Whirlpool TER50W0D Installation instructions

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Table of Contents
(complete) ................... 2
A Note to You ................. 3
Range Safety ...............4-6
Getting to Know
Your Range ....................7
Using Your Range .........8
Using the
Self-Cleaning Cycle .....22
Caring for
Your Range .................. 26
Troubleshooting ..........31
Requesting
Assistance
or Service ..................... 33
Index ............................. 34
Warranty ....................... 36
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SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE ’ -’
PART NO. 3190497
MODEL TER50WOD

Table of Contents
A Note to You ............................................ 3
Range Safety ......................................... 4-6
Getting to Know Your Range ................... 7
Using Your Range .................................... 8
Using the surface units ......................... 8
Positioning racks and pans ................ 10
For best air circulation ........................ 10
Using aluminum foil for baking ........... 11
Setting the clock ................................ 12
Using the Minute Timer ...................... 12
Baking/roasting .................................. 13
Adjusting the oven temperature
control ............................................... 14
Broiling .............................................. 15
Broiling tips ........................................ 17
Energy saving tips ............................. 17
Using the MEALTIMERTM clock .......... 18
The oven vent .................................... 20
The storage drawer ............................ 20
The anti-tip bracket ............................ 21
Optional door panel pat ..................... 21
Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle ............... 22
Before you start ................................. 22
Setting the controls ............................ 23
Special tips ........................................ 25
How the cycle works .......................... 25
Caring for Your Range ........................... 26
Surface units and reflector bowls ........ 26
Lift-up cooktop ................................... 28
Cleaning chart ................................... 28
The oven light .................................... 30
Troubleshooting ..................................... 31
Requesting Assistance or Service ........ 33
Index ....................................................... 34
Warranty ................................................. 36

A Note to You
Thank you for buying an ESTATE@ appliance.
Your ESTATE range gives you all the functionality of name brand appliances at a value price.
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 Ownership
Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new
information on your appliance.
Please record your model’s information.
Whenever you call to request service for Model Number
your appliance, you need to know your
complete model number and serial number.
Serial Number
You can find this information on the model
Purchase Date
and serial number plate (see diagram on
page 7 for location of plate).
Please also record the ourchase date of
Dealer Name
Dealer Address
your appliance and your dealer’s name,
address, and telephone number.
Dealer Phone
Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
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Our Consumer Assistance Center
number is toll-free 24 hours a day.
1-800-253-1301 1
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Range Safety
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety statements under
warning symbols. Please pay special atten-
tion to these symbols and follow any
instructions given. Here is a brief
explanation of the use of the symbol.
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This symbol alerts you to such
dangers as fire, electrical shock,
burns, and personal injury. I
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
*Read all instructions before
using the range.
*Install or locate the range only
in accordance with the provided
Installation Instructions. The
range must be installed by a
qualified installer. The range
must be properly connected to
electrical supply and grounded.
never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of the range. They
could be burned or injured.
.Do not operate the range if it is
damaged or not working properly.
*Do not use the range for warming
or heating the room. Persons
could be burned or injured, or a
fire could start.
*Use the range only for its
intended use as described in
@ @ this manual*
aWARNING: To reduce the risk IMl
of tipping the appliance, the
appliance must be secured by a Jslb
properly installed anti-tip ADO not touch surface units, areas
bracket. To check if the bracket near units, heating elements, or
is installed properly, see “The interior surfaces of oven. Surface
anti-tip bracket” on page 21. units and heating elements may
*CAUTION: Do not store things be hot even though they are dark
children might want above the in color. Areas near surface units
range. Children could be burned and interior surfaces of an oven
or injured while climbing on it. become hot enough to cause
*Do not leave children alone or burns. During and after use, do
unattended in area where the not touch or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact
range is in use. They should surface units, areas near units,
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heating elements, or interior
surfaces of oven until they have
had sufficient time to cool. Other
surfaces of the range, such as
the oven vent opening, the sur-
face near the vent opening, the
cooktop, and the oven door and
window, could also become hot
enough to cause burns.
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*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.
*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 hot
heating elements. Do not use a
towel or bulky cloth for a pot
holder. It could catch on fire.
@Keep range vents unobstructed.
ADO not heat unopened contain-
ers. They could explode. The hot
contents could cause burns and
container particles could
cause injury.
*Use only utensils approved for
oven use. Follow utensil
manufacturer’s instructions,
especially when using glass
or plastic utensils.
*Do not store flammable materials
on or near the range. The fumes
could create an explosion and/or
fire hazard.
When using the cooktop
aMake sure the reflector bowls
are in place during cooking. Cook-
ing without reflector bowls could
subject the wiring and components
underneath them to damage.
~DO not line reflector bowls with
aluminum foil or other liners. Im-
proper installation of these liners
could result in a risk of electric
shock or fire.
l Select a pan with a flat bottom that
is about the same size as the sur-
face unit. If pan is smaller than the
surface unit, some of the heating
element will be exposed and could
result in the igniting of clothing or
pot holders. Correct pan size also
improves cooking efficiency.
Gheck to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use on the
range. Only certain types of glass,
glass-ceramic, ceramic, earthen-
ware, or other glazed utensils are
suitable for cooktops without break-
ing due to the sudden change in
temperature.
@Never leave surface units unat-
tended at high heat settings. A
boilover could result and cause
smoking and greasy spillovers that
could ignite.
@Turn pan handles inward, but not
over other surface units. This will
help reduce the chance of burns,
igniting of flammable materials, and
spills due to bumping of the pan.
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When using the oven
*Always position oven rack(s) in
desired location while oven is
cool. If a rack must be removed
while oven is hot, do not let pot
holder contact hot heating ele-
ment in oven.
*Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam
escape before removing or
replacing food.
cause cancer or reproductive
harm. Exposure can be mini-
mized by venting with a hood
or open window and wiping out
excess food spills prior to
self-cleaning.
Grease
*Grease is flammable. Do not
allow grease to collect around
cooktop or in vents. Wipe spill-
overs immediately.
*Do not use oven cleaners.
No commercial oven cleaner or
oven liner protective coating of
any kind should be used in or
around any part of the oven.
l Before self-cleaning the oven,
remove broiler pan, broiler grid,
oven racks, and other utensils.
Do not use your oven to clean
miscellaneous parts unless you
are instructed to do so in this Use
and Care Guide.
@Do not use water on grease fires.
Never pick up a flaming pan. @Do not soak removable heating
elements in water. The element
Smother flaming pan on range by
covering with a well-fitted lid, will be damaged and shock or fire
could result.
cookie sheet, or flat tray. Flaming
grease outside of pan can be @Do not clean door heat seal. It is
extinguished with baking soda essential for a good seal. Care
or, if available, a multipurpose should be taken not to rub, dam-
dry chemical or foam-type age, or move the seal. Clean only
extinguisher. parts recommended in this Use
and Care Guide.
Care and cleaning @Do not repair or replace any part
@Small amounts of formaldehyde of the range unless specifically
recommended in this manual. All
and carbon monoxide are given
off in the Self-Cleaning cycle from other servicing should be referred
fiberglass insulation and food to a qualified technician.
decomposition. Significant expo- @Disconnect the electrical supply
sure to these substances can before servicing the range.
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Getting to Know Your Range
This section contains captioned illustrations of your range. 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.
Control panel. 6
Plug-in surface
Lock lever4
(for information on
alternate wall-mounted
anti-tip bracket,
(P.20)
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Automatic oven
light switch
(P.30)
Broil element
(P. 15)
Bake element
(P. 13)
Control panel
Left front Left
control MEALTIMEIV Stop Manual Oven
rear clock/minute
knob (p. 8) time oven light temperature Right rear Right front
control timer control control
(P.8)

Using Your Range
To obtain the best cooking results possible, you must operate your range properly. This
section gives you important information for efficient and safe use of your range.
Using the surface units
Push in control knobs before turning
them to a setting. You can set them any-
where between HI and OFF.
Surface unit markers
The solid dot in the surface unit marker
Surface heating indicator light
The SURFACE HEATING Indicator Light on
Fire Hazard
Turn ail controls off when done
cooking.
Failure to do so can result in death,
fire, or burns.
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.
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HI l To start foods cooking.
l To bring liquids to a boil.
MED-HI l To hold a rapid boil.
l To fry chicken or
oancakes.
MED l For gravy, pudding and
icing.
l To cook large amounts
of vegetables.
MED-LO l To keep food cooking
after starting it on a
higher setting.
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LO l To keep food warm until
ready to serve.

Cookware tips
l Select a pan that is about the same size
as the surface unit.
l NOTE: For best results and greater
energy efficiency, use only flat-bottomed
cookware that makes good contact with
the surface units. Cookware with rounded,
warped, ribbed (such as some porcelain
enamelware), or dented bottoms could
cause severe overheating, which damages
the cookware and/or surface unit.
You can, however, use the newer
cookware available with slightly indented
bottoms or very small expansion channels.
This cookware is specially designed to
provide the good contact needed for best
cooking results.
Also, woks, canners, and teakettles with
flat bottoms suitable for use on your
cooktop are now available in most stores
that sell housewares.
l The pan should have straight sides and a
tight-fitting lid.
l Choose medium to heavy gauge (thick-
ness) pans that are fairly lightweight.
l The pan material (metal or glass) affects
how fast heat transfers from the surface
unit through the pan material and how
evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom.
Choose pans that provide the best
cooking results.
l Handles should be made of sturdy, heat-
resistant material and be securely attached
to the pan.
NOTES:
l if a surface unit stays red for a long time,
the bottom of the pan is not flat enough or
is too small for the surface unit. Prolonged
usage of incorrect utensils could result
in damage to the surface unit, cooktop,
wiring, and surrounding areas. To prevent
damage, use correct utensils, start
cooking on HI, and turn control down
to continue cooking.
l Do not leave an empty utensil, or one
which has boiled dry, on a hot surface
unit. The utensil could overheat and
damage the utensil or surface unit.
Home canning information
To protect your range:
l Use fiat-bottomed canners/pans for
best results.
l Use the largest surface unit for best
results. Also, use a canner/pan which can
be centered over the surface unit and
which does not extend more than 1
inch outside surface unit area. Large
diameter canners/pans, if not properly
centered, trap heat and can cause
damage to the cooktop.
l Do not place canner on 2 surface units at
the same time. Too much heat will build up
and will damage the cooktop.
l Start with hot water. This reduces the
time the control is set on HI. Reduce heat
setting to lowest position needed to keep
water boiling.
l Keep reflector bowls clean for best heat
reflection.
l To prolong the life of the elements:
- Prepare small batches at a time.
- Do not use elements for canning
all day.
l Refer to your canner manual for specific
instructions.
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Optional canning kit
The large diameter of most water-bath or
pressure canners combined with high heat
settings for long periods of time can shorten
the life of regular surface units and cause
damage to the cooktop.
If you plan to use the cooktop for canning,
we recommend the installation of a Canning
Kit. Order the kit (Part No. 242905) from
your Whirlpool dealer or authorized
Whirlpool service company.
Positioning racks and pans
General guidelines
l Always position oven rack(s) in desired
location before turning oven on.
l To move rack(s), lift rack(s) at front and
pull out.
l Be sure the rack(s) is level.
l if rack(s) must be moved while oven is
hot, use pot holders or oven mitts to
protect hands.
l For baking/roasting with 1 rack, place
the rack so the top of the food will be
centered in the oven.
l When baking on 2 racks, arrange racks
on the bottom and third level from the
bottom.
Rack placement for
specific foods
FOOD RACK POSITION
Frozen pies, large Lowest level or
roasts, turkeys, angel 2nd level from
food cakes bottom
Bundt cakes, most 2nd level from
quick breads, yeast bottom
breads, casseroles,
meats
Cookies, biscuits, 2nd or 3rd level
muff ins, cakes, from bottom
nonfrozen pies
NOTE: For recommended rack placement
when broiling, see “Broiling rack position
chart” on page 16.
For best air circulation
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.
l For best results, allow 1l/z to 2 inches
(4-5 cm) of space around each pan and
between pans and oven walls. There must
be a minimum space of 1 inch (3 cm).
l Use only 1 cookie sheet in the oven at
one time.
l Place the pans so that one is not directly
over the other.
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