Whirlpool RC8430XA, RC8436XA User Manual
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Important SafeQ
Instructions
Parts And Features
Using Your Cooktop 6
Caring For
Your Cooktop
If You Need
Assistance
Or Service
Warranty
1-800-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments.
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ELECTRIC SOLID ELEMENT COOKTOP
MODELS RC8436XA
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RC8430XA
A Note To You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool@ appliance.
You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience
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.
This symbol will help you avoid actions
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, l-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
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Dealer Name
Dealer Phone
Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of fire,
persons, or damage when using the cooktop,
follow basic precautions,
General
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Read all instructions before
using the cooktop.
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Install or locate the cooktop onl
in accordance with the
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Installation Instructions. The
cooktop must be installed by a
qualified installer. The cooktop
must be properly connected to
electrical supply and grounded.
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CAUTION: Do not store things
children might want above the
cookto . Children could be
burne
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or injured while climbing
on it.
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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 in-
jured.
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Do not operate the cooktop if it
is damaged or not working
properly.
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Do not use the cooktop for
warming or heatin the room.
Persons could be urned or
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injured, or a fire could start.
* Use the cooktop only for its
intended use as described in
this manual.
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Do not touch surface units or
areas near units. Surface units
may be hot even though they
electrical
shock, injury to
including the following:
are dark in color. Areas near
surface units become hot
enough to cause burns. During
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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.
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Do not wear loose or hanging
garments when using the
cooktop. The
touch a i
the
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you could be burned.
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could ignite if
ot surface unit
* Use only dry potholders. Moist
or damp potholders on hot
surfaces ma
from steam. b
result in burns
0 not let
potholder touch hot surface
units. Do not use a towel or
bulky cloth for a potholder.
It could catch on fire.
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Do not heat unopened containers. They could explode. The
hot contents could cause burns
and container particles could
cause injury.
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Do not store flammable materials on or near the cookto
fumes can create an exp osion
and/or fire hazard.
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When usina the cooktor,
@ 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
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also improves cooking
efficiency.
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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.
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Never leave surface units unattended at hi h heat settings. A
boilover cou d
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smoking and greasy spillovers
that may ignite.
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Turn pan handles inward, but
not over other surface units.
This will help reduce the chance
of burns, igniting of flammable
materials, and spills due to
bumping of the pan.
Grease
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Grease is flammable. Do
not allow grease to collect
around cooktop. Wipe
spillovers immediately.
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Do not use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flaming pan on
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e by coverin with a
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wel -fitted lid, coo
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ie sheet or
flat tray. Flaming grease
outside of pan can be extin-
uished with baking soda or,
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available, a multipurpose
dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.
Care and cleaning
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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.
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Disconnect the electrical
sup R ly before servicing the
coo top.
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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.
Model RC8436XA
Model RC8430XA
Control panel
Left rear
control knob -
Surface unit
indicator light
Left front
control knob -
NOTE: Both models shown are also available in white.
Right rear
control knob
Right front
control knob
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