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Standard-Cleaning
Electric Ranges
A Note to You............ 2
Range Safety ............ 3
Parts and Features ... 6
Using Your Range ..... 7
Caring for Your
Range ..................... 19
Troubleshooting ...... 25
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Service .................... 26
Index ....................... 27
Warranty ................. 28
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4.65 Cubic Foot Oven
MODELS RF3020XG RF302BXG
PART NO. 8053393
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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 appliance.
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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 (Model RF3020XG shown) Oven vent (p. 17) Control panel Plug-in coil element (pp. 6, 19) with one-piece reflector bowl (pp.7, 19-22) Gasket (p. 20) Anti-tip bracket Broil element (p. 17) (not shown) (p. 14) Door Stop Clip (p. 23, 24) Bake element (p. 12) Model and serial number plate (behind left side of storage drawer) Removable storage drawer (p. 18) CONTROL PANEL Oven Coil element marker temperature (shows which coil Oven selector control knob element you are setting) (pp. 1
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE COIL ELEMENTS 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. Coil element heat settings Use the following chart as a guide. SETTING RECOMMENDED USE HI To start food cooking. • To bring liquid to a boil. • 6-8 To hold a boil. • To quickly brown or sear food. • To maintain a slow boi
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE COIL ELEMENTS (CONT.) Home canning information To protect your range: Alternate use of the coil elements between Use flat-bottomed canners on all types of • • batches or prepare small batches at a time. cooktops. Canners with rippled or ridged Start with hot water, cover with a lid, and bring • bottoms do not allow to a boil; then reduce heat to maintain a boil or good contact with the required pressure levels in a pressure canner. 1" 1" surface. On coil element model
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USING YOUR RANGE CHARACTERISTICS OF COOKWARE MATERIALS The pan material affects how fast heat transfers from the coil element through the pan material and how evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide the best cooking results. Aluminum • Heats quickly and evenly. • Use for all types of cooking. • Medium or heavy thickness is best for most cooking. • Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating. Cast iron • Heats slowly and evenly. • Good for browning and f
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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 • 2 pans Side by side or slightly the front edge and lift it out. 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 USING ALUMINUM FOIL Do not line the oven bottom with foil or other liners. • Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers from pies or • It could affect the oven surface as well as the quality casseroles by placing of your baking. foil on the oven rack below. Foil should be Place tent-shaped foil loosely over meat or poultry • turned up at edges and to slow down surface browning for long term be at least 1 inch larger roasting. Remove foil for the last 30 minutes. than dish. Use narrow
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING (CONT.) 3. Put your food in the oven. During baking/roasting, the elements will turn on and off to keep the oven temperature at the setting. The oven heating indicator light will turn on and off with the elements. NOTE: The top element helps heat during baking/roasting, but does not turn red. Roasting meats and poultry For even cooking, place the meat on a rack in a • shallow pan. This keeps the meat out of the drippings and allows the heat to circulate better. U
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T T T O O O H H H R R R E E E L L L 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 temperature calibration 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
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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 of Front of rack 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 c
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USING YOUR RANGE BROILING (CONT.) 4. Set the oven selector and the oven temperature TURN TURN control knob to BROIL. OFF OFF The oven heating indicator light will come on. BROIL 150 500 BROIL BAKE 200 450 250 400 300 350 5. After broiling, turn off the oven. TURN TURN Turn both the oven selector and the oven OFF OFF temperature control knob to OFF. The oven BROIL heating indicator light will go off. 150 500 BROIL BAKE 200 450 250 400 300 350 TURN To broil at a lower temperature: OFF If food is c
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USING YOUR RANGE BROILING (CONT.) Broiling guidelines Use only the broiler pan and grid provided. They Pull out oven rack to stop position before turning • • are designed to drain extra juices from the or removing food. cooking surface. This drainage helps prevent After broiling, remove the pan from the oven • spatter and smoke. when removing the food. Drippings will bake on To make sure the juices drain well, do not cover the pan if left in the heated oven, making cleaning • the grid with foil
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USING YOUR RANGE THE OVEN VENT Hot air and moisture escape from the oven through a vent under the left rear coil element. You can cook on this coil element or keep food warm on it while the oven is on. The vent is needed for air circulation. Do not block the vent by using extra large pans or covers. You will get poor baking/roasting results. NOTE: Never leave plastic utensils over the vent. Oven vent They could melt. THE ANTI-TIP BRACKET The range will not tip during normal use. However, the ran
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USING YOUR RANGE THE STORAGE DRAWER Use the storage drawer to store cookware. You can remove the storage drawer to make it easier to clean under your range. Removing the storage drawer: 1. Empty the drawer before you remove it. Pull the drawer straight out to the first stop. (The stops are small, round objects formed in the slide rail. They keep the drawer from sliding all the way out.) Then lift the front of the drawer and pull it out to the second stop. 2. Lift the back of the drawer slightly
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CARING FOR YOUR RANGE wWARNING Explosion Hazard Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near this appliance. Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire. CLEANING CHART Before cleaning, always make sure all controls are off and the range is cool. Refer to instructions on all cleaning products before using them to clean your range. PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Control Knobs Soap and water • DO NOT use steel wool or • Dishwasher abrasive cleaners. • • Pull knobs stra
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CARING FOR YOUR RANGE CLEANING CHART (CONT.) PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Surface under cooktop Light to moderate soil Soap and water • Wash, rinse and dry with soft cloth. • • Heavy soils Soapy steel wool pad • Rinse thoroughly and dry. • • Oven door glass Soap and water • Wash, rinse and dry with soft cloth. • (Model RF302BXG) Non-abrasive plastic scrubbing • pad Spray glass cleaner • Wipe with paper towel. • Oven cavity Food spills containing Soap and water When oven co
