Lift-Up Cooktop - Kenmore Sears 91441 Use And Care And Safety Manual

REMOVABLE KNOBS
MOLDED
RIB
SPRING
CUP
All control knobs may be removed for easy cleaning by
pulling the knob straight off the stem. Be sure that the
knob is in the OFF position before removal.
Hint: Slip a thin cloth (such as a handkerchief) or a piece
of string under and around the knob edge and pull up.
Caution: Read these Instructlons carefully before
replacing the knobs. Replacing the knobs Improperly
will damage the knobs and the spring clips on the
stems. If this happens, the knobs will fit loosely.
To replace the knob:
1. The knob stem has a groove in each side. The
groove on one side has a spring clip. The other
groove Is clear (see illustraUon).
2. Check the Inside of the knob and find the molded rib.
3. Replace the knob by fitting the molded rib Inside the
knob into the clear groove on the stem.
Note." Be sure to repllace knobs on the correct
stenLs.
REPLA¢I]NG THE OVEN LIGHT
S GLASS
RETAINER
Be sure that the Uight switch is in the off position.
Do not touch hot oven hugh, Do not touch oven
bulb with wet hands. Do not wipe oven light area
with wet clieth.
Never touch the electrically live collar on the
bulb when replacing it,
Electr_cag power must be shut off if you have to
replace a broken bulb,
Replace the bulb with a 40 watt appliance bulb. An
appliance bulb Is smaller than a standard 40 watt house-
hold bulb and is made to withstand high oven tempera-
tures and have a much longer bulb life.
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LIFT=UP COOKTOP
SUPPORT ROD
The cooktop can be
raised so the area
underneath can be
cleaned.
The range has a sup-
port rod to hold the
cooktop while clean-
Ing. Lowerthesupport
rod as shown In the
Illustration.
When finished cleaning, lower the cooktop. Besurethat
the strikes fit the catches on each side of the cooktop.
Porcelain enamel can chip if dropped= Handle
porcelain enameled cook]Lops carefully,
REMOVABLE COOKTOP UNITS
Do not put the element Into water° It cleans Itself when
heated during normal use.
Be sure all cooktop unit control knobs are turned off and
elements are cool before you remove or replace a
cooktop unit.
To remove:
1. Grasp element, tilt it upward slightly to clear the
bowl, then pull away from the receptacle. The
element will not sit level when replaced If is forced
too far upward when removed. Ltft out the bowl.
_MPORTANT: Never operate a cooktep e_ement
without the bowl in place= This can cause
scorching of the ceoktop, Iburn_ng off wiring insu-
lation and loss off energy.
ELEMENTS
DRIP BOWLS RECEPTACLE
Do not lift pllug.in unit more than t ". if you do, it
may not lie fiat on the drip bowl when you piiug it
back in.
Repeated liffting off the plug-in unit _re than t"
above the dr_p bowl can permanentay damage
the receptacle,
To replace:
1, Replacethe bowl Be su re the receptacle Is showing
in the bowl opening.
2_ Slide the plug of the element firmly Into the recep-
tacle and lower the element into place. NEMNT97