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UseAndCare
GUIDE
MODEL SC8720ED
A Note to You ......................... 2
Cooktop Safety ................... 3-5
Getting to Know Your
Cooktop .................................. 6
Air shutter adjustment ........ 7
LO flame adjustment .......... 8
Controls ................................. 9
Using .................................. 9
Caring for .......................... 11
Surface Burners .................. 12
Installing .......................... 12
Using ................................ 15
Caring for ......................... 16
Grill ....................................... 18
Installing ........................... 18
Using ................................ 20
Caring for .......................... 23
Griddle ................................. 25
Installing ........................... 25
Using ................................ 26
Caring for .......................... 28
Vent ...................................... 29
Using ................................ 29
Caring for .......................... 30
Troubleshooting ................. 31
Requesting Assistance or
Service................................. 33
Warranty .............................. 36
1-800-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments.
30" GAS MODULAR DOWNDRAFT
COOKTOP
TO THE INSTALLER: PLEASE LEAVE THIS
INSTRUCTION BOOK WITH THE UNIT.
TO THE CONSUMER: PLEASE READ AND
KEEP THIS BOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
PART NO. 8111P466-60/9763399

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A Note to You
Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL®appliance.
Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL cooktops are easy
to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy years
of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable infor-
mation about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read
it carefully.
Also, please complete and mail in the Product Registration Card provided with your
appliance. The card helps us notify you about any new information on your appliance.
Please record your model’s information.
Whenever you call to request service for
your appliance, you need to know your
complete model number and serial number.
You can find this information on the model
and serial number plate (see diagram on
page 6 for location of plate).
Please also record the purchase date of
your appliance and your dealer’s name,
address, and telephone number.
Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
Our Consumer Assistance Center
number is toll-free 24 hours a day.
Model Number __________________________
Serial Number __________________________
Purchase Date __________________________
Dealer Name ___________________________
Dealer Address _________________________
Dealer Phone ___________________________
1-800-253-1301
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly,
a fire or explosion could result causing death, personal injury, or
property damage.
Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids
in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
•Do not try to light any appliance.
•Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your
building.
•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone.
Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer,
service agency, or the gas supplier.
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General
•Install or locate the cooktop only in
accordance with the provided Installa-
tion Instructions. The cooktop must be
installed by a qualified installer. The
cooktop must be properly connected to
the proper gas supply and checked for
leaks. The cooktop must also be prop-
erly connected to electrical supply and
grounded.
•Gas fuels and their use in appliances
could cause minor exposures to ben-
zene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide,
and soot, primarily from incomplete
combustion. Significant exposure to
these substances could cause cancer
or reproductive harm. Properly adjusted
burners with a blue, rather than a
yellow, flame will minimize incomplete
combustion. Venting with a hood or an
open window will further minimize
exposure.
•CAUTION: Do not store things children
might want above the cooktop. Children
could be burned or injured while climb-
ing on it.
•Do not leave children alone or unattend-
ed in area where the cooktop is in use.
They should never be allowed to sit or
stand on any part of the cooktop. They
could be burned or injured.
•Do not operate the cooktop if it is
damaged or not working properly.
•Do not use the cooktop for warming or
heating the room. Persons could be
burned or injured, or a fire could start.
•Use the cooktop only for its intended
use as described in this manual.
•Do not touch grill and surface burner
areas, or perimeter trim around cooktop.
During and after use, these areas may
be hot enough to cause burns. Avoid
contact with these areas by clothing or
other flammable materials until they
have had sufficient time to cool.
continued on next page
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
wWARNING
This symbol alerts you to such
dangers as fire, electrical shock,
burns, and personal injury.
Cooktop Safety
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety statements
under warning symbols. Please pay special
attention to these symbols and follow any
instructions given. Here is a brief explanation
of the use of the symbol.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Gas cooktops have been thoroughly tested for safe and efficient operation. However, as with
any appliance, there are specific installation and safety precautions which must be followed
to ensure safe and satisfactory operation.
wWARNING To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to
persons, or damage when using the cooktop, follow
basic precautions, including the following:

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COOKTOP SAFETY
•Do not wear loose or hanging garments
when using the cooktop. They could
ignite if they touch an open flame and
you could be burned.
•Use only dry pot holders. Moist or damp
pot holders on hot surfaces could result
in burns from steam. Do not let pot
holder touch an open flame. Do not use
a towel or bulky cloth for a pot holder. It
could catch on fire.
•Do not heat unopened containers. They
could explode. The hot contents could
cause burns and container particles
could cause injury.
•Do not store flammable materials on or
near the cooktop. The fumes could
create an explosion and/or fire hazard.
•Do not use aluminum foil to line aeration
tray, burner basin, or any other part of
the cooktop. Use aluminum foil only as
recommended in this manual.
•A faint gas odor may indicate a gas
leak. If a gas odor is detected, shut off
the gas supply to the cooktop. Call your
installer or local gas company to have
the possible leak checked. Never use a
match or other flame to locate a gas
leak. Explosion and injury could result.
•Know where your main gas shutoff valve
is located.
When using the cooktop
•Make sure the utensils you use are
large enough to contain food and avoid
boilovers and spillovers. Heavy splatter-
ing or spillovers left on a cooktop could
ignite and burn you. Pan size is espe-
cially important in deep fat frying.
•Turn pan handles inward, but not over
other surface burners. This will help
reduce the chance of burns, igniting of
flammable materials, and spills due to
bumping of the pan.
•Do not use decorative covers or trivets
over the surface burners.
Grease
•Grease is flammable. Do not allow
grease to collect around cooktop. Wipe
spillovers immediately.
•Do not use water on grease fires. Never
pick up a flaming pan. Smother flaming
pan by covering with a well-fitted lid,
cookie sheet, or flat tray. Flaming grease
outside of pan can be extinguished with
baking soda or, if available, a multi-
purpose dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.
•Check to be sure glass cooking utensils
are safe for use on the cooktop. Only
certain types of glass, glass-ceramic,
ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed
utensils are suitable for cooktops
without breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature.
•Never leave surface burners unattended
at high heat settings. A boilover could
result and cause smoking and greasy
spillovers that could ignite.

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COOKTOP SAFETY
Care and cleaning
•Do not repair or replace any part of
the cooktop unless specifically recom-
mended in this manual. All other
servicing should be referred to a
qualified technician.
•Any additions, changes, or conversions
required in order for this appliance to
satisfactorily meet the application needs
must be made by a Whirlpoolservice
company or Qualified Agency.
•Disconnect the electrical supply and the
gas supply at the shut-off valve near the
cooktop before servicing the cooktop.
Additional safety precautions
•Avoid pans that are unstable and easily
tipped. In choosing pans, look for easily-
grasped handles that will stay cool.
Pans that are too heavy when filled with
food can also be a hazard. If pan
handles twist and cannot be tightened,
discard the pan.
•Keep all controls “OFF” when cooktop
is not in use.
•Keep vent ducts unobstructed.
•If the cooktop is installed near a window,
proper precautions should be taken to
prevent curtains from blowing over
burners creating a FIRE HAZARD.
•Do not use cookware on the grill section
of this appliance.
•Always allow hot pans to cool in a safe
place out of the reach of small children.
•Clean only parts listed in this manual
and use procedures recommended.
•Flame size should be adjusted so it
does not extend beyond the edge of
the cookware, this instruction is based
on safety considerations.
•This appliance has been tested for
safe performance using conventional
cookware. Do not use any devices or
accessories that are not specifically
recommended in this manual. Do not
use eyelid covers for the surface burners
or stovetop grills. The use of devices or
accessories that are not expressly
recommended in this manual can create
serious safety hazards, result in perfor-
mance problems, and reduce the life of
the components of the appliance.
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Optional griddle
accessory
(p.n. SCM40DB)
(pp. 25-28)
Optional grill
cover accessory
(p.n. SCM50DB/Q)
(pp. 21, 24)
Optional grill
accessory
(p.n. SCM20DB)
(pp. 18-24)
Optional surface
burner accessory
(p.n. SCM10DB/DW)
(pp. 12-17)
Basin
Drain Jar
Control panel
Vent chamber
Control panel
(pp. 9-11)
Surface burners
and grates
(pp. 12-17)
Vent
(pp. 29-30)
Vent fan
control knob
(p. 29)
Right rear
control knob
(pp. 9-11)
Right front
control knob
(pp. 9-11)
Model and serial
number plate
Air grille
Left rear
control knob
(pp. 9-11)
Left front
control knob
(pp. 9-11)
Getting to Know Your
Cooktop
This section contains captioned illustrations of your cooktop. Use them to become familiar
with the location and appearance of all parts and features. To help you find information on
specific parts and features quickly, page references are included.

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR COOKTOP
Air shutter adjustment
To adjust grill burner air
shutters or surface burner air
shutters
The left air shutter controls the rear half of
the grill burner. The right shutter controls the
front half.
Slide the air shutter backward or forward to
increase or decrease the size of the air
opening. Air shutters fit snugly on the grill
burner, so you may need a screwdriver
blade to make the adjustment. Notice how
the flame changes as you move the air
shutter. The adjustment is satisfactory when
you get a clearly defined, even blue flame at
the HI flame setting. The snug fit of the air
shutter will allow it to remain positioned
correctly.
On any burner, closing the air shutter too
far will cause the flame to become soft and
yellow tipped. Opening the air shutter too
wide will cause the flame to blow away from
the burner ports. Proper adjustment will
produce a sharp, clearly defined, even
blue flame.
To adjust surface burner air
shutter (on some models)
Loosen the fastening screw with a phillips
screwdriver and rotate the air shutter to
increase or decrease the size of the air
opening. As you turn the shutter notice how
the flame changes. The adjustment is
satisfactory when you get a clearly defined,
even blue flame at the HI flame setting. After
the adjustment, tighten the screw.
Rotate air
shutter on
mixer head
to make air
adjustment
Air shutter
Screw
To close
To open
Air opening
To close
To open
Insert screwdriver blade in slot
and twist with slight pressure to
allow air shutter to slide easily.
Air opening
Air shutter

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR COOKTOP
LO flame adjustment
This appliance has been shipped from the
factory with LO and MED flame settings
adjusted for use with natural gas and
average installations. There is a wide variety
of conditions caused by altitude and gas
mixtures controlled by utility companies
which will vary and affect the gas flame and
performance. Adjustments should be made
at time of installation. If conditions change,
follow the procedures outlined below to
adjust the LO setting.
1. Light the burner and set the control knob
for a low flame.
2. Remove the control knob from the valve
stem.
IMPORTANT: Never use a metal blade to
pry the knob off. If you cannot easily
remove the knob tuck the folds of a cloth
dishtowel under the knob skirt and pull
the towel upward with steady, even
pressure.
3. Insert a slender, thin-blade screwdriver
into the recess at the center of the valve
stem and insert the blade in the slot of the
adjusting screw.
Valve stem
Clockwise to
reduce
flame size
Counterclockwise
to increase flame
size
4. Turn the center stem adjusting screw
slightly to set the flame size.
NOTE: Turn clockwise to reduce or coun-
terclockwise to increase the flame size.
5. Replace the control knob when you have
completed the adjustment.
Proper adjustment will produce a stable,
steady blue flame of minimum size. The final
adjustment should be checked by turning the
knob from HI to LO several times without
extinguishing the flame. This adjustment, at
the LO setting, will automatically provide the
proper flame size at the MED setting.

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USING YOUR RANGE
wWARNING
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard
Do not operate with a yellow flame.
Doing so can result in death, heart
attack, or convulsions.
Push down on control knob and turn
counterclockwise to the LITE position. The
clicking sound is the ignitor sparking. Look
at the burner to make sure it has lit.
To stop the clicking sound after the
burner lights, turn the control knob to the
cook setting you want. The control knob has
three cook settings. However, you can set
the control knob anywhere between HI and LO.
Controls
wWARNING
Explosion Hazard
Do not store flammable materials
such as gasoline near the cooktop.
Doing so can result in death,
explosion, fire, or burns.
Using
Your cooktop has electric ignitors. Electric
ignitors light the burners each time the
controls are turned to LITE.
Turning the knobs
Cooking on the left side
The LO setting is the lowest setting you can
use for the grill burner. However, when you
use surface burners on the left side of the
cooktop you can turn the control knob lower
than the LO setting.
Cooking on the right side
You can only use surface burners on the
right side of the cooktop. You cannot install
either the grill or the griddle on the right side
of the cooktop.

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CONTROLS
wWARNING
Explosion Hazard
Turn the burners off if a flame goes
out while cooking, or if there is a
strong gas odor. Wait five minutes
for the gas odor to disappear before
relighting burner. If gas odor is still
present, see safety note on page 2.
Do not let the burner flame extend
beyond the edge of the pan.
Turn off all control knobs when not
cooking.
Failure to do so can result in death,
explosion, fire, or burns.
NOTES:
•Do not leave an empty utensil, or one
which has boiled dry, on a hot surface
burner. The utensil could overheat and
damage the utensil or cooking surface.
•Do not allow large pans to extend over
the control knobs. Heat trapped between
large pans and control knobs could
possibly damage the control knobs.
SETTING
LITE
HI
(High)
Medium High
MED
Medium Low
LO
RECOMMENDED USE
•To light the burner.
After the burner lights,
turn control back to a
desired setting to stop
the clicking of the
ignitor.
•To start foods cooking.
•To bring liquids to a
boil.
•To hold a rapid boil.
•To fry chicken.
•For gravy, pudding,
and most frying.
•To cook large amounts
of vegetables.
•To keep food cooking.
•To poach and stew.
•To simmer.
•To keep food warm
until ready to serve.
•To melt.
Until you get used to the settings, use
the following as a guide. For best results,
start cooking at the high setting; then turn
the control knob down to continue cooking.
NOTE: Do not cook with the control set at
LITE.
In case of a long power failure
Surface burners can be lit by hand. Hold a
lit match near a burner and turn the control
knob to the LITE setting. After the burner
lights, turn the control knob to the setting
you want.
Do not use the grill during a power failure.
The vent fan will not work.