Whirlpool RF365EXP User Manual
ELECTRIC
RANGE
Self-Cleaning
Model RF365EXP
wave Ovens, Trash Compactors, Roam Air Condltlonets, Dehumldlflers. Aulomallc Washers. Clothes Dryers, Freezers. flelrlgerator-Freezer
Contents
Before You Use Your Range,
Important Safety Instructions.
Parts and Features. 4
Using Your Range
Using the Surface Units 5
Optional Canning Kit
Setting the Clock
Using the Minute Timer
Using the Oven Controls
Baking
Broiling
Using the Automatic
MEALTIMER’ Clock
Oven Vent 12
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Storage Drawer
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Optional Rotisserie
Caring for Your Range
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Control Panel
Surface Units and’
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Reflector Bowls
LIWU~ Cooktop
Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle
Cleaning Chart
Oven Light
If You Need Service or
Assistance
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Before you use your range
Read this Use b Care Gulde and The Cooking Gulde 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 Instructionsl’)
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Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
0 Properly maintaining the range.
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Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range.
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See “Cooking Guide” for important safety and use information.
IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1.
DO NOT
play with any part of the range, or
leave them unattended near it
They could be burned or Inlured
2.
DO NOT
might want above the range
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on It
3.
DO NOT
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
and oven walls, racks and door
can get hot enough to cause
burns
5.
DO NOT
room Persons in the room could
be burned or injured, or a fire oven door all the way to
could start prevent burns.
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS
allow children to use or
store things children
allow anyone to touch
is
on
The cooktop 9.
use the range to heat a
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IN THE VICINITV OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THEY COULD IGNITE
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
The fire will spread. Cover fire with
large lid or smother with baking
soda or salt
8.
DO NOT
ments when using the range. They
could ignite if they touch a hot surface unit or heating element and
you could be burned.
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They could explode. The hot contents could burn and container partitles could cause injury
10.
When adding or removing
food, MAKE SURE to open the
FOR YOUR SAFETY
use water on grease fires.
wear loose or hanging gar-
NOT heat unopened containers.
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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
Numbers (from plate just behind
the oven door).
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book, Your
warranv and sales slip together in
the Literature Pac.
There is no warranty registration
to return, Proof-of-purchase is all that
is required for in-warranty service.
Model and Serial
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Servlce Company/Phone Number
Parts and features
Model RF365EXP
MINUTE
TIMER
START
TIME
LEFT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB
CONTROL PANEL\-
PLUG-IN
SURFACE UNIT
BROIL
ELEMENT
SURFACE UNIT
SIGNAL LIGHT
LEFT REAR
CONTROL KNOB
CLOCK
OVEN VENT
ONE-PIECE CHROME
REFLECTOR BOWL
STOP TIME
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
LITERATURE PAC
(In
stomp3
dmwer)
OVEN TEMPERATURE OVEN
Using the surface units
1 Surface Unit Indicators
The solid dot in the surface unit
indicator shows which surface unit
is turned on by that knob.
Signal light
I’
PUSH IN
km to
rdmg.
A surface unit signal light will glow
whenever one or both control knobs
above the light are ON.
SURFACE UNIT
Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning them to a setting. TI
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.
Until you get used to the settings, use the following
start cooking at the high settings; then turn the control knob down to continue
cooking.
Use HI to start Use MED-HI
foods cooking; to bring rapid boil; to
liquids to a fry chicken
boil.
to hold a
or pancakes.
CAUTION: The use of the HI sefflng for long perlods of ilme
can damage surface untts and discolor chrome lrlm rings.
Star? cooklng on HI and turn conhol down to coniinue
cooklng.
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Use MED
for gravy,
puddings
and icing; to
cook large
amounts of setting.
veaetables.
Use MED-LO
to keep food
cooking after
starting it
on a higher
a guide. For best results,
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” tor important utensil information.
Optional Canning Kit
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 Whirlpoo! Dealer or Tech-Care i Service
Company.
See the “Cooking Guide” for important canning information.
(Part
NO.
242905)
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 The
clock setting will change if you
push in the knob when turning.
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Set it in minutes up to an hour. You will hear a buzzer when the set time is up.
DO NOT PUSH
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Wlthout pushing It in, turn the
Minute Timer Knob until the hand
passes the setting You want.
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THE CLOCK
IN THE KNOB when settina
not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer.
the Minute Timer.
2. Wlthout pushlng in, turn the knob
back to the setting you want.
When the time is up, a buzzer
will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn
the Minute Timer hand to OFF.
Using the Oven Controls
Baking
1.
Position the rack(s) properly
betore turning on the oven. To
change rack poritlon, lift rack at
front and pull out.
Rack(s) should be placed so
the top of the food will be centered in the oven. Always leave
at IeastlYz to 2 inches (4-5 cm]
between the sides of the pan
and the oven walls and other
pans. For more information, see
the “Cooking Guide:’
conttnued on next page
2. Set Oven Selector to BAKE
3. Set Oven Temperature Control to
the baking temperature you want.
The Oven Signal Light will come on.
The oven is preheated when the
Oven Signal Light first goes off.
4.
Put food in the oven. Note: Oven
racks, walls and door will be
hot.
During baking, the elements will
turn on and off to keep the oven
temperature at the setting. The
Oven Signal Light will turn on and
off with the elements.
The top element helps heat
during baking, but does not
turn red.
5. When baking is done, turn both
the Oven Temperature Control
and the Oven Selector to OFF
Adjusting the Oven Temperature Control
Does Your oven seem hotter or colder than Your old oven? The temperature
of your old oven may have shifted gradually without Your noticing the change.
Your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures. But when
comparing to your old oven, the new design may give you different results.
If after using the oven for a period of time, you are not satisfied with the
temperature settings, they can be adjusted by following these steps.
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