Kenmore Elite 790.32703 Manual De Uso Y Cuidado página 11

General Care & Cleaning
Cleaning the Cooktop and Surface Burners
To avoid possible burns DO NOT attempt
any of the cool<top cleaning instructions provided before
turning OFF all of the surface burners and allow them to
completely cool.
Any additions, changes or conversions
required in order for this appliance to satisfactorily meet the
application needs must be made by an authorized qualified
agency.
Routinely clean the cooktop. Wipe with a clean, damp cloth
and wipe dry to avoid scratches.
Keeping the surface burner head ports and slots clean will
prevent improper ignition and an uneven flame. See the
following sections for more instructions.
Cleanlng recessed and contoured areas of cookfop
If a spill occurs on or in the recessed or contoured areas,
blot up spill with an absorbent cloth. Rinse with a clean,
damp cloth and wipe dry.
Cleanlng surface burner grates
° Clean only after the grates are completely cool.
• Use nonabrasive plastic scrubbing pad and mild abrasive
cleanser or clean in the dishwasher.
° Food soils containing acids may affect the finish. Clean
immediately after the grates are cool.
° Thoroughly dry grates immediately following cleaning.
Cleanlng surface burner heads
For proper gas flow it may be necessary to clean the burner
head and slots. To clean, first use a clean DAMP cloth to
soak up any spills. Remove any food from between the
burner slots using a small nonabrasive brush like a toothbrush
and afterwards wipe up using a damp cloth. For stubborn
soils located in the slots, use a small-gauge wire or needle to
dean.
Any spill on or around the electrode must be carefully
cleaned. Take care not to hit the electrode with any thing
hard or it could be damaged.
To dean the burner head ignition ports
Each burner head has a small ignition port located as shown.
Should you experience ignition problems it may be that this
port hole is partially blocked with soil. With the burner head
in place, use a small wire gauge needle or the end of a
paper dip to dear the ignition port (See to Fig. 1 and 2).
Important notes:
° The surface burner heads are secured to the cooktop and
must be cleaned in place on the cooktop.
* Always keep the surface burner caps in place whenever
a surface burner is in use.
° When replacing the burner caps, be sure the burner caps
are seated firmly on fop of the burner heads.
° For proper flow of gas and ignition of burners DO NOT
allow spills, food, cleaning agents or any other material to
enter the gas orifice port opening.
Cleanlng burner caps
° Remove caps from burner heads after they have cooled.
° Clean heavy soils with a plastic scrubbing pad and
absorbent cloth.
° Thoroughly dry burner caps immediately following
cleaning including the bottom and inside of cap.
° Do not use abrasive cleaners. They can scratch porcelain.
° Do not clean burner caps in the dishwasher.
* Do not operate surface burners wffhouf burner caps
properly in place. Read important notes.
ignition port
Slots
Burner head
ports
Burner head
ignition port
Figure 2= Cooktop G5 burner head
Figure 1= Cooktop regular burner head
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