Whirlpool RF316PXY User Manual
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Note To You
Important Safety
Instructions
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Parts And Features
Using Your Range
1-800-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments.
STANDARD-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE
MODEL RF316PXY
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A Note To You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience
have gone into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free
operation, we have developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on
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 safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these
symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each
symbol.
This symbol will help alert you to such
dangers as personal injury, burns, fire and
electrical shock.
This symbol will help you avoid actions
which could cause product damage
(scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to your
personal property.
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, 1-800-253-1301,
is toll-free, 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 27. If you need further help, feel free to call
our Consumer Assistance Center. 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
Dealer Name
Dealer Phone
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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 the following:
General
@Read all instructions before
using the range.
@Install or locate the range only
in accordance with the pro-
vided Installation Instructions.
The range must be installed by
a qualified installer. The range
must be properly connected to
electrical supply and grounded.
*WARNING: To reduce the risk
of ti ping of the appliance, the
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app iance must be secured by
a proper1
bracket.
is installed properly, see “The
anti-tip bracket” on page 20.
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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 heatin the room.
Persons could be urned or
injured, or a fire could start.
installed anti-tip
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o check if the bracket
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*Use the range only for its in-
tended use as described in this
manual.
@Do not touch surface units,
areas near units, heating ele-
ments or interior surfaces of
oven. Surface units and heating
elements may be hot even
though they are
Areas near surface units and
interior surfaces of an oven
become hot enou h to cause
burns. During an
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.
*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.
dark in color.
B after use, do
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aUse only dry potholders. Moist
or damp potholders on hot
surfaces ma
from steam. b
result in burns
0 not let potholder touch hot heating
elements. Do not use a towel
or bulk cloth for a potholder.
It coul
J 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.
DO not store flammable materi-
als on or near the range. The
fumes can create an explosion
and/or fire hazard.
When using the cooktop
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Check to be sure
ing utensils are sa e for use
lass cook-
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on the range. 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.
*Never leave surface units
unattended at high heat settings. A boilover could result
and cause smoking and
greasy spillovers that may
Ignite.
@Do not cook on a broken
cooktop. If cooktop should
break, cleaning solutions and
spillovers may penetrate the
broken cooktop and create a
risk of electrical shock. Contact
a qualified technician imme-
diately.
*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
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also improves cooking
efficiency.
aTurn pan handles inward, but
not over other surface units.
This will help reduce the
chance of burns,
flammable materia s, and
i niting of
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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 re-
moved while oven is hot, do
not let potholder contact hot
heating element in oven.
*Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam
escape before removing or
replacing food.
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Grease
Care and cleaning
@Grease is flammable. Do not
allow grease to collect around
cooktop or in vents. Wipe spillovers immediately.
@Do not use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flaming pan on
range by coverin with a well-
fitted lid, cookie s eet or flat 31
tray. Flaming grease outside of
an can be extin uished with
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aking soda or, i f available, a
multipurpose dry chemical or
foam-type extinguisher.
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*Clean cooktop with care. Some
cleaners can 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.
@Do not clean door heat seal. It
is essential for a good seal.
Care should be taken not to
rub, damage 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.
Oven vent
CleanTopTM
ceramic
cooktop
Surface unit y
Model and
serial number
plate M
Anti-tip floor
bracket
(for information
on optional
wall-mounted
anti-tip bracket
kit, see page 20)
Removable
E.2:/
Control panel
MEALTIMER’” clock/
Minute Timer
Oven
temperature
Manual oven control
light switch I knob
Oven
selector
Automatic
oven light
- switch
Broil element
Bake element
Surface
unit
marker
Right front
control
knob
Lef/ front
control
knob
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Left ‘rear
control
knob
Star!t Sto&ZZdven
time time prneaza,“g heating
- indicator
tor light light
Aight rear
control
knob
Using Your Range
In This Section
Page
Using
Positioning
For best
Using aluminum foil for baking..
Setting
Using
Baking/roasting
Adjusting the oven temperature
control
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.
the surface units..
racks and pans..
air circulation
the clock.. ............................. 11
the Minute Timer..
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Broiling ..............................................
Broiling tips.. .....................................
Energy saving tips..
Using the MEALTIMER’” clock
The oven vent ...................................
The storage drawer
The anti-tip bracket
Optional door panel
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pat
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Using the surface units
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.
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Surface heating indicator light
The SURFACE HEATING Indicator Light on
the control panel will glow when a surface unit
is turned on.
Hot surface indicator lights
The Hot Surface Indicator Lights on the
cooktop surface will glow when the surface
units get hot. The Indicator Lights will
continue to glow as long as the surface units
are too hot to touch, even after they are
turned off.
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 fire could
start if a surface unit is accidentally left
ON.
NOTE: The surface elements may smoke
slightly and emit a burning odor during the
first few hours of use. This is normal. It is
caused by the insulation material of the new
ceramic cooktop elements and will not occur
again.
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.
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Medium-high *To hold a rapid boil.
Medium l For gravy, pudding and
(opposite OFF) icing.
*To cook large amounts of
vegetables.
Medium-low
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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:
l 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.
l 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 22 and 23 for care and cleaning
suggestions.
Cookware tips
l Select a pan that is about the same size
as the surface unit.
*To keep food cooking after
starting it on a higher
setting.
*To keep food warm until
ready to serve.
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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
cooktop are now available in most stores
that sell housewares.
l The pan should have straight sides and a
tight-fitting lid.
l Choose medium to heavy gauge (thick-
ness) pans that are fairly lightweight.
l 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.
l Handles should be made of sturdy, heat-
resistant material and be securely at-
tached to the pan.
l 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.
l Make sure bottoms of pans are clean and
dry before using on cooktop.
l Avoid spillovers on cooktop. Use pans
with tall sides.
l Do not cook food directly on cooktop.
Product Damage Hazard
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
l Use the largest surface unit for best
results.
l Start with hot water. This reduces the
time the control is set on high. Reduce
heat setting to lowest position needed to
keep water boiling.
Positioning racks and pans
For baking/roasting with one rack, place
the rack so the top of the food will be
centered in the oven.
Rack placement for specific foods:
FOOD
Frozen pies, large
roasts, turkeys
RACK POSITION
Lowest level or
2nd level from
bottom
Angel and bundt
cakes, most quick
2nd level from
bottom
breads, yeast breads,
casseroles, meats
Cookies, biscuits,
muffins, cakes, non-
2nd or 3rd level
from bottom
frozen pies
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Always position oven rack(s) in
desired location before turning oven
on. Be sure the rack(s) is level.
*If rack(s) must be moved while oven
is hot, use potholders or oven mitts to
protect hands.
Failure to follow the above precautions
could result in personal injury.
Personal Injury Hazard
When baking on two racks, arrange racks
on bottom and third level from bottom.
NOTE: For recommended rack placement
when broiling, see “Broiling rack position
chart” on page 15.
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