Whirlpool RF4700XE User Manual
Use And Care
G U I D E
A Note to You..................2
Range Safety...................3
Parts and Features.........6
Using Your Range...........7
Using the
Self-Cleaning Cycle......30
Caring for
Your Range....................33
Troubleshooting...........40
SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE
MODEL RF4700XE
318068301(9901) Rev. B/4372849A
Requesting
Assistance
or Service......................42
Index..............................43
Warranty........................44
1-800-253-1301
Call our Consumer Assistance Center
with questions or comments
A Note to You
Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL®appliance.
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.
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 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 assure you of in-warranty service.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Dealer Name
Dealer Address
Dealer Phone
Our Consumer Assistance Center
number is toll free.
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.whirlpool.com
1-800-253-1301
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Range Safety
Your safety and the safety of others is very important.
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:
You will be killed or seriously injured
wDANGER
wWARNING
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.
The anti-tip brackets
The range will not tip during normal use. However, tipping can occur if you apply too much
force or weight to the open door without the anti-tip brackets properly secured.
if you don’t follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured
if you don’t follow instructions.
Anti-Tip Bracket
Rear Range Foot
wWARNING
Tip Over Hazard
A child or adult can tip the range and be killed.
Connect anti-tip brackets to rear range feet.
Reconnect the anti-tip brackets, 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 brackets are installed:
•Slide range forward.
•Look for the anti-tip brackets securely attached to floor.
•Slide range back so rear range feet are under anti-tip brackets.
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RANGE SAFETY
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
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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 ANTITIP BRACKETS SECURELY ATTACHED
TO FLOOR, AND SLIDE RANGE BACK
SO REAR FEET ARE UNDER ANTI-TIP
BRACKETS.
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 –
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Smother fire or flame or use dry
chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
Use Only Dry Potholders – Moist or
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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
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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.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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RANGE SAFETY
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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
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Elements – Heating elements should
never be immersed in water.
Do Not Cook on Broken Cooktop –
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If cooktop should break, cleaning
solutions and spillovers may penetrate
the broken cooktop and create a risk
of electric shock. Contact a qualified
technician 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
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Containers – Build-up of pressure may
cause container to burst and result in
injury.
Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed.
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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
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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 –
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Grease should not be allowed to
accumulate on hood or filter.
When flaming foods under the hood, turn
•
the fan on.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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Parts and Features
Control panel
(see below)
Left oven vent
(p. 28)
Broil element
(not shown)
(p. 23)
Standard
cleaning oven
(p. 34)
Anti-tip brackets
(under range)
(p. 3)
Bake element
(p. 17)
Removable
storage drawer
(p. 29)
Self-cleaning
oven
(p. 30)
Right oven vent
(p. 28)
Plug-in coil element
(pp. 7, 36, 37)
Porcelain-enamel
reflector bowl with
chrome trim
(pp. 36, 37)
Right oven
automatic light
switch
(p. 39)
Model and serial
number plate
(may be above
left oven on
some models)
(p. 2)
Broil element
(not shown)
(p. 23)
Bake element
(p. 16)
Control panel
Right oven
manual
light switch
(p. 39)
Left oven
temperature
control
indicator light
(pp. 17, 18)
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Left oven
temperature
control knob
(pp. 17, 19)
Electronic oven
control
(p. 12)
Left front
control
knob
(pp. 7, 33)
Left rear
control
knob
(pp. 7, 33)
Hot surface
indicator light
(p. 7)
Right rear
control
knob
(pp. 7, 33)
Right front
control
knob
(pp. 7, 33)
Coil element
marker
(p. 7)
Using Your Range
Using the coil elements
wWARNING
Fire Hazard
Turn off all controls when done
cooking.
Failure to do so can result in death
or fire.
Push in control knobs before turning
them to a setting. You can set them
anywhere between HI and OFF.
Coil element markers
The solid dot in the coil element marker
shows which coil element is turned on by
that knob.
SETTING RECOMMENDED USE
HI • To start food cooking.
MED-HI • To hold a rapid boil.
OFF
• To bring liquid to a boil.
• To quickly brown or sear
food.
Hot surface indicator light
The Hot Surface Indicator Light on the
control panel will glow when any of the coil
elements are turned on.
Until you become familiar with the
settings, use the chart at right as a
guide. For best results, start cooking at the
high setting; then turn the control knob
down to continue cooking.
Med • To maintain a slow boil.
• To fry poultry or meat.
• To make pudding, sauce,
or gravy
MED-LO • To stew or steam food.
• To simmer food
LO • To keep food warm. Set
the heat higher or lower
within the LO band to
keep food at the
temperature you want.
• To melt chocolate or
butter.
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USING YOUR RANGE
1" 1"
Using the surface cooking areas
Home canning information
To protect your range:
Use flat-bottomed canners on all types of
•
Surface
cooking area
Center the canner over the largest surface
•
cooking area. Do not extend more than
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 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 elements and the surrounding
surfaces to cool down.
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 model, 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.
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Pan
cooktops,
especially
ceramic
glass.
Canners with
rippled or
ridged bottoms do not
allow good
contact with
the surface.
Optional canning kit
(Coil element model)
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.
Cookware tips
Select a pan that is about the same size as
•
the surface cooking area. Cookware should
not extend 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
•
bottoms or small expansion channels can
be used.
Cookware with a non-stick finish has
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heating characteristics of the base material.
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
•
conduction 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 cook-
•
ware which has boiled dry, on a hot surface
cooking area. The cookware could
overheat, causing damage to the cookware
or the surface cooking area.
USING YOUR RANGE
The pan material affects how fast heat transfers from the surface cooking area thro ugh the pan
material and how evenly heat s p reads 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 heavy thickness is best for most cooking.
• Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating.
Cast iron
• Heats slowly and evenly.
• Good for browning and frying.
• Maintains heat for slow cooking.
• Can be coated with porcelain enamel.
Ceramic or
ceramic glass
• Heats slowly and unevenly.
• Use on low to medium settings.
• Follow manufacturer’s instructions.
Copper
• Heats very quickly and evenly.
• Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating.
Earthenware
• Can be used for cooktop cooking if recommended by the
manufacturer.
• Use on low settings.
Porcelain enamel-on-steel
or enamel-on-cast iron
• See cast iron and stainless steel.
Stainless steel
• Heats quickly but une ve nly.
• A core or base of aluminum or copper on the cookware
provides even heating.
• Can be coated with porcelain enamel.
Characteristics of cookware materials
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USING YOUR RANGE
Using the oven
Positioning racks and pans
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 (5 cm) of
•
oven. This results in better baking.
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
Where to place pans:
WHEN YOU
HAVE
1 pan
2 pans
3 or 4 pans
PLACE
In center of the oven rack.
Side by side or slightly
staggered.
In opposite corners on
each oven rack. Stagger
pans so no pan is
directly over another.
Rack placement for specific
foods:
FOOD
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 information on where to place
your rack when broiling, see “Broiling
guidelines” later in this section.
RACK POSITION
1st or 2nd rack
guide from bottom
2nd rack guide
from bottom
2nd or 3rd rack
guide from bottom
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Baking performance is affected by the type of bakeware used. Use the bakeware size
recommended in the recipe.
BAKEWARE TYPE
Light colored aluminum
• Light golden crusts
• Even browning
• Use temperature and time
recommended in recipe.
Dark aluminum and other
bakeware with dark, dull,
and/or non-stick finish
• Brown, crisp crusts
• May reduce baking temperature 25°F.
• Use suggested baking time.
• Use temperature and time
recommended in recipe for pies,
breads, and casseroles.
• Place rack in center of oven.
Ovenproof glassware,
ceramic glass, or ceramic
• Brown, crisp crusts
• May reduce baking temperature 25°F.
Insulated cookie sheets
or baking pans
• Little or no bottom
browning
• Place in the bottom third of oven.
• May need to increase baking time.
Stainless steel • May need to increase baking time.
• Crisp crusts
Stoneware
• Follow manufacturer's instructions.
• Light, golden crusts
• Uneven browning
BEST USED FOR
GUIDELINES
Bakeware Choices
USING YOUR RANGE
Using aluminum foil
NOTE: Do not line the oven bottom with foil
or other liners. It
circulation and give you poor cooking
results.
could affect the
oven surface as
well as the
quality of your
baking.
Do not cover
•
the entire rack
with aluminum
foil. It will
reduce air
Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers from
•
pies or casseroles by placing foil on the
oven rack below. Foil should be turned up
at edges and be at least 1 inch (2.5 cm)
larger than dish.
Place tent-shaped foil loosely over meat
•
or poultry to slow down surface browning
for long term roasting. Remove foil for the
last 30 minutes.
Use narrow strips of foil to shield piecrust
•
edges if browning too quickly.
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SELF-CLEANING OSELF-CLEANING OVENVEN
CANCEL
OFF
BAKE
CUSTOM
BROIL
AUTO
CLEAN
OVEN
PREHEAT
LOCK
CLOCK
TIMER
SET
COOK
TIME
STOP
TIME
USING YOUR RANGE
COOK
TIME
STOP
TIME
The electronic oven control
(right oven only)
Off/cancel
Bake pad
(pp. 15, 18,
19, 25, 27)
Custom
broil pad
(pp. 20, 22)
pad
(pp. 13, 16, 19,
22, 26, 28, 32)
Display
“Up”
pad
Clock
pad
(p. 13)
Cook time
pad
(pp. 12, 25, 26)
Feature
indicator
light
(see below)
Stop time
pad
(pp. 12,
15, 27)
Auto
clean
pad
(p. 31)
Right oven
indicator
light
(pp. 16, 26, 27)
Preheat
indicator
light
(p. 17)
Display/clock
• When you first plug in the range,
“12:00” will flash on the display. If after
you set the clock (see “Setting the clock”),
“12:00” again flashes on the display, your
electricity was off for a while. Reset
the clock.
• The clock displays the time of day, except
when the oven is cleaning or timed baking.
• When you are using the oven, the display
will show times, temperatures, and other
settings.
• 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 hours, minutes, and
seconds in the following sequence:
– For settings under 1 minute, the display
will count down each second.
– For settings from 1-59 minutes, the
display will count down each minute.
– For settings 1 hour or over, the display
will count down each minute (hours and
minutes displayed).
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Lock
indicator
light
(p. 32)
“Down”
pad
Timer set
pad
(pp. 13, 14)
• When you are using Cook Time and/or
Stop Time, the
display will show
the oven temperature setting.
– For settings under 1 minute, the display
will count down each second.
– For settings from 1-59 minutes, the dis-
play will count down each minute.
– For settings 1 hour or over, the display
will count down each minute (hours and
minutes displayed).
Command pads
The command pads tell the oven what to do
and in what order. Some command pads
have a Feature Indicator Light. The Feature
Indicator Light comes on when you press the
command pad.
Canceling a function
CANCEL
OFF
CLOCK
CLOCKCLOCK
TIMERTIMER
SETSET
TIMER
SET
OFF/CANCEL will cancel any function
except for the Clock and Minute
Timer functions. When you
press OFF/CANCEL, the
display will show the time of day or, if
Minute Timer is also being used, the time
remaining. To cancel the Minute Timer see
“Using the electronic Minute Timer” section.
Setting the clock
USING YOUR RANGE
1. Press CLOCK.
The Clock Feature Indicator Light
will glow.
NOTE: The display will also flash “12:00”
when the range is first plugged in, or if
your electricity was off for a while.
2. Set time.
Within 5 seconds, press the “up” (s) or
“down” (t) pad(s) until the correct time
shows on the display.
NOTE: The clock cannot be changed
during timed baking or while using the
Self-Cleaning cycle.
PRESS YOU SEE
Display will flash “12:00.”
PRESS YOU SEE
Display shows time of day.
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 11 hours
59 minutes. The Minute Timer will display
minutes for settings under 1 hour. It will
display seconds for settings under 1 minute.
You will hear 3 tones when the set time is up.
1. Press TIMER SET.
The Timer Set Feature Indicator Light
will glow.
PRESS
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TIMER
SET
USING YOUR RANGE
2. Set time.
Press the “up” (s) or “down” (t) pad(s)
until the correct time shows on the
display.
NOTES:
• Press the “up” (s) pad to increase the
time by 1 minute, or the “down” (t)
pad to decrease the time by 1 minute.
• Press and hold the “up” (s) pad to
increase the time by 10 minutes, or
press and hold the “down” (t) pad to
decrease the time by 10 minutes.
• If you press the “down” (t) pad
first, the timer will show 11 hours and
59 minutes.
The Minute Timer will begin counting
down immediately.
NOTES:
• To view other functions while using the
Minute Timer, press the command pad
for that function.
• When changing the Minute Timer while
time is counting down, the display will
show only minutes. The display will
show seconds once the countdown
time goes below 1 minute.
When the time is up:
You will hear three tones, then three
reminder tones every minute until you
press TIMER SET.
PRESS YOU SEE
Display shows set time.
YOU SEE
Display shows time
counting down.
To cancel the Minute Timer:
Press TIMER SET.
14
14
PRESS YOU SEE
Display shows time of day.
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