Whirlpool RM988PXK Ifyou need service or we suggest you follow, 1l Before calling for assistance

Ifyou need service or we suggest you follow

1l Before calling for assistance.. .

Performance problems often result from little things you con find and fix yourself with- out tools of any kind.

It nothlng operates:

l Is the range correctly plugged Into a live circuit with the proper voltage? (See Instal- latlon Instructlons.]

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

If the mlcrowave oven will not run:

lIs the timer set?

l	Is the door firmly closed and				latched?
l	Did	you	touch	START?
l	Did	you	follow	the directions	exactly?

If mlcrowave cooklng times seem too long: l Is the electric supply to your home low or lower than normal? Your electric company

can tell you if the line voltage is low.

lIs the Cook Power at the recommended setting?

l Are you allowing for more time when cook- ing more food at one time?

If the display shows a time counting down but the oven Is not cooking...

l Is the Hold indicator light on3

l Is the Minute Timer and no Cook Cycle indl- cator light on?

l Is the oven door closed completely?

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

l Is at least 13 of the probe in the food?

lIs the probe tip in the center of the food?

l	Is the	probe		touching		bone		or fat?
l	Hove	you		allowed	roosts		to	stand	for	Q few
	minutes		after cooking?
l	Is the	probe		plugged		tightly		into	its socket?
l	Is the	Cook		Power	set	where		it should		be?
l	Is the	Meal		Sensor	set	at	the	end	tempera-
	ture you		wont?

If the lower oven will not operate:

l Is the Oven Selector turned to CI setting (BAKE or BROIL, but not TIMED)?

l Is the Oven Temperature Control turned to a

temperature setting?

lIs the COOK ‘N COUNTER up?

If	surface		unlts	will	not	operate:
l Hove			you checked		main		fuse or	circuit
	breaker		box?
l	Are	surface		units	plugged		in all	the way?
l	Do	the	control	knobs		turn?

lIs the COOK ‘N COUNTER up7

If surface unit knob or knobs will not turn: l Did you push in before trying to turn?

l Is the spring replaced as shown on page 30?

assistance, these four steps:

If the		Self-Cleaning			cycle will not		operate:
l	Are	the Oven		Selector		and the Oven Tem-
	perature		Control set to “CLEAN?”
l	Does the		Start	rime	Dial	show the	correct
	time	of day?

lIs the Stop Time Dial set ahead to the time you wont the cleaning cycle to stop?

lIs the Lock Lever all the way to the right? [The Clean Light will come on.]

lIs the COOK ‘N COUNTER up?

If cooking

results

aren’t

what

you expect:

l

Is the

range

level?

l

Are

you

using

pans

recommended

in the

Cooking

Guide?

l

If baking,

hove

you

allowed

1% to

2 inches

(4-5 cm) on all sides of the pans for air

circulation?

l

Does

the oven

temperature

seem

too

low or

too high? See “Adjusting the oven tempera-

ture

control.”

l

Hove

you preheated

the

oven as the recipe

calls for?

l Are

the

pans the size called for in the

recipe?

l

Are

you

following

a tested

recipe

from

a

reliable

source?

l

Do

the

cooking

utensils

hove

smooth,

flat

bottoms?

l

Do

the

cooking

utensils

fit the

surface

unit

being

used?

See the Cooking Guide for more information

on

cooking

problems

and

how to solve

them.

2l

If you

need assistance”‘. ..

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

Continental U.S. . . . . . . . . (800) 253-1301 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 632-2243 Alaska 81Hawaii . . . . . . . . (800) 253-l 121 and talk with one of our trained Consultants. The Consultant con instruct you in how to ob-

tain satisfactory operation from your appli-

once or, if service is necessary, recommend a qualified service company in your area.

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