Whirlpool RC8110XA, RC8100XA User Manual
Use And Care
GUIDE
A Note To You 2
Important Safety
Instructions 3
Parts And Features 5
Using Your Cooktop 6
Caring For
Your Cooktop 9
If You Need
Assistance
Or Service 12
Warranty 16
Call us with questions or comments.
ELECTRIC COOKTOP
MODELS RC8110XA RC8100XA
1-800-253-1301
A NOTE TO YOU
A Note To You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
You have purchased a quality,
have gone into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free
operation, we have developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on
how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully.
Also, please complete and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new information on your appliance.
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these
symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each
symbol.
!!!INSERT WARNING HERE!!!
This symbol will help alert you to such
dangers as personal injury, burns, fire and
electrical shock.
WARNING
world-class
home appliance. Years of engineering experience
!!!INSERT CAUTION HERE!!!
This symbol will help you avoid actions
which could cause product damage
(scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to your
personal property.
AC UTION
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, 1-800-253-1301,
is toll-free, 24 hours a day.
If you ever have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or if you need service, first
see “If You Need Assistance Or Service” on page 12. If you need further help, feel free to call
our Consumer Assistance Center. When calling, you will need to know your appliance’s
complete model number and serial number. You can find this information on the model and
serial number plate (see diagram on page 5). For your convenience, we have included a
handy place below for you to record these numbers, the purchase date from the sales slip
and your dealer’s name and telephone number. Keep this book and the sales slip together in
a safe place for future reference.
Model Number _________________________
Serial Number _________________________
Purchase Date _________________________
Dealer Name __________________________
Dealer Phone __________________________
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Important Safety Instructions
WARNING
General
• Read all instructions before
using the cooktop.
• Install or locate the cooktop
only in accordance with the
provided Installation Instructions. The cooktop must be
installed by a qualified installer.
The cooktop must be properly
connected to electrical supply
and grounded.
• CAUTION: Do not store things
children might want above the
cooktop. Children could be
burned or injured while climbing on it.
• Do not leave children alone or
unattended in area where the
cooktop is in use. They should
never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of the cooktop.
They could be burned or injured.
• Do not operate the cooktop if it
is damaged or not working
properly.
• Do not use the cooktop for
warming or heating the room.
Persons could be burned or
injured, or a fire could start.
• Use the cooktop only for its
intended use as described in
this manual.
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to
persons, or damage when using the cooktop,
follow basic precautions, including the following:
hot even though they are dark
in color. Areas near surface
units 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.
• Do not wear loose or hanging
garments when using the
cooktop. They could ignite if
they touch a hot surface unit
and you could be burned.
• Use only dry potholders. Moist
or damp potholders on hot
surfaces may result in burns
from steam. Do not let
potholder touch hot surface
units. Do not use a towel or
bulky cloth for a potholder.
It could catch on fire.
• Do not heat unopened contain-
ers. They could explode. The
hot contents could cause burns
and container particles could
cause injury.
• Do not store flammable materi-
als on or near the cooktop. The
fumes can create an explosion
and/or fire hazard.
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE
UNITS OR AREAS NEAR
UNITS. Surface units may be
continued on next page
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
When using the cooktop
• Make sure the reflector bowls
are in place during cooking.
Cooking without reflector bowls
may subject the wiring and
components underneath them
to damage.
• Do not line reflector bowls with
aluminum foil or other liners.
Improper installation of these
liners may result in a risk of
electrical shock or fire.
• Select a pan with a flat bottom
that is about the same size as
the surface unit. If pan is
smaller than the surface unit,
some of the heating element
will be exposed and may result
in the igniting of clothing or
potholders. Correct pan size
also improves cooking
efficiency.
• Check to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use on the
cooktop. Only certain types of
glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed
utensils are suitable for cooktops without breaking due to the
sudden change in temperature.
• Never leave surface units unat-
tended at high heat settings. A
boilover could result and cause
smoking and greasy spillovers
that may ignite.
This will help reduce the
chance of burns, igniting of
flammable materials, and spills
due to bumping of the pan.
Grease
• Grease is flammable. Do not
allow grease to collect
around cooktop. Wipe
spillovers immediately.
• Do not use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flaming pan on
range by covering with a
well-fitted 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
• Do not soak removable heat-
ing elements in water. The
element will be damaged and
shock or fire could result.
• Do not repair or replace any
part of the cooktop unless
specifically recommended in
this manual. All other servicing should be referred to a
qualified technician.
• Disconnect the electrical
supply before servicing the
cooktop.
• Turn pan handles inward, but
not over other surface units.
– SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS –
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PARTS AND FEATURES
Parts And Features
This section contains captioned illustrations of your cooktop. Use them to become familiar
with the location and appearance of all parts and features.
Surface units
Model and serial number
plate (under cooktop)
Control panel
Surface unit
marker
Left surface
unit control
knob
Surface unit
indicator light
Control panel
Right surface unit
control knob
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