Lighting Surface Burners; Selecting Flame Size; Proportional Valve - Magic Chef 34HA-2CKXW-ON Use And Care Manual

USING YOUR COOKTOP
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LIGHTING SURFACE
BURNERS
1. Place utensil on burner grate, deeper blue inner core;there should be Never leave food unattended when us-
no trace of yellow in the flame. A yellow ing a HIGH flame setting.
2. Push in and turn knob to the LITE po- flame indicates an improper mixture of
sition.
air/gas. This wastes fuel, so have a I
t I serviceman adjust the mixture if a yel- _'_-'_
_ _ low flame occurs. On LP gas, some yel-
low tipping is acceptable. This is normal
and adjustment is not necessary.
SELECTING FLAME SIZE
If a knob is turned very quickly from
Use LOW to simmer or keep foods at
HIGHto LOWsetting,the flame maygo serving temperatures, Some cooking
out, particularly if burner is cold. If this may take place if the utensil is covered.
occurs, turn the knob OFF. Wait several
seconds, then light again. I
3. After the burner lights, turn knob to ._,, .._. _ _-_i_
the desired flame size.
As the burner heats and cools, you may
hearsounds of the metal expanding and _
contracting. This is a normal operating _'XX_ J
sound of the burner.
PROPORTIONAL VALVE
If flame should go out during a cooking To obtain a lower flame size, turn knob
operation, turn the burner off. IF GAS Flame should be adjusted so it does not back toward the OFF position until the
HAS ACCUMULATED AND A extend beyond the edge of cooking desired flame size is reached. The low-
STRONG GAS ODOR IS DETECTED, utensil.This is for personalsafety andto est flame setting is located adjacent to
WAIT 5 MINUTES FOR THE GAS prevent damage to cabinets above the OFFposition.
ODOR TO DISAPPEAR BEFORE range.
RELIGHTING BURNER.
You may hear a "popping"sound on LP __
gas when the surface burner is turned
off. This is a normal operating sound of
the burner.
A properly adjusted burner with clean Use HIGH to quickly bringfoods to a boil
ports will light within a few seconds. On or to begin a cooking operation. Reduce
natural gas, the flame will be blue with a to a lower setting to continue cooking.
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