Whirlpool FGS335E User Manual

Use £ Care

Self-cleaning

Gas Ran«

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A Note to You

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Range Safety.........

Getting to Know

Your Range

Using Your
Range

Using the Self

Cleaning Cycle....

Caring for Your
Range

Troubleshooting..

Requesting

Assistance or
Service

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Warranty

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MODEL FGS335E

PART NO. 3196297 Rev. B

TO THE INSTALLER: PLEASE

LEAVE THIS INSTRUCTION
BOOK WITH THE UNIT.

TO THE CONSUMER: PLEASE

READ AND KEEP THIS BOOK
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

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ANOTETOYOU

Thank you for buying a ROPER® appliance.

Your ROPER range gives you all the functionality of name brand appliances at a value price. To ensure that you
enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information

about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully.
Also, complete and mail the Product Registration Card provided with your appliance. The card helps

us notify you about any new information on your appliance.

Please record your model’s information.

Whenever you call to request service for your appli
ance, you need to know your complete model number

and serial number. You can find this information on the
model and serial number plate (see the diagram on
page 6 for the location of the plate). Also, record the
other information shown in the next column.

Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.

Model Number .
Serial Number _
Purchase Date .
Dealer Name
Dealer Address.

Dealer Phone

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Our Consumer Assistance Center number is toll-free.

1-800-44-ROPER

(i-8oo-;;7-6t37)

RANGE SAFEIY

Your safety is important to us.

This guide contains safety statements under warning

symbols. Please pay special attention to these sym
bols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief
explanation of the use of the symbol.

Connect anti-tip bracket to the range.
Reconnect anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved.
Do not push down on the open oven door.
Foliow the Installation Instructions.

Do not let children climb onto the oven door.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, burns, or other injury.

For more information, see “The anti-tip bracket” on page 15.

This symbol alerts you to hazards such as
fire, electrical shock, or other injuries.

A

AWARNING

Tip Over Hazard

IMPOKTANTSAFElYllfintUCnONS

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Gas ranges have been thoroughly tested for safe and efficient operation. However, as with any appliance,
there are specific installation and safety precautions which must be followed to ensure safe and satisfactory
operation.

WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or
explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.

- Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other appliance.

- WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS

• Do not try to light any appliance.

• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.

• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas

supplier’s instructions.

• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

- Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service

agency or the gas supplier.

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General

• Install or locate the range only in accordance with

• Gas fuels and their use in appliances can cause

• Do not store things children might want above the

• Do not leave children alone or unattended in area

• Do not operate the range if it is damaged or not

• Do not use the range for warming or heating the

• Do not attempt to light the oven burner during a

• Use the range only for its intended use as de

the provided Installation Instructions. The range

must be installed by a qualified installer. The
range must be properly connected to the proper

gas supply and checked for leaks. The range

must also be properly connected to the electrical
supply and grounded.

minor exposures to benzene, formaldehyde,
carbon monoxide, and soot, primarily from
incomplete combustion. Significant exposure to

these substances could cause cancer or repro

ductive harm. Properly adjusted burners with a
blue, rather than a yellow, flame will minimize
incomplete combustion. Venting with a hood or
an open window will further minimize exposure.

range. Children could be burned or injured while
climbing on it.

where the range is in use. They should never be
allowed to sit or stand on any part of the range.
They could be burned or injured.

working properly.

room. Persons could be burned or injured, or a
fire could start.

power failure. Personal injury could result. Reset

the oven controls to the off position if there is a

power failure.

scribed in this manual.

• Do not touch surface burners, areas near surface
burners, or interior surfaces of oven. Areas near
surface burners and 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 surface burners,
areas near surface burners, or interior surfaces of
oven until they have had sufficient time to cool.
Other surfaces of the range, such as the oven
vent opening, the surface near the vent opening,
the cooktop, and the oven door, could also
become hot enough to cause burns.

• Do not wear loose or hanging garments when
using the range. They could ignite if they touch an
open flame and you could be burned.

• Use only dry pot holders. Moist or damp pot
holders on hot surfaces could result in burns from
steam. Do not let pot holder touch an open flame.
Do not use a towel or bulky cloth for a pot holder.
It could catch on fire.

• Keep range vents unobstructed.

• Do not heat unopened containers. They could
explode. The hot contents could cause burns and
container particles could cause injury.

• Use only cookware approved for oven use. Follow
cookware manufacturer’s instructions, especially
when using glass or plastic cookware.

• Do not store flammable materials on or near the
range. The fumes could create an explosion and/
or fire hazard.

• Do not use the oven for storage.

• Do not use aluminum foil to line area around
burners, oven bottom, or any other part of the
range.

• Never use a match or other flame to look for a gas
leak. Explosion and injury could result.

• Know where your main gas shutoff valve is
located.

When usin^the cooktop

• Make sure the cookware you use is large enough
to contain food and avoid boilovers and spill
overs. Heavy splattering or spillovers left on a
range could ignite and burn you. Pan size is
especially important in deep fat frying.

• Check to be sure glass cookware is safe for use
on the range. Only certain types of glass, glass­ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed
cookware are suitable for cooktops without

breaking due to the sudden change in

temperature.

• Never leave surface burners unattended at high
heat settings. A boilover could result and cause
smoking and greasy spillovers that could ignite.

RANGE SAFETY

• Turn pan handles inward, but not over other
surface burners. This will help reduce the chance
of burns, igniting of flammable materials, and
spills due to bumping of the pan.

• Do not use decorative covers or trivets over the
surface burners.

When iisin^the oven

• Always position the oven rack(s) in desired

location while oven is cool.

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

Grease

' Grease is flammable. Do not allow grease to

collect around cooktop or in vents. Wipe spill
overs immediately.

• 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.

• Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler pan,
broiler grid, oven racks, and other cookware. Do
not use your oven to clean miscellaneous parts
unless you are instructed to do so in this
Use and Care Guide.

• Do not clean door heat seal. It is essential for a
good seal. Care should be taken not to rub,
damage, or move the seal. Clean only parts
recommended in this Use and Care Guide.

• Do not repair or replace any part of the range
unless specifically recommended in this manual.

All other servicing should be referred to a qualified
technician.

• Any additions, changes, or conversions required
in order for this appliance to satisfactorily meet
the application needs must be made by a Roper
service company or Qualified Agency.

• Disconnect the electrical supply and the gas

supply at the shutoff valve near the range before
servicing the range.

• Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up
a flaming pan. Smother flaming pan by covering
with a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet, or flat tray.
Flaming grease outside of pan can be extinguished
with baking soda or, if available, a multipurpose dry
chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

Care and cleaning

• Small amounts of formaldehyde and carbon
monoxide are given off in the Self-Cleaning cycle
from fiberglass insulation and food decomposi
tion. Significant exposure to these substances

could cause cancer or reproductive harm. Expo
sure can be minimized by venting with a hood or
open window and wiping out excess food spills
prior to self-cleaning.

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Ceiunc TO Kww Your Range

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about the part or feaVrfyou ^ ¡ntemstedtn" ® ‘’“'p'''''

Oven vent
(P. 15)

Surface burners
and grates
(pp. 7, 22, 23)

Anti-tip bracket
(P. 15)

Model and
serial number

plate
(behind left side
of storage drawer)

Oven

control knob

(pp. 11, 12, 13)

Clock/minute timer

(pp. 9, 10)

Control panel

(pp. 7, 20)

Storage drawer
(P. 16)

CONIROLPANa

Surface burner marker

USMC Your Range

To get the best cooking results, you should use your range the correct way. This section tells
you what you need to know to use your range safely and efficiently.

Using THE suRFAa BURNERS

AWARNING

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard
Do not operate with a yeiiow fiame.
Doing so can resuit in death, heart attack, or

convuisions.

Your range comes with electric ignitors. Electric
ignitors automatically light the burners each time
you turn the control knobs to LIGHT.

Usin^ the control knobs

Push in the control knob and turn it counter-

ciockwise to the
LIGHT position. The
clicking sound is the
ignitor sparking. Make
sure the burner has lit.

• To stop the clicking
sound after the burner
lights, turn the control
knob to the cook
setting you want. The

control knob has two
cook settings. However, you can set the control
knob anywhere between HIGH and LOW.

NOTE: All four electric ignitors will click at the same

time. However, the burner with the control knob
turned to LIGHT is the one that will ignite.

Ener^ saving tips

• To help shorten your cooking time, use the least
amount of liquid possible.

• Preheat your pans only when recommended and
for the shortest time possible.

• Start your food on a higher heat setting, then turn
the control to a lower setting to finish cooking.

• Place a filled pan on the burner grate before
turning on the surface burner.

AWARNING

M

Fire Hazard

Do not let the burner flame extend beyond

the edge of the pan.
Turn off all control knobs when not cooking.
Failure to follow these instructions can

result In death, fire, or burns.

NOTE: Do not leave empty cookware, or cookware
which has boiled dry, on a hot surface burner. The
cookware could overheat and damage the cook
ware or cooking product.

Burner heat settings

Use the following chart as a guide.

SETTING
LIGHT

HIGH

Between
HIGH
and LOW

LOW

RECOMMENDED USE

• To light the burner.

• To start foods cooking.

• To bring liquids to a boil.

• To hold a rapid boil.

• To fry chicken or pancakes.

• For gravy, pudding, and icing.

• To cook large amounts of
vegetables.

• To keep food warm until ready
to serve.

USIN& YOUR RANCE

Using the surface burners (cohu

In case of a prolonged power failure

You can manually light surface burners. Hold a lit

match near a burner and turn the control knob to
the LIGHT position. After the burner lights, turn the
control knob to the setting you want.

Home canning information

The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure

canners combined with high heat settings for iong
periods of time can cause damage to the cooktop.

To protect your range:

• For best results, use a canner which can be
centered over the surface burner.

• Do not piace your canner on 2 surface burners at

the same time. Too
much heat wili build
up and will damage
the cooktop.

• Start with hot water.
This reduces the time
the control is set on
high. Reduce the heat
setting to the lowest
position needed to
keep the water boiling.

• Refer to your canner manual for specific instructions.

Cookware tips

• The pan should have a flat bottom, straight sides,
and a well-fitting lid.

• Choose medium to heavy gauge (thickness)
cookware.

• The pan material (metal or glass) affects how
quickly and evenly the pan heats.

• When using glass or ceramic cookware, check to

make sure it is suitable for use on surface burners.

• To avoid tipping, make sure pots and pans are
centered on the grates.

Positioning RACKS AND PANS

General guidelines

Follow this section carefully to get the best
cooking results.

• Before turning on the oven, place oven racks
where you need them.

• To move a rack, pull it out to the stop, raise the
front edge, and lift it out.

• Be sure the rack(s) is level.

• Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect your

hands if rack(s) must be moved while the oven
is hot.

• When baking/roasting with 1 rack, place the

rack so the top of the food will be centered in
the oven.

• When baking/roasting on 2 racks, arrange the

racks on the 2nd and 4th rack guides from the
bottom.

• Do not place items on the oven door when it

is open.

Rack placement for specific foods:

FOOD
Frozen pies, large

roasts, turkeys, angel
food cakes

Bundt cakes, most
quick breads, yeast
breads, casseroles,
meats

Cookies, biscuits,

muffins, cakes,
nonfrozen pies

NOTE: For information on where to place your rack
when broiling, see “Broiling guide” on page 14.

RACK POSITION
1st or 2nd rack

guide from bottom

2nd rack guide
from bottom

2nd or 3rd rack
guide from bottom

Positioning racks and pans (coht.)

USING YOUR RANGE

Extra oven rack position (roasting rack)

Use this rack position when roasting food too large

to be placed on the first
rack position.

For proper roasting,
follow these guide
lines:

• The rack must be level.

• Use an adequate
amount of liquid in the

pan (meat juices or

Extra oven rack position

• To pull the rack over the door you must tilt the
rack up at the front. If the rack is loaded with

food, tilting the rack could cause the food to spill.
To avoid spilling, do not try to pull out the rack
when removing large amounts of food.

water) so your food
does not get overdone.

For BEST AIR CIRCUIAT10N

Hot air must circulate around the pans in the oven

for even heat to reach

all parts of the oven.

This results in better

baking.

• Place the pans so
that one is not directly
over the other.

• For best results,
allow 1 Vz-2 inches of
space around each pan
and between pans and
oven walls.

• Use only 1 cookie sheet in the oven at a time.

Usin^ insulated bakeware, ovenproof glassware, and dark metal pans

• When baking with insulated cookie sheets or
baking pans, place them in the bottom third of
the oven. You may need to increase the recom
mended baking times, so test for doneness before
removing from the oven.

• When using ovenproof glassware or dark bake
ware, reduce the oven temperature by 25°F but
use the same baking time. Because these pans
absorb heat, producing darker bottom browning
and crispier crusts, place the rack in the center of
the oven. When baking pies and bread, you can
use the temperature suggested in the recipe.

Where to place pans:

WHEN YOU HAVE

1 pan

2 pans

3 or 4 pans

PLACE
In center of the oven rack.
Side by side or slightly

staggered.
In opposite corners on

each oven rack. Stagger
pans so no pan is directly
over another.

SEmNCTNEaocK

1. Push in the minute timer knob and turn it clock
wise until the clock

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10 «í' 0 I 60 2

8 .s'*" 4

shows the correct
time of day.

2. Let the minute timer knob pop out. Turn it clock
wise until the minute
timer hand points to
OFF.
NOTE: The clock
setting will change if
you push in the knob
when turning.

USINC YOUR RANGE

Using THE MINUTE TIMER

The minute timer does not start or stop the oven. It
works like a kitchen timer. Set it in minutes up to an

hour. You will hear a buzzer when the set time is up.
NOTE: Do not push in the knob when setting the

minute timer. Pushing in and turning the minute
timer knob changes the clock setting.

1. Without pushing it in, turn the minute timer knob
counterclockwise until
the timer hand passes
the setting you want.

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'2 1

10 0 j 6°^ 2

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The OVEN CONTROL UGHTS

When you set the oven control knob, one or more

of the oven control
lights will go on to
tell you what the

(TURN OFF OVEN WHEN FLASHING)

DOOR LOCKED / CLEANING

(CLOSE DOOR WHEN FLASHING)

OVEN ON

OVEN HEATING

A

oven Is doing.

V

0

A
V

2. Without pushing it in, turn the knob back to the
setting you want. When
the time is up, a buzzer

V of^ //,

10 0 I 6°^ 2

20 40 c-

8 4

30

50 -

will sound. To stop the

buzzer, turn the minute

timer hand to OFF.

= 3

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Baking/roasting

IMPORTANT: Do not try to light the oven burner
during a power failure. See “Range Safety” on
page 4 for more information.

1. Place the racks where you need them in the
oven.

For more informa­tion, see “Positioning
racks and pans” on
page 8.

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USING YOUR RANGE

Baking/roastinc

2. Push in and turn the oven control knob clock
wise to the baking/roasting temperature
you want.

Choose from WARM (170°F)-500°F. The oven
burner will light in V2-1 minute.

3. When baking, preheat the oven for 10 minutes.

(CONT.)

Put your food in the oven.
NOTES:

• Do not preheat when
roasting.

• Do not place your
food directly on the
oven bottom.
During baking/roasting,
the oven burner will turn
on and off to keep the
oven at the set
temperature.

PUSH IN AND TURN

YOU SEE

OVEN ON and

HEATING lights

go on.

After baking/roasting, turn the oven control knob
to OFF.

Energy saving tips

• “Oven peeking” can make cooking times longer

and affect food quality.

• Rely on a timer to keep track of cooking time.

• Plan your meals for the most efficient use of the

oven by cooking more than one food at a time.

• If possible, plan to bake while the oven is still hot

after cooking.

• You don’t have to preheat the oven when broiling

or roasting.

TURN

YOU SEE

OVEN ON and
HEATING lights
go out.

Roasting tips

• For even cooking, place the meat on a rack in a
shallow pan. This keeps the meat out of the
drippings and allows the heat to circulate better.

• Use a meat thermometer for the most accurate
doneness. Insert it so the tip is in the center of the
largest muscle or thickest portion of the meat or
poultry. Make sure the thermometer is not touch
ing bone, fat, or the bottom of the pan.

11

USING YOUR RANCE

ADIUSUNC the oven TEMPERATURE control

Although your new oven is properly adjusted to
provide accurate temperatures, it may cook faster
or slower than your old oven.

If you are not satisfied with the baking/roasting
results, you can change the temperature calibration
by following the steps below.

NOTE: DO NOT measure the oven temperature with
a thermometer. Opening the oven door will lower the
oven temperature and give you an incorrect reading.
Also, the thermometer temperature reading will
change as your oven cycles.

1. Make sure the oven temperature control knob is
turned to the off position. Pull the knob straight
off and flip it over.

2. Loosen the locking screws inside the

control knob.

Note the position of the notches.

3. Adjust the temperature.

• To lower the temperature, hold the knob
handle firmly and turn the skirt counterclock
wise to move the tooth a notch to the “E” on
the “COOLER” arrow.

• To raise the temperature, hold the knob
handle firmly and turn the skirt clockwise to
move the tooth a notch to the “E” on the

"HOTTER” arrow.

Each notch equals about 5°F.

4. Tighten the locking screws and replace the
control knob.

Notches

To lower

Notches

Locking

screws

Skirt

Locking
screws

To raise

'Tooth

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Broiunc

USING YOUR RANCE

NOTES:

• Do not preheat when broiling.

• The oven control knob must be on BROIL for
broiling temperatures.

1. Place the rack where you need it in the oven.

See “Broiling guide”
on page 14.

4. Set the oven control knob to BROIL.

2. Put your food on the broiler pan and place the

pan in the center of

the oven rack.

PUSH IN AND TURN

YOU SEE

OVEN ON and
HEATING lights
go on.

5. After broiling, turn the oven control knob to OFF. TURN

YOU SEE

OVEN ON and
HEATING lights
go out.

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USINCVOUR RANCE

Broiunchk

• Use the broiler pan and grid for broiling. They are
designed to drain excess liquid and grease away

from the cooking surface to help prevent spatter,

smoke, or fire.

• If you broil small quantities, you may want to use
a small broiler pan. You can get them in the

housewares section of many department stores.

• Do not cover the broiler grid with foil.

• To make sure the grease drains well, do not use
cookie sheets or similar pans for broiling.

• Place food about 3 inches or more from the broil
burner.

Broiling ^uide

Recommended rack positions are numbered from

the bottom (1) to the top

(5). For best results, turn
meat after approxi
mately %of the broiling

time. Turn chicken

pieces after approxi
mately half of the

broiling time. Very thin
cuts, such as fish fillets,
may not need to be
turned at all. Lobster
tails are not turned.

• The broiling rack position determines how the
burner cooks your food. The lower the position, the
more broiler grid area covered. See “Broiling
guide” below for more information.

• To sear meat, place the broiler pan at one of the
higher rack positions so that meat is very near the

flame.

• Thin (%") steaks may be broiled in the higher rack
positions.

• To cook thick (1 '/2") steaks and other thick cuts of

meat well done, move them to a lower rack posi
tion after searing them.

• After broiling, remove the broiler pan from the oven

when you remove the food. Drippings will bake on
the pan if you leave it in the heated oven.

MEAT
Steak, 1" thick

medium rare
medium

well done

Ground Meat Patties, %" thick, weii done
Pork Chops, 1" thick
Ham Siice, V2" thick precooked
Frankfurters
Lamb Chops, 1" thick

Chicken

bone-in pieces
boneless breasts

Fish

fillets V4-y2'' thick
steaks, %-1'' thick

Lobster Tails, 6-8 oz

RACK
POSITION

4

4
4
4
4
4

3
4

4

3

APPROXIMATE TIME

(MINUTES)

SIDE1 SIDE 2

14-15
15-16 8-9
18-19 9-10

13-14 6-7
21-22
8-10
6-7
15-17 8-9

18-20 18-20
12-16 11-16

8-10
15-18 7-9

18-21

7-8

10-11
4-5
3-4

4-5

N/A

Times are guidelines only and may need to be adjusted for individual tastes.

14

TilE OVEN VENT

USING YOUR RANCE

Hot air and moisture escape from the oven through

a vent that’s near the
middie of the backguard.
The vent iets air circu

iate properiy. Be carefui
not to biock the vent,
or you wiii get poor
baking/roasting resuits.
NOTE: Never store
piastics, paper, or
other items that couid
meit or burn near the

oven vent, or any of the surface burners.

The ANTI-HP BRACKET

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

To make sure the anti-tip bracket is fastened

AWARNING

Burn Hazard

Use pot holders when touching items left
near oven vent.

Failure to do so can result in burns.

AWARNING

into place:

• Remove the storage drawer (see page 16).

• Look under the
range (you may need
a fiashiight). Check
that a ieveiing foot is
positioned under the
bracket.

• See the Instaiiation

Instructions for further

detaiis.

Tip Over Hazard
Connect anti-tip bracket to the range.
Reconnect anti-tip bracket, if the range is

moved.
Do not push down on the open oven door.
Foliow the Instaiiation Instructions.
Do not let children climb onto the oven door.

Failure to follow these instructions can

resuit in death, burns, or other injury.

15

USLNC YOUR RANGE

The STORAGE DRAWER

You can remove the storage drawer to make it

easier to clean under your range and to make sure
the anti-tip floor bracket is installed. Be careful
when handling the drawer.

Removing the storage drawer:

1. Empty the drawer before you remove it. Pull the
drawer straight out to the first stop. (The stops
are small, round objects formed in the slide rail.
They keep the drawer from sliding all the way

out.) Then lift the front of the drawer and pull it
out to the second stop.

2. Lift the back of the drawer slightly and slide it all

the way out.

Replacing the storage drawer:

1. Fit the ends of the drawer slide rails into the
drawer guides on both sides of the opening.
Also, be sure the lower guide is fitted onto the
lower slide rail.

2. Lift the front of the drawer and push it in until the
metal stops on the drawer slide rails clear the
drawer guides. Then slide the drawer closed.

16

USINCIHESOf-CUANINCCYOI

The Self-Cleaning cycle saves you from the toil and mess that often come with hand-cleaning
the inside of the oven. Like the other functions of your range, you run the Self-Cleaning cycle
with the easy-to-use controls. Please review the instructions in this section to keep your
oven spotless.

^WARNING

Burn Hazard
Do not touch the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle.
Keep children away from oven during Self-Cleaning cycle.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners in your oven.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns, or illness from inhaling

dangerous fumes.

Before YOU START

Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle, make
sure you:

• Hand-clean the areas shown. They do not get hot
enough during the Self-Cleaning cycle for soil to
burn away. Use hot water and detergent or a
soapy, steel-wool pad for cleaning.

NOTE: DO NOT clean, move, or bend the seal.

You may get poor cleaning, baking, and roasting.

• Remove the broiler pan and grid and any pots

and pans being stored in the oven.

• Wipe out any loose soil or grease. This will help
reduce smoke during the Self-Cleaning cycle.

• Wipe up food spills containing sugar as soon as
possible after the oven cools down. When sugar
is heated to a high temperature in the Self

Cleaning cycle, the high temperature can cause
the sugar to burn and react with the porcelain.
This can cause staining and etching or pitting.

• Remove the oven racks from the oven if you want

them to remain shiny. You can clean the oven
racks in the Self-Cleaning cycle, but they will
become harder to slide. (See page 21.) If you
clean the racks in the Self-Cleaning cycle, place
them on the 2nd and 4th rack guides. (The guides
are counted from bottom to top.)

• Heat and odors are normal during the Self
Cleaning cycle. Keep the kitchen well ventilated
by opening a window or by turning on a vent
hood or other kitchen vent during the cycle.

TIPS:

• Do not block the vent during the Self-Cleaning
cycle. Air must move freely for best cleaning results.

• Do not leave plastic utensils on the cooktop. They
may melt.

• Do not leave any foil in the oven during the Self
Cleaning cycle. Foil could burn or melt and
damage the oven surface.

• The oven light will not work during the Self
Cleaning cycle.

-----------\--------

DO NOT

hand-clean

seal

Hand-clean

' frame

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USINC TUE CELF-CLEANINC CYCLE

Setting THE CONTROLS

1. Set the oven control knob to CLEAN.
The door will lock itself. If the door has a problem

locking, it will try to lock Itself every 12 seconds
for one minute. If the door fails to lock, the Self
Cleaning cycle will cancel. The Self-Cleaning
cycle will last 4 hours, 30 minutes.

NOTE: There will be a 30-minute cool-down
Vi hour before the cycle is over.

2. During the last 30 minutes of the Self-Cleaning

cycle the oven will start to cool down.

Once the oven goes below the locked
temperature:

PUSH IN AND TURN

YOU SEE

OVEN ON light
goes on.

DOOR LOCKED/

CLEANING light
flashes until you
close door, then

is solid.

HEATING light goes
on when oven starts

heating.

YOU SEE

OVEN ON and DOOR

LOCKED/CLEANING
lights are on.

HEATING light
goes off.

YOU SEE

OVEN ON light
flashes.

DOOR LOCKED/
CLEANING light
goes out when
door unlocks.

3. Turn the oven control knob to OFF.

4. After the oven is cool, wipe off any residue or ash

with a damp cloth or
sponge. If needed,
touch up spots with a
mild abrasive cleanser
or cleaning sponge.

TURN

YOU SEE

OVEN ON light
goes out.

18

USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE

SETHNC THE CONTROLS (COKT

.)

To stop the self-cleaning cycle at any time:

Turn the oven control knob to OFF.

Self-cleanin^tips

• Keep the kitchen well ventilated during the Self­Cieaning cycle to help get rid of heat, odors, and
smoke.

How THE aOE WORKS

The Self-Cieaning cycle uses very high heat to burn
away soil and grease. During the cycle, the oven
gets much hotter than it does for normal baking or

broiiing. This high heat breaks up the soii or grease

and burns it away.
Your oven is automatically preset for a 4V2-hour

Self-Cleaning cycie.

The graph at the right shows you what happens

in a 4V2-hour Self-Cleaning cycle. Notice that the
heating stops Vi hour before the 4V2-hour setting
is up.

TURN

• Clean the oven before it gets heaviiy soiied.
Cieaning a very soiied oven takes ionger and
couid cause an increased amount of smoke.

0)
2

n

Ì.

li

1

START 12 3 4

/

..............................................

/ ( normal broiling temperature )

r DOOR UNLOCKS^

/

DOOR LOCKS

\L

CLEANING CYCLE _

OVEN SHUT OFF

Time In Hours

YOU SEE

DOOR LOCKED/
CLEANING light
stays on until oven

goes below locking
temperature.

....

_

STOP

19

Càmnc FOR Your Rance

Your range is designed so you can care for it easily. You can do most cleaning with items
found around your home. Cleaning your range whenever spills or soiling occurs will help to

keep it looking and working like new.

AWARNING

Explosion Hazard
Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near the cooktop.
Doing so can result in death, explosion, fire, or burns.

CliANINC CHART

Use this chart to get specific information on cleaning your range. Before cleaning, always make sure all
controls are off and the range is cool.

PART
Control knobs

Control panel e Wash the panel with a sponge and warm, soapy water. Wipe the panel with

Exterior surfaces
(other than control
panel)

HOW TO CLEAN

1. Turn the knobs off and pull them straight away from the control panel.

2. Wash the knobs with a sponge and warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry
them well. Do not soak them. Do not use steel wool or gritty cleansers,
which can damage the finish of the knobs.

3. Replace the knobs. Make sure all knobs are turned off.

clean water and dry it well. Do not use steel wool or gritty cleansers,
which can damage the finish.

OR

e Wash the panel with a paper towel and spray glass cleaner. Do not spray

the cleaner directly on the panel. Apply the cleaner to the paper towel.

e Wash with a sponge and warm, soapy water. Wipe with clean water and

dry well.

• Use a nonabrasive, plastic scrubbing pad on heavily soiled areas.

• Do not use gritty or harsh cleansers, which can damage the finish.

NOTE: Do not let foods containing acids (such as vinegar, tomato, or lemon

juice) remain on the surface. Acids may remove the glossy finish. Also, wipe

up milk or egg spills when the cooktop is cool. Be careful when cleaning
around the model and serial number plate; too much scrubbing could
remove the numbers.

Surface burner
grates

20

• Wash the grates with a nonabrasive plastic scrubbing pad and warm, soapy
water. Rinse and dry well. For stubborn stains, ciean with a scrubbing

pad and/or a powdered cleanser and water. Repeat these cleaning steps

as needed.

Cleaning CHART (coNTj

CARING FOR YOUR RANCE

PART
Surface burners

(see “Lift-up cook
top and surface
burners” on page
22 for more
information)

Broiler pan and
grid

HOW TO CLEAN

1. Lift up the cooktop. (See page 22.)

2. Wipe off spills with a sponge and warm, soapy water right after the burner
has cooled.

For cooked-on food:

1. Remove the shipping screws (one on each side of both ignitors) with a Phillips
screwdriver. Remove the burner from the support bracket.

2. Wash the burner with warm, soapy water and a nonabrasive plastic scrubbing
pad or soak in a vinegar and water solution for 20-30 minutes. Then scrub it
with a plastic scrubbing pad. For stubborn stains, clean with a scrubbing pad
and/or a powdered cleanser and water. Repeat these cleaning steps
as needed.

3. Rinse the burner with clean water and dry well.

4. If the ports are clogged, clean them with a straight pin. Do not enlarge or
distort the ports. Do not use a wooden toothpick.

NOTE: Do not clean the surface burner in a dishwasher.

• Wash the pan and grid with a steel-wool pad and warm, soapy water. Rinse
and dry well.

• Do not clean the pan and grid in the Self-Cleaning cycle.

OR

• Wash the pan and grid in a dishwasher.

Oven racks • Wash with a steel-wool pad and warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry well.

OR

• Leave the racks in the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle.

NOTE: If you leave your racks in the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle, they
will lose their original color and become harder to slide. If you need to, apply a
small amount of vegetable oil to the side rungs to make the racks easier to slide.

Oven door giass

Oven cavity

• Wash with a paper towel and spray glass cleaner or a nonabrasive plastic
scrubbing pad and warm, soapy water. Wipe with clean water and dry well.

• Follow the directions that come with the cleaner.

• Wipe up food spills containing sugar as soon as possible after the oven cools
down. (See “Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle” on page 17.)

• See “Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle” on pages 17-19.

21

CARINC FOR VOUR RANCE

LFT-UP cooktop and SURFAa BURNERS

1. Remove the surface burner grates.

2. Lift the front of cooktop at both front corners

until the support rods
lock into place.
NOTE: Do not drop the
cooktop. Damage could
result to the porcelain
and the cooktop frame.

^WARNING

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard
Do not operate with a yeiiow fiame.
Doing so can result in death, heart attack,

or convulsions.

5. Check the burner flames once in a while for proper

size and shape as shown.
A good flame is blue in
color. If flames lift away
from ports, are yellow,
or are noisy, turn off the
burner. Allow the burner
to cool and follow Step 6.
If you still have a problem,
contact an authorized
Roper service technician
to check the air/gas

mixture or see the Installation Instructions.

3. Wipe the surface under the cooktop with warm,

soapy water and a
sponge. Use a soap­fiiled plastic scrubbing
pad on heavily soiled
areas.

4. Wipe off the surface burners with warm, soapy

water and a sponge
after each use. To

remove cooked-on

food, soak the burners

in a vinegar and water

solution for 20-30

minutes. Then scrub
them with a plastic
scrubbing pad. (See

page 21 for more

information.)

6. If the ports are clogged, clean with a straight
pin. DO NOT enlarge
or distort the ports.
DO NOT use a tooth
pick to clean the ports.

Toothpick pieces may

clog the ports.

22

Lift-up cooktop and surfaq burners (cont.)

CARING FOR YOUR RANCE

7. To lower the cooktop, lift the cooktop from both
sides while pressing the
support rods back to

unlock them. Lower the
cooktop into place.

Removing 1NE OVEN DOOR

For normal use of your range, you do not need to

remove the door. However, if you have to remove

the door follow the instructions in this section.

8. Replace the surface burner grates.

Insert nail or

To remove:

1. Open the

2. Close the door as far as the nails or screws will
let you.

door about halfway. Insert nails or

screws into both hinge

hangers. Do not
remove them while the
door is removed from
the range.

3. Rotate the door toward the range. Lift up the door
until it stops. Do not use
the door handle to lift the
door. Rotate the door
toward the floor and pull

it toward you.

23

CARIM FOR VOUR RANСE

Removing the oven door (coht.)

To replace:

NOTE: The nails or screws you inserted must still be
in both sides of the door.

1. Grasp the door on the sides with your fingers
on the front of the door and your thumbs on the
inside surface.

2. Rest the hinge hanger so that it is flat (at the
bottom of the hinge hanger on the bottom of
the front frame slot).

3. Position the door with the hinge hanger slots
almost parallel to the front frame.

4. Push up and in until the hinge hanger slots

become fastened to the range. Lower the door
and rotate it slightly from the front to the back
until the slots are fully fastened. The hinge
hanger will be close to the bottom of the front
frame slot.

5. Pull door open about halfway and remove the
nails or screws.

6. Close the door.

24

TlMHIBUSHOOnNC

Most cooking problems often are caused by little things you can find and fix without tools of

any kind. Check the lists below and on the next page before calling for assistance or service.

If you still need help, see “Requesting Assistance or Service” on page 27.

Range DOES NOT WORK

PROBLEM
Nothing works

CAUSE

• The range is not properly connected to the gas supply. Contact an autho
rized Roper service technician to reconnect the range to the gas supply.
(See the Installation Instructions.)

• You have blown a household fuse or tripped a circuit breaker.

• The control knob is not set correctly. Push in the control knobs before
turning them.

OVEN/BROIIER BURNER

PROBLEM

The oven does not work

The burner fails to light

The burner flames lift
away from the ports, are
yellow, or are noisy

CAUSE

• You have not set the oven control knob correctly. Refer to the proper
instructions.

• The main or regulator gas shutoff valve is in the off position. (See the
Installation Instructions.)

• The ignitor is broken. Contact an authorized Roper service technician to
replace it.

• You have blown a household fuse or tripped a circuit breaker.

• The air/gas mixture is incorrect. Contact an authorized Roper service

technician to check the air/gas mixture or see the Installation Instructions.

Surface burners

PROBLEM

The burner fails to light

The burner flames are

uneven

The burner flames lift off
the ports, are yellow, or
are noisy when turned off

The burner makes a

popping noise when on

CAUSE

• You have blown a household fuse or tripped a circuit breaker.

• The burner ports may be clogged. Clean them with a straight pin. (See pages
21 and 22.)

• The burner ports may be clogged. Clean them with a straight pin. (See pages
21 and 22.)

• The burner needs cleaning. (See pages 21 and 22.)

• The air/gas mixture is incorrect. Contact an authorized Roper service

technician to check the air/gas mixture or see the Installation Instructions.

• The burner is wet from washing. Let it dry.

25

TROUBLESHOOTING

When SElf-OEANINC YOUR OVEN

PROBLEM
The Self-Cleaning cycle

will not work

Cooking results

PROBLEM
Cooking results are

not what you expected

CAUSE

• You did not turn the oven control knob to CLEAN.

• The door is not closed all the way.

CAUSE

• The oven temperature seems too low or too high. See “Adjusting the oven

temperature control” on page 12 to adjust the oven temperature.

• You did not preheat the oven before baking (if called for in the recipe).

• The recipe you are using may need to be altered to improve the taste or

appearance of the food.

• You are using a pan that is not the correct type or size. Refer to a reliable

cookbook or recipe for the recommended pan type and size.

• There is not enough air space around the pan when baking. Allow 1V2 to 2
inches of air space on all sides of the pan.

• The flame size does not fit the cookware being used.

• When broiling, you have not completely closed the oven door.

• The flow of combustion and/or ventilation air to the range is blocked. Make
sure nothing is blocking the middle front of the backguard.

• The range is not level. (See the Installation Instructions.)

Indicator ucHis FLASH

PROBLEM

The oven on and heating

indicator lights flash

The heating and door

locked/cieaning indicator
lights flash

If none of these items are causing your problem, see “Requesting Assistance or Service” on page 27.

CAUSE

• You can not bake, broil, or clean. Call for service. (See “If You Need
Assistance or Service” on page 27.)

• The door lock has failed. Call for service. (See "If You Need Assistance
or Service” on page 27.)

26

RE(|UESnNC ASSKIMKE ORSERVKE

To avoid unnecessary service calls, please check “Troubleshooting” on pages 25-26. It may
save you the cost of a service call. If you still need help, follow the instructions below.

If you need ASSISTANa or servig

Call our Consumer Assistance Center toll free at

1-800-44-ROPER (1-800-447-6737).

, I Our consultants are available to

J assist you.

When calling:
Please know the purchase date, and

the complete model and serial number of your

appliance (see page 2). This information will help us
better respond to your request.

Our consultants provide assistance with:

• Features and specifications on our full line
of appliances

• Installation information

• Use and maintenance procedures

• Accessory and repair parts sales

• Do-it-yourself repair help

• Specialized customer assistance (Spanish speak

• Referrals to local dealers, service companies, and

To locate an authorized servicer in your area, you can

also look in your telephone directory Yellow Pages.

If YOU NEED REPLACEMENT PARTS

If you need to order replacement parts, we
recommend that you only use FSP® factory
authorized parts. FSP replacement parts will fit
right and work right, because they are made to
the same exacting specifications used to build
every new ROPER® appliance.

To locate FSP replacement parts in your area, call
our Consumer Assistance Center telephone number
or your nearest authorized service center.

ing, hearing impaired, limited vision, etc.)

repair parts distributors

For FURTHER ASSISTANa

If you need further assistance, you can write to us

with any questions or concerns at:

Roper Brand Home Appliances
Consumer Assistance Center
c/o Correspondence Dept.
2000 North M-63
Benton Harbor, Ml 49022-2692

Please include a daytime phone number in your
correspondence.

If the dealer, authorized servicer, and Roper Brand
Appliance warrantor have failed to resolve your
problem, you can contact the Major Appliance
Consumer Action Program (MACAP). MACAP is a
group of independent consumer experts that voice
consumer views at the highest levels of the major
appliance industry. MACAP will in turn inform us of

your action.

Major Appliance Consumer Action Program
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

27

Index

This index is alphabetical. It contains all the topics included in this manual, along with the
page(s) on which you can find each topic.

TOPIC

AIR CIRCULATION....................................................9

ANTI-TIP BRACKET

ASSISTANCE...........................................................27

BAKING

Pans

.......................................................................

Racks

...................................................................

Setting cycle.........................................................11

Tips.......................................................................11

BROILING

Grid.......................................................................14

Guide....................................................................14

Pan...................................................................13, 14

Setting cycle

Tips.......................................................................14

CLEANING

Broiler pan and grid..............................................21

Control knobs........................................................20

Control panel

Exterior surfaces
Oven cavity

Oven door glass...................................................21

Oven racks...........................................................21

Self-Cleaning cycie...............................................17

Surface burners...............................................21-23

Surface burner grates...........................................20

CLOCK.......................................................................9

CONTROL PANEL

Burner heat settings

Control knobs..........................................................7

Surface burner markers..........................................6

COOKWARE

Canning

Tips.........................................................................8

FEATURES................................................................6

LIFT-UP COOKTOP
LIGHTS
MINUTE TIMER

..................................................................

....................................................................

...............................................

.........................................................

........................................................

..................................................

..........................................................

...............................................

................................................

......................................................

PAGE TOPIC

15

8, 9

13

20
20

21

22
10

10

OVEN DOOR
OVEN TEMPERATURE

Adjusting.............................................................. 12

Setting................................................................. 11

OVEN VENT............................................................ 15

9

PANS

.........................................................................

PARTS

RACKS....................................................................8, 9

ROASTING

Pans

Racks...................................................................8, 9

Setting cycle.........................................................11

Tips.......................................................................11

SAFETY..................................................................3-5

SELF-CLEANING CYCLE

Before you start

How the cycle works.............................................19

Setting the controls...............................................18

Tips.......................................................................19

SERVICE................................................................ 27

STORAGE DRAWER.............................................. 16

SURFACE BURNERS

Control knobs

Control setting guide...............................................7

Power failures.........................................................8

7

8

Surface burner markers..........................................6

TIPS

Bakeware................................................................9

Broiling
Cookware

Roasting...............................................................11

Saving energy....................................................7, 11

Self-cleaning.........................................................19

TROUBLESHOOTING........................................25-26

WARRANTY............................................................ 32

...........................................................

.......................................................................

.......................................................................

....................................................

....................................................

.................................................................

...............................................................

PAGE

23

9
6

9

17

7, 20

14

8

MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER

...............................

2

31

WARRANIY

ROPER* Gas Rance

LENGTH OF WARRANTY WE WILL PAY FOR

FULL ONE-YEAR
WARRANTY
FROM DATE OF PURCHASE

WE WILL NOT PAY FOR
A. Service calls to;

1. Correct the installation of your range.

2. Instruct you how to use your range.

3. Replace house fuses or correct house wiring or piumbing.

4. Replace owner-accessible light bulbs.

B. Repairs when your range is used in other than normal, single-family household use.
C. Pickup and delivery. Your range is designed to be repaired in the home.

D. Damage to your range caused by accident, misuse, fire, flood, acts of God, or use of products not

approved by us.

E. Repairs to parts or systems caused by unauthorized modifications made to the appliance.

THIS ROPER APPLIANCE IS WARRANTED BY WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION. UNDER NO CIRCUM
STANCES SHALL IT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidentai or consequential damages,

so this exclusion or limitation may not apply to you.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
Outside the United States, a different warranty may apply. For details, please contact your authorized

Roper dealer.

If you need service, first see the “Troubleshooting” section of this book. After checking “Troubleshooting,”
additional help can be found by checking the “Requesting Assistance or Service” section or by calling our
toll-free telephone number, 1-800-44-ROPER (1-800-447-6737), from anywhere in the U.S.A.

FSP® replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or
workmanship. Service must be provided by an authorized Roper service
company.

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© 1996 Whirlpool Corporation

D Registered Trademark of Whirlpool. U.S.A.

Printed in U.S.A.

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