Use and C are Manual Renaissance Gas Cooktop ® Models RNCT305G, RNCT365G Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Important Safety Instructions ..........1 Getting to Know Your Cooktop ..........4 Setting Up Your Cooktop ............. 5 Operating Your Cooktop .............
For service and warranty information, see page 15. taining or operating this or any other appliance. If you have any questions call: Always contact the Dacor Customer Service Team Dacor Customer Service about problems or situations that you do not under- (800) 793-0093 (U.S.A.
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Important Safety Instructions General Safety Precautions To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or death when using your cooktop, follow basic safety precautions, including the following: WARNING WARNING • Do not leave the cooktop unattended while in use to •...
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Important Safety Instructions WARNING WARNING • Use only dry pot holders when removing food and TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY TO PERSONS IN THE EVENT OF A RANGE TOP GREASE FIRE: cookware from the cooktop. Wet pot holders can cause steam burns.
The SimmerSear™ The cooktop generates a spark that ignites a burner when you turn the knob burner is Dacor's exclusive burner system. It offers to the flame icon. a wider range of heat settings than the standard burner, and allows you precise flame control from Perma-Flame™:...
Setting Up Your Cooktop Burner and Grate Assembly Standard Burner Be sure to match the correct sizes of components with each other. WARNING 1. Place the burner rings on the burner bases. Assemble the burners and grates only when the cooktop Match the correct sizes of heads to bases.
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Setting Up Your Cooktop Grate Assembly IMPORTANT: Assemble the grates as instructed below. When installed correctly, the openings in the grates are centered over the burners. 1. Locate the notch on the bottom of each grate. 2. Use the notch on the bottom of each grate to determine where the grate is placed and orientated. •...
Operating Your Cooktop Selecting the Cookware Lighting a Burner WARNING WARNING • NEVER cover the slots between the burner control • To avoid the chance of fire, explosion or carbon knobs and the trim rings on the cooktop. Doing so monoxide poisoning, do not attempt to use your blocks air flow through the cooktop and may cause cooktop without the burners completely and correctly...
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The flame should burn evenly around the rim of the burner, except underneath "grate support fingers", where the flame height is reduced by Dacor’s Smart-Flame feature. • An optimal flame burns steady and blue. For- further use. Small yellow tips on the ends of the eign material in the gas line, especially in new flames are normal when using LP gas.
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See the instructions included with these accessories • Reduce the flame until it spreads approximately at www.dacor.com for further information. 1/3 of the underneath area of the cookware to ensure even heating and to reduce scorching. •...
Care and Cleaning Cleaning the Cooktop To keep the cooktop looking and operating its best, WARNING clean it after every use. Also, quickly wipe up spills that occur while cooking. Be careful not to touch any • Clean only the parts of the cooktop listed in this hot areas.
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Care and Cleaning Cleaning the Grates and Spill Trays Removing and Cleaning the Knobs Refer to the below image when removing and WARNING cleaning the control knobs and panel underneath. Do not clean the cooktop grates, burner parts or Wok 1.
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Do not use water to clean the igniters. If neces- still exhibits problems after drying, call sary, use a small amount of rubbing alcohol to your local Dacor Authorized Service Agent. help dissolve grime. The alcohol will evaporate. Examine the burner bases. Remove anything stuck in the holes with a straightened paper clip, wire, or needle.
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To prevent scratches, do not use abrasive cleaners or scrubbers on stainless steel surfaces. • Clean only stainless steel surfaces with the Dacor Stainless Steel Cleaner included with your cooktop. Burner cap • Additional stainless steel cleaner is available at www.everythingdacor.com, part# A302.
Before You Call for Service Problem — Solution Guide Problem May Be Caused By What to Do (Solution) Nothing works. Power is not supplied to cook- Check to make sure power cord is con- top. nected to electrical outlet. Power to electrical outlet is off. Turn on power at circuit breaker or fuse box.
Dacor’s Customer Service center is available 6:00 . – 5:00 . Pacific Time For warranty repairs or questions and for Dacor Distinctive Service (DDS) in the US and Canada Phone: (800) 793-0093, extension 2822 For non-warranty repairs or questions in the US and Canada...
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Dacor reviews each issue and customer concern to provide If your Dacor product fails to function within one the best possible solution based on the circum- year of the original date of purchase due to a defect stances.
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Please rest assured that under no conditions will Dacor sell your name or any of the information on this form for mailing list purposes. We are very grateful that you have chosen Dacor products for your home and do not consider the sale of such information to be a proper way of expressing our gratitude! Owner’s Name:...
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