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Standard-Cleaning
Electric Ranges
A Note to You ............2
Range Safety.............3
Parts and Features....6
Using Your Range......8
Caring for Your
Range.......................26
Troubleshooting.......34
Requesting
Assistance or
Service.....................36
Index ........................39
Warranty ..................40
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4.65 Cubic Foot Oven
MODELS RF314PXG RF315PXG
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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 (Model RF315PXG) Manual oven light switch (p. 33) Oven vent Electronic (p. 24) oven control (pp. 14-23) Plug-in coil element Control panel with one-piece (pp. 6, 26) reflector bowl (pp. 26, 29, 30) Automatic oven light switch (p. 33) Gasket (p. 27) Anti-tip bracket (pp. 3, 25) Broil element (not shown) Door stop clip (p. 21) (pp. 32, 33) Bake element Model and (p. 19) serial number plate (behind left side of storage drawer) Removable storage drawer (p. 25) CONTROL
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PARTS AND FEATURES (Model RF314PXG) Electronic oven control (pp. 14-23) Manual oven Oven vent light switch (p. 24) (p. 33) Control panel ® CLEANTOP (pp. 7, 26) ceramic glass cooktop (pp. 11, 28) Automatic oven Surface light switch cooking (p. 33) area (pp. 11, 28) Hot surface indicator Anti-tip bracket light (pp. 3, 25) (p. 11) Gasket Door stop clip (p. 27) (pp. 32, 33) Broil element Model and serial (not shown) number plate (p. 21) (behind left side of storage drawer) Bake element (
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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. 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 following chart as a guide. SETTING RECOMMENDED USE Easy ways to save energy To help shorten your cooking time, use the least • HI To start food cooking. • amount of liqu
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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 Alternate use of the surface cooking areas • • cooktops, especially between batches or prepare small batches at a ceramic glass. Canners time. 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 1" 1" good contact with the required pressure levels in a pressu
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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 extend glass cookware which will scratch the ceramic glass 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 t
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS (CONT.) Using the ceramic glass cooktop 314 (Model RF PXG) Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is similar Lift pots and pans onto and off of the cooktop. • to cooking on coil Sliding pots and pans on the cooktop could leave elements. There are, marks that are difficult to remove or could leave however, a few permanent marks. differences: Dropping a heavy or hard object on the cooktop • The surface cooking • could crack it. Be careful when using h
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE OVEN Where to place pans: Positioning racks and 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, • 2 pans Side by side or slightly raise 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 BAKEWARE CHOICES Baking performance is affected by the type of bakeware used. Use the bakeware size recommended in the recipe. BAKEWARE TYPE BEST USED FOR GUIDELINES Light colored aluminum • Light golden crusts • Use temperature and time recommended • Even browning in recipe. 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 recommended
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USING YOUR RANGE THE ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Electronic display Indicator lights (see below) Start/enter pad (pp. 14, 16, 18, 20, 22) Bake pad Off/cancel pad (pp. 17, 19) (pp. 16, 19, 22) Custom broil Temperature/ Clock/timer pad pad time pad (pp. 15-16) (p. 22) (pp. 15, 17, 20, 22) Display/clock Using the control lock When you first plug in the range, “PF” will The control lock lets you disable the control panel • appear on the display until you press any command pads. The control lock comes
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USING YOUR RANGE SETTING THE CLOCK PRESS YOU SEE 1. Press CLOCK. CLOCK 2. Set the time. PRESS YOU SEE Press the “up” (s) or “down” (t) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display. TIME (example for 5:30) 3. Start the clock. PRESS YOU SEE NOTES: CLOCK OR START To see the time of day when the clock time is • ENTER not on the display, press CLOCK. 5 SEC You must reset the clock if the power goes off • for more than 1 second. USING THE ELECTRONIC MINUTE TIMER The minute timer does not start
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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 5 SEC (display counts down) YOU SEE When the time is up: You will hear four 1-second tones. NOTE: To display the time of day while the minute timer is counting down, press CLOCK. 4. To clear the display, turn off the minute timer. PRESS YOU SEE TIMER • • CANCEL (time of day) PRESS YOU SEE To cancel the mi
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING 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. NOTE: Do not place food directly on the oven door or the oven bottom. Rear of rack 2. Choose the bake setting. PRESS YOU SEE ON The bake indicator light will light up. BAKE 3. Set the temperature (optional). PRESS YOU SEE ON Do this step if you want to set a temperature other than 350°F. Press s to raise the tem
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING (CONT.) 4. When roasting, put your food in the oven. You do not have to preheat the oven when roasting, unless your recipe recommends it. 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. Use a meat thermometer for the most accu- • rate doneness. Insert it so the tip is in the center of the largest muscle or thickest portion of the meat or pou
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING (CONT.) 6. When baking, put your food in the oven after the preheat conditioning time ends. During baking/roasting, the elements will turn on and off to keep the oven temperature at the setting. NOTE: The top element helps heat during baking/roasting, but does not turn red. 7. After cooking, turn off the oven. PRESS YOU SEE Saving energy (time of day or minute timer countdown) OFF To avoid loss of heat, open the oven door as little • CANCEL as possible. Use a t
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USING YOUR RANGE ADJUSTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL (CONT.) 2. Set the new offset temperature. PRESS YOU SEE ON Press s to raise the temperature or t to lower the temperature in 10°F amounts. You can set the temperature change to as low as -30°F or as TIME high as +30°F. A minus (-) sign will appear before the number when decreasing the temperature (example when making setting. The minus sign shows the oven will be oven 10°F cooler) cooler by the displayed amount. There is no sign in front
