Whirlpool RF303BXP User Manual

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Contents

Before You Use Your Range .... ‘2

Important Safety lnsftucflons. 3

Parts and Features. ........... 4

Using Your Range. ............ 5

Using the Surface Units ...... 5

Optional Canning Kit ....... 6

Using the Oven Controls ..... 6

Baking .................... 6

Broillng ................... 8

Oven Vent .................. 9

Storage Drawer ............. 10

Optional Rotisserie .......... 11

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

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Control Panel
Surface Units and

Reflector Bowls
Lift-Up Cooktop
Oven Door
Cleaning Chart .

If You Need Service or
Asslsfance.

1. Before Calling for

Assistance. . . . . .

2. If You Need Assistance

3. If You Need Service . . .

4. If You Have a Problem

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Before you use your range

Read fhls Use & Care 6ulde and The CookIngGuIde for Imporfanf safety

Informaflon.

You are personally responsible for:

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

Cooking Guide.

l Installing the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a floor

strong enough to support its welght.

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

“Installation Instructlonsl’)

l Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate It properly.

0 Properly maintainlng the range.

l Uslng the range only for /ohs expected of a home range.

See “CookIng Qulde” for Imporfanf safety and use Informaflon.

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IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1.

DO NOT allow chlidren to use or
play with any part 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 wails, racks and door
can get hot enough to cause
burns.

5. DO NOT use the range to heat a

room. Persons in the room could
be burned or injured, or a fire
could start

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

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

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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 bcking
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 por­titles could cause Injury

10.

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

FOR YOUR SAFETY

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- 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 plate just behind

the oven door].

2. Purchase date from sales slip.

Copy this information in these

spaces. Keep this book, your
warranty and sales slip together in
the Literature Pac.

Please complete and mail the
Owners Reglstratlon Card tur­nlshed wlth this product.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number

Parts and features

Model RF303BXP

CONTROL PANEL +

PLUG-IN

SURFACE UNIT

-PIECE CHROME
EFLECTOR BOWL

MODEL AND SERIAL
NUMBER PLATE \

SILICONE
HEAT SEAL -

REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER -

LITERATURE PAC
(not shown]

A

OVEN DOOR

OVEN TEMPERATURE

CONTROL

OVEN

SELECTOR

OVEN SIGNAL
LIGHT

RIGHT REAR
CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB

RIGHT FROiT

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.

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 cook-

ing; to bring
yo;ids to a

CAUTION: The use of the HI setting for long periods of time

can damage surface units and

bowls.

tlnue cooking.

Start

Use MED-HI
to hold a for gravy,
rapid boil; to puddings
fry chicken and icing; to
or pancakes. cook large

cooking

on HI and

Use MD

amounts of
vegetables.

discolor chrome reflector

turn control down to con-

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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