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Caring
For Your Range
Continued
For heavy
spills:
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Carefully scrape heavy spills using a
single edge razor blade in a holder
while the cooktop is still warm.
Personal
Injury Hazard
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Allow surface unit and sur-
rounding
area to reduce in tem-
perature
from hot to warm
before removing
heavy or sug-
ary spills. Wear protective
clothing
such as oven mitts.
9 Do not use cooktop
cleaner on
a hot cooktop.
The cleaner may
produce
hazardous
fumes or
damage the cooktop.
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Do not use the range if the cook-
top is cracked
or broken.
Failure to follow these instruc-
tions can result in personal
injury.
For sugary
spills:
Sugary spills can cause pitting on the
cooktop surface. Clean up sugary sp11l.s
as soon as possible to avoid pitting.
Clean glass while still warm.
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Carefully scrape off the spill using a
single edge razor blade in a holder.
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Wipe cooktop with a clean damp
paper towel. Allow cooktop to cool.
Use Cooktop Polishing Creme to
finish the job (see below).
Cleaning
after cooking
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For stubborn soils. keep a vinegar
soaked paper towel on the stain for
IO-15 minutes. Rub off soil. Rinse
and dry well.
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Use Cooktop Polishing Creme
Included with your range. Follow
instructions on the container to
remove metal marks (from copper or
aluminum) right away. If heated they
may never come off
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Remove areas of discoloration
from
mlneral deposits In water and food.
and dark streaks and specks from use
of Incorrect cleaning materials with
polishing creme.
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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.
To obtain order Information for Cooktop
Polishing Creme (Part No. 814009),
write to:
Whirlpool Corporation
Attention: Customer Service Dept
1900 Whirlpool Drive
LaPorte, IN 46305
To avoid damaging
the cooktop,
follow these instructions:
m Make sure bottoms
of pans are
clean and dry before using.
b Avoid spill-overs.
Use pans with
tall sides.
b Do not allow anything
that may
melt (plastic, aluminum
foil,
sugar or food with high sugar
content)
to come into contact
with the surface while it is hot.
) Do not use the cooktop
as a
cutting
board.
) Do not place food directly
on
glass cooktop.
) Do not use steel wool, plastic
cleaning
pads, powdered
cleansers,
chlorine
bleach, rust
remover or cleaning
products
designed
for white cooktops.
These could damage the cook-
top surface.
) Spilling
cold water on a hot
cooktop
surface may crack it.
Do not use a cracked cooktop.
m 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.
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