Whirlpool RF386PXGB0, RF386PXGB1, RF386PXGB2, RF386PXGB3, RF386PXGB4 Owner’s Manual
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Appliances
UseECare
A Note to You ............ 2
Range Safety ............ 3
Parts and Features....6
Using Your Range .... 8
Using the Self-
Cleaning Cycle ........ 25
Caring for Your
Range ...................... 28
Troubleshooting ...... 36
Requesting
Assistance or
Service .................... 38
Index ........................ 39
Warranty .................. 40
Call our Consumer Assistance Center
with questions or comments.
8uper Capacity 466 withACCUBAKE®System
4.65 Cubic Foot Oven
MODELS RF385PXG RF386PXG RF387LXH RF388LXG
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ANOTETOYOU
The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality products that consistently perform for you to make your
life easier. 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, please complete and mail the Product Registration Card provided with your appliance. The card helps us
notify you about any new information on your appliance.
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 label/plate (see diagram in
the "Parts and Features" section).
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. It is important
for you to save your sales receipt showing the date of purchase. Proof of purchase will as-
sure you of in-warranty service.
To find detailed product information, the location of the nearest Whirlpool dealer or designated servicer, to
purchase an accessory item, or register your appliance on-line, please visit our Web site at
www.whirlpooLcom
Model Number.
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Dealer Name
Dealer Address
Dealer Phone
RANGESAFETV
Yoursafetyandthesafetyofothersisveryimportant.
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and
obey all safety messages.
This isthe 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:
You will be killed or seriously injured if you don't
follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't
follow instructions.
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.
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The range will not tip during normal use. However, the range can tip if you apply too much force or weight to
the open door without the anti-tip bracket fastened down properly.
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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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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 ATTACHED 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 cooktop and surfaces facing the cooktop.
• 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.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Do Not Cook on Broken Cooktop - If cooktop
should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers
may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a
risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified techni-
cian immediately.
• Clean Cooktop 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 on.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to
publish a list of substances known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other
reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn of potential exposure to such substances.
This appliance can cause low-level exposure to some of the listed substances, including benzene,
formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, and toluene.
PARTSANDFr:ATUP
(Models RF385PXG and RF387LXH)
Oven
(p. 23)
Plug-in coil element
with one-piece
reflector bowl
(pp. 28, 31, 32)
Model and
serial
plate
(behind left side
of storage drawer)
Electronic
Oven Control
(pp. 14-22)
Control panel
(pp. 6, 28)
Automatic oven
ht switch
(p. 35)
//
Gasket
(p. 25)
Broil element
(not shown)
(p. 2O)
Bake element
(p. 17)
Removable
storag,
(p. 24)
ACCUSIMMER TM
feature indicator Surface heating
light indicator light
(lights when (lights up when a
ACCUSIMMER coil element is on)
ACCUBAKE ®
system electronic
oven control
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ACCUSIMMER Left front Left rear
control knob control knob control knob
Coil element marker
(shows which coil
element you are setting)
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Right rear Right front
control knob control knob
(ModelsRF386PXGandRF388LXG)
Oven
(p. 23)
CLEANTOP ®
ceramic glass
cooktop
(pp. 11,30)
Surface
cooking
area
(pp. 8-11, 30)
Anti-tip bracket .............
(p. 3)
Door stop clip ...........
(p. 34, 35) ............................................................................
Model and serial
number plate ......................
(behind left side
of storage drawer)
Electronic
Oven Control
(pp. 14-22)
Control panel
(pp. 7, 28)
Hot surface
indicator lights
(p. 11)
.....Automatic oven
light switch
(p. 35)
Gasket
(p. 25)
....Broil element
(not shown)
(p. 2O)
Bake element
(p. 17)
Removable
storage drawer
(p. 24)
ACCUSIMMEW M
feature indicator Surface heating
light indicator light
(lights when (lights up when a
ACCUSIMMER surface cooking
is on) area is on)
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ACCUBAKE ®
system electronic
oven control
ACCUSIMMER Left front Left rear
control knob control knob control knob
Surface cooking area
marker (shows which
surface cooking area
you are setting)
Right rear Right front
control knob control knob
USINGYOURRANGE
Push in the control knobs before turning them to a
them anywhere between
i etting. You can set
HI and ©FE
NOTE: The
ACCUSIMMER ta
control knob does not
I have to be pushed in
before turning.
Fire Hazard
Turn off all controls when done cooking.
Failure to do so can result in death or fire.
Use the following chart as a guide.
SETTING RECOMMENDED USE
• To bring liquid to a boil.
6-8 • To hold a rapid boil.
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5 • To maintain a slow boil.
2-4 • To stew or steam food.
LO • To keep food warm.
ACCUSIMMER
MIN • For a low simmer or when using
MAX
• To quickly brown or sear food.
• To fry poultry or meat.
• To make pudding, sauce, or gravy.
• To simmer food.
• To melt chocolate or butter.
lids.
• For a high simmer or when
simmering without lids.
ACCUSIMMER is an adjustable setting for the left
front element which allows for more accurate sim-
mering of foods.
To set the ACCUSlMMER control:
1. Turn the small element knob clockwise from
the NORMAL BURNER position to the
ACCUSIMMER ON position. The indicator
light will glow.
2. Turn the left front element knob ON between
the ACCUSIMMER MIN and MAX settings.
Adjust the setting according to type and size
of cookware, the type and amount of food, and
whether cookware lids are on or off. (See
"Cookware tips" section.)
NOTE: All other elements can be used for normal
operation whether ACCUSIMMER is in use or not.
OFF
To protect your range:
• Use flat-bottomed canners on all types of cook-
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cooking area
diameter canners/pans, if not centered correctly,
trap heat and can cause damage to the cooktop.
• Do not place your canner on two surface cooking
areas at the same time.
• The type of material the canner is made of
determines the length of heating time. Refer to the
"Characteristics of cookware materials" chart later
in this section for more information.
• When canning for long periods of time, allow ele-
ments and the surrounding surfaces to cool down.
tops, especially ceramic
glass. Canners with rip-
pled or ridged bottoms
do not allow good
contact with the surface.
• Center the canner
over the largest surface
cooking area. Do not
extend more than one
inch outside the surface
cooking area. Large
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• Alternate use of the surface cooking areas
between batches or prepare small batches at a
time.
• Start with hot water, cover with a lid, and bring
to a boil; then reduce heat to maintain a boil or
required pressure levels in a pressure canner.
• On coil element models, keep your reflector
bowls clean so that they will always reflect
heat well.
• For up-to-date information on canning, contact
your local U.S. Government Agricultural
Department Extension Office or companies
who manufacture home canning products.
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 dealer or designated
service company.
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• Select a pan that is about the same size as the
surface cooking area. Cookware should not ex-
tend more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) outside the area.
• For best results and greater energy
efficiency, use only flat-bottomed cookware that
makes good contact with the surface cooking
area. Cookware with rounded, warped, ribbed
(such as some porcelain enamelware), or dented
bottoms could cause uneven heating and poor
cooking results.
• Cookware designed with slightly indented bot-
toms or small expansion channels can be used.
• Cookware with a non-stick finish has heating
characteristics of the base material.
The pan material affects how fast heat transfers from the surface cooking area through the pan material and how
evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide the best cooking results.
Aluminum • Heats quickly and evenly.
• Use for all types of cooking.
• Medium or heaw thickness is best for most cooking.
• Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating.
• Check for rough spots on the bottom of metal or
glass cookware which will scratch the ceramic glass
surface.
• Use flat bottom cookware for best heat conduc-
tion from the surface cooking area to the cookware.
Determine flatness with the ruler test. Place the
edge of a ruler across the bottom of the cookware.
Hold it up to the light. No light should be visible
under the ruler. Rotate the ruler in all directions and
look for any light.
• Do not leave empty cookware, or cookware which
has boiled dry, on a hot surface cooking area. The
cookware could overheat, causing damage to the
cookware or the surface cooking area.
Cast iron • Heats slowly and evenly.
• Good for browning and frying.
• Maintains heat for slow cooking.
• Can be coated with porcelain enamel.
Ceramic or • Heats slowly and unevenly.
ceramic glass • Use on low to medium settings.
Copper • Heats very quickly and evenly.
Earthenware • Can be used for cooktop cooking if recommended by the
Porcelain enamel-on-steel or • See cast iron and stainless steel.
enamel-on-cast iron
Stainless steel • Heats quickly but unevenly.
• Follow manufacturer's instructions.
• Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating.
manufacturer.
• Use on low settings.
• A core or base of aluminum or copper on the cookware provides
even heating.
• Can be coated with porcelain enamel.
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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.
• Make sure the bottoms of pots and pans are
clean and dry before using them. Food and water
particles left on the bottoms can leave deposits
on the cooktop when it is heated.
• 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.
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.
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Place the oven racks where you need them before
turning on the oven.
• To move a rack, pull it out to the stop position,
raise the front edge and lift it out.
• Be sure the rack(s) is level.
• Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect your hands
if rack(s) must be moved while the oven is hot.
• For best performance, cook on one rack. Place the
rack so the top of the food will be centered in the
oven.
• When cooking with two racks, arrange the racks
on the 2nd and 4th rack guides. Two sheets of
cookies may be baked if sheets are switched at
approximately three quarters of the total bake time.
Increase baking time, if necessary.
• For best results allow 2 inches of space around
each pan and between
pans and oven walls. 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.
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.
FOOD RACK POSITION
Frozen pies, large 1st or 2nd rack
roasts, turkeys, angel guide from bottom
food cakes
Bundt cakes, most 2nd rack guide
quick breads, yeast from bottom
breads, casseroles,
meats
Cookies, biscuits, 2nd or 3rd rack
muffins, cakes, guide from bottom
nonfrozen pies
NOTE: For information on where to place your rack
when broiling, see "Broiling guidelines" later in this
section.
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