Care And Cleaning; Drip Bowls - Maytag cse9000dde Use And Care Manual

Care and Cleaning of Coil Drip Bowls
Element Cooktop
Make sure the drip bowls are in place
Absence of these bowls during cooking may
subject wiring or components underneath to
damage.
Protective Liners--Do not use 'aluminum foil to
line surface unit drip bowls. Improper
Porcelain Enamel Cooktop
installation of these liners may result in a risk of
(select models) electric shock, or fire.
• All spillovers, especially acid spillovers, should
be wiped up as soon aspossible with a dry Chrome Bowls (select models)
cloth. To prevent possible cracking or • The drip bowls should be wiped after each
chipping of the porcelain, never wipe off a use. For light soil wipe with a soapy cloth. For
warm or hot surface with a damp cloth, medium soil use a mild abrasive cleaner or
• When the surface is cool, clean with warm plastic scouring pad. To prevent scratching
soapy water, the finish, do not use any abrasive cleaning
agents. Heavy burned-on soil may be
• Do not use abrasive or caustic cleaning agents impossible to remove.
on the porcelain enamel finish for they will
permanently damage the finish. * Blue/gold stains are caused by overheating.
These stains usually occur over a period of
Brushed Chrome Cooktop time and are permanent. To minimize heat
(select models)
stains:
• For light soil wipe with a soapy cloth. For 1. Avoid excessive use of the high heat
heavier soil use a mild abrasive cleanser, setting. Use it only to start cooking, then
rubbing with the grain to avoid streaking the lower the heat setting to fiuish cooking.
surface. 2. Use flat bottom pans that do not extend
• After cleaning, rinse and buffthe surface, more than two inches from the surface
element. If large pans or canners are used,
Coil Elements
alternate the elements that are used.
Surface elements are self eleaning. Do not Porcelain Bowls (select models)
immerse the elements in water.
• For light to moderate soil, wipe with a soapy
To remove: Raise the elenmnt WHEN COOL cloth or use a mild abrasive cleaner such as
and carefully pull out and away from the Soft Scrub and a scouring pad. Porcelain
receptacle, bowls may"be washed in a dishwasher or
To replace: Insert the terminals of the element cleaned in the self-clean cycle of an oven.
into the receptacle. Gently lift up on the outer • For chrome rings, follow the directions above
edge of the element while guiding the terminals for chrome bowls.
into the receptacle. Gently press down on the
outer edge of the element until the elenmnt sits • On models with separate drip bowls and trim
level on the drip bowl. rings, be sure the drip bowl and chrome trim
ring are properly installed. The notch in the
Controls Knobs trim ring should be centered over the screw
Rmnove the knobs for cleaning by gently pulling securing the receptacle to the maintop. If the
up. Wash with mild detergent and water. Do not trim ring rests ou this screw, the trim ring and
use abrasive cleaning agents as they will scratch drip bowl will "rock."
the finish or remove markings. Rinse, dry and
replace. Control knobs may also be washed in a
dishwasher.
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