Whirlpool W10017570 User manual

GAS RANGE
Use & Care Guide
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Table of Contents................................................. 2
W10017570
To the installer: Please leave this
instruction book with the unit.
To the consumer: Please read and
keep this book for future reference.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RANGE SAFETY .............................................................................3
The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................................4
PARTS AND FEATURES................................................................5
COOKTOP USE ..............................................................................6
Cooktop Controls.........................................................................6
Sealed Surface Burners ...............................................................6
Home Canning .............................................................................7
Cookware .....................................................................................7
ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL ...................................................8
Oven Indicator Lights...................................................................8
Display..........................................................................................8
Start/Enter ....................................................................................8
Off/Cancel ....................................................................................8
Clock ............................................................................................8
Tones............................................................................................8
Fahrenheit and Celsius.................................................................8
Timer.............................................................................................9
Control Lock.................................................................................9
Oven Temperature Control ..........................................................9
OVEN USE.......................................................................................9
Positioning Racks and Bakeware ................................................9
Split Oven Rack (on some models)............................................10
Aluminum Foil.............................................................................10
Bakeware....................................................................................10
Meat Thermometer.....................................................................11
Oven Vent...................................................................................11
Baking and Roasting..................................................................11
Broiling........................................................................................11
Timed Cooking...........................................................................12
RANGE CARE ...............................................................................13
Self-Cleaning Cycle (on some models)......................................13
General Cleaning........................................................................14
Oven Light (on some models)....................................................15
Oven Door ..................................................................................15
Storage Drawer ..........................................................................16
TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................16
ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE.........................................................18
WARRANTY ..................................................................................20

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RANGE SAFETY
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow
All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can
happen if the instructions are not followed.
Your safety and the safety of others are 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 potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.”
These words mean:
follow instructions.
instructions.
DANGER
WARNING
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion
may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.
–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.
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances
known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn of
potential exposure to such substances.
WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other
reproductive harm.
This appliance can cause low-level exposure to some of the substances listed, including benzene, formaldehyde, carbon
monoxide, toluene, and soot.

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The Anti-Tip Bracket
The range will not tip during normal use. However, the range can tip if you apply too much force or weight to the open door without
having the anti-tip bracket fastened down properly.
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.
Anti-Tip Bracket 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.
Range Foot
WARNING
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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/NFPA70
. 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.
■ 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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PARTS AND FEATURES
This manual covers several different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of the parts and features listed. The
locations and appearances of the features shown here may not match those of your model.
Control Panel
Range
A. Surface burner locator
B. Left rear control
C. Left front control D. Right front control
E. Right rear control
A
BCDE
M
A
C
D
B
E
F
G
H
N
O
L
I
J
K
A. Oven vent
B. Left rear surface burner
C. Left front surface burner
D. Surface burner grate
E. Anti-tip bracket
F. Door stop clip
G. Model and serial number plate
(behind left side of storage drawer)
H. Storage drawer
I. Electronic oven control
J. Right rear surface burner
K. Right front surface burner
L. Cooktop control panel
M. Door gasket
N. Self-clean latch
O. Gas regulator