Cleaning The Cooktop And Surface Burners; Replacing The Oven Light - Frigidaire Gas Range Use & Care Manual

CARE & CLEANING

Cleaning the cooktop and surface burners

CAUTION
To avoid possible burns DO NOT attempt any of the
cleaning instructions provided below before turning OFF
all of the surface burners and allow them to cool.
IMPORTANT
• The burner heads are secured to the cooktop and
must be cleaned in place. DO NOT remove from
cooktop.
• For proper flow of gas and ignition of burners DO NOT
allow spills, food, cleaning agents or any other
material to enter the orifice port opening.
To clean the surface burner heads
For proper gas flow
it may be necessary
to clean the burner
head and slots. To
clean, remove
burner cap and use
a clean DAMP cloth
to soak up any
excessive spills.
Remove any food from between the burner slots using a
small nonabrasive brush like a toothbrush. Afterwards wipe
up using a damp cloth. For stubborn soils, use a small-gauge
wire or needle to clean.
To clean the burner head ignition ports
Each burner head has a small ignition port (Fig. 1). Should
you experience ignition problems it may be that this port
hole is partially blocked with soil. With the burner head in
place, use a small wire gauge needle or the end of a paper
clip to clear the ignition port (center burner not shown).
After cleaning the burner heads or ignition ports, be sure to
replace the burner caps properly on the burner heads.
See section "Checking for proper burner cap placement".
Aluminum foil and oven liners
WARNING
NEVER cover any slots, holes or passages in the
oven bottom or cover an entire rack with materials
such as aluminum foil. Doing so blocks air flow
through the oven and may cause carbon monoxide
poisoning. Aluminum foil linings may trap heat,
causing a fire hazard.
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ignition port
slots
orifice port
Fig. 1 - Cooktop burner head
Aluminum foil and oven liners (cont'd)
Do not use oven bottom liners or use aluminum foil to
cover the oven bottom or any oven racks.
Using a liner in the
oven restricts the heat
and air flow needed to
obtain the best possible
cooking results for any
oven, including the
warmer drawer (on
some models).
During self-clean the oven temperature can become hot
enough to melt aluminum cooking utensils or aluminum
foil if left in the oven. This could result in damage to the
oven interior porcelain finish.
Replacing interior oven light
CAUTION
Be sure the range is unplugged and all parts are COOL
before replacing the oven light. Wear a leather-faced
glove for protection against possible broken glass.
The interior oven light is
located at the rear of the
oven interior back wall
and is protected with a
glass shield held by a wire
holder.
The glass shield should
always be in place to
protect and shield the
oven interior light
whenever using the oven.
To replace the interior oven light:
1. Turn electrical power off at the main source or unplug
the range.
2. While holding the glass shield in place, press wire
holder to one side to release the glass shield.
3. Remove glass shield. Replace bulb with a new 40 watt
appliance bulb.
4. Replace glass shield over bulb and snap wire holder
into place.
5. Turn power back on again at the main source (or plug
the range back in).
6. The clock will need to be reset. To reset review
"Setting the clock" section in this manual.
glass
shield
wire
holder