Whirlpool RF385PXY User manual

A Note ToYou 2
Important Safety
Instructions 3
Parts And Features 6
Using Your Range 7
Carin For
Your ange
R 32
HYou Need Assistance
Or Service 37
Warranty 40
1400-253-1301
Call us with qmstions or comments.
SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE
MODEL RF385PXY

A NoteToYou
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone
into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have
developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain
your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Owner-
ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new informa-
tion on your appliance.
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these symbols and
follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each symbol.
This symbol will help alert you to such dangers as
personal injury, burns, fire and electrical shock. This symbol will help you avoid actions which
could cause product damage (scratches, dents,
etc.) and damage to your personal property.
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, l-800-253-1301,
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 6). 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

Important Safety Instructions
General
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to
persons, or damage when using the range, follow
basic precautions, including the following:
l Read all instructions before
using the range.
l Install or locate the range only
in accordance with the pro-
vided Installation Instructions.
l Use the range only for its
intended use as described in
this manual.
l Do not touch surface units,
areas near units, heating ele-
ments or interior surfaces of
oven. Surface units and heat-
ing elements may be hot even
though they are dark in color.
l WARNING: To reduce the risk Areas near surface units and
of ti ping of the appliance, the interior surfaces of an oven
app iance must be secured by
P become hot enou
a proper1 installed anti-tip
f! burns. During anc?
h to cause
after use,
bracket. o check if the bracket do not touch, or let clothing
is installed properly, see “The or other flammable materials
anti-tip bracket” on page 27. contact surface units, areas
l CAUTION: Do not store things near units, heatin elements or
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children mi
El
ht want above the interior surfaces 0 oven until
range. Chil ren could be they have had sufficient time
burned or injured while climb- to cool. Other surfaces of the
ing on it. range may become hot enough
to cause burns; such as, the
l Do not leave children alone or oven vent opening, the surface
unattended in area where the near the vent opening, the
range is in use. They should cooktop, the oven door and
never be allowed to sit or stand window.
on an
could lbpart of the range. They
e burned or injured.
l Do not operate the range if it
is damaged or not working
properly.
l Do not use the rahge for
warming or heatin the room.
Persons could be %
urned or
injured, or a fire could start.
l 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.
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l Use only d potholders. Moist
or damp po holders on hot
r
surfaces ma result in burns
from steam. ‘b0 not let
potholder touch hot heating
elements. Do not use a towel
or bulky cloth for a potholder. It
could catch on fire.
l Keep range vents unob-
structed.
l Do not heat unopened contain-
ers. They could explode. The
hot contents could cause bums
and container particles could
cause Injury.
l Do not store flammable materi-
als on or near the range. The
fumes can create an explosion
and/or fire hazard.
When usina the cookton
l Make sure the reflector bowls
are in place during cooking.
Cookin % without reflector bowls
may su ject the wiring and
components underneath them
to damage.
l Do not line reflector bowls with
aluminum foil or other liners.
Improper installation of these
liners may result in a risk of
electrical shock or fire.
l Select 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 heatin element
will be ex
1osed aniI ma result in t e igniting of c othing
Y
or potholders. Correct pan
size also improves
efficiency. cooking
l Check to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use on the
range. Only certain types of
glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed
utensils are suitable for
cooktops without breaking
due to the sudden change in
temperature.
l Never leave surface units unat-
tended at hi h heat settings. A
boilover cou d result and cause9
smoking and greasy spillovers
that may ignite.
l Turn pan handles inward, but
not over other surface units.
This will help reduce the chance
of bums, igniting of flammable
materials, and spills due to
bumping of the pan.
When using the oven
l Always osition oven rack(s) in
desired ocation while oven IS
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cool. If a rack must be removed
while oven is hot, do not let
potholder contact hot heating
element in oven.
l Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam es-
cape before removing or
replacing food.
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Grease wiping out excess food spills
pnor to self-cleaning.
l Grease is flammable. Do not
allow grease to collect around
cooktop or in vents. Wipe spill-
overs immediately.
l Do not use oven cleaners. No
commercial oven cleaner or
oven liner rotective coating of
l Do not use water on grease any kind s[ ould be used in or
fires. Never pick up a flaming around any part of the oven.
pan. Smother flaming pan on
l Before self-cleaning the oven,
range by coverin with a well-
fitted lid, cookie s eet or flat
9, remove broiler an, broiler rid,
oven racks an other utensr s.cf 9
tray. Flaming grease outside of Do not use your oven to clean
lz
an can be extin uished with
? miscellaneous parts unless you
aking soda or, i available, a are instructed to do so in this
multipurpose dry chemical or
foam-type extinguisher. Use and Care Guide.
l Do not clean door heat seal. It
Care and cleaning is essential for a ood seal.
Care should be ta en not to
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l Do not soak removable heating rub, damage or move the seal.
elements in water. The element Clean only parts recommended
will be damaged and shock or
fire could result. in this Use and Care Guide.
l Do not repair or replace any
l Small amounts of formaldehyde
and carbon monoxide are iven
9 part of the range unless spe-
cifically recommended in this
off in the Self-Cleaning cyc e
from fiberglass insulatron and manual. All other servicing
food decomposition. Si nificant should be referred to a quali-
9 fied technician.
exposure to these subs antes
can cause cancer or reproduc-
l Disconnect the electrical sup-
tive harm. Exposure can be ply before servicing the range.
minimized by venting with a
hood or open window and
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