RANGE
Model RF32lOXP
(Continuous-Cleaning)
and
Model RF3OlOXP
Clowa~e Ovens. Trash Compactors. Room Air Condltloners. Oehumldtfwrs Automatic Washers. Clothes Dryers Freezers, Refrqerator-Freez
Contents
Before You Use Your Range
Important Safety Instructions.
Parts and Features.
Using Your Range.
Using the Surface Units’
Optional Canning Kit
Using the Oven Control 6
Baking
Broiling
Oven Vent
Caring for Your Ran&
Control Panel
Paqe
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Contrnuous-Clednrng Oven 11
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jtandard Oven Cleaning
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3venDoor
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-ower Panel
Cleanrng Chart
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If .You Need Service or’
Assistance
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1 Before Calling for
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f&istance
2 If You Neeu Assistance 15
3 !f You Need Service
4 If You Have a Problem
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Surface Units and
Reflector Bowls
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~1985 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 electrlcal supply and grounding. (See
“Installation Instructionsl’)
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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 port of the range, or over another surface unit to ovoid
leave them unattended near it.
They could be burned or Injured.
2. DO NOT store things children
might wont above the range
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on it. large lid or smother with baking
3.
DO NOT allow anyone to touch
hot surface units or heating elements. Dark colored units and elements con still be hot enough to
burn severely
1. KEEP children away from the
range when it is on. The cooktop
and oven walls, rocks and door
con get hot enough to cause
burns.
i. 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
CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
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6. KEEP pan handles turned in, but not
burns, injury and to help prevent the
utensil from being pushed off the SUI
face units.
7. DO NOT use water on grease fires.
The fire will spread. Cover fire with
soda or salt.
8. DO NOT wear loose or hanging gar
ments when using the range. They
could ignite if they touch a hot sur-
face 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 par-
titles could cause injury
10. When adding or removing
food, MAKE SURE to open the
oven door 011 the way to
prevent burns.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
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- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here
If you need service, or call with a question, hove this information ready:
1. Complete Model and Serial
Numbers (from plate just behind
the oven door).
2. Purchase date from soles slip.
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book, your
warranty and soles slip together.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company/Phone Number
Parts and features
Models RF3210XP and RF3010XP
SURFACE UNIT INDICATOR
LEFI FRONT
CONTROL KNOB
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LEFl REAR
CONTROL KNOB LIGHT
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OVEN CONTROL
KNOB
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OVEN SIGNAL
SURFACE UNIT
CONTROL PANEL
CONTINUOUS-
OVEN DOOR
SURFACE
SIGNAL LIGHT
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RIGHT’REAR
CONTROL KNOB
RIGHT’FRONT
CONTROL KNOB
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.
Surface Signal light
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The Surface Signal Light will be on
when a surface unit is ON.
Control knobs must be pushed in
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Detore turning them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between 9
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 cook-
ing; to bring
liquids to a
boil.
to hold a
rapid boil; to puddings
fry chicken
or pancakes.
Use MED Use MED-LO
for gravy to keep food keep food
and icing; to
cook large on a higher
amounts of
vegetables
cooking after warm until
starting it ready to
setting.
Use LO to
serve. Set the
heat higher
or lower
CAUTION: The use of the HI sefflng for llong perlods of ttme
can damage surface units and discolor chrome retlector
bowls. Start cooklng on HI and turn control down to con-