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CARE AND CLEANING
Chrome
Drip
Bowls
Clean bowls b'equently. Remove soiled bowls by first
removing coil elements (see page 8). To clean by hand,
soak in hot sudsy water. Use a mild abrasive cleaner and
Ceramic
Glass Surface
plastic scouring pad tbr dif/leult soils. If heavily soiled,
place an ammonia-soaked
paper towel on stains to
(select models)
loosen soil, then gently scrub. Do not use abrasixe
To help keep eooktop clean, be sure cooking area and
cleaners.
coolcware bottoms are clean and dr}, before each use.
Self-Clean
Oven
Carefully blot up spillovers around the outside of the
cooking area as they' occur with dry_paper towels. Be
A self-clean
oven
uses
above
normal
cooking
careful
not to burn hands when wiping up spills,
temperatures
to automatically
clean the entire oven.
Do not use a damp
cloth which may cause steam
The separate clean cycle eliminates soil eoinpletely
or
burns,
reduces it to a gray ash which is easily wiped up with a
damp cloth when the cycle is complete and the oven has
When the surface is cool, dean
as directed
in the
cooled.
cleaning
chart
on pages
13-14.
Only use the
cleaning
agents recommended
in the chart.
Other
It is better
to clean the oven regularly
than to wait
materials may dainage the finish of the cooktop,
until there is a heavy build-up
of soil in the oven.
Do not use the following cleaning agents:
It is norimd tbr the eooktop, oven door and window to
become
hot during
a clean cycle. Therefore,
aw)id
• Abrasives (metal scouring pads, cleansing powders,
touching these areas during a clean cycle. As the oven
scouring cleaners or pads) will scratch the cooktop,
heats and cools, you na_ hear the sounds of metal parts
• Chemicals
(oven cleaners,
chlorine
bleaches,
rust
expanding and contracting. This is normal and will not
removers or ammonia) may damage the finish of the
damage ),'our over).
cooktop.
The first few tirnes the oven is cleaned, some smoke
• Class cleaners which contain armnonia may harm the
and odor inay be detected.
This is normal
and will
eooktop,
lessen or disappear
with use. If the oven is heavily
• Soiled cloths or sponges will leave an invisible fihu on
soiled,
smoke and odor are common.
During
the
the eooktop. Grit and soil in these items may also
cleaning process the kitchen should he well ventilated.
scratch the snrtaee.
The oven automatically begins to heat up when the door
Coil Element
Surface
is locked. As the oven reaches cleaning temperatures
an
internal
lock engages
and the men door cannot be
(select models)
opened. Do not [oree latch to the lef} once the internal
lock engages.
Porcelain
Enamel
Cooktop
All spillovers,
especially" acidic' spillovers,
should be
wiped
up as soon as possible
with a dry cloth. To
prevent possible cracking or chipping of the porcelain,
never wipe a warm or hot surface with a damp cloth.
Do not use abrasive or caustic cleaning agents on the
porcelain
finish. Abrasive cleaners will permanently
damage the finish.
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