Using Yonr Coil Element Surface (Select Models) - Maytag CHE9830BCB Repair Manual

Using Your Coil Element Cooking
Surface (select models)
It is normal for some parts of the eooktop, especially
Coil Elements
areas surrounding tile surface elements, to become Tile coil elements of your range are self-cleaning. Do
warm or hot during surface cooking operations, not immerse the elements in water.
Therefore, do not touch or let heat-sensitive materials
such as plastics touch the cooktop until it has had time To remove: Raise the element when cool and carefully
to eooI. pull out and away"from the receptacle.
To replace: Insert the terminals on the element into
Lift-up Cooktop
the receptacle and guide the element into place until it
Your range features an upswept cooktop that can be sits level on the drip bowl.
lifted up for convenient access to the area under the
cooktop. The top is hinged and can be raised but not
Drip Bowls
removed. Tile drip bowls, located under each surface element, are
To litt eooktop: When cool, grasp the front edge of the designed to catch boilovers. They must always be
cooktop and gently lift up until the two automatic prop used--absence of these howls during cooking may
rods at the front of the cooktop snap into place, danlage wiring or other parts underneath the eooktop.
To lower eooktop: Hold the front edge of the eooktop Clean the drip bowls frequently. See cleaning section,
and earefidly push back on each prop rod to release the page 14.
notched support. Then gently lower the top into place. Drip bowls will discolor or craze over time or if
The prop rods will slide into the range frame, overheated. This discoloration or crazing is permanent.
However, it will not affect cooking performance.
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