Whirlpool Super Capacity 465 User Guide

							A Note to You.............2
Range Safety.........3-5
Parts and Features....6
Using Your Range......7
Using the Self-
Cleaning Cycle.........23
Caring for Your
Range......................26
Troubleshooting.......32
Requesting
Assistance or
Service.....................34
Index........................35
Warranty..................36
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4.65 Cubic Foot Oven
MODEL SF375PEE
PART NO. 3196291 Rev. C 
						

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WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or
explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.
Ð Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other appliance.
Ð WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
¥Do not try to light any appliance.
¥Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.
¥Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighborÕs phone. Follow the gas
supplierÕs instructions.
¥If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
Ð Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service
agency or the gas supplier.
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A NOTE TO YOU
Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL¨ appliance.
Because your life is getting busier and more compli-
cated, WHIRLPOOL appliances are easy to use, save
time, and help you manage your home better. To
ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation,
we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of
valuable information about how to operate and
maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please
read it carefully.
Also, 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 modelÕs information.
Whenever you call to request service for your appli-
ance, you need to know your complete model number
and serial number. You can find this information on the
model and serial number label/plate (see the diagram
in the ÒParts and FeaturesÓ section). Also, record the
other information shown in the next column.
Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
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Look for these Time Smart Tips located
throughout your Use and Care Guide. They
will help you save time and make the most
of your new appliance.
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RANGE SAFETY
continued on next page You 
will be killed or seriously injured if you donÕt
follow instructions.
You 
can be killed or seriously injured if you donÕt
follow instructions.
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 ÒDANGERÓ or
ÒWARNING.Ó These words mean:
wDANGER
wWARNING
All safety messages will identify the hazard, 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 burns
to children and adults.
Making sure the anti-tip bracket is installed:
¥Slide range forward.
¥Look for the anti-tip bracket securely attached to floor.
¥Slide range back so rear range foot is under anti-tip bracket.
Anti-Tip Bracket
Range Foot 
						

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RANGE SAFETY
Ð SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Ð 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 Ð TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST
BE SECURED BY PROPERLY INSTALLED
ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES
ARE INSTALLED PROPERLY, SLIDE RANGE
FORWARD, LOOK FOR ANTI-TIP BRACKET
SECURELY ATTACHED TO FLOOR, AND SLIDE
RANGE BACK SO REAR RANGE FOOT IS
UNDER ANTI-TIP BRACKET.
¥CAUTION Ð Do not store items of interest to
children in cabinets above a range or on the
backguard of a range Ð children climbing on the
range to reach items could be seriously injured.
¥Proper Installation Ð The range, when installed,
must be electrically grounded in accordance with
local codes or, in the absence of local codes,
with the 
National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.
Be sure the range is properly installed and
grounded by a qualified technician.
¥This range is equipped with a three-prong
grounding plug for your protection against shock
hazard and should be plugged directly into a
properly grounded receptacle. Do not cut or
remove the grounding plug from this plug.
¥Disconnect the electrical supply before servicing
the appliance.
¥Never Use the Range for Warming or Heating
the Room.
¥Do Not Leave Children Alone Ð Children should
not be left alone or unattended in area where the
range is in use. They should never be allowed to
sit or stand on any part of the range. Injuries may
result from the misuse of appliance doors or
drawers such as stepping, leaning, or sitting on
the doors or drawers.
¥Wear Proper Apparel Ð Loose-fitting or hanging
garments should never be worn while using
the range.
¥User Servicing Ð Do not repair or replace any part
of the range unless specifically recommended in
the manual. All other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.
¥Maintenance Ð Keep range area clear and free
from combustible materials, gasoline, and other
flammable vapors and liquids.
¥Storage in or on the Range Ð Flammable
materials should not be stored in an oven or
near surface units.
¥Do Not Use Water on Grease Fires Ð Smother
fire or flame or use dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.
¥Use Only Dry Potholders Ð Moist or damp
potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns
from steam. Do not let potholder touch hot
heating elements. Do not use a towel or other
bulky cloth.
¥DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS
NEAR UNITS Ð 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 cook-top
and surfaces facing the cook-top.
¥Use Proper Pan Size Ð The range is equipped with
one or more surface units of different size. Select
utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover
the surface unit heating element. The use of
undersized utensils will expose a portion of the
heating element to direct contact and may result
in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of
utensil to burner will also improve efficiency. Top
burner flame size should be adjusted so it does
not extend beyond the edge of the cooking utensil.
¥Never Leave Surface Units Unattended at High
Heat Settings Ð Boilover causes smoking and
greasy spillovers that may ignite.
¥Make Sure Reflector Pans or Drip Bowls Are in
Place Ð Absence of these pans or bowls during
cooking may subject wiring or components
underneath to damage.
¥Protective Liners Ð Do not use aluminum foil to
line surface unit drip bowls or oven bottoms,
except as suggested in the manual. Improper
installation of these liners may result in a risk of
electric shock, or fire.
¥Glazed Cooking Utensils Ð Only certain types of
glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or
other glazed utensils are suitable for range-top
service without breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature. 
						

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RANGE SAFETY
¥Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and
Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface Units Ð To
reduce the risk of burns, ignition of flammable
materials, and spillage due to unintentional
contact with the utensil, the handle of a utensil
should be positioned so that it is turned inward,
and does not extend over adjacent surface units.
¥Use Care When Opening Door Ð Let hot air or
steam escape before removing or replacing food.
¥Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers Ð
Build-up of pressure may cause container to
burst and result in injury.
¥Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed.
¥Placement of Oven Racks Ð Always place oven
racks in desired location while oven is cool. If
rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let
potholder contact hot heating element in oven.
¥DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR
INTERIOR SURFACES OF OVEN Ð Heating
elements may be hot even though they are dark
in color. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot
enough to cause burns. During and after use, do
not touch, or let clothing or other flammable
materials contact heating elements 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 Ð among
these surfaces are oven vent openings and
surfaces near these openings, oven doors, and
windows of oven doors.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Ð SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Ð
For self-cleaning ranges Ð
¥Do Not Clean Door Gasket Ð The door gasket is
essential for a good seal. Care should be taken
not to rub, damage, or move the gasket.
¥Do Not Use Oven Cleaners Ð No commercial
oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of
any kind should be used in or around any part
of the oven.
¥Clean Only Parts Listed in Manual.
¥Before Self-Cleaning the Oven Ð Remove broiler
pan and other utensils. Wipe off all excessive
spillage before initiating the cleaning cycle.
For units with ventilating hood Ð
¥Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently Ð Grease
should not be allowed to accumulate on hood
or filter.
¥When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan
off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flame. 
						

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TIMER
BAKE
BROIL
START ?
PREHEATON
DOOR LOCKED DOOR LOCKED
BAKETEMP/
TIMEOFF
OFFCANCEL
CANCELSTART5 SEC ENTER ENTERAUTOCLEANCLEANCUSTOMBROILTIMER
TIMER CLOCK• • CANCEL
CANCELSELF-CLEANING O SELF-CLEANING OVEN
PARTS AND FEATURES
This section contains captioned pictures of your range. Use them to learn where all parts and
features are and what they look like. Use the page references to help you quickly find out more
about the part or feature you are interested in.
Oven vent
(p. 21)
Surface burners
and grates
(pp. 7, 26-29)
Anti-tip bracket
(p. 21)
Model and
serial number
plate
(behind left side
of storage drawer)
Storage drawer
(p. 22)
Manual oven
light switch
(p. 31)
Oven control
(pp. 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 24)
Control panel
(pp. 7, 26)
Automatic oven
light switch
(p. 31)
Left front
control knobRight front
control knobRight rear
control knob Left rear
control knob
Surface burner marker
(shows which burner
you are setting)
CONTROL PANEL 
						

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Easy ways to save energy
¥To help shorten your cooking time, use the
least amount of liquid possible.
¥Preheat your pans only when recom-
mended and for the shortest time possible.
¥Start your food on a higher heat setting,
then turn the control to a lower setting to
finish cooking.
¥Place a filled pan on the burner grate
before turning on the surface burner.
USING YOUR RANGE
To get the best cooking results, you should use your range the correct way. This section tells you
what you need to know to use your range safely and efficiently.
USING THE SURFACE BURNERS
RECOMMENDED USE
¥To light the burner.
¥To start foods cooking.
¥To bring liquids to a boil.
¥To hold a rapid boil.
¥To fry chicken or pancakes.
¥For gravy, pudding, and icing.
¥To cook large amounts of
vegetables.
¥To keep food warm until ready
to serve. SETTING
LIGHT
HIGH
Between
HIGH
and LOW
LOW
wWARNING
Fire Hazard
Do not let the burner flame extend beyond
the edge of the pan.
Turn off all controls when not cooking.
Failure to follow these instructions can
result in death or fire.
NOTE: Do not leave empty cookware, or cookware
which has boiled dry, on a hot surface burner. The
cookware could overheat, causing damage to the
cookware or cooking product.
continued on next page
wWARNING
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard
Do not operate with a yellow flame.
Doing so can result in death, heart attack,
or convulsions.
Your range comes with electric ignitors. Electric
ignitors automatically light the burners each time
you turn the control knobs to LIGHT.
Using the control knobs
¥Push in the control knob and turn it counter-
clockwise to the
LIGHT position. The
clicking sound is the
ignitor sparking. Make
sure the burner has lit.
¥To stop the clicking
sound after the burner
lights, turn the control
knob to the cook setting
you want. The control
knob has two cook
settings. However, you can set the control knob
anywhere between HIGH and LOW.
NOTE: All four electric ignitors will click at the same
time. However, the burner with the control knob
turned to LIGHT is the one that will ignite.
Burner heat settings
Use the following chart as a guide. 
						

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USING YOUR RANGE
USING THE SURFACE BURNERS (CONT.)
In case of a prolonged power failure
You can manually light surface burners. Hold a lit
match near a burner and turn the control knob to
the LIGHT position. After the burner lights, turn the
control knob to the setting you want.
Home canning information
The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure
canners combined with high heat settings for long
periods of time can cause damage to the cooktop.
To protect your range:
¥For best results, use a canner which can be
centered over the surface burner.
¥Do not place your canner on 2 surface burners at
the same time. Too
much heat will build
up and damage the
cooktop.
¥Start with hot water.
This reduces the time
the control is set on
high. Reduce the heat
setting to the lowest
position needed to
keep the water boiling.
¥Refer to your canner manual for specific instructions.
Using the right cookware
makes a big difference
¥The pan should have a flat bottom,
straight sides, and a well-fitting lid.
¥Choose medium to heavy gauge (thick-
ness) cookware.
¥The pan material (metal or glass) affects
how quickly and evenly the pan heats.
¥When using glass or ceramic cookware,
check to make sure it is suitable for use
on surface burners.
¥To avoid tipping, make sure pots and pans
are centered on the grates. 
						

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POSITIONING RACKS AND PANS
Rack placement for specific foods:
FOOD
Frozen pies, large
roasts, turkeys, angel
food cakes
Bundt cakes, most
quick breads, yeast
breads, casseroles,
meats
Cookies, biscuits,
muffins, cakes,
nonfrozen piesRACK POSITION
1st or 2nd rack
guide from bottom
2nd rack guide
from bottom
2nd or 3rd rack
guide from bottom
NOTE: For information on where to place your
rack when broiling, see ÒBroiling guideÓ later in
this section.
Using insulated bakeware, ovenproof
glassware, and dark metal pans
¥When baking with insulated cookie sheets
or baking pans, place them in the bottom
third of the oven. You may need to in-
crease the recommended baking times,
so test for doneness before removing from
the oven.
¥When using ovenproof glassware or dark
bakeware, reduce the oven temperature
by 25¡F but use the same baking time.
Because these pans absorb heat, produc-
ing darker bottom browning and crispier
crusts, place the rack in the center of the
oven. When baking pies and bread, you
can use the temperature suggested in
the recipe.Extra oven rack position
General guidelines
Follow this section carefully to get the best
cooking results.
¥Before turning on the oven, place oven racks
where you need them.
¥To move a rack, pull it out to the stop, 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 oven
is hot.
¥When baking/roasting with 1 rack, place the
rack so the top of the food will be centered in
the oven.
¥When baking/roasting on 2 racks, position
racks in oven to allow good circulation of air
around all the food.
¥Do not place items on the oven door when it
is open.
Extra oven rack position (roasting rack)
Use this rack position when roasting food too large
to be placed on the
first rack position.
For proper roasting,
follow these guide-
lines:
¥The rack must be level.
¥Use an adequate
amount of liquid in the
pan (meat juices or
water) so your food
does not get overdone.
¥To pull the rack over the door you must tilt the
rack up at the front. If the rack is loaded with
food, tilting the rack could cause the food to spill.
To avoid spilling, do not try to pull out the rack
when removing large amounts of food.
USING YOUR RANGE 
						

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FOR BEST AIR CIRCULATION
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.
¥Place the pans so
that one is not directly
over the other.
¥For best results,
allow 11Ú2-2 inches of
space around each pan
and between pans
and oven walls.
¥For best baking results, bake 1 sheet of cookies
at a time.Where to place pans:
WHEN YOU HAVE
1 pan
2 pans
3 or 4 pansPLACE
In center of the oven rack.
Side by side or slightly
staggered.
In opposite corners on
each oven rack. Stagger
pans so no pan is directly
over another.
USING YOUR RANGE