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Use And Care
GUIDE
A Note to You..............2
Cooktop Safety ............3
Parts and Features .....5
Using Your
Cooktop .......................6
Caring for
Your Cooktop ............10
Troubleshooting…….12
Requesting
Assistance
or Service ..................13
Warranty .................... 16
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 14.
ELECTRIC CERAMIC COOKTO
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3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 2 A Note to You Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL* appliance. The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality products that consistently perform for you to make your life easier. 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 in the Product Regis
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3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 3 Cooktop Safety 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 injure
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3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 4 Cooktop Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS • Utensil Handles Should Be Turned OR AREAS NEAR UNITS – Surface Inward and Not Extend Over Adjacent units may be hot even though they are Surface Units – To reduce the risk of dark in color. Areas near surface units burns, ignition of flammable materials, may become hot enough to cause and spillage due to unintentional burns. During and after use, do not contact with the utensil, th
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3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 5 Parts and Features CLEANTOP * ceramic glass Control panel cooktop Dual-size surface cooking area (Models GJC3034H and GJC3634H) Model and serial number plate (on bottom of outer box) Dual element Standard control panel control panel (Models GJC3034H and GJC3634H) (Model RCC3024G) Left rear Left rear control knob control knob Right rear Right rear control knob control knob Left front Left front control knob control knob Right front Right front con
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3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 6 Using Your Cooktop wWARNING Fire Hazard Turn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire. Using the surface cooking areas Push in control knobs before turning them to a setting. You can set them anywhere between HI and OFF. Surface cooking area markers The solid dot in the surface cooking area marker shows which surface cooking area is turned on by that knob. Hot surface indicator light The hot surface indicator light o
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O O O O LL LL L L L L O O O O L L L L A A A A U U U U D D D D S S S S I I I I N N N N 3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 7 USING YOUR COOKTOP Surface cooking area heat Easy ways to save energy • When heating large quantities of liquid for foods settings such as pasta or soup, cover with a lid to help Use the following as a guide. shorten cooking time. SETTING RECOMMENDED USE • Preheat your pots and pans only when recommended and for the shortest time possible. HI • To start food cook
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3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 8 USING YOUR COOKTOP Using the ceramic glass Wiping off the cooktop before and after • cooktop each use will help keep the surface free from stains and give you the most even heating. See “Cleaning the ceramic glass cooktop” in the “Caring for Your Range” section for care and cleaning suggestions. Home canning information Pan Center over surface unit Surface unit Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is similar to cooking on coil elements. There are, • Use t
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3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 9 USING YOUR COOKTOP Characteristics of cookware materials The pan material affects how fast heat transfers from the surface cooking area through the pan material and how evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide the best cooking results. Aluminum • Heats quickly and evenly. • Use for all types of cooking. • Medium or heavy thickness is best for most cooking. • Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating. Cast iron •
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3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 10 Caring for Your Cooktop wWARNING Explosion Hazard Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near this appliance. Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire. Cleaning chart Before cleaning, always make sure all controls are off and the cooktop is cool. Refer to instructions on all cleaning products before using them to clean your cooktop. PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Control Knobs Soap and
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3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 11 CARING FOR YOUR COOKTOP How to keep your cooktop looking like new Your cooktop is designed for easy care. Foods spilled directly on the cooktop will not burn off as on open-coil elements. Because of this, you should keep the surface dust free and soil free before heating. Use the Cooktop Polishing Creme, included with your range, to clean and maintain the cooktop. Do not use steel wool, plastic cleaning pads, abrasive powdered cleansers, chlorine bleac
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3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 12 Troubleshooting You can solve many common cooktop problems easily, saving you the cost of a possible service call. Try the suggestions below to see if you can solve your problem without outside help. If the suggestions do not work, see “Requesting Assistance or Service” on page 13 (in the U.S.A.), or on page 14 (in Canada). PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Nothing will The unit is not wired into Wire the unit into a live circuit with operate a live circ
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3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 13 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 these instructions. If you need assistance or service in the U.S.A.: 1. If the problem is not due 3. If you need FSP* to one of the items listed replacement parts … † earlier in this section ... FSP is a registered trademark of Whirlpool Call the Whirlpool Consum
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3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 14 REQUESTING ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE If you need assistance or service in Canada: 1. If the problem is not due 3. If you need FSP* to one of the items listed replacement parts … † earlier in this section ... FSP is a registered trademark of Whirlpool Contact the dealer from whom you Corporation for quality parts. Look for this purchased your appliance, symbol of quality whenever you need a or call the Inglis Limited replacement part for your WHIRLPOOL* C
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3192798v07c21 5/17/99 11:12 AM Page 16 * WHIRLPOOL * CLEAN TOP Electric Cooktop Warranty LENGTH OF WARRANTY WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE-YEAR FSP* replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects WARRANTY FROM in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by DATE OF PURCHASE a Whirlpool designated service company. FULL FIVE-YEAR FSP replacement parts and repair labor for CLEANTOP WARRANTY ceramic glass cooktop. FROM DATE OF Whirlpool warrants that: PURCHASE – The ceramic glass
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3192798FRv04c20 5/17/99 11:08 AM Page 1 GUIDE d’utilisation et d’entretien Note à l’intention de l’utilisateur ..............2 Importantes instructions de sécurité ..................3 Pièces et caractéristiques ..........6 Utilisation de la table de cuisson ..........7 Entretien de la table de cuisson ........13 Guide de diagnostic ..................15 Demande d’assistance ou de service ............16 Garantie......................20 Aux États-Unis, pour assistance ou service, téléphon
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3192798FRv04c20 5/17/99 11:08 AM Page 2 Note à l‘intention de l‘utilisateur Merci de votre achat d’un appareil électroménager WHIRLPOOL*. La marque Whirlpool s’est engagée à concevoir des produits de qualité qui donnent un ren- dement uniforme et vous facilitent la vie. Pour que ce produit puisse vous procurer de nom- breuses années de service sans problème, nous avons préparé ce Guide d’utilisation et d’entretien. Vous y trouverez de nombreux renseignements sur les méthodes d’entretien conven
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3192798FRv04c20 5/17/99 11:08 AM Page 3 Importantes instructions de sécurité Votre sécurité et celle des autres est très importante. Nous donnons de nombreux messages de sécurité importants dans ce manuel et sur votre appareil ménager. Assurez-vous de tougours lire tous les messages de sécurité st de vous y conformer. Voici le symbole d'alerte de sécurité. Ce symbole d'alerte de sécurité vous signale les dangers susceptibles de causer le décès et des blessures graves à vous et à d’autres. Tous
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3192798FRv04c20 5/17/99 11:08 AM Page 4 SÉCURITÉ DE LA TABLE DE CUISSON IMPORTANTES INSTRUCTIONS DE SÉCURITÉ • Porter des vêtements appropriés – Des les vêtements ou autres matériaux vêtements amples ou détachés ne inflammables entrer en contact avec ces doivent jamais être portés pendant éléments de surface ou les surfaces près l’utilisation de la table de cuisson. des éléments, avant qu’ils ne soient • Entretien par l’utilisateur – Ne pas suffisamment refroidis. Ces endroits comprennen
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3192798FRv04c20 5/17/99 11:08 AM Page 5 SÉCURITÉ DE LA TABLE DE CUISSON IMPORTANTES INSTRUCTIONS DE SÉCURITÉ • Positionnement des poignées des • Nettoyer la table de cuisson avec ustensiles – Pour réduire les risques prudence – Si une éponge ou un chiffon de brûlures, d’inflammation de produits mouillé est utilisé pour essuyer les combustibles et de renversements dus renversements sur une surface de à l’entrechoquement non intentionnel cuisson chaude, éviter les brûlures des ustensiles,
