Whirlpool Ranges Range User Manual


 
If you need service or assistance,
we suggest you follow these five steps:
1.
Before calling for
If cooking results aren’t what you
assistance...
expected:
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Is the range level?
Performance problems often result
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Does the oven temperature seem
from little things you can find and fix
too low or too high? See page 10.
without tools of any kind.
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If needed, have you preheated the
If nothing operates:
oven as the recipe calls for?
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Is the power supply cord plugged
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Are you following a tested recipe
into a live circuit with the proper volt-
from a reliable source?
age? (See Installation Instructions.)
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Are you using pans recommended
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Have you checked your home’s
in the Cooking Guide?
main fuses or circuit breaker box?
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If baking, have you allowed 1Yz to 2
If the oven will not operate:
inches (4-5 cm] on all sides of the
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Is the Oven Selector turned to a set-
pans for air circulation?
ting (BAKE or BROIL, but not TIMED
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Are the pans the size called for in the
BAKE)?
recipe?
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Is the Oven Temperature Control
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Do the cooking utensils have
turned to a temperature setting?
smooth, flat bottoms and fit the sur-
face elements being used?
If surface unlts will not operate or
seem to cook too slow:
See the Cooking Guide for more infor-
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Have you checked your home’s
mation on cooking problems and
main fuses or circuit breaker box?
how to solve them.
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Is the surface unit control knob
turned to a setting other than OFF?
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Are you using the proper cook-
ware? See page 7.
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Do the control knobs turn?
If surface unit control knob@) will
not turn:
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Did you push in before trying to turn?
2. If you need
assistance?..
Call Whirlpool COOL-LINE” serv-
ice assistance telephone number.
Dial free from anywhere in the U.S.:
l-800-253-1301
and talk with one of our trained con-
sultants. The consultants can instruct
you in how to obtain satisfactory oper-
ation from your appliance or, if serv-
ice is necessary, recommend a
qualified service company in your
area.
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