Whirlpool RF386PXEQ1, RF386PXEZ1, RF395LXEQ0, RF396LXEB0, RF396LXEB1 Owner’s Manual

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UseE,Care

A Note to You ............ 2

Range Safety ......... 3-5

Parts and Features ... 6

Using Your Range ..... 8

Using the Self-

Cleaning Cycle ........ 30

Caring for Your

Range ..................... 35

Troubleshooting ...... 45

Requesting

Assistance or

Service .................... 47

Index ....................... 50

Warranty ................. 52

Call our Consumer Assistance Center

with questions or comments.

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Because your life is getting busier and more compli- cated, WHIRLPOOL appliances 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 information about how to operate and

maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully.

Also, complete and mail the Product Registration Oard provided with your appliance. The card helps

us notify you about any new information on your appliance.

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Whenever you call to request service for your appli- ance, you need to know your complete model number

and serial number. You can find this information on the model and serial number label/plate (see the diagram in the "Parts and Features" section). Also, record the

other information shown in the next column.

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Model Number Serial Number

Purchase Date Dealer Name

Dealer Address Dealer Phone

To find detailed product information, the location of the nearest Whirlpool dealer or authorized servicer, to

purchase an accessory item, or register your appliance on-line, please visit our Web site at

www.WhirlpoolAppliances.com

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We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance, Always read and obey all safety messages,

This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.

All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word "DANGER" or "WARNING." These words mean:

Youfollowwillinstructions,be killed or seriously injured if you don't

Youfollowcaninstructions,be killed or seriously injured if you don't

All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed.

Tip Over Hazard

A child or adult can tip the range and be killed. Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot.

Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved.

See the installation instructions for details.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns

to children and adults.

Anti-Tip Bracket

Range Foot

Making sure the anti=tip bracket is installed:

• Slide range forward.

• Look for the anti-tip bracket securely attached to floor.

• Slide range back so rear range foot is under anti-tip bracket.

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WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical

shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including the following:

÷WARNING - TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY PROPERLY INSTALLED

ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES ARE INSTALLED PROPERLY, SLIDE RANGE FORWARD, LOOK FOR ANTI-TIP BRACKET

SECURELY A-n-ACHED TO FLOOR, AND SLIDE RANGE BACK SO REAR RANGE FOOT IS UNDER ANTI-TIP BRACKET.

÷ CAUTION - Do not store items of interest to

children in cabinets above a range or on the backguard of a range - children climbing on the

range to reach items could be seriously injured.

®Proper installation - Be sure the range is properly

installed and grounded by a qualified technician.

®Never Use the Range for Warming or Heating

the Room.

÷ Do Not Leave Children Alone - Children should

not be left 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.

÷ Wear Proper Apparel - Loose-fitting or hanging

garments should never be worn while using the range.

÷ User Servicing - Do not repair or replace any part

of the range unless specifically recommended in the manual. All other servicing should be referred

to a qualified technician.

÷ Storage in or on the Range - Flammable

materials should not be stored in an oven or near surface units.

®Do Not Use Water on Grease Fires - Smother

fire or flame or use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

®Use 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 other bulky cloth.

÷ DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS

NEAR UNITS - Surface units may be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface

units may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing

or other flammable materials contact surface units or areas near units until they have had

sufficient time to cool. Among those areas are the cook-top and surfaces facing the cook-top.

÷ Use Proper Pan Size - The range is equipped

with one or more surface units of different size. Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough

to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized utensils will expose a portion

of the heating element to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of

utensil to burner will also improve efficiency.

÷ Never Leave Surface Units Unattended at High

Heat Settings - Boilover causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.

÷ Make Sure Reflector Pans or Drip Bowls Are in

Place - Absence of these pans or bowls during cooking may subject wiring or components

underneath to damage.

®Protective Liners - Do not use aluminum foil to

line surface unit drip bowls or oven bottoms, except as suggested in the manual. Improper

installation of these liners may result in a risk of electric shock, or fire.

®Glazed Cooking Utensils - Only certain types of

glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for range-top service without breaking due to the sudden

change in temperature.

®Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and

Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface Units - To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of flammable

materials, and spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, the handle of a utensil

should be positioned so that it is turned inward, and does not extend over adjacent surface units.

®Do Not Soak Removable Heating Elements -

Heating elements should never be immersed in water.

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®Do Not Cook on Broken Cook-Top - If cook-top

should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cook-top and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified techni-

cian immediately.

®Clean Cook-Top With Caution - If a wet sponge

or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid steam burn. Some

cleaners can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.

®Use Care When Opening Door - Let hot air or

steam escape before removing or replacing food.

÷ Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers -

Build-up of pressure may cause container to burst and result in injury.

÷ Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. ÷ Placement of Oven Racks - Always place 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.

÷ DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR

INTERIOR SURFACES OF OVEN - Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark

in color. 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 heating elements or interior

surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool. Other surfaces of the appliance may

become hot enough to cause burns - among these surfaces are oven vent openings and

surfaces near these openings, oven doors, and windows of oven doors.

For self=cleaning ranges =

®Do Not Clean Door Gasket - The door gasket is

essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage, or move the gasket.

÷ 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.

÷ Clean Only Parts Listed in Manual. ÷ Before Self-Cleaning the Oven - Remove broiler

pan and other utensils.

For units with ventilating hood =

÷ Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently - Grease

should not be allowed to accumulate on hood or filter.

÷ When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan

off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flame.

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This section contains captioned pictures of your range. Use them to learn where all parts and features are and what they look like. Use the page references to help you quickly find out more about the part or feature you are interested in.

(Model RF395LXE)

Oven vent (p. 27)

Plug=in coil element with one=piece

reflector (pp. 8, 35-39)

Anti=tip

(p. 28)

Model and serial number

(behind left side of storage drawer)

Removable storage drawem

(p. 29)

Control panel

(pp. 8, 13, 35)

Automatic oven

light switch

(p. 44)

Broil element

(not shown)

(p. 20)

Bake element

(p. 18)

Surface heating indicator light

(lights up when a coil element ison)

Left front control knob

Left rear control knob

AccuBake system electronic

oven control

Coil element marker (shows which coil

element you are setting)

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Right rear Right front control knob control knob

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Ovenvent

(p. 27)

CLEANTOP ® ceramic glass

cooktop (pp. 10, 40)

Surface cooking are_

(pp. 10, 40)

Anti=tip bracket (p. 28)

Model and serial number plate

(behind left side of storage drawer)

Control panel

(pp. 8, 13, 35)

Automatic oven

light switch

(p. 44)

Hot surface

indicator

lights

(p. 10)

Broil element

(not shown)

(p. 20)

Bake element

(p. 18)

Removable storage drawer

(p. 29)

Surface heating

indicator light

(lights up when a surface

cooking area is on)

AccuBake

system electronic oven control

oe oF_ co ,o HI

Surface cooking

area marker

(shows which surface cooking area you are setting)

Super Capacit 9

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Left front Left rear

control knob control knob

Right rear control knob

Right front control knob

To get the best cooking results, you should use your range the correct way. This section tells you what you need to know to use your range safely and efficiently.

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Push in the control knobs before turning them to a

setting. You can set

them anywhere between

HI and OFF.

Fire Hazard

Turn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire.

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Use the following chart as a guide.

SETTING RECOMMENDED USE HI ®To start foods cooking.

÷ To bring liquids to 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 it's

ready to serve.

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®Use the correct cookware to prevent damage to

the surface cooking area, cooktop, wiring, and surrounding areas.

®if the cookware is too small for the surface

cooking area or the bottom is not fiat, the surface cooking area could stay glowing red for an

extended length of time causing damage to the range.

®if you start cooking on high, it is important to turn

the control down to a lower setting to complete cooking.

®The surface cooking area could overheat or be

damaged if a pot has boiled dry or has been left empty on a hot surface cooking area.

To protect your range:

÷ Use flat-bottomed canners/pans for best results.

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centered correctly, trap heat and can cause damage to the cooktop.

÷ Do not place your canner

When canning for long periods of time, alternate use of the surface cooking areas between batches

to allow the areas to cool down, or prepare food in small batches.

On coil element model, keep your reflector bowls clean so that they will always reflect heat well.

Refer to your canner manual for specific instructions.

÷ Use the largest

surface cooking area for

best results. Also, use a

canner/pan that you can center over the surface

cooking area and that does not extend more

than one inch outside the surface cooking

area. Large diameter canners/pans, if not

on 2 surface cooking areas at the same time. Too much heat will build

up and damage the

cooktop.

÷ Start with hot water. This reduces the time the control is set on

high. Reduce the heat setting to the lowest

position needed to keep water boiling.

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Most water-bath or pressure canners have large diameters. If you do canning with them at high heat

settings for long periods of time, you can shorten the life of regular coil elements. This can also damage

the cooktop. If you plan to use the cooktop for canning, we recommend the installation of a

Canning Kit. Order the kit (Part No. 242905) from your Whirlpool dealer or authorized Whirlpool service company.

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Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is similar

to cooking on coil elements. There are,

however, a few

differences:

® The surface cooking

area will glow red when the element is turned

on. You will see the element cycling on and

off - even on the HI

setting - to help the

area stay at the temperature setting you chose.

®Do not cook foods directly on the cooktop. ®Do not cook popcorn that comes in prepackaged

aluminum containers on the cooktop. The container could leave aluminum marks on the

cooktop that cannot be removed completely.

®Lift pots and pans onto and off of the cooktop.

Sliding pots and pans on the cooktop could leave marks that are difficult to remove or could leave

permanent marks.

®Dropping a heavy or hard object on the cooktop

could crack it. Be careful when using heavy skillets and large pots. Do not store jars or cans

above the cooktop.

®Do not use the cooktop as a cutting board. ®Do not allow anything that could melt, such as

plastic or aluminum foil, to come in contact with the cooktop while it is hot.

÷ Sugary spills and soils can cause pitting. See

"Cleaning the ceramic glass cooktop" in the "Caring for Your Range" section for more

information.

÷ Wiping off the cooktop before and after each

use will help keep the surface free from stains and give you the most even heating. See "Cleaning

the ceramic glass cooktop" in the "Caring for Your Range" section for care and cleaning suggestions.

INO'TE_Do not leave empty cookware, or cookware which has boiled dry, on a hot surface cooking

area. The cookware could overheat, causing damage to itself or the surface cooking area.

One of the hot surface indicator lights on the

cooktop will glow when a surface cooking area becomes too hot to touch. The indicator light will

continue to glow as long as the surface cooking area is too hot to touch, even after it is turned off.

Followthissectioncarefullytogetthebest cookingresults.

eBeforeturningontheoven,placeovenracks

whereyouneedthem.

eTomovearack,pullitouttothestop,raisethe

frontedge,andliftitout.

÷Besuretherack(s)islevel. eUsepotholdersorovenmittstoprotectyour

handsif rack(s)mustbemovedwhiletheoven ishot.

eWhenbaking/roastingwith1rack,placethe

racksothetopofthefoodwillbecenteredin theoven.

eWhenbaking/roastingon2racks,positionracks

inoventoallowgoodcirculationofairaroundall thefood.

eDonotplaceitemsontheovendoorwhenit

isopen.

Rackp ace e t sped k :

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

IHOTE::For information on where to place your rack when broiling, see "Broiling guide" later in this section.

1st or 2nd rack guide from bottom

2nd rack guide from bottom

2nd or 3rd rack guide from bottom

Hotairmustcirculatearoundthepansintheoven

forevenheatto reach allpartsoftheoven.

Thisresultsinbetter

baking. ÷ Placethepansso

thatoneisnotdirectly overtheother.

®Forbestresults,

allow11/2-2inchesof

spacearoundeachpan

andbetweenpansand ovenwalls.

Forbestbakingresults,bake1sheetofcookies

® If baking with

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i_ I I _ _ the cookie sheets to

I _ _ racks2 and 4. Switch

0 ....... .... _ about 2/3of the way

t_I_ _ theoppositerack

I_t time, then finish baking. _.i__ through the baking

2 cookie sheets, use

Where to place pans:

WHEN YOU HAVE PLACE

1 pan In center of the oven rack.

2 pans Side by side or slightly

staggered.

3 or 4 pans In opposite corners on

each oven rack. Stagger pans so no pan is directly

over another.

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

I I the foil edges and make

sure the foil is about 1 inch larger all around

than the dish holding the food.

÷ Do not cover the entire rack with aluminum foil.

It will reduce air circula-

tion and give you poor cooking results.

÷ Do not line the oven bottom or the entire oven rack

with foil or other liners. It could affect the quality of your baking.

SELF-CLEANING OVEN

Electronic

display

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Timer set and off pads (pp. 14, 15)

Clock pad (p. 14)

Manual oven

light pad (p. 44)

Oven selector Temperature

pads pads

(pp. 16, 21, 31) (pp. 17, 19, 21)

÷ When you first plug in the range, everything on

the display will light up for 1 to 2 seconds, then a time of day and "PF" will appear on the tem-

perature display. Press the off/cancel pad to clear "PF" from the display. If, after you set the

clock (see the "Setting the clock" section), "PF" again appears on the display, your electricity was off for a while. Reset the clock, if needed.

®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, temperature 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 one hour or over, the display will count down each minute.

®When you are using cook time and/or stop time,

and minutes or minutes and seconds.

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Electronic Hour Minute MEALTIMER TM pads pads

control pads (p. 14) (p. 14) (pp. 23-26)

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Start/enter Off/cancel pad pad

(p. 16) (p. 16)

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The control lock lets you shut down the control panel command pads. The control lock comes in handy

when you want to prevent others from using the oven.

INO'TES:

÷ You can only use the control lock when the oven

is not in use or the control has not been set.

÷ Set the control lock when cleaning the control

panel to prevent yourself from accidentally turning on the oven.

÷ The control lock will stay on even after a power

failure.

To lock the control panel: Press and hold the start/enter pad for 5 seconds.

You will hear a single tone and "Loc" and I_ will appear on the temperature display. When the control is locked, "START?"

will appear on the display and 3 tones will sound if you press any command

pad other than clock or timer set. To unlock the control panel:

Press and hold the start/enter pad for 5 seconds.

You will hear 3 tones followed by a single

tone. "Loc" and/_ will disappear from the temperature display.

INOTE.r';If yOUdo 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 for 5 seconds. You should not have to

reset the time. While the clock is not displayed, you can see the clock for 5 minutes by pressing the clock pad.

1o Press the clock pad.

2° Set the time.

Press the "up" (A) or "down" (V) pad(s) until

the correct time shows on the display.

8o Start the clock.

PRESS

YOU SEE

PRESS YOU SEE

(example for 5:30)

YOU SEE

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, 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.

1o Press the timer set pad.

PRESS YOU SEE

2°Setthetime.

Pressthe"up"(A)or"down"(V)pad(s)until

thecorrecttimeshowsonthedisplay.

PRESS YOU SEE

(example for ten minutes)

3° Start the minute timer.

The minute timer will begin counting down

immediately after the timer is started.

When the time is up: You will hear four 1-second tones, then four

1-second reminder tones every minute until you press the timer off pad.

INO'TE:To remove the reminder tones, press and hold the timer set pad for 5 seconds. To bring

back the tones, follow the same step. You will see "oFF" when the tones are turned off and

"on" when they are turned on.

4, Turn off the minute timer. PRESS YOU SEE

PRESS

YOU SEE

(display counts down)

YOU SEE

I¢ca celthe

Press the timer off pad.

PRESS

(time of day)

YOU SEE

(time of day)

Aftersettingafunction,youmustpressthestart/

enterpadtostartthefunction.Ifyou donotpressthestart/enterpadwithin

5secondsofsetting,"START?"will showonthedisplayasa reminder.

Theoff/cancelpadwillcancelanyfunctionexceptfor

theclock,timer,orcontrollock.Whenyou presstheoff/cancelpad,thedisplaywill showthetimeofdayor,iftheminutetimer

isalsobeingused,thetimeremaining.

Tonestellyouifafunctionisenteredcorrectlyor not.Theyalsotellyouwhenacycleiscompleted.

To shut off all tones except for the end=of=timer and error tones:

Press and hold the stop time pad for 5 seconds.

tones have been changed. Repeat to turn the tones back on. You will see "oFF" for A short tone will sound to tell you the

3 seconds when the tones are turned off and "on" for 3 seconds when they are

turned on.

Your oven is designed with the AccuBake temperature management system to constantly

monitor oven temperature. The burner element will cycle, as needed, to maintain the desired

temperature. This feature is automatically activated when the oven is in operation.

1o Place the racks where you need them in the oven.

For more information, see the "Positioning racks and pans" section.

To choose between high and low volume tones: Press and hold the delay start time pad for 5 seconds.

have been changed. Either "HI" or "LO" will appear on the time display for 3 seconds to

A short tone will sound to tell you the tones

show the volume you chose.

of rack

2. Choose the bake setting (optional).

Rear of rack

PRESS YOU SEE

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