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This section is designed to help save you the cost of a service call. Part 1 of this section
outlines possible problems, their causes, and actions you can take to solve each problem.
Parts 2 and 3 tell you what to do if you still need assistance or service. When calling our
Consumer Assistance Center for help or calling for service, please provide a detailed
description of the problem, your appliance’s complete model and serial numbers, and the
purchase date. (See page 2.) This information will help us respond properly to your request.
1. Before calling for assistance . . .
Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix without tools of any
kind. Please check the chart below for problems you can fix. It could save you the cost of a
service call.
PROBLEM
Nothing will
operate
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Cooktop is not properly
Contact an authorized Whirlpool
connected to gas and electri-
service technician to reconnect
cal supplies.
cooktop to gas and electrical supplies.
(See Installation Instructions.)
A household fuse has blown Replace household fuse or reset
or a circuit breaker has circuit breaker.
tripped.
Controls are not set correctly.
Reset controls, if needed.
Burner falls to Cooktop is not wired into a
Wire the cooktop into a live circuit
light
live circuit with proper voltage.
with proper voltage. (See Installation
Instructions.)
A household fuse has blown
Replace household fuse or reset
or a circuit breaker has
circuit breaker. In case of prolonged
tripped.
power failure, manually light burners
(see page 8).
Burner ports are clogged.
Clean with a straight pin (see page 12).
Burner flames
Burner ports are clogged.
Clean with a straight pin (see page 12).
are uneven
If this fails, call an authorized Whirlpool
service technician for service.
Burner flames
Air/gas mixture is incorrect. Contact an authorized Whirlpool
lift off ports, are
service technician to check air/gas
yellow, or are
mixture.
noisy when
turned off
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