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® STANDARD CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE Use & Care Guide For questions about features, operation, performance, parts, accessories or service, call: 1-800-253-1301 or visit our website at... www.whirlpool.com Table of Contents ... 2 MODELS RF314PXK RF315PXK 8522769...
Your safety and the safety of others are 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 potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER”...
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including the following: WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY PROPERLY INSTALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. Placement of Oven Racks – Always place oven racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot heating element in oven. DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF OVEN –...
This manual covers several different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of the parts and features listed. The location and appearance of the features shown here may not match your model. Control Panel 1. Left Front Control Knob 2.
COOKTOP USE Cooktop Controls WARNING Fire Hazard Turn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire. The control knobs can be set anywhere between HI and LO. Push in and turn to setting. The surface cooking area locator shows which element is turned on.
Hot Surface Indicator Light (under ceramic glass) The hot surface indicator light will glow as long as any surface cooking area is too hot to touch, even after the surface cooking area(s) are turned off. HOT SURFACE Coil Elements and Burner Bowls (on some models) Coil elements should be level for optimal cooking results.
Home Canning When canning for long periods, alternate the use of surface cooking areas, elements or surface burners between batches. This allows time for the most recently used areas to cool. Center the canner on the grate or largest surface cooking area or element.
ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL 1. Oven Indicator Lights 3. Off/Cancel 2. Clock 4. Start/Enter Oven Indicator Lights The indicator lights are located to the left of, below, and within the display. The indicator lights light up or flash when the oven is in one of the following modes: BAKE, BROIL, HEAT, START?, ON, TIMER, COOK TIME/TIMED cooking (on some models), and START TIME/DELAY cooking (on some models).
Control Lock The Control Lock shuts down the control panel pads to prevent unintended use of the oven. When the control is locked, only the CLOCK and TIMER pads will function. To Lock/Unlock Control: Before locking, make sure the oven and Timer are off.
Bakeware Hot air must be able to circulate around food to cook evenly, so allow 2 in. (5 cm) of space around bakeware and oven walls. Use the following chart as a guide. BAKEWARE POSITION ON RACK NUMBER Center of rack. Side by side or slightly staggered.
OVEN USE Baking and Roasting Before baking and roasting, position racks according to the “Positioning Racks and Bakeware” section. When roasting, it is not necessary to wait for the oven preheat conditioning time to end before putting food in unless recommended in the recipe. To Bake or Roast: 1.
BROILING CHART For best results, place food 3 in. (7 cm) or more from the broil element. Times are guidelines only and may need to be adjusted for individual foods and tastes. Recommended rack positions are numbered from the bottom (1) to the top (5). For diagram, see the “Positioning Racks and Bakeware”...
COOKTOP CONTROLS Do not use steel wool, abrasive cleansers or oven cleaner. Do not soak knobs. When replacing knobs, make sure knobs are in the OFF position. On some models, do not remove seals under knobs. Soap and water or dishwasher: Pull knobs straight away from control panel to remove.
Oven Light (on some models) The oven light is a standard 40-watt appliance bulb. It will come on when the oven door is open. It will not work during the Self- Cleaning cycle. On some models, when the oven door is closed, press the manual oven light switch to turn on and off.
TROUBLESHOOTING Try the solutions suggested here first in order to avoid the cost of an unnecessary service call. Nothing will operate Is the power supply cord unplugged? Plug into a grounded outlet. Has a household fuse been blown or has the circuit breaker been tripped? Replace the fuse or reset the circuit.
To locate the Whirlpool designated service company in your area, you can also look in your telephone directory Yellow Pages. For further assistance If you need further assistance, you can write to Whirlpool Corporation with any questions or concerns at: Whirlpool Brand Home Appliances Customer Interaction Center...
CLEANTOP Whirlpool Corporation warrants that the ceramic glass cooktop will not discolor, the cooktop pattern will not wear off, the rubber seal between the ceramic glass cooktop and porcelain edge will not crack, the ceramic glass cooktop will not crack due to thermal shock and the surface unit elements will not burn out.