Whirlpool RF376PCY, RF376PXY User Manual
UseAimdCare
A Note To You
Important Safety
Instructions
Parts And Features
Using Your Range
Using The Seti-
Cleaning Cycle 31
Caring For
Your Range 36
If You Need
Assistance
Or Service
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SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE
7/93 MODELS RF376PXY
RF376PCY
A Note To You
T IL nk r~ u 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.
Yorrr sc?fcty 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, l-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 41. 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
persons, or damage when using the range, follow
basic precautions, including the following:
General
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Read all instructions before
using the range.
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Install or locate the range only
in accordance with the provided Installation Instructions.
The range must be installed by
a qualified installer. The range
must be roperly connected to
electrica P supply and grounded.
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*WARNING: To reduce the risk
of ti P ping of the appliance, the
app iance must be secured by
a proper1 installed anti-tip
bracket. f o check if the bracket
is installed properly, see “The
anti-tip bracket” on page 30.
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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.
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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.
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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.
0 Use the range only for its in-
t;;;;iluse as described in this
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 enou h to cause
burns. During an B 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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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.
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muse only dry potholders. Moist
or damp potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns from
steam. Do not let potholder
touch hot heating elements. Do
not use a towel or bulky cloth for
a potholder. It could 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.
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Do not store flammable materials 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 lass cooking utensils are sa e for use on
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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.
ONever leave surface units
unattended at high heat set-
tings. A boilover could result
and cause smoking and
gr;;.y spillovers that may
.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 immediately.
@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 in the
i 8 niting of clothing or potholders.
orrect pan size also improves
cooking efficiency.
@Turn pan handles inward, but
not over other surface units.
This will help reduce the
chance of burns, i
flammable materia s, and
niting of
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spills due to bumping of the
pan.
When using the oven
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Always position oven rack(s)
in desired location while oven
is cool. If a rack must be
removed 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
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Grease is flammable. Do not
allow grease to collect around
cooktop or in vents. Wipe spill-
overs immediately.
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Do not use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flaming pan on
range by coverin
fitted lid, cookie s eet or flat
with a well-
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tray. Flaming grease outside of
an can be extin
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aking soda or, i
uished with
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available, a
multipurpose dry chemical or
foam-type extinguisher.
Care and cleaning
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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.
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Small amounts of formaldehyde
and carbon monoxide are
off in the Self-Cleaning cyc e
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from fiberglass insulatron and
food decomposition. Significant
exposure to these substances
can cause cancer or reproductive harm. Exposure can be
minimized by venting with a
hood or open window and wiping out excess food spills prior
to self-cleaning.
*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.
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Before self-cleaning the oven.,
remove broiler pan, broiler gnd,
oven racks and other utenstls.
Do not use your oven to clean
miscellaneous parts unless you
are instructed to do so in this
Use and Care Guide.
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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.
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Do not repair or replace any
part of the range unless specifi-
cally recommended in this
manual. All other servicing
should be referred to a qualified
technician.
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Disconnect the electrical supply
before servicing the range.
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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
Model and ser
Broil element
Bake element
optional wallmounted anti-tip
bracket kit, see
page 30)
Removable
storage drawer
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Control panel
Oven
selector control knob
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Left front
control
knob
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Left rear
control
knob
Oven
temperature
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Surface &en
heating
indicator indicator
light
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heating
light
Electronic oven
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Manual
oven light
switch I
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Right
rear
control
knob
Right
front
control
knob
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Surface
unit
marker
Using Your Range
In This Section
Page
Using the surface units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Positioning racks and pans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
For best air circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using aluminum foil for baking . . . . . . . 10
The electronic oven control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting the clock
Using the electronic Minute Timer . . 13
Using the Off/Cancel pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Baking/roasting
Adjusting the oven temperature
control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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.
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Broiling
Broiling tips..
Energy saving
Using the electronic MEALTIMER’”
control
The oven vent
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The storage
The anti-tip bracket
Optional door panel
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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.
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.
SETTING
HI
Medium-high
Medium
RECOMMENDED USE 1
l To start foods cooking.
l To bring liquids to a boil.
l To hold a rapid boil.
l For gravy, pudding and
(opposite OFF)
l To cook large amounts of
veaetables.
Medium-low
l To keep food cooking after
starting it on a higher
settinq.
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l To keep food warm until
readv to serve.
Using the ceramic glass
coo ktop
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 temperature 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 37 and 38 for care and cleaning
suggestions.
Cookware tips
l Select a pan that is about the same size
as the surface unit.
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l 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
l Always position oven rack(s) in
desired location before turning oven
on. Be sure the rack(s) is level.
l 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 16.
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h>I.. bed air cirai-,ulation
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Hot air must circulate around the pans in the
oven for even heat to reach all parts of the
oven. This results in better baking.
* Place the pans so that one is not directly
over the other.
l For best results, allow 1% to 2 inches
(4-5 cm) of space around each pan and
between pans and oven walls. There must
be a minimum space of 1 inch (2.5 cm).
0 Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at
one time.
Use the following as a guide to determine
where to place the pans:
One pan
Place in the center of the oven rack.
Two pans
Place in opposite corners of the oven rack.
Three or four pans
Place in opposite corners on each oven
rack. Stagger pans so no pan is directly over
another.
Using aluminum foil for
Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers from
pies or casseroles.
l Place the foil on the oven rack below the
rack with the food. Turn up foil edges and
make sure foil is about 1 inch (3 cm)
larger all around than the dish holding the
food.
l Do not cover the entire rack with alumi-
num foil. It will reduce air circulation and
cause poor cooking results.
l Do not line oven bottom or entire oven
rack with foil or other liners. Poor baking
will result.
Electrical Shock and Fire Hazard
Do not allow foil to touch the heating
elements.
Failure to follow this precaution could
result in electrical shock or fire hazard
and damage to the elements.
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The electronic oven control
Clock
Electronic
MEALTIMEP’
control
H&r
pads
Display/clock
l When you first plug in the range, “88:88”
will appear in the display. If, after you set
the clock (page 12), “88:88” again appears
in the display, your electricity was off for a
while. Reset the clock.
l When you are not using the oven, the
control is an accurate clock.
l When you are using the oven or Minute
Timer, the display will show the time
settings and what command pads have
been pressed.
. When showing the time of day, the
display will show the hour and minutes.
Display
Minute Start/
pads
l When you are using the Minute Timer,
enter pad
the display will show minutes and seconds
in the following sequence:
- For settings from 1-59 minutes, the
display will count down each second.
- For settings over 1 hour, the display
will count down each minute.
l When you are using Cook Time and/or
Stop Time, the display will show hours
and minutes.
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Control knobs
There are two control knobs: the Oven
Selector and the Oven Temperature Control
Knob. The Oven Selector tells the oven
which mode you wish to cook in (Bake, Broil,
Time Bake), while the Oven Temperature
Control Knob lets you set a specific cooking
temperature. When using the MEALTIMER’”
control you will use these knobs along with
command pads (see “Using the electronic
MEALTIMER’” control” on page 18).
Command pads
The command pads tell the oven what to do
and in what order. A few examples:
-Clock/Set tells the oven you are going to
set the clock.
-Off/Cancel tells the oven or Minute Timer
to turn off.
Each command pad (except Off/Cancel and
Start/Enter) has its own Indicator Light. The
Indicator Light comes on when you touch the
command pad.
Setting the clock
1. Push the Clock/Set pad. The colon
flashes and the previously set time of day
will light up in the display.
2. Use the Hour and Minute pads to set the
time of day. Push the “up” (A) or “down”
(V) pad(s) until the correct time shows in
the display.
3. Push the Star-t/Enter pad.
NOTE: If you do not want the clock time
displayed, push and hold the Clock/Set pad
for 4 seconds. To display the clock time
again, push the Clock/Set pad once, then
reset the clock time if necessary.
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Using the electronic Minute Timer
The Minute Timer does not start or stop the
oven. It works like a kitchen timer. It can be set
in hours and minutes up to 11 hours, 59 minutes. The Minute Timer will display minutes and
seconds for settings under one hour. You will
hear four 1 -second tones when the set time is
up.
1. Push the Timer Set pad. The Timer Indicator Light will come on and the display will
show “0:OO” with the colon flashing.
2. Use the Hour and Minute pads to set the
desired time. Push the “up” (A) or “down”
(V) pad(s) until the correct time shows in the
display.
TIMER
Qpm
TIMER
3. Push the Start/Enter pad. The Minute Timer
will begin counting down immediately after
the timer is started.
When time is up, “End” will show in the
display and you will hear four %-second
tones. You will also hear two l-second tones
every minute until you push one of the two
Timer pads.
NOTE: To disable the reminder tones, push
and hold the Timer Set pad for four seconds.
To reactivate the tones, repeat this procedure.
To cancel the Minute Timer:
l Push the Timer Off pad. The time of day will
show in the display.
TIMER
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Using
The Off/Cancel pad will cancel any function
except for the Clock/Set and Timer Set functions. When the Off/Cancel pad is pushed, the
display will show the time of day or, if Minute
Timer is also being used, the time remaining.
the
Off/Cancel pad
akinghoasting
1 Position the rack(s) properly before
turning on the oven. To change rack
position, lift rack at front and pull out.
For further information, see “Positioning
racks and pans” on page 9.
2. Set the Oven Selector to BAKE.
3. Set the Oven Temperature Control Knob
to the baking/roasting temperature you
want. The OVEN HEATING Indicator Light
will come on. The oven is preheated when
the OVEN HEATING Indicator Light first
goes off.
NOTE: Do not preheat oven when roasting
or cooking items such as casseroles.
4. Put food in the oven. During baking/
roasting, the elements will turn on and off
to maintain the temperature setting. The
OVEN HEATING Indicator Light will turn
on and off with the elements.
NOTE: The top element helps heat
during baking/roasting, but does not
turn red.
5. When baking/roasting is done, turn
both the Oven Selector and the Oven
Temperature Control Knob to OFF. The
OVEN HEATING Indicator Light will go off.
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