Whirlpool Ranges User Manual
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Contents
BEFORE YOU USE YOUR RANGE
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS.
PARTS AND FEATURES
USING YOUR RANGE.
Using the Surface Units
Setting the Clock . .
Using the Minute Timer
Using the Oven Controls
Baking . . . . .
Broiling . . .
Using the Automatic
MEALTIMER’” Clock..
The Oven Vent
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The Storage Drawer
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Optional Rotisserie
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Optional Door Panel Pat
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CARING FOR YOUR RANGE..
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Control Panel and Knobs
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Solid Element Surface Units
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The Oven Door
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Standard Oven Cleaning
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Cleaning Chart
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The Oven Light .
IF YOU NEED SERVICE
OR ASSISTANCE.
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY
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Before you use your range
You are responsible for:
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Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use and Care Guide
and the Cooking Guide.
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Installing and leveling the range on a floor strong enough to hold its weight,
and where it is protected from the elements. (See the Installation Instructions.)
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Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
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Properly maintaining the range.
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Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range.
Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label. It will be easier to remove before the
range is used. To remove any remaining glue:
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Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then remove.
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Soak area with liquid hand dishwashing detergent before removing glue
as described above.
Do not use rubbing alcohol or flammable or toxic solvents, such as acetone,
gasoline, carbon tetrachloride, etc. These can damage the finish.
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IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock,
injury to persons, or damage when using the
range, follow basic precautions, including
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Read all instructions before using
the range.
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Install or locate the range only in
accordance with the provided
Installation Instructions. It is recommended that the range be installed by a qualified installer. The
range must be properly connetted to electrical supply and
grounded.
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Do not use the range for warming or heating the room. Persons
could be burned or injured, or
a fire could start.
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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.
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Do not wear loose or hanging
garments when using the range.
They could ignite if they touch a
hot surface unit or heating element and you could be burned.
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Do not repair or replace any
part of the range unless specifitally recommended in this manual. All other servicing should
be referred to a qualified
technician,
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Do not store flammable mate-
rials in or near the range. They
could explode or burn.
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Do not use water on grease fires.
Never pick up a flaming pan.
Smother flaming pan on cooktop 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.
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Use only dry potholders. Moist
or damp potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns from
steam. Do not let potholder touch
hot heating elements. Do not use
a towel or bulky cloth for a potholder. They could catch on fire.
* 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 may result in the
igniting of clothing or potholders.
Correct pan size also improves
cooking efficiency.
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Never leave surface units unat-
tended at high heat settings. A
boil-over could result and cause
smoking and greasy spill-overs
that may ignite.
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Check to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use on the
cooktop. Only certain types of
glass, glass ceramic, ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed
utensils are suitable for cooktops
without breaking due to the
sudden change in temperature.
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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.
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Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam escape
before removing or replacing
food.
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Do not heat unopened containers. They could explode. The
hot contents could cause burns
and container particles could
cause injury.
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Keep range vents unobstructed.
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Always position oven racks in
desired location while oven is
cool. If rack must be moved
while oven is hot, do not let
potholder contact hot heating
element in oven.
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Do not clean door seal. It is
essential for a good seal. Care
should beta ken not to rub,
damage, or move the seal.
Clean only parts recommended
in this Use and Care Guide.
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Do not store things children
might want above the range.
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on it.
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Do not touch surface units, areas
near units, heating elements or
interior surfaces of oven. Surface
units and heating elements may
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
surfaces of oven until they have
had sufficient time to cool. Other
surfaces of the range may
become hot enough to cause
burns; such as, the oven vent
opening, the surface near the
vent opening, the cooktop, the
oven door and window.
. FOR YOUR SAFETY.
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE
OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS
AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF
THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.
THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE
HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.
Thank You for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and
mall the Owner Reglstratlon Card provided with this product. Then
complete the form below. Have this information ready if you need service
or call with a question.
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Copy model and serial numbers
from plate (behind the oven door
Modet Number
on the oven frame) and purchase
date from sales slip.
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Keep this book, the Cooking Guide
and sales slip together in a handy
Serial Number
Purchase Date
place.
Servlce Company Phone Number
Parts and features
Model RF317PXW
AUTOMATIC MEALTIMER’” START STOP OVEN LIGHT OVEN
CLOCK/MINUTE TIMER
TIME TIME
SWITCH SELECTOR
SURFACE UNIT
MARKER
SUi?FACE UNIT OVEN TEMPERiTURE
INDICATOR LIGHT CONTROL
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LEFT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB
CONTROL PANEL
SOLID ELEMEN
SURFACE UNIT
MODEL AND SE
NUMBER PLATE
HEAT SEAL
LEFT REAR
RIGHT FROti
CONTROL KNOB
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OVEN
INDICATOR CONTROL KNOB
LIGHT
RIGHT REAR
IGHT SWITCH
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
OVEN DOOR
Using your range
Using the Surface Units
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
Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF
Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide. For best
results, Start cooking at the high settings; then turn the control knob down to
continue cooking.
Use HI to start Use MED-HI
foods cooking; to bring
liquids to a
boil.
to hold a
rapid boil; to
fry chicken or icing; to starting it
pancakes.
Use MED for Use MED-LO Use LO to
gravy, pud-
dings and cooking after warm until
cook large on a higher serve. Set the
amounts of setting.
vegetables. or lower
lights on the control panel will glow
when a surface unit is on.
Burn and Fire Hazard
Be sure all control knobs are
turned to OFF and all indicator
lights are OFF when you are not
cooking. Someone could be
burned or a flre could start if
a surface unit Is accidentally
left ON.
to keep food keep food
ready to
heat higher
within the LO
band to keep
food at the
temperature
you want.
Solld elements stay hot for a long time. Do not use the HI setting for long
periods of time or leave pans on hot elements when cooking is done.
Burned food and damage to the cookware could result.
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Solid Element Surface Units
Before placing a pan on solid element surface units for the first time, heat on HI
setting for five minutes. The surface units will give off smoke as the protective
coating, applied at the factory, finishes bonding to the surface.
Solid element surface units are made of heavy cast-iron to provide even cooking. Each surface unit has a built-in protective limiter as a safety feature. The limiter senses uneven cooking temperatures and automatically reduces the heat
level. The limiter will sense uneven heat when a pan boils dry or when a pan
is removed and the surface unit is left on. The heat level may also be reduced
automatically if the bottom of the pan is not flat or if the pan is too large or
too small for the element. This will result in longer cooking times.
Solid elements hold heat longer than conventional surface units. For best
cooking results, use a high setting for only a very short period of time. Then use
a lower setting to complete the cooking. You may want to turn the solid
element surface unit OFF a few minutes before you finish cooking.
Cookware
Pans should be the same size or larger than the surface unit to prevent boilovers and hot handles.
Use only flat-bottomed utensils. Flat bottoms allow maximum contact between
the pans and surface units for fast, even cooking. Pans with uneven bottoms or
with raised patterns on the bottoms are not suitable. Do not use trivets, woks
with skirts, or canners with concave or ridged bottoms.
To check your cookware for flatness, place a straight-edge across the bottom
of each piece. Move the straight-edge around. If light shows anywhere between the pan and the straight-edge, the pan is not flat. Do not use it.
See the Cooking Guide for additional cookware information.
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Setting the Clock
Push In and turn the Minute Timer Knob to
set the Clock.
1. Push In Minute Tlmer Knob and
turn clockwlse until clock shows
the right time of day.
2. let the Minute Timer Knob pop
out. Turn clockwise until Minute
Timer hand points to OFF. The
clock setting will change if you
push In the knob when turnlng.
Using the Minute Tiier
The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer.
Set it in minutes up to an hour. You will hear a buzzer when the set time is up.
DO NOT PUSH IN THE KNOB when setting the Minute Timer.
1. WIthout pushing It In, turn the
Minute Timer Knob until the timer
hand passes the setting you want.
2. Without pushing in, turn the knob
back to the setting you want.
When the time is up, a buzzer
will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn
the Minute Timer hand to OFF.
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THE CLOCK
SETTING.
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