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LOWER OVEN

Continuous-Cleaning

Model RM955PXP

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Contents

Before You Use Your Range

Important Safety Instructions

Parts and Features

Using Your Range

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Buiclng or Roasting

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Caring for Your Cooktop and

Lower Oven

Control Panel crnd Knobs

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Cleaning Chart

Tie Cooktop Light

Tne Lower Oven Light

If You Need Service

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Before you use your range

Read and carefully follow the “INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS” packed wifh your mnge.

Read this “Use & Care Guide” and your “Cooking Guide” carefully for important use and safety information. Store these with the Upper Microwave Oven literature in the Range Literature Pat for future use.

It is your personal responsibility and obligation to be sure your range: l l l l l

Has been installed where it is protected from the elements.

Has been installed and leveled on a floor strong enough to support its weight.

Has been properly connected to electrical supply and grounded. (See

“Installation Instructions:‘)

Is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

Is properly maintained.

Is used only for jobs expected of a home range. l

See your “Cooking Guide” and “Upper Microwave Oven Use 81 Care Guide” for additional safety and operating instructions.

1. DO NOT oliow c hlldrer +D use 2’ plav wrth any part ot the range N leave them unatiendea near It

They could be burned (71 Injurer!

6. KEEP pan handles turned in, but lot over another surface unit to avoid burns, injury and to help prevent the utensil from being oushed off the surface units

2. DO NOT store things ch,ldrW might want above the range

Children could be burned or

Injured while climbing on if

7. DO NOT use water on grease fires.

The fire WIII spread. Cover fire with iarge lid or smother with baking soda or salt.

3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch hot surface units or heating ele- ments. Dark colored units and elements can still be hot enough to burn severely

8. DO NOT wear loose or hanging garments when using the range.

They could ignite if they touch a hot surface unit or heating ele- ment and you could be burned.

4. KEEP children away frcm the range when it is on. The cooktop and oven walls, racks and door can get hot enough to cause burns.

5. DO NOT use the range to heat a room. Persons in the room could be burned or injured, or a fire could start

9. DO NOT heat unopened con- tainers. They could explode. The hot contents could burn and con- tainer particles could cause injury

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MAKE SURE to open the oven door all the way when adding OI removing food to prevent burns. l

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DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS

IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THEY COULD IGNITE

CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.

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Parts and features

Model RM955PXP

COOKTOP AND LOWER OVEN

COOKTOP LIGHT- L QIII

COOKTOP AND

OVEN CONTROLS

SURFACE UNIT

CONTINUOUS-

REMOVABLE

STORAGE DRAWER

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MODEL AND

SERIAL NUMBER

PLATE

COOKTOP LIGHT

SWlTCH

VEN LIGHT

SWITCH

NE-PIECE CHROME

REFLECTOR BOWL

AUTOMATIC OVEN

LIGHT SWITCH

BROIL ELEMENT

N RACK GUIDE

BAKE ELEMENT

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Copy your Model and Sesal Numbers here...

If you need service, or call with a question, have this information ready:

1. Complete Model and Serial

Numbers (from the plate located behind the microwave oven door].

Model Number

2. Purchase date from sales slip.

Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this book in the Range

Information Center with your war-

Serial Numder ranty and sales slip.

There is no warranty registration to Purchase Date return. Proof-of-purchase is all that is required for in-warranty service.

Service Company/Phone Number

Using your range

CLOCK

MINUTE TIMER,

KNOB

MINUTE TIMER

RIGHT REAR

CONTROL

KNOB

KNOB Y

SURFACE

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LIGHTS

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CONTROL y

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Indicator light

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STOP TIME

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START TIME

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TEMPERATURE

CONTROL

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INDICATOR LlGHl

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SELECTOR

Surtace unit control knobs must be pushed in before turning. Turn either way until setting you want shows in window. Set them anywhere between

HI and OFF.

When a surface unit is on, its indicator light will also be on.

Using the surface units

Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide:

Use HI to start Use MED-HI foods cook- to hold a ing or to bring liquids to a boil. rapid boil or to fry chicken or pancakes.

Use MED for gravy, pud- dings and icing, or to cook large amounts of vegetables.

Use MED-LO to keep food cooking after starting it on a higher setting.

CAUTION: The use of the HI setting for long periods of time can damage surface units and discolor chrome reflector bowls. Start cooking on HI and turn control down to con- tinue cooking.

Use LO to keep food warm until ready to serve. Set the heat higher or lower within the LO band to keep food at the temperature you want.

Use only flat-bottomed utensils for best cooking result and to prevent damage to the cooktop. Specialty items with rounded or ridged bottoms (woks, ridged bottom canners or tea kettles] are not recommended.

See the “Cooking Guide” for important utensil information.

Optional accessory canning kit

(Part No. 242905)

The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure canners combined with high heat settings for long periods of time can shorten the life of regular surface units and cause damage to the cooktop.

If you plan to use the cooktop for canning. we recommend the installation of a Canning Kit. Order the kit from your WhIrlpool Dealer or Tech-Care” Service

Company.

See the “Cooking Guide” for important canning information,

Setting the Clock

Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the Clock.

1.

Push in Minute Timer Knob and turn clockwise until clock shows the right time of day

2. let the Minute Timer Knob pop out. Turn counterclockwise until

Minute Timer dial shows OFF. The clock setting will change if you push in the knob when turning.

Using the Minute Timer

The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven It works like a kitchen timer.

Set it in minutes up to an hour. You will hear a buzzer when the set time is up.

DO NOT PUSH IN THE KNOB when setting the Minute Timer.

1.

Without pushing it in, turn the

Minute Timer Knob until the time showing in the window is longer than the setting you want.

2. Without pushing in, turn the knob back to the setting you want shows in the window.

When the time is up, a buzzer will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn the dial to OFF.

PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THE CLOCK

SETTING.

Using the lower oven

The lower oven is always set with two knobs:

-The Oven Selector

-The Oven Temperature Control

Both must be on a setting for the oven to heat.

Baking or roasting

1.

Position the rack(s) properly before turning on the oven.

To change rack position, lift rack at front and pull out.

Rack(s) should be placed so the top of the food will be centered in the oven. Always leave at least

1 YZ to 2 inches (4-5 cm] between the sides of the pan and the oven walls and other pans. For more information, see the “Cooking

Guide!’

2. Set the Oven Selector on BAKE. 3. Set the Oven Temperature Con- trol to the baking temperature you want.

5. During baking, the elements will turn on and off to keep the oven temperature at the setting. The

Lower Oven Indicator Light will turn on and off with the elements.

The top element helps heat during baking, but does not turn red.

When baking is done, turn both the Oven Selector and the Oven

Temperature Control to OFF

4. When the Lower Oven Indicator

Light goes off, the oven is pre- heated. Put food in the oven.

Note: Oven racks, walls and door will be hot.

Adjusting the Oven Temperature Control

Does your oven seem hotter or colder than your old oven? The Temperature of your old oven may have shifted gradually without your noticing the change.

Your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures. But, when compared to your old oven, the new design may give you different results.

If after using the oven for a period of time, you are not satisfied with the temperature settings, they can be adjusted by following these steps:

1.

Pull the Oven Temperature Control

Knob straight off

2. Loosen the locking screw inside the control knob. Note the posi- tion of the notches.

3. To lower the temperature, move a notch closer to LO. Each notch equals aboutlO”F (5°C).

4. To raise the temperature, move a notch closerto HI. Each notch equals aboutlO”F (5°C).

Tighten the locking screw and replace the control knob.

Using the automatic MEALTIMER” Clock

The automatic MEALTIMER Clock will turn the lower oven on and off at times you setteven when you are not around.

Automatic baking is ideal for foods which do not require a preheated oven such as meats and casseroles. Do not use the automatic cycle for cakes, cookies, efc...undercooking will result.

To start and stop baking automatically:

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Position the oven rack(s) properly, and place the food in the oven.

2. Make sure the Clock is set to the right time of day.

3. Push in and turn the Start Time

Knob clockwise to the time you want baking to start.

4. Push in and turn the Stop Time

Knob clockwise to the time you want the oven to shut off.

5. Set the Oven Selector on TIMED

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Set the Oven Temperature Control on the baking temperature you want. The oven will now start and stop automatically.

After baking is done or to stop the oven before the preset time, turn both the Oven Selector and the Oven Temperature Control to OFF

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To start baking immediately and stop automatically:

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Position the oven rack(s) properly, and place the food in the oven.

2. Make sure the Clock is set to the right time of day.

3. Push in and turn the Stop Time Knob clockwise to the time you want the oven to shut off.

4. Set the Oven Selector on TIMED,

5. Set the Oven Temperature Control on the baking temperature you want.

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After baking is done, turn both the Oven Selector and the Oven Temperature

Control to OFF.

To stop the oven before the preset time, turn both the Oven Selector and the

Oven Temperature Control to OFF.

Broiling

1.

Position the rack properly for broiling. See broil chart in the

“Cooklng Guide” or a reliable cookbook.

2. Put the broiler pan and food on the rack.

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3. Leave the door open about 4 inches (10.2 cm). The door will staY open by itself.

J 4. Set the Oven Selector and the

Oven Temperature Control to

BROIL.

When broiling is done, turn both the Oven Selector and the Oven

Temperature Control to OFF l l

Custom Broil

If food is cooking too fast, turn the Oven Temperature Control counterclock- wise until the Lower Oven Indicator Light goes off.

If you want the food to broil slower from the start. set the Oven

Temperature Control between 150”and 325°F (65.5” and 162.7”C). The lower the temperature, the slower the cooking

The Oven Selector must be on BROIL for all broiling temperatures.

CAUTION: The oven door must be partly open whenever the oven is set to BROIL. leaving the door open allows the oven to maintain proper temperatures and prevents window glass from cracking.

The Oven Vent

Hot air and moisture escape from the oven through a vent under the right rear surface unit. You can cook on the unit, or keep food warm on it while the oven is on

CAUTION: Plastic utensils IeA over the vent can melt.

Do not block the vent. Poor baking can result.

The storage drawer

The storage draw ‘er is for storing pots and p bans

Removing the storage drawer

1.

Pull drawer straight out to the first stop. Lift front and pull out to the second stop.

Replacing the storage druwer

2. Lift back slightly ana sllae arawer all the way out.

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Fit ends of drawer slid%lls into the drawer guides on both sides of opening.

2. Lift drawer front and push in until metal stops on drawer slide rails clear white stops on draw-- guides. Lift drawer front again to clear second stop and slide drawer closed.

Use & Care Guide stooge

Store this booklet, along with your

“Cooking Guide:’ sales slip and warranty in the Literature Pat, insi”- the storage drawer.

Optional Rotisserie

If you would like a rotisserie for your lower oven, you can order a kit

(Part No. RCKBI-242985) from your Whirlpool Dealer. The kit includes easy installation instructions.

Caring for your cooktop and lower oven

Control Panel and Knobs

1.

Pull knobs straight off NOTE:

Surface unit control knobs have a collar and a spring behind them.

2.

Use warm soapy water or spray glass cleaner and a soft cloth to wipe the control panel. Rinse and dry well.

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3. Wash control knobs and surface unit collars in warm soapy water

Rinse well and dry. small end of spring closest to control panel.

4. Push control knobs straight back on. Make sure they point to OFF.

Make sure the collar and spring behind the surface unit control knobs are put together as shown

Surface units and reflector bowls

Removing

2. Lift the edge of the unit, opposite the receptacle, just enough to clear the reflector bowl.

3. Pull the surface unit straight away from the receptacle.

Replacing

4. Lift out the reflector bowl. See

Cleaning Chart on page20for cleaning instructions.

2. Line up opening in the reflector bowl with the surface unit receptacle.

3. Hold the surface unit as level as possible with the terminal just started into the receptacle.

4. Push the surface unit terminal into the receptacle. When the terminal is pushed into the receptacle as far as it will go, the surface unit will fit into the reflector bowl

CAUTION: Reflector bowls reflect heat back to the utensils on the surface units. They also help catch spills. When they are kept clean, they reflect heat better and look new longer.

If a reflector bowl gets discolored, some of the utensils may not be flat enough, or some may be too large for the surface unit. In either case, some of the heat that’s meant to go into or around a utensil goes down and heats the reflector bowl. This extra heat can discolor

It. See “CookIng Guide” for further Information.

Lift-Up Cooktop

1.

Lift front of cooktop at center and swing-up the support rod

2. Carefully lower the cooktop onto the support rod.

3. Wipe with warm soapy water.

Use soapy steel-wool pad on stubborn spots.

CAUTION: Do not drop the cooktop or let it bump the upper oven when Ilfflng. Damage can result to the porcelain and the cooktop frame.

The Lower Oven Door

Removing the oven door will help make it easier to clean the oven

1.

Open the door to the first stop position.

2. Hold the door at both sides and lift straight up.

3. To replace, fit the bottom corners of the door over the ends of the hinges.

Push the door down evenly. The door will close only when it is on the hinges correctly.

The Continuous-Cleaning Oven

Standard oven walls are coated with smooth porcelain-enamel. Your continu- ous-cleaning oven walls are coated with a special, rougher porcelain-enamel.

A fat spatter beads up on the smooth surface, but spreads out on the rougher surface. The bead of fat chars and turns black. The spread-out fat gradually burns away at medium to high temperatures (350”-475°F 176”-246°C) so the oven can return to a presentably clean condition.

I Fat Spatter

Beads Up.

Turns Black.

Standard porcelain-enamel

I Fat Spatter

Spreads Out.

Bums Away.

Contlnuous-cleaning porcelain-enamel continued on next page

Using Foil

Using foil on the oven bottom IS recommended to catch sugar and starchy spills from pies and casseroles. It must be used properly. Cut foil from a roll of heavy-dutyl8-Inch (45 cm) aluminum foil, or buy a foil kit (Part No. 241430) from your Whrrlpool Appliance deaier.

Lift the cool bake element slightly to litf the feet off the oven bottom. baie element soall feet rest solidly on the foil.

CAUTION: Do not let foil touch the bake element. It could damage the element. Make sure foil is flat on the oven bottom and away from the bake element.

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Cleaning Tips

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The oven window and racks are not coated Clean them by hand.

2. The oven door does not get as not as the walls. Some hand cleaning may be needed

3. If you do more brorlrng than baking, hand cleaning may be needed.

4. Use aluminum foil on the oven bottom according to instructions. Spillovers do not burn away and may stain the bottom

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WINDOW-Keep clean with hot sudsy water. Use a plastic scour- ing pad for stubborn spots. Rinse well.

Do not use steel-wool or abrasive cleansers.

CGKS - Use soapy steel-wool zd for best cleaning results. nse well.

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WALLS AND DOOR-Wash with hot soapy water. Use a steel-wool pad or plastic scouring pad fol stubborn mok Rir- *-II

Cleaning Chart

PART

Exterior surlaces

Surface units

Chrome retlector bowls

Broiler pan and grid

Control knobs

Control panel

Oven racks lower oven door glass

Continuous-

Cleaning Oven

WHAT TO CLEAN HOW TO CLEAN

Soft cloth and warm soapy l

Wipe off regularly when cooktop and water. lower oven are cool.

Nylon or plastic scouring pad for stubborn spots. l

Do not allow tood containing acids

(such as vlnegar, tomato, lemon juice or milk) to remain on surface.

Acids will remove the glossy finish. l

Do not use abrasive or harsh cleansers.

No cleaning required. l l

Spatters or spills will burn off.

Do not Immerse in water.

Automatic dishwasher or warm, soapy water and plastic scrubbing pad. l l

9 Wash with other cooking utensils.

Clean frequently.

Do not use abrasive or harsh cleansers.

Warm, soapy water or steel l

Wash with other cooking utensils. wool pad.

Warm, soapy water and so17 cloth.

Warm, soapy water or spray glass cleaner. l l l l

Wash, rinse and dry well

Do not soak.

Wash, rinse and dry well.

Follow directions provided with cleaner.

Warm, soapy water or

SOODV steel wool pads. l

Wash, rinse and dry. Use soapy steel wool pads for stubborn areas.

Spray glass cleaner; warm, l

Make sure oven is cool. soapy water or l

Follow directions provided with plastic scrubbing pad. l cleaner.

Wash rinse and dry well with a soft cloth.

Warm, soapy water or soapy scrubbing pad. l

Clean stubborn spots or stains.

Rinse well with water.

Heavy-duty aluminum for1 l

Place strip of aluminum foil on the or order a foil kit [Part No. bottom of the oven to catch spillovers.

241430) from your Whirlpool l

Do not use commercial cleaners. dealer or TECH-CARE * serv ice company.

Most fat spatters on the Continuous-Cleaning porcelain-enamel interior surface gradually reduce to a presentably clean condition during normal baking or roasting operations.

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The Cooktop Light

The Top Lite button switch is at the bottom of the control panel. Push and hold the button for a few seconds before letting go to turn it ON. Push again to turn off the light.

To replace:

Remove the 3 screws and metal trim that supports the top of the light cover, The glass is heavy. Hold it securely.

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2. With both hands, pull top of light cover towards you and lif-t it out of boliom support trim.

3. Grasp the fluorescent tube at both ends. Roll bottom of tube towards the front until both ends come out of the receptacles. Replace with a 20-watt cool-white fluorescent tube.

4. With both hands, carefully fit the glass light cover into the bottom metal support trim. Replace the top support trim and screws.

Turn the electric power back on at the main power supply.

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The Lower Oven Light

The oven light will turn on and off automatlcally when you open or close the oven door To turn the light on when the oven door is closed, push the Oven Lite button at the bottom of the control panel. Push the button again to turn off the light

To replace the light bulb:

2. Remove the light bulb from its socket. Replace the bulb with a

40-watt appliance bulb.

Turn the power back on at the main power supply.

If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these four steps:

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Before calling for assistance...

Performance problems often result from little things you can fix yourself without tools of any kind l

Are surface units plugged in all the way?

. Do the control knobs turn? l l

If nothing operates:

Is the power supply cord plugged into a live circuit with the proper volt- age? [See “Installation Instructions:‘)

Have you checked the main fuse or circuit breaker box? l

If the oven will not operate:

Is the Oven Selector turned to a set- ting (BAKE or BROIL, but not TIMED)? l l

If surface unit control knob(s) will not turn:

Did you push in before trying to turn?

Is the spring replaced as shown on page 14? l

Is the Oven Temperature Control turned to a temperature setting? l

If surface units will not operate:

Have you checked the main fuse or circuit breaker box? l l

If soil is visible on Continuous-

Cleaning oven finish:

The special finish is designed to gradually reduce oven soil during normal baking or roasting. It is not designed to keep your oven spot- less, only presentably clean.

If you broil often, you may see oven

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The door is cooler than the oven walls. Soil will be more visible on the door than other areas in the oven.

See page 19 for how to clean.

Sugar and starchy spills may leave stains. See page 19 for hand clean- ing tips. Keep foil on oven bottom to catch these spills. l l l l l l l

If cooking results aren’t what you expected:

Is the range level?

Are you using pans recommended in the Cooking Guide?

If baking, have you allowed 11/z to 2 inches (4-5 cm] on all sides of the pans for air circulation?

Have you preheated the oven as the recipe calls for?

Are the pans the size called for in the recipe?

Are you following a tested recipe from a reliable source?

Do the cooking utensils have smooth, flat bottoms and fit the sur- face unit being used?

See the Cooking Guide for more infor- mation on cooking problems and how to solve them.

2. If you need assistance?..

Call Whirlpool COOL-LINE” service assistance telephone number. Dial free from:

Continental U.S. . . (800) 253-1301

Michigan . . . . . . . . (800) 632-2243

Alaska & Hawaii . (800) 253-1121 and talk with one of our trained Con- sultants. The Consultants can instruct you in how to obtain satisfactory oper- ation from your appliance or, if serv- ice is necessary, recommend a qualified service company in your area.

3.

If you need service?..

Whirlpool a nationwide has network of fran- are trained to fulfill the product war- ranty and provide after-warranty service, anywhere in the United States.

To locate TECH-CARE service in your area, call our CCCL-LINE service as- sistance telephone number (see Step

2) or look in your telephone directory

Yellow Pages under:

4.

If you have a problem?..

Call our CCCL-LINE service assistance telephone number (see Step 2) and talk with one of our Consultants, or if you prefer, write to:

Mr. Stephen E. Upton

Senior Vice President

Whirlpool Corporation

Administrative Center

2000 US-33 North

Benton Harbor, Ml 49022

‘If you must call or write, please pro- vide: model number, serial number, date of purchase, and a complete description of the problem. This information is needed in order to better respond to your request for assistance.

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