Whirlpool TES355, TEP325, TEP315, TES325 User Manual
ELECTRIC RANGE
Use & Care Guide
Table of Contents...................................................2
MODELS TES355 TES325 TEP325 TEP315
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RANGE SAFETY ......................................................................... 3
The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................................3
PARTS AND FEATURES ............................................................ 6
COOKTOP USE ..............................................................................7
Cooktop Controls.........................................................................7
Ceramic Glass..............................................................................7
Coil Elements and Burner Bowls ................................................. 8
Home Canning .............................................................................8
Cookware .....................................................................................8
ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL................................................ 9
Oven Indicator Lights...................................................................9
Display..........................................................................................9
Start/Enter ....................................................................................9
Off/Cancel ....................................................................................9
Clock ............................................................................................9
Timer.............................................................................................9
Control Lock...............................................................................10
Oven Temperature Control ........................................................10
BEFORE USING............................................................................10
Aluminum Foil.............................................................................10
Positioning Racks and Bakeware..............................................10
Bakeware....................................................................................11
Meat Thermometer.....................................................................11
Oven Vent...................................................................................11
OVEN USE.....................................................................................12
Baking and Roasting..................................................................12
Broiling and Custom Broiling.....................................................12
Timed Cooking...........................................................................13
MANUAL OVEN CONTROL.........................................................13
Oven Temperature Control ........................................................13
OVEN USE.....................................................................................14
Baking and Roasting..................................................................14
Broiling........................................................................................14
RANGE CARE ...............................................................................15
Self-Cleaning Cycle....................................................................15
General Cleaning........................................................................16
Oven Light ..................................................................................17
Oven Door ..................................................................................17
Storage Drawer ..........................................................................18
TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................18
ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE.........................................................19
WARRANTY .............................................................................. 20
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RANGE SAFETY
Your safety and the safety of others are very important.
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all
safety messages.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or
“WARNING.” These words mean:
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't
immediately follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't
follow instructions.
All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you
what can
The range will not tip during normal use. However, the range can tip if you apply too much force or weight to the open door
without the anti-tip bracket fastened down properly.
happen if the instructions are not followed.
The Anti-Tip Bracket
Anti-Tip Bracket
Range Foot
WARNING
Tip Over Hazard
A child or adult can tip the range and be killed.
Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot.
Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved.
See the installation instructions for details.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns to children
and adults.
Making sure the anti-tip bracket is installed:
• Slide range forward.
• Look for the anti-tip bracket securely attached to floor.
• Slide range back so rear range foot is under anti-tip bracket.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical
shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the
range, follow basic precautions, including the
following:
■
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE
SECURED BY PROPERLY INSTALLED ANTI-TIP
DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES ARE
INSTALLED PROPERLY, SLIDE RANGE FORWARD,
LOOK FOR ANTI-TIP BRACKET SECURELY
ATTACHED TO FLOOR, AND SLIDE RANGE BACK
SO REAR RANGE FOOT IS UNDER ANTI-TIP
BRACKET.
■
CAUTION: Do not store items of interest to
children in cabinets above a range or on the backguard of a range – children climbing on the range to
reach items could be seriously injured.
■
Proper Installation – Be sure the range is properly
installed and grounded by a qualified technician.
■
Never Use the Range for Warming or Heating the
Room.
■
Do Not Leave Children Alone – Children should not
be left 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.
■
Wear Proper Apparel – Loose-fitting or hanging
garments should never be worn while using the
range.
■
User Servicing – Do not repair or replace any part of
the range unless specifically recommended in the
manual. All other servicing should be referred to a
qualified technician.
■
Storage in or on the Range – Flammable materials
should not be stored in an oven or near surface
units.
■
Do Not Use Water on Grease Fires – Smother fire or
flame or use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
■
Use Only Dry Potholders – Moist or damp
potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns from
steam. Do not let potholder touch hot heating
elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.
■
DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS
NEAR UNITS – Surface units may be hot even
though they are dark in color. Areas near surface
units may 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. Among those areas are the cooktop and
surfaces facing the cooktop.
■ Use Proper Pan Size – The range is equipped with
one or more surface units of different size. Select
utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover
the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized utensils will expose a portion of the heating
element to direct contact and may result in ignition
of clothing. Proper relationship of utensil to burner
will also improve efficiency.
■ Never Leave Surface Units Unattended at High Heat
Settings – Boilover causes smoking and greasy
spillovers that may ignite.
■ Make Sure Reflector Pans or Drip Bowls Are in
Place – Absence of these pans or bowls during
cooking may subject wiring or components underneath to damage.
■ Protective Liners – Do not use aluminum foil to line
surface unit drip bowls or oven bottoms, except as
suggested in the manual. Improper installation of
these liners may result in a risk of electric shock, or
fire.
■ Glazed Cooking Utensils – Only certain types of
glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other
glazed utensils are suitable for range-top service
without breaking due to the sudden change in
temperature.
■ Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Not
Extend Over Adjacent Surface Units – To reduce the
risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, and
spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil,
the handle of a utensil should be positioned so that
it is turned inward, and does not extend over
adjacent surface units.
■ Do Not Soak Removable Heating Elements –
Heating elements should never be immersed in
water.
■ Do Not Cook on Broken Cooktop – If cooktop
should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may
penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of
electric shock. Contact a qualified technician
immediately.
■ Clean Cooktop With Caution – If a wet sponge or
cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area,
be careful to avoid steam burn. Some cleaners can
produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.
■ Use Care When Opening Door – Let hot air or
steam escape before removing or replacing food.
■ Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers – Build-up
of pressure may cause container to burst and result
in injury.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
■ Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed.
■ Placement of Oven Racks – Always place oven
racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack
must be moved while oven is hot, do not let
potholder contact hot heating element in oven.
■ DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR
INTERIOR SURFACES OF OVEN – Heating
elements may be hot even though they are dark in
color. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot
enough to cause burns. During and after use, do
not touch, or let clothing or other flammable
materials contact heating elements or interior
surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time
to cool. Other surfaces of the appliance may
become hot enough to cause burns – among these
For self-cleaning ranges –
■ Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door gasket is
essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not
to rub, damage, or move the gasket.
■ 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.
■ Clean Only Parts Listed in Manual.
■ Before Self-Cleaning the Oven – Remove broiler pan
and other utensils.
For units with ventilating hood –
■ Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently – Grease should
not be allowed to accumulate on hood or filter.
■ When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan on.
surfaces are oven vent openings and surfaces near
these openings, oven doors, and windows of oven
doors.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list
of substances known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm, and
requires businesses to warn of potential exposure to such substances.
WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or
other reproductive harm.
This appliance can cause low-level exposure to some of the substances listed, including benzene, formaldehyde,
carbon monoxide, and toluene.
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PARTS AND FEATURES
This manual covers several different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of the items listed. The locations and
appearances of the features shown here may not match your model.
Control Panels
Range
2
3
Electronic Oven Control
1.
Surface Burner Locator
2.
Left Front Burner Control
3.
3
Manual Oven Temperature Control
1.
Oven Indicator Light
2.
Surface Heating Indicator Lights
4.
Left Rear Burner Control
5.
Surface Burner Locator
3.
Left Front Burner Control
4.
Left Rear Burner Control
5.
6
2
Right Rear Burner Control
6.
Right Front Burner Control
7.
8
Surface Heating Indicator Light
6.
Right Rear Burner Control
7.
Right Front Burner Control
8.
1
2
3
4
5
Surface Cooking Area
1.
Anti-Tip Bracket
2.
Door Stop Clip
3.
Model and Serial Number Plate
4.
(behind left side of storage drawer)
Storage Drawer
5.
Control Panel
6.
Hot Surface Indicator Light (on
7.
some models)
Automatic Oven Light Switch
8.
(on some models)
Door Gasket
9.
Broil Element (not shown)
10.
Bake Element
11.
Self-Clean Latch (on some models)
12.
10
11
7
8
9
12
Parts and Features not shown
Oven Vent
Oven Light (on some models)
Broiler Pan and Grid
6
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