Whirlpool 1100PRA-K User manual

FORFUTUREREFERENCE
For future referencewe suggest youre-
tain this manual after recording the WARNING: If the informa-
model numberandserial numberofthis tionin this manual is not
gas appliance in the spaces provided, followed exactly, a fireor
rhis informationcanbefoundontherat-
ingplate, explosion may result caus-
ing property damage, per-
• 20-inch Range: sonal injury or death.
Rating plate islocatedonthe sidesof
the lower range front frame. Pull out -Do not store or usegaso-
lower drawertosee ratingplate, line or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the
•36-inch Range: vicinity of this or any Oth-
Ratingplateislocatedintheburner er appliance.
boxarea ontherightsidewall.
-WHAT TO DOIF YOU_k
SMELL GAS: WARNINO
MODEL NUMBER • DO not try to light any • ALL RANGES
appliance. CAN TIP
SERIAL NUMBER • Do not touch any elec- • INJURY TO PERSONS
trical switch; do not COULD RESULT
use any phone in your
DATEOF PURCHASE building. • INSTALL ANTI-TIP
DEVICES PACKED
•Immediately call your WITH RANGE
Thesenumbers identify yourrange, gas supplier from a
Please usethem in any correspon- neighbor's phone. • SEE INSTALLATION
dence or servicecallsconcerningyourFollow the gas suppli- INSTRUCTIONS
appliance, er's instructions. To reducethe risk oftipping ofthe
Pleaseretaintheproofofpurchasedoc- • Ifyou cannot reach appliance from unusual usage or by
uments for warranty service. your gas supplier,call excessive loading of the oven door,
the fire department, the appliance must be secured by a
properly installed anti-tip device, To
-Installation and service check ifdeviceisinstalledproperly:Use
must be performed by a a flashlight and look underneath range
to seethat one ofthe rear levelinglegs
qualified installer, ser- is engaged in the bracket slot.
vice agencyor the gas
supplier.

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FEATURES
DIGITAL CLOCK AND
TIMER, if equipped
Ifyour range isequippedwith adigital
clock andtimer, itwill either bedesign
Ior design 2. Follow the instructions
for the illustration that matches the
clock on your range.
-DESIGN 1- -DESIGN 2- o_ocK
HZN TZNERTO SET A TIMING OPERATION FOR
LESS THAN ONE HOUR: Press and
hold MIN buttonuntildesiredtimeap-
pearsinthedisplay.Timerwill immedi-
88:88 will flash in thedisplay when When rangeis firstconnectedto power ately begincountingdown as soonas
rangeisfirstconnectedto power or if orif powerisinterrupted,12:00willflash theMIN buttonisreleased.
powerisinterrupted, inthedisplay.
TO SET A TIMING OPERATION FOR
TO SET CLOCK: Press and hold TO SET CLOCK: Slideswitch up to MORE THAN ONE HOUR: Press the
CLOCK SET button while turning MIN- CLOCK position. HOUR button. (1:59 will appear in the
UTE TIMER knob to the correct time-
of-day. MINUTE TIMER knob can be display.) Select desired minutes by
turned in either direction. Press and hold HOUR button until cer- pressing and holding MIN button. Tim-
rect hour appears in the display,ing will begin when button is released.
Two hours is the maximum timing that
TO SETMINUTETIMER:Turn MIN- can be set.
UTETIMER knobto the right,to the de- Press and hold MINbutton untilthe cor-
sired time, up to 60:00 (1 hour). Timer rect minutes appear in the display.
will begincountingdown afterafew sec- When time haslapsed, acontinual beep
will sound. Slide switch to the CLOCK
onds delay. When time has lapsed, a
continual beepwill soundfor upto 2 min- TO SETMINUTE TIMER: Slide switch positionto stopbeeps.]]me-of-day will
down to TIMER position. The timer will reappearin the display.
utes. automaticallybegin countingdownfrom
1 hour in increments of one minute.
PressCLOCK SET button to stop beep
sounds.Thecorrecttime-of-day willre-
appear in the display. HOUR CLOOC
8 o:s9.1
Turn MINUTE TIMER knob to the left,
until 00:00 appears in the display.The NIN TINER
correcttime-of-day will reappear inthe
displayafter a few seconds delay. (0:59) will be displayed as soon as the
switch ismoved to the TIMER position.)
To check time-of-day during a timing
operation, press and hold CLOCK SET
button.Timewill reappear inthe display.
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FEATURES
ANALOG CLOCK AND EYE LEVEL OVEN
TIMER, if equipped if equipped
The upperover] willeither beaconven-
12 tional oven or a microwave oven.
11.x\OFF/Z1
10_\"'o 16_"_/.,.2Do not use the upper oven for cooking
_-"T = items thataretoo heavy or bulkyto han-
=_ die easily, especially ifconsiderable
9_/_,z_o_.._ _"amounts of hot fator liquids arein-
_'P___/_/_3_1_x\\_ 4volved. Removing such foods from the
8/I ', oven is difficult and can behazardous.
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CONVENTIONAL OVEN:
The size of this oven makes it conven-
ient forcooking smaller quantitiesof
TOSETCLOCK:Push in andturn Min-food. However,it does have some limi-
uteMinderknobto the correct time-of- tations. Do notusea largecookie sheet,
day.BesureMinuteMinder hand is on pan or other utensils which will block air
OFFafter setting clock, flow inthe oven.Usethe largeroven for
optimumbakingresults.
TO SETMINUTE MINDER: Turn knob
in either direction to the desired time. MICROWAVEOVEN:
Whenthe buzzer sounds,manuallyturn Refer to the separate Use and Care
the Minderto OFEbooklet for information on the micro-
wave oven.
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FEATURES
CONTINUOUS CLEANING
OVEN (if equipped)
WHAT IS THECONTINUOUS MANUALLYCLEANINGHINTS
CLEANING OVEN? HEAVYSPILLOVERS Brittlecrusts or stainscan be loosened
Thefinishof theContinuousCleaning The specialfinish will clean mostspat- byGENTLYtappingstainwithawoeden
Ovenis identifiedbyits dark gray color,ters during normal ovenuse unless orplastic utensil. Brushawayany loose
and rough, porous texture. The rough there is a heavy buildup of soil. Heavy soil that flakes off. Varnish type stains
texture prevents grease spatters from spillovers such as pie or casserole usuallyneedtobesoftened with asmall
formingbeadswhich rundown thewalls boilovers will not clean effectively with- amount ofwater ordampcloth. Remain-
leaving unsightly streaks. Rather, the out some manual help. The crusty or ingsoilwillgradually reducewithcontin-
rough texture absorbs spatters and al- varnish-like stainsthat form fromthese ued oven use at normal baking tern-
lows them to spread, thus exposing a spillovers clog the pores and prevent peratures.
largerarea tothe hot ovenair. Thecata- the special finishfrom beingexposed to
lyst, when exposed to heat, speedsthe the hot oven air. This greatly reduces
oxidationof soil.the cleaning effectiveness of the finish. DO NOT USE ANY TYPEOF OVEN
CLEANER, POWDERED CLEANS-
Cleaning action automatically begins Thesecrustyorvamish-likestainsmust ERS, SOAP,DETERGENT OR PASTE
whenever theoven isturned onfor bak- either be removed or broken up before ON ANY CONTINUOUS CLEANING
ingor roasting.The oven MUSTbe"on" cleaning can effectively take place. SURFACE.ALSO, DO NOT USE ANY
for cleaning to take place. No cleaning ABRASIVE MATERIALS, STEEL
will occurwhen the oven isoff.The spe- WOOL, SHARP INSTRUMENTS OR
cialcatalytic finish must be exposed toTOMANUALLY CLEAN SCRAPERS FOR THEY WILL DAM-
hot oven air before soil will begin to HEAVYSPILLOVERS AGE THE FINISH.
gradually reduce in size. Brushoff heavy soil with a nylon brush
orplasticpad.DONOT USEpapertow-
FACTORSAFFECTINGLENGTH OF els, clothsor spongesfor the ovenwails
CLEANINGTIME are porousand particlesof these mate- Avoid spillovers by using utensils that
The higher the oven temperature,the rialswill rub offon the walls. Rinse area are largeenough to hold food.A cookie
fasterthe cleaning action.The length of withclear water only. sheet or pieceofaluminumfoil, just alit-
cleaning timewill depend on these fac- tie largerthanthe pan,canbe placedon
tors: Typeofsoil, amountor size ofsoil, the rack directly belowthe rack holding
oven temperature and length of time the utensil to catch spills.
oven isinuse.Timemayvary from afew
minutesto severalhours,Soildeposited
at the end ofacycle may stiltbevisible.
This will usually fade with continued Over a period eftime, wear marks may
oven use until the soil gradually disap- appearontheembossed racksupports.
pearsor can bewipedupmaeuaily.The This is normal andresults fromsliding
oven will appear presentably clean, the racks in and out of the oven. Wear
eventhough somespatters may bepre- marks will not affectthe cleaning action
sent. of the oven.
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USING YOUR COOKTOP
IGNITION SYSTEM PILOT IGNITION PILOTLESS IGNITION
Your range is equippedwith either pilotWhen the range isfirst installed,the pi-
ignition (using a pilot flame to light the lots may be difficultto lightdue to air in
burner) or pilotless ignition (using a thegasline.Tebleedoffairfromtheline,
sparkfrom anignitorto lightthe burner), hold a lighted match nextto the burner
and turn knob on. When the burner
lights,turn the knob offand proceedas
Besureallsurfacecontrolsareset inthe directed below.
OFF position prior to supplying gas to
the appliance. To lightpilot:Removeorraiseandsup-
port cooktop on metal rod, if equipped.
Hold lighted match nearthe pilot ports. TO OPERATE SURFACE BURNER
WITH PILOTLESS IGNITION DURING
__1== A POWER FAILURE:
1. Besureallcontrolsareinthe OFF po-
sition. Holda lighted matchtothe de-
sired surface burner head.
2. Turn knob to LITE. The burner will
then light.
3. Adjust the flame tothe desired level.
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USING YOUR COOKTOP
COOKTOP SURFACE BURNERS LIGHTING SURFACE
TOremove cooktop: When cool, first BURNERS
removegratesand drip bowls, if
equipped.Grasp twofrontburnerwells 1. Placeutensilon burnergrate.
and liftup. 2. PushinandturnknobtotheLITEpo-
sition.
II
Followthe instructionsto the illustration _ _
that matchesthe burners onyour range.
_1" _ t 1 Uniburners and single burners are se-
cured in placeduringtransportationwith
either a shipping screw or a spring clip.
i °ncether°nge'sinstalledthesemay
be removedto allow quick and easy re-
moval of the burner.
One piece uniburner
. • . the desired flame size.
As the burner heats andcools, you may
• hearsounds ofthe metalexpandingand
contracting. This is a normal operating
sound ofthe burner.
Burner grates must be properly posi-
tioned before cookin_o.Do notoperate Allowburnerto cool.Liftcooktop.Tore- If flame should go outduring a cooking
burnerswithout a pan onthe grate. The move uniburner, lift up slightly and pull operation, turn the burner off. IF GAS
porcelain finish may chip without a pan out. Under nocircumstances are bum-
to absorb the intense heat. HAS ACCUMULATED AND A
ers to be taken apart for cleaning. STRONG GAS ODOR IS DETECTED,
Uniburner can be cleaned in the dish- WAIT 5 MINUTES FOR THE GAS
When reinstalling square grates, place washer.Burnerandburnertubemustbe ODOR TO DISAPPEAR BEFORE
indented sidestogether so straight dry before use. RELIGHTING BURNER.
sides are at front and rear. You mayhear a "popping" sound on LP
Standard single burnergas when the surface burner is turned
A properly adjusted burner with clean
• ports will lightwithin afew seconds. On
l natural gas,theflamewillbe bluewith a
deeper blue innercore;there should be
notrace of yellow inthe flame•A yellow
flame indicates an improper mixture of
air/gas• This wastes fuel, so have a
serviceman adjust the mixture if a yel-
Remove or support cooktop. Grasp low flame occurs•On LPgas,some yel-
burner head and tilt to release tab from lowtipping isacceptable•This is normal
slot near ignitor.Lift upandtoward back and adjustment is notnecessary.
of cooktopuntil air shutter endofburner
releases from valve•
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USING YOUR COOKTOP
SELECTING FLAME SIZE
If a knobisturned very quickly from I
HIGHtoLOW setting,theflame may go __:>_ __,.
out, particularly if burner is cold. If this ----_J_
occurs,turn theknob OFF.Waitseveral /'_\ '_J._ "_
seconds,then light again.
UseHIGH toquickly bringfoods toa boil
orto begina cookingoperation. Reduce
to a lower setting to continue cooking.
Never leave food unattended when us-
ing a HIGH flame setting. PROPORTIONALVALVE
To obtain a lower flame size,turn knob
back toward the OFF positionuntil the
I desired flame size is reached. The Iow-
"_-'X_ est flame setting is located adjacent to
........,_ _ the OFF position.
Flameshould beadjustedso itdoes not
extend beyond the edge of cooking
utensil.This isfor personalsafety andto Use LOW to simmer or keep foods at
prevent damage to cabinets above serving temperatures.Some cooking
range,maytake placeifthe utensil iscovered.
GRIDDLE AND 5TH BURNER
36"RangeOnly) Remove Griddle Cover: ToClean Griddle:
1. Pressdown on any corner. Whengriddle iscool, removeandwash
2. Slidefingers under2sidesof griddle in hot soapy water; rinse and dry. Do
GREkSEPAN cover and lift off. DO NOT pry off not wash in the dishwasher. Deter-
r_,k /with any instrument or tool. gents will completely remove the sea-
_ __'3_ soning.
:To UseGriddle:
1, Removegriddle cover BEFORE
turningon griddleburner,Topcover To Clean Grease Cup:
must beremoved whenever griddle There is a grease pan located under
,. burner is in use. the griddle burner. This pan should be
2. Be sure grease cup, located under removedand cleaned as necessary.
_ _ griddle, is in place.
3. Position griddle correctly. For even FIFTH BURNER
5TXBURNERcooking results, preheat griddle US-
UNOER6RInBLE ing a lowflame setting for about5 The griddle burner can be used as a
Before using the griddle for the first minutes or until the entire cooking fifth surfaceburner. Merely removethe
time, season it by lightly rubbing the surface is heated.Sprinkle a few griddle and replace with extra grate
surface with a small amount of un- drops of water over griddle. If prop- provided.
salted shortening. To prevent damage erly heated,water will bead and
to thefinish, do not use metal utensils, dance.The water will sizzle and
a high flame setting or suddenly steam ifgriddle is not hot enough.
change temperatures,such as im- 4.Never replace griddle cover until
mersing hotgriddle in water, griddle has cooled completely.
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