Whirlpool SC8100XA User Manual

Use And Care

GUIDE

A Note To You 2

Important Safety Instructions 3

Parts And Features 6

GAS COOKTOP

TO THE INSTALLER: PLEASE LEAVE THIS INSTRUCTION BOOK WITH THE UNIT.

TO THE CONSUMER: PLEASE READ AND KEEP THIS BOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

Using Your Cooktop 7

Caring For Your Cooktop 10

If You Need Assistance Or Service 13

Warranty 16

1-800-253-1301

Call us with questions or comments.

MODEL SC8100XA

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.

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WARNING

This symbol will help alert you to such dangers as personal injury, burns, fire and electrical shock.

This symbol will help you avoid actions which could cause product damage (scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to your personal property.

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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 13. 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 6). 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 __________________________ Dealer Name ___________________________ Serial Number __________________________ Dealer Phone___________________________ Purchase Date __________________________

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Important Safety Instructions

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Gas cooktops 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

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the cooktop, follow basic precautions, including the following:

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.

General

•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 the proper gas supply and checked for leaks. The cooktop must also be properly connected to electrical supply and grounded.

•Gas fuels and their use in appli-

ances can cause minor exposures to benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and soot, primarily from incomplete combustion. Significant exposure to these substances can cause cancer or reproductive 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.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

•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 in-

tended use as described in this manual.

•Do not wear loose or hanging

garments when using the cooktop. They could ignite if they touch a hot surface burner and you could be burned.

•Use only dry potholders. Moist or

damp potholders on surface burners may result in burns from steam. Do not let potholder touch surface burners. Do not use a towel or bulky cloth for a potholder. It could catch on fire.

•Do not heat unopened containers.

They could explode. The hot contents could cause burns and container particles could cause injury.

•Do not store flammable materials

on or near the cooktop. The fumes can create an explosion and/or fire

•DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE

BURNERS OR AREAS NEAR SURFACE BURNERS. Areas near surface burners become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let cloth-

hazard.

•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.

ing or other flammable materials contact surface burners or areas near surface burners until they have had sufficient time to cool.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

When using the cooktop

•Make sure the utensils you use

are large enough to contain food and avoid boilovers and spillovers. Heavy splattering or spillovers left on a cooktop can ignite and burn you. Pan size is especially important in deep fat frying.

•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 burners

unattended at high heat settings. A boilover could result and cause smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.

•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.

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 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 repair or replace any part

of the cooktop unless specifically recommended in this manual. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

•Any additions, changes or conver-

sions required in order for this appliance to satisfactorily meet the application needs must be made by an authorized Whirlpool

service technician or Qualified Agency.

•Disconnect the electrical supply

and the gas supply at the shutoff valve near the cooktop before servicing the cooktop.

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