Whirlpool SF317PEY User Manual
Use And Care
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A Note To You
Important Safety
Instructions
Parts And Features
Using Your Range
Caring For Your
Range
If You Need
Assistance
Or Service
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CONTINUOUS AND STANDARD-CLEANING GAS RANGES
TO THE INSTALLER: PLEASE LEAVE THIS
INSTRUCTION BOOK WITH THE UNIT.
TO THE CONSUMER: PLEASE READ AND
KEEP THIS BOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
MODELS SF337PEY
SF317PEY
SF317PCY
A NOTE TO YOU
A Note To You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone
into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have
developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain
your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Owner
ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new informa
tion on your appliance.
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these symbols and
follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each symbol.
Awarning
This symbol will help alert you to such dangers as
personal injury, burns, fire and electrical shock.
This symbol will help you avoid actions which
could cause product damage (scratches, dents,
etc.) and damage to your personal property.
Acaution
AWARNING
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• ALL RANGES CAN TIP.
• INJURY TO PERSONS
COULD RESULT.
• INSTALL ANTI-TIP
DEVICES PACKED
WITH RANGE.
• SEE INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS.
For more information, see the “The anti-tip bracket"
on page 15.
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, 1-800-253-1301, is toll-free, 24 hours a day.
If you ever have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or if you need service, first see “If
You Need Assistance Or Senrice” on page 25. If you need further help, feel free to call our Consumer
Assistance Center. When calling, you will need to know your appliance’s complete model number and
serial number. You can find this information on the model and serial number plate (see diagram on
page 6). For your convenience, we have included a handy place below for you to record these numbers,
the purchase date from the sales slip and your dealer’s name 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 Phone
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Important Safety 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.
AWARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or
damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including
the following;
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.
• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone
in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone.
Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer,
service agency or the gas supplier.
General
• 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 the proper gas supply and
checked for leaks. The range must also be
properly connected to electrical supply and
grounded.
• Gas fuels and their use in appliances can
cause minor exposures to benzene, formal
dehyde, carbon monoxide and soot, primarily
from incomplete combustion. Significant
exposure to these substances can 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 range. Children 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.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Do not use the range for warming or heating
the room. Persons could be burned or
injured, or a fire could start.
• Do not attempt to light the oven burner during
a power failure. Personal injury could result.
Reset oven controls to the off position in the
event of a power failure.
• Use the range only for its intended use as
described in this manual.
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE BURNERS,
AREAS NEAR SURFACE 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 may become hot
enough to cause burns; such as, the oven
vent opening, the surface near the vent
opening, the cooktop, the oven door and
window.
• Do not store flammable materials on or near
the range. The fumes can create an explo
sion and/or fire hazard.
• Do not use the oven for storage.
• Never use a match or other flame to look for
a gas leak. Explosion and injury could result.
• Know where your main gas shutoff valve is
located.
When using the cooktop
• Make sure the utensils you use are large
enough to contain food and avoid boilovers
and spillovers. Heavy splattering or spiilovers
left on a range can ignite and bum you. Pan
size is especially important in deep fat frying.
• Check to be sure glass cooking utensils are
safe for use on the range. Only certain types
of glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic, earthen
ware or other glazed utensils are suitable for
cooktops without breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature.
• Never leave surface burners unattended at
high heat settings. A boilover could result and
cause smoking and greasy spillovers that
may ignite.
• Do not wear loose or hanging garments when
using the range. They couid ignite if they
touch a hot surface burner and you could be
burned.
• Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp
potholders on surface burners may result in
burns from steam. Do not let potholder touch
surface burners. Do not use a towel or bulky
cloth for a potholder. It could catch on fire.
• Keep range vents unobstructed.
• Do not heat unopened containers. They
could explode. The hot contents could cause
burns and container particies couid cause
injury.
• Turn pan handies inward, but not over other
surface burners. This will help reduce the
chance of bums, igniting of flammable
materials, and spills due to bumping of the
pan.
• Do not use decorative covers or trivets over
the surface burners.
When using the oven
• Always position the oven rack(s) in desired
location while oven is cool.
• Use care when opening oven door. Let hot air
or steam escape before removing or repiacing food.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Grease
• Grease is flammable. Do not allow grease to
collect around cooktop or in vents. Wipe
spillovers immediately.
• Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick
up a flaming pan. Smother flaming pan 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 multiputpose dry chemical or
foam-type extinguisher.
Care and cleaning
• Do not use oven cleaners in continuouscleaning oven model. No commercial oven
cleaner or oven liner protective coating of
any kind should be used in or around any
part of the oven.
• Do not clean door heat seal. It is essential for
a 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
unless specifically recommended in this
manual. All other servicing should be
referred to a qualified technician.
• Any additions, changes or conversions
required in order for this appliance to
satisfactorily meet the application needs
must be made by a Whirlpool Distributor or
Qualified Agency.
• Disconnect the electrical supply and the gas
supply at the shutoff valve near the range
before sen/icing the range.
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PARTS AND FEATURES
Parts And Features
tocatioi and illustrations of your range. Use them to become familiar with the
location and appearance of all parts and features.
Manual oven
light switch
Oven vent
Surface burners
and grates
Broiler drawer
Anti-tip bracket
(on wall behind backguard)
Clock/Minute
Timer
Control panel
Oven burner
(not shown)
Model and serial
number plate
(behind right
side of broiler
drawer)
Control panel
Left front Left rear
control knob control knob
Surface
burner
markers
Right rear Right front
control knob control knob
Oven
temperature
control
Using Your Range
USING YOUR RANGE
In This Section
Using the surface burners
Positioning racks and pans
For best air circuiation..........................
Setting the cioek...................................
Using the Minute Timer
Baking/roasting....................................
To obtain the best cooking results possible, you must operate your range properly. This section gives
you important information for efficient and safe use of your range.
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Actuating the oven temperature controi.
Broiiing..........................................................
Energy saving tips..........................................
The oven vent
The anti-lip bracket
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Using the surface burners
Your range is equipped with electric ignitors.
Electric ignitors automatically light the burners
each time they are used.
Push In control knobs and turn them to the
LITE posKion. The clicking sound is the ignitor
sparking. Visually check that burner has lit.
To stop the clicking sound after the burner
lights, turn the control knob to the desired
setting. The control knob has stops for HI, MED
and LOW. However, you can set the control knob
anywhere between HI and OFF.
Push in and turn
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Surface burner markers
The solid dot in the surface burner marker shows
which surface burner is turned on by that knob.
Burner heat settings
Use correct burner heat settings (see next page).
If the heat setting is too high, it can:
• Char bacon and cause curling.
• Make eggs tough and crisp at the edges.
• Toughen liver, fish and seafood.
• Scorch delicate sauces and custards.
• Cause a boilover.
USING YOUR RANGE
Until you get used to the settings, use the
following as a guide. For best results, start
cooking at the high setting; then turn the control
knob down to continue cooking.
SETTING
UTE
HI
RECOMMENDED USE
• To light the burner. After the
burner lights, turn control back
to a desired setting to stop the
clicking of the ignitor.
• To start foods cooking.
• To bring liquids to a boil.
MED • To hold a rapid boil.
• To fry chicken or pancakes.
• For gravy, pudding and icing.
• To cook large amounts of
vegetables.
LOW
• To keep food warm until ready
to serve.
NOTE: Do not cook with the control in the LITE
position.
In case of a prolonged power
failure
Surface burners can be manually lighted. Hold a
lit match near a burner and turn the control knob
to the LITE position. After the burner lights,
turn the control knob to the desired setting.
^WARNING
Burn, Fire, Explosion and
Product Damage Hazard
• Burner flame should not extend beyond the
edge of the cooking utensil. The flame can
burn you and cause poor cooking results.
• Be sure all control knobs are turned to OFF
when you are not cooking. Someone could
be burned or a fire could start if a burner is
accidentally left ON.
• If the flame should go out while cooking, or
if there is a strong gas odor, turn the
burners OFF. Wait five minutes for the gas
odor to disappear before relighting burner.
If gas odor is still present, see safety note
on page 3. Failure to follow these precau
tions could result in explosion or fire.
• Do not leave an empty utensil, or one which
has boiled dry, on a hot surface burner. The
utensil can overheat and may damage the
utensil or cooking product.
Cookware tips
There is no one brand of cooking utensil that is
best for all people. Knowing something about pan
materials and construction will help you select the
correct cooking utensils for your needs.
• NOTE: For best results and greater fuel
efficiency, use only flat-bottomed utensils that
make good contact with the surface burners.
Utensils with rounded, warped, ridged (porce
lain enamel-ware) or dented bottoms could
cause severe overheating, which damages the
utensil and/or surface burner.
Woks, canners and teakettles with flat
bottoms suitable for use on your cooktop are
now available in most stores that sell
housewares.
• The pan should have straight sides and a tight-
fitting lid.
• Choose medium to heavy gauge (thickness)
pans that are fairly lightweight.
• The pan material (metal or glass) affects how
fast heat transfers from the surface burner
through the pan material and how evenly heat
spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that
provide the best cooking results.
• Handles should be made of a sturdy, heat-
resistant material and be securely attached to
the pan.
• Pans should be easy to clean. Check to be
sure there are no crevices, rough edges or
areas where food might collect.
• Be sure pans do not tip, whether they are full
or empty.
• Use utensils only as they were intended to be
used. Follow pan instructions. This is very
important for glass cookware because some
should be used only in the oven. Other pans
are marked as flameware and may be used on
the surface burners.
Home canning information
The large diameter of rrrast water-bath or
pressure canners combined with high heat
settings for long periods of time can cause
damage to the cooktop.
To protect your range:
• For best results, use a canner which can be
centered over the surface burner.
• Do not place canner on two surface burners at
the same time. Too much heat will build up and
will damage the cooktop.
• Start whh hot water. This reduces the time the
control is set on high. Reduce heat setting to
lowest position needed to keep water boiling.
Positioning racks and pans
For baldng/roasting with one rack, place the
rack so the top of the food will be centered in the
oven.
Rack placement for specific foods:
FOOD
Frozen pies, large roasts,
turkeys
Angel and bundt cakes,
most quick breads, yeast
breads, casseroles, meats
Cookies, biscu'its, muffins,
cakes, nonfrozen pies
When baking on two racks, arrange racks on
first and third rack guides from bottom.
RACK POSITION
1 St or 2nd rack
guide from bottom
2nd rack guide
from bottom
2nd or 3rd rack
guide from bottom
USING YOUR RANGE
^WARNING
Personal Injury Hazard
• Always position oven rack(s) in desired
location before turning oven on. Be sure
the rack(s) is level.
• If rack(s) must be moved while oven is
hot, use potholders or oven mitts to
protect hands.
• Do not place items on the open oven door.
• Be careful when installing and removing
large food items from sixth rack position.
Food will be close to hot surfaces,
including oven bottom and sides.
Failure to follow the above precautions
may result in personal injury.
6th oven rack position (roasting rack)
When roasting food too large to be placed in
oven with rack in lowest position, place rack on
bottom of oven.
For proper roasting, follow these guidelines:
• The rack must be level.
• Use adequate amount of liquid (meat juices or
water) so food does not get overdone.
• Do not try to pull rack out over door. Rack will
be at the same level as door when door is
opened.
6th oven rack position
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