Whirlpool 9753051 User manual

9753051
A Note to You ............2
Range Safety.............3
Parts and Features....5
Using Your Range .....6
Using the Self-
Cleaning Cycle ........24
Caring for Your
Range.......................28
Troubleshooting.......33
Index ........................35
Self-Cleaning
Slide-In
Gas Ranges

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A NOTE TO YOU
You have purchased a quality product which was designed to make your life easier. To ensure that you enjoy
years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about
how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully.
Also, please complete and mail 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 label/plate (see diagram in
the “Parts and Features” section).
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. It is important for
you to save your sales receipt showing the date of purchase. Proof of purchase will assure
you of in-warranty service.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Dealer Name
Dealer Address
Dealer Phone
– 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.
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or
explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.

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RANGE SAFETY
Your safety and the safety of others is very important.
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and
obey all safety messages.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or
“WARNING.” These words mean:
All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what
can happen if the instructions are not followed.
wDANGER
wWARNING
You will be killed or seriously injured if you
don’t follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you
don’t follow instructions.
THE ANTI-TIP BRACKET
The range will not tip during normal use. However, tipping can occur if you apply too much force or weight to the
open door without the anti-tip bracket properly secured.
wWARNING
Tip Over Hazard
A child or adult can tip the range and be killed.
Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot.
Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved.
See the installation instructions for details.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns
to children and adults.
Making sure the anti-tip bracket is installed:
•Slide range forward.
•Look for the anti-tip bracket securely attached to floor.
•Slide range back so rear range foot is under anti-tip bracket.
Anti-Tip Bracket
Range Foot

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RANGE SAFETY
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical
shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the
range, follow basic precautions, including the
following:
•WARNING – TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST
BE SECURED BY PROPERLY INSTALLED
ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES
ARE INSTALLED PROPERLY, SLIDE RANGE
FORWARD, LOOK FOR ANTI-TIP BRACKET
SECURELY ATTACHED TO FLOOR, AND SLIDE
RANGE BACK SO REAR RANGE FOOT IS
UNDER ANTI-TIP BRACKET.
•CAUTION – Do not store items of interest to
children in cabinets above a range or on the
backguard of a range – children climbing on the
range to reach items could be seriously injured.
•Proper Installation – The range, when installed,
must be electrically grounded in accordance with
local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with
the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70. Be
sure the range is properly installed and grounded
by a qualified technician.
•This range is equipped with a three-prong
grounding plug for your protection against shock
hazard and should be plugged directly into a
properly grounded receptacle. Do not cut or
remove the grounding prong from this plug.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
•Disconnect the electrical supply before servicing
the appliance.
•Never Use the Range for Warming or Heating the
Room.
•Injuries may result from the misuse of appliance
doors or drawers such as stepping, leaning, or
sitting on the doors or drawers.
•Maintenance – Keep range area clear and free from
combustible materials, gasoline, and other
flammable vapors and liquids.
•Storage in or on the Range –
Flammable materials should not be stored in an
oven or near surface units.
•Top burner flame size should be adjusted so it
does not extend beyond the edge of the cooking
utensil.
For self-cleaning ranges –
•Before Self-Cleaning the Oven – Remove broiler
pan and other utensils. Wipe off all excessive
spillage before initiating the cleaning cycle.
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PUSH TO TURNPUSH TO TURN
HEAT
DELAY
TIMED BAKE
BROIL
TIMER
LOCKED
COOK
ON
STOP
CLEAN
TIME
START?
BAKE BROIL CLEAN COOK TIME DELAY STOP TIME
HR
SET OFF CLOCK
MIN
START OFF
C
F
OVEN
LIGHT
TIMER
TEMP
PARTS AND FEATURES
Oven vent
(p. 22)
Surface burners
(p. 6, 30-31)
Anti-tip bracket
(p. 3)
Model and serial
number plate
(behind top left side
of storage drawer)
Removable
storage drawer
(containing broiler
pan and grid)
(p. 23)
Electronic oven
control
(pp. 10-22)
Surface burner
control panel
(pp. 6, 28)
Automatic
oven light
(not shown)
(p. 32)
Gasket
(p. 24)
Left front
control knob
Left rear
control knob Right front
control knob Right rear
control knob
Surface burner marker
(shows which burner
you are setting)
Electronic
oven control
CONTROL PANEL
Manual oven
light button

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USING YOUR RANGE
USING THE SURFACE BURNERS
The left front and right rear burners provide the
highest heat setting. They can be used to bring liquid
to a boil quickly and to cook large quantities of food.
The left rear and right front burners allow more
accurate simmer control at the lowest setting.
NOTE: Do not leave empty cookware, or cookware
which has boiled dry, on a hot surface burner. The
cookware could overheat, causing damage to the
cookware or cooking product.
wWARNING
Fire Hazard
Do not let the burner flame extend beyond
the edge of the pan.
Turn off all controls when not cooking.
Failure to follow these instructions can
result in death or fire.
RECOMMENDED USE
•To light the burner.
•To provide highest heat
setting.
•To start food cooking.
•To bring liquid to a boil.
•To hold a boil.
•To fry chicken or pancakes.
•For gravy, pudding, and icing.
•To cook large amounts of
vegetables.
•To keep food warm.
•To simmer.
•To provide lowest
simmer/heat setting.
•To melt chocolate or butter.
SETTING
LITE
Hi
Mid-range
(between HI and
LO)
Lo
Burner heat settings
Use the following chart as a guide.
Using the control knobs
Your range comes with electric ignitors. Electric
ignitors automatically light the burners each time
you turn the control knobs to LITE.
•Place a filled pan on the burner grate before
turning on the surface burner. Do not operate a
burner for extended periods of time without
having cookware on the grate.
•Push in the control knob and turn it counter-
clockwise to the LITE
position. The clicking
sound is the ignitor
sparking. Make sure
the burner has lit.
•To stop the clicking
sound after the burner
lights, turn the control
knob to the cook set-
ting you want. You can
set the control knob
anywhere between HI and LO.
NOTE: All four electric ignitors will click at the same
time. However, the burner with the control knob
turned to LITE is the one that will ignite.
Left front
burner
Right rear
burner
Left
rear
burner
Right front
burner

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USING YOUR RANGE
USING THE SURFACE BURNERS (CONT.)
In case of a prolonged power failure
You can manually light surface burners. Hold a lit
match near a burner and turn the control knob to
the LITE position. After the burner lights, turn the
control knob to the setting you want.
Home canning information
The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure
canners combined with high heat settings for long
periods of time can cause damage to the cooktop.
To protect your range:
•Center the canner over the surface burner. Do
not extend more than 1 inch outside the burner
area.
•Do not place your canner on two surface burners
at the same time.
•Start with hot water, cover with a lid and bring to
a boil; then reduce heat to maintain a boil or
required pressure levels in a pressure canner.
•
Refer to your canner manual for specific
instructions.
For up-to-date information on canning, contact your
local U.S. Government Agricultural Department
Extension Office or companies who manufacture
home canning products.
Using the right cookware makes a
big difference
•The pan should have a flat bottom, straight sides,
and a well-fitting lid.
•Choose medium to heavy gauge (thickness)
cookware.
•The pan material (metal or glass) affects how
quickly and evenly the pan heats.
•When using glass or ceramic cookware, check to
make sure it is suitable for use on surface burners.
•To avoid tipping, make sure pots and pans are
centered on the grates.
The pan material affects how fast heat transfers from the surface cooking area through the pan material and how
evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide the best cooking results.
Aluminum • Heats quickly and evenly.
• Use for all types of cooking.
• Medium or heavy thickness is best for most cooking.
• Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating.
Cast iron • Heats slowly and evenly.
• Good for browning and frying.
• Maintains heat for slow cooking.
• Can be coated with porcelain enamel.
Ceramic or
ceramic glass • Heats slowly and unevenly.
• Use on low to medium settings.
• Follow manufacturer’s instructions.
Copper • Heats very quickly and evenly.
• Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating.
Earthenware • Can be used for cooktop cooking if recommended by the
manufacturer.
• Use on low settings.
Porcelain enamel-on-steel or
enamel-on-cast iron • See cast iron and stainless steel.
Stainless steel • Heats quickly but unevenly.
•
A core or base of aluminum or copper on the cookware provides
even heating.
• Can be coated with porcelain enamel.
CHARACTERISTICS OF COOKWARE MATERIALS

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USING YOUR RANGE
USING THE OVEN
Positioning racks and pans
Place the oven racks where you need them before
turning on the oven.
•To move a rack, pull it out to the stop position,
raise the front edge and lift it out.
•Be sure the rack(s) is level.
•Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect your hands
if rack(s) must be moved while the oven is hot.
•For best performance, cook on one rack. Place the
rack so the top of the food will be centered in the
oven.
•When cooking with two racks, arrange the racks
on the 2nd and 4th rack guides. Two sheets of
cookies may be baked if sheets are switched at
approximately three quarters of the total bake time.
Increase baking time, if necessary.
•For best results allow 2 inches (5 cm) of space
around each pan and between pans and oven walls.
Hot air must circulate
around the pans in the
oven for even heat to
reach all parts of the
oven. This results in better
baking.
Where to place pans:
WHEN YOU HAVE
1 pan
2 pans
3 or 4 pans
PLACE
In center of the oven rack.
Side by side or slightly
staggered.
In opposite corners on
each oven rack. Stagger
pans so no pan is directly
over another.
Rack placement for specific foods:
FOOD
Frozen pies, large
roasts, turkeys, angel
food cakes
Bundt cakes, most
quick breads, yeast
breads, casseroles,
meats
Cookies, biscuits,
muffins, cakes,
nonfrozen pies
RACK POSITION
1st or 2nd rack
guide from bottom
2nd rack guide
from bottom
2nd or 3rd rack
guide from bottom
NOTE: For information on where to place your rack
when broiling, see “Broiling guidelines” later in this
section.

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USING YOUR RANGE
USING ALUMINUM FOIL
BAKEWARE CHOICES
Baking performance is affected by the type of bakeware used. Use the bakeware size recommended in the recipe.
BAKEWARE TYPE
Light colored aluminum • Light golden crusts
• Even browning • Use temperature and time recommended
in recipe.
Dark aluminum and other
bakeware with dark, dull,
and/or non-stick finish
• Brown, crisp crusts • May reduce baking temperature 25°F (14°C).
• Use suggested baking time.
• Use temperature and time recommended in recipe
for pies, breads, and casseroles.
• Place rack in center of oven.
Ovenproof glassware,
ceramic glass, or ceramic • Brown, crisp crusts • May reduce baking temperature 25°F (14°C).
Insulated cookie sheets or
baking pans • Little or no bottom browning • Place in the bottom third of oven. • May need to increase baking time.
Stainless steel • May need to increase baking time.
• Crisp crustsStoneware • Follow manufacturer's instructions.
• Light, golden crusts
• Uneven browning
BEST USED FOR GUIDELINES
NOTE: Do not line the oven bottom with foil or
other liners. It could
affect the oven surface
as well as the quality of
your baking.
•Do not cover the
entire rack with alumi-
num foil. It will reduce
air circulation and give
you poor cooking
results.
•Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers from pies or
casseroles by placing foil on the oven rack below.
Foil should be turned up at edges and be at least 1
inch (2.5 cm) larger than dish.
•Place tent-shaped foil loosely over meat or poultry
to slow down surface browning for long term
roasting. Remove foil for the last 30 minutes.
•Use narrow strips of foil to shield piecrust edges if
browning too quickly.

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HEAT
DELAY
TIMED BAKE
BROIL
TIMER
LOCKED
COOK
ON
STOP
CLEAN
TIME
START?
BAKE
TEMP
BROIL CLEAN COOK TIME DELAY STOP TIME
HR
SET
TIMER
OFF CLOCK OVEN
LIGHT
MIN
START OFF
C
F
USING YOUR RANGE
ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL
Bake
button
(p. 13)
Using the control lock
The control lock lets you shut down the control
panel command buttons. The control lock comes in
handy when you want to prevent others from using
the oven.
NOTES:
•
You can only use the control lock when the oven
is not in use or when the control has not been
set.
•Set the control lock when cleaning the control
panel to prevent yourself from accidentally turning
on the oven.
•The control lock will stay on even after a power
failure.
To lock or shut down the control panel:
Press and hold the START button for 5 seconds.
You will hear a single tone and “Loc” and
will appear on the display. When the
control is locked, 3 tones will sound if you
press any command button other than
CLOCK or TIMER SET.
To unlock the control panel:
Press and hold the START button for 5 seconds.
You will hear 3 tones followed by a single
tone. “Loc” and will disappear from the
display.
START
Oven Light
(p. 32)
Start button
(p. 12)
Off button
(p. 12)
Temperature
buttons
(pp. 13, 15,
17, 19)
Time buttons
(pp. 11, 19, 25)
Broil
button
(pp. 16, 17)
Self clean
button
(p. 25)
Display/clock
When you first plug in the range, everything will
light up for 1 to 2 seconds, then a time of day and
“PF” will appear in the display. Press the OFF
button to clear “PF” from the display. If, after you
set the clock, “PF” again appears on the display,
your power was off for a while. Reset the clock.
•When you are not using the oven, the control is
an accurate clock.
•When you are using the oven or minute timer,
the display will show times, temperature
settings, and when command buttons have
been pressed.
•When showing the time of day, the display will
show hour and minutes.
•When you are using the minute timer, the
display will show minutes and seconds in the
following sequence:
— For settings from 1 to 59 minutes, the display
will count down each second.
— For settings 1 hour and over, the display will
count down hours and minutes.
•When you are using COOK TIME and/or STOP
TIME, the display will show
hours and minutes or minutes
and seconds.
START
Clock/timer buttons
(pp. 11, 12)
Timed
cooking buttons
(pp. 19-22)
Electronic
display
COOK TIME
STOP TIME