Whirlpool RF386PXD Manuel utilisateur

UseAndCare

Table of Contents

(complete) .................. 2

A Note to You ................. 3

Range Safety ...............4-6

Getting to Know

Your Range ....................7

Using Your Range .........8

Using the Self-

Cleaning Cycle .............35

Caring for Your

Range ............................ 43

Troubleshooting ..........47

Requesting

Assistance

or Service ..................... 49

Index ............................. 51

Warranty ....................... 52

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Call us with questions or comments.

SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE

PART NO. 3189073 Rev. B lo/

MODEL RF386PXD

Table of Contents

A Note to You ............................................ 3

Range Safety ......................................... 4-6

Getting to Know Your Range ................... 7

Using Your Range .................................... 8

Using the surface units ......................... 8

Positioning racks and pans ................ 10

For best air circulation ........................ 11

Using aluminum foil for baking ........... 11

The electronic oven control ................ 12

Setting the clock ................................ 13

Using the electronic Minute Timer ...... 14

Starting a function .............................. 15

Canceling a function .......................... 15

Audible signals .................................. 15

Baking/roasting .................................. 16

Adjusting the oven

temperature control ............................ 18

Broiling .............................................. 19

Broiling tips ........................................ 21

Energy saving tips ............................. 22

Using the electronic

MEALTIMERTM control ....................... 22

The oven vent .................................... 33

The storage drawer ............................ 33

The anti-tip bracket ............................ 34

Optional door panel pat ..................... 34

Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle ............... 35

Before you start ................................. 35

Before setting the controls .................. 36

Setting the controls ............................ 36

Special tips ........................................ 42

How the cycle works .......................... 42

Caring for Your Range ........................... 43

Cleaning the cooktop ......................... 43

Cleaning other range parts ................. 45

The oven light .................................... 46

Troubleshooting ..................................... 47

Requesting Assistance or Service ....... .49

Index ....................................................... 51

Warranty .................................................. 52

A Note to You

Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL@ appliance.

Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL ranges are easy to

use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy years of

trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable informa-

tion about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it

carefully.

Also, please complete and mail in the Ownership Registration Card provided with your

appliance. The card helps us notify you about any new information on your appliance.

Please record your model’s information.

Whenever you call to request service for

Model Number

your appliance, you need to know your

Serial Number

complete model number and serial number.

You can find this information on the model

Purchase Date

and serial number plate (see diagram on

Dealer Name

page 7 for location of plate).

Please also record the purchase date of

Dealer Address

your appliance and your dealer’s name,

address, and telephone number.

Dealer Phone

Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.

Our Consumer Assistance Center

number is toll-free 24 hours a day.

1-800-253-1301 1

Range Safety

Your safety is important to us.

This guide contains safety statements

under warning symbols. Please pay special

attention to these symbols and follow any This symbol alerts you to such

instructions given. Here is a brief explana- dangers as fire, electrical shock,

tion of the use of the symbol. burns, and personal injury.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

General

@Read all instructions before using never be allowed to sit or stand on

the range. any part of the range. They could

Install or locate the range only in be burned or injured.

accordance with the provided *Do not operate the range if it is

Installation Instructions.The damaged or not working properly.

range must be installed by a

qualified installer. The range must .Do not use the range for warming

be properly connected to electri- or heating the room. Persons

could be burned or injured, or a

cal supply and grounded. fire could start.

muse the range only for its intended

use as described in this manual.

*WARNING: To reduce the risk

of tipping the appliance, the

appliance must be secured by a

properly installed anti-tip bracket.

To check if the bracket is installed

properly, see “The anti-tip

bracket” on page 34.

CAUTION: Do not store things

children might want above the

range. Children could be burned

or injured while climbing on it.

@Do not leave children alone or

unattended in area where the

range is in use. They should

*Do not touch surface units, areas

near units, heating elements, or

interior surfaces of oven. Surface

units and heating elements could

be hot even though they are dark

in color. Areas near surface units

and interior surfaces of an oven

become hot enough to cause

burns. During and after use, do

not touch, or let clothing or other

flammable materials contact

surface units, areas near units,

heating elements, or interior sur-

faces of oven until they have had

sufficient time to cool. Other sur-

faces of the range, such as the

oven vent opening, the surface

near the vent opening, the

cooktop, and the oven door and

window, could also become hot

enough to cause burns.

‘\

@Donot wear loose or hanging

garments when using the range.

They could ignite if they touch a

hot surface unit and you could be

burned.

@Use only dry pot holders. Moist or

damp pot holders on hot surfaces

could result in burns from steam.

Do not let pot holder touch hot

heating elements. Do not use a

towel or bulky cloth for a pot

holder. It could catch on fire.

Keep range vents unobstructed.

ADO not heat unopened containers.

They could explode. The hot

contents could cause burns and

container particles could cause

injury.

*Use only utensils approved for

oven use. Follow utensil

manufacturer’s instructions, espe-

cially when using glass or plastic

utensils.

*Do not store flammable materials

on or near the range. The fumes

could create an explosion and/or

fire hazard.

When using the cooktop

ADO not cook on a broken cooktop.

If cooktop should break, cleaning

solutions and spillovers could pen-

etrate the broken cooktop and

create a risk of electrical shock.

Contact a qualified technician

immediately.

@Select a pan with a flat bottom

that is about the same size as the

surface unit. If pan is smaller than

the surface unit, some of the heat-

ing element will be exposed and

could result in the igniting of cloth-

ing or pot holders. Correct pan size

also improves cooking efficiency.

*Check to be sure glass cooking

utensils are safe for use on the

range. Only certain types of glass,

glass-ceramic, ceramic, earthen-

ware, or other glazed utensils are

suitable for cooktops without break-

ing due to the sudden change in

temperature.

@Never leave surface units un-

attended at high heat settings.

A boilover could result and cause

smoking and greasy spillovers that

could ignite.

Turn pan handles inward, but not

over other surface units. This will

help reduce the chance of burns,

igniting of flammable materials,

and spills due to bumping of the

pan.

continued on next page

When using the oven @Small amounts of formaldehyde

@Always position,oven rack(s) in and carbon monoxide are given off

desired location while oven is in the Self-Cleaning cycle from

cool. If a rack must be removed fiberglass insulation and food

while oven is hot, do not let pot decomposition. Significant exposure

holder contact hot heating ele- to these substances could cause

ment in oven. cancer or reproductive harm. Expo-

muse care when opening oven sure can be mini-mized by venting

door. Let hot air or steam escape with a hood or open window and

before removing or replacing wiping out excess food spills prior

food. to self-cleaning.

Grease

@Grease is flammable. Do not

allow grease to collect around

cooktop or in vents. Wipe spill-

overs immediately.

*Do not use water on grease fires.

Never pick up a flaming pan.

Smother flaming pan on range by

covering with a well-fitted lid,

cookie sheet, or flat tray. Flaming

grease outside of pan can be

extinguished with baking soda

or, if available, a multipurpose

dry chemical or foam-type

extinguisher.

Care and cleaning

@Do not use oven cleaners. No

commercial oven cleaner or oven

liner protective coating of any kind

should be used in or around any

part of the oven.

*Before self-cleaning the oven,

remove broiler pan, broiler grid,

oven racks, and other utensils.

Do not use your oven to clean

miscellaneous parts unless you

are instructed to do so in this

Use and Care Guide.

ADO not clean door heat seal. It is

essential for a good seal. Care

should be taken not to rub, damage,

or move the seal. Clean only parts

recommended in this Use and Care

Guide.

~DO not repair or replace any part

Clean cooktop with care. Some of the range unless specifically

cleaners could produce noxious recommended in this manual. All

fumes if applied to a hot surface. other servicing should be referred

If a wet paper towel is used to to a qualified technician.

wipe spills on a hot cooking area, *Disconnect the electrical supply

be careful to avoid steam burns. before servicing the range.

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Getting to Know Your Range

This section contains captioned illustrations of your range. Use them to become familiar with

the location and appearance of all parts and features. To help you find information on specific

parts or features quickly, page references are included.

Model and

serial number

P. 34)

Removable

(P. 33)

Oven vent

(P. 33)

CLEANTOPQ

ceramic

- cooktop

(PP. %43)

Automatic

oven light

switch

(P. 46)

Broil element

(P. 20)

.,..

- Bake element

(P. 17)

Control panel

Left front Left rear

control control

knob knob Electronic

oven control

Rlght rear

control

knob

Right front

control

knob

(pp. 8,45) (PP. 8,451 (P. 12) (PP. 8945) (PP. 8,451

S&face unlt marker

(P. 8) Surface unlt indicator light

(P. 8)

Using Your Range

To obtain the best cooking results possible, you must operate your range properly. This

section gives you important information for efficient and safe use of your range.

Using the surface units

Push In control knobs before turning them I

Fire Hazard

to a setting. You can set them anywhere Turn all controls off when done I

between HI and OFF. cooking.

Failure to do so can result in death,

fire, or burns. I

Surface unit markers

The solid dot in the surface unit marker

shows which surface unit is

turned on by that knob.

Surface unit indicator lights

One of the Surface Unit Indicator Liahts on

the control panel will glow when

a surface unit is turned on.

Hot swface indicator lights

One of the Hot Surface Indicator Light(s) on

the cooktop will glow when a

surface unit becomes too hot

to touch. The Indicator Light

will continue to glow as long

as the surface unit is too hot

to touch, even after it is turned off.

Until you get used to the settings, use

the following as a guide. For best results,

start cooking at the high setting; then turn

the control knob down to continue cooking.

SElTING

5-8

RECOMMENDED USE

l To start foods cooking.

l To bring liquids to a boil.

l To hold a rapid boil.

l To fry chicken or

Dancakes.

2-4

l For gravy, pudding, and

icing.

l To cook large amounts

of vegetables.

l To keep food cooking

after starting it on a

higher setting.

l To keep food warm until

readv to serve.

Using the ceramic glass

cooktop

Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is

almost the same as cooking on coil surface

units. There are, however, a few differences:

The surface unit will glow red when it is

turned on. You will see the element cycling

on (glowing red) and off - even on HI

setting -to maintain the proper tempera-

ture setting you have selected.

Sliding metal pans on ceramic glass

cooktop surface could leave marks. Wiping

off the cooktop before and after each use

will help keep the surface free from stains

and provide the most even heating. See

pages 43 and 44 for care and cleaning

suggestions.

Cookware tips

Select a pan that is about the same size

as the surface unit.

NOTE: For best results and greater

energy efficiency, use only flat-bottomed

cookware that makes good contact with

the surface units. Cookware with rounded,

warped, ribbed (such as some porcelain

enamelware), or dented bottoms could

cause uneven heating and poor cooking

results.

You can, however, use the newer

cookware available with slightly indented

bottoms or very small expansion channels.

This cookware is specially designed to

provide the good contact needed for best

cooking results.

Also, woks, canners, and teakettles with

flat bottoms suitable for use on your

cooktop are now available in most stores

that sell housewares.

The pan should have straight sides and a

tight-fitting lid.

Choose medium to heavy gauge (thick-

ness) pans that are fairly lightweight.

The pan material (metal or glass) affects

how fast heat transfers from the surface

unit through the pan material and how

evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom.

Choose pans that provide the best cooking

results.

Handles should be made of sturdy, heat-

resistant material and be securely attached

to the pan.

With your hand, feel the bottom of your

pans while they are cool for nicks and

scratches. Nicks and scratches on pan

bottoms will scratch the ceramic glass

cooktop.

Make sure bottoms of pans are clean and

dry before using on cooktop.

Avoid spillovers on cooktop. Use pans

with tall sides.

Do not cook food directly on cooktop.

NOTE: Do not leave an empty utensil, or

one which has boiled dry, on a hot surface

unit. The utensil could overheat and damage

the utensil or surface unit.

Home canning information

center over , I

wface unit

Start with hot water. This reduces the

;

1 inch

q .-

. I

time the control is set on high. Reduce

,-: Pan heat setting to lowest position needed to

maximum , keen water boilina.

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Refer to your canner manual for specific

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Use the largest surface unit for best

results. Also, use a canner/pan which can

be centered over the surface unit.

Positioning racks and pans

General guidelines

Always position oven rack(s) in desired

location before turning oven on.

To move rack(s), lift rack(s) at front and

pull out.

Be sure the rack(s) is level.

If rack(s) must be moved while oven is

hot, use pot holders or oven mitts to

protect hands.

For baking/roasting with one rack, place

the rack so the top of the food will be

centered in the oven.

When baklng on two racks, arrange

racks on the bottom and third level from

the bottom.

Rack placement for specific

foods:

FOOD RACK POSITION

Frozen pies, large Lowest level or

roasts, turkeys, angel 2nd level from

food cakes bottom

Bundt cakes, most 2nd level from

quick breads, yeast bottom

breads, casseroles,

meats

Cookies, biscuits,

muff ins, cakes,

nonfrozen pies

2nd or 3rd level

from bottom

NOTE: For recommended rack placement

when broiling, see “Broiling rack position

chart” on page 21.

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