ELECTRIC COOKTOP Model RC8400XV shers Clolhes Dryers Freezers Relrlgeralor-Freezers Ice Makers Olshwashers BullI In Ovens and Surlace lln~ls Ranges Microwave Ovens Trash Compactor
Contents Pay! I BEFORE YOU USE YOUR COOKTOP IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. PARTS AND FEATURES USING YOUR COOKTOP Using the Control Knobs Using the Surface Units Cookware Optional Canning Kit 2 cl988 Whirlpool Page CARING FOR YOUR COOKTOP. Control Panel and ‘Knobs Surface Units and Reflector Bowls Cleaning Chart IF YOU NEED SERVlCiCR ASSISTANCE WHIRLPOOL COOKTOP WARRANTY Corporation Before you use your cooktop Read this Use & Care Guide use and safety information.
IMPORWNT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS I. DO NOT allow children to use or play with any part of the cooktop or leave them unattended near It They could be burned or Injured 2. DO NOT store things chlldrerl might want above the cooktop Children could be burned or injured while climbing on :t 3. DO NOT allow anvone to touc.h hot surface units. dark colored units can still be hot enough to burn severely. 4. KEEP children away from tne CcoktoD when it is on.
Parts and features Model RC8400XV LEFT REAR CONTROL KNOB REAR SURFACE UNIT SIGNAL LIGHT RIGHT REAR CONTROL KNOB I I I I m SURFACE UNIT INDICATORS LEFT FRONT CONTROL KNOB FRONT SURFACE UNIT SIGNAL LIGHT RIGHT FRONT A CONTROL KNOB ONE-PIECE CHROME REFLECTOR BOWL MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER PLATE (under the cooktop on the right wall) SURFACE UNIT 4 I
Using your cooktop Using the Control Knobs Surface Unit Indicators The solid dot in the surface unit indicator shows which surface unit is turned on by that knob. Signal light Control knobs must be pushed in before turning them to a setting, They can be set anywhere between HI and OFF. One of the signal lights will glow when a surface unit is on. NOTE: When a signal light goes off the surface unit will still be hot. Do not leave or store plastic, pans or other items on surface units.
Cookware I 1 I Pans should be the same size or larger than the surface unit to prevent boil-overs and hot handles. Do not use trivets, bottoms. Optional Only use pans with flat bottoms. Flat boftoms allow maximum contact between the pans and surface units for fast, even cooking. Pans with uneven bottoms or with a raised pattern on the bottom are not suitable. Flatness of a pan can be checked by placing an edge of a ruler across it. There should not be space between the ruler and the bottom of the pan.
Caring for your cooktop Control Panel and Knobs 1. 2. Pull control knobs straight off. 3. Use warm soapy water and a soft cloth, or spray glass cleaner, to wipe the control panel. Rinse and wipe dry. 4. Wash control knobs in warm soapy water. Rinse well and dry. 5. Push control knobs straight back on. Make sure they point to OFF Surface Units and Reflector Bowls Removing 2. Lift the edge of the unit, opposite the receptacle, just enough to clear the element hold down clip and the reflector bowl.
3. Pull the surface unit straight away from the receptacle. 4. Lift out the reflector bowl. See “Cleaning Chart” on page 9 for cleaning instructions. Replacing 2. Line up openings in the reflector bowl with the surface unit receptacle and the element hold down clip. 3. Hold the surface unit as level as possible with the terminal just started into the receptacle. Push the surface unit terminal into the receptacle. 4.
CAUTION: Reflector bowls reflect heat back to the utenslls on the surface unlts. They also help catch spills. When they are kept clean, they reflect heat better and look new longer. If a reflector bowl gets dlscolored, some of the utenslls may not be flat enough, or some may be too large for the surface unlt. In either case, some of the heat that’s meant to go Into or around a utensll goes down and heats the reflector bowl. Thls extra heat can discolor it. See Cooklng Gulde for further Information.
If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these five steps: 1. Before calling for assistance... Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix without tools of any kind. If nothing operates: l Is the cooktop wired correctly to a live circuit with the proper voltage? [See Installation Instructions.
3. If you need service*... Whirlpool has CARE’ Service Companies. FRANCHISED SERVICE TECH-CARE service technicians are trained to fulfill the product warranty and provide after-warranty service, anywhere in the United States. To locate TECH-CARE service in your area, call our COOL-LINE service assistance telephone number (see Step 2) or look in your telephone directory Yellow Pages under: 7ECU-CARE 4. If you have a problem?..
WHIRLPOOL” RANGE PRODUCT WARRANTY CR001 LENGTH OF WARRANTY WHIRLPOOL FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY From Date of Purchase FSPa replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship, Service must be provided by a franchised TECH-CAREa service company. WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR WILL NOT PAY FOR A. Service calls to: 1. Correct the installation of the range product. 2. Instruct you how to use the range product. 3. Replace house fuses or correct house wiring or plumbing. 4.
