Electric Cooktop Welcome .................................. 2 Important Safety Instructions .. 3-4 Setting Surface Controls .... 4-7 Surface Cooking ..................... 8 Care & Cleaning................. 9-11 Before You Call Solutions to Common Problems ................................................ 12 Warranty ................................ 14 318200628 (1105) Rev. B Welcome & Congratulations Questions? 1-800-944-9044 (United States) Congratulations on your purchase of a new appliance! At Electrolux Home Products, we are very proud of our product and are completely committed to providing you with the best service possible. Your satisfaction is our number one priority. We know you'll enjoy your new appliance and Thank You for choosing our product. We hope you consider us for future purchases. 1-866-294-9911 (Canada) PLEASE CAREFULLY READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This Use & Care Manual contains general operating instructions for your appliance and feature information for several models. Your product may not have all the described features. The graphics shown are representative. The graphics on your appliance may not look exactly like those shown. These instructions 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. Please record your model and serial numbers below for future reference. Please attach sales receipt here for future reference. Model Number: Serial Number: Purchase Date: Product Registration Register Your Product The PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD should be filled in completely, signed and returned to Electrolux Home Products. Serial Plate Location 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 318200628E. Spanish Use & Care Manual Electrolux Home Products P. O. Box 212378 Augusta, GA 30917 © 2005 Electrolux Canada Corp. All rights reserved Printed in United States Cooktop Serial Plate Location 2 Important Safety Instructions Read all instructions before using this appliance. Save these instructions for future reference. This manual contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay attention to these symbols and follow all instructions given. 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 · Wear Proper Apparel. Loose-fitting or hanging garments appliance. Destroy the carton and plastic bags after should never be worn while using the appliance. Do not unpacking the appliance. Never allow children to play with let clothing or other flammable materials contact hot packaging material. surfaces. · Proper Installation. Be sure your appliance is properly Never use your appliance for warming or installed and grounded by a qualified technician in heating the room. accordance with the National Electrical Code No. 70 latest edition in the United States, or CSA C22.1, Part 1 · Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires. Smother the fire with a pan lid, or use baking soda, a dry chemical or in Canada, and local code requirements. Install only per foam-type extinguisher. installation instructions provided in the literature package for this appliance. · When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat or grease may catch fire if allowed to become too hot. Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and an authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the · Use Only Dry Pot holders. Moist or damp pot holders on electrical power to the appliance at the circuit breaker or fuse hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let box in case of an emergency. the pot holders touch hot surface units. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth instead of a pot holder. · User Servicing. Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recommended in the · Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers. Buildup of manuals. All other servicing should be done only by a pressure may cause the container to burst and result in qualified technician to reduce the risk of personal injury and injury. damage to the appliance. · Never modify or alter the construction of an appliance USING YOUR COOKTOP such as removal of panels, wire covers or any other · Know which knob controls each surface unit. permanent part of the appliance. · Storage on Appliance. Flammable materials should not · Clean the appliance regularly to keep all parts free of grease that could catch fire. Exhaust fan ventilation hoods be stored near surface units. This includes paper, plastic and grease filters should be kept clean. Do not allow grease and cloth items, such as cookbooks, plasticware and towels, to accumulate on hood or filter. Greasy deposits in the fan as well as flammable liquids. Do not store explosives, such could catch fire. When flaming food under the hood, turn fan as aerosol cans, on or near the appliance. Flammable on. Refer to hood manufacturer's instructions for cleaning. 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. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR · 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 · Do not leave children alone. Children should not be left ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of utensil to element alone or unattended in the area where an appliance is in will also improve efficiency. use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance. · Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface Units. To reduce the risk of · DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS NEAR burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to THESE UNITS. Surface units may be hot even though they unintentional contact with the utensil. are dark in color. Areas near surface units may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, · Never Leave Surface Units Unattended. Boilovers cause or let clothing or other flammable materials touch these areas smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite, or a pan that until they have had sufficient time to cool. Among these has boiled dry may melt. 3 areas are the cooktop and areas facing the cooktop. Important Safety Instructions · Protective Liners. Do not use aluminum foil to line any part · Make Sure Drip Pans or Drip Bowls Are in Place. Absence of the appliance. Only use aluminum foil as recommended for of these pans or bowls during cooking may subject wiring or baking if used as a cover placed on the food. Any other use components underneath to damage. of protective liners or aluminum foil may result in a risk of FOR CERAMIC-GLASS COOKTOP ONLY electric shock or fire or short circuit. · Do Not Clean or Operate a Broken Cooktop. If cooktop · Glazed Cooking Utensils. Only certain types of glass, should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electric utensils are suitable for range top service without breaking shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately. due to the sudden change in temperature. Check the · Clean Cooktop with Caution. If a wet sponge or cloth is manufacturer's recommendations for cooktop use. used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid · Do Not Use Decorative Surface Element Covers. If an a steam burn. Some cleaners can produce harmful fumes if element is accidentally turned on, the decorative cover will applied to a hot surface. become hot and possibly melt. Burns will occur if the hot covers are touched. Damage may also be done to the IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE appliance. The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement FOR COOKTOPS WITH COIL ELEMENTS ONLY Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of · Do Not Immerse or Soak Removable Surface Heating substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth Elements. Surface heating elements should never be defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses immerse in water. Heating elements clean themselves to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances. during normal operation. Setting Surface Controls Models with coil elements (some models) Setting Surface Controls: 1. Place the pan on the surface element. 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. 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 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. 4 Setting hi med sim lo sim 8 2 7 3 4 Control knob shown is typical only. 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. 6 Setting Surface Controls Models with Ceramic Glass Cooktop (some models) About the Ceramic Glass Cooktop The ceramic cooktop has radiant surface elements located below the surface of the glass. The design of the ceramic cooktop outlines the area of the surface element underneath. Make sure the diameter of the pan matches the diameter of the element outline on the cooktop. Heat is transferred up through the surface of the cooktop to the cookware. Only flat-bottom cookware should be used. The type and size of cookware, the number of surface elements in use and their settings, are all factors that will affect the amount of heat that will spread to areas beyond the surface elements. The areas surrounding the elements may become hot enough to cause burns. About the Radiant Surface Elements The element temperature rises gradually and evenly. As the temperature rises, the element will glow red. To maintain the selected setting, the element will cycle on and off. The heating element retains enough heat to provide a uniform and consistent heat during the off cycle. For efficient cooking, turn off the element several minutes before cooking is complete. This will allow residual heat to complete the cooking process. Hot Surface Indicator Light (some models) Some models have an indicator light located on the ceramic glass cooktop that glows as soon as the glass begins to warm up. When the heating unit is turned off, it will continue to glow as long as the glass remains warm enough to cause burns. Other models have a hot surface indicators per element arranged in a cluster. Their location is as shown in the illustration. Surface Cooking Settings (Models with Ceramic Glass Cooktop) Use the chart (Figure 2) to determine the correct setting for the kind of food you are preparing. Note: The size and type of cookware used will influence the setting needed for best cooking results Recommended Settings for Surface Elements Setting hi (high) med high (5-8) med (5) med lo (1-4) lo (Lo - 2) Type of Cooking Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies, steam vegetables Keep foods cooking, poach, stew Keep warm, melt, simmer Figure 2 Figure 1 (Typical 30" cooktop ...