Kenmore 790.9010 series, 790.9015 series Use & Care Manual

Use & Care Guide Manual de Uso y Cuidado

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Models/Modelos: 790.9010* / 9015*

Kenmore

Electric Range

Estufa eléctrica

* = Color number, número de color

P/N 318200512A (1201) Sears Brands Management Corporation Hoﬀ man Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A. www.kenmore.com www.sears.com

Table of Contents

Free-Standing Range Warranty ................................................ 2

Product Record .............................................................................2

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................ 3-5

Range Features ........................................................................6-7

Selecting Surface Cooking Utensils .......................................... 8

Leveling .........................................................................................8

Specialty Pans & Trivets .............................................................. 9

Canning Tips & Information .......................................................9

Surface Cooking ........................................................................ 10

Before Setting Oven Controls ................................................... 11

Air Circulation in the Oven ....................................................... 11

Control Pad Functions ................................................................12

Setting the clock .........................................................................12

Minute Timer ...............................................................................13

Temperature Conversion (Fahrenheit/ Celcius) ......................13

Setting Oven Controls ..........................................................14-18

Oven Self-Cleaning ............................................................ 19-20

General Cleaning .................................................................21-26

Changing Oven and/or Cooktop Lights ................................27

Adjusting Oven Temperature ...................................................27

Avoid Service Checklist.......................................................28-29

Protection Agreements ...............................................................31

Sears Service .............................................................................32

Kenmore Limited Warranty

When installed, operated and maintained according to all instructions supplied with the product, if this appliance fails due to a defect in material and workmanship within one year from the date of purchase, call 1-800-4-MY-HOME® to arrange for free repair.

This warranty applies for only 90 days from the date of purchase if this appliance is ever used for other than private family purposes.

This warranty covers only defects in material and workmanship. Sears will NOT pay for:

1. Cracks in a ceramic glass cooktop that are not a result of thermal shock.

2. Stains and scratches on a ceramic glass cooktop resulting from accident or improper operation or maintenance.

3. Expendable items that can wear out from normal use, including but not limited to ﬁ lters, belts, light bulbs, and bags.

4. A service technician to instruct the user in correct product installation, operation or maintenance.

5. A service technician to clean or maintain this product.

6. Damage to or failure of this product if it is not installed, operated or maintained according to the all instructions supplied with the product.

7. Damage to or failure of this product resulting from accident, abuse, misuse or use for other than its intended purpose.

8. Damage to or failure of this product caused by the use of detergents, cleaners, chemicals or utensils other than those recommended in all instructions supplied with the product.

9. Damage to or failure of parts or systems resulting from unauthorized modiﬁ cations made to this product.

Disclaimer of implied warranties; limitation of remedies

Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy under this limited warranty shall be product repair as provided herein. Implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability or ﬁ tness for a particular purpose, are limited to one year or the shortest period allowed by law. Sears shall not be liable for incidental or consequential damages. Some states and provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitation on the duration of implied warranties

of merchantability or ﬁ tness, so these exclusions or limitations may not apply to you.

This warranty applies only while this appliance is used in the United States or Canada.

This warranty gives you speciﬁ c legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

Sears Brands Management Corporation, Hoﬀ man Estates, IL 60179 - Sears Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2B8

Product Record

In this space below, record the date of purchase, model and serial number of your product. You will ﬁ nd the model and serial number printed on the serial plate.

Model No. __________________________________ Serial No. ___________________________________ Date of purchase ____________________________

Save these instructions and your sales receipt for future reference.

790.

Serial Plate Location

You will ﬁ nd the model and serial number printed on the serial plate. The serial plate is located as shown.

Please carefully read and save these instructions

This Use & Care Guide contains general operating instructions for your appliance and feature information for several models. Your product may not have all the described features. The graphics shown are representative. The graphics on your appliance may not look exactly like those shown. Common sense and caution must be practiced when installing, operating and maintaining any appliance.

Printed in Canada

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

This manual contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay attention to these symbols and follow all instructions given.

death or property damage.

property damage.

• Remove all tape and packaging before using the appliance. Destroy the carton and plastic bags after unpacking the appliance. Never allow children to play with packaging material.

• Proper Installation. Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualiﬁ ed technician in accordance with National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA No.70 (USA) or CSA C22.1, PART 1 (Canada)-latest edition and local code requirements. Install

only per installation instructions provided in the literature package for this appliance.

This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause serious bodily harm,

This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause bodily injury or

Tip Over Hazard

A child or adult can tip the • range and be killed.

Verify the anti-tip device has • been installed to ﬂ oor or wall.

Ensure the anti-tip device is re-engaged to • ﬂ oor or wall when the range is moved.

Do not operate the range without the anti-• tip device in place and engaged.

Failure to follow these instructions can • result in death or serious burns to children and adults.

Range Leveling Leg

To check if the anti-tip bracket is installed properly, use both arms and grasp the rear edge of range back. Carefully attempt to tilt range forward. When properly installed, the range should not tilt forward.

Refer to the anti-tip bracket installation instructions supplied with your range for proper installation.

Anti-Tip Bracket

• In case of an emergency, know how to disconnect the electrical power to the appliance at the circuit breaker or fuse box.

• User Servicing. Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless speciﬁ cally recommended in the manuals. All other

servicing should be done only by a qualiﬁ ed technician to reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to the appliance. Sears Parts & Repair is the recommended repair service for this appliance.

• Never modify or alter the construction of an appliance by removing panels, wire covers or any other part of the product.

• Remove the oven door from any unused appliance if it is to be stored or discarded.

Stepping, leaning, sitting or pulling down on the door of this appliance can result in serious injuries and may also cause damage to the appliance. Do not

allow children to climb or play around the appliance.

• Storage on Appliance. Flammable materials

should not be stored near surface units. This

includes paper, plastic and cloth items, such as cookbooks, plasticware and towels, as well as ﬂ ammable liquids. Do not store explosives, such as aerosol cans, on or near the appliance. Flammable materials may explode and result in ﬁ re or property damage.

Do not use the ovens for storage.

Do not store items of interest to children in the cabinets above an appliance.

Children climbing on the appliance to reach items could be seriously injured.

• Do not leave children alone. Children should

not be left alone or unattended in the area where an appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS, AREAS NEAR THESE SURFACES, OVEN HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES.

Surface units may be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface units may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other ﬂ ammable materials touch these areas until they have had suﬃ cient time to cool. Among these areas are the cooktop, surfaces facing the cooktop, the oven vent openings and surfaces near these openings, oven door and window.

• Wear Proper Apparel. Loose-ﬁ tting or hanging garments should never be worn while using the appliance. Do not let clothing

or other ﬂ ammable materials contact hot surfaces.

Never use your appliance for

warming or heating the room.

• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires. Smother the ﬁ re with a pan lid, or use baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

• When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat or grease may catch ﬁ re if allowed to become too hot.

• Use Only Dry Potholders. Moist or damp

potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let the potholders

touch hot heating surface units. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth instead of a potholder.

• Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers.

Buildup of pressure may cause the container to burst and result in injury.

IMPORTANT—Do not attempt to operate the appliance during a power failure. If power fails, always turn oﬀ the appliance. If the

appliance is not turned oﬀ and the power resumes, it will begin to operate again. Once the power resumes, reset the clock and oven function.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR COOKTOP

• Know which knob controls each surface

heating unit. Place a pan of food on the unit

before turning it on, and then turn the unit oﬀ before removing the pan.

• Use proper pan size. This appliance is equipped with one or more surface units of diﬀ erent sizes. Select utensils having ﬂ at bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit. The use of undersized utensils will expose a portion of the surface heating unit to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of utensil to the surface unit will also improve eﬃ ciency.

• Utensil handles should be turned inward

and not extend over adjacent surface units. To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of

ﬂ ammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil.

• Never leave surface units unattended— Boilovers cause smoking and greasy accumulations that may ignite, or a pan that has boiled dry may melt.

• Glazed cooking utensils—Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for rangetop service without breaking due to the sudden change in temperature. Check the manufacturer’s recommendations for cooktop use.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR OVEN

• Use Care When Opening an Oven Door—

Stand to the side of the appliance when opening the door of a hot oven. Let hot air or steam escape before you remove or replace food in the oven.

• Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. The

upper oven is vented at the back of the cooktop and the lower oven at the center trim. Touching the surfaces in this area when the oven is operating may cause severe burns. Also, do not place plastic or heat-sensitive items near the oven vent. These items could melt or ignite.

NEVER cover any slots, holes

or passages in the oven bottom or cover an entire rack with materials such as aluminum foil. Doing so blocks air ﬂ ow through the oven

and may cause carbon monoxide poisoning.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Aluminum foil linings may trap heat, causing a ﬁ re hazard.

• Placement of Oven Racks. Always place oven racks in desired location while oven is cool. Remove all utensils from the rack before removing rack. If rack must be moved while oven is hot, use extreme caution. Use pot holders and grasp the rack with both hands to reposition. Do not let pot holders contact the hot oven element or interior of the oven.

• Do not use the broiler pan without its insert. The broiler pan and grid allow dripping fat to drain and be kept away from the high heat of the broiler.

• Do not cover the broiler grid or oven bottom with aluminum foil. Exposed fat and grease could ignite.

• Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth. Doing so could cause the bulb to break. Disconnect the appliance or shut oﬀ the power to the appliance before removing and replacing the bulb.

• Protective liners—DO NOT USE ALUMINUM FOIL TO LINE THE OVEN BOTTOM. Only use aluminum foil as recommended in this manual. Improper installation of these liners may result in risk of electric shock, or ﬁ re.

SELF-CLEANING OVEN MODELS

• Clean in the self-cleaning cycle only the parts of the appliance listed in this Use & Care Guide. Before using the self-cleaning

cycle of the appliance, remove the broiler pan and any utensils stored in the appliance.

• Do not clean the oven door gasket. The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage or move the gasket.

• Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the appliance

The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given oﬀ during the self-clean cycle of any oven. Move birds to another well ventilated room.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING YOUR OVEN

• Clean the appliance regularly to keep all

parts free of grease that could catch ﬁ re.

Exhaust fan ventilation hoods and grease ﬁ lters should be kept clean. Do not allow grease to accumulate. Greasy deposits in the fan could catch ﬁ re. Refer to the hood manufacturer’s instructions for cleaning.

• Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently—Grease

should not be allowed to accumulate on the hood or ﬁ lter. Follow manufacturer’s instructions for cleaning.

FOR CERAMIC GLASS COOKTOPS

• Do not clean or operate a broken cooktop—If

cooktop should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualiﬁ ed technician immediately.

• Clean cooktop glass with caution—If a wet

sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid a steam burn. Some cleaners can produce harmful fumes if applied to a hot surface.

• Avoid scratching the cooktop glass with sharp

objects.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other productive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

Range features

Model number: 790.9010*

Oven Light Switch

Surface Indicator Light

Coil Surface Element

Electronic Oven Control

Surface Control Knobs

Coil Surface Element

Self-Cleaning Oven

Grid (If equipped)

Broil Pan (If equipped)

Front Glass Oven Door

Broil Element

Oven Light

Adjustable Oven Racks

Door Handle

Drawer

Range features

Model number: 790.9015*

Oven Light Switch

Surface Indicator Light

6” Radiant Surface Element

Electronic Oven Control

Surface Control Knobs

6” Radiant Surface Element

8” Radiant Surface Element

Grid (If equipped)

Broil Pan (If equipped)

Front Glass or Stainless Steel Oven Door

Self-Cleaning Oven

Drawer

Broil Element

Oven Light

Adjustable Oven Racks

Door Handle

Selecting Surface Cooking Utensils

For best result and energy conservation, choose cooking utensils that have these characteristics:

Pans should have ﬂ at bottoms. Check for ﬂ atness by rotating a ruler across the bottom. There should be no gap between the pan and ruler.

Note: Always use a utensil for its intended purpose. Follow manufacturer’s instructions. Some utensils were not made to be used in the oven or on the cooktop.

Do not use griddle over more than one burner because it could damage your cooktop. It can also result in exposure to carbon monoxide levels above allowable current standards and be hazardous to your health.

* Specialty pans such as lobster pots, griddles and pressure cookers

may be used but must conform to the above recommended cookware requirements.

Leveling

For good baking results, your range should be level. Screw type leveling legs are provided at each corner of the range at the base. Remove the storage drawer to adjust the leveling legs.

To level the range:

1. Use a 1¼” open end key or an adjustable wrench to equally unscrew the four leveling legs two to three turns each.

2. Install an oven rack in the center of the oven.

3. Move the range to its ﬁ nal position, then put a level on the rack to check for levelness. Take two readings, one with the level placed diagonally ﬁ rst in one direction, and then the other.

4. Use the 1 ¼” key or wrench to adjust the leveling legs. Turn each one until the range stands ﬁ rm without wobbling.

5. Some models are supported by smooth glide rollers to facilitate moving.

If ﬂ oor is ﬂ at and level, open the drawer and lower the front roller locking levers (some models) to prevent the range from moving.

If ﬂ oor is not ﬂ at or level or if this model has rollers without locking levers, use the 4 leveling legs to level, support and prevent the range from moving.

Specialty Pans & Trivets

DO NOT use a wok if it is equipped with a metal ring that extends beyond the surface element. Because this ring traps heat, the surface element and cooktop surface could be damaged.

Woks with ﬂ at bottoms suitable

for use on your cooktop are available in most cookshop or hardware stores.

DO NOT use two elements (if the cooktop is not equipped with bridge element) to heat one large pan such as a roaster or griddle, or allow cooking utensils to boil dry. The bottom surface of the pan in either of these situations could cause discoloring or cracking of the glass range surface.

Wire trivets: Do not use wire trivets. Cookware bottoms must be in direct contact with the surface elements.

DO NOT use a wok if it is equipped with a metal ring. Because this ring traps heat, the cooktop surface could be damaged.

For glass smoothtop models, only ﬂ at bottomed woks (without support rings) may be used.

Canning Tips & Information

1. Use tested recipes and follow instructions carefully. Check with your local manufacturer of glass jars for the latest canning information.

2. Use ﬂ at-bottomed canners only. Heat is spread more evenly when the bottom surface is ﬂ at.

3. Center canner on the burner grate.

4. Start with hot water and a high heat setting to reduce the time it takes to bring the water to a boil; then reduce the heat setting as low as possible to maintain a constant boil.

5. It is best to can small amounts and light loads.

Prevent damage to cooktop:

1. Do not use water bath or pressure canners that extend more than one inch beyond the edge of the burner grate.

2. Do not leave water bath or pressure canners on high heat for an extended amount of time.

3. Alternate surface units between each batch to allow the units and surrounding surfaces to cool down. Try to avoid canning on the same burner unit all day.

Safe canning requires that harmful micro-organisms are destroyed and the jars are sealed completely. When canning in a water bath canner, a gentle but steady boil must be maintained continuously for the required time.

Canning can generate large amounts of steam. Use extreme caution to prevent burns. Always raise the lid to vent steam away from you.

Surface Cooking

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of the cooktop when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wood could catch ﬁ re if placed too close to the element.

Do not place items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top

Setting Surface Controls

1. Place the pan on the surface element.

2. Push in and turn the surface element control knob to desired setting.

3. The surface signal light will glow when one or more elements are turned on. Always turn the element oﬀ before removing the pan.

Note: The size and type of utensil used, and the amount and type of food being cooked will inﬂ uence the setting needed for best cooking results.

Setting Type of Cooking

HI (Max) Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling. 5 (Med) Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies, steam vegetables. 2-4 (Med-Low) Keep food cooking, poach, stew. LO (Min) Keep warm, melt, simmer. *The suggested settings found in the list above are based on cooking in medium

thickness aluminum pans with lids. Settings may vary when using other types of pans.

Indicator Light

Some models have an indicator light for each heating unit, other models have an indicator light for each pair of heating units.

The indicator light glows as soon as a heating unit is turned on. Check if the indicator light glows when the control knob of the individual heating unit is turned on. If the knob is set to a very low temperature setting, the indicator may glow and yet, the heating unit may not be heating at all. If this happens, turn the knob to a higher setting until the heating unit comes on.

When cooking is ﬁ nished, a quick glance at the indicator lights is an easy check to be sure all the control knobs have been turned to OFF.

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