Whirlpool SES374H manual

MODEL SES374H 8272366 A Note to Y ou ............2 Range Safety ..............3 Parts and Features....6 Using Y our Range ......7 Using the Self- Cleaning Cycle ........28 Caring for Y our Range ......................31 T roubleshooting ......36 Requesting Assistance or Service ....................38 Index ........................39 W arranty .....[...]

2 A N OTE TO Y OU Thank you for buying a Kirkland Signature™ appliance by Whirlpool Corporation. T o 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[...]

3 R ANGE S AFETY continued on next page Y ou will be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions. Y ou 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. Always read an[...]

4 RANGE SAFETY WARNING: 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: • WARNING – TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIP- PING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY PROPERL Y INST ALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES ARE INST ALLED PROPERL[...]

5 RANGE SAFETY IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Do Not Cook on Broken Cook-T op – If cook-top should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cook-top and cr eate a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified techni- cian immediately . • Clean Cook-T op With Caution – If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills [...]

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 SELF CLEANING OVEN CLEANING OVEN Electronic oven control (pp. 13-15) Control panel (pp. 6, 31) Automatic oven light switch (p. 35) Gasket (p. 28) Hot surface indicator light (p. 10) Broil element (not shown) (p. 20) Bake eleme[...]

7 Using the control knobs Push in the control knobs befor e tur ning them to a setting. Y ou can set them anywhere be- tween HI and OFF . Surface cooking area heat settings Use the following chart as a guide. Fire Hazard T urn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire. RECOMMENDED USE • T o start food cookin[...]

8 Cookware tips • Select a pan that is about the same size as the surface cooking area. Cookwar e should not extend more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) outside the ar ea. • For best results and gr eater energy efficiency , use only flat-bottomed cookwar e that makes good contact with the surface cooking ar ea. Cookware with rounded, warped, ribbed (such [...]

9 Th e pan m ateri al af fects ho w fast h eat transfer s fr om the surf ace cookin g area through t he p a n mate r ia l a nd ho w eve nly he a t s p r e a d s o ve r t he p a n b o tt o m. C ho o s e pans that prov id e the best cooki ng res ults. Al um i num • Heats qu ickl y an d even ly . • Use for al l types of cooking . • Medi um or h [...]

10 Using the ceramic glass cooktop Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is similar to cooking on coil elements. There ar e, however , a few differ ences: • The surface cooking area will glow r ed when the element is turned on. Y ou will see the element cycling on and off – even on the HI setting – to help the area stay at the temperatur e set[...]

11 USING YOUR RANGE U SING THE O VEN Positioning racks and pans Place the oven racks where you need them befor e turning on the oven. • T o move a rack, pull it out to the stop position, raise the front edge and lift it out. • Be sure the rack(s) is level. • Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect your hands if rack(s) must be moved while th[...]

12 USING YOUR RANGE B AKEWARE CHOICES Baki ng perform ance i s aff ected by the ty pe of bakeware u sed. Use the bakeware size r ecom men ded in th e recipe. BA KEWA RE T YPE Light c o lo r e d a luminum • Light go lde n c rus t s • Even brown in g • Use tem peratur e an d ti m e recom men ded in recipe. Da r k a luminum and o t he r bakeware[...]

COOK TIME/ TIMED BAKE BROIL HEA T CLEAN ON ST ART TIME/ DELA Y OFF CANCEL ST ART 5 SEC ENTER TIM E DOOR LOCKED BAKE AUTO CLEAN CUSTOM BROIL SELF CLEANING OVEN TIMER ST ART? CLOCK TIMER • • CANCEL ST ART TIME COOK TIME 13 USING YOUR RANGE T HE ELECTRONIC O VEN CONTROL Off/cancel pad (p. 15) Start/enter pad (p. 15) Clock/timer pad (p. 14) Bake pa[...]

14 PRESS YOU SEE (example for 10 minutes) 1. Press CLOCK. 2. Set the time. Press the “up” ( s ) or “down” ( t ) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display . 3. Start the clock. NOTES: • T o see the time of day when the clock time is not on the display , pr ess CLOCK. • Y ou must reset the clock if the power goes off for mor e th[...]

15 3. Start the minute timer . The minute timer will begin counting down im- mediately after the timer is started. When the time is up: Y ou will hear four 1-second tones. NOTE: T o display the time of day while the minute timer is counting down, press CLOCK. 4. T o clear the display , tur n off the minute timer . T o cancel the minute timer during[...]

16 4. When roasting, put your food in the oven. Y ou do not have to preheat the oven when roasting, unless your r ecipe 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 [...]

17 B AKING / RO ASTING ( CONT . ) PRESS YOU SEE ST ART 5 SEC ENTER ON (example for set temperatur e of 325°F) YOU SEE ON 5. Press ST ART/ENTER. A preheat conditioning time counts down the approximate pr eheat time after the oven tempera- ture has been set and ST ART has been pressed. The heat, bake, and on indicator lights will light up. The oven [...]

18 PRESS YOU SEE ON (factory setting of “0”) BAKE NOTE: DO NOT measure the oven temperatur e with a thermometer . Opening the oven door will lower the oven temperature and give you an incorr ect reading. Also, the thermometer temperatur e reading will change as your oven cycles. 6. When baking, put your food in the oven after the preheat condit[...]

19 A DJUSTING THE O VEN TEMPERA TURE CONTROL ( CONT . ) 2. Set the new offset temperatur e. Press s to raise the temperatur e or t to lower the temperature in 10°F amounts. Y ou can set the temperature change to as low as -30°F or as high as +30°F . A minus (-) sign will appear before the number when decreasing the temperatur e setting. The minu[...]

20 B ROILING NOTES: • Do not preheat when br oiling, unless your recipe recommends it. • Leave the door partly open whenever you use the oven to broil. This lets the oven stay at the pr oper temperatures. 1. Place the rack where you need it. Y ou need to place the rack so that the surface of the food is at least 3 inches away from the br oil el[...]

21 B ROILING ( CONT . ) PRESS YOU SEE CUSTOM BROIL PRESS YOU SEE ST ART 5 SEC ENTER PRESS YOU SEE OFF CANCEL (time of day) USING YOUR RANGE PRESS YOU SEE (example shows broil at 325°F) TIM E TIM E CUSTOM BROIL PRESS YOU SEE (example shows broil at 400°F) ST ART 5 SEC ENTER 4. Press CUSTOM BROIL. The broil indicator light will light up. 5. Start t[...]

22 USING YOUR RANGE B ROILING ( CONT . ) Recommended rack positions are number ed from the bottom (1) to the top (5). For best results, place food 3 inches or more fr om the broil element. APPROXIMA TE 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 SIDE 2 7-8 8-9 9-10 7-8 10-11 4-5 3-4 8-9 17-20 11-16 4-5 [...]

23 The Auto Cooking control will turn the oven on and off at times you set, even when you ar e not around. Delayed time baking/roasting is ideal for foods that do not need a preheated oven, like meats and casseroles. Do not use delayed time cooking for cakes, cookies, etc. – they will not rise properly . Before using the Auto Cooking contr ol, ma[...]

24 PRESS YOU SEE BAKE ON 6. Start the oven. NOTES: • Y ou can change the temperature or time settings any time after pressing ST ART/ENTER by repeating Steps 3 or 5. Y ou do not have to press ST ART/ENTER. • The display will count down the baking/roasting time in hours and minutes (if cook time is more than 1 hour) or in minutes and seconds (if[...]

25 U SING THE A UTO C OOKING CONTROL ( CONT . ) USING YOUR RANGE 3. Set the temperature (optional). Do this step if you want to set a temperature other than 350°F . Press ▲ to raise the tempera- ture or ▼ to lower the temperatur e in 5°F amounts. Use these pads until the temperature you want shows on the display . 4. Press COOK TIME. The cook[...]

26 T HE O VEN VENT Ceramic glass cooktop model Hot air and moisture escape fr om the oven through a vent on the backguard below the contr ol panel. The vent lets air circulate pr operly . Be careful not to block the vent, or you could get poor baking/roasting r esults. 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[...]

27 T HE STORAGE DRA WER Use the storage drawer to store cookwar e. Y ou can remove the drawer to make it easier to clean under the range. Removing the storage drawer: 1. Empty the drawer before you r emove it. Pull the drawer straight out to the first stop. (The stops are small, r ound objects formed in the slide rail. They keep the drawer from sli[...]

28 U SING THE S ELF -C LEANING C YCLE 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. Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycl[...]

29 1. Press AUTO CLEAN. The clean indicator light will light up. This will automatically set a 3 1 ⁄ 2 -hour Self-Cleaning cycle. NOTE: There will be a 30-minute cool-down 1 ⁄ 2 hour before the cycle is over . 2. Set the cleaning time (optional). If you want a Self-Cleaning cycle longer or shorter than 3 1 ⁄ 2 hours, use the hour and minute p[...]

30 S ETTING THE CONTROLS ( CONT . ) USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE T o stop the self-cleaning cycle at any time: If the oven temperature is above normal br oiling temperatures, the Self-Cleaning cycle will start a 30-minute cool down. The clean and door locked indicator lights will stay on. PRESS YOU SEE OFF CANCEL ON H OW THE CYCLE WORKS The Self-C[...]

31 C LEANING CHART Before cleaning, always make sur e all controls are of f and the range is cool. Refer to instructions on all cleaning products befor e using them to clean your range. Explosion Hazard Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near this appliance. Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fir e. PART CLEANING METHOD SPEC[...]

32 C LEANING CHART ( CONT . ) CARING FOR YOUR RANGE PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Oven cavity • Food spills containing sugar and/or milk • All other spills • Soap and water • Self-cleaning cycle • When oven cools, wash, rinse and dry with soft cloth or sponge. • See the “Using the self-cleaning cycle” section. Oven racks[...]

33 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE *T o order additional Cooktop Polishing Creme (Part No. 3184477), call 1-800-253-1301. Y ou will hear a recor ding. Follow the steps to place an order . C LEANING THE CERAMIC GLASS COOKTOP Y our cooktop is designed for easy care. It has been prepolished at the factory for impr oved protection and easier cleaning. Foods spil[...]

34 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE R EMO VING THE O VEN DOOR For normal use of your range, you do not need to remove the door . However , if you find it necessary to remove the door , follow the instructions in this section. NOTE: The oven door is heavy . Before r emoving the door: 1. Use a putty knife or screwdriver and insert it at the bottom corner of the[...]

35 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE R EMO VING THE O VEN DOOR ( CONT . ) T HE O VEN LIGHT T o replace the oven light: 1. Unplug range or disconnect power . 2. Remove the glass bulb cover in the back of the oven by turning it counterclockwise. 3. Remove the light bulb from its socket. Replace the bulb with a 40-watt appliance bulb. 4. Replace the bulb cover by[...]

36 PROBLEM Nothing works CAUSE • The range is not plugged into a properly gr ounded live outlet with the proper voltage. (See Installation Instructions.) • Y ou have blown a household fuse or tripped a circuit breaker . • The control knob is not set corr ectly . Push in the control knobs befor e turning them. • Y ou have not set the electro[...]

37 D ISPLA Y MESSAGES C OOKING RESULTS TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM The display is showing “PF” “F” followed by a number shows on the display The indicator light(s) is flashing CAUSE • There has been a power failur e. Press OFF/CANCEL to clear the display , then reset the clock. (See page 14.) • Press OFF/CANCEL to clear the display . If an [...]

38 Call the Whirlpool Consumer Assistance Center toll free at 1-800-253-1301. 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). This i nformation will help Whirlpool better respond to your requ est. Consultants prov[...]

39 I NDEX TOPIC P AGE ANTI-TIP BRACKET ......................................................3 ASSIST ANCE ..............................................................38 AUTO COOKING CONTROL Delay start ..............................................................24 Starting now ............................................................23 BAKI[...]

LENGTH OF WARRANTY FULL TWO-YEAR WARRANTY FROM DA TE OF PURCHASE FULL FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY FROM DA TE OF PURCHASE WHIRLPOOL CORPORA TION WILL P A Y FOR Factory Specified Parts and repair labor to corr ect defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by a Whirlpool designated service company . Ceramic glass cooktop only: Factory Speci[...]