Maintenance - Maytag Performa WT-TOD User Manual

Maintenance
Removal of Gas
Appliance
Gas appliance connectors used to connect
this appliance to the gas supply are not
designed for continuous movement. Once
installed, DO NOT repeatedly move this
gas appliance for cleaning or to relocate. If
this appliance has to be moved and/or
removed for servicing, follow tile proce-
dure described in the installation instruc-
tions.
To prevent range from accidentally tip-
ping, range must be secured to the floor by
sliding rear leveling leg into the anti-tip
bracket.
Oven Window
(select models)
To protect the oven door
window:
1. Do not hit the glass with pots, pans,
furniture, toys, or other objects.
2. Do not close tile oven door until the
oven racks are in place.
Scratching, hitting, jarring or stressing the
glass may weaken its structure causing an
increased risk of breakage at a later date.
Oven Light
(select models)
A CAUTIONS:
• Disconnect power to range before
replacing light bulb.
• Use a drypotholder to preventpos-
sible harm to hands when replacing
bulb.
• Be sure bulb is cool before touching
bulb.
• Do not touch hot bulb with a damp
cloth as this may cause the bulb to
break.
To replace light bulb:
1. Remove light bulb.
2 Replace with a 40 watt appliance bulb.
3. Reconnect power to range. Reset clock.
Oven Door
A CAUTIONS:
Do not place excessive weight on or
stand on an open oven door. This
could cause the range to tip over,
break the door, or injure the user.
Do not attempt to open or close
door or operate oven until door is
properly replaced.
Never place fingers between hinge
and front oven frame. Hinge arms
are spring mounted, ff accidentally
hit, the hinge will slam shut against
oven frame and could injure your
fingers.
To remove:
1. When cool, open
the oven door to the
first stop position
(opened about four
inches).
2. Grasp door at each
side. Do not use
the door handle to lift door.
3. Lift up evenly until door clears hinge
arms.
To replace:
1. Grasp door at each side.
2. Align slots in the door with the hinge
arms on the range.
3. Slide the door down onto the hinge
arms until the door is completely seated
on the hinges. Push down on the top
corners of the door to completely seat
door on hinges. Door should not appear
crooked.
NOTE: The oven door on a new range
may feel "spongy" when it is closed.
This is normal and will decrease with
use.
Leveling Legs
CAUTION:
• Besuretheanti-tipbracketsecures
one of the rear leveling legs to the
floor to prevent the range from
accidentally tipping.
The range should be leveled
when installed. If the range is /_
not lm el, turn the plastic le_ el-
ing legs, located at each cor-
ner of therange, until _ _j,J
range is le, el. _._
_%LEVELING LEG
Conventional
Surface Burners
(select models)
Under no circumstances are the surface
burner assemblies to be taken apart for
cleaning. The surface burner assembly
can be removed to clean the burner box
area. The two surface burner assemblies
are secured in place during transporta-
tion with screws. Once the range is in-
stalled, these screws may be removed to
allow quick and easy removal of the
burner assemblies.
To remove: Allow the burner assembly to
cool. Lift up cooktop. Grasp the burner
assembly and rotate it slightly toward the
left to release the two tabs on the assem-
bly. Then lift the assembly and pull to-
ward the back of the cooktop until the air
shutter ends on the assembly release from
the valves.
To replace: Insert the air shutter ends on
the burner assembly over the valves and
lower the assembly into place. Be sure to
secure tile two tabs on the burner assem-
bly into the two slots on the burner sup-
port bracket which is mounted to the
burner bottom. (NOTE: If the tabs are not
properly inserted into the slots, the as-
sembly may rock and the burners may
not light properly.)
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