Kenmore 3241 Use and Care Guide - Page 8

Cooking, Setting, Surface, Controls

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Surface Cooking Placement of Burner Bases and Caps (Models with sealed burner only) Your cooktop is equipped with three different sized burners: Power Burner (large), Standard Burner (medium) and Simmer Burner (small). Place the burner base over each gas opening, matching the burner base size with the gas opening size. Place the burner cap on each burner base, again matching the cap size to the burner base size. The cap for the each Burner has an inner locating ring which locates the burner cap in the center of the burner. Make sure each burner cap is properly aligned and level. Turn the burner on to determine if it will light. If the burner does not light, contact a Sears Service Center. Do not service the sealed burner yourself. Sealed Burner Setting Surface Controls The surface control knobs shown below may not look identical to the Surface Controls Knobs on your range; They are only representational. Open Burner Models To Adjust Low or "Simmer" Setting (some models) The burner flame, at low setting, can be adjusted if it is too high or too low; refer to the Installation Instructions for adjustment procedure. To operate the Surface Burner: 1. Place cooking utensil on burner. 2. Push in and turn the Surface Control knob to LITE. Note: All electronic ignitors will click at the same time. However, only the burner you are turning on will ignite. 3. Visually check that the burner has lit. 4. After the burner lights, turn the control knob to the desired flame size. The control knobs do not have to be set at a particular mark. Use the guides and adjust the flame as needed. DO NOT cook with the control knob in the LITE position. (The electronic ignitor will continue to click if left in the LITE position.) 8

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Surface
Cooking
Placement
of
Burner
Bases
and
Caps
(Models with sealed burner only)
Your cooktop is equipped
with three different sized burners: Power Burner
(large),
Standard Burner (medium)
and Simmer
Burner (small).
Place the burner base over each gas opening, matching the burner base
size with the gas opening
size.
Place the burner cap on each burner
base, again matching the cap size to the burner base size. The cap for
the each Burner has an inner locating ring which locates the burner cap
in the center of the burner.
Make sure each burner cap is properly aligned and level.
Turn the burner on to determine
if it will light. If the burner does not
light, contact a Sears Service Center. Do not service
the sealed burner
yourself.
Sealed
Burner
Setting
Surface
Controls
The surface control knobs shown
below may not look identical to the
Surface Controls
Knobs on your
range; They are only representational.
Open
Burner
Models
To Adjust
Low or
"Simmer"
Setting
(some
models)
The burner flame, at low setting, can be adjusted
if it is
too high or too low;
refer to the Installation
Instructions
for adjustment
procedure.
To operate
the
Surface
Burner:
1. Place cooking
utensil on burner.
2.
Push in and turn the Surface Control knob to LITE. Note: All
electronic
ignitors will click at the same time. However, only the burner you are
turning on will ignite.
3. Visually
check that the burner has lit.
4. After the burner lights, turn the control knob to the desired flame size. The
control knobs do not have to be set at a particular
mark. Use the guides
and adjust the flame as needed. DO NOT cook with the control knob in the
LITE position. (The electronic
ignitor will continue to click if left in the LITE
position.)
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