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318203624 (January 2009) Rev. A
All about the
Use & Care
of your Cooktop
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome & Congratulations ...................................2 Care & Cleaning (Cleaning Chart) .........................11
Important Safety Instructions .................................3 Care & Cleaning ..................................................12
Setting Surface Controls ........................................5 Before You Call ..................................................13
Surface Cook
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Welcome & congratulations Congratulations on your purchase of a new appliance! At Product registration electrolux Home Products, we are very proud of our product and are completely committed to providing you register Your Product with the best service possible. Your satisfaction is our The Product number one priority. registration card should be filled in completely, We know you’ll enjoy your new appliance and thank You signed and returned to for choosing our product. We hope you consid
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imPortant saFetY instructions read all instructions before using this appliance. • S t o r a g e o n A p p l i a n c e . F l a m m a b l e m a t e r i a l s should not be stored near surface units. This save these instructions for future reference. includes paper, plastic and cloth items, such as deFinitions cookbooks, plasticware and towels, as well as flammable liquids. Do not store explosives, such as aerosol cans, on This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert or
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imPortant saFetY instructions • Do Not Use Decorative Surface Element Covers. imPortant If an element is accidentally turned on, the decorative cover will become hot and possibly melt. Burns will occur do not attempt to operate the cooktop during a if the hot covers are touched. Damage may also be done power failure. if the power fails, always turn off to the appliance. the cooktop. If the cooktop is not turned off and the power resumes, the cooktop will not operate and an • D
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setting surFace controls about the ceramic glass cooktop l ocations of the surface radiant The ceramic cooktop has radiant surface elements located elements below the surface of the glass. The design of the ceramic Your cooktop is equipped with radiant surface radiant cooktop outlines the area of the surface element underneath. elements with different wattage ratings. The ability to heat make sure the diameter of the pan matches the diameter food quicker and in larger volumes increases as
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setting surFace controls the electronic surface element control (esec) The Electronic Surface Element Control (“ESEC”) feature includes digital display windows. The ESEC feature provides a numeric digital setting for the radiant surface element positions on the cooktop. These settings work Fig. 1 Fig. 2 the same way as normal knob setting indicators work except the settings are displayed in digital windows (Figs. 1 thru 4). 5.0 the available esec display settings The ESEC control provides
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setting surFace controls o perating the single surface r adiant elements The cooktop has 2 or 3 SINGLE radiant surface elements: the RIGHT FRONT position and the LEFT REAR position, and the center rear position (on the 36” model only). The left rear element may also be used with the Bridge element (Figures 1 and 2). to operate the single radiant surface elements 1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element. 2. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either Figure
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setting surFace controls operating the dual surface radiant element The cooktop is equipped with a dual radiant surface element located at the right rear (See Figures 1 & 2) position. Symbols around the knob are used to indicate which coil of the dual radiant element will heat. The symbol indicates that only the inner coil will heat (Fig. 5). The symbol indicates that both inner and outer coils will heat (Fig. 6). You may switch from either coil setting at any time during cooking. to o
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setting surFace controls operating the Bridge surface radiant element The cooktop is equipped with a “BRIDGE” surface element located at the left front and middle (See Figures 1 & 2) positions. The Bridge can be used when cooking with rectangular (like a griddle) or oval shaped cookware. The element will maintain an even temperature setting across both portions of the Bridge. If needed for normal cookware, the Bridge element can work like a single element without the Bridge (See Figure
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surFace cooKing selecting surface cooking cookware cookware material types Cookware should have flat bottoms that make good The cookware material determines how evenly and contact with the entire surface heating element. Check quickly heat is transferred from the surface element to for flatness by rotating a ruler across the bottom of the the pan bottom. The most popular materials available cookware (See Figure 1). are: aluminum - Excellent heat conductor. Some types of food will cause it to
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care & cleaning cleaning Various Parts of Your cooktop Before cleaning any part of the cooktop, be sure all controls are turned OFF and the cooktop is COOL. REMOvE SPILLOvERS AND HEAvY SOILING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REGULAR CLEANINGS NOW WILL REDUCE THE DIFFICULTY AND ExTENT OF A MAJOR CLEANING LATER. surfaces How to clean Painted and Plastic For general cleaning, use hot soapy water and a cloth. For more difficult soils and Body Parts built-up grease, apply a liquid detergent directly onto the
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care & cleaning Plastic or foods with a high sugar content: cleaning recommendations for the These types of soils need be removed immediately if ceramic glass cooktop spilled or melted onto the ceramic cooktop surface. Permanent damage (such as pitting of the cooktop surface) may occur if not removed immediately. After caution turning the surface elements OFF, use a razor blade Before cleaning the cooktop, be sure the controls are scraper or a metal spatula with a mitt and scrape the soil
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BeFore You call (solutions to common Problems) imPortant Before you call for service, review this list. It may save you time and expense. The list includes common occurrences that are not the result of defective workmanship or materials in this appliance. occurrence PossiBle cause/solution entire cooktop does House fuse has blown or circuit breaker has tripped. Check/reset breaker or replace fuse. If not operate. the problem is a circuit overload, have this situation corrected by a qualified e
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maJor aPPliance WarrantY Your appliance is covered by a one year limited warranty. For one year from your original date of purchase, Electrolux will pay all costs for repairing or replacing any parts of this appliance that prove to be defective in materials or workmanship when such appliance is installed, used and maintained in accordance with the provided instructions. exclusions this warranty does not cover the following: 1 Products with original serial numbers that have been removed, altere
