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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When using the oven cause cancer or reproductive
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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 oven cleaners. No
liner protective coating of any
commercial oven cleaner or oven
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 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 extin-
guisher.
Care and cleaning
6mall amounts of formaldehyde
and carbon monoxide are given
off in the Self-Cleaning cycle from
fiberglass insulation and food
decomposition. Significant expo-
sure to these substances could
*Do not soak removable heating
elements in water. The element
will be damaged and shock or fire
could result.
*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 specifically
recommended in this manual. All
other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.
@Disconnect the electrical supply
before servicing the range.
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Getting to Know Your Range
This SeCfion 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.
Control panel
Plug-in surface
unit with
reflector bowl
(PP. 8, 26, 27)
Anti-tip floor
bracket -
(for information on
alternate wall-mounted
anti-tip bracket,
seep. 21)
Removable
storage drawer y
(P.20)
Control panel
. Automatic oven
I light switch
(P.30)
y Broil element
(P. 15)
Left Left
front rear MEALTIMEW’ Stop
Clock/minute Oven
control control timer time Oven Manual oven Surface
knob knob
(P. 12,
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(PP. 18, temperature selector light switch
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control knob (pp. 13, (p. 3C’ ’
18)
19,23,
24) I
(PP.13, 14,
15, 19,23,
15, 19,
23) 1 I
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Start time
(PP. 18,23) Oven heatinrg
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Right reir Surface Right
indicator light control
(PP.13, 15)
unit front
knob
(P.8)
indicator control
light knob
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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 Liahts on
the control panel will gl;w when
a surface unit is on.
Fire Hazard
Turn all controls off when done
cooking.
Failure to do so can result in death,
fire, or burns.
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.
SETTING RECOMMENDED USE
HI
6-8
5
2-4
LO
l To start foods cooking.
l To bring liquids to a boil.
l To hold a rapid boil.
l To fry chicken or pan-
cakes.
l For gravy, pudding, and
icing.
l To cook large amounts
of veaetables.
l To keep food cooking
after starting it on a
higher setting.
l To keep food warm until
readv to serve.

Cookware tips
l Select a pan that is about the same size
as the surface unit.
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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 dam-
ages 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 cook-
top 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
(thickness) pans that are fairly lightweight.
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 cook-
ing 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, wiring,
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 1 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 HI. 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
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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.
Positioning racks and pans
General guidelines
l Always position oven rack(s) in desired
location before turning oven on.
l To move rack(s), lift rack(s) at front and
pull out.
l Be sure the rack(s) is level.
l If rack(s) must be moved while oven is
hot, use pot holders or oven mitts to
protect hands.
l For baking/roasting with one rack, place
the rack so the top of the food will be
centered in the oven.
l When baking on two racks, arrange
racks on the bottom and third level from
the bottom.
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
muff ins, cakes, from bottom
nonfrozen Dies
NOTE: For recommended rack placement
when broiling, see “Broiling rack position
chart” on page 16.
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