CARE AND MAINTENANCE9CLEANING THE BURNERS:For proper lighting and performance, keep the burnersclean and dry. It is necessary to clean the burners if they donot light although the igniter clicks, whenever there hasbeen a severe boil over or when the flame doesn’t burnblue.Be certain all burner knobs are in the OFF position beforeattempting to clean the burners. The burners have beendesigned for ease of cleaning. When the grates and burnersare cool, remove the grate. The Burner Cap and the BrassPort Ring can easily be lifted off. Wash these parts in hotsoapy water, rinse and dry thoroughly. The Burner Caps areporcelain enamel, follow the directions on page 8 that weregiven to clean the burner grates. A bristle brush can beused to clean out the toothed burner ports, if necessary.Disassembly of the Simmer Ring is not recommended,however, it may become necessary to do so if the portsremain clogged after normal cleaning. If it is necessary todisassemble the Simmer Ring from the Base, remove theHex Nut at the top of the Simmer Ring. Clean the SimmerRing with hot soapy water using a soft wire or plasticbristle brush then dry thoroughly. Re-assemble the partsusing the Hex Nut.After cleaning, it is important to make sure the Locating Pin on the bottom side of the Simmer Ring is properlyaligned with the corresponding hole in the Base and that the Locating Pin (see above) in the bottom side of theBrass Port Ring is properly aligned with the Locating Notch on the top side of the Simmer Ring. Incorrectalignment will produce a potentially dangerous flame and poor burner performance. See the illustration above.CLEANING THE IGNITERS:Be certain all burner knobs are in the OFF position before attempting to clean the igniters. Gently wipe with analcohol dampened cotton swab and be careful not to damage the igniter.IGNITERCOOKTOP BURNERCenter Burner Base shownCapMain BurnerPort RingBurnerBaseSimmerRingElectrodeVenturiLocatingNotchLocating PinHole InsideBrass RingLocating PinLocatingPinHex NutLocating Pin