Whirlpool RF395PXW Owner's Manual

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Use & Care Guide

Flip-top

instructions

Cooktop

- light

Plug-in surface unit
Porcelain-enamel

reflector bowl and
chrome trim ring

roil element

Anti-tip bracket

Removable
storage drawer

ake element

SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE

RF395PXW(Shown)

RF390PXW
RF391PXW

Contents

Page
Important
Safety Instructions.
Using Your Range

Using the surface units
Optional canning kit
The electronic oven controls
Setting the clock
Using the electronic

Minute Timer
Using the Oven Off-button
Using the oven
Using the electronic

MEALTIMER’” control

Theovenvent . . . .

The storage drawer
Optional door panel pat

Caring For Your Range

Control panel and knobs
Surface units and reflector

bowls .______._..__._.._.
Lift-up cooktop
Using the Self-Cleaning cycle
Cleaning tips
Using and replacing the

light bulbs
The oven light

If You Need Service
Or Assistance.
Whirlpool Range Warranty..

01990 Whirlpool Corporation

If your range has a Consumer Buy
Guide label, remove it. It will be easier
to remove before the range is used.
To remove any remaining glue:

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Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball,
then remove.

or

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Soak area with liquid hand dishwash­ing detergent before removing glue
as described above.

Do not use sharp instruments,
rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids or

abrasive cleaners. These can damage
the finish. See “Important Safety In­structions” on page 3.

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool
appliance. Please complete and
mail the Owner Registration Card
provided with this product. Then
complete the form below. Have this
information ready if you need service or
call with a question.

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Copy model and serial numbers

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from plate (behind the oven door on

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the frame) and purchase date from

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sales slip.

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Keep this book, the Cooking Guide
and sales slip together in a handy
place.

Model Number

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Serial Number

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Purchase Date

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Service Company Phone Number

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You are responsible for:

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Installing and leveling the range on a
floor strong enough to support its
weight, and where it is protected from
the elements. (See the Installation
Instructions.)

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Making sure the range is not used by
anyone unable to operate it properly.

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Properly maintaining the range.

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Using the range only for jobs
expected of a home range.

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Making sure the range is secured by a
properly installed anti-tip bracket, with
a rear leveling leg positioned under
bracket.

Important Safety Instructions

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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. It is rec­ommended that the range be in­stalled by a qualified installer. The
range must be properly connected

to electrical supply and grounded.

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To reduce the risk of tipping of the

appliance, the appliance must be
secured by a properly installed
anti-tip bracket. To check if the
bracket is installed properly,
remove the storage drawer (see
page 16) and verify that the anti-tip
bracket is engaged.

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Do not use the range for warming

or heating the room. Persons could

be burned or injured, or a fire could
start.

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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 wear loose or hanging gar-

ments when using the range. They
could ignite if they touch a hot sur­face unit or heating element and
you could be burned.

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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.

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Do not store flammable materials

in or near the range. They could
explode or burn.

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Do not use water on grease fires.
Never pick up a flaming pan.
Smother flaming pan on cooktop
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.

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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
bulky cloth for a potholder. They
could catch on fire.

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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 igniting of clothing or
potholders. Correct pan size also
improves cooking efficiency.

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Never leave surface units
unattended at high heat settings.
A boil-over could result and cause
smoking and greasy spill-overs

that may ignite.

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Make sure the reflector bowls are
in place during cooking. Cooking
without reflector bowls may subject
the wiring and components under­neath them to damage.

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Do not line reflector bowls with
aluminum foil or other liners.

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

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Check to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use on the

Important Safety Instructions
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cooktop. 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.

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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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Do not soak removable heating
elements in water. The element will
be damaged and shock or fire
could result.

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Use care when opening oven door.

Let hot air or steam escape before

removing or replacing food.

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Do not heat unopened containers.
They could explode. The hot con­tents could cause burns and con­tainer particles could cause injury.

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Keep range vents unobstructed.

. Always position 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.

9 Do not clean door seal. It is essen-

tial for a good seal. Care should be

taken not to rub, damage, or move

the seal. Clean only parts recom-

mended in this Use and Care

Guide.

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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.

- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

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Before self-cleaning the oven,
remove broiler pan, broiler grid,
oven racks and other utensils. Do
not use your oven to clean mis­cellaneous parts.

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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 touch surface units, 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 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 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.

. FOR YOUR SAFETY.

DO NOT STORE OR USE
GASOLINE OR OTHER
FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND
LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF
THIS OR ANY OTHER
APPLIANCE. THE FUMES
CAN CREATE A FIRE
HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.

Using Your Range

Using the surface units

Control knobs must be pushed
in before turning them to a setting.
They can be set 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 on.

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.

Until you get used to the set­tings, use the following as a guide.
For best results, start cooking at the
high settings; then turn the control knob
down to continue cooking.

Use HI to start foods cooking; to
bring liquids to a boil.

Use MED-HI to hold a rapid boil: to
fry chicken or pancakes.

Use MED for gravy, puddings and
icing; to cook large amounts of
vegetables.

Use MED-LO to keep food cooking
after starting it on a higher setting

Use LO to keep food warm until
ready to serve. Set the heat higher or
lower within the LO band to keep food
at the temperature you want

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Using Your Range
Continued

Cookware

Use only flat-bottomed utensils for best
cooking results and to prevent damage
to the cooktop. Specialty items with

rounded or ridged bottoms (woks,

ridged bottom canners or tea kettles)

are not recommended.

Burn and Product

Damage Hazard

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If the pan is too small for the
surface unit, you could be
burned by the heat from the
exposed section of the surface
unit. Use correctly sized cook­ing utensils to prevent injury.

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If a surface unit stays red for a
long time, the bottom of the pan
is not flat enough or is too small
for the surface unit. Prolonged
usage of incorrect utensils for
long periods of time can result
in damage to the surface unit,
cooktop, wiring and surround­ing areas. To prevent damage,
use correct utensils, start cook­ing on HI and turn control down
to continue cooking.

The electronic oven controls

There are three parts in the oven
control section:

-The digital display.

-The command buttons.

-The Set Knob.
Instructions for each oven control are

covered on the following pages. Read
them carefully.

When you first plug in the range,

the display will show four flashing 8’s.

If, after you set the clock (page 8) the
display again shows four flashing 8’s,
your electricity was off for a while.

Reset the clock.

Model RF395PXW only: Operating

instructions are provided for the elec­tronic controls. They are located on the
inside of the flip-top console. Use these
flip-top instructions for quick and easy
reference.

Optional canning kit

The large diameter of most water-bath
or pressure canners combined with

high heat settings for long periods of
time can shorten the life of regular
surface units and cause damage to 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 WhirlpoolSM service
company.

NOTE: See the Cooking Guide for

additional canning information.

Digital display/clock

pressed.

When showing the time of day, the

display will show the hour and minutes

When using the Minute Timer, the
display shows minutes and seconds in
the following sequence:

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For SettlngS from l-59 seconds, each
second will show in the display.

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For settings from l-10 minutes, the
display will increase in 10 seconds
increments.

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For settings from lo-99 mrnutes, the
display will increase in 1 minute
increments.

When using the Bake Hours and/or
Stop Time, the display

shows hours and

Command buttons

Set Knob

clockwise decreases the number on the
display.

Using Your Range

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Setting the clock

1. Push the Time Of Day button. The
TIME lrght WIII show in the display.

2. Whrle pushing the Trme Of Day

button, turn the Set Knob until the
correct time shows In the display.

3. Release the Time Of Day button.

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 minutes and seconds up
to 99 minutes. You will hear four beeps.
when the set time IS up.

1. Push the Min/Sec Timer button.
The TIMER light will come on and
the display will show “O-00:’

2. Turn the Sel Knob until the desired
time shows in the display. The
Minute Timer will begin counting
down 2 seconds after the trme is set.

When time IS up, “End” will show
In the large display and you will hear
four beeps.

To cancel the Minute Timer:

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Push the Min/Sec Timer button and
turn the Set Knob until “0:OO” shows
in the display.

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Quickly push the Min/Sec Timer
button twice.

Using the Oven-Off button

The Oven-Off button will cancel any
command button except for the Min/
Set Timer button. When the Oven-Off
button is pushed, “Off” will show in the
large display. The display will then show
the time of day or, if Minute Timer is
also being used, the time remaining.

Using the oven

Baking

1. Position the rack(s) properly before
turning on the oven. To change
rack position, lift rack at front and
pull out.

The rack(s) should be placed so
the top of the food will be centered in
the oven. Always leave at least 1% lo
2 inches (4-5 cm) between the sides
of the pan and the oven walls and
other pans. For more information,
see the Cooking Guide.

2. Push the Bake button. “350°F” will
show in the small display to indicate
the preset temperature and the

PRE- BAKE and ON lights will

come on.

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Using Your Range

Contined

3. To cook at a different temperature,
push the Bake button. Turn the Set

Knob until the desired temperalure

shows In the small display.

4. The oven IS preheated when you

hear three beeps and the PRE- light

goes off.

5. Pul food In the oven.
During baking, the elements will turn

on and off to keep the oven temperature
at the settrng.

The top element helps heat dur-

ing baking, but does not turn red.

6. When baking IS done, push the Oven-

Off button. “Off” will show In the dis­play and all other displays will go off

NOTE: The oven automatrcally turns off
after 11 hours, 59 minutes.

Broiling

1. Positron the rack before turning the
oven on. See “Brorl Chart” tn the
Cooking Guide or a reliable cook­book for recommended rack
positions.

2. Put the broiler pan and food on

the rack.

3. Close the door to the Broil Stop pOSi­tion (open about 4 inches, 10 2 cm).
The door will stay open by itself.