Whirlpool GS470LEL, GS440LEL, GS465LEL, GS460LEL, GS458LEL User Manual
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GAS RANGE
Use & Care Guide
For questions about features, operation/performance
parts, accessories or service, call:
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Table of Contents.................................................2
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, for installation
8523777A
To the installer: Please leave this instruction book
withthe unit.
To the consumer: Please read and keep this book
forfuture reference.
ModelsSF195LEK, GS440LEL,
GS445LEL, GS458LEL,
GS460LEL, GS465LEL,
GS470LEL, GS475LEL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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RANGE SAFETY .............................................................................2
The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................................3
PARTS AND FEATURES................................................................5
COOKTOP USE ..............................................................................6
Cooktop Controls.........................................................................6
Surface Burners ...........................................................................6
Home Canning .............................................................................7
Cookware .....................................................................................7
ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL................................................... 8
Display..........................................................................................8
Start..............................................................................................8
Cancel .......................................................................................... 8
Clock ............................................................................................8
Tones............................................................................................8
Fahrenheit and Celsius.................................................................8
Timer.............................................................................................9
Control Lock................................................................................. 9
12-Hour Shutoff............................................................................9
Oven Temperature Control ..........................................................9
OVEN USE.......................................................................................9
Aluminum Foil...............................................................................9
Positioning Racks and Bakeware ................................................9
Split Oven Rack..........................................................................10
Bakeware....................................................................................10
Meat Thermometer.....................................................................10
Oven Vent...................................................................................11
Baking and Roasting..................................................................11
CHOICE BAKE™ Function.........................................................11
Broiling........................................................................................11
Warm Hold Feature ....................................................................12
Timed Cooking ...........................................................................12
Sequence Programming ............................................................13
Warming Drawer.........................................................................14
RANGE CARE ...............................................................................15
Self-Cleaning Cycle....................................................................15
General Cleaning........................................................................16
Oven Light ..................................................................................16
Oven Door ..................................................................................17
Storage Drawer ..........................................................................17
Warming Drawer.........................................................................17
TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................18
ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE.........................................................19
WARRANTY ..................................................................................20
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 follow instructions.
can be killed or seriously injured if you don't
You
follow instructions.
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.
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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.
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 the
anti-tip bracket fastened down properly.
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.
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.
This appliance can cause low-level exposure to some of the substances listed, including benzene, formaldehyde,
carbon monoxide, toluene, and soot.
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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
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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 – The range, when installed, must
be electrically grounded in accordance with local
codes or, in the absence of local codes, with the
National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.
In Canada,
the range must be electrically grounded in accordance
with Canadian Electrical Code. Be sure the range is
properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
■ This range is equipped with a three-prong grounding
plug for your protection against shock hazard and
should be plugged directly into a properly grounded
receptacle. Do not cut or remove the grounding prong
from this plug.
■ Disconnect the electrical supply before servicing the
appliance.
■ Never Use the Range for Warming or Heating the
Room.
■ Injuries may result from the misuse of appliance doors
or drawers such as stepping, leaning, or sitting on the
doors or drawers.
■ Maintenance – Keep range area clear and free from
combustible materials, gasoline, and other flammable
vapors and liquids.
■ Storage in or on the Range – Flammable materials
should not be stored in an oven or near surface units.
■ Top burner flame size should be adjusted so it does
not extend beyond the edge of the cooking utensil.
For self-cleaning ranges –
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Before Self-Cleaning the Oven – Remove broiler pan
and other utensils. Wipe off all excessive spillage
before initiating the cleaning cycle.
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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
locations and appearances of the features shown here may not match those of your model.
Control Panel
2341
1. Left Rear Burner Control 2. Left Front Burner
Control
Range
1
2
3
4
3. Right Front Burner
Control
10
11
12
13
4. Right Rear Burner
Control
7
8
9
5
5. Surface Burner Locator
14
15
5
6
1. Oven Vent
2. Surface Cooking Area
3. Anti-Tip Bracket
4. Oven Door Hinge
5. Model and Serial Number Plate
(behind left side of storage drawer)
6. Storage Drawer
7. Control Panel
8. Center Grate
9. Surface Burner Control
10. Automatic Oven Light Switch
11. Oven Rack
12. Gasket
13. Oven Door Window
14. Self-Clean Latch
15. Gas Regulator
Parts and Features Not Shown
Oven Door Window
Oven Light
Broiler Pan and Grid
Roasting Rack
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COOKTOP USE
1
2
4
5
3
2
1
Power failure
In case of prolonged power failure, the surface burners can be lit
manually. Hold a lit match near a burner and turn knob
counterclockwise to LIGHT. After burner lights, turn knob to
setting.
Cooktop Controls
WARNING
Fire Hazard
Do not let the burner flame extend beyond the
edge of the pan.
Turn off all controls when not cooking.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in
death or fire.
Electric igniters automatically light the surface burners when
control knobs are turned to LIGHT.
Before setting a control knob, place filled cookware on the grate.
Do not operate a burner using empty cookware or while the grate
is unoccupied.
To S e t:
Push in and turn knob counterclockwise to LIGHT. All four
1.
surface burners will click. Only the burner with the control
knob turned to LIGHT will produce a flame.
Turn knob anywhere between HIGH and LOW. Use the
2.
following chart as a guide when setting heat levels.
SETTING RECOMMENDED USE
Surface Burners
IMPORTANT:
ventilation air around the burner grate edges.
Before cleaning, make sure all controls are off and the oven and
cooktop are cool. Do not use oven cleaners, bleach or rust
removers.
Burner Cap:
surface burner. A clean burner cap will help prevent poor ignition
and uneven flames. Always clean the burner cap after a spillover
and routinely remove and clean the caps according to the
“General Cleaning” section.
Gas Tube Opening:
tube opening for the burner to light properly. Keep this area free
of soil and do not allow spills, food, cleaning agents or any other
material to enter the gas tube opening. Protect it from spillovers
by always using a burner cap.
Do not obstruct the flow of combustion and
1. Burner Cap
2. Burner Base
3. Alignment Pins
4. Igniter
5. Gas Tube Opening
Always keep the burner cap in place when using a
Gas must flow freely throughout the gas
Light the burner.
LIGHT
HIGH
BETWEEN
HIGH and LOW
LOW
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Start food cooking.
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Bring liquid to a boil.
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Hold a rapid boil.
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Quickly brown or sear food.
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Fry or sauté foods.
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Cook soups, sauces and gravies.
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Stew or steam foods.
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Keep food warm.
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Melt chocolate or butter.
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Simmer.
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¹⁄₂
1. 1-1
in. (25-38 mm)
2. Burner Ports
REMEMBER: When range is in use or (on some
models) during the Self-Cleaning cycle, the entire
cooktop area may become hot.
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