Sears 45221, 45321 User Manual

CONTENTS

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SAFETY

USE AND CARE

Your Range and Its Features ..................................... 4

Clock end Timer .......................................................... 5

Cooktop Cooking ........................................................ 6

Oven Cooking ............................................................. 7

Broiling ................ _....................................................... 8

Continuous-Cleaning Oven (Some Models) ............. 9

Removal of Packaging Tape ...................................... 9

Cleaning Tips ............................................................ 10

Removable parts ................................................. 11-13

BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE

What to Do Before Calling for Service .............. 13, 14

Temperature Adjustments ....................................... 14

WARRANTY

MODELS 45221

45320
45321

Kenmore

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USE •CARE • SAFETY

MANUAL

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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

FOR YOUR SAFETY

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance. When using electrical

appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:

Teach children notto play
with control knobs or any

other pert of the range.

Never leave children
alone or unattended where
a range is in use.

Caution:

Never store things chil-

dren might want above a

range.
Never let anyone climb,

sit or stand on the range.
They might be injured on a
hot surface.

Never leave an oven door
open when you are not

watching.

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Always keep the range area clear

and free from things that will burn.
CAUTION:

Never store things in an

oven or near cooktop elements/
burners. These things may catch

fire and plastic Items could melt.

Never use your range for warming
or heating a room. You could be

burned or seriously injured. Such
misuse could also cause damage to

the range.

Never wear loose clothing when
using your range. Such clothing

could catch fire.

Never let pot handles stick out

over the front of the range. Turn

handles in so that they cannot be
bumped into. Keep the handles

away from other hot surface ele-

ments/burners.

Never use atowel or other bulky cloth
as a potholder. Such cloths could
catch fire on a hot element/burner.

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Never leave cooktop elements/

burners unwatched at high heat
settings. Boilovers cause smok-
ing and greasy spillovers could

catch fire.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Keep this book for later use.
Be sure your range Is Installed and grounded properly

by a quallfled tschnlclan.
Choose pots and pans wlth flat bottoms, large enough

to cover the enUre cook-topelemenL Thls wlll cut down
the rlsk of setting potholdera or clothing on fire wlth an

uncovered element and waste less energy.
Always use care when touchlng cooktop elements,

areas near cooktop elements, oven heatlng elements or
Inslde the oven. Hsetlng elements could be hot enough
to burnyou even If they are dark In color. The oven vent

duct and oven door may also become hot durlng range
use.

Always change oven rack positions while oven Is cool.
After broiling, always take the broiler pan out of the

range and clean It. Leftover grease In the broiler pan
can catch on fire next time you use the pan.

Always use dry potholders when removing pans from

the oven or cooktop. Moist or damp potholders can

cause steam burns.

Always use care when opening oven door. Let hot air

and steam out before moving food.

Always follow cleanlng Instructions in this book.

Always remove the broller pan and other utenalls from

the oven before a clean cycle.
Always keep the range and oven clean. Food and

grease are easy to Ignlte. Clean the range, oven and vent
hoods regularly.

Always keep combustible wall coverings, curfalns or
drapes a safe distance away from your range.

Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, potholdera and
other linens a safe distance away from your range.

Always keep canned food and wooden or plastic uten-
sils a safe distance away from your range.

Always keep the appliance area clear and free from
things that will burn, gasoline and other flammable

vapors and liquids.

Only some kinds of glass or ceramic pans can be used
for cooldop cooking. Be sure that the pan you use will

not break when heated on the cooktop elements.

Never try to repair or replace any part of the range

unless Instructions are given In this book. All other
work should be done by a skilled technician.

Never heat unopened food contalners. Pressure

bulldup may make contalner burst and cause Injury. "
Never leave jars or cans of fat or drlpplngs on or near

therange. Neverletgraasebullduponyourrange. You
can keep grease flrss from startlng If you clean up

grease and spills after each range use.
Never use aluminum foil to line drip bowls or oven

bottoms. Improper use of foil could start a fire or cause
electrical shock.

Never block free airflow through the oven venL
Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a deep fat

fryer. Wait until the fat has cooled.
Never put removable heating elements In water.
Never use the cooktop without reflector pans or drip

bowls being In place, If these pans or bowls are not

there during cooking, wiring orother range parts may be

damaged.
Nevertouch surface units, heatlngelements, or Interior

surfaces of the oven. They may be hot even though they
appear dark In color.

Clean only parts listed In manual.
Never clean cooktop surface when It Is hot. Some

cleaners produce noxious fumes and wet cloths could
cause steam burns If used on a hot surface.

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 continuous
clean oven (some models).

Be sure the range Is securely Installed In a cabinet that
Isfirmly attached to the house structure. Weight on the
oven door could potentially cause the oven to tip and

result In Injury. Never allow anyoneto climb, sit, stand

or hang on the oven door.

Read and understand this information
NOW!

Be sure everyone in your home knows
what to do in case of fire.

Should you ever need it, you will not have
time for reading.

Never use water on a grease fire - it will
only spread the flames.

COOKTOP GREASE FIRE

Never pick up a flaming pan..Jnstead:

1. "rum off the element.

2. Smother the fire with a tightly fitting pan lid_
baking soda or afoam or halon type extinguisher.

OVEN FIRE

1. Close oven door and turn controls off.

2. If fire continues, throw baking soda on the
fire, or use a foam or halon type extinguisher.

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YOUR RANGE

IMPORTANT:

The model and serial number of your oven can be found on a tag located
below the lift-up cooktop, at the rear.

Lift-Up Cooktop
(See page 11)

Removable Reflector
Bowls

(See page 12)

Cooktop Indicator Light
(glows when any cooktop

CooktopControl
(See page 6)

Oven Control
(See pages 6 - 8)

Oven Indicator Light

Oven Vent

(under right rear

) element;

area may get hot
during oven use.

DO NOT BLOCK

vent area.)

Removable

Cooktop Elements

(See page 12)

Oven Light Switch

(Push to turn oven

light on and off)

ClockandTimer

(See page5)

Racks

(See page 11)

Removable Oven Door
(See page 11)

Bake Element

BROILER PAN & GRID

(SEE PAGES 8 and 10)

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