Maytag PERFORMA PER4510 User manual

Electric Range PER4510
Table of Contents
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Surface Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Oven Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7
Care & Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10
Before You Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Guide de L’utilisateur . . . . . . . . 12
Guía del Usuario . . . . . . . . . .24
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Consumer: Please read and keep this manual for future reference.
Keep sales receipt and/or cancelled check as proof of purchase.
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Date of Purchase
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In our continuing effort to improve the quality and performance of
our cooking products, it may be necessary to make changes to the
appliance without revising this guide.
Form No. A/03/00 Part No. 8113P264-60 74005284 Litho U.S.A.
If you have questions, call:
1-800-688-9900 (U.S.A.)
1-800-688-2002 (Canada)
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For service information, see page 11.
USER’S GUIDE

Important Safety Instructions
General
Instructions
• ALL RANGES CAN TIP AND
CAUSE INJURIES TO PERSONS
• INSTALL ANTI-TIP DEVICE
PACKED WITH RANGE
• FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION IN-
STRUCTIONS
Read and follow all instructions before
using this appliance topreventthepoten-
tial risk of fire, electric shock, personal
injury or damage to the appliance as a
result of improper usage of the appliance.
Use appliance only for its intended pur-
pose as described in this guide.
To ensure proper and safe operation: Ap-
pliance must be properly installed and
grounded by a qualified technician.
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WARNING: NEVER use appliance door,
or drawer, if equipped, as a step stool or
seat as this may result in possible tipping
oftheappliance,damagetothe appliance,
and serious injuries.
If appliance is installed near a window,
proper precautions should be taken to
prevent curtains from blowing over sur-
face elements.
NEVERuseappliance towarmorheatthe
room. Failure to follow this instruction
can lead to possible burns, injury, fire, or
damage to the appliance.
NEVERwearloose-fittingorhanginggar-
ments while using the appliance. Cloth-
ing could catch utensil handles or ignite
and cause burns if garment comes in con-
tact with hot heating elements.
To ensure proper operation and to avoid
damage to the appliance or injury, do not
adjust, service, repair or replace any part
of the appliance unless specifically rec-
ommended in this guide. Refer all other
servicing to a qualified technician.
NEVER store or use gasoline or other
combustible or flammable materials in
theoven, nearsurface unitsorin thevicin-
ity of this appliance as fumes could create
a fire hazard or an explosion.
To prevent grease fires, do not let cooking
greaseor other flammable materials accu-
mulate in or near the appliance.
Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp
potholders on hot surfaces may result in a
steam burn. Do not let potholders touch
hot heating elements. Do not use a towel
or other bulky cloth which could easily
touch hot heating elements and ignite.
Alwaysturn off allcontrolswhen cooking
is completed.
WARNING:
To reduce risk of tipping of the
appliance from abnormal usage or
by excessive loading of the oven
door, the appliance must be se-
cured by a properly installed anti-
tip device.
NEVER heat unopened containers on the
surfaceunit or in the oven. Pressure build-
up in the container may cause container to
burst resulting in burns, injury or damage
to the appliance.
NEVER use aluminum foil to cover an
oven rack or oven bottom. Misuse could
resultin risk of electric shock, fire, or dam-
age to the appliance. Use foil only as di-
rected in this guide.
Many aerosol-type cans are EXPLOSIVE
when exposed to heat and may be highly
flammable.Avoidtheiruseorstoragenear
appliance.
This appliance has been tested for safe
performance using conventional cook-
ware. Do not use any devices or accesso-
riesthatarenotspecificallyrecommended
in this manual. Do not use eyelid covers,
stove top grills or add-on oven convection
systems. The use of devices or accessories
that are not expressly recommended in
this manual can create serious safety haz-
ards, result in performance problems, and
reduce the life of the components of this
appliance.
Cooktop
NEVER leave surface units unattended
especially when using high heat settings.
Anunattendedboilovercouldcausesmok-
ing and a greasy spillover can cause a fire.
This appliance has different size surface
elements. Select pans having flat bottoms
large enough to cover element. Proper
relationship of pan to element will im-
prove cooking efficiency.
If pan is smaller than element, a portion of
the element will be exposed and could
ignite clothing or potholder.
To check if device is properly installed,
look underneath range with a flashlight to
make sure one of the rear leveling legs is
properly engaged in the bracket slot. The
anti-tip device secures the rear leveling
leg to the floor when properly engaged.
You should check this anytime the range
has been moved.
In Case of Fire
Turnoffapplianceandventilatinghoodto
avoid spreading the flame. Extinguish
flame then turn on hood to remove smoke
and odor.
• Cooktop:Smother fire orflameina pan
with a lid or cookie sheet.
• NEVERpick upormove a flamingpan.
• Oven: Smother fire or flame by closing
the oven door.
Do not use water on grease fires. Use
baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher to smother fire or flame.

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Oven
Use care when opening oven door. Let hot
air or steam escape before removing or
replacing food.
Onlycertaintypesofglass,glass/ceramic,
ceramic,earthenware,orotherglazeduten-
sils are suitable for cooktop or oven ser-
vice without breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature. Follow utensil
manufacturer’s instructions when using
glass.
Turnpanhandletowardcenterofcooktop,
not out into the room or over another
surface element. This reduces the risk of
burns, ignition of flammable materials, or
spillage if pan is accidently bumped or
reached by small children.
To prevent damage to removable heating
elements, do not immerse, soak or clean in
a dishwasher or self-clean oven. A dam-
aged element could short resulting in a
fire or shock hazard.
Make sure drip bowls are in place as ab-
senceof thesebowls duringcookingcould
damage wiring.
Protective Liners: Do not use aluminum
foil to line surface unit drip bowls or oven
bottoms, except as suggested in the
manual.Improperinstallationoftheselin-
ers may result in a risk of electric shock or
fire.
Deep Fat Fryers
Use extreme caution when moving the
grease pan or disposing of hot grease.
Allow grease to cool before attempting to
move pan.
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climbing on appliance, door or drawer to
reach items could damage the appliance
or be burned or seriously injured.
NEVER allow children to sit or stand on
any part of appliance.
Children must be taught that the appli-
anceand utensils in oronitcan be hot. Let
hot utensils cool in a safe place, out of
reach of children. Children should be
taught that an appliance is not a toy and
not to play with controls or other parts of
the unit.
Ventilating
Hoods
Clean range hood and filters frequently
to prevent grease or other flammable ma-
terials from accumulating to avoid fires.
Turn the fan on when flambéing foods
(suchasCherriesJubilee)underthehood.
Important Safety
Notice and
Warning
IMPORTANT: Never keep pet birds in
the kitchen or in rooms where the fumes
from the kitchen could reach. Birds have
averysensitiverespiratorysystem.Fumes
released during an oven self-cleaning
cycle may be harmful or fatal to birds.
Fumes released due to overheated cook-
ing oil, fat, margarine and overheated
non-stickcookwaremaybeequallyharm-
ful.
For proper oven operation and perfor-
mance,do notblock orobstructoven vent
duct. When oven is in use, the area near
the vent may feel hot or warm to the
touch.
Always place oven racks in desired loca-
tions while oven is cool. If rack must be
moved while oven is hot, do not let
potholder touch hot heating element.
Heating Elements
NEVER touch surface or oven heating
elements, areas near elements, or inte-
rior surfaces of oven.
Heatingelementsmaybehoteventhough
they are dark in color. Areas near surface
elements and interior surfaces of an oven
may become hot enough to cause burns.
During and after use, do not touch or let
clothingorotherflammablematerialscon-
tactheatingelements,areasnearelements,
or interior surfaces of oven until they
have had sufficient time to cool.
Other potentially hot surfaces include:
Cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven
vent, and surfaces near the vent opening,
oven door, areas around the door and
oven window.
Child Safety
NEVER leave children alone or unsuper-
vised where appliance is in use or is hot.
CAUTION: NEVER store items of inter-
est to children in cabinets above an appli-
anceoronbackguard ofarange.Children

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Surface Cooking
Surface Controls
Use to turn on the surface elements. An
infinite choice of heat settings is available
from LOW to HIGH. The knobs can be set
on or between any of the settings.
Setting the Controls
1. Place pan on surface element.
2. Push in and turn the knob in either
direction to the desired heat setting.
• The backguard is marked to
identify which element the
knob controls. For example,
indicates right front
element.
3. There is an indicator light by each pair
of control knobs. When one or both of
the surface control knobs is turned on,
the light will turn on. The light will
turn off when the surface element(s) is
turned off.
4. After cooking, turn knob to OFF. Re-
move pan.
Before Cooking
• Always place a pan on the surface
unit before you turn it on. To pre-
vent damage to range, never oper-
ate surface unit without a pan in
place.
• NEVER use the cooktop as a stor-
age area for food or cookware.
During Cooking
• Know which knob controls which
surface unit. Make sure you turned
on the correct surface unit.
• Begin cooking on a higher heat
setting then reduce to a lower set-
ting to complete cooking. Never
use a high setting for extended
cooking.
• NEVER allow a pan to boil dry.
This could damage the pan and the
appliance.
• NEVER touch cooktop until it has
cooled. Expect some parts of the
cooktop,especially around the sur-
face units, to become warm or hot
during cooking. Use potholders to
protect hands.
After Cooking
• Clean up messy spills as soon as
possible.
Other Tips
• If cabinet storage is provided di-
rectlyabove cooking surface, limit
it to items that are infrequently
used and that can be subjected to
heat.
Temperatures may be unsafe for
items such as volatile liquids,
cleaners or aerosol sprays.
• NEVER leave any items, espe-
ciallyplasticitems, on thecooktop.
The hot air from the vent may
ignite flammable items, melt or
soften plastics, or increase pres-
sure in closed containers causing
them to burst.
• NEVER allowaluminumfoil, meat
probes or any other metal object,
other than a pan on a surface
element, to contact heating ele-
ments.
Suggested Heat Settings
The size, type of cookware and cooking
operation will affect the heat setting. For
information on cookware and other fac-
torsaffectingheatsettings,referto“Cook-
ing Made Simple” booklet.
High: Use to bring liquid to a boil. Al-
ways reduce setting to a lower heat when
liquids begin to boil or foods begin to
cook.
Medium: Use to
maintain slow
boil for large
amounts of liq-
uids and for
most frying op-
erations.
Low: Use to keep
foods warm and melt
chocolate and butter.
CAUTION:

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Coil Element
Surface
Lift–up Porcelain
Cooktop
To prevent the cooktop from
discoloring or staining:
• Clean cooktop after each use.
• Wipe acid or sugar spills as soon as
thecooktophascooledasthesespills
may discolor or etch the porcelain.
Your range features an upswept porcelain
cooktop that can be lifted up for conve-
nient access to the area under the cooktop.
To lift cooktop: When cool, grasp the
front edge of the cooktop. Gently lift up
until the two support rods at the front of
the cooktop snap into place.
To lower cooktop: Hold the front edge of
the cooktop and carefully push back on
each support rod to release. Then gently
lower the top into place. The support rods
will slide into the range frame.
SUPPORT RO
D
TERMINALS
Coil Elements
• When an element is turned on, it will
cycle on and off to maintain the heat
setting.
• Coil elements are self–cleaning.
• Do not immerse in water.
To remove: When cool, raise element.
Carefully pull out and away from recep-
tacle.
To replace: Insert terminals on the ele-
ment into receptacle. Guide the element
intoplace. Gentlypressdownontheouter
edge of the element until it sits level on the
drip bowl.
Drip Bowls
The drip bowls, located under each sur-
face element, are designed to catch
boilovers and must always be used. Ab-
sence of these bowls during cooking may
damage wiring or other parts underneath
the cooktop.
Topreventthe riskof electricshock orfire,
neverline drip bowls with aluminumfoil.
Dripbowlswilldiscolor(blue/goldstains)
over time, if overheated. This discolora-
tion is permanent. However, it will not
affect cooking performance.
To protect drip bowl finish:
• Avoid using high heat settings for
long periods of time.
• Do not use oversized cookware.
Pans should not extend more than
1-2 inches beyond the element.
• Whenhomecanningorcookingwith
oversized pans, use the Canning
Element (Model CE1). Contact your
Maytag dealer for details or call
1-800-688-8408.
• Clean frequently. (See cleaning sec-
tion, page 8.)