Whirlpool RF199LXH, Use And Care Manual

Page 1: ... Safety 3 Parts and Features 6 Using Your Range 7 Using the Self Cleaning Cycle 28 Caring for Your Range 32 Troubleshooting 36 Requesting Assistance or Service 38 Index 39 Warranty 40 1 800 253 1301 Call our Consumer Assistance Center with questions or comments Self Cleaning ElectricRange ...

Page 2: ... read it carefully Also please complete and mail the Product Registration Card provided with your appliance The card helps us notify you about any new information on your appliance Please record your model s information Whenever you call to request service for your appliance you need to know your complete model number and serial number You can find this information on the model and serial number l...

Page 3: ... tell you how to reduce the chance of injury and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed wWARNING Tip Over Hazard A child or adult can tip the range and be killed Connect anti tip bracket to rear range foot Reconnect the anti tip bracket if the range is moved See the installation instructions for details Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burn...

Page 4: ... UNITS OR AREAS NEAR UNITS Surface units may be hot even though they are dark in color Areas near surface units may become hot enough to cause burns During and after use do not touch or let clothing or other flammable materials contact surface units or areas near units until they have had sufficient time to cool Among those areas are the cooktop and surfaces facing the cooktop Use Proper Pan Size ...

Page 5: ...or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool Other surfaces of the appliance may become hot enough to cause burns among these surfaces are oven vent openings and surfaces near these openings oven doors and windows of oven doors IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS For self cleaning ranges Do Not Clean Door Gasket The door gasket is essential for a good ...

Page 6: ...O 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI ACCUBAKE SYSTEM 5 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF MIN MAX KEEP WARM HR MIN COOK TIME DELAY START TIME STOP TIME TIMER SET TIMER OFF BAKE TEMP START ENTER OFF CANCEL ON C F BAKE BROIL HEAT DELAY D TIME START STOP CLEAN TIME R TIME LOCKED COOK SELF CLEANING OVEN SELF CLEANING OVEN CLOCK LIGHT AUTO CLEAN CUSTOM BROIL 5 SEC Oven vent p 27 CLEANTOP ceramic glass cooktop pp 9 ...

Page 7: ... brown or sear food To maintain a slow boil To fry poultry or meat To make pudding sauce or gravy To stew or steam food To simmer food To keep food warm To melt chocolate or butter To keep cooked foods warm SETTING HI 6 8 5 2 4 LO Keep Warm element MIN to MAX USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS Easywaystosaveenergy When heating large quantities of liquid for foods such as pasta or soup cover with a li...

Page 8: ...ktop use Use potholders or oven mitts to remove food The Keep Warm element will not glow red when it is on unlike the surface elements However the surface indicator light on the cooktop will glow The Keep Warm element may be used whether the other elements are in use or not The quality of the food may deteriorate if it is kept on the Keep Warm element for an extended period of time HOT SURFACE HOT...

Page 9: ...OP TIME TIMER SET TIMER OFF BAKE TEMP START ENTER OFF CANCEL CANCEL ON C F BAKE BAKE BROIL BROIL HEAT HEAT DELAY DELAY D TIME TIME START START STOP STOP CLEAN CLEAN TIME TIME R TIME TIME LOCKED LOCKED COOK COOK CLOCK LIGHT CUSTOM BROIL AUTO CLEAN ACCUB AKE SYSTEM HOT SURFAC E HOT SURFAC E PUSH TO TURN LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI OFF LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI OFF LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI OFF LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI OFF K...

Page 10: ...vernment Agricultural Department Extension Office or companies who manufacture home canning products 1 1 Pan Surface cooking area Cookwaretips Select a pan that is about the same size as the surface cooking area Cookware should not extend more than 1 inch 2 5 cm outside the area For best results and greater energy efficiency use only flat bottomed cookware that makes good contact with the surface ...

Page 11: ... Can be coated with porcelain enamel Ceramic or ceramic glass Heats slowly and unevenly Use on low to medium settings Follow manufacturer s instructions Copper Heats very quickly and evenly Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating Earthenware Can be used for cooktop cooking if recommended by the manufacturer Use on low settings Porcelain enamel on steel or enamel on cast iron See...

Page 12: ...me if necessary For best results allow 2 inches of space around each pan and between pans and oven walls Hot air must circulate around the pans in the oven for even heat to reach all parts of the oven This results in better baking Where to place pans WHEN YOU HAVE 1 pan 2 pans 3 or 4 pans PLACE In center of the oven rack Side by side or slightly staggered In opposite corners on each oven rack Stag...

Page 13: ...ace in the bottom third of oven May need to increase baking time Stainless steel May need to increase baking time Crisp crusts Stoneware Follow manufacturer s instructions Light golden crusts Uneven browning BEST USED FOR GUIDELINES USING ALUMINUM FOIL Do not line the oven bottom with any type of foil liners or cookware Permanent damage will occur to the oven bottom finish Do not block the oven bo...

Page 14: ... are using the minute timer the display will show minutes and seconds in the following sequence For settings from 1 59 minutes the display will count down each second For settings one hour or over the display will count down each minute When you are using COOK TIME and or STOP TIME the display will show hours and minutes or minutes and seconds Minute timer set and off pads pp 15 16 Usingthecontrol...

Page 15: ...TART ENTER 5 SEC CLOCK OR USING THE ELECTRONIC MINUTE TIMER The minute timer does not start or stop the oven It works like a kitchen timer It can be set in hours and minutes up to 12 hours 59 minutes The minute timer will display minutes and seconds for settings under one hour You will hear four 1 second tones when the set time is up 1 Press TIMER SET 2 Set the time Press the up s or down t pad s ...

Page 16: ...eminutetimer Press TIMER OFF USING THE ELECTRONIC MINUTE TIMER CONT PRESS YOU SEE R TIME display counts down START ENTER 5 SEC R TIME USING YOUR RANGE YOU SEE PRESS YOU SEE TIMER OFF time of day PRESS YOU SEE TIMER OFF time of day After setting a function you must press START ENTER to start the function If you do not press START ENTER within 5 seconds of setting START will show on the display as a...

Page 17: ...he temperature in 5 F amounts Use these pads until the desired temperature shows on the small display USING YOUR RANGE Front of rack Rear of rack PRESS YOU SEE BAKE F BAKE TONES Tones tell you if a function is entered correctly or not They also tell you when a cycle is completed To shut off all tones except for the end of timer and error tones Press and hold STOP TIME for 5 seconds A short tone wi...

Page 18: ...nd less the preheating time is 2 minutes 30 seconds For 250 F 445 F the preheating time is 4 minutes 15 seconds For above 450 F the preheating time is 6 minutes 30 seconds As the preheat conditioning ends the selected oven temperature replaces PrE on the display and the time of day reappears You will hear a 1 second tone indicating the oven is ready to use Roastingmeatsandpoultry For even cooking ...

Page 19: ...NGE BAKING ROASTING CONT PRESS YOU SEE OFF CANCEL time of day Savingenergy To avoid loss of heat open the oven door as little as possible Use a timer to keep track of cooking time Plan your meals for the most efficient use of the oven by cooking more than one food at a time or baking while the oven is still hot after cooking a meal NOTE You can change the temperature setting any time after pressin...

Page 20: ...splaytemperaturesin Cinsteadof F Press and hold for 5 seconds You will hear a short tone and the temperatures displayed will switch to C To switch back to F repeat the instructions above Whenever you switch C or F will be displayed for 5 seconds Howtodeterminetheamountof adjustmentneeded The chart at the right tells you how much to adjust the offset temperature to get the cooking results you want ...

Page 21: ...eed to place the rack so that the surface of the food is at least 3 inches away from the broil element See Broiling guidelines later in this section 2 Put your food on the broiler pan and place the pan in the center of the oven rack 3 Close the door to the broil stop position The broil stop position lets the door stay open by itself about 5 inches BROILING USING YOUR RANGE Front of rack Rear of ra...

Page 22: ...s CUSTOM BROIL and press the temp pad so a temperature between 300 F and 525 F shows on the small display Lower temperature settings let the broil heating element cycle and slow cooking results The lower the temperature the slower the cooking NOTE Fish and chicken are some foods that may cook better if you use lower broiling temperatures BROILING CONT PRESS YOU SEE CUSTOM BROIL F BROIL PRESS YOU S...

Page 23: ...n from the oven when removing the food Drippings will bake on the pan if left in the heated oven making cleaning more difficult For easier cleaning line the bottom of the pan with aluminum foil Clean the pan and grid as soon as possible after each use APPROXIMATE TIME MINUTES SIDE 2 7 8 8 9 9 10 6 7 10 11 4 5 3 4 8 9 18 20 11 16 4 5 8 9 MEAT Steak 1 thick medium rare medium well done Ground Meat P...

Page 24: ...ure other than 350 F Press to raise the temperature or to lower the temperature in 5 F amounts Use these pads until the temperature you want shows on the small display 4 Press COOK TIME 5 Set the cook time Press the up s or down t pad s until the correct time shows on the display 6 Start the oven NOTES You can change the temperature or time settings any time after pressing START ENTER by repeating...

Page 25: ...ay will count down the baking roasting time in hours and minutes if cook time is more than one hour or in minutes and seconds if cook time is less than one hour 7 When baking roasting is done The oven will turn off by itself and beep 4 times You will also hear four 1 second tones every minute until you press OFF CANCEL NOTE To remove the end of cycle tones press and hold COOK TIME for 5 seconds To...

Page 26: ... time in hours and minutes if the cook time is more than one hour or in minutes and seconds if the cook time is less than one hour 10 When baking roasting is done The oven will turn off by itself and beep 4 times You will also hear four 1 second tones every minute until you press OFF CANCEL NOTE To remove the end of cycle tones press and hold COOK TIME for 5 seconds To bring back the tones repeat ...

Page 27: ...rawer slide rails clear the upper drawer guides Then slide the drawer closed Drawer slide rail Lower slide rail inside drawer opening Lower drawer guide Upper drawer guides on inside walls THE OVEN VENT Hot air and moisture escape from the oven through a vent on the backguard below the control panel The vent lets air circulate properly Be careful not to block the vent or you could get poor baking ...

Page 28: ...n clean the oven racks in the Self Cleaning cycle but they will become harder to slide See the Cleaning chart in the Caring for Your Range section If you clean the racks in the Self Cleaning cycle place them on the 2nd and 4th rack guides The guides are counted from bottom to top Heat and odors are normal during the Self Cleaning cycle Keep the kitchen well ventilated by opening a window or by tur...

Page 29: ...til a time between 21 2 41 2 hours shows on the display Use 21 2 hours for light soil Use 31 2 41 2 hours for average to heavy soil 3 Start the oven Make sure the door is closed all the way If the door is open even a little it will not lock Press the door closed if needed If the door is closed it will lock as soon as you press START ENTER 4 After the Self Cleaning cycle ends LOCKED goes off and th...

Page 30: ...sired start time shows on the display The oven will automatically come up with the stop time by adding the set cleaning time to the set start time 5 Press START ENTER SETTING THE CONTROLS CONT USING THE SELF CLEANING CYCLE HR MIN START CLEAN TIME example for 2 30 start time PRESS YOU SEE PRESS YOU SEE START ENTER 5 SEC ON DELAY CLEAN PRESS YOU SEE example for 41 2 hour cycle HR MIN CLEAN TIME PRES...

Page 31: ... SEE OFF CANCEL ON D TIME LOCKED CLEAN TIME HOW THE CYCLE WORKS The Self Cleaning cycle uses very high heat to burn away soil and grease During the cycle the oven gets much hotter than it does for normal baking or broiling This high heat breaks up the soil or grease and burns it away Your oven is automatically preset for a 31 2 hour Self Cleaning cycle The graph at the right shows you what happens...

Page 32: ... Wash rinse and dry with soft cloth Spray glass cleaner Apply spray cleaner to paper towel do not spray directly on panel Gently clean around the model and serial plate too much scrubbing could remove the numbers Non abrasive plastic scrubbing pad When the cooktop is cool remove all spills and clean Food spills containing acids such as vinegar and tomato may affect the finish Ceramic glass cooktop...

Page 33: ...using paper towel Reapply creme to remaining spots Hold razor scraper as flat to surface as possible scrape spots Polish entire cooktop with creme and paper towel Rinse and dry Store razor blades out of reach of children Wipe while ceramic glass surface is warm Rinse thoroughly and dry Before heating cooktop again rub into area using damp paper towel Rinse and dry To prevent scratches and abrasion...

Page 34: ...oval pin hole Hinge hanger Range Front frame hinge slot Door stop clip Toremove 1 Open the oven door Insert door removal pins included with your range into both hinge hangers Do not remove the pins while the door is removed from the range 3 Grasp the door on the sides with your fingers on the front of the door and your thumbs on the inside surface 2 Carefully close the door until it rests against ...

Page 35: ...ing the Self Cleaning cycle 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 hinge hangers are fully seated and engaged on the support pins 4 Insert the door stop clip with the angular su...

Page 36: ... the control knobs correctly Push the control knobs in before turning them to a setting TROUBLESHOOTING 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 38 RANGE DOES NOT WORK The oven does not ...

Page 37: ... or too high Adjust the oven temperature control See Adjusting the oven temperature control section Slow baking or roasting Preheat oven to selected temperature before placing food in oven Choose bakeware that will allow 2 inches of air space around all sides Position rack higher in oven Decrease oven temperature 15 to 25 F Increase baking or roasting time Increase temperature 25 F Preheat oven to...

Page 38: ...ent parts will fit right and work right because they are made to the same exacting specifications used to build every new WHIRLPOOL appliance To locate FSP replacement parts in your area call our Consumer Assistance Center telephone number or your nearest designated service center FORFURTHERASSISTANCE If you need further assistance you can write to Whirlpool with any questions or concerns at Whirl...

Page 39: ...anceling 16 Clock 15 Control lock 14 Display 14 Minute timer 15 Starting 16 Tones 17 FEATURES 6 KEEP WARM ELEMENT 8 TOPIC PAGE MEALTIMER CONTROL Delay start 25 Starting now 24 MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER 2 OVEN DOOR 34 35 OVEN LIGHT 35 OVEN TEMPERATURE Adjusting 19 Setting 17 22 24 OVEN VENT 27 PANS 11 12 PARTS 6 RACKS 12 17 ROASTING Pans 11 12 Racks 12 17 Setting cycle 17 Tips 18 19 SAFETY 3 4 5 SELF...

Page 40: ...ired in the home D Damage to your range caused by accident misuse fire flood acts of God or use of products not approved by Whirlpool E Repairs to CLEANTOP ceramic glass cooktop if it has not been cared for as recommended in this Use and Care Guide F Repairs to parts or systems resulting from unauthorized modifications made to the appliance G Replacement parts or repair labor costs for units opera...