FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
Congratulations on your choice of a Maytag gas
cooktop. The indoor grilling of meats, fish or fowl is an
attractive and healthy way to prepare these foods. On
TABLE OF CONTENTS the following pages you will find information regarding
the operation of your new cooktop. By following these
instructions carefully; you will be able to fully enjoy and
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maintain your eooktop. Please take a moment to review
the enclosed booklet, "Cooking Made Simple." This
Important Safety Instructions ............. 1_3
resource will help you select eookware for optimum
Cooktop Features ........................ 4_ cooking performance as well as provide other cooking
tips.
• Accessories .......................... 4
Should you have any questions about using your Maytag
• Ventilation System .................... 5
gas cooktop, call or write us. Be sure to provide the
• Surface Burner Module ................ 6 model and serial numbers of your cooktop.
• Grill Module ......................... 6
Surfaee Cooking ......................... 7-9
• To Light a Burner .................... 7
• Operating During a Power Failure ....... 7
• Surface Burner Control Settings ......... 7
• Using the Grill ....................... 8
For future reference, we suggest you retain this manual
• Grill Guide .......................... 9 after recording the model number and serial number of
this gas cooktop in the spaces provided. This
Cooktop Cleaning Chart .................. i0-11 information can be found on the data plate located
under the countertop.
Maintenance ............................ i1 12
Model Number
• Duetiug Information .................. 11
• Air Shutter Adjustment ................ 12
• Low Flame Adjustment ................ 12 SerialNumber
Before You Call for Service ............... 13
Warranty ........................... Back Cover
BE SURE YOU READ THE SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGES 1-3 BEFORE
YOU START TO USE THIS COOKTOP.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using Have your appliance installed and properly grounded by
this appliance, a qualified installer according to the installation
instrnetions. Have the installer show you the location of
The following instructions are based on safety the gas shut off valve and how to shut it off in an
considerations and must be strictly followed to reduce emergency.
the potential risks of fire, eleetrie shock, or personal Always disconnect power to appliance before servicing.
injury'.
Do not attempt to adjust, repair, service, or replace any
part of appliance unless it is specifically recommended
WARNING: If the information in this in this book. M1 other servicing should be referred to a
manual is not followed exactly, a fire qualified servicer.
or explosion may result causing
property damage, personal injury or To Prevent Fire or Smoke Damage
death. Remove packing materials from the appliance before
operating it.
-Do not store or use gasoline or other Keep area around appliance clear and free from
flammable vapors and liquids in the combustible materials, gasoline, and other flammable
vicinity of this or any other appliance, vaporsandmaterials.
-WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS: If appliance is installed near a window, proper
precautions should be taken to prevent curtains from
• Do nottry to light any appliance, blowing over burners.
• Do not touch any electrical switch; Many aerosol-type spraycans are EXPLOSIVEwhen
do not use any phone in your exposed to heat and may be highly flammable. Avoid
building, their use or storage near an appliance.
• Immediately call your gas supplier Do not leave plastic items on the eookrtop as they may
from a neighbor's phone. Follow the melt or soften if left too close to a lighted surface
burner.
gassupplier's instructions.
To eliminate the hazard of reaching over hot surface
• If you cannot reach your gas burners, cabinet storage should not be provided directly
supplier,call the fire department, above a unit. If such storage is provided, it should be
• Extinguishany open flame, limited to items which are used infrequently and which
are safely stored in an area subjected to heat from an
-Installation and service must be appliance. Temperatures may be unsafe for some items,
performed by a qualified installer, such as volatile liquids, cleaners or aerosol sprays.
service agency or the gas supplier. In Case of Fire
SAVE THESE Use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher or baking
soda to smother fire or flame. Never use water on a
INSTRUCTIONS grease fire.
If fire is in a pan on the surface burner, cover pan.
Never attempt to pick up or move a flaming pan.
Child Safety
Do not leave children alone or unsupervised near the
appliance when it is in use or is still hot.
Children must be taught that the appliance and utensils
on it can be hot.
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Children should be taught that an appliance is not a toy. Never heat an unopened food container. Pressure
Children should not be I _ 1_ build-npmayeanse eontaincr toburst resulting in
allowed to play with personal injury or damage to the appliance.
controls or other parts Use dry, sturdy potholders. Damp potholders on hot
of the unit. Children _, surfaces may cause burns from steam. Tnwels or other
should never be allowed _==_"_--_"_:7_ substitutes should never be used as potholders because
to sit or stand on any they can trail across hot surface burners and ignite or
part of the appliance, get caught on appliance parts.
CAUTION: Do not Always let quantities of hot fat cool befbre attempting to
store items of interest to children in cabinets above an move or handle.
appliance. Children climbing on the appliance to reach
items could be seriously injured. Do not let grease or other t]anlmable materials
aecnmulate in or near the appliance or vent fan. Clean
About Your Appliance filter frequently to prevent grease from acennmlating on
t)lter.
Do not use appliance as a space heater to heat or warm a
room. Mso, do not use the c_Joktop as a storage area for Loose fitting or long [_,,, _,y'q
food or cooking utensils, hanging-sleeved apparel
shonld not be worn while
Keep vent duets unobstructed, cooking. Clothing may' ignite
or catch utensil handles.
A faint gas odor may indicate a gas leak. If a gas odor is
detected, shut offthe gas supply to the cooktop. Call your Do not use eookware on the grill section of this
installer or local gas company to have the possible leak appliance.
chenked. Never use a match or other flame to locate
agasleak. Do not touch grill and surface burner areas, or
perimeter trim around cooktop. During and after use,
Keep all controls "OFF" when unit is not in use. these areas may be hot enough to cause burns. Avoid
Do not use aluminum foil to line aeration tray or burner contact with these areas by clothing or other flalnmable
basin. Restriction of normal air flow may prevent proper materials until they have had sufiqeient time to cool.
performance and increases carbon monoxide emission
Utensil Safety
to unsafe levels.
Use pans with flat bottoms and handles that are easily
Cooking Safety grasped and stW cool. Avoid using unstable or loose
Mwavs place a pan on a surface burner before tnrning it handled pans.
on. Be sure you know which knob controls which Be sure utensil is large enongh to properly contain food
surface burner. Make sure the correct burner is turned and avoid boilovers. Pan size is particularly important in
on and that the burner has ignited. When cooking is deep fat frying.
completed, turn burner off before removing pan to To minimize burns, ignition of flammable materials and
prevent exposure to burner flame, spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, do
Always adjust surface burner fiame so that it does not not extend handles over adjacent snrface burners.
extend beyond the bottom edge of the pan. This is Always turn pan handles toward the side or bank of the
based on safety consideration. An excessive flame is appliance, not ont into the room where they are easily
hazardous, wastes energy and may damage the hitor reached by small children.
appliance, pan or cabinets above the appliance. Never let a pan boil dry as this could damage the utensil
Never leave surface cook- r_ _J---_ i[ /
ing operations unattended II and the appliance.
at high heat settings or ]_ _ Only certain types of glass, glass-ceramic, eeramie, or
when deep fat fr}ing. I_ glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop )]sage without
Boilovers cause smoking 11 breaking due to the sudden change in temperature.
and greasy spillovers may 1 This appliance has been tested for safe performance
ignite. _ using conventional cool,ware. Do not nse any"devices or
accessories that are not specifically recommended in
this manual. Do not use eyelid covers for the surface
units or stovetop grills. The use of devices or accessories
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that are not expressly recommended in this manual can known to the State of California to cause cancer or
create serious safety hazards, result in performance reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn
problems, and reduce the life of the components of the customers of potential exposures to such substances.
appliance. Users of this appliance are hereby warned that the
Cleaning Safety burning of gas can result in low-level ercposure to some
of the listed substances, including benzene,
Clean only parts listed in this manual and use formaldehyde and soot, due pfimarilyto the incomplete
procedures reeonamended, combustion of natural gas or liquid petroleum (LP)
Turn off all controls and wait for appliance parts to cool fuels. Properly adjusted burners will minimize
before tonehing or cleaning them. Do not touch the incomplete combustion. Exposure to these substances
burner grates or surrounding areas until they have had can be minimized by properly venting the burners to
sufficient time to cool. the outdoors.
Clean appliance with caution. Use care to avoid steam WARNING--Electrical Grounding
bnrns if a wet sponge or cloth is used to wSpe spills on a Instructions
hot surface. Some cleaners can produce noxious fumes
if applied to a hot surface. The appliance is equipped with a three-prong
grounding plug for your protection against shock hazard
Important Safety Notice and Warning and should be plugged directly into a properly
The Calil%rnia Safe Drinking Water and Toxic grounded three-prong receptacle. Do not cut or remove
Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the the grounding prong from this plug.
Governor of California to publish a list of substances
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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COOKTOP FEATURES
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1. Grill Modnle
2. Vent
3. Vent Filter (below the air grille)
4. SunCace Burner Grates
5. Surface Burners
6. Surface Burner Controls
7. Vent Control
Accessories Surface Burner Module
Model CAG 1000
Grill Cover Model CAG3500 Includes surface burner assembly,
Attractive grill cover aeration tray and two surface
proteets the grill burner grates.
when not in use.
Textured steel with
molded handles.
Wok-Model CAX3700
Ideal for stir-frying,
Griddle Model CAG3600 steaming, braising,
and stewing. Wok is
Can be used only with the grill flat with nonstick
burner. Self-draining griddle finish and wood han-
makes many favorite foods easier dles. It tomes with
to fix, Family-sized surface lets _ __
you cook several paneakes, ham- cover, steaming rack,
rice paddles and
burgers, or grilled sandwiches at cooking tips.
the same time,
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