Whirlpool 8523781 Range User Manual


 
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Product dimensions
Before you start...
Cabinet dimensions/requirements
Your safety and the safety of others is
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 hazards that can kill
or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be
preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word
“DANGER” or “WARNING”. These words mean:
All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you
how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you
what can happen if the instructions are not
followed.
You will
be killed or seriously injured if you don’t
follow instructions.
You can
be killed or seriously injured if you don’t
follow instructions.
WARNING
DANGER
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.
Important: Observe all governing codes
and ordinances.
Do not obstruct flow of combustion and
ventilation air.
This installation must conform with all local
codes and ordinances. In the absence of local
codes, installation must conform with American
National Standard, National Fuel Gas Code ANSI
Z223.1 — latest edition*.
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, ANSI/NFPA 70 — latest
edition**, and all codes and ordinances.
Cabinet opening dimensions shown must be
used. Given dimensions are minimum
clearances.
When installing a cooktop under existing
cabinets and the installation does not meet the
minimum cabinet clearances, install a range
hood above the cooktop to avoid burn hazards.
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 gas information label. The gas information
label and model/serial rating plate are located on
the frame behind the broiler drawer.
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29-7/8" width
46-7/8"
overall
height
25"
36"
cooktop
height
27-1/8" depth
with handle
Grounded electrical
outlet is required. See
“Electrical
requirements,” Page 3.
Proper gas supply
connection must be
available. See “Gas
supply requirements,”
Page 3.
***Note: 30" min. when bottom of wood
or metal cabinet is protected by not
less than 1/4" flame retardant mill-
board covered with not less than
No. 28 MSG sheet steel, 0.015"
stainless steel, 0.024" aluminum or
0.020" copper.
36" min. clearance between the top of
the cooking platform and the bottom
of an unprotected wood or metal
cabinet.
Contact a qualified
floor covering
installer to check
that the floor
covering can
withstand at least
200°F.
Use an insulated pad
or 1/4" plywood
under range if
installing range over
carpeting.
For minimum
clearance to top of
cooktop, see Note.***
Do Not pinch the power
supply cord between the
range and the wall.
Do Not seal the range to
the side cabinets.
2" min.
countertop
space to side
wall or other
combustible
material
This shaded area recommended
for installation of rigid gas pipe.
Flexible gas pipe and electrical
outlet are recommended in either
18" min.
clearance upper
cabinet to
countertop
13" max. upper
cabinet depth
If cabinet depth is greater
than 24", oven frame must
extend beyond cabinet
fronts by 1/2" min.
30-1/8" opening
width
30" min. cabinet
opening width
8"
4-1/2"
4-1/2"
2"
2"
17"
17"
8"
Check location where range will be installed. The range
should be located for convenient use in the kitchen.
Recessed installations must provide complete enclosure of
the sides and rear of range.
ALL OPENINGS IN THE WALL OR FLOOR WHERE RANGE IS
TO BE INSTALLED MUST BE SEALED.
IMPORTANT: Some cabinet and building materials are not
designed to withstand the heat produced by the oven for
baking and self-cleaning. Check with your builder or cabinet
supplier to make sure that the materials used will not
discolor, delaminate or sustain other damage.
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/NCSBCS
A225.1 and Manufactured Home Installations,
Sites, and Communities ANSI/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.
Anti-tip bracket
The floor-mounted anti-tip bracket MUST be installed. To
install the anti-tip bracket supplied, see Pages 4-5 and the
anti-tip bracket template/instruction sheet.
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.
2 plastic
anchors
floor-mounted
anti-tip bracket
Not shown:
• literature pack
• orifice spuds
Parts supplied
2 screws
(#10 x 1-1/2")
Copies of the standards listed may be obtained from:
* American Gas Association
1515 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22209
** National Fire Protection Association
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269