KITCHENAID KKECT025 - Manual (Page 25)

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aring for Your Gas Sealed Burner Cooktop
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.
To clean burners and burner caps:
1. Lift the burner cap straight up from the
burner base.
2. Clean burner cap with warm, soapy
water and a sponge. For stubborn stains,
clean with a mildly abrasive plastic scrub-
bing pad and powdered cleanser. Do not
clean burner cap in dishwasher.
3. If the gas tube opening or the orifice,
located inside the opening, has become
soiled or clogged, use a cotton swab or
a soft cloth to clean the area.
4. If ports are clogged, clean with a
straight pin. Do not enlarge or distort
port. Do not leave anything stuck in
the ports.
5. After cleaning the gas tube opening and
ports, replace the burner cap. To re-
place burner cap, make sure cap is
properly aligned and leveled.
6. Check the burner after cleaning for
proper lighting.
Gas tube
opening
(orifice)
Ignitor
Burner cap
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