Electric Cooktop Owner's Guide CONTENTS Versión en español ..................................... 2 Important Safety Instructions ................... 3-4 Selecting Surface Cooking Utensils ............. 4 Setting Surface Controls ............................. 5 Indicator Lights (Coil Elements Models) ..... 5 Ceramic Glass Cooktop (Some Models) Types of Heating Units Used ............... 5-6 Hot Surface Indicator Light .................... 6 Special Caution for Aluminum Foil and Aluminum Cooking Utensils ........... 7 Things to Remember ............................. 7 Use and Care of Glass Surface ............ 7-8 General Cleaning .................................... 9-10 Avoid Service Checklist ........................ 10-11 Notes ........................................................ 12 Warranty .............................................. 13-14 the LOOK of better performance P/N 318200603 (9909) Rev. C Product Registration Register Your Product The PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD should be filled in completely, signed and returned to the Frigidaire Company. Thank you for choosing this appliance. The information contained within this Owner's Guide will instruct you on how to properly operate and care for your cooktop. Please read through the information contained in your literature pack to learn more about your new appliance. Record Your Model and Serial Numbers Record in the space provided below the model and serial numbers found on the serial plate located on the burner box under the cooktop or inside the burner box. Model Number: _____________________________________________________ Serial Number: _____________________________________________________ Date Purchased: ____________________________________________________ This Owner's Guide contains general operating instructions for your cooktop and feature information for several models. Your cooktop may not have all the described features. Note: The instructions appearing in this Owner's Guide are not meant to cover every possible condition and situation that may occur. Common sense and caution must be practiced when installing, operating and maintaining any appliance. Versión en español Si desea obtener una copia en español de este Manual del Usuario, sírvase escribir a la dirección que se incluye a continuación. Solicite la P/N 318201125 Spanish Owner's Guides Frigidaire Home Products Consumer Relations P.O. Box 212378 Augusta, Georgia 30917-2378 © 1998 White Consolidated Industries All rights reserved 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. Save these instructions for future reference. This guide contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay special attention to these symbols and follow all instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of these symbols. This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause serious bodily harm, death or property damage. This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause bodily injury or property damage. · Remove all tape and packaging wrap before using the appliance. Destroy the carton and plastic bags after unpacking the appliance. Never allow children to play with packaging material. · Proper Installation. Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician in accordance with the National Electrical Code No. 70 - latest edition in the United States, or CSA C22.1, Part 1 in Canada, and local code requirements. Install only per installation instructions provided in the literature package for this appliance. Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and an authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the electrical power to the appliance at the circuit breaker or fuse box in case of an emergency. · User Servicing. Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recommended in the manuals. All other servicing should be done only by a qualified technician to reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to the appliance. · Never modify or alter the construction of an appliance such as removal of panels, wire covers or any other permanent part of the appliance. · Storage on Appliance. Flammable materials should not be stored near surface units. This includes paper, plastic and cloth items, such as cookbooks, plasticware and towels, as well as flammable liquids. Do not store explosives, such as aerosol cans, on or near the appliance. Flammable materials may explode and result in fire or property damage. Do not store items of interest to children in the cabinets above the appliance. Children climbing on the cooktop to reach items could be seriously injured. · Do not leave children alone. Children should not be left alone or unattended in the area where an appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance. · DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS NEAR THESE UNITS. Surface units may be hot even 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 or other flammable materials touch these areas until they have had sufficient time to cool. Among these areas are the cooktop and areas facing the cooktop. · Wear Proper Apparel. Loose-fitting or hanging garments should never be worn while using the appliance. Do not let clothing or other flammable materials contact hot surfaces. Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room. · Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires. Smother the fire with a pan lid, or use baking soda, a dry chemical or foamtype extinguisher. · When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat or grease may catch fire if allowed to become too hot. · Use Only Dry Pot holders. Moist or damp pot holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let the pot holders touch hot surface units. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth instead of a pot holder. · Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers. Buildup of pressure may cause the container to burst and result in injury. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR COOKTOP · Know which knob controls each surface unit. · Clean the appliance regularly to keep all parts free of grease that could catch fire. Exhaust fan ventilation hoods and grease filters should be kept clean. Do not allow grease to accumulate on hood or filter. Greasy deposits in the fan could catch fire. When flaming food under the hood, turn fan on. Refer to hood manufacturer's instructions for cleaning. · Use Proper Pan Size. This appliance is equipped with one or more surface units of different sizes. Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit. The use of undersized utensils will expose a portion of the surface heating unit to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of utensil to element will also improve efficiency. · Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface Units. To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil. · Never Leave Surface Units Unattended. Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite, or a pan that has boiled dry may melt. · Protective Liners. Do not use aluminum foil to line any part of the appliance. Use of protective liners or aluminum foil may result in a risk of electric shock or fire. 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS · Glazed Cooking Utensils. Only certain types of glass, glass/ ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for range top service without breaking due to the sudden change in temperature. Check the manufacturer's recommendations for cooktop use. · Do Not Use Decorative Surface Element Covers. If an element is accidentally turned on, the decorative cover will become hot and possibly melt. Burns will occur if the hot covers are touched. Damage may also be done to the appliance. (continued) · Make Sure Drip Pans or Drip Bowls Are in Place. Absence of these pans or bowls during cooking may subject wiring or components underneath to damage. FOR GLASS COOKTOP ONLY · Do Not Clean or Operate a Broken Cooktop. If cooktop should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately. · 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 harmful fumes if applied to a hot surface. · Do Not Place Hot Cookware on Cold Cooktop Glass. This could cause glass to break. FOR COOKTOPS WITH COIL ELEMENTS ONLY · Do Not Immerse or Soak Removable Surface Heating Elements. Surface heating elements should never be immerse in water. Heating elements clean themselves during normal operation. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Selecting Surface Cooking Utensils For best results and energy conservation, choose cooking utensils that have these characteristics: *GOOD POOR · Curved and warped pan bottoms. · Pan overhangs unit by more than 2.5 cm (1"). · Flat bottom and straight sides. · Tight fitting lids. Pans should have flat bottoms that make good contact with the entire surface element. Check for flatness by rotating a ruler across the bottom. There should be no gaps between the pan and ruler. · Weight of handle does not tilt pan. Pan is well balanced. · Pan sizes match the amount of food to be prepared and the size of the surface element. · Made of material that conducts heat well. · Easy to clean. · Pan is smaller than element. Note: Always use a utensil for its intended purpose. Follow manufacturer's instructions. Some utensils were not made to be used in the oven or on the cooktop. * Specialty pans such as lobster pots, griddles and pressure cookers may be used but must conform to the above recommended cookware requirements. · Heavy handle tilts pan. 4 Setting Surface Controls 1. Place the pan on the surface element. NOTE: Control knob shown is typical only. 2. Push in and turn the surface element control knob to desired setting. 3. The surface signal light will glow when one or more elements are turned on. Always turn the element off before removing the pan. The suggested settings found in the chart below are based on cooking in medium-weight aluminum pans with lids. Settings may vary when using other types of pans. Note: The size and type of utensil used, and the amount and type of food being cooked will influence the setting needed for best cooking results. Setting MAX or HI MEDIUM MEDIUM LOW MIN or 1 Type of Cooking Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling. Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies, steam vegetables. Keep foods cooking, poach, stew. Keep warm, melt, simmer. Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of the cooktop when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Pot holders, towel or wood spoons could catch fire if placed too close to the element. Indicator lights (coil elements models) Some models have an indicator light for each heating unit, other models have an indicator light for each pair of heating units, also some other models have an indicator light for all heating units. The indicator light glows as soon as a heating unit is turned on. Check if the indicator light glows when the control knob of the individual heating unit is turned on. If the knob is set to a very low temperature setting, the indicator may glow and yet, the heating unit may not be heating at all. If this happens, turn the knob to a higher setting until the heating unit comes on. When cooking is finished, a quick glance at the indicator lights in an easy check to be sure all the control knobs have been turned OFF. Ceramic Glass Cooktop (some models) The ceramic-glass cooktop has electric heating coils located below the ceramic glass surface. The design of the glass cooktop outlines the area of the surface heating unit below. Most importantly, make sure the diameter of the pan matches the diameter of the surface unit. Heat is transferred up through the surface of the cooktop. Only flat-bottomed pans should be used. The type and size of the cookware, number of surface units in use and the settings of the surface units are factors that will affect the amount of heat that will spread to areas surrounding the units. The areas surrounding the units may become hot enough to cause burns. The cooktop should not be used as a cutting board or work surface. Dropping heavy or hard objects on the cooktop may crack it. Pans with rough bottoms may scratch the cooktop surface. Placing foods directly on the smoothtop surface (without cooking utensils) is not recommended as difficult cleaning will result and foods may smoke and cause a potential fire hazard. Never use the griddle or similar cooki ...