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Self-Cleaning
Electric Ranges
A Note to You ............2
Range Safety ............3
Parts and Features....6
Using Your Range ....8
Using the Self-
Cleaning Cycle ........25
Caring for Your
Range ......................28
Troubleshooting ......36
Requesting
Assistance or
Service ....................38
Index ........................39
Warranty ..................40
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A NOTE TO YOU ® Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL appliance. The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality products that consistently perform for you to make your life easier. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Product Registration Card provided with your applianc
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RANGE SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others is 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 hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You will be killed or seriously injured if you don’t wDANGER follow instructions
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RANGE SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS • shock, injury to persons, or damage when using NEAR UNITS – Surface units may be hot even the range, follow basic precautions, including the though they are dark in color. Areas near surface following: units may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing WARNING – TO REDUCE THE RISK OF • or other flammable materials contact s
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RANGE SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do Not Cook on Broken Cooktop – If cooktop For self-cleaning ranges – • should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door gasket is • may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified techni- to rub, damage, or move the gasket. cian immediately. Do Not Use Oven Cleaners – No commercial oven • Clean Cooktop With Caution – If a wet
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PARTS AND FEATURES (Models RF385PXG and RF387LXH) Electronic Oven vent Oven Control (p. 23) (pp. 14-22) Control panel Plug-in coil element (pp. 6, 28) with one-piece reflector bowl (pp. 28, 31, 32) Automatic oven light switch (p. 35) Gasket (p. 25) Anti-tip bracket (p. 3) Broil element (not shown) Door stop clip (p. 20) (p. 34, 35) Bake element Model and (p. 17) serial number plate (behind left side of storage drawer) Removable storage drawer (p. 24) CONTROL PANEL ACCUSIMMER™ feat
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PARTS AND FEATURES (Models RF386PXG and RF388LXG) Electronic Oven vent Oven Control (p. 23) (pp. 14-22) Control panel ® CLEANTOP (pp. 7, 28) ceramic glass cooktop (pp. 11, 30) Hot surface indicator lights Surface (p. 11) cooking area Automatic oven (pp. 8-11, 30) light switch (p. 35) Anti-tip bracket Gasket (p. 3) (p. 25) Door stop clip Broil element (p. 34, 35) (not shown) (p. 20) Model and serial number plate Bake element (behind left side (p. 17) of storage drawer) Removable sto
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS Using the control knobs wWARNING Push in the control knobs before turning them to a setting. You can set them anywhere between HI and OFF. NOTE: The ACCUSIMMER™ control knob does not Fire Hazard have to be pushed in Turn off all controls when done cooking. before turning. Failure to do so can result in death or fire. Using the ACCUSIMMERª feature Surface cooking area heat settings ACCUSIMMER is an adjustable setting for the left Use the follow
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS (CONT.) Home canning information To protect your range: Use flat-bottomed canners on all types of cook- Alternate use of the surface cooking areas • • tops, especially ceramic between batches or prepare small batches at a glass. Canners with rip- time. pled or ridged bottoms Start with hot water, cover with a lid, and bring • do not allow good to a boil; then reduce heat to maintain a boil or 1" 1" contact with the surface. required pressure lev
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS (CONT.) Cookware tips Select a pan that is about the same size as the Check for rough spots on the bottom of metal or • • surface cooking area. Cookware should not ex- glass cookware which will scratch the ceramic glass tend more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) outside the area. surface. For best results and greater energy Use flat bottom cookware for best heat conduc- • • efficiency, use only flat-bottomed cookware that tion from the surface cooking area to
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS (CONT.) Using the ceramic glass cooktop Lift pots and pans onto and off of the cooktop. • (Models RF386PXG and RF388LXG) Sliding pots and pans on the cooktop could leave marks that are difficult to remove or could leave Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is similar permanent marks. to cooking on coil elements. There Dropping a heavy or hard object on the cooktop • are, however, a few could crack it. Be careful when using heavy skillets diff
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE OVEN Positioning racks and pans Where to place pans: Place the oven racks where you need them before WHEN YOU HAVE PLACE turning on the oven. 1 pan In center of the oven rack. To move a rack, pull it out to the stop position, • raise the front edge and lift it out. 2 pans Side by side or slightly staggered. Be sure the rack(s) is level. • 3 or 4 pans In opposite corners on Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect your hands • each oven rack. Stagger if rack(s) must be
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKEWARE CHOICES Baking performance is affected by the type of bakeware used. Use the bakeware size recommended in the recipe. BEST USED FOR BAKEWARE TYPE GUIDELINES Light colored aluminum • Light golden crusts • Use temperature and time recommended in recipe. • Even browning Dark aluminum and other • Brown, crisp crusts • May reduce baking temperature 25°F. bakeware with dark, dull, • Use suggested baking time. and/or non-stick finish • Use temperature and time recommende
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USING YOUR RANGE THE ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Electronic ON SELF-CLEANING OVEN display HEAT BAKE BROIL LOCK'D CLEAN TIMER TIMER Oven selec- SET START OFF CUSTOM AUTO BAKE BAKE TEMP CLOCK LIGHT LIGHT HR MIN Off/cancel BROIL CLEAN ENTER CANCEL TIMER tor pads OFF 5 SEC pad (pp. 17, (p. 16) 21, 26) Minute Oven Hour Minute Start/enter Temperature Clock timer set light pad pad pad pad pad and off pad (pp. (pp. (p. 16) (pp. 17, 19, 21) (p. 15) pad (p. 35) 15, 26) 15, 26) (pp. 15, 16) Display/clock Us
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USING YOUR RANGE SETTING THE CLOCK 1. Press CLOCK. PRESS YOU SEE CLOCK TIME PRESS YOU SEE 2. Set the time. Press the “up” (s) or “down” (t) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display. HR MIN TIME (example for 5:30) PRESS YOU SEE 3. Start the clock. START OR CLOCK ENTER 5 SEC USING THE ELECTRONIC MINUTE TIMER The minute timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer. It can be set in hours and minutes up to 12 hours, 59 minutes. The minute timer will display minut
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE ELECTRONIC MINUTE TIMER (CONT.) 3. Start the minute timer. PRESS YOU SEE The minute timer will begin counting down immediately after the timer is started. START ENTER TIMER 5 SEC (display counts down) When the time is up: YOU SEE You will hear four 1-second tones, then four 1-second reminder tones every minute until you press TIMER OFF. TIMER NOTE: To display the time of day while the minute timer is counting down, press CLOCK. PRESS YOU SEE 4. Turn off the minute ti
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING ® Your oven is designed with the ACCUBAKE temperature management system to constantly monitor oven temperature. The bake element will cycle, as needed, to maintain the desired temperature. This feature is automatically activated when the oven is in operation. 1. Place the racks where you need them. For more information, see “Positioning racks Front of rack and pans” in “Using the oven” earlier in this section. IMPORTANT: Never place food directly on the oven
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING (CONT.) PRESS YOU SEE 5. Press START/ENTER. A preheat conditioning time counts down the approximate preheat time after the oven ON START temperature has been set and START/ENTER has ENTER HEAT BAKE been pressed. The oven control automatically 5 SEC sets preheating times based on the oven (example for set temperature temperature you select: of 350°F) For 245°F and less, the preheating time is • 2 minutes, 30 seconds. For 250°F-445°F, the preheating time is • 4
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USING YOUR RANGE ADJUSTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL Although your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures, it may cook faster or slower than your old oven. If you are not satisfied with the baking/roasting results, you can change the offset temperature by following the steps below. NOTE: DO NOT measure the oven temperature with a thermometer. Opening the oven door will lower the oven temperature and give you an incorrect reading. Also, the thermometer temperature rea
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USING YOUR RANGE BROILING NOTES: Do not preheat when broiling, unless your recipe • recommends it. Leave the door partly open whenever you use • the oven to broil. This lets the oven stay at the proper temperatures. 1. Place the rack where you need it. You need to place the rack so that the surface Front of rack of the food is at least 3 inches away from the broil element. See “Broiling guidelines” later in this section. Rear of rack 2. Put your food on the broiler pan and place the pan in the
