Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RE953PXP Whirlpool
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’ Contents Page Page Before You Use Your Range. 2 Optional Rotisserie 14 Important Safety Instructions 3 Caring for Your Range 14 Parts and Features. 4 Control Panel 14 Using Your Range . . 5 Surface Units and Using the Surface Units 5 Reflector Bowls.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. DO NOT allow children to use or 6. KEEP pan handles turned in, but not play with any part of the range, or over another surface unit to avoid leave them unattended near it. burns, injury and to help prevent the They could be burned or iniured.
Parts and features Models RE963PXP, RE960PXP and RE953PXP / OVEN VENT CONTINUOUS- CLEANING OVEN CONTROL PANEL PLUG-IN REFLECTOR BOWL AND SELF-CLEAN CHROME TRIM RING OR ONE-PIECE CHROME REFLECTOR BOWL .
CLOCK AND DIGITAL MINUTE TIMER -/ CLOCK CONTROL KNOW I: -_ MINUTE TIMER - STOP TIME CONTROL KNOB START TIME CONTROL KNOB KzEN < LOWER OVEN SIGNAL LIGHT- LOWER OVEN m SELECTOR - SELF-CLEAN LOCK LIGH.
Untfl you get used to the settings, use the followlng as a gulde. For best results, start cooking at the high settings; then turn the control knob down to continue cooking.
Setting the Clock Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the Clock. 1. Push In Minute Timer Knob and turn clockwlse until clock shows the right time of day. 2. let Minute Timer Knob pop out. Turn counterclockwise until the Minute Timer dial shows OFF.
Using the Oven Controls Baking in Either Oven Rock(s) should be placed so the top of the food will be cen- tered in the oven. Always leave at IeastlW to 2 Inches (45 cm) between the sides of the pan and the oven walls and other pans. For mare information, see the “Cooking Guide: I 1.
Adjusting the Oven Temperature Controls Does either oven seem hotter or colder than your older oven? The temperature of your old oven may have shifted gradually without your noticing the change. Your new ovens are properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures.
Broiling In Either Oven 1. Position the rack before turning the oven on. See broil chart in the “Cooking Guide” or a reliable cookbook for recommended rack. positions. 3. Close the door to the Broil Stop position, (open about 4 inches, 10.2 cm). The door will stay open by itself.
Using the Automatic MEALTIMER” Clock The automatic MEALTIMER’ Clock is designed to turn either oven ON and OFF at times you want, even when you are not around. Automatic baking is ideal for foods which do not require a preheated oven such as meats and casseroles.
To start baklng now and stop automutically: 1. Position rack@) properly, and place the food in the oven. 2. Make sure the clock is set to the right time of day. 3. p;Q$t;d turn the Stop Time Knob clockwise to the time you want the oven 4. Set the Oven Selector on TIMED.
The Storage Drawer The storage drawer is for storing pots and pans. Never keep anything in the drawer that could burn or melt. Use care when handling the dmwer. Removing the storage drawer 1. Pull drawer straight out to the first stop. Litt front and pull out to the second stop.
Optional Rotisserie If you would like a rotisserie for your lower oven, you can order a kit (Part No. RCK81-242985) from your Whirlpool Dealer. The kit includes easy installation Instructlons. Caring for your range Control Panel 1. Pull knobs straight off.
Surface Units and Reflector Bowls 2. Lift the edge of the unit opposite the receptacle, just enough to clear the reflector bowl (and trim ring if you have porcelain-enamel reflector bowls). 3. Pull the surface unit straight away from the receptacle. Replacing 4.
3. Hold the surface unit as level as possible with the terminal just started into the receptacle. 4. Push the surface unit terminal into me receptacle. When the termlnal is pushed into the receptacle as far as it will go, the surface unlt will fit into the reflector bowl or trim ring.
The Lower Oven Door (Continuous-Cleaning Model Only) Removina the lower oven door will hela make it easier to Clean the lower oven. I 1. Open me door to me first stop positton. 2. Hold the door at both sides and lift straight up. 3. To replace, fit the bottom corners of the door over the ends of the hinges.
The Continuous-Cleaning Oven Standard oven walls are coated with smooth porcelain-enamel. Your continu- ous-cleaning oven walls are coated with a special, rougher porcelain-enamel. A fat spatter beads up on the smooth surface, but spreads out on the rougher surface.
Cleaning Tlps 1. The oven window and racks are not coated. Clean them by hand. 2. The oven door does not get as hot as me walls. Some hand cleaning may be needed. 3. If you do more broiling than baking, hand cleaning may be needed. 4. Use aluminum foil on me oven bottom according to instructions.
The Self-Cleaning Oven The self-cleaning cycle uses very hlgh heat to burn away soil. Before you start, make sure you understand exactly how to use the cycle safely. Before You Start 1. Clean the shaded areas by hand. They do not get hot enough dur- ing the Self-Clean cycle for soil to burn awav Use hot water and DO NOT clean the tlberglass seal.
1. Set the Oven Selector and the Oven Temperature Control on CLEAN. 2. Make sure the Clock, Start and Stop Times all have the right tlme of day. I 3. Push in and turn the Stop Time Knob clockwlse 2 or 3 hours. l Use 2 hours for light soil. l Use 3 hours or more for moderate to heavy soil.
Special mps I- I Keep the kitchen well ventilated during the cleaning cycle to help get rid of normal heat, odors and smoke. If the cleaning cycle doesn’t get the oven as clean as you ex- pected, the cycle may not have been set long enough or you may not have prepared the oven properly.
How It Works During the self-cleaning cycle, the oven gets much hotter than it does for baking or broiling...approximately 875°F (468%). This heat breaks up grease and soil and burns if off. The graph shows approximatetemperatures and times during a self-cleaning cycle for 3 hours.
PART WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN Broiler pan Warm, soapy water or steel l Wash with other cooking utensils. and grld wool pad. l Do not put In Self-Cleanlng Cycle. Control knobs Warm, soapy water and l Wash, rinse and dry well. sofl cloth. l Do not soak.
Using and Replacing the Light Bulbs The Cooktop light The Top light switch on the control panel turns the fluorescent light under the upper oven ON and OFF. Push and hold the button for a few seconds before letting go to turn it ON Push it again to turn OFF the light.
The Oven lights Both oven lights will come on when you open the lower oven door. To turn both lights on when the lower oven door is closed, push the Oven light switch on the control panel. Push it again and/or close the lower oven door to turn off the light.
If the Self-Cleanlng cycle will not operate: l Are the Oven Selector and Oven Temperature Control set on CLEAN? l Does the Start Time Dial show the correct time of day? l Is the Stop Time Dial set ahead to the time you want the cleaning cycle to stop? l Is the Lock Lever all the way to the right? [The Clean Light will come on.
Maklng your world a llttle easier. Part No. 313295 01984 Whirlpool Corporation Printed in U.S.A..
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