Whirlpool RF3365XW User Manual
Continuous-Cleaning
Contents
BEFORE YOU USE YOUR RANGE
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
PARTS AND FEATURES
USING YOUR RANGE.
Using the Surface Units
Optional Canning Kit
Setting the Clock
Using the Minute Timer
Using the Oven Controls
Baking _
Broiling
Using the Automatic
MEALTIMER’” Clock
The Oven Vent
The Storage Drawer . . .
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CARING FOR YOUR RANGE.
Control Panel and Knobs
Surface Units and Reflector
Bowls . . . . .._____.....
Lift-Up Cooktop
The Oven Door
The Oven Window
The Continuous-Cleaning
Oven . . . . . . . . . .
Cleaning Chart
The Oven Light
IF YOU NEED SERVICE
OR ASSISTANCE..
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY
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01990 Whirlpool Corporation
Before you use your range
You are responsible for:
. Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use and Care Guide and
the Cooking Guide.
* Installing and leveling the range on a floor strong enough to support its weight,
and where it is protected from the elements. (See the Installation Instructions.)
l Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
l Properly maintaining the range.
l Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range.
l Making sure the range is secured by a properly installed anti-tip bracket, with
a rear leveling leg positioned under bracket.
Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label. It will be easier to remove before the
range is used. To remove any remaining glue:
9 Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then remove.
or
l Soak area with liquid hand dishwashing detergent before removing glue
as described above.
Do not use sharp instruments, rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids or abrasive
cleaners. These can damage the finish. See “Important Safety Instructions”
on page 3.
IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
to persons, or damage when using the range,
follow basic precautions, including the following:
l Read all instructions before using
the range.
l Install or locate the range only in
accordance with the provided
Installation Instructions. It is recommended that the ran e be installed by a qualifie
8 installer. The
ran P e must be properly connet ed to electrical supply and
grounded.
l To reduce the risk of tipping of the
appliance, the appliance must
be secured by a properly installed anti-tip bracket. To check if
the bracket is installed properly,
remove the storage drawer (see
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tip brat et is engaged.
l Do not use the range for warmin
or heating the room. Persons cou
and verify that the anti-
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be burned or injured, or a fire
could start.
l 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.
l Do not wear loose or hanging gar-
ments when using the range. They
could ignite if they touch a hot surface unit or heating element and
you could be burned.
D Do not repair or replace any part
of the range unless specifically
recommended in this manual. All
other servicin 9 should be referred
to a qualified echnician.
B Do not store flammable materials
in or near the range. They could
explode or burn.
B Do not use water on grease fires.
Never pick up a flaming pan.
Smother flamin
by covering wit
pan on cooktop
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a well-fitted lid,
cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming
grease outside of pan can be
extinguished with baking soda or,
if available, a multipurpose dry
chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.
l Use only dry potholders. Moist or
damp potholders on hot surfaces
may result in burns from steam. Do
not let potholder touch hot heat-
ing elements. Do not use a towel or
bulky cloth for a potholder. They
could catch on fire.
l 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 heat-
ing element will be exposed and
may result in the igniting of
clothing or potholders. Correct
pan size also improves cooking
efficiency.
l Never leave surface units unat-
tended at high heat settings. A
boil-over could result and cause
smoking and greasy spill-avers
that may ignite.
l Make sure the reflector bowls are
in place during cooking. Cooking
without reflector bowls may subject the wirin
underneath t
l Do not line reflector bowls with
and components
R
em to damage.
aluminum foil or other liners.
Improper installation of these
liners may result in a risk of electric shock or fire.
l Check to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use on the
cookiop. 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.
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6 Turn pan handles inward, but not
over other surface units. This will
help reduce the chance of burns,
igniting of flammable materials,
and spills due to bumping of the
pan.
l Do not soak removable heating
elements in water. The element will
be damaged and shock or fire
could result.
l Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam escape
before removing or replacing
food.
w Do not heat unopened containers.
They could explode. The hot
contents could cause burns and
container particles could cause
injury.
e Keep range vents unobstructed.
l Always position oven racks in
desired location while oven is
cool. If rack must be moved while
oven is hot, do not let potholder
contact hot heating element in
oven.
l Do not clean door seal. It is essen-
tial 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.
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l Do not use oven cleaners. No
commercial oven cleaner or oven
liner protective coating of any
kind should be used in or around
any part of the oven.
l Do not store things children might
want above the range. Children
could be burned or Injured while
climbing on it.
l Do not touch surface units, areas
near units, heating elements or
interior surfaces of oven. Surface
units and heating elements may
be hot even though they are dark
in color. Areas near surface units
and interior surfaces of an oven
become hot enough to cause
burns. During and after use, do 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.
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FOR YOUR SAFETY
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE
OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS
AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF
THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.
THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE
HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.
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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.
l Copy model and serial numbers
from plate (behind the oven door
Model Number
on the oven frame) and purchase
date from sales slip.
l Keep this book, the Cooking
Guide and sales slip together in a
Serial Number
Purchase Da+e
handy place.
Service Company Phone Number
Parts and features
Model RF3365XW
AUTOMATIC
LEFT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB
SURFACEdNIt
INDICATOR LIGHT CONTROL KNOB TIME TIME INDICATOR LlGHt CONTROL KNOB
CONTROL PANEL4
PLUG-IN
SURFACE UNIT
MODEL AND SERIAL
NUMBER PLATE
CONTINUOUSCLEANING OVEN
HEAT SEAL
SURFACE UNIT CLOCK/-MARKER
LFI REAR
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MEALTIMER”
MINW TIMER
iARt\stOP OVEN 1
OVEN TEMPERANIRE RIGHT FRONT
CONTROL ,
OVEN LIGHT
SWITCH
OVEN
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SELECTOR
CONTROL KNOI
OVEN VENT
>NE-PIECE CHROME
REFLECTOR BOWL
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AUtOMAtlC OVEN
LIGHT SWITCH
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ANTI-TIP BRACKn
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
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FOIL LINER
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ELEMENT
t-king your range
Using the Surface Units
Surface Unit Markers
The solid dot in the surface unit
marker shows which surface unit
is turned on by that knob.
too
PUSH IN
AND TURN
Surface Unit
Indicator lights
One of the surface unit indicator
lights on the control panel will glow
when a surface unit is on.
Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.
Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide.
start cooking at the high settings; then turn the control knob down to continue
cooking.
them to a setting. They
Burn and Fire Hazard
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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
lefi ON.
For best results,
Use HI
to start
foods cooking; to bring
liquids to a
boil.
Use MED-HI
to hold a for gravy,
rapid boil; to
fry chicken and icing; to
or pancakes. cook large
Use MED
puddings cooking after warm until
amounts of setting.
vegetables. or lower
Use MED-LO
to keep food
starting it
on a higher serve. Set the
Use LO to
keep food
ready to
heat higher
within the LO
band to keep
food at the
temperature
you want.
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.
Burn and Product Damage Hazard
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It the pan Is too small for the surface unit, you could be burned by the
heat from the exposed section of the surface unlt. Use correctly sized
cooklng utensils to prevent Injury.
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If a surface unlt stays red for a long time, the bottom of the pan is not
flat enough or is too small for the surface unit. Prolonged usage of
incorrect utensils for long periods of tlme can result in damage to the
surface unit, cooktop, wlrlng and surroundlng areas. To prevent
damage, use correct utensils, stati cooking on HI and turn control
down to continue cooking.
See the Cooking Guide for additional utensil information.
Optional Canning Kit
(Part
NO.
242905)
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 authorized WhirlpooP
service company.
See the Cooking Guide for additional canning information.
Setting the Clock
Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the Clock.
1.
Push in Minute Timer Knob and
turn clockwise
until clock shows
the right time of day.
2. let the Minute Timer Knob pop
out.
Turn clockwise until Minute
Timer hand points to OFF.
clock setting will change if you
push in the knob when turning.
The
Using the Minute Timer
The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer.
Set it in minutes up to an hour. You will hear a buzzer when the set time is up.
DO NOT PUSH IN THE KNOB
1.
Without pushing it in,
Minute Timer Knob until the timer
hand passes the setting you want.
when setting the Minute Timer.
turn the
2. Without pushing in,
back to the setting you want.
When the time is up,
will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn
the Minute Timer hand to OFF
turn the knob
a buzzer
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THE CLOCK
SETTING.
Using the Oven Controls
Baking
1.
Position the rack(s) properly
before
change rack position,
front and pull out.
turning on the oven.
lift rack al
To
The rack(s) should be placed so the
top of the food will be centered in
the oven. Always leave at
IYz to 2
inches (4-5 cm) between
least
the sides of the pan and the oven
walls and other pans. For more
information, see thecooking
Guide.
2. Set the Oven Selector to BAKE.
4. Put food in the oven. During baking,
the elements will turn on and off to
keep the oven temperature at the
setting. The Oven Indicator Light will
turn on and off with the elements.
The top element helps heat dur-
ing baking, but does not turn red.
3. Set the Oven Temperature Control
to the baking temperature you
want. The Oven Indicator Light will
come on. The oven is preheated
when the Oven Indicator Light first
goes off.
5. When baking is done, turn
both
the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control to OFF
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