Before calling for assistance | Whirlpool MW8300XP manual

If you need service or assistance,

we suggest you follow these four steps:

1. Before calling for assistance...

Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix yourself without tools of any kind

If nothing operates:

l Is the oven correctly plugged into a live circuit with the proper voltage? [See page 12.)

l Have you checked the main fuse or circuit breaker box?

If the microwave oven will not work:

lIs the Timer set?

If the

Temperature

Probe

is being

used,

is it

plugged

tightly

into its socket?

Is the

door

firmly

closed

and

latched?

l Did you push the STARTButton?

Did

you

the

directions

page

exactly?

the

microwave

oven cooking

times

seem

too long:

Is the

electric

supply

your

home

low

lower

than

normal?

Your electric

company

can tell

you

if the

line

voltage

is low.

Is the

Cook

Power

set

correctly?

l Are you allowing for more time when cooking more food at one time?

If the microwave oven turns off too soon or not soon enough when using the probe:

lIs at least % of the probe in the food?

l	Is the	probe	tip	in the		center			of	the	food?
l	Is the	probe	touching			bone		or		fat?
l Have		you	allowed		roasts			to	stand		for a few
	minutes after			cooking			to	equalize			temper-
	atures?
l	Is the	probe	plugged			tightly			into its socket?
l	Is the	Cook	Power		set	correctly?
l	Is the	Probe	Temperature				set		correctly?

3.If you need service?..

Whirlpool has a

nationwide net- work of franchised TECH-CARE’ serv- ice Companies. TECH-CARE service

technicians are

trained to fulfill the

i FRANCHISED SERVICE J ; product warrant), and provide after-

warranty service, anywhere in the United States. To locate TECH-CARE service in your area, call our COOL-LINE service assistance telephone number (see Step 2) or look in your telephone directory Yellow Pages under

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4. If you have a problem:..

Call our COOL-LINE service asststance tele- phone number [see Step 2) and talk with one of our Consultants, or if you prefer, write to.

Mr. Guy Turner, Vice President Whirlpool Corporation Administrative Center

2000 US. 33 North Benton Harbor, Ml 49022

2. If you need assistance?..

Call the Whirlpool COOL-LINE* service as- sistance telephone number. Dial free from:

Continental U.S. . . . . . . . (800) 2534301

Michigan . . , . . . . . . . . (800) 632-2243 Alaska & Hawaii . . . . . . . . . (800) 2534121

and talk with one of our trained Consultants. The Consultant can Instruct you on how to obtain satisfactory operation from your appliance or, if

service is necessary, recommend a qualified service company In your area.

*If you must call or write, please provide: model number, serial number, date of purchase, and a complete description of the problem This infor- mation IS needed In order to better respond to your request for assistance.

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