Caring For Your Cooktop - KitchenAid YKGRT500 Use & Care Manual

Caring for your cooktop

Your cooktop is designed for easy care.
You can do most cleaning with items found
around the home. Cleaning your cooktop
whenever spills or soiling occurs will help to
keep it looking and operating like new.
NOTES:
• Before cleaning make sure all controls
are off and the cooktop is cool.
• Do not obstruct the flow of combustion
and ventilation air.
• If knobs are removed while cleaning, be
careful not to spill liquids through holes in
the control area.
• Be careful not to allow moisture to collect
in control area. Moisture could cause igni-
tor switches to fail.
Surface burners
• The burner caps should be routinely re-
moved and cleaned. Always clean burner
caps after a spillover. Keeping the burner
caps clean prevents improper ignition and
an uneven flame.
• For proper flow of gas and ignition of the
burner, DO NOT ALLOW SPILLS, FOOD,
CLEANING AGENTS, OR ANY OTHER
MATERIAL TO ENTER THE GAS TUBE
OPENING.
• Occasionally check the burner flames for
proper size and shape as shown later in
this section. A good flame is blue in color.
If flames lift off ports, are yellow, or are
noisy when turned off, you may need to
clean the burners.
NOTE: To check oven burner flames for
proper size and shape, see the Installation
Instructions also included with the range.
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To clean burners and burner caps:
1. Lift the burner cap straight up from the
2. Clean burner cap with warm, soapy water
3. If the gas tube opening or the orifice,
4. If ports are clogged, clean with a
5. After cleaning the gas tube opening and
6. Check the burner after cleaning for
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Burner cap
burner base.
and a sponge. For stubborn stains, clean
with a mildly abrasive plastic scrubbing
pad and powdered cleanser. Wipe dry. Do
not clean burner cap in dishwasher.
located inside the opening, has become
soiled or clogged, use a cotton swab or
a soft cloth to clean the area.
straight pin. Do not enlarge or distort
port. Do not leave anything stuck in
the ports.
ports, replace the burner cap. To replace
burner cap, make sure cap is properly
aligned and leveled.
proper lighting.
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Ignitor
Gas tube
opening
(orifice)
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