Maytag RV Use And Care Manual
RV Cooking Appliance
WARNING
Use and Care
(Appliance is not approved for marine use)
CONTENTS
S SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3to5.........
S USE AND CARE 6to19................
S Using the cooktop
S Using the oven
S Maintenance
S Care
FOR YOUR SAFETY IF YOU SMELL
GAS:
1. Open windows and evacuate all persons
from the vehicle.
2. Shut off the gas supply at the gas
container or source.
3. Extinguish any open flame.
4. Do not touch electrical switches or use any
phone or radio in the vehicle.
5. Do not start the vehicle’s engine or electric
generator.
6. Immediately call your gas supplier or
qualified service technician for repairs.
7. Do not turn on the gas supply until the gas
leak(s) has been repaired.
S Service
FORYOURSAFETY
Do not store or use gasoline or
other flammable vapors and liquids
in the vicinity of this or any other
appliance.
WARNING
Improper installation, adjustment, alteration,
service, or maintenance can cause injury or
property damage. Refer to this manual. For
assistance or additional information consult
a qualified installer, service agency, manufacturer (dealer), or the gas supplier.
INSTALLER Please leave this manual with the appliance.
CONSUMER To save you time, energy and money, read and keep this manual for future
reference.
FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CALL: 1-800-688-9900 USA
1-800-688-2002 Canada
8110P274-60
A/03/06
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ABOUT YOUR RV APPLIANCE
Thank You ...for purchasing our cooking
appliance. To help you obtain the maximum in cooking
satisfaction, we offer these suggestions:
. Read this manual before using the appliance.
. Review all safety and caution instructions.
. Review the Troubleshooting Chart on
pages 18 to 19 if service becomes necessary.
. Include the model and serial numbers of your
appliance when requesting service.
S Proof of purchase such as sales receipt
will be needed for warranty service.
. You can contact us at:
Maytag Appliances Sales Company
Attn: CAIR® Center
P. O. Box 2370
Cleveland, TN 37320-2370
1-800-688-9900 USA
1-800-688-2002 Canada
In our continuing effort to improve the quality and
performance of our cooking appliances, it may be
necessary to make changes to the appliance without
revising this manual.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3-5.........
USING THE COOKTOP 6-7.......................
Ignition system 6...............................
How to light surface burner 6.....................
Shutdown instructions 6.........................
Selecting the flame size 7........................
Adjusting the flame 7............................
Cookware considerations 7......................
USING THE OVEN 8-11...........................
Ignition system 8...............................
How to light oven pilot 8.........................
Oven characteristics 8...........................
Oven knob 8...................................
Shutdown instructions 8.........................
How to set oven 9..............................
Preheating 9...................................
Use of aluminum foil 9...........................
Baking tips 9...................................
Common baking problems chart 10................
Roasting tips 11................................
Broiling tips 11.................................
MAINTENANCE 12-14............................
Cooktop 12....................................
Burner grates 12................................
Sealed surface burners 13.......................
Conventional burners 13.........................
Oven door 14..................................
Oven rack 14...................................
Oven bottom 14................................
CARE AND CLEANING CHART 15-17..............
SERVICE 18-19..................................
Before you call for service chart
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
The following instructions are based on safety
considerations and must be strictly followed to eliminate
the potential risks of fire, electric shock, or personal injury.
Have your appliance installed and properly grounded by a
qualified installer according to the installation instructions.
Have the installer show you the location of the gas shut off
valve and how to shut it off in an emergency.
Always disconnect power to appliance before servicing.
To ensure proper operation and avoid possible injury or
damage to unit do not attempt to adjust, repair, service, or
replace any part of your appliance unless it is specifically
recommended in this book. All other servicing should be
referred to a qualified installer or servicer.
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TO PREVENT FIRE OR SMOKE DAMAGE
Be sure all packing materials are removed from the
appliance before operating it.
Keep areaaround applianceclear andfree from combustible
materials, gasoline, and other flammable vapors and
materials.
If appliance is installed near a window, proper precautions
should be taken to prevent curtains from blowing over
burners.
Never leave any items unattended on the cooktop. The hot
air from the vent may ignite flammable items and may
increase pressure in closed containers which may cause
them to burst.
Many aerosol-type spray cans are EXPLOSIVE when
exposed to heat and may be highly flammable. Avoid their
use or storage near an appliance.
Many plastics are vulnerable to heat. Keep plastics away
from parts of the appliance that may become warm or hot.
Do not leave plastic items on the cooktop as they may melt
or soften if left too close to the vent or a lighted surface
burner.
To eliminate the hazard of reaching over hot surface
burners, cabinet storage should not be provided directly
above a unit. If such storage is provided, it should be limited
to items which are used infrequently and which are safely
stored in an area subjected to heat from an appliance.
Temperatures may be unsafe for some items, such as
volatile liquids, cleaners or aerosol sprays.
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.
Use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher or baking soda
to smother fire or flame. Never use water on a grease fire.
If fire is in the oven or broiler pan, smother by closing oven
door.
If fire is in a pan on the surface burner, cover pan. Never
attempt to pick up or move a flaming pan.
CHILD SAFETY
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.
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 unit.
CAUTION: Never store items of
interest to children in cabinets
above an appliance or on the
backguard of a range. Children
climbing onthe appliance or onthe
appliance door to reach items
could be seriously injured.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
ABOUT YOUR APPLIANCE
To prevent potential hazard to the user and damage to the
appliance, never use appliance asa space heater
to heat or warm a room.
Also, do not use the
cooktoporovenasa
storage area for food or
cooking utensils.
Do not obstruct the flow
of combustion and ventilation air by blocking the
oven vent or air intakes. Restriction of air flow to the burner
prevents proper performance and increases carbon
monoxide emission to unsafe levels.
Avoid touching oven vent area while oven is on and for
several minutes after oven is turned off. Some parts of the
vent and surrounding area become hot enough to cause
burns. After oven is turned off, do not touch the oven vent or
surrounding areas until they have had sufficient time to cool.
CAUTION: Never use an
appliance as a step stool to
cabinets above. Misuse of
appliance doors or drawers,
such as stepping, leaning or
sitting on the door or drawer,
may result in possible tipping
of the appliance, breakage of
door, and serious injuries.
COOKING SAFETY
Always place a pan on a surface burner before turning it on.
Be sure you know which knob controls which surface burner.
Make sure the correct burner is turned on and that the burner
has ignited. When cooking is completed, turn burner off
before removing pan to prevent exposure to burner flame.
Always adjust surface burner flame so that it does notextend
beyond the bottom edge of the pan. An excessive flame is
hazardous, wastes energy and may damage the appliance,
pan or cabinets above the appliance.
Never leave a surface cooking operation unattended
especially when using a
high heat setting or when
deep fat frying. Boilovers
cause smoking and
greasy spillovers may
ignite. Clean up greasy
spills as soon as
possible. Do not use high
heat for extended
cooking operations.
Never heat an unopened container on the surface burner or
in the oven. Pressure build-up may cause container to burst
resulting in serious personal injury or damage to the
appliance.
Use dry, sturdy pot holders. Damp pot holders may cause
burns from steam. Dish towels or other substitutes should
never be used as pot holders because they can trail across
hot surface burners and ignite or get caught on appliance
parts.
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.
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 let quantities of hot fat used for deep fat frying cool
before attempting to move or handle.
Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials
accumulate in or near the appliance, hood or vent fan. Clean
hood frequently to prevent grease from accumulating on
hood or filter. When flaming foods under the hood, turn the
fan on.
Use caution when wearing garments made of flammable
material to avoid clothing
fires. Loose fitting or long
hanging-sleeved apparel
should not be worn while
cooking. Clothing may ignite
or catch utensil handles.
Always place oven racks in the desired positions while oven
is cool. Slide oven rack out to add or remove food, using dry
sturdy pot holders. Always avoid reaching into the oven to
add or remove food. If a rack must be moved while hot, use
a dry pot holder. Always turn the oven off at the end of
cooking.
Use care when opening the oven door. Let hot air or steam
escape before removing or replacing food.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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UTENSIL SAFETY
Use pans with flat bottoms and handles that are easily
grasped and stay cool. Avoid using unstable, warped, easily
tipped or loose handled pans. Pans that are heavy to move
when filled with food may also be hazardous.
Be sure utensil is large enough to properly contain food and
avoid boilovers. Pan size is particularly important in deep fat
frying. Be sure panwill accommodate the volume of foodthat
is to be added as well as the bubble action of fat.
To minimize burns, ignition of flammable materials and
spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, donot
extend handles over
adjacent surface
burners. Always turn
pan handles toward the
side or back of the
appliance, not out into
the room where they
are easily hit or
reached by small
children.
Never let a pan boil dry as this could damage the utensil and
the appliance.
Follow the manufacturer’s directions when using oven
cooking bags.
CLEANING SAFETY
Turn off allcontrols and wait for appliance parts tocool before
touching or cleaning them. Do not touch the burner grates or
surrounding areas until they have had sufficient time to cool.
Clean appliance with caution. Use care to avoid steam burns
if awet sponge or cloth is used to wipespills on a hot surface.
Some cleaners can produce noxious fumes if appliedto a hot
surface.
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 the burning
of gas can result in low-level exposure to some of the listed
substances, including benzene, formaldehyde and soot, due
primarily to the incomplete combustion ofnatural gas or liquid
petroleum (LP) fuels. Properly adjusted burners will minimize
incomplete combustion. Exposure to these substances can
also be minimized by properly venting the burners to the
outdoors by opening the windows and/or door in the room
where the appliance is located.
Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, or
glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop or oven usage
without breaking due to the sudden change in temperature.
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
manual. Do not use eyelid covers for the surface units, stove
top grills, or add-on oven convection systems. The use of
devices or accessories that are not expressly recommended
in this manual can create serious safety hazards, result in
performance problems, and reduce the life of the
components of the appliance.
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 during an
oven self-cleaning cycle may be harmful or fatal to birds.
Fumes released due to overheated cooking oil, fat,
margarine and overheated non-stick cookware may be
equally harmful.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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IGNITION SYSTEM
USING THE COOKTOP
The surface burners will feature either matchlit ignition or
Piezo pilotless ignition. Be sure all control knobs are in the
OFF position before supplying gas to the appliance. Be sure
gas supply to appliance is on before lighting burner.
HOW TO LIGHT SURFACE BURNER
To prevent damage to the cooktop or pan:
S Never operate the surface burner without a pan in
place.
S Never allow a pan to boil dry.
S Never operate a surface burner on HIGH for
extended periods of time.
CAUTION: If the burner does not light within about 4
seconds or if the flame should go outduring cooking,turn
the burner off. If gas has accumulated and a strong gas
odor is detected, open a window and wait 5 minutes for
the gas odor to disappear before relighting the burner.
If the appliance has not been operated for a period of time,
the surface burnermay bedifficult to lightdue to airin thegas
line.
To light surface burner with Piezo ignition:
1. Place a pan on the burner grate.
2. Push in and turn the surface
burner control knob to the LITE
position.
IMPORTANT: Only light one
surface burner at a time.
3. Immediately, rotate the TOP
BURNER IGNITOR knob to the
right (clockwise) several clicks
until the burner lights. The burner
should light within 6 clicks or one
full rotation of the knob.
4. When the burner lights, adjust the surface burner
control knob between HI and LOW to select the desired
flame size.
5. After cooking, turn the surface burner control knob to the
OFF position.
To bleed off air from the line:
1. Hold a lighted match next to the burner.
2. Turn the surface burner control knob to the LITE position.
3. When the burner lights, turn the knob back to the OFF
position.
4. Proceed as directed below.
To light surface burner with matchlit ignition:
1. Place a pan on the burner grate.
2. Hold a lighted match next to the desired surface burner
head.
CAUTION: Do not turn the control knob on and allow gas
to escape before lighting the match.
3. Push in and turn the surface
burner control knob to the LITE
position.
4. When the burner lights, adjust
the knob between HI and LOW to
select the desired flame size.
To operate burner if the Piezo ignitor is not functional:
1. Be sure all controls are in the OFF position.
2. Hold a lighted match to the desired surface burner head.
CAUTION: Do not turn the control knob on and allow gas
to escape before lighting the match.
3. Push in and turn the surface burner control knob to the
LITE position.
4. When the burner lights, adjust the knob between HI and
LOW to select the desired flame size.
5. After cooking, turn the knob to the OFF position.
SHUTDOWN INSTRUCTIONS
When the recreational vehicle is not in useor while traveling,
turn all knobs to the OFF position and turn off the main gas
supply.
5. After cooking, turn the surface burner control knob to the
OFF position.
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