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.
- Do not use abrasive cleaners, cloths or pads to clean any part of your cooktop. Some nylon scourers may also scratch. Check the label.
- 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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Stainless steel base After every use |
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Control dials As needed |
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Do not use stainless steel or oven cleaner on the dials, as doing so may damage their coating. |
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Burner parts, pan supports, wok stand As needed, but at least once a month |
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Ignitor and probe At least once a month |
Clean these very carefully using a toothbrush and methylated spirits (see Fig. 14). |
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All gas components of the cooktop Once every 3-4 years |
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Replacing the pan supports correctly
CG905
The wok support goes in the centre, over the wok burner. The other two pan supports are interchangeable, but need to be rotated to match the rounded corners of the cooktop base.
Fig. 19 Correct positioning of pan supports (CG905)
CG604 models
The pan supports are interchangeable, but they can only be placed as shown and need to be rotated to match the rounded corners of the cooktop base.
Fig. 20 Correct positioning of pan supports (CG604 models)
Replacing the burner parts correctly
Semi-rapid, rapid, and auxiliary burners
Fig. 21 Correct positioning of semi-rapid, rapid, and auxiliary burner parts
Wok burner with cast iron cap and ring (CG604 and CG905DWFC models)
Fit the flame spreader to the housing as shown by the arrow in Fig. 22 following. Make sure the burner is not able to rotate.
Fig. 22 Correct positioning of cast iron wok burner parts
Brass wok burner (CG905DWAC models only)
- Each part of the brass wok burner has locating pins to help you to assemble it correctly after cleaning. See Fig. 23 below.
The brass parts of your wok burner will change colour with use. However, this will not affect performance and you can clean the brass parts with a brass cleaner.
Fig. 23 Correct positioning of brass wok burner parts (CG905DWAC models only)