Whirlpool SF380LEK manual

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    GAS R ANGE Use & C are Guid e For q u e stions about f e atures, operation, p erforma nce, par ts, acc essorie s or servi ce, ca ll: 1-800-253-130 1 o r v isit ou r websit e at. .. www.wh i rl poo l.com T able of C onte nts ... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... .. 2 Models : SF379L EK SF380L E K ® T O THE INST ALLER: PLEASE LEA VE[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CO NTEN TS RAN GE S AFE TY . ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 3 The A n t i-T ip B racket .................................................... ................ 4 PAR TS AND FEA TURE S .. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 5 CO OKT OP U SE... ..... .[...]

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    3 RANGE SAFETY You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions. You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow instructions. All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not f[...]

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    4 Th e Ant i -Tip Bra cket The range will no t tip durin g n o rmal use. However , the ran ge c a n ti p i f you app ly t oo much f orce or weight to the open door wi thou t the an ti-t ip bra cket fast ened do wn pro per ly . Tip Over Hazard A child or adult can tip the range and be killed. Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot. Reconnect th[...]

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    5 PA R TS AND FEATURES This m a n u al covers s everal different models. The range y ou have pur chased may ha ve some or all of the parts and features listed . Th e locations and appearances of the featu res s hown here may not match your mo del . Co ntrol Pane l Rang e 1. Left Rear Burner Co nt ro l 2. Left F ront Burner Control 3. Ri ght F ront [...]

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    6 COO KTOP USE Cookto p Co ntrols Electric ignito rs automatically l i g h t t he surface burners wh en control k n obs ar e turn ed to L IGH T . Before set t i ng a control kno b, place fille d cookw ar e o n the grate. Do not o perate a bur ner us i n g e m p t y cookware or while the g r at e is u nocc upied . To S e t : 1. Push i n and tur n kn[...]

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    7 Surface Burners IMPORT A NT : Do not obstruct th e flow of combusti o n and ventilation air ar oun d th e bu rner grate edges. Before cleaning , make sure al l co ntr o ls are off and th e oven a n d cooktop are cool. Do n o t u s e o v en cl eaners, bleach or r ust rem overs . Bur ner cap: Always k ee p the b u rner cap in place when using a sur[...]

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    8 Home Ca nning When canning for long periods, alternate the use of surface cooking areas, el e ments or s urface burners be tween ba t ch es. This al lo ws time for the mos t recently used areas t o cool. ■ Center the canner on th e grate or larg e st s u rface co oking area or element . Canners should not extend mo re than 1 in. (2.5 cm) outsid[...]

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    9 ELECTRONIC OVEN CO N TRO L Di splay When power i s fi rst supplied to the appli an c e, “ PF ” will ap pear o n the display . Pres s OF F to clear . Any oth er time “ PF ” appear s , a power fail u r e h as occurred. P r ess OFF an d r es et the Clock if needed. When t he oven is not in use, th e display show s the time o f day . Whe n us[...]

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    10 O v en T emper ature Cont rol IMPORT A NT : D o n ot use a thermometer t o measure oven temperature becau se opening th e oven doo r and elem en t or burn er cycling may give inc o r r ec t readi n gs. The oven pr o vides accurat e temperatures; howev er , it may co o k faster or slower than y o ur prev i o u s o v e n, so the temperature calibr[...]

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    11 BAKEW ARE T o cook fo od evenly , hot air must be able to ci rculate. Allow 2 i n . (5 cm) o f space ar o und bakeware and o ven walls. Use the following chart as a g uide. Bake w a re The bakeware material af fe ct s cooking results. Follow manufacturer ’ s r ec ommendation s and use th e bakeware size recommended in the r ecipe. Use th e fo [...]

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    12 Ba kin g and Ro asti n g ACCU BAKE ® T emp erature Mana gement Syst em (on so me mo d el s) The ACCUBAKE sy s tem electr onically regulates the oven heat levels during preheat and bake to m aintain a preci se temperatu r e range fo r optimal co o k ing results. The bake and bro il elements cycle on and off i n intervals. The b ake element wil l[...]

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    13 RANGE CARE Self -Cle aning Cyc le (on some models) IMPORT A NT : The h eal th o f some bi r ds i s extr em ely sen s i t i v e to the fumes given off dur ing th e Self-Cleaning cycle. Exposure to the fum es ma y r e su lt in de ath t o ce rtai n birds . Alw ays m ove birds to anot her closed an d well ven t i lated r o om. Self-clean the oven be[...]

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    14 Ge neral Cleaning IMPORT A NT : Before cl ea ning, make sure al l controls are o f f and the oven a nd co o k t o p are cool. Al ways fo l lo w label ins tructions on c lean ing produ cts. Soap, water and a so ft cloth or s p onge are sugg est ed first unle s s other wise noted. EXTERIO R PORCELAIN ENAMEL SU RF ACES (on some models) Food spills [...]

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    15 Ov en Do or For normal range use, i t is not s u ggested to remo v e t h e oven door . However , if necessary , follow t h e se i n st r uctions. The oven door is heavy . Befor e Re moving: 1. Use a put ty knife or screwdriver and insert i t at the bot tom cor n er of the d o o r stop clip. 2. Pry doo r sto p clip free and remove from front f r [...]

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    16 TR OU BLES HO OTI NG T ry the solutions sugg est ed her e fi r s t i n order to avoid the cost of an unn ecess ary s er v ice call. Noth ing w i ll o pera te ■ Is the powe r s upply cor d u npl ugged? Pl ug in to a gr ou nded 3 p ron g out let. ■ Has a househo ld f u se been blown or has the circ uit bre a k er been tripped? Replace th e fus[...]

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    17 Ov en cook ing resu lts no t what exp ected ■ Is the appli ance level? Level the ap pliance. See the Installati o n Instructions. ■ Is t h e pr oper temper a t ure s et? Double- check t he recipe in a r e l ia ble co okbo o k . ■ Is the pr oper oven temperat u r e calibrati on set? See “ Oven T e mper at ur e Co ntr o l ” section. ■ [...]

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    WH IRLP OOL ® G AS COOK TOP AND RANG E W AR RANTY FULL ONE-YE A R WARRAN T Y For one y ear from the dat e of purchase, w hen this appliance is o per ated and maint ai n ed according to ins tructions atta ch e d to or fur nis h e d w ith t he pro duct , Whir lpool Cor porat ion wi ll p ay fo r FSP ® r ep l acem ent parts an d r e pair labor to cor[...]