Whirlpool RF386PXEN0, RF386PXEN1, RF386PXEQ0, RF386PXEW0, RF386PXEW1 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 ........ 26
Caring for Your
Range ..................... 29
Troubleshooting ...... 39
Requesting
Assistance or
Service .................... 41
Index ....................... 43
Warranty ................. 44
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with questions or comments.
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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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SAFE'IY
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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.
Anti-Tip Bracket
Range Foot
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.
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.
continued on next page
................. C'T II IPOR SAFETY IINST ' U ONS
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical
shock, injuryto persons, or damage when using
the range, follow basic precautions, including the
following:
÷WARNING - TOREDUCETHERISKOF
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-R-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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INSTRUCTIONS -
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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 RF385PXE)
Oven vent
(p. 23)
Plug=in coil element
with one=piece
reflector bowl
(pp. 8, 29, 30, 31)
Anti=tip bracket
(p. 24)
Model and
serial number
(behind left side
of storage drawer)
Removable
storage drawem
(p. 25)
Control panel
(pp. 8, 29)
Automatic oven
light switch
(p. 38)
Broil element
(not shown)
(p. 20)
Bake element
(p. 18)
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Surface heating
indicator light
(lights up when a
coil element ison)
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Left front Left rear
control knob 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
(ModelRF386PXEshown)
Ovenvent
(p. 23)
CLEANTOP ®
ceramic glass
cooktop
(pp. 10, 34)
Surface
cooking
area
(pp. 10, 34)
Anti=tip bracket
(p. 24)
Model and serial
number plate
(behind left side
of storage drawer)
Removable
storage drawer
(p. 25)
Control panel
(pp. 8, 29)
Automatic oven
light switch
(p. 38)
Broil element
(not shown)
(p. 20)
Bake element
(p. 18)
Surface heating
indicator light
(lights up when a surface
cooking area ison)
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Left front Left rear
control knob control knob
AccuBake
system electronic
oven control
Surface cooking
area marker
(shows which surface
cooking area you are setting)
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Right rear Right front
control knob control knob
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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 be-
tween 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 flat, 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.
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To protect your range:
÷ Use flat-bottomed canners/pans for best results.
÷ Use the largest
centerover
surfacecooking i
area I
1 I!
1 inch 11''
maxmmum /
overhang I1_
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
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Surface
cooking area
Pan
one inch outside the
surface cooking area.
Large diameter
canners/pans, if not centered correctly, trap heat
and can cause damage to the cooktop.
÷ Do not place your canner 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.
÷ 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.
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(OoH e_ement mode_}
Most water-bath or pressure canners have large
diameters. Ifyou 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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(Ceramicglasscooktopmodel)
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 con-
tainer 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 care and
cleaning suggestions.
÷ 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.
INOTE=Do not leave empty cookware, or cook-
ware which has boiled dry, on a hot surface cooking
area. The cookware could overheat, causing dam-
age to itself or the surface cooking area.
(Ceramic glass cooktop model)
One of the Hot Surface Indicator Lights on the
cooktop will glow when a surface cook-
ing 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.
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Follow this section carefully to get the best
cooking results.
e Before turning on the oven, place oven racks
where you need them.
e To move a rack, pull it out to the stop, raise the
front edge, and lift it out.
÷ Be sure the rack(s) is level.
e Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect your
hands if rack(s) must be moved while the oven
is hot.
e When baking/roasting with 1 rack, place the
rack so the top of the food will be centered in
the oven.
e When baking/roasting on 2 racks, position racks
in oven to allow good circulation of air around all
the food.
®Do not place items on the oven door when it
is open.
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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
IHOTEuFor 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
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Hotairmustcirculatearoundthepansintheoven
forevenheatto reach
allpartsoftheoven.
Thisresultsinbetter
baking.
÷ Placethepansso
thatoneisnotdirectly
overtheother.
®Forbestresults,
allow11/2-2inchesof
spacearoundeachpan
andbetweenpansand
ovenwalls.
Forbestbakingresults,bake1sheetofcookies
at a time using rack 3.
® If baking with
2 cookie sheets, use
racks 2 and 4. Switch
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the cookie sheets to
the opposite rack
about ¾ of the way
through the baking
time, then finish
baking.
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.
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Electronic
display
SELF-CLEANING OVEN
Oven selector
pads
(pp. 16, [
21,27)
÷ 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 tempera-
ture 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 1 hour or over, the display will
count down hours and minutes.
Temperature Clock
pads pad
(pp. 16, 19, 21) (p. 14)
Minute Oven Hour Minute Start/enter
timer set light pads pads pad
and off pad (p. 14) (p. 14) (p. 15)
pads (p. 38)
(pp. 14, 15)
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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.
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®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
"LOCK'D" will appear on the temperature
display.
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 "LOCK'D" will disappear
from the temperature display.
Off/
cancel
pad
(p. 15)
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INOTE:ifyoudonotwanttheclocktimedisplayed,
pressandholdtheclockpadfor5seconds.Todis-
playtheclocktimeagain,pressandholdtheclock
padfor5seconds.Youshouldnothavetoreset
thetime.
1oPresstheclockpad.
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
MN
(example for 5:30)
PRESS
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 1 hour. You will hear four 1-second tones
when the set time is up.
1o Press the timer set pad.
2° Set the time.
Press the "up" (A) or "down" (V) pad(s) until
the correct time shows on the display.
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PRESS YOU SEE
PRESS YOU SEE
(example for 10 minutes)
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