Whirlpool WERP3100PS0 Installation Guide

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Table of Contents:

Pages

Before you start

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Product dimensions

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Cabinet dimensions/requirements

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[nstallation steps

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Check operation

[f range does not operate

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[f you need assistance/service

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Moving the range

ff you need assistance:

Check your Use and Care Guide for a toiPfree number to
call or call the dealer from whom you purchased this
appliance.The dealer is listed in theYe[Iow Pages of your

phone directory under "Appliances -- Household --
Major -- Service and Repair"

Ca[I when you:
[_ Have questions about range installation or operation.

[_ Need to obtain the name and number of an authorized

service company.

When you call, you wiii need:
[_ The range model number.

[_ The range serial number.

Both numbers are listed on the model/serial rating plate
located on the oven frame behind the storage drawer
panel.

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.

Failure to fol!ow these instructions
can result in death or serious
burns to chiidren and adults.

Part No. 9756848

Before youstart,,,

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.

AJJsafety messages wiJJtell you
what the potential hazard is, teJJyou
how to reduce the chance of injury,
and tell you what can happen if the

instructions are not followed.

tMPORTAN_ Observe aHgoverning codes
and ordinances. Failure to meet codes

and ordinances court Ueadto fire or
electrical shock.

Proper installation is your responsibility.
A qualified technician must install this
range. Make sure you have everything
necessary for correct installation. It is the
installer's responsibility to comply with
installation clearances specified on the
model/serial rating plate.The model/serial
rating plate is located on the oven frame
behind the storage drawer panel.

Check location where range will be
installed.The range should be located for
convenient use in kitchen.

When installing a range under existing
cabinets and the installation does not

meet the minimum cabinet clearances,
install a range hood above the cooktop to

avoid burn hazards.
A[[ openings in the wail or floor where

range is to be installed must be sealed.

Cabinet opening dimensions that are
shown must be used. Given dimensions

are minimum clearances.

Grounded electrical outlet is required.

It is the customer's responsibility:
To contact a qualified electrical installer.

To assure that the electrical installation is
adequate and in conformance with

National Electrical Code, ANS[/NFPA 70 -
latest edition _, or CSA Standard C22.1,
Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 - latest
edition _, and all local codes and

ordinances.

Mobile home installation
The installation of this range must

conform with the Manufactured Home
Construction and Safety Standard,Title
24 CFR,Part 3280 [formerly the Federal

Standard for Mobile Home Construction
and Safety,Title 24, HUD (Part 280)] or,

when such standard is not applicable, the
Standard for Manufactured Home

Installations, ANSI A225.1/NFPA 501A*,
or with local codes.

When this range is installed in a mobile
home, it must be secured to the floor

during transit. Any method of securing

the range is adequate as long as it

conforms to the standards listed above.
Four-wire power supply cord or cable

must be used in a mobile home
installation.The appliance wiring will

need to be revised.

The floor anti-tip
bracket MUST be

installed.To install

the anti-tip

bracket shipped
with the range, see Page 4 and the
anti-tip bracket template.

Copies of the standards listed may be obtained
from:

National Fire Protection Association
Batterymarch Park

Quincy, Massachusetts, 02269

_'_CSA International

8501 East Pleasant Valley Road
CleveDnd, Ohio 44131-5575

level
flat-blade screwdriver

3/8" drive ratchet
3/8" and 5/16" nut driver

hand or electric drill
channel lock pliers

safety glasses
gloves
measuring tape or ruler

wood floors: 1/8" drill bit
concrete/ceramic floors: 3/16" carbide4ipped

masonry drill bit (Hammer may be needed
for anchors,)

2 plastic

anchors

2 screws

floor-mounted

anti-tip bracket

Bracket must be securely mounted to
sub-floor.Thickness of flooring may require longer
screws to anchor bracket to sub-floor. Longer
screws are available from your local hardware store.

(#!0 x 1-1/2")
Not shown:

literature pack

27-!/8"(68.9cm)

depthwithhandle

46-7/8"

(!19.1cm)

overall

height

36"

(91.4cm)

coo!<top

height

24-13/16"

(63.0cm)

Cabinetopeningdimensions "--_--_

25 (63.5 cm} countertop depth,
24 (61.0 cm) base cabinet depth, I _'_'_th _1 ?

36 (91.4 ore) countertop height I ................... _-}[J_" ' I

/ I_-_ _" _ clearance to the _op

T opening width NOTE._*

18" (45.7 cm) / . @

mils. clearance

upper cabinet to

countertop I

I 30" (76.2 cm)rain. _ . .

' _ of the cooktop, see

_.JJJ_ 3!- I/8" (78.7 cm) /

_._ 4" (I0.2 cm) rain.

**NOTE: 24" (61 cm) rain. when bottom of

wood or metal cabinet is protected by not
less than 1/4" (0.64 cm) flame retardant

millboard covered with not less than No. 28
MSG sheet steel, 0.015" (0.4 ram) stainbss
steel, 0.024" (0.6 ram) aluminum or 0.020"
(0.5 ram) copper.

30" rain. (76.2 cm) clearance between the top

of the cooking platform and the bottom of an
unprotected wood or metal cabinet.

countertop
to aide wall or

other combustible
material

Wall receptacle-
8" (20.3 cm) to
22" (55.9 cm)

from either
cabinet

7" (1Z8 cm)
max. from

floor

Do not pinch the power
supply cord between the
range and the wall.

Do not seal the range to
the side cabinets.

ow start...

Operating position

Before moving range across floor, check

that range is still on cardboard shipping

base to protect floor covering.

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more peopb to move and
install ramge.

Failure to do so can result in back or

other injury.

I M Put on safety ghsses and gbves.

Remove shipping matedab, tape and
protective fiUmfrom range. Keep
cardboard bottom and shipping base
under range. Remove oven racks and
parts package from inside oven.

cardboard/
shipping base

M Do not remove the cardboard

shipping base at this time.

front

-_ leveling leg

rear leveling leg __

3[] Remove storage drawer, Use a3/8"
drive ratchet to bwer rear UeveUingbgs

one-haUfturn. Use channeUbck pUiersto
bwer front bveUing bgs one-half turn.

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.

Failure to follow these instructions
can result in death or serious

burns to children and adults.

Contac:[a qualified floor covering installer
for the best procedure for drilling
mounting holes through your type floor
covering.

4[] Use the anti-tip bracket template to
instal[ the anti-tip bracket.

Anti-tip bracket must be anchored
securely to the sub-floor.

Depending on the thickness of your
flooring, longer screws may be necessary

to anchor the bracket to the sub-floor.

Longer screws are available from your
local hardware store.

Checkthat range is on cardboard
shipping base to protect floor covering.

5_ Move range dose to cabinet

opening.

Remove cardboard from under

range. Carefully move range into find
position.

ant,-ti

bracket.._, ___

7_ Making sure the anti-tip bracket is

installed:

Look for the anti-tip bracket securely

attached to floor.

, Slide range back so rear range foot is

under anti-tip bracket.

If installing the range in a mobile
home, you must secure the range to the
floor. Any method of securing the range
is adequate as long as it conforms to the

standards in the "Mobile home
installation" instruction section.

9m Place rack in oven. Place level on
rack, first side to side; then front to back.

if range is not level, pull range forward
until rear leveling leg is removed from

the anti-tip bracket. Use 3/8" drive ratchet

and channel lock pliers to adjust leveling
legs up or down until range is level. Push
range back into position. Checkthat rear
leveling leg is engaged in anti4ip bracket.

NOTE: Oven must be level for satisfactory
baking conditions.

lower panel.

Replace the storage drawer or