Whirlpool FES364B User Manual
Home Appliances
Use And Care
A Note to You.............2
Important Safety
Instructions
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Parts and Features
Using Your Range
Using the Self
Cleaning Cycle
Caring for Your
Range
If You Need
Assistance
or Service
Warranty
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SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE
PART NO. 3187697 Rev. B
MODEL FES364B
A Note to You
Thank you for buying a ROPER® appliance.
Your ROPER range gives you all the functionality of name brand appliances at a value price.
To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care
Guide. It is full of valuable information about how to operate and maintain your appliance
properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Ownership
Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new
information on your appliance.
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains warning symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these
symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of the
warning symbol.
^WARNING
This symbol will help alert you to
such dangers as fire, electrical
shock, burns, and personal injury.
Our toll-free number, 1-800-44-ROPER (1-800-447-6737), is available 24 hours a day.
If you ever have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or if you need service, first
see “If You Need Assistance or Service” on page 29. If you need further help, feel free to call
us. When calling, you will need to know your appliance’s complete model number and serial
number. You can find this information on the model and serial number plate (see diagram on
page 6). For your convenience, we have included a handy place below for you to record
these numbers, the purchase date from the sales slip, and your dealer’s name and telephone
number. Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
Model Number
Serial Number .
Purchase Date.
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Dealer Name __________________________________
Dealer Phone.
Important Safety Instructions
ÂWARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical
shock, injury to persons, or damage
when using the range, follow basic
precautions, including the following:
General
•Read all instructions before using
the range.
•Install or locate the range only in
accordance with the provided
Installation Instructions. The
range must be installed by a qua
lified installer. The range must be
properly connected to electrical
supply and grounded.
•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 instal
led properly, see “The anti-tip
bracket” on page 20.
•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
never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of the range. They
could be burned or injured.
•Do not operate the range if it is
damaged or not working properly.
•Do not use the range for warming
or heating the room. Persons
could be burned or injured, or a
fire could start.
•Use the range only for its intended
use as described in this manual.
•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 cook
top, and the oven door could also
become hot enough to cause burns.
•Do not wear loose or hanging
garments when using the range.
They could ignite if they touch a
hot surface unit and you could be
burned.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• 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.
• Do not heat unopened contain
ers. They could explode. The hot
contents could cause burns and
container particles could cause
injury.
•Use only utensils approved for
oven use. Follow utensil manu
facturer’s instructions, especially
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
•Do not cook on a broken cook
top. If cooktop should break,
cleaning solutions and spillovers
could penetrate the broken cook
top and create a risk of electrical
shock. Contact a qualified techni
cian 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 heating element will be
exposed and could result in the
igniting of clothing 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
breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature.
► Never leave surface units unat
tended 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 mate
rials, and spills due to bumping of
the pan.
When using the oven
•Always position oven rack(s) in
desired location while oven is
cool. If a rack must be removed
while oven is hot, do not let pot
holder contact hot heating ele
ment in oven.
• Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam escape
before removing or replacing food.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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
•Clean cooktop with care. Some
cleaners could produce noxious
fumes if applied to a hot surface.
If a wet paper towel is used to
wipe spills on a hot cooking area,
be careful to avoid steam burns.
•Small amounts of formaldehyde
and carbon monoxide are given
off in the Self-Cleaning cycle
from fiberglass insulation and
food decomposition. Significant
exposure to these substances
could cause cancer or reproduc
tive harm. Exposure can be
minimized by venting with a hood
or open window and wiping out
excess food spills prior to self
cleaning.
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•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.
•Do not clean door heat seal. It is
essential for a good seal. Care
should be taken not to rub, dam
age, or move the seal. Clean only
parts recommended in this Use
and Care Guide.
•Do not repair or replace any part
of the range unless specifically
recommended in this manual. All
other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.
•Disconnect the electrical supply
before servicing the range.
Parts and Features
This section contains captioned illustrations of your range. Use them to become familiar with
the location and appearance of all parts and features.
Control panel
Oven vent
Black ceramic
glass cooktop
Surface unit
Model and serial
number plate
Lock lever
Anti-tip floor
bracket
(for information
on optional wallmounted anti-tip
bracket kit, see
p. 20)
Removable
storage drawer
Control panel
MEALTIMER”
clock/minute timer
Oven
Manual oven temperature Oven
light switch control knob selector
Broil element
Bake element
Right rear Right front
control control
knob knob
Left front Left rear
control control
knob knob
Start Stop Surface Hot Oven Surface
time time heating surface heating unit
indicator indicator Indicator marker
light light light
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Using the surface units
Positioning racks and pans
For best air circulation
Using aluminum foil for baking ..
Setting the clock
Using the Minute Timer
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Broiling
Broiling tips
Energy saving tips
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The oven vent
The storage drawer
The anti-tip bracket
Optional door panel рас
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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
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▲WARNING
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Fire Hazard
Turn all controls off when done
cooking.
Failure to do so can result In death,
fire, or burns.
Push in control knobs before turning
them to a setting. You can set them
anywhere between HI and OFF.
Surface unit markers
The solid dot in the surface unit marker
shows which surface unit is turned on by
that knob.
Surface heating indicator light
The SURFACE HEATING Indicator Light
on the control panel will glow when a
surface unit is turned on.
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Hot surface indicator light
The Hot Surface Indicator Light on the
control panel 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.
SETTING RECOMMENDED USE
HI • To start foods cooking.
• To bring liquids to a boil.
MED-HI
• To hold a rapid boil.
• To fry chicken or
pancakes.
MED
• For gravy, pudding, and
icing.
• To cook large amounts
of vegetables.
MED-LO
• To keep food cooking
after starting it on a
higher setting.
LO
• To keep food warm until
ready 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 HIGH
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 25 and 26 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 cook
top 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, heatresistant 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.
• Do not leave an empty utensil, or one
which has boiled dry, on a hot surface unit.
The utensil could overheat and could
damage the utensil or surface unit.
Home canning information
• Use the largest surface unit for best
results.
• Start with hot water. This reduces the
time the control is set on high. Reduce
USING YOUR RANGE
heat setting to lowest position needed to
keep water boiling.
> Refer to your canner manual for specific
instructions.
Positioning racks and
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 baking on two racks, arrange
racks on the bottom and third level from
the bottom.
For best air circulation
Hot air must circulate around the pans in the
oven for even heat to reach all parts of the
oven. This results in better baking.
• Place the pans so that one is not directly
over the other.
• For best results, allow 1V2 to 2 inches
(4-5 cm) of space around each pan and
between pans and oven walls. There must
be a minimum space of 1 inch (3 cm).
• Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at
one time.
pans
Rack placement for specific
foods:
FOOD
Frozen pies, large
roasts, turkeys,
angel food cakes
Bundt cakes, most
quick breads, yeast
breads, casseroles,
meats
Cookies, biscuits,
muffins, cakes,
nonfrozen pies
NOTE: For recommended rack placement
when broiling, see “Broiling rack position
chart” on page 15.
RACK POSITION
Lowest level or
2nd level from
bottom
2nd level from
bottom
2nd or 3rd level
from bottom
Use the following as a guide to determine
where to place the pans:
One pan
Place in the center of the oven rack.
Two pans
Place in opposite corners of the oven rack.
Three or four pans
Place in opposite corners on each oven
rack. Stagger pans so no pan is directly
over another.
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Using aluminum foil for baking
Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers
from pies or casseroles:
• Place the foil on the oven rack below the
rack with the food. Turn up foil edges and
make sure foil is about 1 inch (3 cm)
larger all around than the dish holding
the food.
• Do not cover the entire rack with alumi
num foil. It will reduce air circulation and
cause poor cooking results.
• Do not line oven bottom or entire oven
rack with foil or other liners. Poor baking
will result.
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