Whirlpool SS373PEX User Manual
Use &Care Guide
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SS373PEX
Contents
Important
Using Your Range
Using the surface burners
Using the grill
Using the optional griddle
Using the optional rotisserie
Using the vent system.. ................ 12
Changing surface burner module. 12
Setting the electronic clock
-Setting the electronic
Using the oven controls..
Using the Cook Timer
The oven vent
The storage drawer..
Caring For Your Range
Control panel and knobs
Surface burner grates and burner
Surface burners..
Grill
Vent system
Using the SelfCleaning cycle
Cleaning tips
The oven light.. ............................ .36
Removing and replacing
your range
Safely Instructions
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Whirlpool Cooking Product
Warranty
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Thank you for buylng a Whirlpool
~plianca please complete and mail
the Owner Registration Csrd provided with this product.
complete the form below. Have thii
inf0mah ready Y you need senrice
call with a
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Copy model and serial numbers from
plate (on frame behind the storage
drawer) and purchase date from sales
slip.
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Keep this book the Cooking Guide
and sales slip together in the Literature Pac.
Model Numbor
6e1rial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number
question.
You are responslbla
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Installing and leveling the range on a
floor strong enough to support its
weigM, and where it is protected from
the elements. (See the Installation
Instructions.)
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Making sure the range is not used by
anyone unable to operate it properly.
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Properly maintaining the range.
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Using the range only for jobs ex-
pected of a home range.
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Making sure the range is secured by
properly installed anti-tip bracket(s),
with rear leveling leg(s) positioned
under bracket(s).
Then
or
for:
Important Safety Instructions
Gas ranges have been thoroughly tested for safe and efkiint operation. However,
as with any appliance, there are specifii installation and safety precautions which
must be followed to ensure safe and satisfactory operation.
WARNING: lf 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 GASOUNE OR OTHER FLAM-
MABLE VAPORS AND UQUIDS IN THE VICINIlY OF
THIS OR ANY OTHER APPUANCE.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
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DO NOT TRY TO UGHT ANY APPUANCE.
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DO NOT TOUCH ANY ELECTRICAL SWlTCH; DO NOT
USE ANY PHONE IN YOUR BUILDING.
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IMMEDlATELY CALL YOUR GAS SUPPUER FROM A
NEIGHBOR’S PHONE. FOLLOW THE GAS
SUPPUER’S INSTRUCTIONS.
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IF YOU CANNOT REACH YOUR GAS SUPPUER,
CALL THE FlRE DEPARTMENT.
INSTALlATlON AND SERVICE MUST BE PERFORMED
BY A QUALlFlED INSTALLER, SERVICE AGENCY OR
THE GAS SUPPUER.
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Important Safety Instructions
Continued
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Install or locate the range onty in
accordance with the provided
Installation Instructions. The range
must be installed by a qualified
installer. The range must be
properly connected to the proper
gas supply and checked for leaks.
The range must also be property
connected to electrical supply and
grounded.
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of
tipping of the appliance, the
appliance must be secured by
properly installed anti-tip bracket(s).
To check if the bracket(s) is
installed properly, remove the
storage drawer (see page 23) and
verify that the anti-tip bracket(s) is
engaged.
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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.
. Do not operate the range il it is
damaged or not working properly.
. Do not use the range for warming or
heating the room. Persons could be
burned or injured, or a fire could
start.
’ Do not attempt to light the oven
burner during a power failure,
Personal injury could result. Reset
oven controls to the off position in
the event of a power failure.
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Use the range only for its intended
use as described in this manual.
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Do not wear loose or hanging
garments when using the range.
They could ignite if they touch a hot
surface burner and you could be
burned.
9 DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE
BURNERS, AREAS NEAR BURN-
ERS OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF
OVEN. Areas near surface burners
and interior surfaces of an oven
become hot enough to cause bums.
During use, do not touch, or let
clothing or other flammable materials
contact surface burners. areas near
surface burners or interior surfaces
of oven. Other surfaces of the range
may become hot enough to cause
burns; such as, the oven vent
opening, the surface near the vent
opening, the cooktop, the oven door
and window.
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Make sure the utensils you use are
large enough to contain food and
avoid boilovers and spillovers. Heavy
splattering or spillovers left on a
range can ignite and burn you. Pan
size is especially important in deep
fat frying.
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Turn pan handles inward, but not
over other surface burners. This will
help reduce the chance of bums,
igniting of flammable materials, and
spills due to bumping of the pan.
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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.
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Check to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use on the
range. Only certain types of glass,
glass-ceramic, ceramic, earthenware
or other glazed utensils are suitable
for ranges without breaking due to
the sudden change in temperature.
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Do not use decorative covers or
trivets over the surface burners.
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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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Grease is flammable. Do not allow
grease to collect around cooktop or
in vents. Wipe spillovers immediately.
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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 foamtype extinguisher.
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Never leave surface burners
unattended at high heat settings. A
boilover could resuft and cause
smoking and greasy spillovers that
may ignite.
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Use care when opening oven door.
Let hot air or steam escape before
removing or replacing food.
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Always position oven rack(s) in
desired location while oven is cool.
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Do not store flammable materials on
or near the range. The fumes can
create an explosion and/or fire
hazard.
* Do not use the oven for storage.
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Do not store things children might
want above the range. Children
could be burned or injured while
climbing on it.
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Do not leave children alone or
unattended in area where the range
is in use. They should never be
allowed to sit or stand on any part of
the range. They could be burned or
injured.
-SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
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Never use a match or other flame to
look for a gas leak Explosion and
injury could result.
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Know where your main gas shutoff
valve is located.
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Keep range vents unobstructed.
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Clean your range regularly. See
care and cleaning instructions in this
manual.
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Do not clean door seal. lt is essential for a good seal. Care should be
taken not to rub, damage, or move
the seal. Clean only parts recommended in this Use and Care Guide.
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Small amounts of formaldehyde and
carbon monoxide are given off in the
Self-Cleaning cycle from fiberglass
insulation and food decomposition.
Significant exposure to these
substances can cause cancer or
reproductive harm Exposure can be
minimized by venting with a hood or
open window and wiping out excess
food spills prior to selfcleaning.
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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.
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Before seffcleaning the oven,
remove broiler pan, broiler grid,
oven racks and other utensils. Do
not use your oven to clean miscella-
neous parts unless you are in-
strutted to do so in this Use and
Care Guide.
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Do not repair or replace any part of
the range unless specifically
recommended in this manual. All
other servicing should be referred to
a qualified technician.
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Disconnect the electrical supply
before servicing the range.
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Using Your Range
Using the surface burners
Your cooktop is equipped with electric
ignitots. Electrii ignitors automatically
light the burners each time they are
used.
Control knobs must be pushed In
and turned to the LITE position. The
clicking sound is the ignition sparking.
Visually check that burner has lit
To stop the clicking sound after the
burner lights, turn the control knob back
to a desired setting. The control knob
has stops for HI, medium and low,
however, it can be set anywhere
between HI and OFF.
Surface burner markers
The solid dot in the surface burner
marker shows which surface burner is
turned on by that knob.
Burner heat settings
Until you get used to the settings,
use the following as a gukfe.
results, start cooking at the high
settings; then turn the control knob
down to continue cooking.
Use LfTE
burner lights, turn control back to a
desired setting to stop the clicking of the
ignition.
Use HI
bring liquids to a boil.
Use a
cooking or to fry chicken or pancakes:
for gravy, pudding and icing; to cook
large amounts of vegetables.
Use a low setting
until ready to serve.
NOTE: Do not cook with the control in
the LITE position.
Use correct burner heat settings. If the
heat setting is too high, it can:
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Char bacon and cause curling.
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Make eggs tough and crisp at the
edges.
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Toughen liver, fish and seafood.
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Scorch delicate sauces and custards.
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Cause a boilover.
to light the burner. After the
to start foods cooking; to
medium setting to continue
to keep food warm
For best
In case of a probnged power failure:
Surface burners
lighted. Hold a lighted match near
burner and turn the control to the LITE
position. After the burner lights, turn the
control to the desired setting.
NOTE: GrflVgriddle burners should not
be manually lighted during a prolonged
power failure. Since the vent system will
not operate, smoke and steam will not
be vented out of the room-
can be manually
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Bum, Flm and ExplosJon Hazard
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beyond the edge of the cookfng
utensil. The flame can bum you
and causa poor ccoldng results.
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ure all control knobs are
turned to Off when you are not
cooktng. Someone could be
burned or a fire could start if a
burner is accidentally left ON.
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cooking, or if there is a strong
gas odor, turn the bumem Off.
Walt five minutes for the gas
odor to disappear before
rellghtlng burner. # gas odor Is
still present, see safety note on
page 3. Failure to follow these
precautions could result In
explosbn or fire.
Using the grill
The grill will work only on the right side
of the cooktop.
Before you use the grill for the first
time:
Wash with warm soapy water, rinse and
dry. Never use a metal scrubbing pad
or abrasive cleanser on the grill; these
will damage the non-stick surface. After
cleaning,
with cooking oil to prevent food from
sticking.
lightly wipe
cooking surface
Cooking tips
Do
net cover ths entire cooking surface
with meat- Leave space between the
food -kerrrs to allow smoke and steam
ventilate properly.
Meat with a normally high fat content
will produce more smoke and flare-ups,
but cook faster than lean meat. Trim fat
from meat before placing on the grill to
prevent excessive smoke or flare-ups.
If meat begins to cook too quickly,
turn the grill control knob to a bwer
setting.
Do not leave grill unattended.
NOTE: The use of metal utensils can
scratch the non-stick coating. Only nylon
or plastic utensils should be used. When
using nylon or plastic utensils, do not
leave them on the grill. They may melt-
to
Fire and Bum Haxard
. tf grease causes excessive flare-
ups Do NOT PUT WATER ON A
GREASE FIRE.
To put out fire:
-Remove food from the grill, turn
the grill control to OFF and
cover the grill with a large metal
pan-
-Make aura the vent system has
been switched to ON.
m Do not light the grtlVgrfddle
burners during a ljowar failure.
The vent system will not work if
there Is a power failure. This
prevents proper venting for
adequate cooling of the grilU
griddle burners. The resulting
heat build-up can cause fire.
l Do not use pots or pans on grill
They will become very hot and
can bum you.
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Using Your Range
Continued
Grill chart
Preheat
10
minutes on HI for best flavor.
CONTROL
FOOD SEll-lNG
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APPROXIMATE
COOKING TlME
SIDE 1 1 SIDE2
COMMENTS
Med.
Med.
Med.
Lamb chop Med.
Chlcken
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Hmllouca
Med.
Med.
5Mh.
6Mh. 6 Mh.
7 Mh. 7
4 Mh.
3SMh. 25Mh.
15
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10 Mh.
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TumasnmdedlorevenaDddng.
Grilling times are approximate and may need to be adjusted to individual tastes.
Using the optional griddle
The optional griddle module will work
only on the right side of the
Burn, Fire and Product Damage
Hazard
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Be sure the griddle control is off
and the griddle is cool and
covered when not in use. Failure
;;,“o so could result In burns or
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When cleaning griddle, never
use a metal scouring pad or
abrasive cleanser on the griddle.
These will damage the non-stick
surface.
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Do not use cookware on the
griddle. Use only plastic or
nylon kitchen utensils on the
griddle. Metal can damage the
non-stick cooking surface.
Griddle chart
Preheat on HI, then turn to a lower setting to cook
Before using the griddle for the first
time:
1. The cooking surface should be
washed with warm, soapy water,
rinsed and dried.
2. After cleaning, lightly wipe the
cooking surface with cooking oil to
prevent food from sticking. You do
not have to season (grease) the
griddle every time you use it. Be
sure to use only cooking oil (not
shortening or butter) to season the
griddle.
3. Preheat on HI, then turn control to a
lower setting to cook
4. Place food directly on cooking
surface.
5. Turn off the griddle burner when
cooking is finished. Leaving burner
on will damage the griddle.
cooktop.
Griddle cooking times are approximate and may need to be adjusted to individual
tastes.
Using Your Range
Continued
Using the optional
rotisserie
Burn and Electrical Shock Hazard
Make sure the grill controls are
OFF and the grill is cool before
installing the rotisserie.
Failure to do so could result in
burns or electrical shock
The optional rotisserie will work only on
the right side of the cooktop.
To install:
1. Remove the grill sections.
Power cord
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2. Set in rotisserie rack.
3. Install rotisserie motor as shown.
To remove:
1. Lift rotisserie motor off the rack and
set aside.
2. Remove the rack and set aside.
3. Replace the grill sections.
To put mat on apit
1.
Put fork on the spit pointing away
from the handle.
2 Push spit through meat so the
weigM is balanced around the
center.
3. Put the second fork on the spit
pointing toward the meaL
4. Push both forks into the meat and
tighten the thumbscrews.
5. Push the pointed end of the spit all
the way into the motor socket
6. Put the handle end of the spft into
the rack slot.
7. Plug in and turn on the rotisserie
motor. Turn on the grill module. See
chart below for suggested cookfng
times.
No preheating is required The individual burner controls hep provide extra heat
control. HVMedlum combination settings can be used for best cookfng results.
‘Be sure grill sections are removed during rotisserie cooking.
“Roasts of approximatefy S-3% pounds are the most suitable for rotfsserie cooking.
Larger roasts will greatly increase cooking times.
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Uslng Your Range
Continued
Using the vent system
Using the co&top’s built-in downdraft
vent fan removes cookfng vapors, odor
and smoke.
The fan wffl always come on at LOW
speed when the grill module is in use,
but may be manually switched to HIGH.
The fan cannot be turned off when the
grill module is operating.
When using surface units, turn the
Vent Fan Control Knob clockwise to
HIGH or LOW. You will hear a click
when the fan comes on. Turn counter-
clockwfse to turn the fan OFF.
The fan filter must be in place for the
fan to operate proparly.
Personal Injury Hazard
Do not put hands In vent box
when fan or controls are on. The
vent fan system turns on auto-
matically when the grill is uti
Turn fan and cooktop controls to
Off. Failure to do l o could resuft
In personal Injury.
Cty;u ;g surface burner
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The surface burner module will work on
both sides of the cooktop. (Gee page 26
for grill removal instructions.)
Bum and Electtlcaf Shock Hazard
Be sure all controls are off and the
module ls cool before handling
rnodula Failure to do so could
result in bums or electrical shock
To remove surface burner module:
1.
Lfft off surface burner grates and
caps-
2. Lift slightly by the handle.
3. With both hands, pull module toward
you to clear oriiices (gas lines). Lift
Out.
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