• Use nonabrasive plastic scrubbing pad and mild abrasive
cleanser or clean in the dishwasher.
• Food soils containing acids may affect the finish. Clean
immediately after the grates are cool.
• Thoroughly dry grates immediately following cleaning.
Cleaning burner caps
• Remove caps from burner heads after they have cooled.
• Clean heavy soils with a plastic scrubbing pad and
absorbent cloth.
• Thoroughly dry burner caps immediately following cleaning
including the bottom and inside of cap.
• Do not use abrasive cleaners. They can scratch porcelain.
• Do not clean burner caps in the dishwasher.
• Do not operate surface burners without burner caps
properly in place. Read important notes.
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