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ELECTRIC RANGE
Use & Care Guide
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MODELS TES355 TES325 TEP325 TEP315
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TABLE OF CONTENTS RANGE SAFETY ......................................................................... 3 The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................................3 PARTS AND FEATURES ............................................................ 6 COOKTOP USE ..............................................................................7 Cooktop Controls.........................................................................7 Ceramic Glass........................
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RANGE SAFETY 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” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical ■ Use Proper Pan Size – The range is equipped with shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the one or more surface units of different size. Select range, follow basic precautions, including the utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover following: the surface unit heating element. The use of under- sized utensils will expose a portion of the heating ■ WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF element to direct co
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS For self-cleaning ranges – ■ Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. ■ Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door gasket is ■ Placement of Oven Racks – Always place oven essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack to rub, damage, or move the gasket. must be moved while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot heating element in oven. ■ Do Not Use Oven Cleaners – No commercial oven cleaner or oven liner protecti
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PARTS AND FEATURES This manual covers several different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of the items listed. The locations and appearances of the features shown here may not match your model. Control Panels 2 3 1. Electronic Oven Control 4. Surface Heating Indicator Lights 6. Right Rear Burner Control 2. Surface Burner Locator 5. Left Rear Burner Control 7. Right Front Burner Control 3. Left Front Burner Control 2 3 8 1. Manual Oven Temperature Control 3. S
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Ceramic Glass COOKTOP USE (on some models) The surface cooking area will glow red when an element is on. It will cycle on and off, at all settings, to maintain the selected heat Cooktop Controls level. It is normal for the surface of white ceramic glass to appear to change color when surface cooking areas are hot. As the glass WARNING cools, it will return to its original color. Wiping off the cooktop before and after each use will help keep it free from stains and provide the most even h
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Coil Elements and Cookware IMPORTANT: Never leave empty cookware on a hot surface Burner Bowls cooking area, element or surface burner. (on some models) Ideal cookware should have a flat bottom, straight sides, a well- Coil elements should be level for optimal cooking results. Burner fitting lid and the material should be of medium-to-heavy bowls, when clean, reflect heat back to the cookware. They also thickness. help catch spills. Cookware material is a factor in how quickly and evenly hea
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ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL (on some models) 1 2 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1. Oven Indicator Lights 5. Clock/Timer 7. Temperature/Time 2. Display 6. Start Time/Cook Time 8. Auto Clean 3. Off/Cancel 9. Custom Broil 4. Start/Enter (Control Lock) 10. Bake Oven Indicator Lights Clock The indicator lights are located to the left of, below, and within This is a 12 hour clock and does not show a.m. or p.m. the display. The indicator lights light up or flash when the oven is in one of the following modes: BAKE, BRO
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Control Lock BEFORE USING The Control Lock shuts down the control panel pads to prevent unintended use of the oven. Odors are normal when the range is new. This happens the first When the control is locked, only the CLOCK and TIMER pads will time the oven is used. function. IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to To Lock/Unlock Control: Before locking, make sure the oven the fumes given off. Exposure to the fumes may result in death to and Timer are off. Press and hol
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BAKEWARE To cook food evenly, hot air must be able to circulate. Allow 2 in. Meat Thermometer (5 cm) of space around bakeware and oven walls. Use the On models without a temperature probe, always rely on a meat following chart as a guide. thermometer to determine doneness of meat and poultry. The internal temperature, not appearance, is what counts. A meat NUMBER OF POSITION ON RACK thermometer is not supplied with this appliance. PAN(S) ■ Insert the thermometer into the center of the thick
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■ Pull out oven rack to stop position before turning or removing food. Use tongs to turn food to avoid the loss of juices. Very thin cuts of fish, poultry or meat may not need to be turned. OVEN USE ■ After broiling, remove the pan from the oven when removing the food. Drippings will bake on the pan if left in the heated oven, making cleaning more difficult. Baking and Roasting Before broiling, position rack according to Broiling Chart. It is not Before baking and roasting, position racks a
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To Set a Delayed Cook Time: COOK Before setting, make sure the clock is set to the correct time of RACK TIME day. See “Clock” section. FOOD POSITION minutes 1. Press BAKE. Side 1 Side 2 2. Set the temperature (optional). Ham slice, precooked Press the TEMP “up” or “down” arrow pads to enter a Z|x in. (1.25 cm) thick 4 8-10 4-5 temperature other than the one displayed. 3. Press COOK TIME. Frankfurters 45-7 3-4 The cook time oven indicator light will light up. Lamb chops 4. Press the TEMP
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To Adjust Oven Temperature Calibration (on models with electronic clock/timer): 1. Press and hold CLOCK until the oven display shows the OVEN USE current calibration, for example, “00”, if not yet adjusted or about 5 seconds. 2. Press the “up” or “down” arrow pads to increase or to Baking and Roasting decrease the temperature in 5°F amounts. The adjustment can be set between 35°F and -35°F. Before baking and roasting, position the racks according to the “Positioning Racks and Bakeware” sect
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To Broil: 1. Push in and turn oven control knob to BROIL. RANGE CARE On some models, set the oven selector and oven temperature control knob to BROIL. The OVEN ON indicator light will turn on. 2. After broiling, turn the oven control knob to OFF. Self-Cleaning Cycle On some models, turn both the oven selector and oven (on some models) temperature control knob to OFF. The OVEN ON indicator light will turn off. WARNING To Broil at a Lower Temperature: If food is cooking too fast, turn the oven
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Prepare Cooktop and Storage Drawer: COOKTOP CONTROLS ■ Remove plastic items from the cooktop because they may melt. Do not use steel wool, abrasive cleansers or oven cleaner. ■ Remove all items from the storage drawer. Do not soak knobs. When replacing knobs, make sure knobs are in the OFF position. How the Cycle Works IMPORTANT: The heating and cooling of porcelain on steel in the On some models, do not remove seals under knobs. oven may result in discoloring, loss of gloss, hairline cracks an
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OVEN DOOR EXTERIOR Oven Light ■ Glass cleaner and paper towels or non-abrasive plastic (on some models) scrubbing pad: The oven light is a standard 40-watt appliance bulb. It will come on when the oven door is open. It will not work during the Self- Apply glass cleaner to soft cloth or sponge, not directly on Cleaning cycle. On some models, when the oven door is closed, panel. press the manual oven light switch to turn on and off. CONTROL PANEL 1 Do not use abrasive cleaners, steel-wool pads
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2. Carefully close the door until it rests against the door removal pins. 3. Grasp the door on the sides with your fingers on the front of TROUBLESHOOTING the door and your thumbs on the inside surface. 4. Pull door straight up, then toward you. Hinge hangers will Try the solutions suggested here first in order to avoid the cost of slide out of front frame hinge slot. Do not remove door an unnecessary service call. removal pins until the door is replaced on the range. Nothing will operate ■
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Oven indicator lights flash ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE ■ Do the oven indicator lights flash? See the “Oven Indicator Lights” section. If the indicator Before calling for assistance or service, please check light(s) keeps flashing call for service. See “Assistance or “Troubleshooting.” It may save you the cost of a service call. If Service” section. you still need help, follow the instructions below. When calling, please know the purchase date and the complete Display shows messages model and ser
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® ESTATE RANGE WARRANTY FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY For one year from the date of purchase, when this appliance is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or ® furnished with the product, Whirlpool Corporation will pay for FSP replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by a Whirlpool Corporation designated service company. FOUR-YEAR WARRANTY On ceramic glass ranges and ceramic glass cooktops, in the second throug
