Kenmore 970C5037 Use & Care Manual page 26

Care & Cleaning
General Cleaning
Refer to Table 4 in this chapter for more detailed information
about cleaning specific parts of the range.
Before manually cleaning any part of the
range, be sure all controls are turned off and the range is cool.
The range may be hot and can cause burns.
Ammonia must be rinsed before operating the
oven. Provide adequate ventilation.
Aluminum foil and utensils
Never cover any slots, holes, or passages in the
oven bottom or cover an entire oven rack with materials such as
aluminum foil. Aluminum foil linings may trap heat, causing a
fire hazard.
Protective Liners — Do not use aluminum foil to
line the oven bottom. Only use aluminum foil as recommended
in this manual. Improper installation of these liners may result in
risk of electric shock, or fire.
• Aluminum foil - Use of aluminum foil on a hot cooktop can
damage the cooktop. Do not use thin aluminum cooking
utensils or allow aluminum foil to touch the surface elements
under any circumstances.
• Aluminum utensils - The melting point of aluminum is much
lower than that of other metals. Care must be taken when
aluminum pots or pans are used on the cooktop. If
aluminum pans are allowed to boil dry when using the
cooktop, not only will the utensil be damaged or destroyed,
but it may fuse to, break, or mark the ceramic glass surface,
permanently damaging the cooktop surface.
Surface elements and drip bowls
To remove the surface elements and drip bowls:
Surface elements may appear to have cooled
after they have been turned off. The surface elements may still
be hot and burns may occur if touched before they have cooled
sufficiently.
Protective liners — Do not use aluminum foil to
line surface drip bowls or reflector pans. Only use aluminum foil
as recommended in this manual. Improper installation of these
liners may result in risk of electric shock or fire.
Surface elements may be unplugged and removed to make
cleaning the drip pans easier. The surface elements clean them-
selves when they are turned on. Food spilled on a hot element
will burn off. Food spilled on a cool element may be cleaned
with a damp cloth. Any remaining soil will burn off the next time
the element is used.
1. Lift the edge of the drip bowl across from the terminal end.
Lift the surface element and drip bowl together just enough
to clear the cooktop.
2. While holding the drip bowl and surface element, gently
pull the terminal end out from terminal plug (See
Element
support
Figure 19: Removing surface elements and drip bowls
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Figure 19).
Allow element
support to rest on
drip pan inside rim.
Terminal end
Terminal plug