Whirlpool RF317PXV User manual

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Contents
Page
BEFORE YOU USE YOUR RANGE - 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS 3
PARTS AND FEATURES 4
USING YOUR RANGE.. 5
Using the Surface Units 5
Setting the Clock 7
Using the Minute Timer 7
Using the Oven Controls 8
Baking. 8
Broiling
Using the Automati’c 10
MEALTIMER* Clock
Oven Vent 11
12
Page
Storage Drawer 13
Optional Rotisserre 14
Optional Door Panel Pat 14
CARING FOR YOUR RANGE, 14
Control Panel and Knobs 14
Solid Element Surface Units 14
Oven Door 15
Standard Oven Cleaning 16
Cleaning Chart
Oven Light : 16
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR 17
ASSISTANCE .., 18
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY 20
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‘1988 Whirlpool Corporation
Before you useyour range
Read this Use & Care Guide and the Cooking Guide for important
safety information.
You are personally responsible for:
l Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use &Care Guide and
the Cooking Guide.
l Installing the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a floor
strong enough to support its weight.
l Properly connecting the range to electrical supply and grounding. (See
Installation Instructions.)
l Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
l Properly maintaining the range.
l Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range.
See Cooking Guide for important safety and use information.

IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. DO NOT allow children to use or 6. KEEP pan handles turned in, but
play with any part of the range, not over another surface unit to
or leave them unattended near it. avoid burns, injury and to help
They could be burned or injured prevent the utensil from being
2. DO NOT store things children pushed off the surface units.
might want above the range. 7. DO NOT use water on grease
Children could be burned or fires. The fire will spread. Cover
injured while climbing on ;? fire with large lid or smother with
3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch baking soda or salt.
hot surface units or heating 8. DO NOT wear loose or hanging
elements. Dark colored units and garments when using the range.
elements can still be hot enough They could ignite if they touch a
to burn severely hot surface unit or heating ele-
4. KEEP children away from the ment and you could be burned.
range when it is on. The cooktop 9. DO NOT heat unopened con-
and oven walls, racks and tainers. They could explode. The
door can get hot enough to hot contents could burn and
cause burns. container particles could
5. DO NOT use the range to heat a cause injury.
room. Persons in the room could 10. When adding or removing food,
be burned or injured, or a fire MAKE SURE to open the oven
could start. door all the way to prevent burns,
l FOR YOUR SAFETY l
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.
- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mall
the Owner Registration Card provided with this product. Then complete
the form below. Have this information ready if you need service or call with
a question.
l Copy model and serial numbers
from plate (behind the oven door
Model Number
on the oven frame] and purchase
date from sales slip.
Serlal Number
l Keep this book and sales slip to-
gether in the Literature Pac.
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number

Parts and features
Model RF317PXV
AUTOMATIC MEAlTIMER* START STOP
CLOCK/MINUTE TIMER TIME TIME
CONTROL KNOB SIGNAL LIGHT CONTROL KNOB
CONTROL PANEL
AUTOMATIC OVEN
LIGHT SWITCH
SOLID ELEMENT
SURFACE UNIT
MODEL AND SE
NUMBER PLATE
HEAT SEAL
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
LITERATURE PAC
[in drawer) -
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OVEN LIGHT
SWITCH, t3;;T20PERATURE OVEN SURFACE UNIT
SELECTOR INDICATOR
Using your range
Using the Surface Units
Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.
Surface Unit Indicators
The solid dot in the surface unit
indicator shows which surface unit
is turned on by that knob.
Signal Lights
One of the signal lights will glow
when a surface unit is on.
Solid Element Surface Units
Before placing a pan on solid element surface units for the first time, heat on
HI setting for five minutes. The surface units will give off smoke as the
protective coating, applied at the factory, finishes bonding to the surfaces.
Solid element surface units are made of heavy cast-iron to provide even cook-
ing. Each surface unit has a built-in protective limiter. The limiter senses
uneven cooking temperatures and automatically reduces the heat setting. The
limiter will sense uneven heat when a pan boils dry, when a pan does not have
a flat bottom, or when a pan is removed and the surface unit is left on.
Solid elements hold heat longer than conventional surface units. For best cook-
ing results, use a high setting for only a very short period of time. Then use
a lower setting to complete the cooking. You may want to turn the solid element
OFF a few minutes before you finished cooking.
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CAUTION: Solid elements stay hot for a long time. Do not use the HI setting
for long periods of time or leave pans on hot elements when cooking is
done. Burned food and damage to the cookware could result.
Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide.
Use HI to start Use ME&HI Use MED for Use MED-LO Use LO to
foods cook- to hold a gravy, pud- to keep food keep food
ing; to bring rapid boil; to dings and cooking after cooking after
liquids to a start frying icing; to starting it starting it on
boil. When chicken or cook large on a higher a higher set-
cooking pancakes. amounts of setting. ting, to keep
foods, turn to Turn to a LO vegetables. food warm or
a LO or MED- or MED-LO Turn to a to melt choc-
LO setting setting when LO setting olate or
shortening.
when sizzle sizzle starts. to finish
starts. cooking
Cookware
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Pans should be the same size or
largerthan the surface unit to prevent
boil-overs and hot handles.
Only use pans with flat bottoms.
Flat bottoms allow maximum contact
between the pans and surface units
for fast, even cooking. Pans with un-
even bottoms or with a raised pattern
on the bottom are not suitable. Flat-
ness of a pan can be checked by
placing an edge of a ruler across it.
There should not be space between
the ruler and the bottom of the pan.
Do not use trivets, woks with skirts, or canners with concave or ridged
bottoms.
NOTE: If pan bottoms are not flat, the protective limiter will sense uneven
cooking temperatures and reduce the heat setting. This will result in longer
cooking times.
See the Cooking Guide for important utensil information.
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Setting the Clock
Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the Clock.
1. Push in Minute Timer Knob and
turn clockwise until clock shows
the right time of day.
2. let the Minute Timer Knob pop
out. Turn clockwise until Minute
Timer hand points to OFF.The
clock setting will change if you
push in the knob when turning.
Using the Minute Tier
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. Without pushing it in, turn the
Minute Timer Knob until the timer
hand passes the setting you want
2. Without pushing 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.
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THE CLOCK
SETTING.
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Using the Oven Controls
Baking
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack position, lift rack at
front and pull out.
The rack(s) should be placed so the
top of the food will be centered in
the oven. Always leave at least 1% to
2 inches (4-5 cm] between the sides
of the pan and the oven walls and
other pans. For more information,
see the Cooking Guide.
2. Set the Oven Selector to BAKE. 3. Set the Oven Temperature Control
to the baking temperature you
want. The Oven Signal Light will
come on. The oven is preheated
when the Oven Signal Light first
4. Put food in the oven. NOTE: Oven
racks, walls and door will be hot.
During baking, the elements will
turn on and off to keep the oven
temperature at the setting. The
Oven Signal Light will turn on and
off with the elements.
5. When baking is done, turn both
the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control to OFF
The top element helps heat
during baking, but does not
turn red.
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Adjusting the Oven Temperature Control
Does your oven seem hotter or colder than your old oven? The temperature
of your old oven may have shifted gradually without you noticing the change.
Your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures. But
when comparing to your old oven, the new design may give you different
results.
If after using the oven for a period of time, you are not satisfied with the
temperature settings, they can be adjusted by following these steps:
.
Pull the Oven Temperature COntrOl
Knob straight off.
NOTCHES TOOTH
3. To lower the temperature, move
the tooth a notch closer to LO.
Each notch equals about IO’F
(5°C).
LOCKING
!. Loosen the locking screws inside
the control knob. Note the pOSi-
tion of the notches.
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TOOTH WOTCHES
4. To raise the temperature, move
the tooth a notch closer to HI. Each
notch equals about 10°F (5°C).
lighten the locking screws and
replace the control knob.

Broiling
1. Position the rack before turning
the oven on. See “Broil Chart” in
the Cooking Guide or a reliable
cookbook for recommended
rack positions.
2. Put the broiler pan and food on
the rack.
3. Close the door to the Broil Stop
position (open about 4 inches,
(10.2 cm). The door will stay open
by itself,
4. Set the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control to BROIL.
5. When broiling is done, turn both
the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control to OFF.
Custom Broil
l If food is cooking too fast, turn the Oven Temperature Control counterclock-
wise until the Oven Signal Light goes off
l If you want the food to broil slower from the start, set the Oven Temperature
Control between 150” and 325°F (65.5. and 162.7’C). The lower the tempera-
ture, the slower the cooking.
The Oven Selector must be on BROIL for all broiling temperatures.
NOTE: The door must be partly open whenever the oven is set to BROIL.
leaving the door open allows the oven to maintain proper temperatures.
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Using the .lutomatic MEALI-LMER’; Clock
The automatic MEALTIMER’ Clock is designed to turn the oven 01i al
you set, even when you are not around
Automatic baking is ideal for foods which do not require a preheated oven,
such as meats and casseroles, Do not use the automatic cycle for cakes,
cookies, etc...undercooking will result.
To start and stop baking automatically
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1. Position the oven rack(s) properly
and place the food in the oven
3. Push in and turn the Start Time
Knob clockwise to the time you
want baking to start
2. Make sure the clock is set to the
right time of day.
4. Push in and turn the Stop Time
Knob clockwise to the time you
want the oven to shut off.
5. Set the Oven Selector on TIMED
BAKE. 6. Set the Oven Temperature Con-
trol on the baking temperature
you want. The oven will now start
and stop automatically.
7. After baking is done or to stop
the oven before preset time, turn
both the Oven Selector and the
Oven Temperature Control to OFF
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To start baking now and stop automatically:
1. Position rack(s) properly and place the food in the oven
2. Make sure the clock is set to the right time of day.
3. Push in and turn the Stop Time Knob clockwise to the time you want the oven
to shut off.
4. Set the Oven Selector on TIMED BAKE
5. Set the Oven Temperature Control on the baking temperature you want.
6. Atter baking is done or to stop the oven before the preset time,
turn both the Oven Selector and the Oven Temperature Control to OFF
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The Storage Drawer
The storage drawer is for storing pots and pans
Use care when handllng the drawer.
Removing the Storage Drawer
1. Pull drawer straight out to the
first stop. Lift front and pull out to
the second stop.
2. Lift back slightly and slide drawer
all the way out.
Replacing the Storage Drawer
1. Fit ends of drawer sliz rails into
the drawer guides on both sides
of opening.
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2. Lift drawer front and push in until
metal stops on drawer slide
rails clear white stops on drawer
guides. Lift drawer front again
to clear second stop and slide
drawer closed.
Use & Care Guide Storage
Store this booklet, along with your
Cooking Guide and sales slip in the
Literature Pat, inside the storage
drawer.

Optional Rotisserie
If you would like a rotisserie for your oven, you can order a kit [Part No. 242985)
from your Whirlpool Dealer. The kit includes easy installation instructions.
Optional Door Panel Pat
If you would like to change the color of your oven door glass to white or
almond, you can order one of these kits; White [Kit No. 814069) or Almond
(Kit No. 814070) from your Whirlpool Dealer. The kits include easy installation
instructions.
Caring for your range
Control Panel and Knobs
1.Pull knobs straight off.
2. Use warm soapy water and a soft cloth. or spray glass cleaner, to wipe the
control panel. Rinse and wipe dry.
3.Wash control knobs in warm soapy water. Rinse well and dry.
4.Push control knobs straight back on. Make sure they point to OFF.
Solid Element Surface Units
2. For best results, wipe off surface
units with a damp soft cloth and
soapy water after each use.
Burned-on food may be removed
with a soapy scouring pad. The
red spot in the center of the sur-
face unit will gradually wash off.
This is normal and will not affect
the operation of the surface unit.

3. IMPORTANT: After cleaning, apply
a thin coat of salt-free oil to the
CCCL surface units, then heat 3-5
minutes. It may still smoke slightly
when heated. If surface units have
dark spots caused by grease and
food, the oil treatment will improve
their appearance but not elimi-
nate the spots. NOTE: Optional
Electrol dressing can be applied
to the surface units to improve
their appearance.
4. The stainless steel trim rings Will
gradually yellow from the heat of
the surface units and pans. This is
normal. The yellowing can be
removed by using stainless steel
cleaner or Cook Top Polishing
Creme on the trim rings.
To obtain order information
for Cook Top Polishing Creme
(PN 814009) or Electrol dressing
(PN 814030), write to:
Whirlpool Corporation
Attention: Customer Service Dept.
1900 Whirlpool Drive
LaPorte, IN 46305
The Oven Door
Removing the oven door will help make it easier to clean the oven.
1.
Open the door to the first stop
position.
2. Hold the door at both sides and lift
it at the same angle it is in.
3. To replace, fit the bottom corners
of the door over the ends of the
hinges.
Push the door down evenly. The
door will close only when it is on
the hinges correctly.

Standard Oven Cleaning
The Standard Oven has to be hand cleaned. Use warm soapy water and steel
wool pads and a commercial oven cleaner. See “Cleaning Chart” below for
further instructions.
Do not allow commercial oven cleaner to contact the heating elements,
thermostat, oven seal or exterior surfaces of the range. Damage will occur.
Using Foil
To catch sugar or starch spills from pies and casseroles, use a piece of
heavy-duty aluminum foil or a shallow pan on the lower rack, slightly larger
than the cooking container.
NOTE: Do not use foil or foil liner to cover the oven floor. Poor baking results
could occur.
Cleaning Chart
PART
Exterior
surfaces
WHAT TO USE
Warm soapy water and
a soft cloth.
Plastic scrubbing pad
for stubborn spots.
HOW TO CLEAN
l Wipe off regularly when oven is
cool.
l Do not allow food containing
acids (such as vinegar, tomato,
lemon juice or milk] to remain
on surface. Acids will remove
the glossy finish.
l Do not use abrasive or harsh
cleansers.
Surface units
(Solid
elements]
Warm soapy water on
a soft cloth.
Soapy scouring pad or
scouring powder
l Make sure the cooktop and the
surface units are cool.
l Wipe off the surface units after each
use.
l Atter each cleaning, heat surface
units until dry.
(Trlm rings)
To darken surface units or to remove rust spots:
l Make sure surface units are cool.
Salt-free oil on a
l After each cleaning, apply thin coat
soft cloth. of oil to surface units, then heat for
3-5 minutes. Slight smoking of oil will
occur.
‘Electrol dressing l Follow the directions on the
(PN 814030) dressing.
NOTE: This will improve surface
unit appearance, but not eliminate
dark spots.
*Stainless steel cleaner l Make sure surface units are cool.
or Cook Top Polishrng
Creme. (PN 814009)
l Follow directions provided with
cleaner or polishing creme.
NOTE: Yellowing of trim rings is normal from heat of the
surface units and pans.
*See page 15 for re-order information.
continued on next page
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PART WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN
Control knobs Warm soapv water and
a soft cloth. ’
l Wash, rinse and drv well
l Do not soak.
Control panel Warm soapy water or
spray glass cleaner
and a soft cloth.
l Wash, rinse and dry well.
l Follow directions provided with
the cleaner.
Broiler pan
and grid Warm soapy water or a soapy steel wool pad.
Warm soapy water or
soatx steel wool toads.
l Clean after each use.
l Wash. rinse and drv well.
Oven racks
l Wash, rinse and dry. Use soapy Steel
wool pads for stubborn areas.
Oven door
glass Spray glass cleaner or
l Make sure oven is cool.
warm soapy water and a
plastic scrubbing pad.
l Follow directions provided with
the cleaner.
l Wash, rinse and dry well.
Standard
Oven Warm soapy water or steel wool pads.
Commercial oven
cleaners.
l Remove door for easier access.
l Place newspaper on floor to protect
floor surface.
l Follow directions provided with the
oven cleaner.
l Rinse well with clear water.
l Use in well ventilated room.
l Do not allow commercial oven
cleaner to contact the heating
elements, oven seal, or exterior
surfaces of the range. Damage
will occur.
The Oven Light
The oven light will come on when you open the oven door. To turn the light on
when the oven door is closed, push the Oven Light Switch on the control panel.
Push it again to turn off the light.
To Replace:

If you need service or assistance,
we suggest you follow these five steps:
1. Before calling for
assistance...
Performance problems often result
from little things you can find and fix
without tools of any kind.
if nothing operates:
l Is the power supply cord plugged
into a live circuit with the proper volt-
age? (See Installation Instructions.)
l Have you checked your home’s
main fuses or circuit breaker box?
if the oven will not operate:
l Is the Oven Selector turned to a set-
ting [BAKE or BROIL, but not TIMED
BAKE)?
l Is the Oven Temperature Control
turned to a temperature setting?
if surface units will not operate or
seem to cook too slow:
l Have you checked your home’s
main fuses or circuit breaker box7
l Is the surface unit control knob
turned to a setting other than OFF?
l Are you using the proper cook-
ware? See page 6.
l Do the control knobs turn?
if surface unit control knob(s) will
not turn:
l Did you push in before trying to turn?
if cooking results aren’t what you
expected:
l Is the range level?
l Are you using pans recommended
in the Cooking Guide?
l If baking, have you allowed 1% to 2
inches (4-5 cm] on all sides of the
pans for air circulation?
l Have you preheated the oven as the
recipe calls for?
l Are the pans the size called for in the
recipe?
l Are you following a tested recipe
from a reliable source?
l Do the cooking utensils have
smooth, flat bottoms and fit the sur-
face unit being used?
See the Cooking Guide for more infor-
mation on cooking problems and
how to solve them.
2. If you need
assistance?..
Call Whirlpool COOL-LINER serv-
ice assistance telephone number.
Dial free from anywhere in the U.S.:
i-aoo-2534301
and talk with one of our trained con-
sultants The consultants can instruct
you in how to obtain satisfactory oper-
ation from your appliance or, if serv-
ice is necessary, recommend a
qualified service company in your
area.
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3. If you need service*...
Whirlpool has
a nationwide
network of fran-
chised TECH-
1 CARE-’ Service
TECU-CARE
’ Companies.
TECH-CARE serv-
~CCIISEDSERV!CEJ ice technicians
are trained to fulfill the product war-
ranty and provide after-warranty
service, anywhere in the United States.
To locate TECH-CARE service in your
area, call our COOL-LINE service as-
sistance telephone number (see Step
2) or look in your telephone directory
Yellow Pages under:
4. If you have a
problem?..
Call our CCCL-LINE service assistance
telephone number (see Step 2) and
talk with one of our consultants, or if
you prefer, write to:
Mr. Donald Skinner
Director of Customer Relations
Whirlpool Corporation
2000 M-63
Benton Harbor, Ml 49022
5. If you need FSP”
replacement parts?. .
FSP is a registered trademark of
Whirlpool Corporation for quality
parts. Look for this symbol of quality
whenever you need a replacement
part for your Whirlpool appliance. FSP
replacement parts will fit right and
work right, because they are made to
the same exacting specifications
used to build every new Whirlpool
appliance.
To locate FSP replacement parts in
your area, referto Step 3aboveorcaII
the Whirlpool COOL-LINE service as-
sistance number in Step 2,
*If you must call or write, please pro-
vide: model number, serial number,
date of purchase, and a complete
description of the problem. This infor-
mation is needed in order to better
respond to your request for assist-
ance.

WHIRLPOOL” RANGE PRODUCT
WARRANTY
EROO
LENGTH OF WARRANTY WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR
FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY FSP” replacement parts and repair labor to
From Date of Purchase correct defects in materials or workmanship.
Service must be provided by a franchised
TECH-CARE” service company.
WHIRLPOOL WILL NOT PAY FOR
A. Service calls to:
1. Correct the installation of the range product.
2. Instruct you how to use the range product.
3. Replace house fuses or correct house wiring or plumbing
4. Replace owner accessible light bulbs.
8. Repairs when range product is used in other than normal, single-family
household use.
C. Pick up and delivery. This product IS designed to be repaired in the
home.
D. Damage to range product caused by accident, misuse, fire, flood, acts
of God or use of products not approved by Whirlpool.
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION SHALL NOT BELIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or
consequential damages so this limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. This
warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights
which vary from state to state.
Outside the United States, a different warranty may apply. For details, please
contact your franchised Whirlpool distributor or military exchange.
Part No. 3148535
c 1988 Whirlpool Corporation Printed in U.S.A.
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