Whirlpool SF370PEG, SF370LEG Owner's Manual

Self-Cleaning

Gas Ranges

A Note to You .............	2
Range Safety..............	3
Parts and Features.....	5
Using Your Range ......	6
Using the Self-
Cleaning Cycle .........	20
Caring for Your
Range .......................	23
Troubleshooting ........	28
Requesting
Assistance or
Service......................	30
Index.........................	31
Warranty ...................	32

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TO THE CONSUMER: PLEASE READ AND KEEP THIS

BOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

4.65 Cubic Foot Oven

MODELS SF370PEG SF370LEG

8273151

A NOTE TO YOU

Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL® appliance.

The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality products that consistently perform for you to make your life easier. 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. 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 label/plate (see diagram in

the “Parts and Features” section).

Please also record the purchase date of your appliance and your dealer’s name, address, and telephone number.

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. It is important for you to save your sales receipt showing the date of purchase. Proof of purchase will assure you of in-warranty service.

Our Consumer Assistance Center number is toll free.

1-800-253-1301

To find detailed product information, the location of the nearest Whirlpool dealer or designated servicer, to purchase an accessory item, or register your appliance on-line, please visit our Web site at www.whirlpool.com

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.

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RANGE SAFETY

Your safety and the safety of others is very important.

many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and messages.

the safety alert symbol.

symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.

messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or

.” These words mean:

wDANGER

wWARNING

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

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

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.

THE ANTI-TIP BRACKET

The range will not tip during normal use. However, the range can tip if you apply too much force or weight to the open door without the anti-tip bracket fastened down properly.

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Tip Over Hazard

A child or adult can tip the range and be killed.

Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot.

Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved.

See the installation instructions for details.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns to children and adults.

Anti-Tip Bracket

Making sure the anti-tip bracket is installed:

• Slide range forward.

• Look for the anti-tip bracket securely attached to floor.

• Slide range back so rear range foot is under anti-tip bracket.

Range Foot

continued on next page

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RANGE SAFETY

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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

• WARNING –TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY PROPERLY INSTALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES ARE INSTALLED PROPERLY, SLIDE RANGE FORWARD, LOOK FOR ANTI-TIP BRACKET SECURELY ATTACHED TO FLOOR, AND SLIDE RANGE BACK SO REAR RANGE FOOT IS UNDER ANTI-TIP BRACKET.

• CAUTION –Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above a range or on the backguard of a range – children climbing on the range to reach items could be seriously injured.

•Proper Installation – The range, when installed, must be electrically grounded in accordance with local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70. Be sure the range is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician.

•This range is equipped with a three-prong grounding plug for your protection against shock hazard and should be plugged directly into a properly grounded receptacle. Do not cut or remove the grounding prong from this plug.

•Disconnect the electrical supply before servicing the appliance.

•Never Use the Range for Warming or Heating the Room.

•Injuries may result from the misuse of appliance doors or drawers such as stepping, leaning, or sitting on the doors or drawers.

•Maintenance – Keep range area clear and free from combustible materials, gasoline, and other flammable vapors and liquids.

•Storage in or on the Range – Flammable materials should not be stored in an oven or near surface units.

•Top burner flame size should be adjusted so it does not extend beyond the edge of the cooking utensil.

For self-cleaning ranges –

•Before Self-Cleaning the Oven – Remove broiler pan and other utensils. Wipe off all excessive spillage before initiating the cleaning cycle.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn of potential exposure to such substances.

WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

This appliance can cause low-level exposure to some of the substances listed, including benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, toluene, and soot.

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PARTS AND FEATURES

Oven vent

(p. 19)

Surface burners and grates

(pp. 6-7, 23-25)

Anti-tip bracket

(p. 3)

Door stop clip

(pp. 26-27)

Model and serial number plate

(behind left side of storage drawer)

Storage drawer

(p. 19)

CONTROL PANEL

Left rear	Left front
control knob	control knob
	(POWER™Burner)

Manual oven light switch

(p. 27)

Electronic Oven control

(pp. 10-18)

Control panel

(pp. 5, 23)

Automatic oven light switch

(p. 27)

Gasket

(p. 20)

Surface burner marker

(shows which burner you are setting)

Right front	Right rear
control knob	control knob

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USING YOUR RANGE

USING THE SURFACE BURNERS

wWARNING

Fire Hazard

Do not let the burner flame extend beyond the edge of the pan.

Turn off all controls when not cooking.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or fire.

Using the control knobs

Your range comes with electric ignition. Electric ignitors automatically light the burners each time you turn the control knobs to LIGHT.

•Place a filled pan on the burner grate before turning on the surface burner. Do not operate a burner for extended periods of time without having cookware on the grate.

•Push in the control knob and turn it counter-

clockwise to the LIGHT position. The clicking sound is the ignitor sparking. Make sure the burner has lit.

• To stop the clicking

sound after the burner

lights, turn the control

knob to the cook setting you want. You can set the control

knob anywhere between HIGH and LOW.

Burner heat settings

Use the following chart as a guide.

SETTING	RECOMMENDED USE
LIGHT	• To light the burner.
POWER™Burner	• To provide highest heat
(left front burner)	setting.
HIGH	• To start food cooking.
	• To bring liquid to a boil.
Mid-range	• To hold a boil.
(between HIGH	• To fry chicken or pancakes.
and LOW)	• To cook gravy, pudding, or
	icing.
	• To cook large amounts of
	vegetables.
LOW	• To keep food warm.
	• To melt chocolate or butter.
	• To simmer.

NOTE: Do not leave empty cookware, or cookware which has boiled dry, on a hot surface burner. The cookware could overheat, causing damage to the cookware or cooking product.

Using POWER Burner

POWER Burner is an adjustable setting for the left front burner which provides an ultra-high heat setting. It can be used to rapidly bring liquid to a boil and to cook large quantities of food.

Easy ways to save energy

•To help shorten your cooking time, use the least amount of liquid possible.

•Preheat your pots and pans only when recommended and for the shortest time possible.

NOTE: All four electric ignitors will click at the same time. However, the burner with the control knob turned to LIGHT is the one that will ignite.

•Start your food on a higher heat setting, then turn the control to a lower setting to finish cooking.

REMEMBER: When range is in use or during the Self-Cleaning cycle, the entire cooktop area may become hot.

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		USING YOUR RANGE
USING THE SURFACE BURNERS (CONT.)
In case of a prolonged power failure	• Refer to your canner manual for specific
You can manually light surface burners. Hold a lit	instructions.
match near a burner and turn the control knob to	For up-to-date information on canning, contact your
the LIGHT position. After the burner lights, turn the	local U.S. Government Agricultural Department
control knob to the setting you want.	Extension Office or companies who manufacture
	home canning products.
Home canning information	Using the right cookware makes a
The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure
canners combined with high heat settings for long	big difference
periods of time can cause damage to the cooktop.	• The pan should have a flat bottom, straight sides,
To protect your range:	and a well-fitting lid.
• For best results, use a canner which can be	• Choose medium to heavy gauge (thickness)
centered over the surface burner.	cookware.
• Do not place your canner on two surface burners	• The pan material (metal or glass) affects how
at the same time.	quickly and evenly the pan heats.
• Start with hot water. This reduces the time	• When using glass or ceramic cookware, check to
the control is set on high. Reduce the heat	make sure it is suitable for use on surface burners.
setting to the lowest position needed to maintain	• To avoid tipping, make sure pots and pans are
a boil or required pressure levels in a pressure	centered on the grates.
canner.

CHARACTERISTICS OF COOKWARE MATERIALS

The pan material affects how fast heat transfers from the surface cooking area through the pan material and how evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide the best cooking results.

Aluminum	• Heats quickly and evenly.
	• Use for all types of cooking.
	• Medium or heavy thickness is best for most cooking.
	• Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating.
Cast iron	• Heats slowly and evenly.
	• Good for browning and frying.
	• Maintains heat for slow cooking.
	• Can be coated with porcelain enamel.
Ceramic or	• Heats slowly and unevenly.
ceramic glass	• Use on low to medium settings.
	• Follow manufacturer’s instructions.
Copper	• Heats very quickly and evenly.
	• Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating.
Earthenware	• Can be used for cooktop cooking if recommended by the
	manufacturer.
	• Use on low settings.
Porcelain enamel-on-steel or	• See cast iron and stainless steel.
enamel-on-cast iron
Stainless steel	• Heats quickly but unevenly.
	• A core or base of aluminum or copper on the cookware provides
	even heating.
	• Can be coated with porcelain enamel.

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USING YOUR RANGE

USING THE OVEN

Positioning racks and pans

Place the oven racks where you need them before turning on the oven.

•To move a rack, pull it out to the stop position, raise the front edge and lift it 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 best performance, cook on one rack. Place the rack so the top of the food will be centered in the oven.

•For best results allow 2 inches of space around each pan and between pans and oven walls.

Extra oven rack position (roasting rack)

Use this rack position when roasting food too large to be placed on the first rack position.

For proper roasting, follow these guidelines:

• To avoid spillage, remove food before pulling out the rack.

• Tilt the rack up at the front before pulling it

Extra oven rack position over the door.

•Use an adequate amount of liquid in the pan (meat juices or water) so your food does not get overdone.

Where to place pans:

WHEN YOU HAVE	PLACE
1 pan	In center of the oven rack.
2 pans	Side by side or slightly
	staggered.
3 or 4 pans	In opposite corners on
	each oven rack. Stagger
	pans so no pan is directly
	over another.

Rack placement for specific foods:

FOOD	RACK POSITION
Frozen pies, large	1st or 2nd rack
roasts, turkeys, angel	guide from bottom
food cakes
Bundt cakes, most	2nd rack guide
quick breads, yeast	from bottom
breads, casseroles,
meats
Cookies, biscuits,	2nd or 3rd rack
muffins, cakes,	guide from bottom
nonfrozen pies

NOTE: For information on where to place your rack when broiling, see “Broiling guidelines” later in this section.

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USING YOUR RANGE

USING ALUMINUM FOIL

•Do not line the oven bottom with any type of foil, liners, or cookware. Permanent damage will occur to the oven bottom finish.

•Do not block the oven bottom vents.

•Do not cover the entire rack with aluminum foil.

Doing so will reduce air circulation and overall oven performance.

• To catch spillovers from pies or casseroles place foil on the oven rack below. Foil should be turned up at edges and be at least 1 inch larger than dish.

•Place tent-shaped foil loosely over meat or poultry to slow down surface browning for long term roasting. Remove foil for the last 30 minutes.

•Use narrow strips of foil to shield piecrust edges if browning too quickly.

BAKEWARE CHOICES

Baking performance is affected by the type of bakeware used. Use the bakeware size recommended in the recipe.

BAKEWARE TYPE	BEST USED FOR	GUIDELINES
Light colored aluminum	• Light golden crusts	• Use temperature and time recommended
	• Even browning	in recipe.
Dark aluminum and other	• Brown, crisp crusts	• May reduce baking temperature 25°F.
bakeware with dark, dull,		• Use suggested baking time.
and/or non-stick finish		• Use temperature and time recommended in recipe
		for pies, breads, and casseroles.
		• Place rack in center of oven.
Ovenproof glassware,	• Brown, crisp crusts	• May reduce baking temperature 25°F.
ceramic glass, or ceramic
Insulated cookie sheets or	• Little or no bottom browning	• Place in the bottom third of oven.
baking pans		• May need to increase baking time.
Stainless steel	• Light, golden crusts	• May need to increase baking time.
	• Uneven browning
Stoneware	• Crisp crusts	• Follow manufacturer's instructions.

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USING YOUR RANGE

THE ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL

				Electronic
Indicator				display
		ON
lights
(see below)				Start/enter pad
				(pp. 10, 11, 12,
				14, 15, 16, 17, 21)
Bake pad				Off/cancel pad
(pp. 13, 15)
				(pp. 12, 14, 16,
Custom broil	Auto clean	Temperature/	Clock/timer pad	21, 22)
pad	pad	time pad	(pp. 11, 12)
(pp. 16, 17)	(p. 21)	(pp. 11, 13,
		15, 17, 21)

Display/clock

•When you first plug in the range, “PF” will appear on the display until you press any command pad. If “PF” again appears on the display, your electricity was off for a while.

•When you are using the oven, the display will show preheat times and temperature settings.

•When you are not using the oven, the display shows the time of day.

•When showing the time of day, the display will show the hour and minutes.

•When you are using the minute timer, the display will count down each minute.

•When setting a function, if you do not press START/ENTER within 5 seconds, the Start? indicator light will flash. If you do not press START/ENTER within 5 minutes, the function will be canceled.

Indicator lights

An indicator light to the left of the display lights up when you are in a setting. An indicator light on the display lights up when the oven is on.

Using the control lock

The control lock lets you disable the control panel command pads. The control lock comes in handy when you want to prevent others from using

the oven.

NOTES:

•You can only use the control lock when the oven is not in use or the control has not been set.

•Set the control lock when cleaning the control panel to prevent yourself from accidentally turning on the oven.

To lock the control panel:

Press and hold START/ENTER for 5 seconds. You will hear a single tone and “Loc” will

START appear on the temperature display for ENTER 5 seconds. “Loc” will then appear when-

5 SEC ever a command pad is pressed.

To unlock the control panel:

Press and hold START/ENTER for 5 seconds. You will hear a single tone and “Loc” will

START disappear from the temperature display.

ENTER

5 SEC

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