Self-Cleaning Electric Range A Note to You ....2 Range Safety ....3 Parts and Features ..6 Using Your Range..7 Using the Self- Cleaning Cycle ..23 Caring for Your Range ......26 Troubleshooting ..32 Requesting Assistance or Service ......
OTE TO Thank you for buying an ESTATE appliance. ® Your ESTATE range gives you all the functionality of name brand appliances at a value price. 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.
ANGE AFETY 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”...
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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.
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RANGE SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Use Care When Opening Door – Let hot air or For self-cleaning ranges – steam escape before removing or replacing food. • Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door gasket is • Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers – essential for a good seal.
(lights up when a Electronic (shows which coil element coil element is on) oven control you are setting) F R O M WHIRLPOOL C O R P O R AT I O N TIMER BAKE BROIL START ? SELF - CLEANING OVEN...
SING ANGE SING 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.
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USING YOUR RANGE SING 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 •...
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USING YOUR RANGE HARACTERISTICS 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 •...
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USING YOUR RANGE SING THE OVEN Positioning racks and pans Place the oven racks where you need them before Where to place pans: turning on the oven. WHEN YOU HAVE PLACE • To move a rack, pull it out to the stop position, 1 pan In center of the oven rack.
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USING YOUR RANGE AKEWARE 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 •...
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USING YOUR RANGE HE ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Electronic display TIMER BAKE Indicator lights BROIL SELF - CLEANING OVEN SELF - CLEANING OVEN START ? HEAT (see below) CLEAN Start/enter pad DOOR LOCKED (pp. 12-15, 17, 19, 24) CLOCK CLOCK START SELF Bake pad BAKE...
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USING YOUR RANGE ETTING THE CLOCK PRESS YOU SEE Press CLOCK. CLOCK PRESS YOU SEE Set the time. Press the “up” (s) or “down” (t) pad(s) until the desired time shows on the display. TIME (example for 5:30) PRESS YOU SEE Start the clock.
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USING YOUR RANGE SING THE MINUTE TIMER CONT PRESS YOU SEE Press START to begin the countdown immediately. If START is not pressed, the countdown will automatically begin after 1 START minute. If Bake or Broil features are also being ENTER used, the countdown will start after 5 seconds.
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USING YOUR RANGE AKING ROASTING CONT PRESS YOU SEE 2. Choose the bake setting. The bake indicator light will light up. BAKE Set the temperature (optional). PRESS YOU SEE Do this step if you want to set a temperature other than 350°F. Press to raise the temp- erature or to lower the temperature in 5°F...
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USING YOUR RANGE AKING ROASTING CONT 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.
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USING YOUR RANGE DJUSTING 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 offset temperature by following the steps below.
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USING YOUR RANGE ROILING 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. • See “Broiling guidelines” later in this section. Place the rack where you need it.
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USING YOUR RANGE ROILING CONT PRESS YOU SEE Press BROIL. The broil indicator light will light up. BROIL PRESS YOU SEE Start the oven. The on and heat indicator lights will light up. START NOTES: ENTER • You can change the temperature setting any 5 SEC time after pressing START/ENTER.
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USING YOUR RANGE ROILING CONT Broiling guidelines • • Pull out oven rack to stop position before turning Use only the broiler pan and grid provided. They or removing food. are designed to drain extra juices from the cooking surface. This drainage helps prevent •...
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USING YOUR RANGE HE 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.
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USING YOUR RANGE HE STORAGE DRAWER Use the storage drawer to store cookware. You can remove the drawer to make it easier to clean under the range. Removing the storage drawer: Empty the drawer before you remove it. Pull the drawer straight out to the first stop.
SING THE LEANING YCLE wWARNING Burn Hazard Do not touch the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle. Keep children away from oven during Self-Cleaning cycle. Do not use commercial oven cleaners in your oven. Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns, or illness from inhaling dangerous fumes.
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USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE ETTING THE CONTROLS Press SELF CLEAN. PRESS YOU SEE The clean indicator light will light up. This will automatically set a 3 ⁄ -hour SELF CLEAN Self-Cleaning cycle. NOTE: There will be a 30-minute cool-down ⁄ hour before the cycle is over.
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USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE ETTING THE CONTROLS CONT After the oven cools to room temperature, wipe off any residue or ash with a damp cloth or sponge. If needed, touch up spots with a mildly abrasive cleanser or cleaning sponge. To stop the self-cleaning cycle at PRESS YOU SEE...
ARING FOR ANGE wWARNING Explosion Hazard Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near this appliance. Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire. LEANING 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.
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CARING FOR YOUR RANGE LEANING 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.
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CARING FOR YOUR RANGE OIL ELEMENTS AND REFLECTOR BOWLS Removing Make sure all coil elements are off and cool before removing coil elements and reflector bowls. Push in the edge of the coil element, opposite the receptacle. Then lift it just enough to clear the reflector bowl.
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CARING FOR YOUR RANGE OIL ELEMENTS AND REFLECTOR BOWLS CONT 3. Hold the coil element as level as possible with the terminal just started into the receptacle. Push the coil element terminal into the receptacle. When the terminal is pushed into the receptacle as far as it will go, push down the edge of the coil element opposite the receptacle.
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CARING FOR YOUR RANGE EMOVING THE OVEN DOOR For normal use of your range, you do not need to remove the door. However, if you find it necessary Door stop clip Door removal to remove the door, follow the instructions in this pin hole section.
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CARING FOR YOUR RANGE EMOVING THE OVEN DOOR CONT 2. Hold oven door so that the top edge of each Range Door stop hinge hanger is horizontal. Insert hinge hangers clip into the front frame hinge slots. Hinge Rotate top of door toward range. Slide hinge Door removal hanger hangers down onto front frame support pins.
ROUBLESHOOTING Most cooking problems often are caused by little things you can find and fix without tools of any kind. Check the lists below and on the next page before calling for assistance or service. If you still need help, see “Requesting Assistance or Service” on page 34. ANGE DOES NOT WORK PROBLEM CAUSE...
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TROUBLESHOOTING OOKING RESULTS PROBLEM SOLUTION • Cookware not level Level the range. (See the Installation Instructions.) • on cooktop Insert coil correctly. (Check to see if liquids • Use cookware with a flat bottom. are level in cookware) • Excessive heat on cooktop Choose cookware the same size or slightly larger than the element.
When calling: repair parts distributors Please know the purchase date, and Whirlpool service technicians are trained to fulfill the complete model and serial number of your the product warranty and provide after-warranty appliance (see the “A Note to You” section). This service, anywhere in the United States.
WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR ® FULL ONE-YEAR replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or WARRANTY workmanship. Service must be provided by an authorized Whirlpool service company. FROM DATE OF PURCHASE WHIRLPOOL WILL NOT PAY FOR A. Service calls to: 1.