KitchenAid KGCS105GWH0, KGCS127GSS0, KGCS166GBL0, KGCT055GWH0, KGCT055GBL0 Owner’s Manual

Table of Contents .......... 2

A Note to You ................. 2

Cooktop Safety ............. 3

Using Your Cooktop ..... 5

Caring For Your

Cooktop ........................ 13

Troubleshooting .......... 17

Requesting Assistance

or Service ..................... 18

Warranty ....................... 20

KITCHENAID ®Gas Sea_ed Burner Cookfop

MODELS KGCR055G KGCT055G KGCSI05G KGCSI27G KGCSI66G

KGCT305G KGCT365G KGCT366G

3191828 www.kitchenaid.com

A Note to You ............................................. 2

Cooktop Safety .......................................... 3

Using Your Cooktop .................................. 5

Using the Surface Burners .................... 5

Characteristics of

cookware materials ............................. 12

Caring for Your Cooktop ......................... 13

Cleaning chart ..................................... 13

Stainless stee[ surfaces ...................... 14

Sealed surface burners and cooktop _15

Troubleshooting ....................................... 17

Requesting Assistance or Service ......... 18

Warranty ................................................... 20

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 trouble4ree opera-

tion, 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 Registration Card.

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Whenever you call our Consumer Assistance Center at

1-800-422-1230 (in Canada, 1-800-461-5681) or

request service for your appliance, you need to know
your complete model number and serial number. You

can find this information on the model and serial num-
ber plate (see illustration on pages 6-10 for location

of plate).

Please also record the purchase information.

Mode[ Number
Serial Number
Purchase/

[nstalmat[on Date
Builder/Dealer

Name
Address
Phone

NOTE: You must provide proof of purchase or

instaJJation date for in-warranty service.

Keep thisbook and the saiessJiptogethe[ ina safepiace fo[fufu[e[efe[ence.

Your safely and fhe safety of ofhers is very important,

We have provided many important safety messages in this manua( and on your appliance. Always read and
obey a(( safety messages.

This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbo( alerts you to hazards that can ki(( or hurt you and others.

Aii safety messages wii( be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word "DANGER" or

"WARNING/' These words mean:

You wiil be killed or serious(y injured if you don't
foliow instructions.

You can be kii(ed or seriously injured if you don't
follow instructions.

Ai( safety messages wiii identify the hazard, tel( you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tel( you what can
happen if the instructions are not followed.

e×p(osion may resu(t causing property damage, persona( injury or death.

- Do not store or use gaso(ine or other flammab(e vapors and (iquids in the vicinity
of this or any other app(iance.

- WHAT TO DO (F YOU SMELL GAS

®Do not try to (ight any app(iance.
®Do not touch any e(ectrica( switch; do not use any phone in your bui(ding.

®(mmediate(y ca(( your gas supp(ier from a neighbor's phone. Follow the gas

supp(ier's instructions.

®ff you cannot reach your gas supp(ier, ca(( the fire department.

- (nstaHation and service must be performed by a qua(ified installer, service

agency or the gas supp(ier.

continued on next page

ooktopsafety

mMPORTANT SAFETY mNSTRUCTmONS

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical

shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the

cooktop, follow basic precautions, including the

following:
oCAUTJON - Do not store items of interest to

children in cabinets above the cooktop - children
climbing on the cooktop to reach items could be

seriously injured.

®Proper Installation - The cooktop, when installed,

must be electrically grounded in accordance with
local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with

the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 or the

Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1. Be sure the
cooktop is properly installed and grounded by a
qualified technician.

oThis cooktop is equipped with a three-prong

grounding plug for your protection against shock
hazard and should be plugged directly into a prop-

erly grounded receptacle. Do not cut or remove the
grounding prong from this plug.

-SAVE THESE mNSTRUCTmONS-

o Disconnect the electrical supply before

servicing the cooktop.

®Never Use the Cooktop for Warming or Heating

the Room.

®injuries may result from the misuse of the cook-

top such as stepping, leaning, or sitting on the
top surface.

®Maintenance - Keep cooktop area clear and free

from combustible materials, gasoline, and other
flammable vapors and liquids.

o Storage on the cooktop - Flammable materials

should not be stored on or near surface units.

oTop burner flame size should be adjusted so it

does not extend beyond the edge of the

cooking utensil.

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Your cooktop has seaJed gas burners with an eJectric iMPORTANT: Your cooktop is factory-set for use
ignition system. The seaJed burners spread the heat with Natural Gas. If you wish to use L.P. gas, an
evenly across the bottom of the cookware and L.P. Gas Conversion Kit is provided with the unit.
provide infinite heat control. The conversion must be done by a qualified

service technician.

Surface Grates

Locator

pin

The Jocator pin on the grate must be positioned in the burner cap hole to hold the grate in
place.

Left

grate

Groove

=1 Middle

( grate

P

The grates located on the left and right side of the cooktop contain grooves. These grooves
must always face inward toward the control knobs to hold the grates in place.
NOTE: The middle grate must be placed in position first followed by the left and right grates
(see pp. 7-10 for illustration)

singYourCooktop

Modeis KGCT055G (15 inch/38.1 cm)

KGCR055G (15 inch/38.1 cm)onof shown

6,000 BTU
burner

Model and serial
number plate

(under cooktop)
(p. 2)

Surface burner

grate
(p. 14)

Surface

burner
cap

(pp. 14, 15, 16)

12_S00 BTU
burner

Use the rear burner for simmering or for cooking smaller quantities of food requiring small cookware.
Use the front burner for cooking large quantities of food, deep=fat frying, or cooking with large cookware.

Confrom panet

Rear burner
control knob

_°

Front burner __'_

control knob .... _'

_°