USING YOUR COOKTOP
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LIGHTINGSURFACE
BURNERS
1. Place utensilon burner grate, deeper blue innercore;there should be Never leave food unattended when us-
no trace of yellow in the flame. A yellow ing a HIGH flame setting.
2. Pushin andturn knobto the LITE po- flame indicates an improper mixture of
sition.
air/gas. This wastes fuel, so have a I
t I serviceman adjust the mixture if a yel- _'_-'_
_ _ lowflame occurs. On LPgas, someyel-
lowtipping is acceptable. This is normal
and adjustment is not necessary.
SELECTING FLAME SIZE
If a knob is turned very quicklyfrom
Use LOW to simmeror keep foodsat
HIGHto LOWsetting,theflame maygo serving temperatures, Some cooking
out, particularly if burner is cold. If this may take place if the utensil iscovered.
occurs, turn the knob OFF.Wait several
seconds, then light again. I
3. After the burner lights, turn knob to ._,, .._. _ _-_i_
the desired flame size.
As the burner heatsand cools,you may
hearsounds ofthe metalexpanding and _
contracting. This is a normal operating _'XX_ J
sound of the burner.
PROPORTIONAL VALVE
Ifflame should go out during a cooking To obtain a lower flame size, turn knob
operation, turn the burner off. IF GAS Flame shouldbe adjusted so it does not back toward the OFF position until the
HAS ACCUMULATED AND A extend beyond the edge of cooking desired flame size is reached. The low-
STRONG GAS ODOR IS DETECTED, utensil.This is forpersonalsafety andto est flame setting is located adjacent to
WAIT 5 MINUTES FOR THE GAS prevent damage to cabinets above the OFFposition.
ODOR TO DISAPPEAR BEFORE range.
RELIGHTING BURNER.
You may hear a "popping"sound on LP __
gas when the surface burner is turned
off. This is a normal operating sound of
the burner.
A properly adjusted burner with clean Use HIGHto quickly bringfoods to a boil
ports will light within a few seconds. On or to begina cookingoperation. Reduce
naturalgas,the flame will be blue with a to a lower setting to continue cooking.
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