Glass Cooktop - GE 4164D2966P234 Use And Care & Installation Manual

PROBLEM
SURFACE UNITS WILL
NOT MAINTAIN A ROLLING
BOIL OR FRYING RATE IS
NOT FAST ENOUGH
FOODS COOK SLOWLY
SURFACE UNITS DO NOT
WORK PROPERLY
TINY SCRATCHES
(may appear as cracks) OR
ABRASIONS ON RADIANT
COOKTOP GLASS SURFACE
METAL MARKINGS
(may appear as scratches)
DARK STREAKS
OR SPECKS
AREAS OF
DISCOLORATION
ON COOKTOP
HOT SUGAR MIXTURES/
PLASTIC MELTED TO
THE SURFACE
FREQUENT CYCLING
OFF AND ON OF
SURFACE UNITS
QUESTIONS?
USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER
POSSIBLE CAUSE
• You must use pans which are absolutely flat. If light can be seen between
the pan bottom and a straight edge, the elements will not transfer heat properly.
• Pan bottoms should closely match the diameter of the surface unit selected.
• Improper cookware being used. Pan bottoms should be flat, fairly heavy-weight
and the same diameter as the surface unit selected.
• Difficulty may be in the main distribution panel of your house, caused by a
blown oven-circuit fuse, a tripped oven-circuit breaker, the main fuse or the
main circuit breaker, depending on the nature of the power supply. If a circuit
breaker is involved, reset it. If the control box uses fuses, the oven fuse
(a cartridge-type) should be changed, BUT ONLY BY SOMEONE FAMILIAR
WITH ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. If after performing one of these procedures,
the fuse blows or circuit breaker trips again, call for service.
NOTE: Apartment tenants or condominium owners should ask their building
management to perform this check before calling for service.
• Cooktop surface unit controls are not properly set, or the wrong control knob
is set for the surface unit you are using.
• Incorrect cleaning methods have been used, cookware with rough bottoms has
been used, or coarse particles (salt or sand) were between the cookware and the
surface of cooktop. Use recommended cleaning procedures, be sure cookware
bottoms and cookware are clean before use and use cookware with smooth
bottoms. Tiny scratches are not removable but will become less visible in time
as a result of cleaning.
• Do not slide aluminum cookware across the surface. Use recommended
cleaning procedure to remove marks.
• Incorrect cleaning materials have been used, encrusted boilovers or grease spatters
remain on the surface. Use a razor scraper and recommended cleaning procedure.
• Use a razor scraper and recommended cleaning procedure.
• Marks from aluminum and copper pans as well as mineral deposits from water
or food can be removed with the cleaning cream.
• See the Glass Cooktop Cleaning section.
• Incorrect cookware used. Use only flat cookware to minimize cycling.
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