Kenmore 790.9218 Use & Care Manual page 147

Induction Cooking Zones
Power sharing
Your cooktop is equipped with four induction Cooking
Zones controlled by two heating sections. The left-hand
(Cooking Zones 1 & 2) and the right-hand (Cooking Zones 3
& 4) heating sections are powered by two independent
induction inverters - one inverter for each of the two
heating sections (See Figs. 1 & 2).
Two Cooking Zones in a heating section share the power of
one inverter. This is called power sharing.
For example, if 2 pans are heating on Cooking Zones 1 and
2 (left-hand side of cooktop) at the same time, the last
power level set will be maintained, while the first pan may
experience a slight reduction in the power level setting.
Power sharing tips:
• When cooking two food items simultaneously on the
same side of the cooktop remember to set the power
level for the food item you wish to maintain last.
To maintain power levels for two food items heating at
the same time, place one pan on Cooking Zone 1 or 2,
and place the other pan on Cooking Zone 3 or 4. This
way the cooktop sensors will use both inverters and
power level reductions are avoided (See Fig. 3).
Fig. 1 - Left-hand cooking zones section
INDUCTION
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COOKING
ZO.E ! \
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COOKING
ZONE 3
INDUCTION
COOKING
ZONE 1
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ZONE 4
Fig. 2 - Right-hand cooking zones section
Fig. 3
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