16Cleaning and Maintenan c eC AUTION :Always t urn off t h e ele c t r i c al po we r s upp ly at t h e mai n s s upp ly be for e c lea n i ng .Th is a pp lia nc e is no t wate r proof .Do no t u se wate r jet s pr ay t o c lea n i n te r i or or e x te r i or of t h is a pp lia nc e.GeneralCle an th e Cookto p regula rly. A cle an appliance looks better, will last l o nger and will perform b etter.Carb oni sed g re ase o n the su rface or o n th e griddle plate (If f itted) will hinder th e tr ansfer of he a tfrom th e c ooking surf ace to t he foo d . This will res ult in loss of cooking eff icie ncy.NOTE: E ac h gr idd le opt ion ca n be s upplied w ith a scra per too l a nd a pack of bla des for clea ni ngthe gr iddle surface. These ar e not supp lied w ith the griddle a nd have to be purc hase dse par at ely. R e fe r to the 'R e place m ent P art s L ist' a t the r ear of this ma nual.DO N OT use water on the gri dd le p late w hile t his item is still hot as warp ing andcr acki ng may occur. Allow th e gr iddle plate to c ool down be fore c leaning.NOTE:• DO NOT use abrasive de t erg ent s, strong s olve nt s or caus tic de te rge nts as they c ouldc orrode or d a mag e the rang e.• In orde r to prevent the form i ng of rust on th e gr iddle p la t e (Steel Pla te ) , e ns ure tha t a n yde te rg ent or clean ing ma te rial has b een complet ely r emo ve d afte r each clea ni ng. Thea pplia nce shou ld be sw it c he d on brief ly to e ns ur e th e gr iddle pla te b ec omes dry. Oil orgr ease should b e s prea d o ve r th e gr iddle surf ace in orde r to form a thi n prot ec tive greasyfil m.To keep your Cooktop cle an and o pera ting at pe ak eff icie ncy, follow t he p ro ce dures sh o wn be lo w:-After Each U s e1. Cle an th e g riddle wi th a scr aper tool to remove any foo d de b ris.2. Always e ns ure t ha t th e sc raper too l blades are change d re gularly to e ns u re tha t t h e s craper too lworks eff icie nt l y and p reven ts da mage to t he griddle plate su rface.Da ily C l ean i ng1. The g rea se drawer s h ould b e che cke d and em pt ie d fre que nt ly to preve nt overfl ow and s pillage.R emove t he gre ase drawer while st ill warm so t ha t t he gre a se is in a liquid sta te. Empty any g re asefrom th e dr awer and wash t horo ughl y in th e s a me manner a s any cooking ute nsil .2. Thoroughl y cle an t he spla sh back, t he in ter ior and exteri or su rfaces of t he r ange wit h hot wa ter, ad eter g en t solut io n and a soft s crubbing bru sh .3. Cle an th e Contro l P ane l wit h a da mp cloth light ly moiste ne d wit h a so lution of mild d eter ge nt andwater. Dry t he co ntro l pan e l t horo ughly wi th a dry cl oth and po lish wit h a soft dry clot h.4. B rush th e g riddle surf ace (o pt io nal - if fitte d) wit h a soft bri stl e d brush. Any ca rbo n d ep os its sho uldb e removed us ing a s crap er too l fo llo we d by wiping wit h a clot h moi ste ne d in a so lu ti o n of hot waterand d eter ge nt to p reve nt accumula ti o n of foo d de pos its.WARNING :TH E BLA DES F ITTED TO TH E SC RAPER TOO L ARE EX TREME LY SHA RP AN D ARE TO BE USED WIT H CA RE.C AUTION :Always e n s ur e t h at a n eve n pr ess ur e is a pp lie d o ve r t h e w ho le s urf a c e of t h es cr a p e r t oo l w h e n u si ng on t h e f lat s urf a c e of t h e gr i dd le, t o pr eve n t s cor i ng oft h e s urf a c e.N E VE R ba ng t h e s h a rp e dg e of t h e s cr a p e r t oo l on t h e f lat s urf a c e of t h egr i dd le as t h is will d ama g e t h e f i n is h a nd i n vali d ate t h e wa rr a n ty.