Whirlpool 9762365A User Manual

ELECTRIC RANGE

Use & Care Guide

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Table of Contents................................................. 2

9762365A

To the installer: Please leave this instruction book with the unit.

To the consumer: Please read and keep this book for future reference.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

RANGE SAFETY .............................................................................3

The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................................3

PARTS AND FEATURES................................................................5

COOKTOP USE ..............................................................................7

Cooktop Controls......................................................................... 7

ACCUSIMMER

Dual Cooking Zone ......................................................................8

Warm Zone Element ....................................................................8

Ceramic Glass..............................................................................8

Coil Elements and Burner Bowls .................................................9

Lift-up Cooktop..........................................................................10

Home Canning ...........................................................................10

Cookware ...................................................................................10

ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROLS...............................................11

Display........................................................................................12

Start............................................................................................12

Off/Cancel ..................................................................................12

Clock ..........................................................................................12

Tones..........................................................................................12

Fahrenheit and Celsius...............................................................13

Timer...........................................................................................13

Control Lock...............................................................................13

12-Hour Shut-Off .......................................................................13

Oven Temperature Control ........................................................13

Feature ..............................................................7

OVEN USE.....................................................................................14

Aluminum Foil.............................................................................14

Positioning Racks and Bakeware ..............................................14

Split Oven Rack..........................................................................14

Bakeware....................................................................................15

Meat Thermometer.....................................................................15

Oven Vent...................................................................................15

Baking and Roasting..................................................................15

Choice Bake

Function ..............................................................16

Broiling........................................................................................16

Convection Cooking...................................................................17

Warm Hold..................................................................................18

Timed Cooking (on some models) .............................................19

Sequence Programming ............................................................20

Warming Drawer (on some models)...........................................21

RANGE CARE ...............................................................................21

Self-Cleaning Cycle (on some models)......................................21

General Cleaning........................................................................23

Oven Light ..................................................................................24

Oven Door ..................................................................................24

Storage Drawer ..........................................................................25

Warming Drawer (on some models)...........................................26

TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................26

ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE.........................................................27

WARRANTY ..................................................................................28

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

DANGER

WARNING

All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed.

The Anti-Tip Bracket

The range will not tip during normal use. However, the range can tip if you apply too much force or weight to the open door without having the anti-tip bracket fastened down properly.

follow instructions.

can be killed or seriously injured if you don't

You instructions.

WARNING

Tip Over Hazard

A child or adult can tip the range and be killed. Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot. Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved. See the installation instructions for details. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns to children and adults.

Anti-Tip Bracket

Range Foot

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

WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

This appliance can cause low-level exposure to some of the substances listed, including benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, and toluene.

Making sure the anti-tip bracket is installed:

• Slide range forward.

• Look for the anti-tip bracket securely attached to floor.

• Slide range back so rear range foot is under anti-tip bracket.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock,

injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including the following:

■ WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIPPING OF

THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY PROPERLY INSTALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES ARE INSTALLED PROPERLY, SLIDE RANGE FORWARD, LOOK FOR ANTI-TIP BRACKET SECURELY ATTACHED TO FLOOR, AND SLIDE RANGE BACK SO REAR RANGE FOOT IS UNDER ANTI-TIP BRACKET.

■ CAUTION: Do not store items of interest to children in

cabinets above a range or on the backguard of a range – children climbing on the range to reach items could be seriously injured.

■ Proper Installation – Be sure the range is properly installed

and grounded by a qualified technician.

■ Never Use the Range for Warming or Heating the Room.

■ Do Not Leave Children Alone – Children should not be left

alone or unattended in area where the range is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the range.

■ Wear Proper Apparel – Loose-fitting or hanging garments

should never be worn while using the range.

■ User Servicing – Do not repair or replace any part of the

range unless specifically recommended in the manual. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

■ Storage in or on the Range – Flammable materials should

not be stored in an oven or near surface units.

■ Do Not Use Water on Grease Fires – Smother fire or flame

or use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

■ Use Only Dry Potholders – Moist or damp potholders on

hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let potholder touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.

■ DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS NEAR

UNITS – 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 flammable materials contact surface units or areas near units until they have had sufficient time to cool. Among those areas are the cooktop and surfaces facing the cooktop.

■ Use Proper Pan Size – The range is equipped with one or

more surface units of different size. Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized utensils will expose a portion of the heating element to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of utensil to burner will also improve efficiency.

■ Never Leave Surface Units Unattended at High Heat

Settings – Boilover causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.

■ Make Sure Reflector Pans or Drip Bowls Are in Place –

Absence of these pans or bowls during cooking may subject wiring or components underneath to damage.

■ 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 liners may result in a risk of electric shock, or fire.

■ Glazed Cooking Utensils – Only certain types of glass,

glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for range-top service without breaking due to the sudden change in temperature.

■ Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Not Extend

Over Adjacent Surface Units – To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, the handle of a utensil should be positioned so that it is turned inward, and does not extend over adjacent surface units.

■ Do Not Soak Removable Heating Elements – Heating

elements should never be immersed in water.

■ Do Not Cook on Broken Cooktop – If cooktop should

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

■ Clean Cooktop With Caution – If a wet sponge or cloth is

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

■ Use Care When Opening Door – Let hot air or steam

escape before removing or replacing food.

■ Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers – Build-up of

pressure may cause container to burst and result in injury.

■ Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed.

■ Placement of Oven Racks – Always place oven racks in

desired location while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot heating element in oven.

■ DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR

SURFACES OF OVEN – Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in color. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact heating elements or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool. Other surfaces of the appliance may become hot enough to cause burns – among these surfaces are oven vent openings and surfaces near these openings, oven doors, and windows of oven doors.

For self-cleaning ranges –

■ Do Not Clean 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 oven.

■ Clean Only Parts Listed in Manual.

■ Before Self-Cleaning the Oven – Remove broiler pan and

other utensils.

For units with ventilating hood –

■ Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently – Grease should not

be allowed to accumulate on hood or filter.

■ When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan on.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

PARTS AND FEATURES

This manual covers several different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of the parts and features listed. The location and appearance of the features shown here may not match those of your model.

Control Panels

ABC

A. Surface cooking area locator B. Electronic oven control

C. Surface cooking area locator

A. Surface cooking area locator B. Electronic oven control C. Surface cooking area locator

E FG

D. Left front control knob

E. Left rear control knob

D. Left front control knob

E. Left rear control knob

F. Warm zone push button (some models)

G. Right rear control knob

H. Right front control knob

F. Right rear control knob

G. Right front control knob

ABC D EFGH

A. ACCUSIMMER® control switch B. Left front control knob

C. Left rear control knob

Range

D. Electronic oven control

E. Surface cooking area locator F. Right rear control knob

G. Hot surface indicator light H. Right front control knob

A. Oven vent (on ceramic

glass models)

B. Ceramic glass (on some

models)

C. Dual element

(on some models)

D. Anti-tip bracket

E. Model and serial number plate

(behind left side of storage drawer)

F. S t or ag e dr aw er ( on so m e

models) or warming drawer (on some models)

G.Console night light (on some

models)

H. Oven light switch

(on some models)

I. Console panel

J. Warm zone element (on some

models)

K. Warm zone indicator light (on

some models)

L. Hot surface indicator light

(on ceramic glass models)

M. Automatic oven light switch

N. Broil element (not shown)

O. Gasket

P. Bake element (hidden

on some models)

Q. Self-clean latch

Parts and Features not shown

Coil elements (on some models) Oven door window Oven light Broiler pan and grid (on some

models) Roasting rack (on some models) Storage drawer liner (on some

models)

COOKTOP USE

Cooktop Controls

WARNING

Fire Hazard

Turn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire.

The control knobs can be set anywhere between HI and LO. Push in and turn to setting. Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels.

SETTING RECOMMENDED USE

Medium High 6-8

MEDIUM 4-6

Medium Low 2-4

■ Start food cooking.

■ Bring liquid to a boil.

■ Hold a rapid boil.

■ Quickly brown or sear food.

■ Maintain a slow boil.

■ Fry or sauté foods.

■ Cook soups, sauces and gravies.

■ Stew or steam food.

■ Simmer.

■ Keep food warm.

■ Melt chocolate or butter.

ACCUSIMMER®Feature

(on some models)

The ACCUSIMMER® feature setting is an adjustable heat setting for more precise simmering. It is the left front surface cooking area or element. The indicator light will glow when the ACCUSIMMER

The ACCUSIMMER NORMAL BURNER. When the control is set on NORMAL BURNER, the left front surface cooking area or element will function as a single or dual element (on some models).

To u se :

1. Push the ACCUSIMMER

position. The indicator light will glow.

2. Push in and turn the left front control knob to a setting

anywhere between HI and LO. Select a knob position near medium or medium low (4 or 5)

for a low simmer or when using lids. Select a knob position near medium-high (7 or 8) for a high simmer or when not using lids.

On some models, select either the Single or Dual Zone settings. See “Dual Cooking Zone” section.

3. Push the ACCUSIMMER

NORMAL BURNER setting when finished cooking. The indicator light will go out.

feature is in use.

NOTE: Appearance may vary depending on your model.

control switch has 2 settings: SIMMER and

control switch to the SIMMER

control switch back to the

Warm Zone

■ Keep cooked foods warm.

Element

(on some ceramic glass models)

REMEMBER: When range is in use or (on some models) during the Self-Cleaning cycle, the entire cooktop area may become hot.

Dual Cooking Zone

(on some models)

A B

A. Single size (6" [15.24 cm]) B. Dual size (9" [22.86 cm])

The Dual Cooking Zone offers flexibility depending on the size of the cookware. Single size can be used in the same way as a regular element. The dual size combines both the single and outer element and is recommended for larger size cookware.

A. Dual

B. Single

To U se DUA L:

1. Push in and turn the left front control knob counterclockwise

to the DUAL zone anywhere between HI and LO.

2. Push in and turn knob to vertical (off) when finished.

Warm Zone Element

(on some models)

WARNING

Food Poisoning Hazard

Do not let food sit for more than one hour before or after cooking.

Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.

Use the Warm Zone element to keep cooked foods warm. One hour is the recommended maximum time to maintain food quality.

Do not use it to heat cold foods. The Warm Zone element can be used alone or when any of the

other surface cooking areas are being used. The Warm Zone element area will not glow red when cycling on.

However, its indicator light will glow as long as the Warm Zone element area is too hot to touch.

■ Use only cookware and dishes recommended for oven and

cooktop use.

■ Cover all foods with a lid or aluminum foil. When warming

baked goods, allow a small opening in the cover for moisture to escape.

■ Do not use plastic wrap to cover food. Plastic wrap may melt.

■ Use pot holders or oven mitts to remove food.

To Use SINGLE:

1. Push in and turn the left front control knob clockwise to the

SINGLE zone anywhere between HI and LO.

2. Push in and turn knob to vertical (off) when finished.

To U se :

Push in WARM ZONE button to activate. Push again to turn off.

Ceramic Glass

(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 level.

It is normal for the surface of white and biscuit ceramic glass to appear to change color when surface cooking areas are hot. As the glass 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 heating. On cooktops with white or biscuit ceramic glass, soils and stains may be more visible, and may require more cleaning and care. For more information, see “General Cleaning” section.

■ Do not store jars or cans above the cooktop. Dropping a

heavy or hard object onto the cooktop could crack the cooktop.

■ Do not leave a hot lid on the cooktop. As the cooktop cools,

air can become trapped between the lid and the cooktop, and the ceramic glass could break when the lid is removed.

■ For foods containing sugar in any form, clean up all spills and

soils as soon as possible. Allow the cooktop to cool down slightly. Then, while wearing oven mitts, remove the spills while the surface is still warm. If sugary spills are allowed to cool down, they can adhere to the cooktop and can cause pitting and permanent marks.

■ Do not slide cookware or bakeware across the cooktop.

Aluminum or copper bottoms and rough finishes on cookware or bakeware could leave scratches or marks on the cooktop.

■ Do not cook popcorn in prepackaged aluminum containers

on the cooktop. They could leave aluminum marks that cannot be removed completely.

■ Do not allow objects that could melt, such as plastic or

aluminum foil, to touch any part of the entire cooktop.

■ Do not use the cooktop as a cutting board.

■ Use cookware about the same size as the surface cooking

area. Cookware should not extend more than ½" (1.3 cm) outside the area.

Coil Elements and Burner Bowls

(on some models)

Coil elements should be level for optimal cooking results. Burner bowls, when clean, reflect heat back to the cookware. They also help catch spills.

Cookware should not extend more than ½" (1.3 cm) over the coil element. If cookware is uneven or too large, it can produce excess heat causing the burner bowl to change color. For more information, see the “General Cleaning” section.

NOTE: Before removing or replacing coil elements and burner bowls, make sure they are cool and the control knobs are in the Off position.

To R em ove :

1. Push in the edge of coil element toward the receptacle. Then

lift it enough to clear the burner bowl.

A. Surface cooking area B. Cookware/canner

C. ½" (1.3 cm) Maximum overhang

■ Use flat-bottomed cookware for best heat conduction and

energy efficiency. Cookware with rounded, warped, ribbed or dented bottoms could cause uneven heating and poor cooking results.

■ Determine flatness by placing the straight edge of a ruler

across the bottom of the cookware. While you rotate the ruler, no space or light should be visible between it and the cookware.

■ Cookware designed with slightly indented bottoms or small

expansion channels can be used.

■ Make sure the bottoms of pots and pans are clean and dry

before using them. Residue and water can leave deposits when heated.

■ Do not cook foods directly on the cooktop.

Hot Surface Indicator Light (under ceramic glass) The hot surface indicator light will glow as long as any surface

cooking area is too hot to touch, even after the surface cooking area(s) is turned off.

2. Pull the coil element straight away from the receptacle.

3. Lift out the burner bowl.

To Replace:

1. Line up openings in the burner bowl with the coil element

receptacle.

2. Holding the coil element as level as possible, slowly push the

coil element terminal into the receptacle.

3. When the terminal is pushed into the receptacle as far as it

will go, push down the edge of the coil element opposite the receptacle.

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