Whirlpool SF3000SE, SF302BSE User Manual
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Standard-Cleaning
Gas Ranges
A Note to You.............2
Range Safety ......... 3-5
Getting to Know
Your Range ................6
Using Your Range ...... 7
Caring for Your
Range ...................... 16
Troubleshooting....... 22
Requesting
Assistance or
Service .....................24
Index ........................27
Warranty .................. 28
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BOOK WITH THE UNIT.
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BOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
4.65 Cubic Foot Oven
MODELS SF3000SE SF302BSE
PART NO. 3196285 Rev. A
®
Home Appliances
A NOTE TO YOU
Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL® appliance.
Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL ranges 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, 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 the diagram on
page 6 for the location of the plate). Also, record the
other information shown in the next column.
Look for these tips!
Look for these Time Smart Tips located
throughout your Use and Care Guide. They will
help you save time and make the most of your
new appliance.
Model Number __________________________________
Serial Number ___________________________________
Purchase Date __________________________________
Dealer Name ____________________________________
Dealer Address __________________________________
Dealer Phone ___________________________________
Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
Our Consumer Assistance Center number is toll-free.
1-800-253-1301
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RANGE SAFETY
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety statements under warning
symbols. Please pay special attention to these symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief
explanation of the use of the symbol.
Connect anti-tip bracket to the range.
Reconnect anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved.
Do not push down on the open oven door.
Follow the Installation Instructions.
Do not let children climb onto the oven door.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, burns, or other injury.
For more information, see “The anti-tip bracket” on page 15.
This symbol alerts you to hazards such as
fire, electrical shock, or other injuries.
wWARNING
Tip Over Hazard
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Gas ranges have been thoroughly tested for safe and efficient operation. However, as with any appliance,
there are specific installation and safety precautions which must be followed to ensure safe and satisfactory
operation.
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or
explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.
– Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other appliance.
– WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
Do not try to light any appliance.
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Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.
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Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas
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supplier’s instructions.
If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
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– Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service
agency or the gas supplier.
continued on next page
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RANGE SAFETY
General
Install or locate the range only in accordance with
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the provided Installation Instructions. The range
must be installed by a qualified installer. The
range must be properly connected to the proper
gas supply and checked for leaks.
Gas fuels and their use in appliances can cause
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minor exposures to benzene, formaldehyde,
carbon monoxide, and soot, primarily from
incomplete combustion. Significant exposure to
these substances could cause cancer or reproductive harm. Properly adjusted burners with a
blue, rather than a yellow, flame will minimize
incomplete combustion. Venting with a hood or
an open window will further minimize exposure.
Do not store things children might want above the
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range. Children could be burned or injured while
climbing on it.
Do not leave children alone or unattended in area
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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
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working properly.
Do not use the range for warming or heating the
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room. Persons could be burned or injured, or a
fire could start.
Use the range only for its intended use as
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described in this manual.
Do not wear loose or hanging garments when
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using the range. They could ignite if they touch an
open flame and you could be burned.
Use only dry pot holders. Moist or damp pot
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holders on hot surfaces could result in burns from
steam. Do not let pot holder touch an open flame.
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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Do not heat unopened containers. They could
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explode. The hot contents could cause burns and
container particles could cause injury.
Use only cookware approved for oven use. Follow
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cookware manufacturer’s instructions, especially
when using glass or plastic cookware.
Do not store flammable materials on or near the
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range. The fumes could create an explosion and/
or fire hazard.
Do not use the oven for storage.
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Do not use aluminum foil to line area around
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burners, oven bottom, or any other part of
the range.
Never use a match or other flame to look for a gas
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leak. Explosion and injury could result.
Know where your main gas shutoff valve is
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located.
Do not touch surface burners, areas near surface
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burners, or interior surfaces of oven. Areas near
surface burners 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 burners,
areas near surface burners, 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, could also
become hot enough to cause burns.
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When using the cooktop
Make sure the cookware you use is large enough
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to contain food and avoid boilovers and spillovers. Heavy splattering or spillovers left on a
range could ignite and burn you. Pan size is
especially important in deep fat frying.
Check to be sure glass cookware is safe for use
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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 burners unattended at high
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heat settings. A boilover could result and cause
smoking and greasy spillovers that could ignite.
Turn pan handles inward, but not over other
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surface burners. This will help reduce the chance
of burns, igniting of flammable materials, and
spills due to bumping of the pan.
Do not use decorative covers or trivets over the
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surface burners.
When using the oven
Always position the oven rack(s) in desired
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location while oven is cool.
Use care when opening oven door. Let hot air or
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steam escape before removing or replacing food.
RANGE SAFETY
Care and cleaning
Do not clean door heat seal. It is essential for a
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good seal. Care should be taken not to rub,
damage, or move the seal. Clean only parts
recommended in this Use and Care Guide.
Do not repair or replace any part of the range
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unless specifically recommended in this manual.
All other servicing should be referred to a qualified
technician.
Any additions, changes, or conversions required
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in order for this appliance to satisfactorily meet
the application needs must be made by a
Whirlpool service company or Qualified Agency.
Disconnect the gas supply at the shutoff valve
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near the range before servicing the range.
Grease
Grease is flammable. Do not allow grease to
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collect around cooktop or in vents. Wipe spillovers immediately.
Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up
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a flaming pan. Smother flaming pan by covering
with a well-fitting 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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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR RANGE
This section contains captioned pictures of your range. Use them to learn where all parts and
features are and what they look like. Use the page references to help you quickly find out more
about the part or feature you are interested in.
(Model SF302BSE shown)
Oven vent
(p. 14)
Surface burners
and grates
(pp. 9, 17, 18)
Control panel
(pp. 9, 16)
Anti-tip bracket
(p. 15)
Model and
serial number
plate
(behind left side
of broiler door)
Broiler door
(pp. 13, 17)
CONTROL PANEL
Surface burner marker
(shows which burner
you are setting)
Left rear
control knob
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Left front
control knob
Oven temperature
control knob
Right front
control knob
Right rear
control knob
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.
LIGHTING STANDING PILOTS
Your range comes with standing pilots. When you
first use your range, you have to light the standing
pilot. The pilot light will stay lit when you turn off
the burners.
To light surface burner pilots:
1. Make sure all controls are turned off.
4. If the pilot flame needs adjustment, turn the pilot
adjustment screw located
midway down the length
of the manifold pipe,
behind the control panel.
2. Remove the surface burner grates from the
cooktop. Lift up the
cooktop. (See “Lift-up
cooktop and surface
burners” on page 18.)
3. To light, hold a lit match over the pilot light
located between the
front and back burners.
The pilot flame should
be 1⁄4 to 3⁄8 inch high.
5. Lower the cooktop and replace the grates before
using the surface burners.
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USING YOUR RANGE
LIGHTING STANDING PILOTS (CONT.)
To light the oven burner pilot:
1. Make sure the oven temperature control knob is
turned off.
4. Hold a lit match over the oven burner pilot located
at the rear of the burner.
NOTE: To make it easier
to reach the pilot, use a
long (fireplace) match.
2. Open the broiler door.
3. Remove the broiler pan and grid.
5. After the oven burner pilot is burning steadily,
check the burner
lighting by turning the
oven temperature control
knob to a temperature at
or above 250°F. The
burner will take 50-60
seconds to light.
6. Replace the broiler pan and grid and close
the door.
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USING THE SURFACE BURNERS
USING YOUR RANGE
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard
Do not operate with a yellow flame.
Doing so can result in death, heart attack,
or convulsions.
Using the control knobs
Push in and turn the control knob counterclock-
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Burner heat settings
Use the following chart as a guide.
SETTING
LIGHT
HIGH
Between
HIGH
and LOW
LOW
RECOMMENDED USE
To light the burner.
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To start foods cooking.
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To bring liquids to a boil.
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To hold a rapid boil.
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To fry chicken or pancakes.
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For gravy, pudding, and icing.
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To cook large amounts of
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vegetables.
To keep food warm until ready
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to serve.
wise to LIGHT. Make
sure the burner has lit.
After the burner lights,
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turn the control knob
anywhere between
HIGH and LOW.
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Fire Hazard
Do not let the burner flame extend beyond
the edge of the pan.
Turn off all control knobs when not cooking.
Failure to follow these instructions can result
in death, fire, or burns.
NOTE: Do not leave empty cookware, or cookware
which has boiled dry, on a hot surface burner. The
cookware could overheat and damage the cookware or cooking product.
Easy ways to save energy
To help shorten your cooking time, use the
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least amount of liquid possible.
Preheat your pans only when recom-
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mended and for the shortest time possible.
Start your food on a higher heat setting,
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then turn the control to a lower setting to
finish cooking.
Place a filled pan on the burner grate
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before turning on the surface burner.
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