Whirlpool SF379LEK User manual

GAS RANGE
Use & Care Guide
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Models: SF379LEK SF380LEK
®
TO THE INSTALLER: PLEASE LEAVE THIS
INSTRUCTION BOOK WITH THE UNIT.
TO THE CONSUMER: PLEASE READ AND KEEP
THIS BOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RANGE SAFETY ......................................................................... 3
The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................................4
PARTS AND FEATURES ............................................................ 5
COOKTOP USE........................................................................... 6
Cooktop Controls.........................................................................6
Surface Burners ...........................................................................7
Home Canning .............................................................................8
Cookware .....................................................................................8
ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL................................................ 9
Display..........................................................................................9
Start/Enter ....................................................................................9
Off/Cancel ....................................................................................9
Clock ............................................................................................9
Timer.............................................................................................9
Control Lock.................................................................................9
Oven Temperature Control ........................................................10
OVEN USE................................................................................. 10
Aluminum Foil.............................................................................10
Positioning Racks and Bakeware ..............................................10
Bakeware....................................................................................11
Meat Thermometer.....................................................................11
Oven Vent...................................................................................11
Baking and Roasting..................................................................12
Broiling........................................................................................12
RANGE CARE ........................................................................... 13
Self-Cleaning Cycle....................................................................13
General Cleaning........................................................................14
Oven Door ..................................................................................15
Storage Drawer ..........................................................................15
TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................... 16
ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE ..................................................... 17
In the U.S.A. ...............................................................................17
WARRANTY .............................................................................. 20

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RANGE SAFETY
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't
immediately follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't
follow instructions.
All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you
what can happen if the instructions are not followed.
Your safety and the safety of others are very important.
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all
safety messages.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER”or
“WARNING.”These words mean:
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion
may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.
–Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this
or any other appliance.
–WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
•Do not try to light any appliance.
•Do not touch any electrical switch.
•Do not use any phone in your building.
•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor's phone. Follow the gas supplier's
instructions.
•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
–Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or
the gas supplier.
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list
of substances known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm, and
requires businesses to warn of potential exposure to such substances.
WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or
other reproductive harm.
This appliance can cause low-level exposure to some of the substances listed, including benzene, formaldehyde,
carbon monoxide, toluene, and soot.

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The Anti-Tip Bracket
The range will not tip during normal use. However, the range can tip if you apply too much force or weight to the open door
without the anti-tip bracket fastened down properly.
Tip Over Hazard
A child or adult can tip the range and be killed.
Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot.
Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved.
See the installation instructions for details.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns to children
and adults.
WARNING
Anti-Tip Bracket Making sure the anti-tip bracket is installed:
•Slide range forward.
•Look for the anti-tip bracket securely attached to floor.
•Slide range back so rear range foot is under anti-tip bracket.
Range Foot
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical
shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the
range, follow basic precautions, including the
following:
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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE
SECURED BY PROPERLY INSTALLED ANTI-TIP
DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES ARE
INSTALLED PROPERLY, SLIDE RANGE FORWARD,
LOOK FOR ANTI-TIP BRACKET SECURELY
ATTACHED TO FLOOR, AND SLIDE RANGE BACK
SO REAR RANGE FOOT IS UNDER ANTI-TIP
BRACKET.
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CAUTION: Do not store items of interest to
children in cabinets above a range or on the
backguard of a range –children climbing on the
range to reach items could be seriously injured.
■Proper Installation –The range, when installed, must
be electrically grounded in accordance with local
codes or, in the absence of local codes, with the
National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70. Be sure the
range is properly installed and grounded by a
qualified technician.
■This range is equipped with a three-prong grounding
plug for your protection against shock hazard and
should be plugged directly into a properly grounded
receptacle. Do not cut or remove the grounding prong
from this plug.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
■Disconnect the electrical supply before servicing the
appliance.
■Never Use the Range for Warming or Heating the
Room.
■Injuries may result from the misuse of appliance doors
or drawers such as stepping, leaning, or sitting on the
doors or drawers.
■Maintenance –Keep range area clear and free from
combustible materials, gasoline, and other flammable
vapors and liquids.
■Storage in or on the Range –Flammable materials
should not be stored in an oven or near surface units.
■Top burner flame size should be adjusted so it does
not extend beyond the edge of the cooking utensil.
For self-cleaning ranges –
■Before Self-Cleaning the Oven –Remove broiler pan
and other utensils. Wipe off all excessive spillage
before initiating the cleaning cycle.

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PARTS AND FEATURES
This manual covers several different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of the parts and features listed. The
locations and appearances of the features shown here may not match your model.
Control Panel
Range
1. Left Rear Burner Control
2. Left Front Burner Control
3. Right Front Burner Control
4. Right Rear Burner Control
5. Surface Burner Locator
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1. Oven Vent
2. Surface Cooking Area
3. Anti-Tip Bracket
4. Oven Door Hinge
5. Model and Serial Number
Plate (behind left side of
storage drawer)
6. Storage Drawer
(Warming Drawer on some
models)
7. Control Panel
8. Center Grate (on some
models)
9. Surface Burner Control
10. Automatic Oven Light
Switch
11. Oven Rack
12. Gasket
13. Oven Door Window
14. Self-Clean Latch
15. Gas Regulator
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