Whirlpool RF014PXR User Manual

ELECTRIC
RANGE

Model RF014PXR

Contents

Page
Before You Use Your Range. - 2
Important Safety Instructions. 3
Parts and Features. 4
Using Your Range 5

Using the Surface Units. 5
Setting the Clock 6
Using the Minute Timer. 6
Using the Oven Control 7

Baking.. 7
Broiling 8

Oven Vent. 8

Caring for Your Range 9

Control Panels 9

Lift-Up Cooktop
Oven Door
Storage Drawer
Standard Oven Cleaning
Cleaning Chart

Changing the Oven Light
If You Need Service or
Assistance,

I, Before Calling for

Assistance

2. If You Need Assistance

3. If You Need Service

4. If You Have a Problem

Page

Surface Units and
Reflector Bowls 9

01986 Whirlpool Corporation

Before you use your range

Read this Use & Care Guide and The Cooking Guide for important safety

information.

You are personally responsible for:

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Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use & Care Guide and the
Cooking Guide.

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Installing the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a floor
strong enough to support its weight.

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Properly connecting the range to electrical supply and grounding. (See
“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.

See “Cooking Guide” for important safety and use information.

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IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1.

DO NOT allow children to use or
play with any par-t of the range, or
leave them unattended near it.
They could be burned or injured.

2. DO NOT store things children
might want above the range.
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on it.

3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch
hot surface units or heating ele­ments. Dark colored units and ele­ments can still be hot enough to
burn severely.

4. KEEP children away from the
range when it is on. The cooktop
and oven walls, racks and door
can get hot enough to cause
burns.

5. DO NOT use theIange to heat a
room. Persons in the room could

be burned or injured, or a fire

could start

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DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS

IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THEY COULD IGNITE

CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.

6. KEEP pan handles turned in, but not
over another surface unit to avoid
burns, injury and to help prevent the
utensil from being pushed off the sur­face units.

7.

DO NOT use water on grease fires.
The fire will spread Cover fire with
large lid or smother with baking
soda or salt.

8. 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.

9. DO NOT heat unopened containers.
They could explode. The hot con­tents could burn and container par­titles could cause injury.

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When
food, MAKE SURE to open the

oven door a11 the way to
prevent burns.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

adding

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or

removing

- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here...

If you need service, or call with a

question, have this information

ready:

1. Complete Model and Serial
Numbers (from the plate located

as shown).

2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these

spaces. Keep this book, your war­ranty and sales slip together In a
handy place.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number

Parts and featur-

Model RF014PXR

LEFT FRONT
CONTROL K

LEFTREAR ­CONTROL KNOB

CLOCK/
MINUTE
TIMER \

PLUG-IN
SURFACE
UNIT \

wr-UP q
COOKTOP

TOP

OVEN VFNT

SERIAL

ilE

CHROME
)R BOWL

CONTROL

PANEL

BAKE \

ELEMENT

REMOVABLE

OVEN DOOR-

REMOVABLE -

STORAGE

4

- BROIL
ELEMENT

OVEN RACK

DRAW

RIGHT REAR RIGHT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB

OVEN

&SIGNAL LIGHT

Using the surface units

Surface Unit Indicators

The solid dot in the surface unit
indicator shows which surface unit
is turned on by that knob.

Signal light

The Top Signal Light will glow when­ever a surface unit is ON.

Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF

OVEN
LIGHT SWITCH

OVEN
CONTROL

’ KNOB

Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide. For best results,
star-l cooking at the high settings; then turn the control knob down to continue
cooking.

Use HI to Use5or6

start foods to hold a gravy, pud-

cooking; to rapid boil; to dings and

bring liquids

to a boil. or pancakes.

I

fry chicken

Use 4 for

icing; to cook
large amounts
of vegetables.

Use 2 or 3
to keep food
cooking after
starting it
on a higher
setting.

CAUTION: The use of the HI setting for long periods of time
can damage surface units and discolor chrome reflector
bowls. Start cooking on HI and turn control down to con-

Use SIM to
keep food
warm until
ready to
serve. Set the
heat higher

, or lower to

keep foods at
the tempera­ture you want.

ffnue cooking.

Use only flat-bottomed utensils for best cooking results and to prevent damage
to the cooktop. Specialty items with rounded or ridged bottoms (woks, ridged

bottom canners or tea kettles) are not recommended.