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Use and Care Guide
A Note to You .......................2
Cooktop Safety ...................3
Parts and Features ..............5
Using Your Cooktop ............6
Caring for Your Cooktop...10
Troubleshooting.................12
Requesting Assistance
or Service ...........................13
Index ...................................15
Warranty .............................16
For assistance or service
in the U.S.A., call the Consumer
Assistance Center.
1-800-422-1230
For assistance or service
in C
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A Note to You * Thank you for buying a KITCHENAID appliance! Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, KitchenAid appliances are easy to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble- free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It contains valuable information concerning how to operate and maintain your new appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the enclosed Product
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Cooktop Safety Your safety and the safety of others is very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You will be killed or seriously injured if you don’t wDANGER follow instructio
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Cooktop Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Never Leave Surface Units Unattended at High • Do Not Cook on Broken Cooktop – If cooktop should Heat Settings – Boilover causes smoking and break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may greasy spillovers that may ignite. penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified technician • Glazed Cooking Utensils – Only certain types of immediately. glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensi
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I H H I L O F F P arts and Features (Models KECD805H and YKECD805H) Control panel Air grille (p. 10) Ceramic glass cooktop Vent fan (pp. 8, 11) control Filter knob (p. 10) Vent Right Hot surface Left (pp. 9, 10) rear indicator lights rear control (p. 9) control knob knob Left Right front front control control knob knob Control area Hot (pp. 6, 10) surface Power on light Surface indicator Model and serial units light number plate (p. 6) (on bottom of cooktop) (Models KECD865H and YKECD865
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I I HOT H H H H I I L L O O F F F F U sing Your Cooktop Using the surface units Using the dual size surface unit wWARNING (Models KECD865H and YKECD865H) You can use the left front surface unit as either a small diameter, lower wattage element (center inner ring) for smaller pans or as a large diameter, full wattage element (entire element to outer ring) for larger pans. Fire Hazard Use both elements for larger pans Turn all controls off when done cooking. Use inner element Failure to do so ca
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Using Your Cooktop Using the surface units (cont.) Home canning information Cookware tips Select a pan that is about the same size as the • Pan Center over surface unit surface unit. Cookware should not extend more Surface than 1 inch (2.5 cm) outside the area. unit For best results and greater energy • efficiency, use only flat-bottomed cookware Use the entire surface (“DUAL” setting) of the • that makes good contact with the surface unit. left front surface unit for best results. (Models Coo
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Using Your Cooktop Using the surface units (cont.) Characteristics of cookware materials The pan material affects how fast heat transfers from the surface cooking area through the pan material and how evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide the best cooking results. Aluminum Heats quickly and evenly. • Use for all types of cooking. • Medium or heavy thickness is best for most cooking. • Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating. • Cast iron Heats sl
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Using Your Cooktop Using the surface units (cont.) Hot surface indicator light The hot surface indicator light in the lobe of each control will glow when a surface unit becomes too hot to touch. The indicator light will continue to glow as long as the surface unit is too hot to touch, even after it is turned off. Using the vent system The built-in vent system removes cooking vapors, odors, and smoke from wWARNING foods prepared on the cooktop. Turn the vent fan • knob to the desired setting.
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C aring for Your Cooktop wWARNING Explosion Hazard Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near this appliance. Doing so can result in death, explosion or fire. Cleaning chart Before cleaning, always make sure all controls are off and the cooktop is cool. Refer to instructions on all cleaning products before using them to clean your cooktop. PART HOW TO CLEAN Air grille Wash with a sponge and warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry well. • OR Wash the air grille in a dishwasher. • Control kno
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Caring for Your Cooktop How to keep your cooktop looking like new Your cooktop is designed for easy care. Foods spilled directly on the cooktop will not burn off as on open-coil elements. Because of this, you should keep the surface dust free and soil free before heating. Use the Cooktop Polishing Creme, included with your range, to clean and maintain the cooktop. Do not use steel wool, plastic cleaning pads, abrasive powdered cleansers, chlorine bleach, rust remover, ammonia, or glass cleaners
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Troubleshooting You can solve many common cooktop problems easily, saving you the cost of a possible service call. Try the suggestions below to see if you can solve your problem without outside help. If the suggestions do not work, see “Requesting Assistance or Service” on page 13 (in the U.S.A.), or on page 14 (in Canada). PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Nothing will operate The unit is not wired into a live circuit Wire the unit into a live circuit with proper with proper voltage. voltage.
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Requesting Assistance or Service Before calling for assistance or service, please check the “Troubleshooting Guide” section. It may save you the cost of a service call. If you still need help, follow these instructions. If you need assistance or service in the U.S.A.: Call the KitchenAid Consumer Assistance Use and maintenance procedures. • Center toll free: 1-800-422-1230. Accessory and repair parts sales. • Our consultants are available to Specialized customer assistance (Spanish speaking, •
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Requesting Assistance or Service If you need assistance or service in Canada: Accessory and repair parts sales. • Call the KitchenAid Consumer Assistance Specialized customer assistance (French speaking, Center toll free: 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. • hearing impaired, limited vision, etc.). (EST) at 1-800-461-5681. Our consultants are available to assist Referrals to local dealers, service companies, and • repair parts distributors. you. KitchenAid designated service technicians are When calling: train
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Index TOPIC PAGE TOPIC PAGE ASSISTANCE .......................................................13, 14 MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER ..................................2 CLEANING PARTS ..........................................................................5 Air grille....................................................................10 Ceramic glass cooktop ............................................11 SAFETY....................................................................3, 4 Control knobs......
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Electric Downdraft Ceramic Glass Cooktop Warranty LENGTH OF KITCHENAID KITCHENAID WARRANTY: WILL PAY FOR: WILL NOT PAY FOR: ONE-YEAR FULL Replacement parts and repair A. Service calls to: labor costs to correct defects 1. Correct the installation of the cooktop. WARRANTY 2. Instruct you how to use the cooktop. FROM in materials or workmanship. 3. Replace house fuses or correct house wiring. Service must be provided by DATE OF PURCHASE a KitchenAid designated B. Repairs when cooktop is used in
