Whirlpool RF367PXD User manual

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UseAndCare
SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE
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MODEL RF367PXD
Table of Contents
(complete) ................... 2
A Note to You ................. 3
Range Safety ...............4-6
Getting to Know
Your Range ....................7
Using Your Range .........8
Using the
Self-Cleaning Cycle .....22
Caring for
Your Range ..................26
Troubleshooting ..........31
Requesting
Assistance
or Service ..................... 33
Index ............................. 35
Warranty ....................... 36
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Table of Contents
A Note to You ............................................ 3
Range Safety ......................................... 4-6
Getting to Know Your Range ................... 7
Using Your Range .................................... 8
Using the surface units ......................... 8
Positioning racks and pans ................ 10
For best air circulation ........................ 11
Using aluminum foil for baking ........... 11
Setting the clock ................................ 12
Using the Minute Timer ...................... 12
Baking/roasting .................................. 13
Adjusting the oven temperature
control ............................................... 14
Broiling .............................................. 15
Broiling tips ........................................ 17
Energy saving tips ............................. 17
Using the MEALTIMERTM clock .......... 18
The oven vent .................................... 20
The storage drawer ............................ 20
The anti-tip bracket ............................ 21
Optional door panel pat ..................... 21
Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle ............... 22
Before you start ................................. 22
Setting the controls ............................ 23
Special tips ........................................ 25
How the cycle works .......................... 25
Caring for Your Range ........................... 26
Surface units and reflector bowls ........ 26
Lift-up cooktop ................................... 28
Cleaning chart ................................... 28
The oven light .................................... 30
Troubleshooting ..................................... 31
Requesting Assistance or Service ........ 33
Index ....................................................... 35
Warranty ................................................. 36
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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 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 inform-
ation 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.
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
instructions given. Here is a brief explanation
of the use of the symbol.
This symbol alerts you to such
dangers as fire, electrical shock,
burns, and personal injury.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical
General *Do not leave children alone or
ORead all instructions before using unattended in area where the
the range. range is in use. They should never
*Install or locate the range only in be allowed to sit or stand on any
accordance with the provided part of the range. They could be
Installation Instructions. The range burned or injured.
must be installed by a qualified @Do not operate the range if it is
installer. The range must be damaged or not working properly.
properly connected to electrical .Do not use the range for warming
supply and grounded. or heating the room. Persons
could be burned or injured, or a
fire could start.
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aUse the range only for its intended
t use as described in this manual.
@WARNING: To reduce the risk
of tipping the appliance, the
appliance must be secured by a
properly installed anti-tip bracket.
To check if the bracket is install-
ed properly, see “The anti-tip
bracket” on page 21.
*CAUTION: Do not store things
children might want above the
range. Children could be burned
or injured while climbing on it.
ADO not touch surface units, areas
near units, heating elements, or
interior surfaces of oven. Surface
units and heating elements may
be hot even though they are dark
in color. Areas near surface units
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 units, areas near units,
heating elements, or interior
surfaces of oven until they have
had sufficient time to cool. Other
surfaces of the range, such as the
oven vent opening, the surface
near the vent opening, the cooktop,
and the oven door and window,
could also become hot enough
to cause burns.
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aDo 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.
l Keep range vents unobstructed.
@Donot heat unopened containers.
They could explode. The hot
contents could cause burns and
container particles could cause
injury.
@Use only utensils approved for
oven use. Follow utensil manufac-
turer’s instructions, especially when
using glass or plastic utensils.
@Donot 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.
ADO not line reflector bowls with
aluminum foil or other liners. Im-
proper installation of these liners
could result in a risk of electric
shock or fire.
@Select a pan with a flat bottom that
is about the same size as the sur-
face 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.
l 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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