GE L3B360GL, L3B355GL Use and Care Manual

Appliance Registration Broiling

Care and Cleaning

Cooktop cooking

Electronic Range Control

clock Oven/Timer Controls

Self-Clean Cycle Controls Features Installation

Electrical Supply

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Lweling

Location

Stability Bracket Light Bulb Replacement Model and Serial Number Oven Cooking

Oven Vent Problem Solver Recipes Repair Service Safety Instructions Therxnostat Adjustment

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Your Range

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Help us help you...

Read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new range properlj Keep i? handy for answers to your

questions. .

If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number): Consumer Affairs

RCA

Appliance PaA

Louisville, KY 40225

Write down the model and

serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label on the front of the range behind the lower storage drawer panel.

Write these numbers into the space below. Also write the numbers into the space on the warranty card that came with your range before you send the card in.

If you received

a damaged range...

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the range.

Save time and money. Before you request service ..

Check the Problem solver. It lists causes bf minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspon-

dence or service calls concerning your

ranae.

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WARNING

s ALL RANGES CAN TIP

● INJURY COULD RESULT

● INSTALL ANTI-TIP BRACKET

PACKED WITH RANGE

● SEE iNSTRUCTIONS

STABILITY BRACKET INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

FOR BRACKET KIT

NO. 342473

TOOLS NEEDED: Phillips head screwdriver

1-3/8” or adjustable wrench

Bracket attaches to floor or wall to hold either right or left rear leg leveler. If fastening to floor, be sure that screws do not penetrate electrical wiring or plumbing. If this cannot be determined, use shorter screws that will not penetrate through flooring.

If the bracket came with your range, it is shipped attached to the lower range back. Remove and discard the shipping screw that holds the bracket and then follow instructions

)elow.

1.2.Decide whether the bracket will be installed on the right or left side of range location.

if the bracket side of the range is adjacent to a cabinet, place the 5racket aga!nst ba;k 4wa!land cabinet as shown in figurel.

If there is no adjacent cabinet, determine where the

adjacent cabinet

location of range side panel

or final

outside edge of bracket to be flush with left or right side

location of the range side (painted outside pane!) will be. Place the bracket with its outside edge at this location and against back wall. See figure 1.

Determine whether you will anchor the bracket to the floor

3. or wall. Fasten the bracket securely with the screws provided. Screws are self-drilling in wood, plywood, particle and chip board, and most metal framing. If attaching to masonry you can buy suitable screws and anchors at hardware stores. Use a masonry drill to drill the required holes.

Using the wrench, back out the four leg levelers at least two turns. See your installation guide for more leveling information before positioning range.

Slide the range into place. Be sure rear leg leveler fully

5. engages slot in bracket. If range cannot be moved back far enough for rear leg leveler to enter bracket, move bracket forward as required and attach to floor in new location.

bracket

Fig. 1

wall plate

screw must enter wood or metal

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Fig. 2

ATTACHMENT TO WALL

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INSTALLATION

IMPORTANT: Save these instructions for the local electrical inspector’s use.

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MINIMUMDIMENSIONSBETWEEN

Fig. 1

See Figures 1 and 2 for all rough-in and spacing

dimensions. These dimensions must be met for safe use of your range. The location ofthe electrical outlet maybe changed as needed, but electricity to the range can be disconnected at the outlet without moving the range if the outlet isinthe suggested location (remove lowerdrawer).

To eliminate the risk of bums or fire when reaching over

hot surface elements, cabinet storage space above the

cooktop should be avoided. Ifcabinet storage space is to

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COOKTOPANDWALLS

ABOVE COOKTOP

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Fig. 2

be provided above the cooktop, the risk can be reduced by installing a range hood that sticksout at least 5“ beyond

the front of the cabinets. Cabinets installed above

cooktop may be no deeper than 13“.

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The range may be placed with O“clearance (flush) at W back wall and side walls of the range if the front edges of

the range side panels stick out beyond the cabinet fronts

at least 1/4”. See Figure 2.

ROUGHED-INDIMENSIONS

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OUTLET AREA

I &4 1/2”

2 1/4”

PREPARATION

1. Remove alltape and packaging. Be sure to remove clear plastic film that covers some chrome parts (around glass oven doors, side trim) and any tape or packaging from inside the oven.

2. Take the accessory pack out of the oven.

3. Check to be sure that no range parts have come loose during shipping.

4. Remove the shipping wire from each of the four cooktop elements (coil cooktop element models only).

5. For proper cooking and baking the range must be leveled: a. Install the oven racks (see use and care section for

instructions).

b. Use a 1-3/8” open end wrench or an adjustable wrench

to equally back out the four leg levelers two or three turns each.

c. Put a spirit level or a glass measuring cup partially

filled with water, on one of the oven racks.

d. Use the wrench to adjust the leg levelers.

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ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

We recommend that you have the electrical hookup of your range done by a qualified electrician. Have the electrician show you where your range disconnect is located.

Call your Electric Company and ask which codes apply in your area. If there are no codes, you must follow the NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, ANS1/NFPA NO. 70-

1987. You can get a copy by writing:

National Fire Protection Association

Battery march Park Quincy, MA 02269

If you fail to wire your range in accordance with governing

codes, you may create a hazardous condition.

To Make Electrical Connection:

1. Remove the junction block access cover (on range back).

JUNCTION

BLOCK

RANGE BACK

You must use a three-wire, single-phase AC 120/240 Volt or

2t)8Y/120 Volt, 60 Hertz electrical system to operate your range.

Use #8 wire and 40 Amp fuse or circuit breaker for 120/240 Volt and 208Y/120 Volt systems.

Do not use aluminum wiring to connect your range to the household circuit.

THREE WIRE CORD

CONNECTION

Remove the front nuts on the junction block studs.

Tighten the rear nuts. Install the three wire cord and the strain relief in the hole

3. in the strain relief bracket.

Connect the red and black Ieadstotheouter terminals and the white lead to the center terminal.

Push the cord upward (to re!ieve strain), while tightening the strain relief clamp.

If local codes require an ungrounded neutral:

Remove ground strap.

Fasten the white wire to the center terminal.

Use the screw from the ground strap to fasten a #1O

copper wire to the range. Secure the other end of the wire to a grounded cold water pipe or use another approved grounding method.

Use a 3-wire flexible cord (must be rated for 40 Amps 125/250 Volts and approved for use with household electric ranges) or a 4-wire flexible cord (required for mobile homes or where local codes do not allow grounding through the neutral). Use only a4 conductor power supply cord kit noted for 40 amps-125/250 volts.

You must use a clamp or strain relief to hold the cord or conduit.

FOUR WIRE CORD

CONNECTION

1. Remove the front nuts on the junction block studs.

2. Tighten the rear nuts.

3. Remove the ground screw, then remove the ground strap.

4. Install the four wire cord and strain relief in the hole in the strain relief bracket.

5. Connect the red and black lead to the outside terminals and the white lead to the center terminal.

6. Attach the green lead below the junction block with the ground scr~w that was removed earlier (step 3).

7. Push the strain relief upward (to relieve strain). while tightening the strain relief clamp.

REMOVE GROUND

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SCREW

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HVIPC)RTANT VWTRUC7’IONS

Teach children notto play with range knobs

any other pa-! of the range.

Never leave

where a range is in use.

children alone or unattended

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Never store things children might want

above a range,

Never

open

range. Their weight may make the range ti~ over,

YOUR SAFETY

let anyone climb, sit or stand on the door or any other part of the

Never Ieavetheoven door open when you are not watching the range.

WARNING: To prevent accidental tipping of the range, attach it to the wall or floor by installing the anti-tip bracket supplied. Be

sure rear !eg leveler enters slot in bracket.

Always keep the range area c!earand fres

from things that will burn.

store things in an oven or near

Never

cooktop elements/burners.

may catch fire and plastic items could melt.

Never wear loose clothinq when usinq your range. Such clothing c;uld catchfir~

These things

Never use your range for warming or

heating a room. Such use could be dan-

gerous and hurt range parts.

Never use a pot holder. a hot element/burner.

towel or other buiky cloth as a

Such cloths could catch fireon

Never let pot handles stick out over the front of the range. Turn handles in so that they cannot be bumped into. Keep the handles away from other hot surface elements/burners.

Never leave cooktop element shurners un”

watched at high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers COUI

catch fire.

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DO■ ==

DON’T...

Keep this book for later use.

le sure your range is installed

properly.

Choose pots acd pans with flat bottoms, large

enough to cover the entire cooktop element.

will cut down the risk of setting pot holders or clothing on fire with an uncovered element and waste less energy.

and grounded

This

Always use care when touching cooktop ele-

ments, areas near cooktop elements, oven heat-

ing elements or inside the oven. tieating ele-

ments could be hot enough to burn you even if they

are dark in color.

door may also become hot during range use. Only some kinds of glass or ceramic pans can be

used for cooktop cooking. Be

you use will not

elements.

The oven vent duct and oven

sure that the pan

break when heated on the cooktop

Always change oven rack positions while oven is

cool.

Mter broiling, always take the broiler pan out of the

ange and clean it. Leftover grease in

pan can catch on fire next time you use the pan.

the broiler

Always use dry pot holders when removing pans

from the oven orcooktop. Moist or damp potholders can cause steam burns.

Always use care when opening oven door. Let

hot air and steam out before moving food.

Never tryto repair or replace any part of the range

unless instructions are given in this book. All other work should be done by a skilled technician.

Never heat unopened food containers. Pressure

build up may make container burst and cause injury.

Never leave jars or cans of fat or drippings on or

near the range. Never let grease build range. You can keep grease fires from statiing if you clean up grease and spills after each range use.

upon your

Never use aluminum foil to line drip bowls or oven

bottoms. Improper use of foil could start a fire.

Never block free airflow through the oven vent.

Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a

deep fat

fryer. Wait until the fat has cooled.

Never put removable heating elements in water. Never use the cooktop without reflector pans or

drip bowls being in place. If these pans or bowls

are not there during cooking, wiring or other range parts may be damaged (does not apply to ranges with solid disk cooktop elements).

Never rub, move or damage the door gasket on

self-cleaning ranges. The gasket is essential good seal. Only clean the gasket by soaking it with hydrogen peroxide, as described in the selfclean section of the manual.

for a

Always follow cleaning instructions in this book. Always remove the broiler pan and other utensils

from the oven before a self-clean cycle.

Never use water on a grease fire -it will only

spread the flames.

COOKTOP GREASE FIRE

Never pick up a flaming pan...lnstead:

1.Turn off the element.

2. Smother the fire with a tightly fitting pan lid, baking soda or an extinguisher.

OVEN FIRE

1.Close oven door and turn controls off.

If fire continues, throw baking soda on the

fire.

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YOUR RANGE

IMPORTANT: The model and serial number of your range can be found on a

tag, behind the storage

drawer panel, on the storage drawer panel, on the left side of the range front frame. Copy the numbers into the space on page 2 of this manual.

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Oven Light Switch

Cooktop Indicator Light (glows when left front or left rear element is on)

Electronic Range Control (see next page)

Cooktop indicator Light (glows when right front or right rear element is on)

Cooktop Control

Cooktop Light Switch

Oven Vent (located in backguard of glass cooktop

models and in maintop of non-glass cooktop models; area may get hot during oven use; DO NOT block vent)

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Solid Disk Cooktop Element

Oven Door Latch (locks door during self-clean cycle)

10.

Oven Bake Element

11.

Oven Door Gasket

12.

Removable Oven Door with Window

13.

Removable Storage Drawer

14.

Oven Door LocidUnlock Handle (see self-clean section)

15.

Cooktop

16.

Automatic Element

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