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Whirlpool SF365PEG manual

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    TO THE INST ALLER: PLEASE LEA VE THIS INSTRUCTION BOOK WITH THE UNIT . TO THE CONSUMER: PLEASE READ AND KEEP THIS BOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. 4.65 Cubic Foot Oven MODELS SF365PEG SF367LEH 8053423B A Note to Y ou ............2 Range Safety .............3 Parts and Features ....5 Using Y our Range ......6 Using the Self- Cleaning Cycle.........18 Cari[...]

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    2 Our Consumer Assistance Center number is toll free. A N OTE TO Y OU Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL ® appliance. The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality products that consistently perform for you to make your life easier . T o ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full o[...]

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    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[...]

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    4 RANGE SAFETY SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of fire, 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 PROPERL Y INST ALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES. T O CHECK IF THE DEVIC[...]

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    5 Oven vent (p. 17) Surface burners and grates (pp. 21, 23-24) Anti-tip bracket (p. 3) Door stop clip (pp. 24-26) Model and serial number plate (behind left side of storage drawer) Storage drawer (p. 17) Left front control knob (POWER™Burner ) Right front control knob Right rear control knob Left rear control knob Manual oven light switch (p. 26)[...]

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    6 U SING Y OUR R ANGE U SING THE SURF ACE BURNERS NOTE: Do not leave empty cookware, or cookwar e which has boiled dry , on a hot surface bur ner . The cookware could overheat, causing damage to the cookware or cooking pr oduct. Using POWER Burner POWER Burner is an adjustable setting for the left front burner which provides an ultra-high heat sett[...]

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    7 USING YOUR RANGE In case of a prolonged power failure Y ou can manually light surface bur ners. Hold a lit match near a burner and tur n the control knob to the LIGHT position. After the burner lights, tur n the control knob to the setting you want. Home canning information The lar ge diameter of most water -bath or pressur e canners combined wit[...]

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    8 USING YOUR RANGE U SING THE OVEN 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 the [...]

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    9 USING YOUR RANGE B AKEWARE CHOICES Baki ng perf orm ance i s aff ected by the ty pe of bakeware u sed. Us e the bakeware size r ecomm en ded in th e recipe. BA KEWA RE TYP E Light c o lo re d a luminum • Light go lde n cr ust s • Even brownin g • Use tem peratu re an d tim e recom m en ded in reci pe. Da rk a luminum a nd o t he r bakeware [...]

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    10 USING YOUR RANGE T HE ELECTRONIC TIME - OF - DA Y ( TOD ) CLOCK / TIMER CLOCK TIMER TIMER Oven timer pad (p. 11, 12) Display/clock • When you first plug in the range, “PF” will appear on the display . If “PF” appears again on the display , your electricity was off for a while. • When you are not using the oven, the display shows the [...]

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    11 USING YOUR RANGE The timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer . It can be set in hours and min- utes up to 12 hours, 59 minutes. The timer will dis- play minutes for settings under 1 hour and hours and minutes for settings over 1 hour . Y ou will hear four 1-second tones when the set time is up. NOTE: T o display the [...]

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    12 USING YOUR RANGE U SING THE ELECTRONIC TIMER ( CONT . ) 3. When there is 1 minute of time r emaining, the display will begin counting down in seconds. When the timer countdown reaches zer o, the display will show “End” and you will hear four 1-second tones. T o cancel the timer: Press TIMER twice while in the timer mode. ON YOU SEE (display [...]

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    13 USING YOUR RANGE YOU SEE OVEN ON and HEA TING lights go out. WARM BROIL CLEAN 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 3. Put your food in the oven. During baking/roasting, the burner will turn on and off to keep the oven temperatur e at the setting. 4. After baking/roasting, push and turn the oven control knob to OFF . Roasting meats and poultry • For eve[...]

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    Although your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatur es, it may cook faster or slower than your old oven. If you are not satisfied with the baking/r oasting results, you can change the of fset temperature by following the steps below . NOTE: DO NOT measure oven temperatur e with a thermometer . Opening the oven door will lower[...]

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    NOTES: • Do not preheat when br oiling unless your recipe recommends it. 1. Place the rack where you need it in the oven. See “Broiling guide lines” later in this section. 15 USING YOUR RANGE B ROILING 2. Put your food on the broiler pan and place the pan in the center of the oven rack. Close the door . 3. Set the oven control knob to BROIL. [...]

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    16 USING YOUR RANGE • Use only the broiler pan and grid pr ovided. They are designed to drain extra juices fr om the cooking surface. This drainage helps prevent spatter and smoke. • T o make sure the juices drain well, do not cover the grid with foil. • T rim excess fat to reduce spattering. Slit the fat on the edges to prevent curling. • [...]

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    17 USING YOUR RANGE Hot air and moisture escape fr om the oven through a vent that is near the middle of the backguar d . The vent lets air circulate pr operly . Be car eful not to block the vent, or you will get poor baking/roasting results. NOTE: Never store plastics, paper , or other items that could melt or burn near the oven vent, or any of th[...]

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    18 U SING THE S ELF -C LEANING C YCLE Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle, make sure you: NOTE: DO NOT clean, move, or bend the gasket. Y ou may get poor cleaning, baking, and roasting. • 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 deter gent or a soapy , ste[...]

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    19 USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE S ETTING THE CONTROLS YOU SEE OVEN ON light goes on. DOOR LOCKED/CLEAN- ING light flashes until you close door , then is solid. HEA T- ING light goes on when oven starts heating. 1. Set the oven control knob to CLEAN. The door will lock itself within 6 seconds. If the door has a problem locking, it will try to lock [...]

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    20 USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE S ETTING THE CONTROLS ( CONT . ) T o stop the self-cleaning cycle at any time: T urn the oven control knob to OFF . TURN YOU SEE DOOR LOCKED/ CLEANING light stays on. COOL appears in display until oven goes below locking temperature. WARM BROIL CLEAN 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 The Self-Cleaning cycle uses very high[...]

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    21 C ARING FOR Y OUR R ANGE Before cleaning, always make sur e all controls ar e off and the range is cool. Refer to instructions on all cleaning products befor e using them to clean your range. C LEANING CHART PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Control Knobs • Soap and water • Dishwasher • DO NOT use steel wool or abrasive cleaners. ?[...]

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    22 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE C LEANING CHART ( CONT . ) PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Surface burners • See the “Sealed surface burner” section in the “Caring for your range” section. Oven cavity • Food spills containing sugar and/or milk • All other spills • Soap and water • Self-cleaning cycle • When oven cools, wash, [...]

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    23 Cleaning the surface burners • Y ou should routinely remove and clean the burner cap. Always clean the burner cap after a spill- over . Keeping the burner cap clean prevents improper ignition and an uneven flame. • For the proper flow of gas and ignition of the burner , do not allow spills, food, cleaning agents, or any other material to ent[...]

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    24 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE S EALED SURF ACE BURNERS AND COOKTOP ( CONT . ) T o clean the burners: 1. Pull the burner cap straight up from the burner base. 2. Clean the burner cap with warm, soapy water and a sponge. Y ou can also clean it with a mildly abrasive scrubbing pad or cleanser . Do not clean the burner cap in a dishwasher or self-cleaning o[...]

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    25 2. Carefully close the door until it r ests against the door removal pins. T o replace: NOTE: The door removal pins you inserted must still be in both door hinges. 1. Grasp the door on the sides with your fingers on the front of the door and your thumbs on the inside surface. R EMOVING THE O VEN DOOR ( CONT . ) CARING FOR YOUR RANGE T o remove: [...]

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    26 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE R EMOVING THE O VEN DOOR ( CONT . ) T HE OVEN LIGHT Range Front frame hinge slot 2. Hold oven door so that the top edge of each hinge hanger is horizontal. Insert hinge hangers into the front frame hinge slots. 3. Tilt top of door toward range. Slide hinge hangers down onto front frame support pins. NOTE: Make sure the hing[...]

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    27 T ROUBLESHOOTING Most cooking problems often ar e 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 29. CAUSE • The range is not plugged into a properly gr ounded [...]

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    28 PROBLEM The Self-Cleaning cycle will not work CAUSE • The door is not closed all the way . TROUBLESHOOTING If none of these items are causing your pr oblem, see “Requesting Assistance or Service” on page 29. PROBLEM SOLUTION Cookware not level on cooktop • Level the range. (See the Installation Instructions.) • Use cookware with a flat[...]

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    29 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). This i nformation will help Whirlpool better respond to your requ est. Our consulta[...]

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    31 31 TOPIC P AGE ANTI-TIP BRACKET ......................................................3 ASSIST ANCE ..............................................................29 BAKING Aluminum foil ............................................................9 Bakeware ..................................................................9 Pans .................[...]

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    8053423B © 1999 Whirlpool Corporation ® Registered T rademark/TM T rademark of Whirlpool, U.S.A. Printed in U.S.A. 7/99 W ARRANTY WHIRLPOOL ® G AS R ANGE WHIRLPOOL CORPORA TION WILL NOT P A Y FOR A. Service calls to: 1. Correct the installation of your range. 2. Instruct you how to use your range. 3. Replace house fuses or correct house wiring o[...]