Whirlpool RF3000XV User Manual

Contents

BEFORE YOU USE YOUR RANGE 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS. 3
PARTS AND FEATURES 4
USING YOUR RANGE. 5

Using the Surface Units 5

Optional Canning Kit 6

Using the Oven Controls 7

Baking. . 7

Broiling 9
Oven Vent 10
Optional Rotisserie . IO

CARING FOR YOUR RANGE.

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Control Panel and Knobs
Surface Units and

Reflector Bowls
Lift-Up Cooktop
Oven Door
Lower Panel
Standard Oven Cleaning
Cleaning Chart

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Before you use your range

Read this Use 81 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

1.

DO NOT allow children to use or
play with any part of the range, not over another surface unit to
or leave them unattended near it. avoid burns, injury and to help
They could be burned or injured. prevent the utensil from being

2. DO NOT store things children
might want above the range. 7. DO NOT use water on grease
Children could be burned or fires. The fire will spread. Cover
injured while climbing on it. fire with large lid or smother with

3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch
hot surface units or heating
elements. Dark colored units and
elements can still be hot enough They could ignite if they touch a
to burn severely. hot surface unit or heating ele-

4. KEEP children away from the
range when it is on..The cooktop 9. DO NOT heat unopened con­and oven walls, racks and tainers. They could explode. The
door can get hot enough to hot contents could burn and
cause burns. container particles could

5. DO NOT use the range 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.

FOR YOUR SAFETY.

6.

KEEP pan handles turned in, but

pushed off the surface units.

baking soda or salt.

8.

DO NOT wear loose or hanging
garments when using the range.

ment and you could be burned.

cause injury

10.

When adding or removing food,
MAKE SURE to open the oven
door all the way to prevent burns.

- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mail
the Owner Registration 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
on the oven frame) and purchase
date from sales slip.

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Keep this book and sales slip to­gether in a handy place.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number

Parts and features

Model RF3000XV

CONTROL PANEL

PLUG-IN
SURFACE UNIT

MODEL AND SERIAL
NUMBER PLATE

HEAT SEAL

REMOVABLE

LOWER PANE\

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-PIECE CHROME
EFLECTOR BOWL

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REMOVABLE

OVEN DOOD

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OVEN TEMPERATURE OVEN
CONTROL SELECTOR

SURFACE UNIT
INDICATOR

OVEN SIGNi
LIGHT

RIGHT REAR RIGHT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB

CONTROL KNOB

Using your range

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

One of the signal lights will glow
when 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.

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
foods cook­ing; to bring
liquids to a
boil.

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-

tinue cooklng.

Use MED-HI

to hold a
rapid boil; to
fry chicken
or pancakes. cook large

Use MED
for gravy,
puddings
and icing; to

amounts of

vegetables.

Use MED-LO
to keep food
cooking after
starting it
on a higher
setting.

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

or lower
within the LO
band to keep
food at the
temperature
you want.

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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.

See the Cooking Guide for important utensil information.

Optional Canning Kit (Part

The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure canners combined with
high heat settings for long periods of time can shorten the life of regular surface
units and cause damage to the cooktop.

If you plan to use the cooktop for canning, we recommend the installation
of a Canning Kit. Order the kit from your Whirlpool Dealer or Tech-Care’ Service
Company.

See the Cooking Guide for important canning information.

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