Owner's Manual Covering models AKT3020, AKT3630, AKT3040 and AKT3650 Contents Electric Smoothtop Cooktop Keep instructions for future reference. Be sure manual stays with cooktop. Important Safety Information ............. 3 Utensil Recommendations ................ 5 Cooking on the Smoothtop ................ 6 Care and Cleaning ............................ 8 Troubleshooting ................................. 9 Amana Warranty ............................. 12 Part No.8111P469-60 Thank you for buying an Amana Cooktop! Please take the time to complete the registration card and return promptly. If registration card is missing, call Amana Consumer Affairs Department. When contacting Amana, provide product information from serial plate. The serial plate is located on the underside of the unit. Model Number __________________________________ Manufacturing (P) Number _________________________ Serial Number (S/N) ______________________________ Purchase Date __________________________________ Dealer Name ___________________________________ Dealer Address _________________________________ Dealer Phone ___________________________________ Keep this manual and your sales receipt together in a safe place for future reference or if warranty service is required. For answers to questions or to locate an authorized servicer, call 1-800-688-9900 USA or 1-800-688-2002 Canada. Warranty service must be performed by an authorized servicer. Amana Appliances also recommends contacting an authorized servicer if service is required after warranty expires. Asure Extended Service Plan Amana Appliances offers long-term service protection for this new cooktop. AsureTM Extended Service Plan, covering functional parts, labor, and travel charges, is specially designed to supplement a strong warranty. Call 1-800-528-2682 for information. Parts and Accessories Purchase replacement parts and additional accessories by phone. To order accessories for your Amana product, call 1-800-688-9900 USA or 1-800-688-2002 Canada Save Time and Money For For more informationon this and other Amana more information on this and other Amana products, visit our Web site products, visit our Web site If something seems unusual, please check "Troubleshooting" section, which is designed to help you solve problems before calling service. If you have a question, call 1-800-688-9900 USA or 1-800-688-9900 Canada or write us at: Consumer Affairs Department Amana Appliances 2800 - 220th Trail Amana, Iowa 52204 Remember to include model number of your appliance and your phone number. wwww.amana.com or call or 1 1-800-688-2002 Canada call Consumer Affairs Department at 1-800-688-9900 USA What You Need to Know about Safety Instructions Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this manual are not meant to cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. Common sense, caution, and care must be exercised when installing, maintaining, or operating cooktop. Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent, or manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not understand. Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels DANGER--Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe personal injury or death. ! DANGER ! WARNING WARNING--Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe personal injury or death. ! CAUTION CAUTION--Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in minor personal injury or product or property damage. 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ! CAUTION DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS NEAR UNITS--Surface units may be hot though they are dark in color. Areas near surface units may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing touch or other flammable materials contact surface units or areas near surface units until they have had enough time to cool. These areas include the cooktop and backguard. ! WARNING To avoid personal injury, do not sit, stand or lean on cooktop. ! CAUTION During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials touch heating elements or interior surfaces of cooktop until they have had enough time to cool. ! WARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, make sure your cooktop has been properly grounded and always disconnect it from main power supply before servicing. · · · · · · · Do not cook food directly on cooktop surface, always use cookware. Do not mix household cleaning products. Chemical mixtures may interact with objectionable or even hazardous results. Do not put plastic items on warm cooking areas. They may melt and stick. Do not slide rough metal objects across cooktop surface. Scratching or metal marking can result. Do not leave fat heating unless you remain nearby. Fat can ignite if overheated by spilling onto hot surfaces. Do not allow pots to boil dry as this can cause damage to cooking surface and pan. Do not use cooktop surface as a cutting board. Do not use cooktop for storage or as a display counter. ! Precautions · Fires can occur as a result of over cooking or excessive grease. Though a fire is unlikely, if one occurs, proceed as follows: Surface Element Fire 1. Smother the fire with a nonflammable lid or baking soda, or use a Class ABC or BC extinguisher. Not water. Not salt. Not flour. 2. As soon as it is safe to do so, turn the surface controls to OFF. Turn off power at main circuit breaker or fuse box. In Case of Fire SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION (cont'd) ALL APPLIANCES 1. Proper Installation--Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician. 2. Never Use Your Appliance for Warming or Heating the Room. 3. Do Not Leave Children Alone--Children should not be alone or unattended in the area where the appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance. 4. Wear Proper Apparel--Loose fitting or hanging garments should never be worn while using appliance. 5. User Servicing--Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recommended in the manual. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician. 6. Storage in or on Appliance--Flammable materials should not be stored in an oven or near surface units. 7. Do Not Use Water On Grease Fires--Smother fire or flame, or use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher. 8. Use Only Dry Potholders--Moist or damp potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let potholder touch elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth. SURFACE COOKING UNITS 1. Use Proper Pan Size--This appliance is equipped with one or more surface units of different size. Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized utensils will expose a portion of the heating element to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Use of oversized utensils concentrates heat on cooking surface and can cause damage to cooktop. Proper relationship of utensil to burner improves efficiency. 2. Never Leave Surface Units Unattended at High Heat Settings--Boilover causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite. 3. Glazed Cooking Utensils--Only certain types of glass, ceramic, earthware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop service without breaking due to sudden change in temperature. 4. Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Not Extended Over Adjacent Surface Units--To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, the handle of a utensil should be positioned so that it is turned inward, and does not extend over adjacent surface units. GLASS/CERAMIC COOKING SURFACES ! CAUTION · Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above a cooktop or on the back of a cooktop--children climbing on the cooktop to reach items could be seriously injured. 1. Do Not Cook on Broken Cooktop--If cooktop should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately. 2. Clean Cooktop With Caution--If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid a steam burn. Some cleaners can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface. VENTILATION HOODS 1. Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently--Grease should not be allowed to accumulate on hood or filter. 2. When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan on. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 4 Utensil Recommendations What Should I Consider in Cookware? SELECT Flat bottomed cookware. Pans with aluminum disk bottoms. Heavy gauge metal cookware. Handles that are secure, that are not heavy enough to tilt pan. Proper pan size. Flat bottomed wok. AVOID Cookware with rounded or warped bottoms. Glass, glass-ceramic, enamel porcelain or cast iron cookware, canners or pressure cookers. Light gauge metal cookware. Cookware with loose or broken handles. Cookware that is smaller than or greater than heating element size by 1 inch. Wok with a ringstand on bottom. Flat Pan Test For best cooking results, use a pan with a flat bottom. To determine if pan has a flat bottom. 1. Rotate a ruler along bottom of pan. If pan is not flat, gaps between bottom of pan and edge of ruler can be seen. 2. A small groove or mark on a pan does not affect cooking times. However, if a pan has a gap, formed rings, or an uneven bottom, it does not cook efficiently and in some cases may not boil liquid. More than 1 inch overhang Correct size Can I can? Canning is not recommended with any of the Amana smoothtop ranges or cooktops due to the intense heat and large cookware required to can. COOKWARE MATERIAL Aluminum Stainless Steel Copper Clad / Tin Lined USES Heats and cools quickly. Use for frying, braising, and roasting. Heats and cools at moderate rate. Use for soups, sauces, vegetables, general cooking. The heat generated by the canning cookware overheats both the elements and the smoothtop of the cooktop. This may cause the smoothtop to crack, cause failure of the heating elements, and may cause overheating of the surrounding walls. Damage incurred by canning, or attempting to can, using the smoothtop Heats and cools quickly. Use for gourmet cooking, cooktop is not covered under warranty. wine sauces, egg dishes. 5 Cooking on the Smoothtop OFF These examples are intended to show the variety of features that are available in the product line. If your cooktop does not have all the options that are shown, it is not a mistake. The information provided applies to several of the models in the product line. l l 4 l Cooking Safely with Surface Elements 1. Push in and turn surface element control to desired setting. · You will see the element turn on and off while you are cooking. This is the element cycling to maintain proper temperature. 2. When finished cooking, turn control to OFF position. OFF To avoid risk of serious personal injury, property damage, or fire, do not leave surface elements unattended while in operation. Grease and spillovers can ignite causing a fire. ! WARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock or serious personal injury, · never cook on a broken smoothtop cooking surface. Spillovers can penetrate broken surface and cause electric shock. · never clean broken cooktop. Cleaners can penetrate broken surface and cause electric shock. If smoothtop cooking surface breaks, discontinue use and contact an authorized servicer immediately. Dual surface elements have an inner and outer element that can be set according to the pan size. The outer edge of your pan should always cover the element graphic, with a maximum overhang of 1 inch. To use inner and outer element simultaneously, push and turn knob to double lined side of knob and desired heat setting. To use inner element only, push and turn knob to single line side of knob and desired heat setting. When finished, turn control to OFF position. LO SURFACE ELEMENT CONTROL SETTINGS WHEN TO USE SETTING LO MED HI Use to prepare food at less than boiling temperatures or to simmer. Use to maintain boiling of larger amounts of food, low temperature frying. Use to bring food to boiling temperatures. When food is boiling temperature setting should be reduced to LO through MED. Indicator Lights Surface elements are indicated by an indicator light that glows when the element is turned on. The location and number of indicator lights vary with each model. After a surface control is turned off, the surface indicator light will continue to glow until surface temperature has cooled to approximately 145°F. The length of time the light remains on will vary. If there is more than one surface element light, do not expect the lights to shut off at the same time. ! WARNING To avoid serious personal injury, do not use a damp or wet cloth to clean up spills on a hot or warm cooktop. Moist or damp cloths on ho ...