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Maytag GAS RANGE
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SURFACE COOKING
Pi SS IGNiTION S DGHTING SURFACE BURNERS
Yourrange is equippedwith pilotless ignition. Be sure all To prevent damage to the cooktop or pan, never operate
surfacecontrolsareset inthe OFFpositionpriorto supplying surfaceburnerwithout a pan in place,never allow a panto
gas to the appliance. ' boil dry and never operate a surface burner on HIGH for
extendedperiodsof time.
IMPORTANT:Whenthe appliance is first installed,the To light surface burner:
surface burnersmay be difficultto lightdue to air in the 1. Placea pan on the burnergrate.
gas line.This may also occurif the appliance has been
disconnectedfrom the main gas supply or if it has not NOTE:Theburnerflamemayliffoffthe burnerheadanda
been usedfor several days or weeks. "roaring"soundmaybe heardifapan isnot placedonthe
grate before lightingthe burner.
Toremovetheair inthegasline, holda lightedmatchnext 2. Pushin and turn knob tothe LITE position.
tothe burnerheadandturnthe knobon.Whenthe burner
lights,either adjustthe knobto the desiredflamesize or
turn the burneroff. _/_r__
Pilotlessignitionuses a spark from the ignitorto light the
burner. There are two ignitors for conventional surface
burners. Eachsealed burner has its own ignitor.Once the
burner lights, turn the knob to the desired setting. The
clickingsoundwillnot stop until the knobisturned from the
LITE position.
A clickingsoundwill be heardand the burner will light.
When oneburneristurnedon, allignitorswillspark.
3.After theburnerlights,turntheknobtothe desiredflame
size.The ignitorswillcontinueto sparkuntiltheknobis
Ignitor turnedfrom the LITEposition.
CAUTION: Ifthe flame shouldgo out duringa cooking
operation,turn the burner off. If gas has accumulated
NOTE: The surface burner will not light if the ignitor is andastronggasodoris detected,wait5 minutesforthe
damaged,broken,soiledorwet.Also,theburnerwillnotlight gas odor to disappearbefore relightingburner.
if the small port beneaththe ignitoris blocked. Seepage23
for cleaninginstructions.
Inthe eventof a powerfailure, thesurfaceburnercan be
manually lighted. Be sure all controls are in the OFF TO light surface burner during a power failure:
position.Holda lightedmatchtothedesiredsurfaceburner
head then pushin adturnthe knobto the LITE position. 1. Besureall controlsare intheOFF position.
Whentheburnerlights,adjusttheflametothedesiredflame 2. Holda lightedmatchtothedesiredsurfaceburnerhead.
size. 3. PushinandturnknobtotheLITEposition.Theburnerwill
thenlight.
4. Adjusttheflametothedesiredflamesize.
CAUTION:Whenlightingthe surfaceburner,besureall
ofthe controlsare inthe OFF position.Strikethe match
first andhold itinpositionbeforeturningthe knobto the
LITE position.

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Maytag GAS RANGE Specifications

General IconGeneral
Fuel TypeGas
Self-CleaningYes
ColorStainless Steel
Control TypeKnobs
Ignition TypeElectric

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