Maytag CER3725AGW User Manual

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Electric Smoothtop Range

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CER3725AGW

Important Safety Instructions 1-3

Care & Cleaning ....................... 4-5

Cleaning Procedures

Maintenance ............................. 6-7

Oven Window Oven Light

Troubleshooting ....................... 7-8

Surface Cooking .................... 9-11

Surface Controls Smoothtop Surface

Oven Cooking .......................11-14

Manual Clean Oven Control

Clock Timer Baking, Roasting and Broiling Sabbath Mode

Installer: Please leave this guide with this appliance.

Consumer: Please read and keep this guide for future

reference. Keep sales receipt and/or canceled check as proof of purchase.

Model Number __________________________________

Serial Number __________________________________

Date of Purchase ________________________________

If you have questions, call:

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replace any part of your appliance unless it is specifically recommended in this guide. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified servicer.

Always disconnect power to appliance before servicing.

WARNING

• ALL RANGES CAN TIP AND CAUSE INJURIES TO PERSONS

• INSTALL ANTI-TIP DEVICE PACKED WITH RANGE

• FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

In our continuing effort to improve the quality and performance of our cooking products, it may be necessary to make changes to the appliance without revising this guide.

Important Safety Instructions

Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this guide are not meant to cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. Common sense, caution, and care must be exercised when installing, maintaining, or operating the appliance.

Always contact the manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not understand.

Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels

WARNING

WARNING – Hazards or unsafe practices which

COULD result in severe personal injury or death.

CAUTION

WARNING: To reduce risk of tipping of the appliance from abnormal usage or by excessive loading of the oven door, the appliance must be secured by a properly installed anti-tip device.

To check if device is properly installed, look underneath range with a flashlight to make sure one of the rear leveling legs is properly engaged in the bracket slot. The anti-tip device secures the rear leveling leg to the floor when properly engaged. You should check this anytime the range has been moved.

To Prevent Fire or Smoke Damage

Be sure all packing materials are removed from the appliance before operating it.

Keep area around appliance clear and free from combustible materials. Flammable materials should not be stored in an oven.

Many plastics are vulnerable to heat. Keep plastics away from parts of the appliance that may become warm or hot.

To prevent grease fires, do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate in or near the appliance.

CAUTION – Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in minor personal injury.

Read and follow all instructions before using this appliance to prevent the potential risk of fire, electric

shock, personal injury or damage to the appliance as a result of improper usage of the appliance. Use appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this guide.

To ensure proper and safe operation: Appliance must be properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician. Do not attempt to adjust, repair, service, or

In Case of Fire

Turn off appliance and ventilating hood to avoid spreading the flame. Extinguish flame then turn on hood to remove smoke and odor.

• Cooktop: Smother fire or flame in a pan with a lid or cookie sheet.

NEVER pick up or move a flaming pan.

• Oven: Smother fire or flame by closing the oven door.

Do not use water on grease fires. Use baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher to smother fire or flame.

Child Safety

CAUTION

NEVER store items of interest to children in cabinets

above an appliance. Children climbing on the appliance or on the appliance door to reach items could be seriously injured.

NEVER leave children alone or unsupervised near the appliance when it is in use or is still hot. Children should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance as they could be injured or burned.

Children must be taught that the appliance and utensils in it can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, out of reach of small children. Children should be taught that an appliance is not a toy. Children should not be allowed to play with controls or other parts of the appliance.

About Your Appliance

CAUTION

NEVER use an appliance as a step to reach cabinets

above. Misuse of appliance door, such as stepping, leaning or sitting on the door, may result in possible tipping of the appliance, breakage of door, and serious injuries.

To prevent potential hazard to the user and damage to the appliance, do not use appliance as a space heater to heat or warm a room. Also, do not use the oven as a storage area for food or cooking utensils.

Do not obstruct the flow of air by blocking the oven vent. The oven vent is located at the rear of the cooking surface.

DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF OVEN. Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in color. Interior surfaces of any oven become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact heating elements or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool. Other surfaces of the appliance may become hot enough to cause burns. Among these surfaces are: oven vent opening and surface near this opening, oven door, window of oven door.

Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth as the bulb could break. Should the bulb break, disconnect power to the appliance before removing bulb to avoid electrical shock.

NEVER use aluminum foil to cover an oven rack or oven bottom. Misuse could result in risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the appliance. Use foil only as directed in this guide.

Do not use the cooktop or oven as a storage area for food or cooking utensils.

Cooking Safety

NEVER heat an unopened food container in the oven.

Pressure build-up may cause container to burst resulting in serious personal injury or damage to the appliance.

Use dry, sturdy potholders. Damp potholders may cause burns from steam. Dish towels or other substitutes should never be used as potholders because they can trail across hot elements and ignite or get caught on appliance parts.

Wear proper apparel. Loose fitting or long hangingsleeved apparel should not be worn while cooking. Clothing may ignite and cause burns if garment comes in contact with heating elements.

Always place oven racks in the desired positions while oven is cool. Slide oven rack out to add or remove food using dry, sturdy potholders. Always avoid reaching into the oven to add or remove food. If a rack must be moved while hot, use a dry potholder. Do not let potholder contact hot element in oven.

Use racks only in the oven in which they were shipped/ purchased.

Use care when opening the oven door. Let hot air or steam escape before removing or replacing food.

PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow food manufacturer’s instructions. If a plastic frozen food container and/or its cover distorts, warps, or is otherwise damaged during cooking, immediately discard the food and its container. The food could be contaminated.

Do not allow aluminum foil or meat probe to contact heating element.

Always turn off all controls when cooking is completed.

Utensil Safety

Follow the manufacturer’s directions when using oven cooking bags.

This appliance has been tested for safe performance using conventional cookware. Do not use any devices or accessories that are not specifically recommended in this guide. Do not use add-on oven convection systems. The use of devices or accessories that are not expressly recommended in this guide can create serious safety hazards, result in performance problems, and reduce the life of the components of the appliance.

If pan is smaller than element, a portion of the element will be exposed to direct contact and could ignite clothing or potholder.

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Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop or oven service without breaking due to the sudden change in temperature. Follow utensil manufacturer’s instructions when using glass.

Turn pan handle toward center of cooktop, not out into the room or over another surface element. This reduces the risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, or spillage if pan is accidently bumped or reached by small children.

Be sure utensil is large enough to properly contain food and avoid boilovers. Pan size is particularly important in deep fat frying. Be sure pan will accommodate the volume of food that is to be added as well as the bubble action of fat.

Never let a pan boil dry as this could damage the utensil and the appliance.

Cooktop

NEVER leave surface units unattended, especially when

using high heat. An unattended boilover could cause smoking and a greasy spillover can cause a fire.

This appliance is equipped with different sized surface elements. Select pans with flat bottoms large enough to cover element. Fitting pan size to element will improve cooking efficiency.

GLASS-CERAMIC SURFACE: NEVER cook on a broken cooktop. If cooktop should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately.

Ventilating Hoods

Clean range hood and filters frequently to prevent grease or other flammable materials from accumulating on hood or filter and to avoid grease fires.

When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan on.

Cleaning Safety

Clean cooktop with caution. Turn off all controls and wait for appliance parts to cool before touching or cleaning. Use care to avoid steam burns if a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot surface. Some cleaners can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.

Clean only parts listed in this guide.

Important Safety Notice and Warning

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposures to such substances.

Users of this appliance are hereby warned that when the oven is engaged in the self-clean cycle, there may be some low-level exposure to some of the listed substances, including carbon monoxide. Exposure to these substances can be minimized by properly venting the oven to the outdoors by opening the windows and/or door in the room where the appliance is located during the self-clean cycle.

Deep Fat Fryers

Use extreme caution when moving the grease pan or disposing of hot grease. Allow grease to cool before attempting to move pan.

Save These Instructions for Future Reference

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PET BIRDS: Never

keep pet birds in the kitchen or in rooms where the fumes from the kitchen could reach. Birds have a very sensitive respiratory system. Fumes released due to overheated cooking oil, fat, margarine and overheated non-stick cookware may be equally harmful.

Care & Cleaning

Cleaning Procedures

CAUTION

• Be sure appliance is off and all parts are cool before handling

or cleaning. This is to avoid damage and possible burns.

• To prevent staining or discoloration, clean appliance after each use.

• If a part is removed, be sure it is correctly replaced.

PART PROCEDURE

Backguard and Porcelain enamel is glass fused on metal and may crack or chip with misuse. It is acid-resistant, not acid- Cooktop – proof. All spillovers, especially acidic or sugary spillovers, should be wiped up immediately with a dry cloth. Porcelain Enamel • When cool, wash with soapy water, rinse and dry.

• Never wipe off a warm or hot surface with a damp cloth. This may cause cracking or chipping.

• Never use oven cleaners, abrasive or caustic cleaning agents on exterior finish of range.

Broiler Pan and Never cover insert with aluminum foil as this prevents the fat from draining to the pan below. Insert • Place soapy cloth over insert and pan; let soak to loosen soil.

• Wash in warm, soapy water. Use scouring pad to remove stubborn soil.

• Broiler pan and insert can be cleaned in dishwasher.

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Clock and • Wipe with a damp cloth and dry. Do not use abrasive cleaning agents as they may scratch the finish. Control Pad • Glass cleaners may be used if sprayed on a cloth first. DO NOT spray directly on control pad and Area display area.

Control Knobs • Remove knobs in the OFF position by pulling forward.

• Wash, rinse and dry. Do not use abrasive cleaning agents as they may scratch the finish.

• Turn on each element to be sure the knobs have been correctly replaced.

Cooktop – Never use oven cleaners, chlorine bleach, ammonia or glass cleaners with ammonia. Glass-Ceramic Important: Call an authorized servicer if the glass-ceramic top should crack, break or if metal or

aluminum foil should melt on the cooktop.

• Allow the cooktop to cool before cleaning.

• General --Clean cooktop after each use, or when needed, with a damp paper towel and Cooktop Cleaning Creme* (Part No. 20000001)**. Then, buff with a clean, dry cloth.

Important: Permanent stains will develop if soil is allowed to cook on by repeatedly using the cooktop when soiled.

• Heavy Soils or Metal Marks -- Dampen a “scratchless” or “never scratch” scrubber sponge. Apply Cooktop Cleaning Creme* (Part No. 20000001)** and scrub to remove as much soil as possible. Apply a thin layer of the creme over the soil, cover with a damp paper towel and let stand 30 to 45 minutes (2-3 hours for very heavy soil). Keep moist by covering the paper towel with plastic wrap. Scrub again, then buff with a clean, dry cloth.

Important: Only use a CLEAN, DAMP “scratchless” pad that is safe for non-stick cookware. The pattern and glass will be damaged if the pad is not damp, if the pad is soiled, or if another type of pad is used.

• Burned-on or Crusty Soils -- Scrub with a “scratchless” or “never scratch” scouring pad and Cooktop Cleaning Creme*.

Important: Hold a razor blade scraper at 30° angle and scrape any remaining soil. Then clean as described above. Do not use the razor blade for daily cleaning as it may wear the pattern on

the glass.

• Melted Sugar or Plastic -- Immediately turn element to Low and scrape sugar or plastic from hot surface to a cool area. Then turn element OFF and allow to cool. Clean residue with razor blade scraper and Cooktop Cleaning Creme*.

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