If your Whirlpool oven preheats slowly or your Whirlpool oven preheats and shuts off, this article is for you. We will show you how to preheat a Whirlpool and fix some preheating problems.
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Whirlpool Oven Rapid Preheat — How To Use
To use the rapid preheat function of your Whirlpool oven, follow the steps listed below…
Step 1: Turn the oven on.
Step 2: Select “Bake” or whatever cooking mode you want.
Step 3: Input your desired temperature.
Step 4: Press the “Start” button.
Step 5: Press “Rapid Preheat”.
Step 6: Once the oven is preheated, there will be a beep. Open the oven door and place your food inside then press “Start”.
Whirlpool Oven Won’t Preheat — How To Fix
If your Whirlpool oven won’t preheat, some of the heating components in the oven have failed. There are multiple possible components that could have failed, so, you will need to test each one with a multimeter. Read this article: Whirlpool Oven Heating Problems [Proven Solutions] to learn all the possible reasons why your Whirlpool oven won’t heat and what to do about them.
Whirlpool Oven Preheats Slowly — How To Fix
If your Whirlpool oven preheats slowly or takes forever to preheat, the igniter or or bake element is faulty. The same also applies if your Whirlpool oven is stuck on preheat or your Whirlpool oven preheats then shuts off. Gas ovens use igniters while electric ovens use bake elements. If your gas Whirlpool oven preheats slowly, follow the steps listed below to replace it…
Step 1: Pull the oven away from the wall and disconnect the power cord.
Step 2: Shut off the oven’s gas supply and open the door.
Step 3: Remove the oven racks.
Step 4: Using a Philips head screwdriver, take out the screws which hold the igniter wire cover to the lower rear of the oven on the right.
Step 5: Disconnect the wire plug from the igniter wire.
Step 6: Lift the bottom panel out of the oven and set aside.
Step 7: Take out the two Philips head screws which hold the burner tube in place. There is one screw at the front and one at the back.
Step 8: Lift the burner tube out of the oven.
Step 9: Using a 5/16th inch nut driver, take out the nuts which hold the igniter to the burner tube.
Step 10: Get a new igniter and screw it to the burner tube.
Step 11: Secure the burner tube to the oven with the two Philips head screws. Make sure the igniter wire goes through the hole.
Step 12: Reposition the bottom panel in the oven.
Step 13: Slide the racks back in and shut the door.
Step 14: Go to the oven’s rear and and reconnect the wire plug to the igniter wire plug.
Step 15: Reposition the cover and hold it in place with the screws.
Step 16: Plug the oven’s power cord back in.
Step 17: Turn the oven’s gas supply back on.
Step 18: Push the oven back to the wall.
The video below will give you a visual of how to replace the igniter in a Whirlpool oven.
If your Whirlpool oven preheats slowly and it’s electric, read this article: Whirlpool Oven Element [How To, Issues & Solutions] to replace the bake element.
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Whirlpool Oven Skip Preheating
The Whirlpool oven “Frozen Bake” feature skips preheating and starts cooking your food immediately. To use it, follow the steps listed below…
Step 1: Open the oven door.
Step 2: Place your food inside and shut the door.
Step 3: Turn the oven on.
Step 4: Press the home button.
Step 5: Tap “Assisted Cooking”.
Step 6: Select the type of food you are cooking from the available options.
Step 7: Input your desired temperature.
Step 8: Tap “Next”.
Step 9: Tap “Start”.
Step 10: Once the oven is done, turn it off and take out your food.
The video below will give you a visual of how to use your Whirlpool oven frozen bake feature.
