Whirlpool RB16 PXB User manual

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UseAndCare
A Note to You ................2
Important Safety
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Using Your Oven ..........7
Using the
Self-Cleaning
Cycle ............................28
Caring for
Your Oven ...................32
If You Need
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Service .........................37
L Warranty ......................40
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SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC BUILT-IN
SINGLE AND DOUBLE OVENS
MODELS RB770PXB RB260PXB
RB760PXB RB17OPXB
RB270PXB RB16 PXB
PART NO. 3188184 Rev. A
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A Note to You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool@ appliance.
Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, Whirlpool ovens 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 informa-
tion about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it
carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided with your
appliance. This will help us notify you about any new information on your appliance.
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains warning symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these
symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of the
warning symbol.
This symbol will help alert you to such
dangers as personal injury, burns, fire,
and electrical shock.
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, 1-800-253-l 301,
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 Service” on page 37. 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 5). 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
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Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury
to persons, or damage when using the oven,
follow basic precautions, including the following:
General @Donot touch heating elements, or
@Read all instructions before using interior surfaces of oven. Heating
the oven. elements could be hot even
@Install or locate the oven only in though they are dark in color.
accordance with the provided Interior surfaces of an oven be-
Installation Instructions. The oven come hot enough to cause burns.
must be installed by a qualified During and after use, do not
installer. The oven must be touch, or let clothing or other
properly connected to electrical flammable materials contact
supply and grounded. heating elements or interior sur-
@CAUTION: Do not store things faces of oven until they have had
sufficient time to cool. Other
children might want above the
oven. Children could be burned surfaces of the oven, such as the
or injured while climbing on it. oven vent opening, the surface
near the vent opening, and the
*Do not leave children alone oven door and window, could also
or unattended in area where the
oven is in use. They should never become hot enough to cause
burns.
be allowed to sit or stand on any
part of the oven. They could be
burned or injured.
*Do not operate the oven if
it is damaged or not working
properly.
@Donot use the oven for
warming or heating the room.
Persons could be burned or
injured, or a fire could start.
@Use the oven only for its
intended use as described in this
manual.
*Do not wear loose or hanging
garments when using the oven.
They could ignite if they touch a
hot heating element and you
could be burned.
muse 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 oven vents unobstructed.
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*Do not heat unopened contain-
ers. They could explode. The hot
contents could cause burns and
container particles could cause
injury.
@Do not store flammable materi-
als on or near the oven. The
fumes could create an explosion
and/or fire hazard.
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 ele-
ment in oven.
@Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam es-
cape before removing or replac-
ing food.
Grease
*Grease is flammable and should
be handled carefully. Let fat cool
before attempting to handle it.
@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. Flam-
ing grease outside of pan can be
extinguished with baking soda
or, if available, a multipurpose
dry chemical or foam-type extin-
guisher.
Care and cleaning
l Small amounts of formaldehyde
and carbon monoxide are given
off in the Self-Cleanino cycle from
fiberglass insulation aid food
decomposition. Significant expo-
sure to these substances could
cause cancer or reproductive
harm. Exposure can be minimized
by venting with a hood or open
window and wiping out excess
food spills prior to self-cleaning.
ADO not use oven cleaners in
single/upper oven. No commercial
oven cleaner or oven liner protec-
tive coating of any kind should be
used in or around any part of the
oven.
@Before self-cleaning the single/
upper oven, remove broiler pan,
broiler grid, oven racks, and other
utensils. Do not use your oven to
clean miscellaneous parts unless
you are instructed to do so in this
Use and Care Guide.
ADO not clean door heat seal. It is
essential for a good seal. Care
should be taken not to rub, dam-
age, or move the seal. Clean only
parts recommended in this Use
and Care Guide.
@Donot repair or replace any part
of the oven unless specifically
recommended in this manual. All
other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.
@Disconnect the electrical supply
before servicing the oven.
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Parts and Features
This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar
with the location and appearance of all parts and features.
Models RB770PXB, RB270PXB, and RBI 70PXB
(single oven models RB760PXB, RB260PXB, and RBlGOPXB not shown)
and top of oven door.
Control panel -
Model and serial
number plate
(Models RB260PXB
and RB270PXB)
Self-cleaning upper
oven
Model and serial
number plate
(Models RBlGOPXB,
RB760PXB,
RB170PXB, and
RB770PXB)
Broil element -
Bake element .
Broil element
Bake element
(Models RB270PXB)
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