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Use And Care
GUIDE
Table of Contents .......... 2
A Note to You................. 3
Cooktop Safety ........... 4-5
Parts and Features ........ 6
Using Your Cooktop...... 7
Caring for Your
Cooktop ........................ 10
Troubleshooting .......... 13
Requesting
Assistance
or Service ..................... 15
Warranty ....................... 17
In the U.S.A. for assistance or service,
call the Consumer Assistance Center.
1-800-253-1301
In Canada for assistance
or service, see page 16.
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Table of Contents A Note to You ........................................... 3 Troubleshooting ..................................... 13 Cooktop Safety ...................................... 4-5 Requesting Assistance or Service ....... 15 Parts and Features ................................... 6 Warranty.................................................. 17 Using your Cooktop ................................. 7 Using the surface burners..................... 7 Energy saving tips .....................
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A Note to You Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL* appliance. Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL appliances are easy to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Product Registration Card provided
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Cooktop Safet y Your safety and the safety of others is 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 hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You will be killed or seriously injured wDANGER if you don’t follow instructi
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COOKTOP SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Storage on the Cook-Top – Flammable • Never Leave Surface Units Unattended materials should not be stored near at High Heat Settings – Boilover causes surface units. smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite. • Do Not Use Water on Grease Fires – Smother fire or flame or use dry • Glazed Cooking Utensils – Only certain chemical or foam-type extinguisher. types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils • Use Only Dry
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Parts and Feat ures This section contains captioned illustrations of your cooktop. Use them to become familiar with the location and appearance of all parts and features. Surface Surface Surface Control burner grate burner burner panel cap Model and serial number plate (located on the underside of the burner box) Control panel Surface burner marker LEFT REAR Left rear LO OFF control knob MED LITE HI RIGHT REAR Right rear LO OFF control knob MED LITE HI LEFT FRONT Left front LO OFF control knob M
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Using Your Cook top To obtain the best cooking results possible, you must operate your cooktop properly. This section gives you important information for efficient and safe use of your cooktop. wWARNING wWARNING Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard Do not operate with a yellow flame. Doing so can result in death, heart attack, or convulsions. Fire Hazard Do not let the burner flame extend beyond the edge of the pan. Turn off all controls when not cooking. Failure to follow these instructions can res
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USING YOUR COOKTOP Burner heat settings • The pan should have straight sides and a tight-fitting lid. Use correct burner heat settings (see below). If the heat setting is too high, it can: • Choose medium to heavy gauge (thick- ness) pans that are fairly lightweight. • Char bacon and cause curling. • The pan material (metal or glass) affects • Make eggs tough and crisp at the edges. how fast heat transfers from the surface • Toughen liver, fish, and seafood. burners through the pan material and
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USING YOUR COOKTOP Energy saving tips Although the energy used for cooking is • Start food on higher heat settings, then usually a very small percentage of the total set surface burner control on low to finish energy used in the home, cooking energy cooking. can be used efficiently. Here are some tips • Turn on the surface burner only after to help you save energy when using your placing filled pan on the burner grate. cooking product: • Plan your meals for the most efficient use • Use pans with
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Caring for Your Cook top Your cooktop is designed for easy care. You can do most cleaning with items found around your home. Cleaning your cooktop whenever spills or soiling occurs will help to keep it looking and operating like new. Surface burner grates 1. Make sure all surface burners are off and the surrounding parts are cool. 2. Lift off the surface burner grates. 3. Wash the grates with warm, soapy water. Use a mildly abrasive, plastic scrubbing pad for cooked-on foods. Rinse and dry well.
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CARING FOR YOUR COOKTOP • Gas must flow freely through the small hole in the brass orifice for the burner to light properly. This area must be free of any soil and be kept protected from boilovers or spillovers. Always keep the burner caps in place whenever a surface burner is in use. wWARNING Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard Do not operate with a yellow flame. Doing so can result in death, heart attack, or convulsions. 1 ⁄2" • Occasionally check the burner flames for Ports (1.25 cm) proper size
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CARING FOR YOUR COOKTOP Cleaning chart wWARNING Explosion Hazard Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near this appliance. Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire. NOTE: Do note use oven cleaners, bleach, or rust removers to clean any part of the cooktop. Use the following table to help you clean all parts of your cooktop. PART WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN Control knobs Sponge and warm, • Turn knobs to OFF and pull straight away from soapy water control panel. • Wash, rinse, an
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Troubleshooting This section is designed to help save you the cost of a service call. This section outlines possible problems, their causes, and actions you can take to solve each problem. Before calling for assistance … Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix without tools of any kind. Please check the chart below for problems you can fix. It could save you the cost of a service call. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Nothing will Cooktop is not properly Contact
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TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Burner makes Burner is wet from washing. Let dry. popping noise when on Control You are not pushing in before Push control knob(s) in before turning knob(s) will turning. to a setting. not turn Cooking The cooktop is not level. Level cooktop. (See Installation results are Instructions.) not what you The pans are not the type or Refer to a reliable cookbook for expected size recommended in the recommended pan type and size. recipe. Flame size does n
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Requesting Assistance or Service Before calling for assistance or service, please check the “Troubleshooting” section. It may save you the cost of a service call. If you still need help, follow the instructions below. If you need assistance or service in the U.S.A.: † 1. If the problem is not due 2. If you need service … to one of the items listed Whirlpool has a nationwide network of † in “Troubleshooting” ... authorized Whirlpool service companies. Whirlpool service Call the Whirlpool Consumer
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REQUESTING ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE If you need assistance or service in Canada: † 1. If the problem is not due 2. If you need service ... to one of the items listed Contact your nearest Inglis Limited † in “Troubleshooting” ... Appliance Service branch or authorized servicing outlet to service your appliance. Contact the dealer from whom you (See list below.) purchased your appliance, or call the Inglis Limited † Consumer Assistance Centre When asking for help or service: Please provide a detailed
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* WHIRLPOOL GasCook top Warrant y LENGTH OF WARRANTY WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE-YEAR FSP* replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects WARRANTY in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by FROM DATE OF an authorized Whirlpool service company. PURCHASE WHIRLPOOL WILL NOT PAY FOR A. Service calls to: 1. Correct the installation of your cooktop. 2. Instruct you how to use your cooktop. 3. Replace house fuses or correct house wiring or plumbing. B. Repairs when your cookt
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