Whirlpool RC8900XX Use And Care Manual page 16

Caring For Your Cooktop
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Personal Injury Hazard
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Allow surface unit and surrounding areas
to reduce in temperature from hot to
warm before removing heavy or sugary
spills. Wear protective clothing such as
oven mitts.
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Do not use cooktop cleaner on a hot
cooktop. The cleaner may produce
hazardous fumes or damage the
cooktop.
. Do not use the cooktop if it is cracked or
broken.
Failure to follow these instuctions can
result in personal injury.
To avoid damaging the cooktop, follow
these instructions:
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Make sure bottoms of pans are clean and
dry before using.
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Avoid spill-overs. Use pans with tall
sides.
. Do not allow anything that may melt
(plastic, aluminum foil, sugar or food
with high sugar content) to come in
contact with the surface while it is hot.
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Do not use the cooktop as a cutting
board.
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Do not place food directly on ceramic
cooktop.
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Do not use steel wool, plastic cleaning
pads, abrasive powdered cleansers,
chlorine bleach, rust remover, ammonia,
glass cleaning products with ammonia or
cleaning products designed for white
ceramic cooktops. These could damage
the cooktop surface.
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Dropping heavy or hard objects on the
cooktop can crack it. Be careful with
heavy skillets. Don't store jars or cans
above the cooktop.
Cleaning tips
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Light soils - Remove with a clean, damp paper
towel.
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Greasy soils - Remove with a soapy sponge or
soft cloth -OR- with vinegar and a clean paper
towel. Rinse and dry well.
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Stubborn soils - Apply a vinegar soaked paper
towel to the stain for 1 O-l 5 minutes. Rub off
soil. Rinse and dry well.
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Heavy soils - Carefully scrape heavy spills
using a single edge razor blade in a holder.
Remove remaining residue with a non-abrasive
cleanser and a clean, damp paper towel. Rinse
and dry well.
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Sugary spills and soils - To avoid pitting on
the cooktop, clean spills up while the glass is
still warm. Follow cleaning instructions for
"Heavy soils" above. Rinse and dry well.
NOTE: Always rinse and dry your cooktop
thoroughly after cleaning. This will prevent
streaking or staining from cleaning materials.
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Tiny scratches or abrasions are not removable,
but do not affect cooking. In time, the scratches
will become less visible as a result of cleaning.
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For further care of your cooktop, use the Cook
Top Polishing Creme included with your
cooktop. Use only on a clean, cool cooktop.
Follow instructions on the container to remove
metal marks (from copper or aluminum pans) as
soon as possible. If heated, metal marks may
not come off. Cook Top Polishing Creme will
also remove dark streaks, specks and discolora-
tions caused by cleaning materials or foods.
NOTE: To obtain order information for Cook Top
Polishing Creme (Part No. 814009), write to:
Whirlpool Corporation
Attention: Customer Service Dept.
1900 Whirlpool Drive
LaPor-te, IN 46350
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