Whirlpool RS373PXW Range User Manual


 
Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to
persons, or damage when using the range, follow
basic precautions, including the following:
l
Read all instructions before using
the range.
l
Install or locate the range only in
accordance with the provided
Installation Instructions. It is
recommended that the range be
installed by a qualified installer. The
range must be properly connected
to electrical supply and grounded.
$:mi g#
surface unit and you could be
burned.
l
If your range has coil elements,
make sure the reflector bowls are
in place during cooking. Cooking
without reflector bowls may
subject the wiring and compo-
nents underneath them to
damage.
l
Do not line reflector bowls with
aluminum foil or other liners.
Improper installation of these
lin%;~;ns$t I;,” risk of
l
Do not touch surface units, areas
near units, heating elements or
l
To reduce the risk of tipping of the
interior surfaces of oven. Surface
appliance, the appliance must be
secured by properly installed anti-tip
units and heating elements may
bracket(s). To check if the
be hot even though they are dark
in color. Areas near surface units
bracket(s) is installed properly,
and interior surfaces of an oven
remove the storage drawer (see
page 20) and verify that the anti-tip
become hot enough to cause
bracket(s) is engaged.
burns. During and after use, do
not touch, or let clothing or other
l
Do not operate the range if it is not
flammable materials contact
working properly, or if it has been
surface units, areas near units,
damaged.
heating elements or interior
. If your range has a ceramic glass
surfaces of oven until they have
cooktop, do not cook on it if it is
had sufficient time to cool. Other
broken. If cooktop should break,
surfaces of the range may
cleaning solutions and spill-overs
become hot enough to cause
may penetrate the broken cooktop
burns; such as, the oven vent
and create a risk of electrical shock.
opening, the surface near the vent
Contact a qualified technician
opening, the cooktop, the oven
immediately.
door and window.
l
Do not use the range for warming or
l
Select a pan with a flat bottom
heating the room. Persons could be
that is about the same size as the
burned or injured, or a fire could
surface unit. If pan is smaller than
start.
the surface unit, some of the
. Use the range only for its intended
heating element will be exposed
use as described in this manual.
and may result in the igniting of
l
Do not wear loose or hanging
clothing or potholders. Correct
garments when using the range.
pan size also improves cooking
They could ignite if they touch a hot
efficiency.
3