Whirlpool RF386PXDB0, RF386PXDB1, RF386PXDQ0, RF386PXDQ1, RF386PXDZ0 Owner’s Manual
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UseAndCare
Table of Contents
(complete) .................. 2
A Note to You ................. 3
Range Safety ............... 4-6
Getting to Know
Your Range .................... 7
Using Your Range ......... 8
Using the Self-
Cleaning Cycle ............. 35
Caring for Your
Range ............................ 43
Troubleshooting .......... 47
Requesting
Assistance
or Service ..................... 49
Index ............................. 51
Warranty ....................... 52
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SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE
PART NO. 3189073 Rev. B I0/_ MODEL RF386PXD
Table of Contents
A Note to You ............................................ 3
Range Safety ......................................... 4-6
Getting to Know Your Range ................... 7
Using Your Range .................................... 8
Using the surface units ......................... 8
Positioning racks and pans ................ 10
For best air circulation ........................ 11
Using aluminum foil for baking ........... 11
The electronic oven control ................ 12
Setting the clock ................................ 13
Using the electronic Minute "lqmer ...... 14
Starting a function .............................. 15
Canceling a function .......................... 15
Audible signals .................................. 15
Baking/roasting .................................. 16
Adjusting the oven
temperature control ............................ 18
Broiling .............................................. 19
Broiling tips ........................................ 21
Energy saving tips ............................. 22
Using the electronic
MEALTIMER TM control ....................... 22
The oven vent .................................... 33
The storage drawer ............................ 33
The anti-tip bracket ............................ 34
Optional door panel pac ..................... 34
Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle ............... 35
Before you start ................................. 35
Before setting the controls .................. 36
Settingthe controls ............................ 36
Special tips ........................................ 42
How the cycle works .......................... 42
Caring for Your Range ........................... 43
Cleaning the cooktop ......................... 43
Cleaning other range parts ................. 45
The oven light .................................... 46
Troubleshooting ..................................... 47
Requesting Assistance or Service ........ 49
Index ....................................................... 51
Warranty .................................................. 52
A Note to You
Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL ® appliance.
Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL ranges are easy to
use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy years of
trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable informa-
tion about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it
carefully.
Also, please complete and mail in the Ownership Registration Card provided with your
appliance. The card helps us notify you about any new information on your appliance.
Please record your model's information.
Whenever you call to request service for
your appliance, you need to know your
complete model number and serial number.
You can find this information on the model
and serial number plate (see diagram on
page 7 for location of plate).
Please also record the purchase date of
your appliance and your dealer's name,
address, 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 Address
Dealer Phone
number is toll-free 24 hours a day. 1-800-253-1301
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Range Safety
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety statements
under warning symbols. Please pay special
attention to these symbols and follow any
instructions given. Here is a brief explana-
tion of the use of the symbol.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock,
injury to persons, or damage when using the
range, follow basic precautions,
General
• Read all instructions before using
the range.
• 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 properly connected to electri-
cal supply and grounded.
never be allowed to sit or stand on
any part of the range. They could
be burned or injured.
• D0 not operate the range if it is
damaged or not working properly.
• Do not use the range for warming
or heating the room. Persons
could be burned or injured, or a
fire could start.
• Use the range only for its intended
use as described in this manual.
• WARNING: To reduce the risk
of tipping the appliance, the
appliance must be secured by a
properly installed anti-tip bracket.
To check if the bracket is installed
properly, see "The anti-tip
bracket" on page 34.
• 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
,,Do not touch surface units, areas
near units, heating elements, or
interior surfaces of oven. Surface
units and heating elements could
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 sur-
faces of oven until they have had
sufficient time to cool. Other sur-
faces of the range, such as the
oven vent opening, the surface
nearthe vent opening, the
cooktop, and the oven door and
window, could also become hot
enough to cause burns.
• Do not wear looseor hanging
garments when using the range.
They could ignite ifthey touch a
hotsurface unit and you could be
burned.
• Use only dry pot holders. Moist or
damp pot holders on hot surfaces
could result in burns from steam.
Do not let pot holder touch hot
heating elements. Do not use a
towel or bulky cloth for a pot
holder. It could catch on fire.
• Keep range vents unobstructed.
• Do not heat unopened containers.
They could explode. The hot
contents could cause burns and
container particles could cause
injury.
• Use only utensils approved for
oven use. Follow utensil
manufacturer's instructions, espe-
cially when using glass or plastic
utensils.
• Do not store flammable materials
on or near the range. The fumes
could create an explosion and/or
fire hazard.
When using the cooktop
• Do not cook on a broken cooktop.
If cooktop should break, cleaning
solutions and spillovers could pen-
etrate 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 heat-
ing element will be exposed and
could result in the igniting of cloth-
ing or pot holders. Correct pan size
also improves cooking efficiency.
• Check to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use on the
range. Only certain types of glass,
glass-ceramic, ceramic, earthen-
ware, or other glazed utensils are
suitable for cooktops without break-
ing due to the sudden change in
temperature.
• Never leave surface units un-
attended at high heat settings.
A boilover could result and cause
smoking and greasy spillovers that
could ignite.
• 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.
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When using the oven
• 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 pot
holder contact hot heating ele-
ment in oven.
• Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam escape
before removing or replacing
food.
Grease
• Grease is flammable. Do not
allow grease to collect around
cooktop or in vents. Wipe spill-
overs immediately.
• Do not use water on grease fires.
Never pick up a flaming pan.
Smother flaming pan on range by
covering with 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.
Care and cleaning
,,Clean cooktop with care. Some
cleaners could 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.
-SAVE THESEINSTRUCTIONS-
• Small amounts of formaldehyde
and carbon monoxide are given off
in the Self-Cleaning cycle from
fiberglass insulation and food
decomposition. Significant exposure
to these substances could cause
cancer or reproductive harm. Expo-
sure can be mini-mized 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.
• Before self-cleaning the oven,
remove broiler pan, broiler grid,
oven racks, and other utensils.
Do not use your oven to clean
miscellaneous parts unless you
are instructed to do so in this
Use and Care Guide.
• 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.
Getting to Know Your Range
This section contains captioned illustrations of your range. Use them to become familiar with
the location and appearance of all parts and features. To help you find information on specific
parts or features quickly, page references are included.
Control panel Oven vent
(p. 33)
CLEANTOP e
Surface unit
(p. 8)
Model and
serial number
plate
Lock lever
(pp. 36, 37,
39, 41)
Anti-tip
floor bracket
(for information
on alternate wall-
mounted anti-tip
bracket, see
p. 34)
ceramic
(pp. 9, 43)
Automatic
oven light
switch
(p. 46)
Broil element
(p. 20)
Bake element
(p. 17)
Removable
storage drawer
(p. 33)
Control panel
Left front Left rear
control control
knob knob
(pp. 8, 45) (pp. 8, 45)
Surface unit marker
(p. 8)
Electronic
oven control
(p. 12)
mRml [_F_[_ m
Right rear
control
knob
(pp. 8, 45)
Surface unit
(p. 8)
Right front
control
knob
(pp. 8, 45)
Jicator light
Using Your Range
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.
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.
Surface unit indicator lights
One of the Surface Unit Indicator Lights on
the control panel will glow when
a surface unit is turned on.
Hot surface indicator lights
One of the Hot Surface Indicator Light(s) on
the cooktop will glow when a
surface unit becomes too hot
to touch. The Indicator Light
will continue to glow as long
as the surface unit is too hot
to touch, even after it is turned off.
Fire Hazard
Turn all controls off when done
cooking.
Failure to do so can result in death,
fire, or burns.
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.
SE'n'ING RECOMMENDED USE
HI • To startfoods cooking.
• To bring liquidsto a boil.
6-8 • To hold a rapid boil.
• To fry chicken or
pancakes.
5 • For gravy, pudding, and
icing.
• To cook large amounts
of vegetables.
2-4 • To keep food cooking
after starting it on a
higher setting.
LO • To keep food warm until
ready to serve.
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:
• The surface unit will glow red when it is
turned on. You will see the element cycling
on (glowing red) and off- even on HI
setting - to maintain the proper tempera-
ture setting you have selected.
• 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 43 and 44 for care and cleaning
suggestions.
Cookware tips
• Select a pan that is about the same size
as the surface unit.
Also, woks, canners, and teakettles with
flat bottoms suitable for use on your
cooktop are now available in most stores
that sell housewares.
• The pan should have straight sides and a
tight-fitting lid.
• Choose medium to heavy gauge (thick-
ness) pans that are fairly lightweight.
• 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.
• Handles should be made of sturdy, heat-
resistant material and be securely attached
to the pan.
• With your hand, feel the bottom of your
pans while they are cool for nicks and
scratches. Nicks and scratches on pan
bottomswill scratch the ceramic glass
cooktop.
• Make sure bottoms of pans are clean and
dry before using on cooktop.
• Avoid spillovers on cooktop. Use pans
with tall sides.
• Do not cook food directly on cooktop.
NOTE: Do not leave an empty utensil, or
one which has boiled dry, on a hot surface
unit. The utensil could overheat and damage
the utensil or surface unit.
• 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 (suchas some porcelain
enamelware), ordented 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.
Home canning information
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• Use the largest surface unit for best
results. Also, use a canner/pan which can
be centered over the surface unit.
• 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.
• Refer to your canner manual for specific
instructions.
Positioning racks and pans
General guidelines
• Always position oven rack(s) in desired
location before turning oven on.
• To move rack(s), lift rack(s) at front and
pull out.
• Be sure the rack(s) is level.
• If rack(s) must be moved while oven is
hot, use pot holders or oven mitts to
protect hands.
• For baking/roasting with one rack, place
the rack so the top of the food willbe
centered in the oven,
• When baking on two racks, arrange
racks on the bottom and third level from
the bottom.
Rack placement for specific
foods:
FOOD RACK POSITION
Frozen pies, large
roasts, turkeys, angel
food cakes
Bundt cakes, most
quick breads, yeast
breads, casseroles,
meats
Cookies, biscuits,
muffins, cakes,
nonfrozen pies
NOTE: For recommended rack placement
when broiling, see "Broiling rack position
chart"on page 21.
Lowest level or
2nd level from
bottom
2nd level from
bottom
2nd or 3rd level
from bottom
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For best air circulation
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
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.
• For best results, allow 11/2to 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 (3 cm).
• Use only one cookie sheet in the oven
at one time.
rack. Stagger pans so no pan is directly
over another.
Using aluminum foil for baking
Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers
from pies or casseroles:
• 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.
• Do not cover the entire rack with alumi-
num foil. It will reduce air circulation and
cause poor cooking results.
• Do not line oven bottom or entire oven
rack with foil or other liners. Poor baking
will result.
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The electronic oven control
Electronic
display
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Oven
selector
pads
Temperature
pads
Electronic Hour Minute Start/enter
MEALTIMER TM pads pads pad (p. 15)
control pads
(p. 22)
Display/clock
• When you first plug in the range, every-
thing on the display will light up for 1-2
seconds, then a time of day and "PF" will
appear on the temperature display. If, after
you set the clock (page 13), "PF" again
appears on the display, your electricity
was off for a while. Reset the clock.
• When you are not using the oven, the
control is an accurate clock.
• When you are using the oven or Minute
Timer, the display will show times, temp-
erture settings, and what command pads
have been pressed.
• When showing the time of day, the
display will show the hour and minutes.
• When you are using the Minute Timer,
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 1 hour or over, the display
will count down each minute.
• When you are using Cook Time and/or
will show hours and
_ _ StopTime, thedisplay
minutes.
Timer set and
off pads (p. 14)
Clock pad
(p. 13)
-_) ____J__ Manual oven
light pad
(p. 46)
Command pads
The command pads tell the oven what to do
and in what order. A few examples:
-Clock tells the oven you are going to set
the clock.
-Off/Cancel tells the oven to turn off.
Each command pad (except Off/Cancel and
Start/Enter) has its own Indicator Light. The
Indicator Light comes on when you press
the command pad.
Using the control lock
The control lock prevents unwanted use of
the oven by disabling the control panel
command pads.
NOTES:
• Control lock is only available when oven
is not in use orcontrol has not been set.
• Set control lock when cleaning the control
panel to prevent oven from accidentally
turning on.
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Tolockordeactivatethecontrolpanel:
Pressandhold the Start/Enter pad for 5
seconds. A single tone will sound
and "Loc" and _ will appear on the
temperature display. When the
control is locked, "START?" will
appear on the display and three tones will
sound if you press any command pad.
Setting the clock
NOTE: If you do not want the clock time
displayed, press and hold the Clock pad for
5 seconds. To display the clock time again,
press and hold the Clock pad for5 seconds.
You should not have to reset the time.
To unlock the control panel:
Press and hold the Start/Enter pad for 5
seconds. A single tone will sound
and "Loc" and _1 will disappear
from the temperature display.
1. Press Clock pad.
2. Set time.
Press the "up" (A) or "down" (V) pad(s)
untilthe correct time shows on the
display.
3. Start clock.
PRESS YOU SEE
CLOCK
PRESS
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YOU SEE
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(example for 5:30)
PRESS YOU SEE
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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 12 hours.
The Minute Timer will display minutes and
seconds for settings under one hour. You
will hear four 2-second tones when the set
time is up.
1. Press Timer Set pad.
2. Set time.
Press the "up" (&) or "down" (V) pad(s)
until the correct time shows on the
display.
3. Start Minute Timer.
The Minute Timer will begin counting
down immediately after the timer is
started.
When the time is up:
You will hear four 2-second tones, then
four 1-second reminder tones every
minute until you press the Timer Off pad.
NOTE: To disable the reminder tones,
press and hold the Timer Set pad for
5 seconds. To reactivate the tones, follow
the same step.
PRESS YOU SEE
PRESS
YOU SEE
Mm
(example for 10 minutes)
PRESS
YOU SEE
(display counts down)
YOU SEE
4. Turn off Minute Timer. PRESS
14
YOU SEE
(time of day)
To cancel the Minute Timer:
Press Timer Off pad.
Starting a function
After programming a function, you must
press the Start/Enter pad to start
the function. If you do not press
the Start/Enter pad within 5
seconds of programming,
"START?" will show on the display
as a reminder.
Canceling a function
The Off/Cancel pad will cancel any function
except for the Clock and Timer
Set functions. When you press the
Off/Cancel pad, the display will
show the time of day or, if
Minute Timer is also being
used, the time remaining.
PRESS YOU SEE
(time of day)
Audible signals
Audible signals tell you if a function is
entered correctly or not. They also tell you
when a cycle is completed.
To shut off all signals except for the
end-of-timer and error tones:
Press and hold the Stop Time pad for 5
to tell you the signals have been
changed.
_ seconds. A short tone will sound
Repeat the above step to turn the signals
back on.
To choose between high and low volume
signals:
Press and hold the Delay Start Time pad for
5 seconds. A short tone will
sound to tell you the signals
have been changed. Either "HI"
or "LO" will appear on the time
display to show the volume
you chose.
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Baking/roasting
1. Position racks.
For more information, see "Positioning
racks and pans" on page 10.
2. Choose baking/roasting
setting.
3. Set temperature (optional).
Do this step if you want to set a tempera-
ture other than 350°F. Press • to raise
the temperature or • to lower the
temperature in 5°F amounts. Use these
pads until the desired temperature shows
on the small display.
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When roasting or cooking
casseroles, put food in oven.
You do not have to preheat the oven
when roasting or cooking casseroles.
5. Press the Start/Enter pad.
A preheat time will count down onthe
display. The oven control automatically
sets preheat times depending on the oven
temperature you select:
• For 320°F and less, the preheating
time is 6 minutes.
• For 325°F-375°F, the preheating time
is 8 minutes.
• For above 380°F, the preheating time
is 10 minutes.
The oven is preheated when you hear a
1-second tone and "PrE" on the display
changes to the set temperature.
PRESS YOU SEE
PRESS
PRESS YOU SEE
YOU SEE
(example for Bake at 375°F)
(example for set temperature
of 350°F)
16
(display shows set temperature
after preheat)
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