Jenn-Air AS130 user manual

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JENN-AIR
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Use and Care Manual
Solid Element Cartridge
Models A105 & AS130 Series
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MODEL AS130
Printed fn U.S.A. Cat. No. CRU130UB
@1992 Jenn-Air Company Part No.205642A 1/92

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Read before operating your cooktop All appliances - regardless of the manufacturer - have the potent,,._. through improper or careless use to create safety problems. Therefore the following safety precautions should be observed: 1. Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room. 2. Children should not be left alone or unattended in area where appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance. 3. Wear proper apparel. Loose-

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11. Cookware handles should be turned inward and not extend over adjacent surface heating elements to avoid burns, ignition of flammable materials and spillage due to unintentional contact with the cookware. _"T2. Do not soak or immerse removable heating elements in water. 13. CAUTION - Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above cooktop - children climbing on the cooktop to reach items could be seriously injured. 14. Do not touch surface units or areas near units. Surface units

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About Your Solid Element Cartridge Congratulations on your choice of a Jenn-Air solid element cooktop cartridge. The solid elements are madefrom a cast iron plate intowhich electrical heating coils have been embedded. The coils are arranged to provide a uniform he distribution. The solid elements have a thermal limiter to prevent the eleme_.. from becoming excessively hot (itwill not glow red). The thermal limiter reduces incoming wattage when a cookpot is unable to properly conduct the heat fro

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Selecting Proper Cookware • Select heavy gauge cookpots. Usually heavy gauge cookpots will not changeshape when heated. • Use cookpots with flat, smooth bottoms. The twoways to determine if cookpotshave a flat, smoothbottomare the rulertest and the cooking test. Ruler Test: 1. Place the edge of ruler across the bottom of the pot. 2. Hold up to the light. 3. No light should be visible under the ruler. 1. Put 1 inch of water into the Cooking Test: (_"'"' ' cookpot. 2. Place cookpot on the solid el

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Cleaning Be sure all control knobs are in the OFF position before cleaning. Cast Iron Solid Elements The body of the solid element is made of high strength cast iron. The red G..... inthe centerof theelement indicatesthatthe element isthermally protected. The red lacquerdotwilleventually disappearafter theelement hasbeen usedor after itis scoured. The cast ironwill also lose its dark luster over a period of time. (See instructions belowfor restoringcast iron. ) Thesechangeswill not affectthe sol

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Stainless Steel Seal Ring The ring around the cast iron element prevents food spills from running under theelement. Made from stainlesssteel, the ringwill changeto a goldcolor when is heated. This removable discoloration is a normal characteristic | stainless steel andwill occur whenever the solid element is heated on a high setting. • To removediscoloration, usea non-abrasive stainless steel cleanersuch as Bar Keepers Friend, Zud or Colic Luneta (Jenn-Air Model A912, Part No. 712191). Rinse t