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1-800-253-1301. or visit our website at... www.whirlpool.com Table of Contents ........To the installer: Please leave this instruction book with the unit. To the consumer: Please read and keep this book for future reference.
TABLEOF CONTENTS RANGE SAFETY ................The Anti-Tip Bracket ..............PARTS AND FEATURES ..............COOKTOP USE ................Cooktop Controls ................. Coil Elements and Burner Bowls ..........Lift-up Cooktop ................Home Canning ................Cookware ..................OVEN USE ..................Oven Temperature Control ............Aluminum Foil ................
RANGESAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word "DANGER"...
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iMPORTANT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS WARNING: [] Protective Liners - Do not use aluminum foil to line surface To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow unit drip bowls or oven bottoms, except as suggested in basic precautions, including the following: the manual.
PARTSAND FEATURES This manual covers several different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of the items listed. The locations appearances of the features shown here may not match those of your model. Control Panel 15_0_F A.
COOKTOPUSE Coil elements should be level for optimal cooking results. Burner bowls, when clean, reflect heat back to the cookware. They also help catch spills. Cookware should not extend more than 1/2"(1.3 cm) over the coil element. If cookware is uneven or too large, it can produce excess heat, causing the burner bowl to change color.
IMPORTANT: Do not leave empty cookware on a hot surface cooking area, element or surface burner. The lift-up cooktop p rovides easy access forcleaning beneath. Donotdrop thecooktop. Damage could occur t othefinish and Ideal cookware should have a flat bottom, straight sides and a thecooktop f rame.
OVEN USE Odors and smoke are normal when the oven is used the first few BAKEWARE times, or when it is heavily soiled. Hot air must be able to circulate around food to cook evenly, so allow 2" (5 cm) of space around bakeware and oven walls. Use IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the following chart as a guide.
Use ameat thermometer todetermine doneness ofmeat, poultry Broiling uses direct radiant heat to cook food. Changing the and fish. T he internal temperature, notappearance, should be temperature when broiling allows more precise control. The lower used todetermine doneness. Ameat thermometer isnot the temperature, the slower the cooking.
BROILING CHART For best results, place food 3" (7 cm) or more from the broil RANGE CARE element. Times are guidelines only and may need to be adjusted for individual foods and tastes. Recommended rack positions are numbered from the bottom (1) to the top (5). For diagram, see the "Positioning Racks and Bakeware"...
BURNER BOWLS For normal range use, it is not suggested to remove the oven Cleaning Method: door. However, if removal is necessary, make sure the oven is off • Solution of 1/2cup (125 mL) ammonia to 1 gal. (3.75 L) water: and cool.
The storage drawer can be removed. Before removing, make sure To Replace: drawer is cool and empty. 1. Lift up the back of the drawer and place it inside the range in its fully forward position. To Remove: 2. Lift up the front of the drawer to a level position. 1.
TROUBLESHOOTING Try the solutions suggested here first in order to avoid the cost of an unnecessary service call. Nothing will operate Oven indicator lights flash • Is the power supply cord unplugged? • Do the OVEN HEATING indicator lights flash? See "Assistance or Service"...
Yellow Order Part Number 31662 Pages. For further assistance If you need further assistance, you can write to Whirlpool Corporation with any questions or concerns at: Whirlpool Brand Home Appliances Customer experience Center 553 Benson Road Benton Harbor, MI 49022-2692 Please include a daytime phone number in your correspondence.
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YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR PROVINCE TO PROVINCE. Outside the 50 United States and Canada, this warranty does not apply. Contact your authorized Whirlpool dealer to determine if another warranty applies.