Whirlpool RS610PXE User Manual

Use And Care

GUIDE

Table of Contents

(complete) ................... 2

A Note to You................. 3

Range Safety...............4-7

STANDARD-CLEANING ELECTRIC DROP-IN RANGE

PART NO. 4450273

Getting to Know

Your Range .................... 8

Using Your Range ......... 9

Caring for

Your Range ..................38

Troubleshooting .......... 44

Requesting Assistance

or Service ..................... 46

Index ............................. 50

Warranty .......................52

1-800-253-1301

Call us with

questions or comments.

MODEL RS610PXE

A Note to You ........................................... 3

Range Safety ......................................... 4-7

Getting to Know Your Range ................... 8

Using Your Range ..................................... 9

Using the coil elements......................... 9

Positioning racks and pans ..................11

For best air circulation ........................ 12

Using aluminum foil for baking ............ 12

The electronic oven control................. 13

Starting a function............................... 14

Canceling a function ........................... 14

Setting the clock ................................. 15

Using the electronic Minute Timer....... 16

Audible signals ................................... 17

Baking/roasting................................... 18

Roasting tips ...................................... 20

Adjusting the oven

temperature control ............................ 20

Broiling ............................................... 22

Broiling tips......................................... 25

Energy saving tips .............................. 25

Using the electronic

MEAL TIMER™ control ....................... 26

The oven vent .................................... 37

Caring for Your Range ............................ 38

Cleaning chart .................................... 38

Coil elements and reflector bowls ....... 40

Removing the oven door..................... 42

The oven lights ................................... 43

Troubleshooting ..................................... 44

Requesting Assistance or Service ........ 46

Index ....................................................... 50

Warranty ................................................. 52

A Note to You

Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL® appliance.

Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL appliances are easy to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. 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 plate (see diagram in the “Getting to Know” 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.

Model Number __________________________ Serial Number __________________________ Purchase Date __________________________ Dealer Name ___________________________ Dealer Address _________________________ Dealer Phone ___________________________

Our Consumer Assistance Center number is toll-free.

1-800-253-1301

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.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

if you don’t follow instructions.

You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions.

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To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including the following:

General

•Read all instructions before using

the range.

•Install or locate the range only in

accordance with the provided Installation Instructions. The range must be installed by a qualified installer. The range must be properly connected to electrical supply and grounded.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of

tipping of the appliance, the appliance must be secured by properly

installed anti-tip devices. To check if the devices are installed properly, open the oven door, remove a screw at the bottom of each side trim, remove the side trims, and verify that the anti-tip devices are engaged to cabinets with two screws through the mounting holes in the mounting rail of the oven.

RANGE SAFETY

•CAUTION: Do not store things

children might want above the range. C hildren could be burned or injured while climbing on it.

•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.

•Do not operate the range if it

is damaged or not working properly.

•Do not use the range for warm-

ing or heating the room. Persons could be burned or injured, or a fire could start.

•Use the range only for its in-

tended use as described in this manual.

•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, such as the oven vent opening, the surface near the vent opening, the cooktop, and the oven door and window, could also become hot enough to cause burns.

•Do not wear loose or hanging

garments when using the range. They could ignite if they touch a hot surface unit and you could be burned.

•Use only dry pot holders. Moist or

damp pot holders on hot surfaces could result in burns from steam. Do not let pot holder touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or bulky cloth for a pot holder. It could catch on fire.

•Keep range vents unobstructed.

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RANGE SAFETY

•Do not heat unopened containers.

They could explode. The hot contents could cause burns and container particles could cause injury.

•Use only cookware approved for

oven use. Follow cookware manufacturer’s instructions, especially when using glass or plastic cookware.

•Do not store flammable materials

on or near the range. The fumes could create an explosion and/or fire hazard.

When using the cooktop

•Make sure the reflector bowls are

in place during cooking. Cooking without reflector bowls could subject the wiring and components underneath them to damage.

•Do not line reflector bowls with

aluminum foil or other liners. Improper installation of these liners could result in a risk of electric shock or fire.

•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 could result in the igniting of clothing or pot holders. Correct pan size also improves cooking efficiency.

•Check to be sure glass cookware

is safe for use on the range. Only certain types of glass, glassceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed cookware are suitable for cooktops without breaking due to the sudden change in temperature.

•Never leave surface units

unattended at high heat settings. A boilover could result and cause smoking and greasy spillovers

that could ignite.

•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.

When using the oven

•Always position oven rack(s) in

desired location while oven is cool. If a rack must be removed while oven is hot, do not let pot holder contact hot heating element in oven.

•Use care when opening oven

door. Let hot air or steam escape before removing or replacing food.

RANGE SAFETY

Grease

•Grease is flammable. Do not

allow grease to collect around cooktop. Wipe spillovers immediately.

•Do not use water on grease fires.

Never pick up a flaming pan. Smother flaming pan on range 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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Care and cleaning

•Do not soak removable heating

elements in water. The element will be damaged and shock or fire could result.

•Do not clean door gasket. It is

essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage, or move the gasket. Clean only parts recommended in this Use and Care Guide.

•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.

•Disconnect the electrical supply

before servicing the range.

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Getting to Know Your Range

This section tells you what features your range has and where they are located. Please review this information before using your range. To help you find information on specific parts or features quickly, page references are included.

Plug-in coil element with

Oven control panel

(p. 13)

one-piece chrome reflector bowl

(p. 9)

LOLO

OFFOFF

HIHI

LOLO

F F O

OFF

HIHI

LOLO

OFFOFF

HIHI

Cooktop control

panel

LOLO

F F O

OFF

HIHI

(p. 9)

Broil element

(not shown) (p. 22)

Bake element

(p. 19)

Cooktop control panel

Left rear

control

knob

Right rear

control

knob

CLOCKCLOCK LIGHTLIGHT

TIMERTIMER

OFFOFF

SETSET

STOPSTOP RTIMETIME CLEANCLEAN

LOCKEDLOCKED

TIMETIME

N O

COOKCOOK

L E

STSTARARTOFFOFF

C N A

CANCEL

HEATHEAT

BAKEBAKE

T N

ENTER C

DELAYDELAY

BROILBROIL

MIN MIN

DTIMETIME STARTSTART?

C E S 5

5 SEC

HR HR

STSTOPOP

DELADELAY

TIMETIME

STSTARART

COOKCOOK

TIMETIME

TEMPTEMP

CUSCUSTOMOM

L O

BROILBROIL

BAKEBAKE

O C N E

O IC N O

R T

C E L

ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL

Model and serial

(on mounting rail)

NOTE: Oven cooling fan remains on when

oven is off until cavity temperature cools down.

Automatic

oven light

switch

(p. 43)

number plate

Coil element marker

Left front

control

knob

Right front

control

knob

Hot surface

indictor

light

Using Your Range

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.

Using the coil elements

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.

Hot surface indicator light

The Hot Surface Indicator Light on the cooktop surface will glow when any of the coil elements are turned on. The Indicator Light will continue to glow as long as the coil elements are too hot to touch, even after they are turned off.

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Fire Hazard

Turn off all controls when done cooking.

Failure to do so can result in death, fire, or burns.

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.

SETTING RECOMMENDED USE

HI • To start foods cooking.

• To bring liquids to a boil.

Medium-high • To hold a rapid boil.

• To fry chicken or

pancakes.

Medium • For gravy, pudding,

(opposite OFF)

(opposite OFF • To cook large amounts

Medium-low • To keep food cooking

LO • To keep food warm until

and icing.

of vegetables.

after starting it on a higher setting.

ready to serve.

USING YOUR RANGE

center over

coil element

1 inch maximum overhang

1" 1"

Cookware tips

• Use the correct cookware to prevent

damage to the coil elements, cooktop, wiring, and surrounding areas.

• If the cookware is too small for the coil

element or the bottom is not flat, the coil element could stay glowing red for an extended length of time causing damage to the range.

• If you start cooking on high, it is impor-

tant to turn the control down to a lower setting to complete cooking.

• Flat-bottomed cookware, including woks,

canners, and teakettles, will provide better contact with the coil element and provide the best cooking results.

• Warped, dented, and ribbed-bottomed

cookware can result in uneven cooking due to incomplete contact with the coil element.

• Cookware that has been designed with

slightly indented bottoms or small expansion channels can be used.

• Choose medium to heavy gauge

(thickness) cookware.

• The pan material (type of metal or

glass) affects how quickly and evenly the pan heats.

NOTE: Do not leave empty cookware, or

cookware which has boiled dry, on a hot coil element. The cookware could overheat causing damage to the cookware or coil element.

Home canning information

• Use flat-bottomed canners/pans for

best results.

• Use the largest coil element for best

results. Also, use a canner/pan that you can center over the coil element and that does not extend more than 1 inch outside the coil element 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 coil

elements 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.

• Keep reflector bowls clean for best heat

reflection.

• When canning for long periods of time,

alternate use of the coil elements between batches to allow the coil elements to cool down, or prepare food in small batches.

• Refer to your canner manual for specific

instructions.

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 coil elements 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 WHIRLPOOL

Service Company.

Positioning racks and pans

General guidelines

• Before turning on the oven, place oven

racks where you need them.

• To move rack(s), lift rack(s) at front and

pull 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 baking/roasting with 1 rack, place

the rack so the top of the food will be centered in the oven.

• When baking/roasting on 2 racks,

position racks in oven to allow good circulation of air around all the food.

Bakeware tips

• When baking with insulated cookie

sheets or baking pans, place them in the bottom third of the oven. You may need to increase the recommended baking times, so test for doneness before removing from the oven.

• When using ovenproof glassware or

dark bakeware, reduce the oven temperature by 25°F, but use the same baking time. Because these pans absorb heat, producing darker bottom browning and crispier crusts, place the rack in the center of the oven. When baking pies and bread, you can use the temperature suggested in the recipe.

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 recommended rack placement

when broiling, see the “Broiling rack position chart.”

USING YOUR RANGE

RACK POSITION

Lowest level or 2nd level from bottom

2nd level from bottom

2nd or 3rd level from bottom

USING YOUR RANGE

For best air circulation

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.

• Place the pans so that one is not directly

over the other.

• For best results, allow 11⁄2 to 2 inches

of space around each pan and between pans and oven walls.

• Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at

a time.

Use the following as a guide to determine where to place the pans:

1 pan

Place in the center of the oven rack.

2 pans

Place in opposite corners of the oven rack.

3 or 4 pans

Place in opposite corners on each oven rack. Stagger pans so no pan is directly over another.

Using aluminum foil for baking

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 foil edges and make sure foil is about 1 inch larger all around than the dish holding the food.

• Do not cover the entire rack with alumi-

num foil. It will reduce air circulation and cause poor cooking results.

• Do not line oven bottom with foil or other

liners. It could affect the quality of your baking.

The electronic oven control

STOP

TIME

Timer set

ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL

Electronic display

CUSTOM

BAKE

BROIL

HEAT

BAKE

DELAY

BROIL

DTIME START?

TEMP

COOK

TIME

LOCKED

COOK

DELAY

START

TIME

STOP

RTIME

CLEAN TIME

and off pads

(pp. 16, 17)

TIMER

SET

OFF

STOP

HR MIN

TIME

USING YOUR RANGE

Clock pad

(p. 15)

Manual oven

CLOCK LIGHT

START OFF

ENTER CANCEL

5 SEC

light pad

(p. 43)

Oven setting pads

Temperature pads

Electronic MEALTIMER™ control pads

(p. 26)

Display/clock

• When you first plug in the oven, every-

thing on the display will light up for a few seconds, then a time of day and “PF” will appear on the temperature display. If after you set the clock (see “Setting the clock”), “PF” again appears 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 preheating, timed baking, and when display is disabled (see “Disabling the clock display” in the “Setting the clock” section).

• 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.

Hour pads

Minute pads

Start/ enter pad

(p. 14)

Off/ cancel pad

(p. 14)

• When you are using the Minute Timer,

the display will show hours, minutes, and seconds in the following sequence:

–For settings from 1-59 minutes, the

display will count down each second (minutes and seconds displayed).

–For settings 1 hour or over, the display

will count down each minute (hours and minutes displayed).

• When you are using Cook Time and/or

Stop Time, the display

COOK

TIME

will show cooking time counting down.

–For settings from 1-59 minutes, the

display will count down each second (minutes and seconds displayed).

–For settings 1 hour or over, the display

will count down each minute (hours and minutes displayed).

USING YOUR RANGE

Command pads

The command pads tell the oven what to do and in what order. Some command pads have an Indicator Light. The Indicator Light comes on when you press the command pad. The ON Indicator Light comes on when you press the Start/Enter pad for an oven function.

Using the control lock

The control lock prevents unwanted use of the oven by disabling most of the control panel command pads (except CLOCK and TIMER SET/OFF).

NOTES:

• Control lock is only available when oven

is not in use or control has not been set.

• Set control lock when cleaning the control

panel to prevent oven from accidentally turning on.

Starting a function

After programming a function, you must

press the Start/Enter pad to

START

ENTER

as a reminder. The control will return to time of day mode after 5 minutes if Start/Enter is not pressed.

start the function. If you do not press the Start/Enter pad within 5 seconds of programming,

5 SEC

“START?” will show on the display

To lock or deactivate the control panel:

Press and hold the Start/Enter pad for

5 seconds. A single tone will sound

START

ENTER

and “Loc” and will appear on the temperature display. When the control is locked, “START?” will

5 SEC

appear on the display if you press

any command pad.

To unlock the control panel:

Press and hold the Start/Enter pad for

5 seconds. A single tone will

START

ENTER

sound and “Loc” and will disappear from the temperature display.

5 SEC

Canceling a function

The Off/Cancel pad will cancel any function

except for the Clock and Timer Set

OFF

CANCEL

remaining. To cancel the Minute Timer see “Using the electronic Minute Timer” section.

functions. When you press the Off/ Cancel pad, the display will show the time of day or, if Minute Timer is also being used, the time

NOTE: You may hear a fan blowing in

the oven even after you press the Off/ Cancel pad. This is the cooling fan. It will turn off when the oven cools down.

Setting the clock

HR MIN

ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL

USING YOUR RANGE

TIMER

LIGHT

CLOCK

SET

OFF

HEAT

BAKE

DELAY

BROIL

TIMED LOCKED?

CUSTOM

BAKE

BROIL

DELAY

COOK

TEMP

START

TIME

CLOCK

START

STOP

HR MIN

TIME

OFF

ENTER

CANCEL

5 SEC

1. Press Clock pad.

2. Set time.

Press the “up” (▲) or “down” (▼) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display.

3. Start clock.

Disabling the clock display:

If you do not want the clock time displayed, press and hold the Clock pad for 5 seconds. To display the clock time again, press and hold the Clock pad for 5 seconds. You should not have to reset the time.

PRESS YOU SEE

CLOCK

TIME

(last time of day remembered)

PRESS YOU SEE

TIME

(example for 5:30)

PRESS YOU SEE

START

ENTER

5 SEC

HR MIN

USING YOUR RANGE

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 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 unless reminder tones are disabled (see “Disabling the timer reminder tones.”)

ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL

UPPER OVEN

LOWER

OVEN

CUSTOM

BAKE

BROIL

TEMP

HEAT

BAKE

DELAY

BROIL

TIMED LOCKED?

DELAY

COOK

START

TIME

TIMER

SET

STOP TIME

TIMER

SET

HR MIN

TIMER

OFF

LIGHT

CLOCK

START

OFF

ENTER

CANCEL

5 SEC

1. Press Timer Set pad.

2. Set time.

Press the “up” (▲) or “down” (▼) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display.

3. Start Minute Timer.

The Minute Timer will begin counting down immediately after the timer is started.

When the time is up: You will hear four 1-second tones, then

four 1-second reminder tones every minute until you press the Timer Off pad.

PRESS YOU SEE

TIMER

SET

PRESS YOU SEE

(example for 10 minutes)

PRESS YOU SEE

START

ENTER

5 SEC

(display counts down)

YOU SEE

RTIME

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