Sears 93331,Kenmore 93331 Use, Care, Safety Manual

CONTENTS

SAFETY

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USE AND CARE

Your Range and Its Features ..................................... 5

Cooktop Controls ....................................................... 6

Clock and Timer .......................................................... 6

Oven Controls ............................................................. 6

Oven Vent ........ r...................................................... 5, 6

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

Broiling ........................................................................ 8

Self-Clean Cycle .................................................... 9, 10

Removal of Packaging Tape .................................... 12

Cleaning Tips ...................................................... 10, 11

Removable Range Parts .................................... 12, 13

BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE

What to Do Before Calling for Service .............. 14, 15

Thermosta! Adjustments ......................................... 15

WARRANTY

MODEL 93331

SEARS

Kenmore

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USE •CARE • SAFETY

MANUAL

I WARNING

• ALL RANGES CAN TiP

• INJURY COULD RESULT

• INSTALL ANTI-TIP
DEVICE PACKED WITH

RANGE

• SEE INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

STABILITY DEVICE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

FOR BRACKET KIT NO. 342473

TOOLS NEEDED:

Phillips head screwdriver
1 3/8" open end or adjustable wrench

Bracket attaches to floor or wallto hold either right or left 3.
rear leg leveler, iffaetenlng to floor, be surethat screws

do not penetrate electrical wiring or plumbing. If this
cannot be determined, use shorter screws that will not

penetrate through flooring.
If the bracket came with your range, It Is shipped at-

tached to the lower range back. Remove and discard
the shipping screw that holds the bracket and then

4.

follow instructions below.

1. Decide whether the bracket will be installed on the
right or left side of range location.

2. If the bracket side of the range is adjacent to a
cabinet, place the bracket against back wall and
cabinet as shown In Figure 1.

If there is no adjacent cabinet, determine where the
location of the range side (painted outside panel) will

be. Place the bracket with its outside edge at this
location and against back wall. See Figure 1.

5°

ADJACENT CABINET OR FINAL
LOCATION OF RANGE SIDE

PANEL

OUTSIDE EDGE OF

FLUSH WITH LEFT OR
RIGHT SIDE OF RANGE

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WALL BEHIND

Determine whether you will anchor the bracket tothe
floor or wall. Fasten the bracket securely with the
screws provided. Screws are self-drilling In wood,

plywood, particle and chip board, and most metal
framing. Itattachlngtomasonry, youcanbuysultable

screws and anchors at hardware stores. Use a
masonry drill to drill the required holes.

Using the wrench, back out the four leg levelers at
least two turns. See your installation guide for more

leveling Information before positioning range.
Slide the range Into place. Be sure rear leg leveler

fully engages slot In bracket. If range cannot be

moved back far enough for rear leg leveler to enter
bracket, move bracket forward as required and attach

to floor in new location.

BRACKET

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WOODOR METAL |

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WALL
PLATE

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Fig. 1

Fig. 2

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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 child ran not toplay with range
knobs or any other part of the range.

Never leave children alone or unat-

tended where a range Is In use.

CAUTION:

Items of interest to children
should not be stored in cabinets

above the range or on the
backsplash of the range. Chil-
dren climbing on the range to
reach items could be seriously
injured.

Never let anyone climb, sit or stand
on the open door or any other part of
the range. Their weight may make
the range tip over.

Never leave the oven door open when
you are not watching the range.

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To insure safety for yourself and your home, please read your Owner's Manual

carefully. Keep it handy for quick easy reference. Pay close attention to the
safety sections of your manual. You can recognize the safety sections by

looking for the A symbol or the word "Safety".

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 use atowel or other bulky cloth

as a potholder. Such cloths could
catch tire on a hot element/burner.

Never let pot handles stick out
over the front of the range. Turn

handles In so th_ they cannot be
bumped Into. Keep the handles
away from other hot surface ele-

ments/burners.

Never leave cooktop elements/
burners unwatched at high heat

settings. Bollovers cause smok-
Ing and greasy splllovers 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 qua,lied technician.
Always use care when touching surface elements,
oven beating elements or Inside the oven. Heating
elements could be hot enough to burn you even If they
are dark In color. The oven vent duct and oven door may
also become hot during oven use.
Alter broiling, always take the broiler pan out ol the
oven and clean It. Leftover grease In the broiler pen can
catch on fire next time you use the pan.

Always use dry potholders when removing pans from
the oven. 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 cleaning Instructions In this book.
Always keep the range clean. Food and grease are
easy to ignIte. Clean the oven regularly.

Always keep combustible wall coverings, curtains or

drapes a safe distance away from your range.

Always keep wooden and plastic utensils or canned

food a safe distance away from your range.
Always keep the appliance area clear and free from

things that will burn, gasollne and other flammable
vapors and liquids.
Always remove the broiler pan and other utensils from
the oven before a self-clean cycle.
Clean Only parts listed in the Manual.

Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, potholders, and

linens a safe distance away from your range. Never
store such Items In or near your range.

Never heet unopened food containers. Pressurebuildup
may make container burst and cause injury.

Never leave jars or cans of fat or drippings on or near
the range. Never let grease build up on your range. You
can keep grease fires from starting if you clean up

grease and spills after each range use.

Never use aluminum foil to line oven bottoms or drip

bowls. Improper use of foil could start a fire.

Never blOck free airflow through the oven vent.
Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a deep fat

fryer. WaIt until the fat has cooled.
Place oven racks In desired poslUon while oven Iscool.

If racks must be handled when hot, do not let potholder
contact hot heating element In oven.
Choose pots and pans with flat bottoms, large enough
to cover the entire cooktop element. This will cut down
the risk of setUng potholders or clothing on fire with an
uncovered element and waste less energy.
Only some kinds of glass or ceramic pans can be used
for cooktop cooking. Be sure that the pen you use will

not break when heated on the cooktop elements.

Never try to clean utensils, cookware or removable
parts of your range In the oven during a self-clean cycle.

Never rub, move, clean or damage the door gasket on

self-cleaning oven. The gasket Is essential for s good
seal.

I! the self-cleaning mode malfunctions, turn Off
and disconnect the power supply. Have serviced by a
qualified technician.

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.

Do Not Use Oven Cleaners -- No commercla! oven

cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind
should be used in or around any part of the oven.

Never put removable heating elements In water. Do not

put them in a dishwasher. Do not put them In the sell-

clean cycle ot your oven.

Never use the cooktop without reflector pans or drip

bowls in place. If these pans or bowls are not there
during cooking, wiring or other range parts may be

damaged.

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.

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

Read and understand this information NOW!
Should you ever need it, you will net have time for

reading.

• COOKTOP GREASE FIRE

Never use water on a grease fire - It will only
spread the flames.
Never pick up a flaming pan...instead:

1. Turn off the element.

2. Smother the fire with a tightly fitting pan.lid,
baking soda, or a foam_ halon, or dry chemical

extinguisher.

OVEN FIRE
Do not try to move the pan.

1. Close oven door and turn controls off.

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

Never use water on a grease fire m It will only
spread the flames.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement
Act requires the Governor ot California to publish a listof
substances knowntothe stateto causebirthdefectsorother
reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn cus-
tomers of potential exposure to such substances.

The fiberglass Insulation In self-clean ovens gives off a
very small amount of carbon monoxide during the clean-
Ing cycle. Exposure can be minimized by venting with
an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood.

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YOUR RANGE

IMPORTANT: The model and serial number of your range can be found on a tag, behind the

storage drawer panel, on the left side of the range front frame.

Cooktop Control
(See pa

Clean Indicator Light

(Glows when clean
cycle is on)

Removable Plug-In
Elements and Chrome

Reflector Bowls
(See page 11)

Lift-Up Cooktop

Oven Door
LocldUnlock Handle
(For Self-clean Cycle only;
See page 9)

Oven Bake Element

Cooktop Indicator
Light (glows when any

cooking element Is on)

Oven Indicator Light

(glows when bake or broil
elements are cycling on;
When baking, oven Is

Ight first

goes out.)

Oven Temp Knob Clock and Timer
{See pages 6 & 15) (See page 6)

Oven Light Switch

turn oven

light ON and OFF)

Oven Set Knob

(See pages 6 & 9)

Oven Vent

(Below element-

area may get hot

during oven use;

DO NOT block vent.

See page 6)

Oven Door Latch

(Locks door during

Self-clean cycle)

Removable

Oven Racks

(See page 13)

Model and Serial
Number Location

Removable
Storage Drawer
(See page 12)

Removable

Oven Door

(See page 13)

Oven Door Gasket

(See pages 9 8, 10)

Broilerpan and grid
(Seepages 8 & 10)

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