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4.65 Cubic Foot Oven
MODELS RF3020XG RF302BXG
PART NO. 8053393
Standard-Cleaning
Electric Ranges
A Note to You............ 2
Range Safety ............ 3
Parts and Features ... 6
Using Your Range ..... 7
Range ..................... 19
Troubleshooting ...... 25
Requesting
Index ....................... 27
Warranty ................. 28
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
4.65 Cubic Foot Oven MODELS RF3020XG RF302BXG PART NO. 8053393 Standard-Cleaning Electric Ranges A Note to You... 2 Range Safety ... 3 Parts and Features ... 6 Using Your Range ... 7 Caring for Your Range ... 19 Troubleshooting ... 25... -
Page 2: A Note To You
Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality products that consistently perform for you to make your life easier. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. -
Page 3: Range Safety
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”... -
Page 4: Important Safety Instructions
RANGE SAFETY 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. - Page 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Do Not Cook on Broken Cook-Top – If cook-top should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cook-top and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified techni- cian immediately. • Clean Cook-Top With Caution – If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid steam burn.
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Page 6: Parts And Features
ARTS AND EATURES (Model RF3020XG shown) Oven vent (p. 17) Plug-in coil element with one-piece reflector bowl (pp.7, 19-22) Anti-tip bracket (p. 17) Door Stop Clip (p. 23, 24) Model and serial number plate (behind left side of storage drawer) -
Page 7: Using Your Range
SING ANGE SING THE COIL ELEMENTS Using the control knobs Push in the control knobs before turning them to a setting. You can set them anywhere between HI and OFF. Coil element heat settings Use the following chart as a guide. SETTING RECOMMENDED USE •... -
Page 8: Home Canning Information
USING YOUR RANGE SING THE COIL ELEMENTS Home canning information To protect your range: • Use flat-bottomed canners on all types of 1" 1" Surface cooking area centered correctly, trap heat and can cause damage to the cooktop. • Do not place your canner on two coil elements at the same time. - Page 9 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 • Heats quickly and evenly. •...
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Page 10: Using The Oven
USING YOUR RANGE SING THE OVEN Positioning racks and pans Place the oven racks where you need them before turning on the oven. • To move a rack, pull it out to the stop position, raise the front edge and lift it out. •... -
Page 11: B / Aking Roasting
SING ALUMINUM FOIL • Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers from pies or casseroles by placing foil on the oven rack below. Foil should be turned up at edges and be at least 1 inch larger than dish. • Do not cover the entire rack with aluminum foil. -
Page 12: Saving Energy
USING YOUR RANGE AKING ROASTING 3. Put your food in the oven. During baking/roasting, the elements will turn on and off to keep the oven temperature at the setting. The oven heating indicator light will turn on and off with the elements. NOTE: The top element helps heat during baking/roasting, but does not turn red. -
Page 13: Adjusting The Oven Temperature Control
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 temperature calibration by following the steps below. - Page 14 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. 1. Place the rack where you need it. You need to place the rack so that the surface of the food is at least 3 inches away from the broil element.
- Page 15 ROILING CONT Set the oven selector and the oven temperature control knob to BROIL. The oven heating indicator light will come on. After broiling, turn off the oven. Turn both the oven selector and the oven temperature control knob to OFF. The oven heating indicator light will go off.
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Page 16: Broiling Guidelines
USING YOUR RANGE ROILING CONT Broiling guidelines • Use only the broiler pan and grid provided. They are designed to drain extra juices from the cooking surface. This drainage helps prevent spatter and smoke. • To make sure the juices drain well, do not cover the grid with foil. -
Page 17: The Oven Vent
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. Do not block the vent by using extra large pans or covers. -
Page 18: Removing The Storage Drawer
USING YOUR RANGE HE STORAGE DRAWER Use the storage drawer to store cookware. You can remove the storage drawer to make it easier to clean under your range. Removing the storage drawer: Empty the drawer before you remove it. Pull the drawer straight out to the first stop. -
Page 19: Cleaning Chart
ARING FOR 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. - Page 20 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE LEANING CHART CONT PART CLEANING METHOD Surface under cooktop • • Light to moderate soil • • Heavy soils Oven door glass (Model RF302BXG) • Oven cavity • • Food spills containing sugar and/or milk • •...
- Page 21 OIL ELEMENTS AND REFLECTOR BOWLS 2. Push in the edge of the coil element, opposite the receptacle. Then lift it just enough to clear the reflector bowl. 3. Pull the coil element straight away from the receptacle. Lift out the reflector bowl. See the “Cleaning chart”...
- Page 22 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE OIL ELEMENTS AND REFLECTOR BOWLS 3. Hold the coil element as level as possible with the terminal just started into the receptacle. Push the coil element terminal into the recep- tacle. 4. 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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Page 23: Removing The Oven Door
EMOVING THE OVEN 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 removing the door: 1. - Page 24 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE EMOVING THE OVEN DOOR Hold oven door so that the top edge of each hinge hanger is horizontal. Insert hinge hangers into the front frame hinge slots. Rotate 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.
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Page 25: Troubleshooting
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 26. ANGE DOES NOT WORK PROBLEM CAUSE... -
Page 26: Assistance Or Service
® WHIRLPOOL appliance. OR FURTHER ASSISTANCE If you need further assistance, you can write to Whirlpool with any questions or concerns at: Whirlpool Brand Home Appliances Consumer Assistance Center c/o Correspondence Dept. 2000 North M-63 Benton Harbor, MI 49022-2692 ERVICE •... -
Page 27: Index
NDEX TOPIC ANTI-TIP BRACKET ... 17 ASSISTANCE ... 26 BAKING Aluminum foil ... 11 Bakeware ... 10 Pans ... 10 Racks ... 10, 11 Setting cycle ... 11 Tips ... 12 BROILING Grid ... 16 Guidelines ... 16 Pan ... 14, 16 Rack positions ... -
Page 28: Assistance Or Service
If you need service, first see the “Troubleshooting” section of this book. After checking “Troubleshooting,” additional help can be found by checking the “Requesting Assistance or Service” section, or by calling the Whirlpool Consumer Assistance Center telephone number, 1-800-253-1301, from anywhere in the U.S.A. PART NO. 8053393 ©...
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