Care and cleaning
Before any cleaning or maintenance always:
- turn all burners off.
- switch the power to the cooktop off at the wall.
- make sure that the cooktop and its parts are a safe temperature to touch.
General advice
- Clean the cooktop regularly—do not let stains become burnt on, as they may become very difficult to remove.
- Do not use abrasive cleaners, cloths or pads to clean any part of your cooktop. Some nylon scourers may also scratch. Check the label.
- Clean up spillages as soon as possible. If left to dry on, food residue may clog the flame ports, causing an uneven flame pattern.
- Make sure that no cleaner residue is left on any cooktop part; when heated, these could stain the cooktop.
- See the following pages for instructions on replacing the pan supports and reassembling the burners correctly after cleaning.
- Do not clean cooktop parts in a self-cleaning oven.
- Do not use a steam cleaner.
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Glass surfaces |
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Control dials |
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Do not use oven cleaner on the dials, as doing so may damage their coating. |
Burner caps and rings, flame spreaders, pan supports, wok stand |
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Ignitor and probe |
Clean these very carefully using a toothbrush dipped into methylated spirits.
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A clean ignitor ensures trouble-free sparking. Check the ignitor regularly to make sure it is clean. |
All gas components of the cooktop |
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Replacing the pan supports correctly
Make sure you use the correct pan support for the burner.
Check that the pan support is the right way around and in the correct orientation. The
wok burners have three locating recesses and the other burners have two locating nodules on the burner cap.
Semi-rapid, rapid and auxiliary burners
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Dual and mini wok burners
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Replacing the burner parts correctly
Semi-rapid, rapid, and auxiliary burners
Wok and mini wok burners (Dual Wok burner illustrated)