If You Need Assistance - Whirlpool RC8430XT Use & Care Manual

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
yourself without tools of any kind.
if nothing operates:
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Is the cooktop wired correctly to a
live circuit with the proper voltage?
(See Installation Instructions.)
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Have you checked your home's
main fuses or circuit breaker box?
If sutiace units will not operate or
seem to cook too slow:
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Have you checked your home's
main fuses or circuit breaker box?
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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 6.
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Do the control knobs turn?
if surface unit control knob(s) will
not turn:
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Did you push in before trying to turn?
if cooking results aren't what you
expected:
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Is the cooktop level?
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Are the pans the size called for in the
recipe?
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Are you following a tested recipe
from a reliable source?
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Do the cooking utensils have
smooth, flat bottoms and fit the sur-
face unit being used?
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Are you allowing time for a longer
warm-up and cool-down?
See the Cooking Guide for more infor-
mation on cooking problems and
how to solve them.
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.
3.
If you need service*...
Whirlpool has
a nationwide
network of fran-
CAREE Service
are trained to fulfill the product war-
ranty and provide after-warranty
service, anywhere in the United States.
To locate TECH-CARE service in your
area, call our COOL-LINE service as-
sistance telephone number (see Step
2) or look in your telephone directory
Yellow Pages under:
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