Whirlpool TGP302, Use And Care Manual

Page 1: ...NGE Use CareGuide Table of Contents 2 MODELS TGP325 TGP310 TGP302 TO THE INSTALLER PLEASE LEAVE THIS INSTRUCTION BOOK WITH THE UNIT TO THE CONSUMER PLEASE READ AND KEEP THIS BOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE 8522717 ...

Page 2: ...re Control 10 BEFORE USING 10 Aluminum Foil 10 Positioning Racks and Bakeware 10 Bakeware 11 Meat Thermometer 11 Oven Vent 11 OVEN USE 11 Baking and Roasting 11 Broiling and Custom Broiling 12 Timed Cooking 13 MANUAL OVEN CONTROL 13 Electronic Clock Timer 13 Display 13 Clock 13 Timer 14 Oven Temperature Control 14 OVEN USE 15 Baking and Roasting 15 Broiling 15 RANGE CARE 16 Removing the Oven Botto...

Page 3: ...y 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...

Page 4: ...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 ...

Page 5: ... Oven Control on some models 1 Surface Burner Locator 2 Left Rear Control 3 Left Front Control 4 Right Front Control 5 Right Rear Control 1 Oven Vent 2 Left Rear Surface Burner 3 Left Front Surface Burner 4 Surface Burner Grate 5 Anti Tip Bracket 6 Door Stop Clip 7 Model and Serial Number Plate behind left side of broiler drawer 8 Broiler Door 9 Oven Control Panel 10 Right Rear Surface Burner 11 R...

Page 6: ...mes Always clean the burner cap after a spillover and routinely remove and clean the caps according to the General Cleaning section 1 Burner cap 2 Burner base 3 Alignment pins 4 Ignitor 5 Gas tube opening Gas tube opening Gas must flow freely throughout the gas tube opening for the burner to light properly Keep this area free of soil and do not allow spills food cleaning agents or any other materi...

Page 7: ...e of soil and do not allow spills food cleaning agents or any other material to enter the burner ports To Clean 1 Remove the surface burner grates 2 Lift up the cooktop See the Lift up Cooktop section 3 Clean clogged burner ports with a straight pin as shown Do not enlarge or distort the port Do not use a wooden toothpick If the burner needs to be adjusted contact a trained repair specialist 4 Clo...

Page 8: ...l should be of medium to heavy thickness Rough finishes may scratch the cooktop Aluminum and copper may be used as a core or base in cookware However when used as a base it can leave permanent marks on the cooktop or grates Cookware material is a factor in how quickly and evenly heat is transferred which affects cooking results A non stick finish has the same characteristics as its base material F...

Page 9: ... show a m or p m To Set Before setting make sure the oven and Timer are off 1 Press CLOCK 2 Press the up or down arrow pads to set the time of day 3 Press CLOCK or START Timer The Timer can be set in hours or minutes up to 12 hours and 59 minutes and counts down the set time either in hours and minutes or in minutes and seconds The Timer does not start or stop the oven To Set 1 Press TIMER The Tim...

Page 10: ... bottom finish Do not block or cover the oven bottom vents Do not cover entire rack with foil because air must be able to move freely for best cooking results To catch spills place foil on rack below dish Make sure foil is at least 1 in 2 5 cm larger than the dish and that it is turned up at the edges PositioningRacksandBakeware IMPORTANT Never place food or bakeware directly on the oven door or b...

Page 11: ... to set a temperature other than 350 F 177ºC in 5 3ºC amounts The bake range can be set between 170 F 77ºC and 500 F 260ºC When the oven temperature is greater than 170 F 77ºC no preheat conditioning time will be shown in the display The preheat conditioning time will not change if the temperature is reset before the countdown time ends If baking and roasting while the minute timer is counting dow...

Page 12: ...in the heated oven making cleaning more difficult To Broil 1 Open the broiler door and roll out the broiler pan and grid 2 Place the broiler pan and grid so grease can drain down into the lower part of the broiler pan 3 Place food on broiler pan Then place the pan on the broiler rack and close the broiler door 4 Press CUSTOM BROIL The BROIL indicator light will light up 5 Press START ENTER The ON ...

Page 13: ...indicator light will light up 6 Press the TEMP TIME up or down arrow pad to enter the time of day to start 7 Press START ENTER When the start time is reached the oven will automatically turn on The temperature and or time settings can be changed any time after pressing START ENTER by repeating steps 1 6 When the set cook time ends the oven will shut off automatically and End will appear on the dis...

Page 14: ...en will be cooler by the displayed amount No sign means the oven will be warmer by the displayed amount Use the following chart as a guide To Adjust Oven Temperature Calibration on models with electronic clock timer 1 Press and hold CLOCK until the oven display shows the current calibration for example 00 if not yet adjusted or about 5 seconds 2 Press the up or down arrow pads to increase or to de...

Page 15: ...ifficult Before broiling position food on grid in the broiler pan then place it in on the broiler bottom see the following graphic for broiler pan positions It is not necessary to preheat the broiler before putting food in unless recommended in the recipe Close the broiler door To Broil 1 Push in and turn oven control knob to BROIL 2 After broiling turn the oven control knob to OFF BROILING CHART ...

Page 16: ... make sure the oven is completely cool To Remove 1 Remove the oven racks 2 Remove the two hold down screws located at the rear of the oven 1 Hold down Screws 3 Place fingers in the slots in the bottom panel 4 Lift the rear of the panel up and back The lip at the front of the panel should clear the front frame of the oven cavity 1 Lip 5 Lift the bottom up and out To Replace Reverse the steps above ...

Page 17: ...e wet Non abrasive plastic scrubbing pad and mildly abrasive cleanser Clean as soon as cooktop grates and caps are cool Dishwasher grates only not caps Use the most aggressive cycle SURFACE BURNERS Sealed Burner models See Surface Burners section Open Burner models See Surface Burners section COOKTOP CONTROLS Do not use steel wool abrasive cleansers or oven cleaner Do not soak knobs When replacing...

Page 18: ...he door stop clip with the angular surface at the top of the frame hinge slot then push in the bottom of the clip until flanges are flush with the front frame 5 Open the door completely and remove the door removal pins Save door removal pins for future use 6 Close the door TROUBLESHOOTING Try the solutions suggested here first in order to avoid the cost of an unnecessary service call Nothing will ...

Page 19: ...s the batter evenly distributed in the pan Check to make sure batter is level in the pan Is the proper length of time being used Adjust cooking time Has the oven door been opened while cooking Oven peeking releases oven heat and can result in longer cooking times Are baked items too brown on the bottom Move rack to higher position in the oven Are pie crust edges browning early Use aluminum foil to...

Page 20: ...d in the Use Care Guide 6 Repairs to parts or systems resulting from unauthorized modifications made to the appliance 7 Replacement parts or repair labor costs for units operated outside the United States 8 Any labor costs during the limited warranty period WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of inci...