Bosch HGS7052UC - Manual (Page 37)

Cleaning and Maintenance
English 33
Daily Cleaning
Wipe with a warm soapy water; Rinse and dry. After a spill or boilover, turn off the
burner and allow the cooktop to cool. Clean around the burner and burner ports.
Reassemble burner(s) and check for proper operation.
Cleaning Guidelines
Avoid these Cleaners • Glass cleaners which contain ammonia or chlorine bleach. These ingredients
may permanently etch or stain the cooktop.
• Caustic Cleaners
• Oven cleaners such as Easy Off® may etch the cooktop surface.
• Abrasive Cleaners
• Metal scouring pads and scrub sponges such as Scotch Brite® can scratch
and/ or leave metal marks.
• Soap-filled scouring pads such as SOS
®
can scratch the surface.
• Powdery cleaners containing chlorine bleach can permanently stain cooktop
• .Flammable cleaners such as lighter fluid or WD-40.
Table 9: Cooktop Cleaning Chart
Cooktop Part/Material Suggested Technique(s) Important Reminders
Burner Base / Enameled Steel • Detergent and hot water; rinse
and dry.
• detergent-filled steel wool pads
such as Brillo
®
or S.O.S.
®
. Rinse
and dry.
• Clean ports with a stiff nylon bris-
tle toothbrush to clean port open-
ings.
• Do not scratch or gouge the port
openings
Burner Cap and exterior finish /
Porcelain Enamel • Hot sudsy water; rinse and dry
thoroughly.
• Nonabrasive cleansers such as
Fantastic
®
or Formula 409
®
.
• Mild abrasive cleansers such as
Bon Ami
®
, Ajax
®
, Comet
®
.
• Liquid cleaners such as Soft
Scrub
®
.
• Carefully reassemble the burner
when finished. Verify that the
burner cap is properly seated.
• Do not use a toothpick; it may
break off.
• Acidic and sugar-laden spills
deteriorate the porcelain enamel.
Remove soil immediately.
• Do not use wet sponge or towel
on hot porcelain.
• Do not soak burner caps.
• Do not wash in the dishwasher
• Always apply minimal pressure
with abrasive cleaners.
• Never use oven cleaners, caustic
cleaning agents or abrasive
cleaning agents on exterior of
range.
Control Knobs / Plastic or Nickel
Plated (varies by model) • Hot sudsy water; rinse and dry
immediately. • To remove knobs, place in OFF
position and pull straight out.
• Do not soak knobs.
• Do not force knobs onto valve
shaft. Line up D-shaped opening
in knob with valve shaft.
• Do not use abrasive scrubbers or
cleansers, such as BonAmi
®
,
Ajax
®
, or Comet
®
. They may per-
manently damage the finish.