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Use & Care’Guide

30” SELF-CLEANING GAS RANGE

WITH UPPER OVEN

Contents

Appliance Registration Care and Cleaning

14-2;

Oven Timer

Preheating

10, 1 I

Clock 9 Roasting, Roasting Guide 12 Control Panels 14 Self-Cleaning Operation 18, 19

Features 6 Shelves 8, 16 Installation 5 Thermostat Adjustment 22

Leveling 5 Vent Duct 9 Lift-Up Cooktop 16 Problem Solver 23

Minute Timer 9 Repair Service 24,25

Mode1 and Serial Numbers

Safety Instructions

2-s

Oven 8 Surface Cooking 7

Air Adjustment 21 Burners 15,20 Baking, Baking Guide

IO, 11

Burner Grates

15,20

Broiler Pan and Rack

16,20

Control Settings

Broiling, Broiling Guide 13 Cookware Tips 7 Continuous Cleaning 14 Drip Pans 15,20

Control Settings 8 Flame Size 7

Door Removal 16 Lighting Instructions 7 Light; Bulb Replacement 8, 17

Warranty

Back Cover

Oven Bottom Removal

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mail the Owner Registration Card provided with this product.

Then complete the form below. Have this information ready if you need service or call with a question.

Copy model and serial numbers from plate

(located as shown) and purchase date from sales slip.

Keep this book, the Cooking Guide and sales slip together in a handy place.

Model Number

Serial Number

FOR YOUR SAFETY

If you smell gas:

1. Open windows.

2. Don’t touch electrical switches.*

3. Extinguish any

open flame.

Immediately call

your gas supplier.

*Don’t turn electric switches on or off because sparks may ignite the gas.

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number You are responsible for:

Installing and leveling the range on a floor strong enough to support its weight, and where it is protected from the elements. (See the installation instructions.)

Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

Properly maintaining the range.

Usmg the range only for jobs expected ot a home range.

Making sure the range is secured by

properly installed anti-tip bracket, with

rear leveling 1eg.s positioned under bracket.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Do not store or use

gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this

appliance.

IMPORTANT

SAFETY NOTICE WARNING:

Gas fuels and their use in

appliances 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.

When You Get Your Range

Have the installer show you

the location of the range gas cut-off valve and how to shut it off if necessary.

Have your range installed and properly grounded by a qualified installer, in accordance with the Installation Instructions. Any adjustment and service should be performed only by qualified gas range installers or service technicians.

Plug your cooking center into

a X20-volt grounded outlet only.

Do not remove the round

grounding prong from the plug.

If in doubt about the grounding of the home electrical system, it is your personal responsibility and

obligation to have an ungrounded

outlet replaced with a properlygrounded three-prong outlet in accordance with the National Electrical Code. Do not

use an

extension cord with this appliance.

W-G-AH

cooking centers can tip and injury could result. To prevent accidental tipping of the cooking center, attach it to

the floor by installing the

ANTI-TIP bracket supplied. To

check

if the

bracket is installed and engaged properly, remove the drawer and inspect the rear leveling

legs. Make sure they fit securely into the slots on the bracket.

If you pull the cooking center out

from the wall for any reason, make sure the rear legs are returned to their positions in the bracket when

you push the cooking center back.

Be sure all packing materials are removed from the cooking center before operating it, to

prevent fire or smoke damage should the packing material ignite.

Be sure your cooking center is correctly adjusted by a qualified service technician or installer

for the type of gas (Natural or LP) on which it is to be used. Your cooking center can be converted for

use on

either type of

gas. See Installation Instructions.

After prolonged use of the lower oven, high floor temperatures may result and many floor coverings will not withstand this kind of use. Never install the cooking center over vinyl tile or linoleum that cannot withstand such type of

use.

Never install it directly over

interior kitchen carpeting.

Using Your Cooking Center

Don’t leave children alone or unattended where a cooking center is hot or in operation. They could be seriously burned.

Don’t allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on the door or cooktop. They

could

damage the cooking center and even tip it over causing severe personal injury.

CAUTION: ITEMS OF

INTEREST TO CHILDREN

SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN CABINETS ABOVE A

COOKING CENTER OR ON

THE COOKTOP-CHILDREN CLIMBING ON THE COOKING CENTER TO REACH ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Let burner grates and other surfaces cool before touching them or leaving them where children can reach them.

Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments while using the appliance. Flammable

material could be ignited if

brought in contact with flame or

hot oven surfaces and may cause severe burns.

Never use your appliance for

warming or heating the room. Prolonged use of the cooking center without adequate ventilation can be hazardous.

Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming pan. Turn off burner, then

smother flaming pan by covering pan completely with well fitting

lid, cookie sheet or flat tray.

Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering with baking

soda or, if available, a multi-

purpose dry chemical or foam

fire extinguisher.

Do not store flammable

materials in an oven, near the cooktop, or in storage drawer.

Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate in or near the cooking center.

When cooking pork, follow

the directions

exactly and always

cook the

meat to an internal

temperature of at least 170°F.

This assures that, in the remote

possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be killed and meat will be safe to eat.

Surface Cooking

Always use the LITE position when igniting top burners and make

sure

the burners have ignited

Never leave surface burners unattended at HI flame settings. Boilover

causes

smoking and greasy spillovers that

may

catch on fire.

Adjust top burner flame size so it does not extend beyond the edge of the cooking utensil.

Excessive flame is hazardous.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

(continued)

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

Use only dry pot holdersmoist or damp pot holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let pot holders come near open flames when lifting utensils. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth in place of a pot holder.

To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition of flammable materials and spillage, turn the cookware handles toward the side or back of the cooking center without extending over adjacent burners.

Always turn surface burner to OFF before removing utensil.

Carefully watch foods being fried at HI flame setting.

Never block the vents (air openings) of the cooking center. They provide the air inlet and outlet which is necessary for the cooking center to operate properly with correct combustion.

Do not use a wok on the cooking surface if the wok has a rougd metal ring which is placed over the burner grate to support the wok. This ring acts as a heat trap which may damage the burner grate and burner head. Also, it may cause the burner to work improperly. This may cause a carbon monoxide level above that allowed by current standards, resulting in a health hazard.

Foods for frying should be as dry as possible. Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and over sides of pan.

Use least possible amount of fat for effective shallow or deepfat frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause spillovers when food is added.

If a combination of oils or fats will be used in frying, stir together before heating, or as fats melt slowly.

Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.

Use deep fat thermometer whenever possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point.

Use proper pan size-Avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough to properly contain food avoiding boilovers and spillovers, and large enough to cover burner grate. This will both save cleaning and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy spattering or spillovers left on cooking center can ignite. Use pans with handles that can be easily grasped and remain cool.

Use only glass cookware that is recommended for use on gas burners.

Keep all plastics away from top burners.

To avoid the possibility of a burn, always be certain that the controls for all burners are at OFF position and all grates are cool before attempting to remove a grate.

When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flame.

If cooking center is located near a window, do not use long curtains which could blow over the top burners and create a fire hazard.

If you smell gas, turn off the gas to the cooking center and call a qualified service technician. Never use an open flame to locate a leak.

Baking, Broiling and Roasting

Do not use oven for a storage

area.

Stand away from the cooking center when opening the door of a hot oven, The hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes.

Don’t heat unopened food containers in the oven. Pressure could build up and the container could burst causing an injury.

Don’t use aluminum foil

anywhere in the oven except as described in this book. Misuse could result in a fire hazard or damage to the cooking center.

Use only glass cookware that is recommended for use in gas ovens.

When using cooking or roasting bags in oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions.

Always remove broiler pan from the oven as soon as you finish broiling. Grease left in the pan can catch fire if oven is used without removing the grease from the broiler pan.

When broiling, if meat is too close to the flame, the fat may ignite. Trim excess fat to prevent excessive flare-ups.

Make sure broiler pan is in

place correctly to reduce the

possibility of grease fires.

If you should have a grease fire in the broiler pan, turn off oven, and keep oven door closed to contain fire until it burns out.

Self-Cleaning Oven

Do not clean the door gasket.

The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Be careful not to rub, damage or move it.

Do not use oven cleaners. No

commercial oven cleaner or oven

liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around

any part of the oven.

Remove the broiler pan and

other cookware

before self-

cleaning the oven.

Cleaning Your Cooking Center

Clean only parts listed in this

Use and Care Book.

Keep cooking center clean

and free of accumulations of grease or spillovers which may ignite.

If You Need Service

Read “The Problem Solver”

on page 23 of this book.

Don’t attempt to repair or replace any part of your cooking center unless it is specifically recommended in this book.

All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

Installing the Cooking Center

Your cooking center, like so many other household items, is heavy and can settle into soft floor coverings such as cushioned vinyl or carpeting. When moving the cooking center on this type of flooring, use care.

not install

the cooking center over kitchen carpeting unless you place an insulating pad or sheet of

l/4-inch-thick plywood between

the cooking center and carpeting.

When the floor covering ends at

the front of the cooking center, the area that the cooking center will

rest on should be built up with

plywood or similar material to the

same level or higher than the floor

covering. This will allow the cooking center to be moved for cleaning or servicing.

Leveling the Cooking Center

Your cooking center must be level in order to produce proper cooking and baking results. After it is in its final location, place a level horizontally on an oven shelf and check the levelness front to back and side to side.

Leveling legs are located on each corner of the base of the cooking center. Remove the bottom drawer and you can level the cooking center on an uneven floor.

To remove drawer, pull drawer out all the way, tilt up the front and take it out. To replace drawer,

insert glides at back of drawer beyond stop on cooking center glides. Lift drawer if necessary to insert easily. Let front of drawer down, then push in to close.

Both of the rear leveling legs will engage the ANTI-TIP bracket (allow for some side to side adjustment). Allow a minimum clearance of l/8” between the cooking center and the leveling legs to permit installation into the ANTI-TIP bracket.

SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

Features of Your Cooking Center

1. Door Handle. Lift with fingertips

and pull to open door.

2. Model and Serial Numbers.

Located in burner box under cooktop.

3. Oven Temp Control for Upper Oven.

4. Digital Clock with 60-Minute Timer or Analog Clock with 60Minute Timer.

5. Automatic Oven Timer for Lower Oven.

6. Oven Set Control for Lower Oven.

7. Oven Temp Control for Lower Oven.

8. Cleaning Light for Lower Oven.

9. Locked Light for Lower Oven.

10. Cooktop Light. ll. Cooktop Light Switch.

12. Oven Light Switch. Lets you turn upper and lower interior oven lights on and off.

13. Surface Burners, Grates and

Chrome Drip Pans.

14. Oven Vents.

15. Lift-Up Cooktop.

16. Surface Burner Controls.

17. Self-Clean Latch Lever.

18. Oven Shelves.

19. Oven Shelf Supports.

20. Oven Interior Lights.

21. Removable Oven Bottom.

22. Removable Oven Door.

23. Broiler Pan and Rack.

24. Storage Drawer.

25. Anti-Tip Bracket. (See Installation Instructions.)

Surface Cooking

Automatic Ignition

Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition, eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with constantly burning flames.

In case of a power outage, you can light the surface burners on your range with a match. Hold a lighted match to the burner, then turn the knob to the LITE position. Use extreme caution when lighting burners this way.

Surface burners in use when an electrical power failure occurs will continue to operate normally.

Surface Burner Controls

Knobs that turn the surface burners

on and off are located on the lower

control panel and are marked as to

which burners they control.

To Light a Surface Burner

Push the control knob in and turn it to LITE. You will hear a little clicking noise-the sound of the electric spark igniting the burner.

After the burner ignites, turn the knob to adjust the flame size.

Check to be sure the burner you

turned on is the one you want to use.

Do not operate a burner for an extended period of time without cookware on the grate. The finish on the grate may chip without cookware to absorb the heat.

Be sure the burners and grates are cool before you place your hand, a potholder, cleaning cloths or other materials on them.

How to Select Flame Size

The flame size on a gas burner should match the cookware you are using.

NEVER LET THE FLAME EXTEND UP THE SIDES OF THE COOKWARE. Any flame larger than the bottom of the cookware is wasted and only serves to heat the handles.

When using aluminum or aluminum-clad stainless steel pots and pans, adjust the flame so the circle it makes is about l/2 inch smaller than the bottom of the cookware.

When boiling, use this same flame

size-l/2 inch smaller than the bottom of the cookware-no matter what the cookware is made of. Foods cook just as quickly at a gentle boil

as they do at a furious rolling boil. A high boil creates steam and cooks

away moisture, flavor and nutrition.

Avoid it except for the few cooking processes which need a vigorous boil.

When frying or warming foods

in stainless steel, cast iron or

enamelware, keep the flame down

lower-to about l/2 the diameter

of the pan.

When frying in glass or ceramic

cookware, lower the flame even more.

Cooktop Light

A full-width fluorescent light in the backsplash illuminates the cooktop. Press and momentarily hold the SURFACE LIGHT switch under the upper control panel to turn the light on and off.

Top-of-Range Cookware

Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is recommended because it heats quickly and evenly. Most foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet.

Minerals in food and water will stain but will not harm aluminum. A quick scour with a soap-filled wool pad after each use keeps aluminum cookware looking shiny new. Use saucepans with tight-fitting lids for cooking with minimum amounts of water.

Cast Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets will give satisfactory results.

Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel of some cookware may melt. Follow cookware manufacturer’s recommendations for cooking methods.

Glass: There are two types of glass cookware-those for oven use only and those for top-of-range cooking (saucepans, coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat very slowly.

Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used for either surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat very

slowly and cools very slowly. Check cookware manufacturer’s directions to be sure it can be used on gas ranges.

Stainless Steel: This metal alone

has poor heating properties, and is

usually combined with copper,

aluminum or other metals for

improved heat distribution.

Combination metal skillets usually

work satisfactorily if they are

used with medium heat as the

manufacturer recommends.

Using Your Ovens

Automatic Ignition

The oven burners and broil burner on your range are lighted by electric ignition. The ovens and broiler cannot be operated in the event of a power failure.

To light the upper oven burner, turn the OVEN TEMP knob to the desired temperature. To light the lower oven burner, turn the OVEN

SET knob to the desired oven

operation and the OVEN TEMP

knob to the desired temperature. The burner should ignite within 60 seconds.

CAUTION: DO NOT ATTEMPI TO OPERATE THE ELECTRIC IGNITION OVEN DURING AN ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE. Resumption of electrical power when the oven controls are in any position other than OFF will result in automatic ignition of the oven or broiler burner and could cause

severe burns if, at the time, you

were attempting to light the burner

with a match.

A burner in use when an electrical power failure occurs will continue to operate normally.

Before Using Your Ovens

Be sure you understand how to

set the controls properly. Practice

removing and replacing the shelves

while the oven is cool. Read the

information on the following pages,

and keep this book handy.

Oven Controls

Controls on the upper control

panel are marked OVEN SET

and OVEN TEMP.

The OVEN SET control, for the lower oven, has settings for BARE, BROIL, TIMED BARE, CLEAN and OFF. When you turn the knob to the desired setting, the proper burner is activated for that operation.

BAKE-Use this setting for all

normal oven operations-for

example, for cooking roasts or

casseroles. Only the bottom oven burner operates during baking.

BROIL-Use this setting for broiling. Only the top (broil) burner will operate.

TIMED BAKE-Use this setting to turn the oven on and off at

specified times when you want cooking to start and stop. See Automatic Oven Timer on the next page.

CLEAN-Use this setting for the

self-cleaning function only.

OFF-Shuts off power to the oven

controls. Oven will not operate.

The OVEN SET and OVEN TEMP

controls should be turned to OFF

whenever the oven is not in use.

Upper Oven

The OVEN TEMP control

for each oven maintains the

temperature you set for normal

oven operation.

For normal oven operation, turn

the knob to the desired temperature

which is marked in 25” increments.

It will normally take 30 to 60 seconds

before the flame comes on.

After the oven reaches the selected

temperature, the oven burner cycles

-off completely, then on with a

full flame-to keep the oven

temperature controlled.

Oven Lights

The lights in both ovens come on automatically when the lower oven door is opened. The light in the upper oven does not come on automatically when the upper door

is opened. Use the switch under the upper control panel to turn the

lights on and off.

Oven Shelves

Upper Oven

Lower Oven

The shelves are designed with stoplocks so when placed correctly on the shelf supports, they will stop before coming completely out of the oven and will not tilt when you

are removing food from them or placing food on them.

When placing cookware on a shelf, pull the shelf out to the “stop”

position. Place the cookware on

the shelf, then slide the shelf back into the oven. This will eliminate reaching into the hot oven.

To remove a shelf from the oven, pull it out to the stop position, lift up on front and pull out.

Shelf Positions

The lower oven has five shelf supports-A (bottom), B, C, D and E (top). Lower-oven shelf positions for cooking are suggested on Baking and Roasting pages.

Oven Vents

The lower oven is vented through a

duct at the center rear of the range, and the upper oven vent is just above the upper oven door (see page 6). Do not block the openings of these ducts when cooking in the oven - it is important that the flow of hot air from the oven and fresh air to the oven burners be uninterrupted.

Vent openings and nearby surfaces may become hot. Do not touch them.

Handles of pots and pans on the cooktop may become hot if left too close to the vent.

Do not leave plastic items on the

cooktop - they may melt if left too

close to the vent.

Oven Moisture

As your oven heats up, the temperature change of the air in the oven may cause water droplets to form on the door glass. To prevent this, open the oven door for the first minute of oven heat-up to let the moist air out.

Automatic Oven Timer and Clock

Clock

Your range will have one of the clocks illustrated here. Just follow these instructions to set the clock.

Three-Stem Clock

(Automatic)

To set the 60-minute timer, just turn

the knob in the center of the clock to the left (do not press in on the knob). To bum off the buzzer, turn the knob

back to “off’. To set the time of day, push in the knob in the center of the

clock and turn to the right. Then

release the knob and continue turning

until the timer is in the “off’ position.

The knobs at the right are used to

turn the oven on and off

automatically.

Digital Clock with 60-Minute Timer

The Minute Timer is the large dial to the left of the digital clock. Use it to time all your precise cooking operations. The Minute Timer knob also changes the digital clock.

To set the Minute Timer, turn the center knob clockwise, without pushing in, until the pointer reaches the number of minutes you want to time (up to 60).

At the end of the set time, a buzzer

sounds to tell you time is up. Turn the knob, without pushing in, until the pointer reaches “Off’ and the buzzer stops.

To set the Clock, push in the center knob of the Minute Timer and turn the knob in either direction to set the digital clock numerals to the correct time. (After setting the clock, let the knob out and turn the Minute Timer pointer to “Off ‘.)

Automatic Oven Timer: (Lower Oven)

“START”: Push in and turn the Start knob to the time you want the oven to turn itself on.

NOTE: If you want the oven to start cooking immediately, do not set the

Start time.

“STOP”: Push in and turn the Stop knob to the time you want the oven to turn itself off.

NOTE: There must be at least a halfhour difference from the Start time to the Stop time for the automatic control to work. Be sure the electric clock is set to the correct time of day, as this controls the automatic timing.

Set the Selector Control to the “Time Bake” setting.

Set the Temperature Control to the desired cooking temperature.

Now the oven will automatically turn itself on at the Start time you set, cook at the temperature you selected and turn itself off at the stop time you set.

After you take the food out of the oven, be sure to turn the Temperature Selector Control to “Off ‘.

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