Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RF360PXE Whirlpool
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TM A Note to Y ou ............ 2 Range Safety ......... 3-5 Parts and Features . .. 6 Using Y our Range ..... 8 Using the Self- Cleaning Cycle ........ 25 Caring for Y our Range ..................... 28 T r oubleshooting ...... 38 Requesting Assistance or Service .
2 1 - 800 - 253 - 1301 Our Consumer Assistance Center number is toll free. A N OTE TO Y OU 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.
3 continued on next page You will be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions. You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions. Y our safety and the safety of others is very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance.
4 RANGE SAFETY IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of fir e, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including the following: • W ARNING – TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY PROPERLY INSTALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES.
5 RANGE SAFETY • Do Not Cook on Broken Cook-Top – If cook-top should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cook-top and create a risk of electric shock.
6 PUSH TO TURN PUSH TO TURN LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI OFF OFF OFF OFF CLOSE DOOR CLOSE DOOR BAKE BROIL START ? PREHEAT CLEAN ON DOOR LOCKED DOOR L.
7 Oven vent (p. 22) CLEANTOP ® ceramic glass cooktop (pp. 10, 33) Surface cooking area (pp. 10, 33) Anti-tip bracket (p. 23) Model and serial number plate (behind left side of storage drawer) Removable storage drawer (p.
8 Using the control knobs Push in the control knobs before turning them to a setting. You can set them anywhere between HI and OFF. Surface cooking area heat settings Use the following chart as a guide. U SING Y OUR R ANGE To get the best cooking results, you should use your range the correct way.
9 USING Y OUR RANGE U SING THE SURF ACE COOKING AREAS ( CONT . ) Using cookware • Use the correct cookware to prevent damage to the surface cooking area, cooktop, wiring, and surrounding areas.
10 U SING THE SURF ACE COOKING AREAS ( CONT . ) USING Y OUR RANGE Using the ceramic glass cooktop (Ceramic glass cooktop models) Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is similar to cooking on coil elements. There are, however, a few differences: • The surface cooking area will glow red when the element is turned on.
11 General guidelines Follow this section carefully to get the best cooking results. • Before turning on the oven, place oven racks where you need them. • To move a rack, pull it out to the stop, raise the front edge, and lift it out. • Be sure the rack(s) is level.
12 Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers from pies or casseroles: • Place the foil on the oven rack below the rack with the food. Turn up the foil edges and make sure the foil is about 1 inch larger all around than the dish holding the food. • Do not cover the entire rack with aluminum foil.
13 Using the control lock The control lock lets you disable the control panel command pads. Control lock comes in handy when you want to prevent others from using the oven. NOTES: • You can only use control lock when the oven is not in use or the control has not been set.
14 S T ARTING / CANCELING A FUNCTION After setting a function for the first time, you must press the start/enter pad to start the function. The off/cancel pad will cancel any function except for the control lock. OFF CANCEL ST ART 5 SEC ENTER B AKING / RO ASTING USING Y OUR RANGE Rear of rack Front of rack 1.
15 B AKING / RO ASTING ( CONT . ) USING Y OUR RANGE 4. When roasting, put the food in the oven. You do not have to preheat the oven when roasting, unless your recipe recommends it. 5. Press the start/enter pad. A preheating time will count down on the display.
16 B AKING / RO ASTING ( CONT . ) 6. When baking, put your food in the oven after the oven is preheated. 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.
17 USING Y OUR RANGE A DJUSTING THE OVEN TEMPERA TURE 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.
18 B ROILING NOTES: • Do not preheat oven 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.
19 4. Press the custom broil pad. The broil indicator light will light up. 5. Start the oven. The on indicator light will light up. NOTE: You can change the temperature setting any time after pressing the start/enter pad. To change the setting, see “To custom broil at a lower temperature” below.
20 USING Y OUR RANGE B ROILING ( CONT . ) • If you want your food to broil slower from the start, press the custom broil pad and press the t temp pad so a temperature between 300 ° F and 500 ° F shows on the display. Press the start/enter pad. Lower temperature settings let the broil heating element cycle and slow cooking.
21 USING Y OUR RANGE B ROILING TIPS ( CONT . ) APPROXIMATE TIME (MINUTES) SIDE 1 14-15 15-16 18-19 13-14 20-22 8-10 5-7 14-17 17-20 11-16 8-10 16-18 17-20 SIDE 2 7-8 8-9 9-10 7-8 10-11 4-5 3-4 8-9 17-.
22 USING YOUR RANGE w W ARNING Burn Hazard Use pot holders when touching items left near oven vent. Failure to do so can result in burns. Ceramic glass cooktop models Hot air and moisture escape from the oven through a vent on the backguard below the control panel.
23 USING YOUR RANGE Making sure the anti-tip bracket is installed: • Slide range forward. • Look for the anti-tip bracket securely attached to floor. • Slide range back so rear range foot is under anti-tip bracket. T HE ANTI - TIP BRACKET The range will not tip during normal use.
24 T HE STORAGE DRA WER Use the storage drawer to store cookware. You can remove the storage drawer to make it easier to clean under your range. Be careful when handling the drawer. Removing the storage drawer: 1. Empty the drawer before you remove it.
25 Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle, make sure you: • Hand-clean the areas shown. They do not get hot enough during the Self-Cleaning cycle for soil to burn away. Use hot water and detergent or a soapy, steel-wool pad for cleaning. NOTE: DO NOT clean, move, or bend the gasket.
26 1. Press the auto clean pad. The clean indicator light will light up. This will automatically set a 4 1 ⁄ 2 -hour Self-Cleaning cycle. NOTE: There will be a 30-minute cool-down 1 ⁄ 2 hour before the cycle is over.
27 S ETTING THE CONTROLS ( CONT . ) To stop the self-cleaning cycle at any time: If the oven temperature is above normal broiling temperatures, the Self-Cleaning cycle will start a 30-minute cool down. The clean and door locked indicator lights will stay on.
28 HOW TO CLEAN 1. Turn the knobs off and pull them straight away from the control panel. 2. Wash the knobs with a sponge and warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry them well. Do not soak them. Do not use steel wool or gritty cleansers, which can damage the finish of the knobs.
29 HOW TO CLEAN • Wash the reflector bowls with warm, soapy water and a nonabrasive, plastic scrubbing pad. Rinse and dry them well. • Clean the reflector bowls often. • Do not use gritty or harsh cleansers. • Do not place the bowls in the Self-Cleaning oven.
30 C OIL ELEMENTS AND REFLECTOR BOWLS ( MODELS RF 360 BXE AND RF 360 PXE ) Removing 1. Make sure all coil elements are off and cool before removing coil elements and reflector bowls. 2. Push in the edge of the coil element opposite the receptacle. Then lift it just enough to clear the reflector bowl.
31 C OIL ELEMENTS AND REFLECTOR BOWLS ( MODELS RF 360 BXE AND RF 360 PXE ) ( CONT . ) Replacing 1. Make sure all coil elements are off and cool before replacing coil elements and reflector bowls. 2. Line up openings in the reflector bowl with the coil element receptacle.
32 C OIL ELEMENTS AND REFLECTOR BOWLS ( MODELS RF 360 BXE AND RF 360 PXE ) ( CONT . ) NOTE: Reflector bowls reflect heat back to the cookware on the coil elements. They also help catch spills. When they are kept clean, they reflect heat better and look new longer.
33 Your cooktop is designed for easy care. However, you need to maintain your ceramic glass cooktop differently than you would standard electric open- coil elements. Foods spilled directly on the cooktop will not burn off as on open-coil elements. Because of this, you should keep the surface dust free and soil free before heating.
34 C LEANING THE CERAMIC GLASS COOKTOP ( MODELS RF 364 BXE AND RF 364 PXE ) ( CONT . ) NOTE: Always wipe your cooktop with clean water and dry it well after using the cleanser to prevent streaking or staining.
35 For normal use of your range, you do not need to remove the door. However, if you have to remove the door follow the instructions in this section. NOTE: If the door removal pins included in the Anti-Tip Bracket Package are not available, nails or screws may be used.
36 CARING FOR Y OUR RANGE CARING FOR YOUR RANGE R EMO VING THE OVEN DOOR ( CONT . ) To replace: NOTE: The door removal pins you inserted must still be in both sides of the door. 1. Grasp the door on the sides with your fingers on the front of the door and your thumbs on the inside surface.
37 T HE OVEN LIGHT The oven light will come on when you open the oven door. T o turn the light o n o r off when the oven door is closed (Models RF360PXE and RF364PXE): • Push the oven light switch on the backguard. To replace the oven light: 1. Unplug range or disconnect power.
38 PROBLEM Nothing works The oven does not work The surface cooking areas will not work CAUSE • The range is not plugged into a live outlet with the proper voltage. (See Installation Instructions.) • You have blown a household fuse or tripped a circuit breaker.
39 PROBLEM The display is showing “PF” “F” followed by a number shows on the display The indicator light(s) is flashing C OOKING RESULTS PROBLEM Cooking results are not what you expected CAUSE • The oven temperature seems too low or too high.
40 Call the Whirlpool Consumer Assistance Center toll free at 1-800-253-1301. Our consultants are available to assist you. When calling: Please know the purchase date, and the complete model and serial number of your appliance (see the “A Note to You” s ection).
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43 TOPIC PAGE AIR CIRCULATION ..................................................... 12 ANTI-TIP BRACKET ................................................... 23 ASSISTANCE ............................................................. 40 BAKING Aluminum foil .
W ARRANTY WHIRLPOOL ® E LECTRIC R ANGE LENGTH OF WARRANTY FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY FROM DATE OF PURCHASE FULL FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY FROM DATE OF PURCHASE WHIRLPOOL WILL NOT PAY FOR A. Service calls to: 1. Correct the installation of your range. 2. Instruct you how to use your range.
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