Whirlpool Microwave Range User Manual

Whirlpool

Home -A Appliances

IMPORTANT:
Installer: Leave lnstollat~on

Instructions with the homeowner.
Homeowner: Keep Installation

Instructions foi future reference.
Save Installation Instructions for local

electrical inspector’s use.

Microwave Range

30” Eye-level

Before you start...

Proper installation IS your tesponslbtllty
A qLallf(ed lechnlclan should Install this
range Make sure you have everythIng
necessary for correct lnstallatlon It 1s
the responslblllfy of the installer to
cornply with the lnstallatlon clearance
specified on the serlal/ratlng plate The
ser~al/ratlna alate 1s localed behlnd
the mlcrov&e oven door on the front
frame of the microwave oven

Rerrove all aackaalna
maierla from microwave
over cavity Check the
over area for damoge­see For Your Safety If any
damage IS evident do
not operate microwave
over until 11 IS checked by
outhorlred WhIrlpool seruce technicIan

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NOTE:
Clearances specified
ore for combustible

wall and materials
that have Q density of
20 or more pounds
per cubic foot. No
evaluation of
clearances has been
mode for instollotions
adjacent to materials
that ore less than 20
pounds per cu. ft. or to
plostlc tiles and
sheeting.

Tools needed
for installation.

Mobile home installation

The installation of this ranae must
conform to the Manufact&d Home
Construction and Safety Standards, Title
24 CFR. Part 3280 (formerly the Federal
Standard for Mobile Home Construction
and Safety, Title 24, HUD, par-l 2801.

Four-wire power supply cord must be
used and the appliance wiring must be
revised See Electrical requirements,

When this range is installed in a mobile
home, it must be secured to the floor
durrng transit. Any method of securing
the range is adequate as long as it
conforms to the standards listed above

Copies of the standards listed may be
obtained from:

*National Fire Protectton

Ratterymarch Pork
Qulncy, Massachusetts 02169

Asscclatlan

Electrical

requirements

IMPORTANT:
Save Installation Instructions for

the local electrical Inspector’s
use.

A power supply cord Is not
supplled with this appliance but
is available through your local
electrical supply houses.

Ponet A

Cabinet opening dimensions that are
shown must be used Given dimensions
are mlnimum clearances and provide
required V clearance.

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Important: Observe all
crovernina codes and
ordinanck.

Electrical Shock Hazard

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Electrlcal ground Is required on
thts appliance.

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tmproper connection of the
equlpment-groundlng
conductor can result In
electrical shock.

. Check wlth a quallfled

electriclan If you are in doubt
as to whether the appliance Is
properly grounded.

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Only a power supply cord klt
rated at 240 volts, 50 amperes
and lnvestlgated for use wlth
ranges shall be used.

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Do Not use an extension cord
wlth thls appliance. Such use
may result In a fire, electrical
shock or other personal Injury.

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Do Not have a fuse in the
neutral or graundlng clrcult. A
fuse In the neutral or grounding
clrcult could result In electrlcal
shock.

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Do Not plug the ‘pigtall” power
cord into a-live receptacle
before the cord Is permanently
connected to the terminal
block. To do so may result In
electrical shock.

Failure to follow these instructions
could result In an electrtcal shock.

This appliance mud be

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Connected to the proper
electrical voltage and frequency as
specified on the &al/rating plate. All
models require a separate 50 amp
circuit. Fuse both sides of the line. Do
Not fuse the neutral. A time-delay fuse
or circuit breaker Is recommended.

Check the serial/rating plate located

behind the mIcrowaG oven door on
the front frame for the required voltage
and frequency

It is the personal responsibility

w and obligation of the customer

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to contact a qualified electrlclan to

assure that the electrlml installation is

adequate and is in conformance with

Grounded elo-‘-‘--I
outlet is requircu. ~xi=
Electrical requirements.

Personal Injury Hazard

It Is the customer’s responslbllitv:

. To contact a qualified

electrical Installer.

. To assure that electrlcal

installation Is adeauate and in
conformance wlth’lrlatlonal
Electrlcal Code, ANSllNFPA 70.
latest editlon: and local

ordinances.
Failure to follow these Instructions
could result in an electrical shock.

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Cabinet storage above the

cooklng surface should be

avolded
Reaching over a heated cooklng

surface could result In a
serious burn.

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Do not attempt to operate

the microwave oven wlth the

door open.

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Do not tamper wlth or defeat

the safety Interlocks.

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Do not place objects between

the microwave oven front face

and door.
. Da not allow sol1 or cleaner

residue to accumulate on

sealing surface of the

mlcrowave oven door.

. Da not operate the mlcrowave

oven If damaged.

. Do not use the mlcrowave oven If

- door Is bent.

- hlnges and latches are broken

or loose.

- door seals, sealing surfaces or

alass are broken.

The mlcmwave oven door must
close properly to pmvlde safe
operatlon.

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Only have a quallfled repair

person adjust. repalr and check
microwave oven for mlcmwave
leakage after a repalr Is made.

. Do not use mlcmwave for

commercial purposes.

The mtcmwave oven In thls unlt Is

to follow these lnstructlo~s
could result In exposure to
excessive mlcmwave energy.

the National Electrical Code ANSVNFPA

70.latest edition,’ and local codes and
ordinances.

All wires ending at the
appliance must terminate in
ring type terminals.

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Local codes may permit the

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use of a three-wire. flexible-type.

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U.L.-listed power supply cord (pigtailj
with the proper ampere rating. This cord
contains three. No.-10 copper wires and
matches a three-wire receptacle of
NEMA typelo-5OR. shown in Figure 1. A
U.L.-listed strain relief must be provided
at the point the power supply cord
enters the appliance.

The range may be connected

. directly to the fused disconnect

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(or cirwit breaker) box through
flexible, armored or non-metallic
sheathed, copper cable. Allow at least
4 feet mlnlmum slack in the line between
the wall and the appliance so that it
can be moved if servicing is ever
necessary A U.L.-listed stmin relief must
lx provided at each end of the power
supply cord. NIB sizes [COPPER WIRE
ONLY] and connectors must axlform
with the rating of the appliince as
specified on the serial/mtlna plate.

THE RANGE MU!3 BE CONNECTED

WllH COPPER WtRE ONLY.

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For mobile home or other four­wire Installations. the

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appliance wlrtng must be

3.WIrewall
mmPtac*
(10.5011)

Figure 1

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