USING YOUR COOKTOP Using the Control Knobs Using the Surface Units Cookware Optional Canning cl988 Whirlpool Before you use your cooktop Read this Use & Care Guide and the Cooking use and safety information. You are personally responsible for making...
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DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THEY COULD IGNITE CAUSING - SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. the Owner Registratlon Card provided the form below. Have this information ready a question.
Parts and features Model RC8400XV MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER PLATE (under the cooktop on the right wall) LEFT REAR CONTROL KNOB REAR SURFACE UNIT SIGNAL LIGHT RIGHT REAR - CONTROL KNOB SURFACE UNIT INDICATORS LEFT FRONT CONTROL KNOB FRONT SURFACE UNIT...
Using your cooktop Using the Control Knobs Control knobs must be pushed before turning them to a setting, They can be set anywhere between and OFF. Using the Surface Units Until you get used to the settings, use the following start cooking at the high settings;...
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If you plan to use the cooktop for canning, of a Canning Kit. Order the kit from your Whirlpool Company. See the Cooking Guide for important Only use pans with flat bottoms.
Caring for your cooktop Control Panel and Knobs 2. Pull control knobs straight off. 3. Use warm soapy water and a soft cloth, or spray glass cleaner, wipe the control panel. Rinse and wipe dry. 4. Wash control knobs in warm soapy water.
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3. Pull the surface unit straight away from the receptacle. Replacing 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. Lift out the reflector bowl.
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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, 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.
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See the Cooking Guide for more infor- mation on cooking problems how to solve them. If you need assistance?. . Call Whirlpool COOL-LINER serv- ice assistance telephone number. Dial free from anywhere in the U.S.: 1-800-253-1301 and talk with one of our trained con- sultants.
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FSP is a registered trademark Whirlpool Corporation for quality parts. Look for this symbol of quality whenever you need a replacement part for your Whirlpool appliance. replacement parts will fit right and work right, because they are made to the same exacting specifications...
This product home. D. Damage to range product of God or use of products WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow consequential damages so this limitation warranty gives you specific...