Whirlpool RS6755XY User manual

A Note To You 2
Important Safety
lnstnrctions 3
Parts And Features 6
Using Your Range 7
Usin The
Self-E
leaning Cycle 27
Caring For
Your Range 31
If You Need
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Warranty 40
1-600-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments.
SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC SET-IN RANGE r\-3a
MODELS RS675PXY
RS6755XY

A Note To You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone
into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have
developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain
your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Owner-
ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new informa-
tion on your appliance.
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these symbols and
follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each symbol.
This symbol will help alert you to such dangers as This symbol will help you avoid actions which
personal injury, burns, fire and electrical shock. could cause product damage (scratches, dents,
etc.) and damage to your personal property.
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, l-800-253-1301,
is toll-free, 24 hours a day.
If you ever have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or if you need service, first see “If
You Need Assistance Or Service” on page 36. If you need further help, feel free to call our Consumer
Assistance Center. When calling, you will need to know your appliance’s complete model number and
serial number. You can find this information on the model and serial number plate (see diagram on
page 6). For your convenience, we have included a handy place below for you to record these numbers,
the purchase date from the sales slip and your dealer’s name and telephone number. Keep this book
and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Dealer Name
Dealer Phone

Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to
persons, or damage when using the range, follow
basic precautions, including the following:
General
l Do not operate the range if it
l Read all instructions before is damaged or not working
using the range. properly.
l Install or locate the range only
l Do not use the range for
in accordance with the pro- warming or heatin the room.
vided Installation Instructions. Persons could be urned or%
injured, or a fire could start.
l Use the range only for its
intended use as described in
l WARNING: To reduce the risk
l DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE
of ti
app iance must be secured by
P
ping of the appliance, the
anti-tip fasteners. To check if
the appliance is installed prop-
erly, open the oven door and
verify that the range is secured
to cabinets with four screws
through the mounting holes in
the front frame of the oven.
l CAUTION: Do not store things
children mi%
ht want above the
range. Chil ren could be
burned or injured while climb-
ing on it.
l Do not leave children alone or
unattended in area where the
range is in use. They should
never be allowed to sit or stand
on an
could \ part of the range. They
e burned or injured.
UNITS, AREAS NEAR UNITS,
HEATING ELEMENTS OR
INTERIOR SURFACES OF
OVEN. Surface units and
heatin
even t1 elements may be hot ough they are dark in
color. Areas near surface units
and interior surfaces of an
oven become hot enough to
cause burns. During and after
use, do not touch, or let cloth-
ing or other flammable materi-
als contact surface units, areas
near units, heatin elements or
interior surfaces 0 oven until
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they have had sufficient time to
cool. Other surfaces of the
range may become hot enough
to cause burns; such as, the
oven vent opening, the surface
near the vent opening, the
cooktop, the oven door and
window.
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l Do not wear loose or hanging
garments when using the
range. They could ignite if they
touch a hot surface unit and you
could be burned.
l Use only d potholders. Moist
or damp po holders on hotr
surfaces ma result in burns
from steam. ‘b0 not let
potholder touch hot heating
elements. Do not use a towel or
bulky cloth for a potholder. It
could catch on fire.
l Keep range vents unobstructed.
l Do not heat unopened contain-
ers. They could explode. The
hot contents could cause burns
and container particles could
cause injury.
l Do not store flammable materi-
als on or near the range. The
fumes can create an explosion
and/or fire hazard.
When using the cooktor,
l Make sure the reflector bowls
are in place during cooking.
Cookin i without reflector bowls
may su ject the wiring and
components underneath them
to damage.
l Do not line reflector bowls with
aluminum foil or other liners.
Improper installation of these
liners may result in a risk of
electrical shock or fire.
l Select a pan with a fiat bottom
that is about the same size as
the surface unit. If pan is
smaller than the surface unit,
some of the heat in element
will be.exppsed an may result
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also improves cooking
efficiency.
l Check to be sure lass cook-
ing utensils are sa
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e for use on
the range. Only certain types
of glass, glass-ceramic, ce-
ramic, earthenware or other
glazed utensils are suitable for
cooktops without breaking due
to the sudden change in tem-
perature.
l Never leave surface units
unattended at high heat set-
tings. A boilover could result
and cause smokin E and
gre;~y spillovers t at may
.
l Turn pan handles inward, but
not over other surface units.
This will help reduce the
chance of burns, i niting of
flammable materia s,
9 and spills
due to bumping of the pan.
When using the oven
l Always position oven rack(s)
in desired location while oven
is cool. If a rack must be re-
moved while oven is hot, do
not let potholder contact hot
heating element in oven.
l Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam
escape before removing or
replacing food.
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Grease
l Grease is flammable. Do not
allow grease to collect around
cooktop or in vents. Wipe spill-
overs immediately.
hood or open window and
wiping out excess food spills
pnor to self-cleaning.
l Do not use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flaming pan on
l Do not use oven cleaners. No
commercial oven cleaner or
oven liner
of any kin8 rotective coating should be used In
with a well- or around any part of the range by coverin 37 oven.
fitted lid, cookie s eet or flat
tray. Flaming grease outside of
l Before self-cleaning the oven,
R
an can be extin
aking soda or, i
9 uished with remove broiler pan, broiler
available, a grid, oven racks and other
multipurpose dry chemical or utensils. Do not use Y
our
foam-type extinguisher. oven to clean miscel aneous
parts unless you are in-
Care and cleaning strutted to do so in this Use
and Care Guide.
l Do not soak removable heating
elements in water. The element
l Do not clean door heat seal.
will be damaged and shock or It is essential for a good seal.
fire could result. Care should be taken not to
l Small amounts of formaldehyde rub, damage or move the
seal. Clean onl
mended in this ‘: parts recom-
and carbon monoxide are iven se and Care
off in the Self-Cleaning cyc e
9 Guide.
from fiberglass insulatron and
food decomposition. Significant
l Do not repair or replace any
exposure to these substances part of the range unless
can cause cancer or reproduc- specifically recommended in
tive harm. Exposure can be this manual. All other servic-
minimized by venting with a ing should be referred to a
qualified technician.
l Disconnect the electrical
supply before servicing the
range.
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