Whirlpool RC8430XT User manual

SOLID
ELEMENT
COOKTOP
Models
RC8430XT
RC8436XT
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Contents
BEFOREYOU USEYOUR
COOKTOP.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
PARTSAND FEATURES
USING YOUR COOKTOP
Using the Control Knobs
Using the Solid Element
Surface Units
Page Page
CARING FOR YOUR
2 COOKTOP.. 7
Control Panel and Knobs 7
3 Solid Element Surface Units 7
4 Cleaning Chart 9
5 IF YOU NEEDSERVICE OR
5 ASSISTANCE 10
WHIRLPOOL COOKTOP
6 WARRANTY 12
01988 Whirlpool Corporation
Before you useyour cooktop
Read thls Use & Care Guide and the Cooklng Guide for Important
use and safety Informatlon.
You are personally responsible for maklng sure that your cooktop:
l is installed by a qualified installer.
l is properly installed and leveled in a countertop and cabinet that
can support the weight.
l is properly connected to the correct electric supply and properly
grounded. (See Installation Instructions.)
l is properly maintained.
l is used only for jobs expected of home cooktops.
l is not used by children or anyone unable to operate it properly,
0 See Installation Instructions for complete information.
See Cooklng Guide for Important safety and use Information.
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IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. DO NOT allow children to use or
6. KEEP pan handles turned in, but
play with any part of the cooktop, not over another surface unit to
or leave them unattended near it. avoid burns, injury and to pre-
They could be burned or injured. vent the utensil from being
2. DO NOT store things children pushed off the cooktop.
might want above the cooktop. 7.
DO NOT use water on grease
Children could be burned or fires. The fire will spread. Cover
injured while climbing on it. fire with large lid or smother with
3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch baking soda or salt.
hot surface units. Dark colored
8. DO NOT wear loose or hanging
units can still be hot enough to garments when using the cook-
burn severely. top. They could ignite if they
4. KEEP children away from the
cooktop when it is on. The cook-
touch ahot surface unit and you
could be burned.
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top and surrounding area can 9.
DO NOT heat unopened con-
get hot enough to cause burns. tainers. They could explode. The
5. DO NOT use the cooktop to heat hot contents could burn you
a room. Persons in the room could and container particles could
be burned or injured or a fire cause injury
could start.
10. MAKE SURE control knobs are in
the off position when you are
finished cooking or when you are
not watching to prevent burns.
l FOR YOUR SAFETY l
DO NOT STOREOR USEGASOLINE OR OTHERFLAMMABLE VAPORS AND
LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.
THEY COULD IGNITE CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Thank you for buylng a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mall
the Owner Registration Card provided with this product. Then complete
the form below. Have this information ready if you need service or call with
a question.
l Copy model and serial numbers
from plate (see Parts and Features
Model Number
diagram] and purchase date from
sales slip.
Serlal Number
l Keep this book and sales slip to-
gether in a handy place.
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number

Parts and features
6” SOLID ELEMENT
SURFACE UNIT
Model RC8430XT
MODEL AND SERIAL
GLASS 7K” SOLID ELEMENT CONTROL SIGNAL NUMBER PLATE
COOKTOP SURFACE UNIT PANEL LIGHT (on bottom of outer box)
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Model RC8436XT
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’ MODEL AND SERIAL
9” SOLID ELEMENT SIGNAL NUMBER PLATE
SURFACE UNIT LIGHT (on bottom of outer box)
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Using your cooktop
LEFT REAR RIGHT REAR
CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB
\
SIGNAL LIGHT
LEFT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB
Using the Control Knobs
PUSH IN
AND TURN
Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning them to a setting.
They can be set anywhere between
HI and OFF.
RIGHT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB
Signal light
One of the signal lights will glow
when a surface unit is on. NOTE:
When a signal light goes off
the sutiace unit will still be
hot. Do not leave or store
plastic, pans or other items
on surface units.

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Using the Solid Element Surface Units
Before placing a pan on solid element surface units for the first time, heat on
HI setting for five minutes. The surface units will give off smoke as the
protective coating, applied at the factory, finishes bonding to the surfaces.
Solid element surface units are made of heavy cast-iron to provide even cook-
ing. Each surface unit has a built-in protective limiter. The limiter senses
uneven cooking temperatures and automatically reduces the heat setting. The
limiter will sense uneven heat when a pan boils dry, when a pan does not have
a flat bottom, or when a pan is removed and the surface unit is left on.
Solid elements hold heat longer than conventional surface units. For best cook-
ing results, use a high setting for only a very short period of time. Then use
a lower setting to complete the cooking. You may want to turn the solid element
OFF a few minutes before you finished cooking.
CAUTION: Solid elements stay hot for a long time. Do not use the HI setting
for long periods of time or leave pans on hot elements when cooking is
done. Burned food and damage to the cookware could result.
For some foods you may be able to start and complete cooking on MEDIUM-
HIGH. If solid elements are new to you, you will need to learn to use different
settings than you have in the past.
Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide.
Use HI to start Use MED-HI to Use MED for Use MED-LO Use LO
to
foods cook- hold a rapid gravy, pud- to keep food keep food
ing; to bring boil; to start dings and cooking after cooking after
liquids to a frying chicken icing; to cook starting it on a starting it on a
boil. When or pancakes. large amounts higher setting. higher setting,
cooking foods, Turn to a LO of vegetables. to keep food
turn to a LO or MED-LO Turn to a LO warm or to
or MED-LO setting when setting to melt choco-
setting when sizzle starts. finish cooking.
late or
sizzle3arts.
Cookware
shortening.
Pans should be the same size or
larger than the surface unit to prevent
boil-overs and hot handles. Avoid
pans that extend more than 1-2
inches beyond side of element.
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Only use pans with flat bottoms.
Flat bottoms allow maximum contact
between the pans and surface units
for fast, even cooking. Pans with un-
even bottoms or with a raised pattern
on the bottom are not suitable. Flat-
ness 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.

Do not use trivets, woks with skirts, or large pans with concave or ridged
bottoms.
Solid elements are not recommended for canning.
NOTE:If pan bottoms are not flat, the protective limiter will sense uneven
cooking temperatures and reduce the heat setting. This will result in longer
cooking times.
See the Cooking Guide for important utensil information.
Caring for your cooktop
Control Panel and Knobs
3. Use warm soapy water and a soft
cloth, or spray glass cleaner, to
wipe the control panel. Rinse and
wipe dry.
2. Pull control knobs straight off.
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.
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Solid Element Surface Unit
2. For best results, wipe off surface
units with a damp soft cloth and
soapy water after each use.
Burned-on food may be removed
with a soapy scouring pad. The
red spot in the center of the sur-
face unit will gradually wash off.
This is normal and will not affect
the operation of the surface unit.
3. IMPORTANT: After cleaning, apply
a thin coat of salt-free oil to the
CCCL surface units, then heat 3-5
minutes. It may still smoke slightly
when heated. If surface units have
dark spots caused by grease and
food, the oil treatment will improve
their appearance but not elimi-
nate the spots. NOTE:Optional
Electrol dressing can be applied
to the surface units to improve
their appearance.
4. The stainless steel trim rings will
gradually yellow from the heat of
the surface units and pans, This is
normal. The yellowing can be
removed by using stainless steel
cleaner or Cook Top Polishing
Creme on the trim rings.
To obtain order information
for Cook Top Polishing Creme
(PN 814009) or Electrol dressing
(PN 814030), write to:
Whirlpool Corporation
Attention: Customer Service Dept.
1900 Whirlpool Drive
LaPor-te, IN 46350
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Cleaning Chart
PART WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN
Control knobs Warm soapy water and
a soft cloth.
l Wash, rinse and dry well.
l Do not soak.
Control panel Warm soapy water or
spray glass cleaner
and a soft cloth.
l Wash, rinse and dry well.
l Follow directions provided with
the cleaner.
Glass cooktop Warm soapy water and
l Wipe off regularly when cooktop
a sofl cloth. is cool.
Plastic scrubbing pad l Do not use abraslve or harsh
for stubborn soots. cleansers.
Surface unlts
(Solld
elements)
Warm soapy water on
a soft cloth.
Soapy scouring pad or
scouring powder.
l Make sure the cooktop and the
surface unlts are cool.
l Wipe off the surface units after
each use.
l After each cleaning, heat surface
unlts until dry.
To darken surface units or to remove rust spots:
Salt-free oil on a l Make sure surface unlts are cool.
soft cloth.
l After each cleaning, apply thin coat
of oil to surface units, then heat for
3-5 minutes. Slight smoking of oil will
occur.
‘Electrol dressing . Follow the directions on the
(PN 814030) dressing.
NOTE: This will Improve surface
unit appearance, but not eliminate
dark spots.
(Trim rings) ‘Stainless steel cleaner l Make sure surface units are cool.
or Cook Top Polishing
Creme. (PN 814009)
l Follow directions provided with
cleaner or polishing creme.
NOTE: Yellowing of trim rings is normal from heat of the surface
units and pans.
‘See page 8 for re-order 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
yourself 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.)
l Have you checked your home’s
main fuses or circuit breaker box?
If sutiace units will not operate or
seem to cook too slow:
l Have you checked your home’s
main fuses or circuit breaker box?
l Is the surface unit control knob
turned to a setting other than OFF?
l Are you using the proper cook-
ware? See page 6.
l Do the control knobs turn?
if surface unit control knob(s) will
not turn:
l Did you push in before trying to turn?
if cooking results aren’t what you
expected:
l Is the cooktop level?
l Are the pans the size called for in the
recipe?
l Are you following a tested recipe
from a reliable source?
l Do the cooking utensils have
smooth, flat bottoms and fit the sur-
face unit being used?
l 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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