Whirlpool SF315ESR-ER User Manual

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SF315ESWER

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Contents

Before You Use Your Range. ... 2

important Safety instructions. 3

Parts and Features. ........... 5

Using Your Range ............. 6 Continuous-Cleaning Oven 15

Using the Surface Burners .... 6 Standard Oven Cleaning ... 16

Setting the Clock ............ 7 Cleaning Chart ............. 17

Using the Minute Timer. ...... 8 Changing the Cooktop Light 19

Using the Oven Control ...... 9 Changing the Oven Light .... 20

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

Broiling ................... 10 Assistance. ................... 20

Oven Vent.

Lighting Standing Pilots ...... 11 Assistance. ............... 20

Caring for Your Range ........ 12

Control Panels .............. 12 3. If You Need Service ....... 21

Surface Burner Grates and 4. If You Have a Problem ..... 21

Reflector Pans. .............. 13

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Lift-Up Cooktop ............. 13

Surface Burners ............. 14

Oven Door .................. 14

9 if You Need Service or

1. Before Calling for

2. If You Need Assistance .... 21

Page

Before you use your range

Read and carefully follow the ~giNSTAUATiON INSTRUCTIONS”
packed with your range.

Read this Use & Care Guide and the Cooking Guide for important safety
information.

You are personally respondble for:

l Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use & Care Guide and

the Cooking Guide.

l Having your range installed by a qualified installer.
l Installing the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a level

floor strong enough to hold its weight.

l Having your range properly connected to electrical supply and grounded.

(See “Installation Instructions”.)

l Having your range properly connected to the proper gas supply and

checked for leaks. [See “Installation Instructions:‘)

l Making sure the range is not used by children or anyone unable to operate

it properly.

l Properly maintaining your range.
l Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range.

See “Cooking Guide” for important safely and use information.

IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1.

DO NOT allow children to use or

play with any part of the range, not over another surface burner
or leave them unattended near
it. They could be burned or help prevent the utensil from
injured. being pushed off the cooktop.

2. DO NOT store things children
might want above the range. tires. The fire will spread. Cover
Children could be burned
or injured while climbing on it.

3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch
a hot surface burner, oven garments when using the range.
burner or areas around them. Garments could ignite if they
They could be hot enough to
burn severely.

4. KEEP children away from the
range when it is on. The cook-top.
oven walls, racks and door can
be hot enough to cause burns. hot contents could burn and

5. DO NOT use a range to heat a
room. Persons in the room could
be burned or injured, or a fire

could start.

6.

KEEP pan handles turned in, but
to prevent burns, injury and to

7. DO NOT use water on grease
f[re with large lid or smother with

baking soda or salt.

8.

DO NOT wear loose or hanging

touch a hot burner or surround­ing area and you could be
burned.

9. DO NOT heat unopened con­tainers. They could explode. The

container particles could cause
injury.

10.

When adding or removing food,
MAKE SURE to open the oven
door all the way to prevent bums.

confinued on next page

11.

DO NOT use a wet pot holder.
Steam burns can result. DO NOT
use a towel or bulky cloth as a
pot holder. They could catch fire
and burn you.

12. MAKE SURE the utensils you use
are large enough to contain

food and avoid boil-overs and
spillovers. This will help prevent
hazardous build-ups of food.

Heavy splattering or spill-overs
left on a range can ignite and
burn you. Pan size is especially

important in deep fat frying.

13. DO NOT leave surface burners on

high heat sefiings. Boil-ove~ and
greasy spillovers could cause

steam, smoke and could ignite
and burn you.

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FOR YOUR SAFETY

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

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

CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.

u. GREASE is flammable and

should be handled carefully. Let
fat cool before attempting to
handle it
collect around range or In
vents. Wipe spill-overs
immediately.

15.

NEVER use a match or other
flame to look for a gas leak. Ex­olosion and iniurv could result.

16.

DO NOT repair or replace any
parts unless specifically recom­mended in this manual. All other
servicing should be referred to a
qualified service technician.

17, DO NOT use oven for

Stored items and range could
be damaged if oven is turned
on accidentally.

Do

not allow grease to

. ,

storage.

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- 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 Model and Serial
Numbers (from the plate located
as shown).

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

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

, handy place.

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Model Number

Serlal Number

Purchase Date

Servlce Company Phone Number

Parts and features

Models SF335ESR/ER and SF315ESR/ER

CLOCK/

MINUTE TIMER

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REFLECTOR PANS

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ROILER OR

MODEL AND
SERIAL NUMBER

PLATE

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Using your range

TOP LIGHT
SWITCH

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I- \ AL., RIGHT!.,.
LEFl FRONT
CONTROL KNOB

OVEN TEMPERATURE

CONTROL

\ \

LEFT REAR
CONTROL KNOB

RIGHT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB

BURNER
INDICATORS

OVEN LIGHT
SWITCH

CONTROL KNOB

Using the Surface Burners

These ranges are equipped with either standing pilots or electronic ignitors.
Standing pilots must be lit initially with a match following the directions on
page 11. The pilot light will remain lit when the burners are turned off. To turn a
burner on again, just push in and turn the control knob to LITE and the burner
will light. Electronic ignitors automatically light the burners each time they are used.

Surface Burner Indicators

The solid dot in the surface burner
indicator shows which surface burner
is turned on by that knob.

Control knobs must be pushed in,
then turned to LITE position. On elec­tronic ignitor models, the clicking
sound is the ignitor sparking.

After the burner lights, turn the control
knob back to a desired setting. The
control knob has stops for HI and LO,
however it can be set anywhere be­tween HI and LO. Do not cook with
the control In the LITE posltlon.

In Case of a Prolonged Power Failure

Surface burners with electronic ignitors can be manually lighted. Hold a lit
match near the burner and turn the control to the LITE position. After the burner
lights, turn the control to the desired setting. Power failures will not affect Stand­ing Pilots.

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See the

“Cooklng Guide” for Important utensil Information.

Until you get used to the sefflngs, use the followlng as a guide.

Use HI

Use LITE

the burner. After foods cooking
the burner lights,
turn control uids to a boil.
back to a de- cakes; for gravy,
sired seitina to ouddinas and
stop the clicking i&a orjo cook
of the ignition. -

to light

Do not cook

wlth the control
In the

LITE

tlon.

posl-

to start

or to bring liq-

Use a medium use I.0
settlng to start keep foods
cooking or to fry warm until
chicken or pan-

large amounts
of vegetables.

ready to serve.

Setting the Clock

Push In and turn the Mlnute Timer Knob to set the

Clock.

to

1.

Push In Mlnute llmer Knob and
turn In either dlrectlon until clock
shows the right time of day.

. Lgt the Mlnute llmer Knob pop

out. Turn in either direction until

Minute Timer hand paints to OFF.
The clock sefflng will change If
you push In the knob when
tumlng.

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Using the Minute Tiier

The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer.

Set it in minutes up to an hour. You will hear a buzzer when the set time iS Up.
DO NOT PUSH IN THE KNOB when setting the Minute Timer.

1.

Wtlhout pushlng lt In, turn the
Minute Timer Knob until the hand
passes the setting You want.

PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THE CLOCK
SETTING.

2. Wlthoui pushlng In, turn the knob
back to the setting You want.

When the time Is up, a buzzer will
sound. To stop the buzzer, turn the
Minute Timer hand to OFF.