Whirlpool RFOIOOXR, RFOIOEXR User Manual

ELECTRIC

RANGE

Models RFOIOOXR
and
RFOIOEXR

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Contents

Before You Use Your Range
Important Safety htructlons.
Parts and Feutures.

Using Your Range. ............

Using the Surface Units
Using the Oven Control

Baking ...................

Broiling ...................

OvenUent ..................

Caring for Your Range

Control Panel ...............

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Lift-Up Cooktop . . . . . . .

Lower Panel . . . . . . . . . . .

Cleaning Chart.. . . . . . . . .

If You Need Servlce or

Assistance. . . . . . . . . .

1. Before Calling for

Assistance. . . . . .

2. if You Need Assistance

3. if You Need Service..

4. if You Have a Problem .

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Surface Units and
Reflector Bowls

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01986 Whirlpool Corpomtlon

Before you use your range

Read this Use 6 Care Guide and The Cooklng Guide for Important safety

Information.

You are personally responsible for:

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Reading and foilowlng all safely precautions in this Use & Care Guide and the
Cooking Gutde.

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lnstailtng the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a floor
strong enough to support Its weight.

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Properly connecting the range to electrical supply and grounding. (See
“instaiiatton instructions:‘)

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

0 Properly maintaining the range.

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

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See “CookIng Guide” for Important safety and use Information.

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IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1.

DO NOT

play with any part of the range, or
leave them unattended near it.
They could be burned or injured.

2.

DO NOT

might want above the range.
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on it.

3.

DO NOT

hot surface units or heating ele­ments. Dark colored units and ele­ments can still be hot enough to
burn severely.

4. KEEP

range when it is on. The cooktop
and oven wails, racks and door
can get hot enough to cause
burns.

5.

DO NOT

room. Persons in the room could
be burned or injured, or a fire

could start.

DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS

allow children to use or

store things children

allow anyone to touch

children away from the

use the range to heat a

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IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THEY COULD IGNITE

CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.

6. KEEP

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8. DO NOT

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pan handles turned in, but not
over another surface unit to avoid
burns, injury and to help prevent the
utensil from being pushed off the sur­face units.

DO NOT

The fire will spread. Cover fire with
large lid or smother with baking
soda or salt.

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

DO NOT

They could explode. The hot con­tents could burn and container par­titles could cause injury

use water on grease tires.

wear loose or hanging gar-

heat unopened containers.

10. When adding or removing

food,

MAKE SURE

oven door all the way to
prevent burns.

FOR YOUR SAFETY.

to open the

- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here

If you need service, or call with a question, have this information ready:

1. Complete

Numbers [from plate located
under the cooktop).

2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these

spaces. Keep this book, your war­ranty and sales slip together in a
convenient place.

Model and Serial

Model Number

Serlal Number

Purchase Dai

Service Company/Phone Number

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Parts and features

Models RFOlOOXR and RFOlOOEXR

OVEN VENT OVEN VENT

ONE-PIECE CHROME

NE-PIECE CHROME

REFLECTOR BOWL

REFLECTOR BOWL

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PANEL

RIGHT FRONT OVEN
CONTROL KNOB SIGNAL LIGHT CONTROL KNOB

OVEN TEMP

Using the surface units

PUSH IN

Turn to

Setting

Surface Unit Indicators

The solid dot in the surface unit

indicator shows which surface unit
is turned on by that knob.

Signal light

The Top Signal Light will glow when­ever a surface unit is on.

Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning

can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.

Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide.

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.

CAUTION: The use of the HI setting for long periods of time
can damage surface units and discolor chrome reflector
bowls. Start cooklng on HI and turn control down to con-

tinue cooking.

them to a setting. They

Use5or6

to hold a
rapld boil; to
fry chicken
or pancakes.

Use 4

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

for

Use2or3

to keep food
cooklng after
starting It
on a hlgher
settlng.

For best results,

use SIM

keep food
warm until
ready to
serve. Set the
heat hlgher
or lower to
keep foods at
the tempera­ture you want.

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