Maytag PER4510 User Manual

Electric Range PER451C

^.i^^^UsER’S Guide

Installer: Please leave this manual with this appliance.
Consumer; Please read and keep this manual for future reference

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Serial Number

Date of Purchase

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Table of Contents

Safety Instructions
Surface Cooking

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1-2

3-4

Oven Cooking..................................5-7

Care & Cleaning...............................8-9

Maintenance

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9-10

Before You Cali.................................10

Warranty

Guide de L'utilisateur

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12

In our continuing effort to improve the quality and performance of
our cooking products, it may be necessary to make changes to the
appliance without revising this guide.

FormNo. A/03/00

Part No. 8113P264-60

74005284

Guía del Usuario...............................24

Litho U.S.A.

Important Safety Instructions

Read and follow all instructions before
using this appliance to prevent the poten
tial risk of fire, electric shock, personal
injury or damage to the appliance as a
result of improper usage of the appliance.
Use appliance only for its intended pur
pose as described in this guide.

To ensure proper and safe operation: Ap
pliance must be properly installed and
grounded by a qualified technician.

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ALL RANGES CAN TIP ANG

CAUSE INJURIES JO PERSONS

• INSTALL ANTimp DEVICE

PACKED WITH RANGE
FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION IN

STRUCTIONS

To reduce risk of tipping of the
appliance fronn abnormai usagevOr
by excessive loading of the oven
door, the appliance mtist be
cur^ by a properly installed aird­tip device.

To check if device is properly installed,
look underneath range with a flashlight to
make sure one of the rear leveling legs is
properly engaged in the bracket slot. The
anti-tip device secures the rear leveling
leg to the floor when properly engaged.
You should check this anytime the range
has been moved.

In Case of Fire

Turn off appliance and ventilating hood to
avoid spreading the flame. Extinguish
flame then turn on hood to remove smoke
and odor.

• Cooktop: Smother fire or flame in a pan
with a lid or cookie sheet.

• NEVER pick up or move a flaming pan.

• Oven: Smother fire or flame by closing

the oven door,

General

Instructions

WARNING: NEVER use appliance door,
or drawer, if equipped, as a step stool or
seat as this may result in possible tipping
of the appliance, damage to the appliance,
and serious injuries.

If appliance is installed near a window,
proper precautions should be taken to
prevent curtains from blowing over sur
face elements.

NEVER use appliance to warm or heat the
room. Failure to follow this instruction
can lead to possible burns, injury, fire, or

damage to the appliance.

NEVER wear loose-fitting or hanging gar

ments while using the appliance. Cloth

ing could catch utensil handles or ignite

and cause burns if garment comes in con

tact with hot heating elements.

To ensure proper operation and to avoid

damage to the appliance or injury, do not

adjust, service, repair or replace any part

of the appliance unless specifically rec

ommended in this guide. Refer all other

servicing to a qualified technician.

NEVER store or use gasoline or other

combustible or flammable materials in

the oven, near surface units or in the vicin

ity of this appliance as fumes could create
a fire hazard or an explosion.

To prevent grease fires, do not let cooking

grease or other flammable materials accu
mulate in or near the appliance.

Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp
potholders on hot surfaces may result in a
steam burn. Do not let potholders touch
hot heating elements. Do not use a towel
or other bulky cloth which could easily
touch hot heating elements and ignite.

Always turn off all controls when cooking
is completed.

NEVER heat unopened containers on thi
surface unit or in the oven. Pressure build
up in the container may cause container h
burst resulting in burns, injury or damagi
to the appliance.

NEVER use aluminum foil fo cover a:
oven rack or oven bottom. Misuse couk
result in risk of electric shock, fire, or dam
age to the appliance. Use foil only as di
rected in this guide.

Many aerosol-type cans are EXPLOSIVl
when exposed to heat and may be highl;
flammable. Avoid their use or storage nea
appliance.

This appliance has been tested for saf
performance using conventional cook
ware. Do not use any devices or accesso

ries that are not specifically recommende(
in this manual. Do not use eyelid covers
stove top grills or add-on oven convectio:
systems. The use of devices or accessorie
that are not expressly recommended ii
this manual can create serious safety haz
ards, result in performance problems, am
reduce the life of the components of thi
appliance.

Cooktop

NEVER leave surface units unattendei
especially when using high heat setting;
An unattended boilover could cause smol<
ing and a greasy spillover can cause a firt

This appliance has different size surfac
elements. Select pans having flat bottom
large enough to cover element. Propc
relationship of pan to element will irr
prove cooking efficiency.

If pan is smaller than element, a portion c
the element will be exposed and coul
ignite clothing or potholder.

Do not use water on grease fires. Use
baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher to smother fire or flame.

Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed uten
sils are suitable for cooktop or oven ser
vice without breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature. Follow utensil
manufacturer's instructions when using
glass.

Turn pan handle toward center of cooktop,
not out into the room or over another

surface element. This reduces the risk of

burns, ignition of flammable materials, or

spillage if pan is accidently bumped or
reached by small children.

For proper oven operation and perfor
mance, do not block or obstruct oven vent
duct. When oven is in use, the area near
the vent may feel hot or warm to the
touch.

Always place oven racks in desired loca
tions while oven is cool. If rack must be
moved while oven is hot, do not let
potholder touch hot heating element.

Heating Elements

climbing on appliance, door or drawer to
reach items could damage the appliance
or be burned or seriously injured.

NEVER allow children to sit or stand on
any part of appliance.

Children must be taught that the appli

ance and utensils in or on it can be hot. Let
hot utensils cool in a safe place, out of
reach of children. Children should be
taught that an appliance is not a toy and
not to play with controls or other parts of
the unit.

To prevent damage to removable heating
elements, do not immerse, soak or clean in
a dishwasher or self-clean oven, A dam
aged element could short resulting in a
fire or shock hazard.

Make sure drip bowls are in place as ab
sence of these bowls during cooking could
damage wiring.

Protective Liners: Do not use aluminum
foil to line surface unit drip bowls or oven

bottoms, except as suggested in the

manual. Improper installation of these lin
ers may result in a risk of electric shock or
fire.

Deep Fat Fryers

Use extreme caution when moving the

grease pan or disposing of hot grease.
Allow grease to cool before attempting to

move pan.

Oven

Use care when opening oven door. Let hot
air or steam escape before removing or
replacing food.

NEVER touch surface or oven heating
elements, areas near elements, or inte
rior surfaces of oven.

Heating elements may be hot even though
they are dark in color. Areas near surface
elements and interior surfaces of an oven
may become hot enough to cause burns.
During and after use, do not touch or let
clothing or other flammable materials con
tact heating elements, areas near elements,
or interior surfaces of oven until they
have had sufficient time to cool.

Other potentially hot surfaces include:

Cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven
vent, and surfaces near the vent opening,
oven door, areas around the door and
oven window.

Child Safety

NEVER leave children alone or unsuper

vised where appliance is in use or is hot.

CAUTION: NEVER store items of inter
est to children in cabinets above an appli
ance or onbackguard of a range. Children

Ventilating

Hoods

Clean range hood and filters frequently

to prevent grease or other flammable ma
terials from accumulating to avoid fires.

Turn the fan on when flambeing foods
(such as Cherries Jubilee) under the hood.

Important Safety
Notice and
Warning

IMPORTANT: Never keep pet birds in
the kitchen or in rooms where the fumes
from the kitchen could reach. Birds have
a very sensitive respiratory system. Fumes
released during an oven self-cleaning

cycle may be harmful or fatal to birds.
Fumes released due to overheated cook
ing oil, fat, margarine and overheated
non-stick cookware may be equally harm

ful.

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