Sears Kenmore 93881 User manual

SEARS
Kenmore OWNER'S MANUAL
ELECTRIC RANGE model
93881
Part No . 339076

CONTENTS
INSTALLATION
USE AND CARE
Important Instructions for Your Safety
Your Range and Its Features
The Electronic Range Control
Cooktop Cooking
Oven Cooking
Broiling
Favorite American Recipes
The Self-Clean Cycle
Cleaning
Tips
Removable Range Parts
SERVICE
Replacing Oven Light Bulbs
What
To Do Before Calling For Service
Adjusting Oven Temperature
REPAIR PARTS LIST
WARRANTY
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INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT: Save these instructions for the local electrical inspector's use.
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30" MIN
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Fig. 1
MINIMUM DIMENSIONS BETWEEN
COOKTOP AND WALLS
ABOVE
COOKTOP
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See Figures 1 and 2 for all rough-in and spacing
dimensions. These
dimensions must be met for safe
use
of your range. The location ofthe electrical outlet
may be changed as needed.
To eliminate the risk of burns or fire when reaching
over
hot surface elements, cabinet storage space
above the
cooktop should be avoided. If cabinet stor-
age space is
to be provided above the cooktop, the
PREPARATION
1. Remove all tape and packaging. Be sure to remove
clear plastic film that covers some
chrome parts
(around glass oven doors, side trim).
2. Take the accessory pack out of the oven .
3. Check to be sure that no range parts have come loose
during shipping.
4. Remove the cardboard shipping frame, under the
oven bake element(s) (lift the
front of the frame
slightly).
5. Remove the shipping wire from each of the four cook-
top elements. (open coil cooktop element models
only).
SHIPPING
FRAME
ELECTRICAL
OUTLET AREA
Fig. 2
risk can be reduced by installing a range hood that
sticks out at least beyond the front of the cabinets.
Cabinets installed above a
cooktop may be no deeper
than
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The range may be placed with 0" clearance (flush) at
the back wall and side walls of the range if the front
edge of the range side panels stick out beyond the
cabinet fronts at least See Figure
2.
6. For proper cooking and baking the·r range must be
leveled:
a. Install the oven racks (see use and care section for
instructions).
b. Use a Pia" open end wrench or an adjustable
wrench to equally back out the four leg levelers
two or three turns each.
c. Put a spirit level or a glass measuring cup partially
filled with water, on one
of the oven racks.
d. Use the wrench to adjust the leg levelers.
LOWER
RANGE
LEG
LEVELER
RANGE
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ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
We recommend that yo u have th e ele ctrical hookup of
your range don e by a qualified el ectri cian. Have the elec-
trician show you wh ere your rang e disconn ect is located.
Call
your Electric Company and ask which codes apply
in your area. If there are no codes, you must follow the
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE , ANSI / NFPA NO. 70-
1987. You can get a
copy by writing
National Fire Prote ction Association
Batterymarch Park
Quincy , MA 02269
If
you fail to wire your range in accordance with govern-
ing codes, you may create a hazardous condit ion .
You
must use a three-wire, single-phase AC 120/240 Volt
or 208Y /120 Volt, 60 Hertz electrical system to operate
your range.
See
the table below for fuse/ circuit breaker and wire
sizes.
Fuse or
System Circuit Breaker Wire Size
120/240V 40 Amp. 118
208/120V 40 Amp.
118
Do not use aluminum wiring to connect your range to the
household circuit.
THREE WIRE CORD
CONNECTION
1. Remove the top nuts on the junction block studs.
2. Tighten the back nuts.
3. Install the three wire cord and the strain relief in the
hole in the strain relief bracket.
4. Connect the red and black leads to the outer terminals
and the white lead to the center terminal.
5. Push the cord upward (to relieve strain), while tighten-
ing the strain relief clamp.
If local codes reqUire an ungrounded neutral:
a. Remove ground strap.
b. Fasten the white wire to the center terminal.
c. Use the screw from the ground strap to fasten a
#1 0 copper wire to the range . Secure the ot her end
of the wire to a grounded cold water pipe or use
another approved grounding method .
TOP NUT
GROUND
~WASHER
0 (jf
"GROUND
SCREW
STRAIN
RELIEF CLAMP
To Make Electrical Connection
1. Remove the junction bl oc k access cover (on rang e
back ).
2. Use:
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JUNCTION BLOCK ON
RANGE BA CK
a three wire cord or
wires enclosed in a conduit or
an approved four-wire flexible cord set
and
matching receptacle
(required in
mobile home installations)
You must use a clamp or strain relief to hold the cord or
conduit.
FOUR WIRE CORD
CONNECTION
1. Remove the top nuts on the junction block studs.
2. Tighten the back nuts .
3. Remove the ground screw, then remove the ground
strap.
4. Install the four wire cord and strain relief in the hole in
the strain relief bracket.
5. Connect the red and black lead to the outside termi-
nals and the white lead to the center terminal.
6. Attach the green lead below the junction block with
the ~ gtr dund screw that was removed earlier (step 3).
7. Push the strain relief upward (to relieve strain) , while
tightening the strain relief clamp.
STRAIN
RELIEF CLAMP
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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
FOR YOUR SAFETY
Teach children not to play with
range knobs
or any other part
of the range.
Never leave children alone or
unwatched where a range is in
use.
Always keep the range area
clear and free from things that
will burn.
Never store things in an oven
or near cooktop elements .
These things may catch fire and
plastic items could melt.
Never wear loose clothing when
using
your range. Such cloth-
ing could catch fire.
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Never store things children
might want above a range.
Never let children climb on any
part
of the range. The child's
weight may make the range tip
over.
Never use your range for warm-
ing
or heating a room. Such
use could be dangerous and
hurt range parts.
Never use a towel or other bulky
cloth as a pot holder . Such
cloths could catch fire on a hot
element.
Never leave the oven door open
when you are not watching the
range. .
Never let children sit or stand
on the open oven door.
Never let pot handles stick out
over the front of the range. Turn
handles in so that they can not
be bumped into. Keep the han-
dles away from other hot sur-
face elements.
Never leave cooktop elements
unwatched at high heat settings.
Boilovers cause smoking and
greasy spillovers
could catch
fire.
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DO ...
Keep this book for later use.
Be sure your range is installed and grounded
properly.
Choose pots and pans with flat bottoms, large
enough to cover the entire
cooktop element.
This will cut down the risk of setting pot
holders or clothing on fire with an uncovered
element and waste less energy.
Always use care when touching cooktop ele-
ments, areas near
cooktop elements, oven
heating elements
or inside the oven. Heating
elements could
be hot enough to burn you
even if they are dark in color. The oven vent
duct and oven door may also become hot dur-
ing range use.
Only some kinds of glass or ceramic pans can
be used
for cooktop cooking. Be sure that the
pan you use will not break when heated on the
cooktop elements.
Always change oven rack positions while oven
is cool.
After broiling, always take the broiler pan put
of the range and clean it. Leftover grease in the
broiler pan can catch on fire next time you use
the pan.
Always use dry pot holders when removing
pans from the oven
or cooktop. Moist or damp
potholders can cause steam burns.
Always use care when opening oven door. Let
hot air and steam out before moving food.
Always follow cleaning instructions in this
book.
FIRE!
Read and understand this information NOW!
Should you ever need
it, you will not have time
for reading.
Never use water on a grease fire - it will only
spread the flames.
DON'T ...
Never try to repair or replace any part of the
range unless instructions are given
in this book.
All
other work should be done by a skilled
technician.
Never heat unopened food containers. Pres- /'
sure build up may make container burst an<Zf \. '-
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cause injury.
Never leave jars or cans of fat or drippings on
or near the range. Never let grease build up on
your range. You can keep grea~e fires from
starting if you clean up grease and spills after
each range use.
Never use aluminum foil to line drip bowls or
oven bottoms. Improper use of foil could sta"rt
a fire.
Never block free airflow through the oven vent.
Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a
deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat has cooled.
Never put removable heating elements in
water.
Never use the cooktop without reflector pans
or drip bowls being in place. If these pans or
bowls are not there during cooking, wiring or
other range parts may be damaged.
COOKTOP GREASE FIRE
Never pick up a flaming pan ... Instead:
1. -Turn off the element.
2. Smother the fire with a tightly fitting pan l_id ;
baking soda or an extinguisher. -
OVEN FIRE
1. Close oven door and turn controls off.
2. If fire continues, throw baking soda on the
fire.
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YOUR RANGE
IMPORTANT: The model
and serial number of your
range can be found on a
tag,
behind the storage
drawer panel, on the left
side
of the range front
frame.
Copy the numbers into
the box on the cover of
this manual.
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Kenm o re OWNEA"S MANUAL
1. Oven Light Switch
2. Cooktop Light Switch
3"JSurface Indicator Light (glows whenever
./ any cooktop element is on)
· 4. Cooktop Control
5. Cooktop Light
6. Electronic Range Control
7. Oven Vent (below element; area may get
hot during oven use; DO NOT block vent)
8. Lift-Up Cooktop
9. Removable Plug-In Element
10. Oven Door Latch (locks door during self-
clean cycle)
11. Oven Bake Element
12. Oven Door Gasket
13. Removable Oven Door with Window
14. Removeable Slide-Out Storage Drawer
15. Self-Cleaning Oven
16. Oven Door Lock/Unlock Handle (not vis-
ible unless pulled out from beneath cook-
top, see self-clean section)
17. Removable Chrome Reflector Bowl
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The Electronic Range Control (ERC)
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CLEIN
STOI
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CANCEL
STOP COOK
SET
TIMER CLOCK TIME CLEAN TIME BROIL BAKE
1. OVEN CANCEL BUTTON - Cancels everything
except the clock and timer. Push this button to turn
the oven off or to clear everything if you've made a
mistake in programming.
2. DISPLAY INDICATORS- Light up to tell you what
is being shown in the TIME DISPLAY WINDOW.
3. TIME DISPLAY WINDOW -Shows the time of day
or the times you set for the timer or automatic oven
operation.
4. OVEN TEMPERATURE AND BROIL DISPLAY
WINDOW -Shows the oven temperature or broil
setting you have selected.
5. FUNCTION INDICATORS - Light up to show
whether oven is baking, broiling or self-cleaning.
6. SET KNOB -Turn to set times and temperatures
after pushing a-function button.
7-13 FUNCTION BUTTONS
7. BAKE -Push before s.etting bake temperature.
8. BROIL -Push before selecting Broil setting.
9. COOK TIME -Push before setting length of cook
time for automatic oven operations.
10. CLEAN- Push to use self-clean cycle.
11. STOP TIME -Push before selecting the time when
you want the oven to turn off for automatic oven
operations.
12. CLOCK- Push before setting clock or to bring time
of day into the TIME DISPLAY WINDOW.
13. TIMER- Push before setting amount of time.
TO SET THE CLOCK
STOP C OOK
SET
TIME CLEA N TI ME BRO IL BAK E
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To start
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things
cooking
Cooktop Cooking
The sign near each cooktop control knob shows which
element is turned on by that knob.
00
eo
Left
Front
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00
Left
Rear
To operate cooktop controls:
1 .. Pu sh to turn.
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00
Right
Rear
2. Set on or be tw ee n marks for d es ired h ea t.
00
oe
Right
Front
The indicator light will glow when any cooktop element is
on.
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COOKTOP CONTROL
For best cooking results and energy efficient operation,
you should use pans that:
A. Have flat bottoms and straight sides.
B. Have light handles that do not tilt pans.
C. Are about the same size as the element.
You can order a heavy duty cooktop eleme nt , made
especially for home canning use and porcelain enameled
bowls with chrome trim rings. Refer
to your repair parts
list for part numbers .
Never line the bowls below cooktop elements
with aluminum foil. Foil can block normal
heat flow, and damage the range. This is
especially true if foil blocks the oven vent
tube under the right rear cooktop element.
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Oven Cooking
• Always follow recipe carefully.
• Measure ingredients properly.
• Use proper pan placement.
• Place pans on the oven racks with 1 %'' -2"
of air space on all sides
of each pan. Avoid
overcrowding the oven.
• Pans too close to each other, to oven walls
or to the oven bottom block the free move-
ment of air. Improper air movement causes
uneven browning and cooking.
2 cake layers
4 cake layers
• Most baking should be done orf the second
shelf position from the· bottom. When baking
several items, use two shelves placed on the
second and fourth rack positions from the
bottom
of the oven. Stagger pans so that no
pan
is directly above another. Bake angel
food cakes on the first shelf position from
the bottom
of the oven. If your range has a
folding oven rack, it
is recommended that
you place the folding rack in the lower posi-
tion when using both racks.
• Let the oven preheat thoroughly before
cooking baked products. Allow 10-15 min-
utes preheat time.
• Avoid opening the door too often to check
the food during baking
as heat will be lost.
This may result in poor baking results.
• Cakes, cookies, muffins, and
quick breads
should be baked in shiny pans -to reflect
the heat- because they should have a light r-'
golden crust. Yeast breads and pie crust sC' ' '-
should be baked in glass or dull (non-shiny
pans)- to absorb the heat- because they
should have a brown, crisp crust.
• Oven temperatures should be reduced 25
degrees below recommended temperatures
if you use dark pans
or oven proof glass.
• There may be some
odor when the oven is
first used. This is caused by the heating of
new parts and insulation.
• Do not cover the oven bottom or an entire
oven rack with foil. The foil can block nor-
mal heat flow, cause cooking failures, and
damage the oven interior.
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