Whirlpool RF361 BXD User manual

UseAndCare
Table of Contents
(complete) ................. 2
A Note to You ................ 3
Range Safety ................. 4
Getting to Know
Your Range ................... 7
Using Your Range ........ 8
Using the
Self-Cleaning Cycle .... 21
Caring for
Your Range ................. 25
Troubleshooting .,....... 30
Requesting
Assistance
or Service .................... 32
Index ............................ 35
Warranty ...................... 36
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SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE
MODELS RF361 BXD RF363PXD
PART NO. 3189973

Table of Contents
A Note to You ............................................ 3
Range Safety ............................................. 4
Getting to Know Your Range .................... 7
Using Your Range ..................................... 8
Using the surface units ......................... 8
Positioning racks and pans ................. 10
For best air circulation ......................... 10
Using aluminum foil for baking ........... 11
The electronic oven control ................. 12
Starting a function ............................... 13
Canceling a function ........................... 13
Baking/roasting ................................... 13
Adjusting the oven temperature
control ................................................ 15
Broiling ............................................... 16
Broiling tips ......................................... 18
Energy saving tips .............................. 18
The oven vent .................................... 19
The storage drawer ............................ 19
The anti-tip bracket ............................ 20
Optional door panel pat ..................... 20
Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle ............... 21
Before you start ................................. 21
Before setting the controls.. ................. 22
Setting the controls ............................ 22
Special tips ........................................ 24
How the cycle works ........................... 24
Caring for Your Range ............................ 25
Surface units and reflector bowls.. ...... 25
Lift-up cooktop ................................... 27
Cleaning chart ................................... 27
The oven light ..................................... 29
Troubleshooting ...................................... 30
Requesting Assistance or Service ........ .32
Index ........................................................ 35
Warranty .................................................. 36

A Note to You
Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL@ appliance.
Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL ranges 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 infor-
mation about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please
read it carefully.
Also, please complete and mail in the Ownership 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 Model Number
your appliance, you need to know your
complete model number and serial number. Serial Number
You can find this information on the model Purchase Date
and serial number plate (see diagram on Dealer Name
page 7 for location of plate).
Please also record the purchase date of
your appliance and your dealer’s name,
address, and telephone number.
Dealer Address
Dealer Phone
Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
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Our Consumer Assistance Center
number is toll-free 24 hours a day.
1-800-253-1301 1
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Range Safety
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety statements under
warning symbols. Please pay special
attention to these symbols and follow any This symbol alerts you to such dangers
as fire, electrical shock, burns, and
instructions given. Here is a brief explana-
tion of the use of the symbol. personal injury.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury
to persons, or damage when using the range,
follow basic precautions, including the following:
General .Do not operate the range if it is
*Read all instructions before using damaged or not working properly.
the range. @Do not use the range for warming
@Install or locate the range only in or heating the room. Persons
accordance with the provided could be burned or injured, or a
Installation Instructions. The range fire could start.
must be installed by a qualified muse the range only for its intended
installer. The range must be use as described in this manual.
properly connected to electrical
supply and grounded.
*Do not touch surface units, areas
near units, heating elements, or
aWARNING: To reduce the risk interior surfaces of oven. Surface
of tipping the appliance, the units and heating elements may be
appliance must be secured by a hot even though they are dark in
properly installed anti-tip bracket. color. Areas near surface units and
To check if the bracket is installed interior surfaces of an oven become
properly, see “The anti-tip bracket” hot enough to cause burns. During
on page 20. and after use, do not touch or let
*CAUTION: Do not store things clothing or other flammable mate-
children might want above the rials contact surface units, areas
range. Children could be burned near units, heating elements, or
or injured while climbing on it. interior surfaces of oven until they
*Do not leave children alone or have had sufficient time to cool.
unattended in area where the Other surfaces of the range, such
range is in use. They should as the oven vent opening, the sur-
never be allowed to sit or stand face near the vent opening, the
on any part of the range. They cook-top, and the oven door and
could be burned or injured. window, could also become hot
enough to cause burns.

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.Do not wear loose or hanging
garments when using the range.
They could ignite if they touch a
hot surface unit and you could
be burned.
@Use 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 range vents unobstructed.
.Do not heat unopened contain-
ers. They could explode. The hot
contents could cause burns
and container particles could
cause injury.
4Jse only utensils approved for
oven use. Follow utensil manu-
facturer’s instructions, especially
when using glass or plastic
utensils.
.Do not store flammable materials
on or near the range. The fumes
could create an explosion and/or
fire hazard.
When using the cooktop
*Make sure the reflector bowls are
in place during cooking. Cooking
without reflector bowls could sub-
ject the wiring and components
underneath them to damage.
@Do not line reflector bowls with
aluminum foil or other liners. Im-
proper installation of these liners
could result in a risk of electrical
shock or fire.
aSelect a pan with a flat bottom
that is about the same size as
the surface unit. If pan is smaller
than the surface unit, some of
the heating element will be
exposed and could result in the
igniting of clothing or pot holders.
Correct pan size also improves
cooking efficiency.
@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 units unat-
tended at high heat settings. A
boilover could result and cause
smoking and greasy spillovers
that could ignite.
*Turn pan handles inward, but not
over other surface units. This will
help reduce the chance of burns,
igniting of flammable materials,
and spills due to bumping of
the pan.
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When using the oven could cause cancer or reproductive
l 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.
harm. Exposure can be mini-
mized by venting with a hood or
open window and wiping out
excess food spills prior to self-
cleaning.
*Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam escape
before removing or replacing
food.
Grease
*Grease is flammable. Do not
allow grease to collect around
cooktop or in vents. Wipe spill-
overs immediately.
*Do not use water on grease fires.
Never pick up a flaming pan.
Smother flaming pan on range
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 multipurpose
dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.
@Do not use oven cleaners. No
commercial oven cleaner or oven
liner protective coating of any kind
should be used in, or around, any
part of the oven.
@Before self-cleaning the 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.
*Do not soak removable heating
elements in water. The element
will be damaged and shock or fire
could result.
Care and cleaning
*Do 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.
*Do not repair or replace any part
of the range unless specificallv
l Small amounts of formaldehyde recommended in this’manual.-All
and carbon monoxide are given other servicing should be referred
off in the Self-Cleaning cycle to a qualified technician.
from fiberglass insulation and
food decomposition. Significant
l Disconnect the electrical supply
exposure to these substances before servicing the range.
- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
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Getting to Know Your
Range
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Control panel I
Plug-in surface
unit with
reflector bowl
(PP. 8, 25, 26)
Model and serial I/+
alternate wall-
This section contains captioned illustrations of your range. Use them to become familiar with
the location and appearance of all parts and features. To help you find information on specific
parts and features quickly, page references are included.
Automatic oven
II
light switch
(P.29)
Broil element
Removable
storage drawer
(P. 1%
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Bake element
(P. ‘4)
DWnot available on all models.
Control panel
Manual
oven control
(P.8) indicator light (p. 8) 7

Using Your Range
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.
Using the surface units
Push in control knobs before turning
them to a setting. You can set them any-
where between HI and OFF.
Surface unit markers
The solid dot in the Surface Unit Marker
Surface unit indicator lights
One of the Surface Unit Indicator Lights on
the control panel will glow when
a surface unit is on.
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.
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l For gravy, pudding, and
icing.
l To cook large amounts
of veaetables.
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l To keep food cooking after
starting it on a hiaher settina
LO l To keep food warm until
ready to serve.
Fire Hazard
Be sure all control knobs are turned off
and all indicator lights are off when you
are not cooking.
A fire could start or someone could be
burned if a surface unit is accidentally
left on.
Cookware tips
l Select a pan that is about the same size
as the surface unit.
l NOTE: For best results and greater
energy efficiency, use only flat-bottomed
cookware that makes good contact with
the surface units. Cookware with rounded,
warped, ribbed (such as some porcelain
enamelware), or dented bottoms could
cause severe overheating, which damages
the cookware and/or surface unit.
You can, however, use the newer
cookware available with slightly indented
bottoms or very small expansion channels.
This cookware is specially designed to
provide the good contact needed for best
cooking results.
Also, woks, canners, and teakettles with
flat bottoms suitable for use on your
cooktop are now available in most stores
that sell housewares.
l The pan should have straight sides and a
tight-fitting lid.
l Choose medium to heavy gauge (thick-
ness) pans that are fairly lightweight.
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l The pan material (metal or glass) affects
how fast heat transfers from the surface
unit through the pan material and how
evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom.
Choose pans that provide the best cooking
results.
l Handles should be made of sturdy, heat-
resistant material and be securely attached
to the pan.
NOTES:
l If a surface unit stays red for a long time,
the bottom of the pan is not flat enough or
is too small for the surface unit. Prolonged
usage of incorrect utensils could result in
damage to the surface unit, cooktop, wir-
ing, and surrounding areas. To prevent
damage, use correct utensils, start
cooking on HI, and turn control down to
continue cooking.
l Do not leave an empty utensil, or one
which has boiled dry, on a hot surface unit.
The utensil could overheat and damage
the utensil or surface unit.
Home canning information
To protect your range:
l Use flat-bottomed canners/pans for best
results.
l Use the largest surface unit for best
results. Also, use a canner/pan which can
be centered over the surface unit and
which does not extend more than one inch
outside surface unit area. Large diameter
canners/pans, if not properly centered, trap
heat and can cause damage to the
cooktop.
l Do not place canner on two surface units
at the same time. Too much heat will build
up and will damage the cooktop.
l Start with hot water. This reduces the
time the control is set on high. Reduce
heat setting to lowest position needed to
keep water boiling.
l Keep reflector bowls clean for best heat
reflection.
l To prolong the life of the elements:
- Prepare small batches at a time.
- Do not use elements for canning all
day.
l Refer to your canner manual for specific
instructions.
Optional canning kit
The large diameter of most water-bath or
pressure canners combined with high heat
settings for long periods of time can shorten
the life of regular surface units and cause
damage to the cooktop.
If you plan to use the cooktop for canning,
we recommend the installation of a Canning
Kit. Order the kit (Part No. 242905) from
your Whirlpool dealer or authorized
Whirlpool service company.
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Positioning racks and pans
For baking/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 RACK POSITION
Frozen pies, large Lowest level or
roasts, turkeys, angel 2nd level from
food cakes bottom
Bundt cakes, most 2nd level from
quick breads, yeast bottom
breads, casseroles,
meats
Cookies, biscuits, 2nd or 3rd level
muffins, cakes, from bottom
nonfrozen pies
When baking on two radks, arrange racks
on bottom and third level from bottom.
To change rack position, lift rack at front
and pull out.
NOTE: For recommended rack placement
when broiling, see “Broiling rack position
chart” on page 17.
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 pot holders or oven mitts to
protect hands.
Failure to follow the above precautions
could result in personal injury.
For best air circulation
Hot air must circulate around the pans in the
oven for even heat to reach all parts of the
oven. This results in better baking.
l Place the pans so that one is not directly
over the other.
l For best results, allow 1l/2 to 2 inches
(4-5 cm) of space around each pan and
between pans and oven walls. There must
be a minimum space of 1 inch (3 cm).
l Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at
one time.
Use the following as a guide to
determine where to place the pans:
One pan
Place in the center of the oven rack.
Two pans
Place in opposite corners of the oven rack.
Three or four pans
Place in opposite corners on each oven
rack. Stagger pans so no pan is directly
over another.
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