Whirlpool RC8700EDB Support Question
Whirlpool RC8700EDB Support Question
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Question posted by cristinamchugh on September 13th, 2012
Cooktop
I have a whirlpoll RC8720Ed downdraft that i am trying to replace. What would be a good option. I need same size dimensions etc.
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Related Whirlpool RC8700EDB Manual Pages
Use and Care Guide - Page 1
Home Appliances
UseAndCare
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A Note to You 2
Cooktop Safety 3-5
Getting to Know Your Cooktop 6
Controls 7 Using 7 Caring for 8
Coil Elements 9 Installing 9 Using 11 Caring for 13
Ceramic Surface Units...or Service 38
Warranty 40
1-800-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments.
30" ELECTRIC MODULAR DOWNDRAFT COOKTOP
MODELS RC8720ED
PART NO. 8111P467-60/9763400
RC8700ED
Use and Care Guide - Page 2
... and Care Guide. Our Consumer Assistance Center number is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL cooktops are easy to use, save time, and help you about how to operate and maintain your home ...better. A Note to You
Thank you need to know your appliance.
Because your life is toll-free 24 hours a day.
1-800-253-1301
...
Use and Care Guide - Page 3
... for warming or heating the room. Please pay special attention to cool. During and after use the cooktop for its intended use of fire, electrical shock, injury to us. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
wWARNING
To reduce the risk of the symbol. They could be burned or injured, or a fire could be ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 4
...pan with aluminum foil or other liners. The fumes could ignite. Correct pan size also improves cooking efficiency.
•Check to the sudden change in temperature....cooktop. Moist or damp pot holders on the cooktop. It could subject the wiring and components underneath them to bumping of electrical shock or fire.
•Do not cook on a broken cooktop.
penetrate the broken cooktop...
Use and Care Guide - Page 5
... safety hazards, result in this manual. Some cleaners could result.
•Do not repair or replace any devices or accessories that are not specifically recommended in this manual can be damaged and shock ... -
5 Do not allow grease to a qualified technician.
•Disconnect the electrical supply before servicing the cooktop.
•Keep all switches off when unit is flammable.
Use and Care Guide - Page 6
.... 7, 8)
Surface unit indicator light
(p. 7)
6 To help you find information on Model RC8700ED. Control panel
Optional ceramic surface unit accessory
(p.n. RCM10DB/DQ) (pp. 9-15)
(Model RC8720ED comes with the location and appearance of your cooktop.
RCM40DB) (pp. 30-33)
Optional grill element, grillrocks, and grates (p.n. RCM20DB) (pp. 23, 28, 29, 33)
Air grille
Vent
Basins...
Use and Care Guide - Page 7
You can set in death, fire, or burns.
7
Controls
Using
Your cooktop's easy-to-use controls will glow when any surface unit/grill element ...To keep food warm until ready to serve. Until you 'll need to use them correctly. Surface unit indicator light
The Surface Unit Indicator Light on control knobs before cooking with your cooktop to learn the few basics you get used to a boil.
...
Use and Care Guide - Page 8
... control knobs and panel. Use this chart to OFF.
CONTROLS
Caring for controls
NOTE: Let cooktop cool before cleaning. They may damage the finish.
• Do not spray cleaner directly on paper towel....
8 They may damage the finish.
• Replace knobs. PART
WHAT TO USE
HOW TO CLEAN
Control knobs
Sponge and warm, soapy water
OR Dishwasher...
Use and Care Guide - Page 9
...basin. (See page 24 for more information.)
Terminal receptacle
5. Lower the opposite end of your cooktop. Terminal plug
3. Slide the accessory towards the terminal receptacle. continued on page 38) or ...can install extra coil elements in the left basin (Model RC8720ED) or both basins (Model RC8700ED) of the accessory into the cooktop until the terminal plug is flush with the surface. To ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 10
...set firmly in receptacle could damage the terminal plug.
10
Make sure the control knobs are turned off and the cooktop is cool. To pull out the accessory, hold it by about two inches. COIL ELEMENTS To remove:
Terminal receptacle... on the accessory until the top of the accessory clears the opening of the cooktop by the sides and slide away from the terminal receptacle. Tab
Opening
3.
Use and Care Guide - Page 11
... sturdy, heatresistant material and be made of the pan is not flat enough or is specially designed to provide the good contact needed for use correct utensils and turn control down to the surface unit, cooktop, wiring, and surrounding areas. COIL ELEMENTS
Using
Cookware tips
• Select a pan that is about the same...
Use and Care Guide - Page 16
... section show the ceramic surface unit installed in the left basin (Model RC8720ED) or both basins (Model RC8700ED) of your cooktop. To get the ceramic surface unit accessory, order Part Number RCM30DB/DQ...
Clean out any grease that may be in the front wall of the accessory into the cooktop until the terminal plug is flush with the surface.
3. Position the accessory terminal plug
towards...
Use and Care Guide - Page 20
...cooktop to be maintained differently than standard electric open -coil elements. These could damage the cooktop surface.
• Dropping heavy or hard objects on the cooktop could leave aluminum marks on the cooktop...Do not use the cooktop as a cutting board.
• Do not allow anything that comes in contact with the surface while it . However, ceramic cooktops need to preserve that ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 35
...Wash, rinse, and dry well.
• Clean in death, electrical shock, serious injury, or cuts. As you face the front of the cooktop, the top of the filter should rest against the left side of...work well. • Clean whenever the chamber becomes soiled.
35 Turn fan and cooktop controls off before servicing the cooktop. To keep your vent system working well, clean it regularly using the chart below...
Installation Instructions - Page 1
... in the Yellow Pages of the downdraft plenum. When you call the dealer from whom you purchased the appliance when you: ࠜ Have questions about the cooktop installation or operation. ࠜ Need to call, or call , you start 1 Cutout dimensions 1 Clearance dimensions 1 Product dimensions 1 Tools and materials needed 1 Parts supplied 4 Electrical requirements 2 - 3 Venting requirements...
Installation Instructions - Page 2
... and materials needed:
Cutout dimensions
28-7/8" (73.3 cm) cutout width
15/16" (2.4 cm) minimum distance to front edge of the cabinets. countertop
20-7/8" (53.2 cm) cutout depth
1-7/8" (4.8 cm) minimum space to backsplash or vertical wall
Select required duct cutout (see "Electrical requirements" Page 4). Side clearance - 6" (15.2 cm) minimum clearance between side of cooktop. Motor...
Installation Instructions - Page 3
...performance.
ࠜ The size of elbows should be kept to a minimum to outside
The cooktop may be vented through...
30' (9.1 m) maximum
6" round 90° PVC sewer pipe elbow
optional duct arrangement under concrete slab
SBCCI
wall cap
12" minimum (30.5 cm... pipe. This downdraft cooktop is rated at the "Low" or "High" range. Venting requirements
Duct materials needed for installation is...
Installation Instructions - Page 5
...
cutout. See "Venting
requirements," Pages 2-3. Page 4 Do Not have a fuse in an electrical shock. Check with a wall or roof cap outside the building. However, wire sizes and connections must be provided at
least 1-1/2" (3.8 cm) from packaging.
2. Remove downdraft cooktop from front edge of countertop and parallel to "High" (see chart on the junction box...
Installation Instructions - Page 6
... or a grounding connector should be connected to fit size of cooktop junction box needed to the grounding terminal or wire lead on the downdraft system: If the card is pulled into the system... Remove the junction box cover from cooktop
If local codes PERMIT connecting cooktop-grounding conductor to the junction box before making the electrical connection. Use a U.L.-listed conduit ...
Installation Instructions - Page 7
... your Use and Care Guide for a toll-free number to call, or call , you will need assistance:
Check your phone directory under "Appliances - Disconnect electrical supply. 2.
Major -
Household -
Reinstall cooktop in U.S.A. Connect electrical supply. 4. Connect vent duct system.
If cooktop does not operate:
ࠜ Check that circuit breaker is not tripped or the house fuse...
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