Kenmore 4300 Use and Care Guide - Page 16

Occurrence, Possible, Cause/solution

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Before You Call • Solutions to Common Problems (cont'd) OCCURRENCE POSSIBLE CAUSE/SOLUTION Cooktop Zone Control displays E and LED Main Control displays a 2 digit error code. Cooking Zone LED continuously flashes F Metal marks on ceramic cooktop surface Scratches or abrasions on ceramic cooktop surface Brown streaks or specks on ceramic cooktop surface Areas of discoloration with metallic sheen on ceramic cooktop surface Induction Cooktop main control has detected a fault or error condition. Try turning electrical power supply to cooktop OFF and back ON in order to reset Cooktop main controls. If fault recurs, record fault number and turn power supply to Cooktop OFF. Call 1-800-4-MY-HOME® for assistance (See back cover). Induction Cooktop pan detection sensors do not see the correct cookware. Test with a magnet to be sure cookware is made with Induction compatible material. Cookware has been removed from the Cooking Zone without turning the Cooking Zone OFF. Place cookware back on to the Cooking Zone or if finished cooking turn off the affected Cooking Zone. Cookware is not centered over the Cooking Zone properly. Refer to Fig. 20 for correct cookware placement. Sliding or scraping of metal utensils on cooktop surface. DO NOT slide cookware or cooking utensils across the cooktop surface. Use the recommended ceramic glass cooktop cleaning creme to remove the marks. See "Cooktop Cleaning & Maintenance" in the General Care & Cleaning section (Refer to p. 13). Coarse particles such as salt or sand between cooktop and cookware or cooking utensils can cause scratches. Be sure cooktop surface and bottoms of utensils are clean before placing on cooktop. Small scratches do not affect cooking and will become less visible with time. Cleaning materials not recommended for ceramic-glass cooktop have been used. See "Cooktop Cleaning & Maintenance" in the General Care & Cleaning section. Cookware with rough bottoms was used. Use smooth, flat-bottomed cookware ONLY (See Figs. 20 & 21). Boil overs are cooked onto cooktop surface. Use a razor blade scraper to remove soil. See "Cooktop Cleaning & Maintenance" in the General Care & Cleaning section (Refer to p. 13). Mineral deposits from food and/or water. Remove using a ceramic-glass cooktop cleaning creme. Remember to use cookware with clean, dry bottoms. For more information See "Cooktop Cleaning and Maintenance" in the General Care & Cleaning section. 16

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Before You Call
Solutions
to Common
Problems
(cont'd)
OCCURRENCE
Cooktop
Zone
Control displays
E
and LED Main Control displays
a2
digit error code.
Cooking
Zone
LED continuously
flashes
F
Metal marks on ceramic
cooktop
surface
Scratches
or abrasions
on ceramic
cooktop
surface
Brown streaks or specks on
ceramic
cooktop
surface
Areas of discoloration
with metallic
sheen on ceramic
cooktop
surface
POSSIBLE
CAUSE/SOLUTION
Induction Cooktop
main control has detected
a fault or error condition.
Try
turning electrical
power supply to cooktop OFF and back ON in order to reset
Cooktop
main controls.
If fault recurs,
record fault number and turn power
supply to Cooktop OFF. Call 1-800-4-MY-HOME®
for assistance
(See back
cover).
Induction Cooktop pan detection
sensors do not see the correct
cookware.
Test
with a magnet to be sure cookware
is made with Induction compatible
material.
Cookware
has been removed from the Cooking Zone without turning the
Cooking
Zone OFF. Place cookware
back on to the Cooking
Zone or if finished
cooking
turn off the affected
Cooking
Zone.
Cookware
is not centered
over the Cooking Zone properly.
Refer to Fig. 20 for
correct
cookware
placement.
Sliding or scraping of metal utensils on cooktop surface.
DO NOT slide cookware
or cooking utensils across the cooktop surface. Use the recommended
ceramic
glass cooktop cleaning creme to remove the marks. See "Cooktop Cleaning &
Maintenance"
in the General
Care & Cleaning
section (Refer to p. 13).
Coarse
particles
such as salt or sand between
cooktop and cookware or
cooking
utensils can cause scratches.
Be sure cooktop surface and bottoms of
utensils are clean before placing on cooktop.
Small scratches
do not affect
cooking
and will become
less visible with time.
Cleaning
materials
not recommended
for ceramic-glass
cooktop
have been
used. See "Cooktop
Cleaning
& Maintenance"
in the General
Care & Cleaning
section.
Cookware
with rough bottoms was used. Use smooth, flat-bottomed
cookware
ONLY
(See Figs. 20 & 21).
Boil overs are cooked onto cooktop surface.
Use a razor blade scraper to
remove soil. See "Cooktop
Cleaning
& Maintenance"
in the General
Care &
Cleaning
section (Refer to p. 13).
Mineral deposits from food and/or water.
Remove
using a ceramic-glass
cooktop
cleaning creme.
Remember
to use cookware with clean, dry bottoms.
For more information
See "Cooktop Cleaning
and Maintenance"
in the General
Care & Cleaning
section.
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