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Cooking Products Service Manual
Original July 1996
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© 1996 Whirlpool Corporation
CHECKING THE OPERATION
THE COOKTOP ELEMENTS
To check the operation of the cooktop elements on
the range, perform the following steps.
1.
Push and turn each cooktop element control
knob to the HI position. The element indicator
light should turn on, and the cooktop elements
should heat up and begin to glow after several
minutes.
2.
Turn the cooktop element knobs to OFF.
THE BAKE & BROIL ELEMENTS
NOTE: Depending on the model, the oven bake
and broil elements can be controlled by one or two
control knobs, or by one of two types of electronic
controls. Refer to the section that applies to the
oven you are using.
One Control Knob
If your range has one oven temperature control
knob, perform the following procedure to operate
the bake and broil elements.
1.
Set the oven temperature control knob to
350˚F, and the following events should occur:
• The Oven On and Oven Heating indicators
will light and the bake element will glow red
after several minutes.
• The broil element will become hot but will
not glow red.
• When the oven has preheated to 350˚F, the
Oven Heating indicator light will turn off.
2.
Turn the oven temperature control knob to the
BROIL position, and the following events
should occur:
• The Oven On and Oven Heating indicators
will light and the broil element will glow red
after several minutes.
3.
Turn the control knob to the OFF position.