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Standard-Cleaning
Electric Ranges
A Note to You............ 2
Range Safety ........ 3-5
Parts and Features ... 6
Using Your Range ..... 8
Caring for Your
Range ..................... 26
Troubleshooting ...... 36
Requesting
Assistance or
Service .................... 38
Index ....................... 39
Warranty ................. 40
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4.65 Cubic Foot Oven
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MODELS RF324PXE RF325PXE
PART NO. 3196274 Rev. C
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A NOTE TO YOU ® Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL appliance. Because your life is getting busier and more compli- cated, WHIRLPOOL appliances are easy to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To Look for these tips! ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of Look for these Time Smart Tips located valuable information about how to operate and throughout your Use and Care Guide. They maintain your appliance properly and
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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 su
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RANGE SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do Not Cook on Broken Cook-Top – If cook-top For self-cleaning ranges – • should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door gasket is • may penetrate the broken cook-top 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 Cook-Top With Caution – If a
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PARTS AND FEATURES This section contains captioned pictures of your range. Use them to learn where all parts and features are and what they look like. Use the page references to help you quickly find out more about the part or feature you are interested in. (Model RF325PXE shown) Oven vent (p. 23) Control panel Plug-in coil element (pp. 8, 26) with one-piece reflector bowl (pp. 8, 26, 28) Automatic oven light switch (p. 35) Broil element (not shown) (p. 20) Anti-tip bracket (p. 24) Bake element
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PARTS AND FEATURES (Model RF324PXE shown) Oven vent (p. 23) ® Control panel CLEANTOP (pp. 8, 26) ceramic glass cooktop (pp. 10, 31) Automatic oven light switch Surface cooking area (p. 35) (pp. 10, 31) Broil element (not shown) Anti-tip bracket (p. 20) (p. 24) Bake element Model and serial (p. 17) number plate (behind left side of storage drawer) Removable storage drawer (p. 25) CONTROL PANEL Surface heating indicator light AccuBake system Surface cooking area marker (lights up when a surface el
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USING YOUR RANGE To get the best cooking results, you should use your range the correct way. This section tells you what you need to know to use your range safely and efficiently. 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. Fire Hazard Turn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire. Surface cooking area heat settings Use the followi
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS (CONT.) Using cookware Home canning information Use the correct cookware to prevent damage to To protect your range: • the surface cooking area, cooktop, wiring, and Use flat-bottomed canners/pans for best results. • surrounding areas. Use the largest • If the cookware is too small for the surface surface cooking area for • cooking area or the bottom is not flat, the surface best results. Also, use a cooking area could stay glowing red for an ca
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS (CONT.) Using the ceramic glass cooktop Do not allow anything that could melt, such as • plastic or aluminum foil, to come in contact with (Ceramic glass cooktop model) the cooktop while it is hot. Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is similar Sugary spills and soils can cause pitting. See the • to cooking on coil “Cleaning the ceramic glass cooktop” section for elements. There are, more information. however, a few Wiping off the cooktop before
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USING YOUR RANGE POSITIONING RACKS AND PANS General guidelines Rack placement for specific foods: Follow this section carefully to get the best FOOD RACK POSITION cooking results. Frozen pies, large 1st or 2nd rack Before turning on the oven, place oven racks • roasts, turkeys, angel guide from bottom where you need them. food cakes To move a rack, pull it out to the stop, raise the • Bundt cakes, most 2nd rack guide front edge, and lift it out. quick breads, yeast from bottom Be sure the rack(s
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USING YOUR RANGE FOR BEST AIR CIRCULATION Hot air must circulate around the pans in the oven Where to place pans: for even heat to reach WHEN YOU HAVE PLACE all parts of the oven. This results in better 1 pan In center of the oven rack. baking. 2 pans Side by side or slightly Place the pans so • staggered. that one is not directly 3 or 4 pans In opposite corners on over the other. each oven rack. Stagger For best results, • 1 pans so no pan is directly allow 1 ⁄2-2 inches of over another. spac
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USING YOUR RANGE THE ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Electronic ON display HEAT BAKE BROIL LOCK'D TIMER Off/ TIMER Oven selector SET START OFF CUSTOM AUTO CLOCK LIGHT LIGHT BAKE BAKE TEMP HR MIN cancel BROIL CLEAN ENTER CANCEL TIMER pads OFF 5 SEC pad (pp. 16, 21) (p. 15) Temperature Clock Minute Oven Hour Minute Start/enter pads pad timer set light pads pads pad (pp. 16, 19, 21) (p. 14) and off pad (p. 14) (p. 14) (p. 15) pads (p. 35) (pp. 14, 15) Display/clock Using the control lock When you first pl
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USING YOUR RANGE SETTING THE CLOCK NOTE: If you do not want the clock time displayed, press and hold the clock pad for 5 seconds. To dis- play the clock time again, press and hold the clock pad for 5 seconds. You should not have to reset the time. 1. Press the clock pad. 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
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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) YOU SEE When the time is up: You will hear four 1-second tones, then four 1-second reminder tones every minute until you press the timer off pad. TIMER NOTE: To display the time of day while the minute timer is counting down, press the clock pad. 4. Turn off the minute ti
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING Your oven is designed with the AccuBake tempera- ture management system to constantly monitor oven temperature. The burner element will cycle, as Front of rack 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 in the oven. For more information, see the “Positioning racks and pans” section. Rear of rack PRESS YOU SEE 2. Choose the bake setting. BAKE BAKE 3. Set
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING (CONT.) 5. Press the start/enter pad. PRESS YOU SEE A preheating time will count down on the display. The oven control automatically sets preheating START ON times based on the oven temperature you select: ENTER HEAT BAKE 5 SEC For 245°F and less, the preheating time is • 2 minutes, 30 seconds. (example for set temperature of 350°F) For 250°F-445°F, the preheating time is • 4 minutes, 15 seconds. For above 450°F, the preheating time is • 6 minutes, 30 seconds. As
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING (CONT.) 7. After cooking, turn off the oven. PRESS YOU SEE OFF CANCEL (time of day) Save energy and save money “Oven peeking” can make cooking • times longer and affect food quality. Rely on a timer to keep track of • cooking time. Plan your meals for the most efficient • use of the oven by cooking more than one food at a time, or baking while the oven is still hot after cooking a meal. It is not necessary to preheat the oven • when broiling or roasting, unless y
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USING YOUR RANGE ADJUSTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL (CONT.) 2. Set the new offset temperature. PRESS YOU SEE Press s to raise the temperature or t to lower the temperature in 10°F amounts. You can set TEMP the temperature change to as low as -30°F or as high as +30°F. A minus (-) sign will appear before the number when decreasing the temperature (example when making oven setting. The minus sign shows the oven will be 10°F cooler) cooler by the displayed amount. There is no sign in front of
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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. See “Broiling tips” later in this section. • 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 guide” later in this section. Rear of rack 2. Put your food on th
