Sears 32025 User Manual
SF_AIRS
CONTENTS
SAFETY
........... ,.............. . ............................. ............... .....1-3
INSTALLATION
.........................,..............,.................................4-7
USE AND CARE
Your Counter Unit and Its Features .......................... 8
TO START THINGS COOKING
Cooktop Cooking .................................................... 8. g
Control Knobs ............................................................. 9
Spark Ignition .............................................................. 9
Cleaning Tips ............................................................ 10
Removsble Parts ................................................. 11-12
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE
What to 0o Before Calling for Service .................... 12
WARRANTY
Kenmore
MODELS 32O2O
32O21
32025
USE • CARE •SAFETY
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MANUAL
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
FOR YOUR SAFETY
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance. When using electrical
appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:
WARNING: If the InformaUon In this manual Is
not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result
causing property damage, personal Injuryordeath.
-- Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids In the vicinity
of this or any other appliance.
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-- WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance!
• Do not touch any electrical switch; Do not
use any phone In your building!
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a
nelg hbor's phone. Followthe gas suppller's
Instructlonsl
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call
the fire department.
-- Installation and service must be performed
by a qualified Installer, servlca agency orthe
gas supplier.
L. P. BURNER ADJUSTMENTS
The adjustments In the Installation Section must
be made before you try to use the counter unit.
If you are using Liquefied Petroleum Gas
(bottled gas) all L.P. adjustments Inthe Installation
Section must be made before use.
If your oven Is not properly adjusted, the flames
may be too high, or the unit may use too much fuel,
release toxic fumes or cook poorly.
Teach children not to play with control
knobs or any other pert of the counter unit.
Never leave children alone or unattended
where a counter unit Is In use.
Never let anyone climb, sit or stand on an
open oven door or any part of the counter
unit.
Never leave cookfop elements/burners
unwatched at high hest settlngso Bollovers
cause amoklng and greasy splllovers could
catch fire. NGSAF1
Never use your counter unit for
warming or heating a room. You
could be burned or seriously In-
jured. Such mlsuse could also
cause damage to the counter unit.
Never use a towel or other bulky
cloth as a potholder. Such cloths
could catch fire.
Never wear loose clothing when
using your counter unit. Such cloth-
Ing could catch fire.
Never let pot handles stick out over
the front of the counter unit, Turn
handles in so that they cannot be
bumped Into, Keep the handlesaway
from other hot surface elements/
burners.
Always keep the counter unit area
clear and free from things that will
burn.
CAUTION:
Never store things In an ovenor
near cooktop elements/burners.
These things may catch fire and
plastic Items could melt.
CAUTION:
Do Not store Items of Interest to
children above a counter unit.
Children climbing on a counter unit
to reach such Items could be serl-
ously injured.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Keep this book for later use.
Be sure your counter untt Is Installed and grounded
properly by a qualified technician.
Always keep the counter unit area clear and free from
things that will burn, gasoline and other flammable
vapors and liquids.
Only some kinds of glass or ceramic pans can be used
for cooktop cooking. Be sure that the pan you use will
not break when heated on the cooktop burners.
Always use dry potholders when removing pans from
the cooktop. Molat or damp potholders can cause
steam burns.
Always follow cleaning Inatructlons In this book.
Never try to repalr or raplace any part of the counter unit
unless Instructions are given In this book. All other
work should be done by a qualified technician.
Never heat unopened food containers. Prassure buildup
may make container burst and cause Injury.
Never leave jars or cans of fat or drippings on or near
the counter unit. Never let grease build up on your
counter unit. You can keep grease fires from starting If
you clean up grease and spills after each oven use.
Never use aluminum foil to line drip bowls. Improper
use of foil could start a fire and cause Incomplete
combustion.
Never block the flow of combustion and ventilation air
through cooktop burners.
Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a deep fat
fryer. Watt until the fat has cooled.
Never try to remove burner bowls from glass top ranges.
Never operate the burners unless the burner tops are In
place.
Always keep the counter unit clean by following In-
structions In this book. Food and grease are easy to
Ignite. Clean the counter unit and vent hoed regularly.
Always keep combustible wall coverings, curtains or
drapes, wooden utensils, plastic utensils or canned
food a safe distance away from your counter unit.
Never clean cooktop surface when It Is hot. Some
cleaners produce noxious fumes and wet cloths could
cause steam burns If used on a hot surface.
Always use care when touching the cooktop. The
glass surface ot the cooktop will retain heat after con-
trols have been turned off.
Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, potholdera and
other linens a safe distance away from your counter
unit. Never store such Items on your counter unit.
Do not use a wok on the cooking surface Ifthe wok has
a round metal ring which is placed over the burner grate
to support the wok. This ring acts as a heat trap which
may damage the burner grate and burner head. Also, It
may cause the burner to work Improperly. This may
cause a carbon monoxide level above that allowed by
current standards, resulting In a health hazard. Expo-
sure to carbon monoxide may cause birth defects or
other reproductive harm according to the California
safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act.
Be sure everyone in your home knows what to
do in case of fire!!
Read and understand this information NOW!
Should you ever need it, you will not have time
for reading.
Never use water on a grease fire -- it will only
spread the flames.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforce-
ment Act requires the Governor of California to publish
a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer,
birth defects, or other reproductive harm and requires
businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to
such substances. Gas appliances can cause minor
exposure to four of these substances, namely benzene,
COOKTOP GREASEFIRE
Never pick up a flaming pan...Instead:
1. Turn off the burner.
2. Smother the fire with a tighUy fitting pan lid,
baking soda or with a dry chemical or foam
type extinguisher.
carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and soot, caused pri-
marily by the Incomplete combustion of natural gas or
L.P. fuels. Properly adjusted ranges, Indicated by a
bluish rather than a yellow flame, will minimize Incom-
plete combustion. Exposure to these substances can be
minimized further by venting with an open window or
using a venUlatlon fan or hoed.
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INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT: Leave these instructions
with the appliance.
TOOL LIST
The following tools are needed to Install your new
counter unit.
Pipe wrenches
Flat bladed screwdriver
• Rule or tape measure and straightedge
• Hand saw or saber saw
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
• Gas supply line shut-off valve
• Pipe joint sealant (resistant to L.P. gas)
OWNER: Keep these instructions for
future use.
LOCATION
See Figures 1 and 2 and Table 1 for all rough-In and
spacing dimensions. These dimensions must be met
for safe use of your counter unit. See Fig. 3 for recom-
mended location of gas supply line. Do not Install the
unit near an outside door or where a draft may affect Its
use.
MINIMUM CLEARANCES TO BE
MAINTAINED:
1-3/4" between cutout rear edge and wall behind unit.
3-1/4" between cutout front edge and counter front
edge.
30" between cooktop and nearest overhead surface.
3" on the right and on the left side of the cutout to a
height of 18".
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CUTOUT AND COUNTER UNIT DIMENSIONS Fig. 1
TABLE 1
DIMENSIONS
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
30 1/4"
21 1/4"
28-3/8"
19-3/8"
19-1/2"
28-1/2"
14-1/4"
3"
1-3/4"
3-1/4"
30" MIN. I
TO CABINET 3" MIN.
CLEARANCE 18" MIN. I"
TO SIDE WALL .TO CABINET
CLEARANCE _ // II
" ' Fig. 2
MINIMUM CLEARANCES TO
ADJACENT CONSTRUCTION
IMPORTANT:
Reaching over surface burners can cause fire or burns.
You should not use storage space above the cooktop. If
you choose to use cabinets above the cooktop, install
a range hood that sticks out at least 5" beyond the front
of the cabinets. Cabinets Installed above a cooktop may
benD deeperthan 13".
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