Maytag Jenn-Air Two-Element Cooktop User Manual

JENN-AIR® TWO-ELEMENT COOKTOP

USE & CARE

GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Care and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Surface Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Warranty and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Guide de l’utilisation et entretien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Guía de uso y cuidado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Form No. A/01/06 Part No. 8111P484-60 ©2006 Maytag Appliances Sales Co. Litho U.S.A

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:

Customer Assistance
1-800-JENNAIR (1-800-536-6247)
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(Mon.-Fri., 8 am-8 pm Eastern Time)
Internet: http://www.jennair.com

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

For service information, see page 9.

IMPORTANT SAFETY

NSTRUCTIONS

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To ensure proper and safe operation: Appliance

must be properly installed and grounded by a qualifi ed
technician. Do not attempt to adjust, repair, service, or
replace any part of your appliance unless it is specifi cally
recommended in this guide. All other servicing should be
referred to a qualifi ed servicer.

Always disconnect power to appliance before servicing.

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.

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

To prevent grease fi res, do not let cooking grease or
other fl ammable materials accumulate in or near the
appliance.

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

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 fi re, 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.

In Case of Fire

Use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher or baking
soda to smother fi re or fl ame. Never use water on a
grease fi re.

1. Turn off appliance to avoid spreading the fl ame.

2. NEVER pick up or move a fl aming pan.

Child Safety

CAUTION

NEVER store items of interest to children in cabinets

above an appliance. Children climbing on the
appliance 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.

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About Your Appliance

If appliance is installed near a window, proper
precautions should be taken to prevent curtains from
blowing over surface elements.

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.

To ensure proper operation and to avoid damage to
the appliance or injury, do not adjust, service, repair
or replace any part of the appliance unless specifi cally
recommended in this guide. Refer all other servicing to a
qualifi ed technician.

NEVER store or use gasoline or other combustible or
fl ammable materials near surface units or in the vicinity
of this appliance as fumes could create a fi re hazard or
an explosion.

To prevent grease fi res, do not let cooking grease or
other fl ammable materials accumulate in or near the
appliance.

Many aerosol-type cans are EXPLOSIVE when exposed
to heat and may be highly fl ammable. Avoid their use or
storage near appliance.

DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS. Heating
elements may be hot even though they are dark in color.
During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or
other fl ammable materials contact heating elements
until they have had suffi cient time to cool. Other
surfaces of the appliance may become hot enough to
cause burns.

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

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.

Always turn off all controls when cooking is completed.

Utensil Safety

This appliance has been tested for safe performance
using conventional cookware. Do not use any devices
or accessories that are not specifi cally recommended
in this guide or the installation instructions. 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.

Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic,
earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable
for cooktop service without breaking due to the
sudden change in the 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 fl ammable materials, or
spillage if pan is accidently bumped or reached by small
children.

Cooking Safety

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

NEVER heat unopened containers on the surface unit.
Pressure building up in the container may cause the
container to burst resulting in burns, injury or damage
to the appliance.

Cooktop Safety

NEVER leave surface units unattended, especially when

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

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

GLASS-CERAMIC COOKTOP: 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
qualifi ed technician immediately.

Clean cooktop with caution. Some cleaners can produce
noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface. If a wet
sponge, cloth, or paper towel is used on a hot cooking
area, be careful to avoid steam burn.

NEVER stand on the cooktop.

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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.

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.

Heating Elements

NEVER touch surface elements or areas near elements.

Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark
in color. Areas near surface elements may become hot
enough to cause burns.

During and after use, do not touch or let clothing or other
fl ammable materials contact heating elements or areas near
elements until they have had suffi cient time to cool.

Other potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop and
areas facing the cooktop.

Ventilating Hoods

Clean range hood and fi lters frequently to prevent grease
or other fl ammable materials from accumulating on hood
or fi lter and to avoid grease fi res.

When fl aming foods under the hood, turn the fan on.

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.

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.

Save These Instructions for Future Reference

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CARE AND 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.

• If a spillover occurs while cooking, immediately clean the spill from
the cooking area while it is hot to prevent a tough cleaning chore
later. Using extreme care, wipe spill with a clean, dry towel.

PART PROCEDURE

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* 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.

Cooktop C

clean as described

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*.

• Burned-On or Crusty Soils -- Scrub with a “scratchless” or “never scratch” scouring pad and

leaning Creme*.

Important: Hold a razor blade scraper at 30° angle and scrape any remaining soil. Then

above. Do not use the razor blade for daily cleaning as it may

* Brand names are registered trademarks of the
respective manufacturers.
** To order call 1-800-JENNAIR (1-800-536-6247)
U.S.A. and Canada.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM SOLUTION

For most concerns, try these fi rst. • Check if surface controls have been properly set.

• Check or re-set circuit breaker. Check or replace fuse.

• Check power supply.

Part or all of appliance does • Check if surface controls have been properly set. See page 6.
not work.

Smoothtop surface • Tiny scratches or abrasions.
shows wear. - Make sure cooktop and pan bottom are clean. Do not slide glass or metal pans

across top. Make sure pan bottom is not rough. Use the recommended
cleaning agents. See page 4.

• Metal marks.

- Do not slide metal pans across top. When cool, clean with Cooktop
Cleaning Creme. See page 4.

• Brown streaks and specks.

- Remove spills promptly. Never wipe with a soiled cloth or sponge. Make sure
cooktop and pan bottom are clean.

• Areas with a metallic sheen.

- Mineral deposits from water and food. Use recommended cleaning agents.
See page 4.

• Pitting or fl aking.

- Remove sugary boilovers promptly. See page 4.

Elements emit a slight odor or • This is normal for a new cooktop and will disappear after a few uses.
light smoke when fi rst turned on. • Turning on a ventilation fan will help remove the smoke and/or odor.

Cooktop elements do not get hot • Surface controls may not be set properly.
enough. • Voltage to house may be low.

• Cookware may not be fl at, or the correct size or shape.

• Cover pot with lid to reduce time to boil.

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USING YOUR COOKTOP

Surface Controls

Temperature
Selector Bar

Using the Touch Control

• Press the desired ON pad. A light on the left side of the

control will blink.

• While the light is blinking, press the desired temperature
setting using the Temperature Selector Bar.

• A beep will sound each time a pad is pressed.

Notes

• If a temperature setting is not selected within
approximately 10 seconds, the element will automatically
shut off.

• To change the temperature setting, press the ON pad for
the desired element, then select a new temperature on
the Temperature Selector Bar while the light is blinking.

• Both elements can be turned off by pressing the
ALL-OFF/LOCK pad.

Suggested Heat Settings

The size, type of cookware and cooking operation will affect
the heat setting.

SETTINGS USES

HIGH Use to bring liquid to a boil. Always

reduce setting to a lower heat when
liquids begin to boil or foods begin to
cook. Cover pot with lid to reduce
time to boil.

6-8 Use to brown meat, heat oil for deep fat
(medium high) frying or sauteing. Maintain fast boil for

large amounts of liquids.

4-6 Use to maintain slow boil for large
(medium) amounts of liquids and for most frying

operations.
2-4 Use to continue cooking covered foods

(medium low) or steam foods.

LOW Use to melt butter or chocolate.

On Indicators

All Models - The LOW light will illuminate when the element

is on.

Hot Surface Lights

The Hot Surface indicator lights are located at the front
of the cooking area. The lights illuminate when the
corresponding cooking area is hot. They will remain on, even
after the control is turned off, until the surface has cooled.

Setting the Controls

1. Place pan on surface element.

2. Press ON.

3. Select the temperature setting using the Temperature
Selector Bar.

4. When cooking is completed, press OFF and remove the
pan.

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Cookware Recommendations

Using the right cookware can prevent many problems, such
as food taking longer to cook or achieving inconsistent
results. Proper pans will reduce cooking times, use less
energy, and cook food more evenly.

Flat Pan Tests

See if your pans are fl at.

The Ruler Test:

1. Place a ruler across the bottom of the pan.

2. Hold it up to the light.

3. Little or no light should be visible under the ruler.

The Bubble Test:

1. Put 1 inch of water in the pan. Place on cooktop and turn
control to HIGH.

2. Watch the formation of the bubbles as the water heats.
Uniform bubbles mean good performance, and uneven
bubbles indicate hot spots and uneven cooking.

Select Avoid

Flat, smooth-bottom Pans with grooved or warped bottoms.
pans. Pans with uneven bottoms do not cook
effi ciently and sometimes may not
boil liquid.

Heavy-gauge pans. Very thin-gauge metal or glass pans.
Pans that are the Pans smaller or larger than the

same size as the element by 1 inch.
element.

Secure handles.
Heavy handles that tilt the pan.

Tight-fi tting lids. Loose-fi tting lids.
Flat bottom woks. Woks with a ring-stand bottom.

Cookware with loose or broken handles.

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WARRANTY AND SERVICE

Electric Range Warranty

Full One Year Warranty - Parts and
Labor

For one (1) year from the original retail
purchase date, any part which fails in
normal home use will be repaired or
replaced free of charge.

Please Note: This full warranty applies
only when the appliance is located in the
United States or Canada. Appliances
located elsewhere are covered by the
limited warranties only, including parts
which fail during the fi rst year.

Limited Warranties - Parts Only
Second Through Fifth Year - From

the original purchase date, parts listed
below which fail in normal home use will
be repaired or replaced free of charge
for the part itself, with the owner paying
all other costs, including labor, mileage
and transportation, trip charge and
diagnostic charge, if required.

• Electronic Controls

• Glass-Ceramic Cooktop: Due to

thermal breakage, discoloration,
cracking of rubber edge seal, pattern
wear.

• Electric Heating Elements: Radiant

surface elements on electric cooking
appliances.

Canadian Residents

This warranty covers only those appli­ances installed in Canada that have
been listed with Canadian Standards
Association unless the appliances are
brought into Canada due to transfer
of residence from the United States to
Canada.

The specifi c warranties expressed above
are the ONLY warranties provided by the
manufacturer. This warranty gives you
specifi c legal rights, and you may also
have other rights that vary from state to
state.

What is Not Covered By These Warranties

1. Conditions and damages resulting from any of the following:
a. Improper installation, delivery, or maintenance.
b. Any repair, modifi cation, alteration, or adjustment not authorized by the
manufacturer or an authorized servicer.
c. Misuse, abuse, accidents, unreasonable use, or acts of God.
d. Incorrect electric current, voltage, or supply.
e. Improper setting of any control.

2. Warranties are void if the original serial numbers have been removed, altered,
or cannot be readily determined.

3. Light bulbs.

4. Products purchased for commercial or industrial use.

5. The cost of service or service call to:
a. Correct installation errors.
b. Instruct the user on the proper use of the product.
c. Transport the appliance to the servicer and back.

6. Consequential or incidental damages sustained by any person as a result of
any breach of these warranties.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of consequential or
incidental damages, so the above exclusion may not apply.

If You Need Service

First see the Troubleshooting section in your Use and Care Guide or call Maytag
Services, LLC, Jenn-Air Customer Assistance at 1-800-JENNAIR (1-800-536-

6247) U.S.A. and Canada.

To Obtain Warranty Service

To locate an authorized service company in your area, contact the dealer from
whom your appliance was purchased or call Maytag Services, LLC, Jenn-Air
Customer Assistance. Should you not receive satisfactory warranty service,
call or write:
Maytag Services, LLC
Attn: CAIR® Center
P.O. Box 2370, Cleveland, TN 37320-2370
U.S. and Canada 1-800-JENNAIR (1-800-536-6247)
U.S. customers using TTY for deaf, hearing impaired or speech
impaired, call 1-800-688-2080.

Note: When contacting Maytag Services, LLC, Jenn-Air Customer

Assistance about a service problem, please include the following:
a. Your name, address and telephone number;

b. Model number and serial number of your appliance;
c. Name and address of your dealer and date appliance was purchased;
d. A clear description of the problem you are having;
e. Proof of purchase.

Use and Care guides, service manuals and parts information are available from Maytag Services, LLC,

Jenn-Air Customer Assistance.

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