GE RB734J, RB735GJ, RB737J, RH758VK, RS742J Use and Care Manual

How to

get

the best from

J

YomRan

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Contenk

Aluminum Foil 18,20
Anti-Tip Bracket

Appliance Registration
Canning Tips

Care and Cleaning 24-26
Clock/Timer

Energy-Saving Tips
Exhaust

I

Features
Hood Extension

Installation Instructions
Leveling

Model and Serial Numbers

Oven

System

Baking, Baking Guide
Broiling, Broiling Guide 20, 21

3,5

2

11

14

5

27

6-9

27

5
5

2

15

16, 17

Vent Duct

Problem Solver
Repair Service

Safety Instructions
Surface Cooking

Control Settings
Cooking Guide

Cookware Tips
Light Bulb Replacement 25

Warranty Back Cover

25

30

31

3,4

10-13

10

12, 13
12, 13

Use

and Care of

RB734J
RB735GJ

RB73~
RH758VK

RS742J
RS743GJ

models

Control Settings
Door Removal

I

Light; Bulb Replacement 15,25
Preheating

I

Roasting, Roasting Guide 18, 19
Self-Cleaning Instructions 22,23

Shelves
Thermostat Adjustment

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15

24

15

15

26

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Help us help you...

Before

usi~

your

raWe,

read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate
and maintain your new range
properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your
questions.

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

Consumer Affairs

Hotpoint

Appliance Park
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
oven door.

These numbers are also on the

Consumer Product Ownership

Registration Card that came with

your range. Before sending in this

card, please write these numbers

here:

If you received
a

dam~ed ra~e...

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

Save time and money.
Before you request
service...

Check the Problem Solver on
page 30. It lists causes of minor
operating problems that you can
correct yourself.

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your range.

2

~POmANT

SAFETY ~STRUCTIONS

– Readallinstrudiom before

men

using electrical appliances,
basic safety precautions should
be followed, including the
following:

●

Use this appliance only for its

intended use

manual.

●

Be sure your appliance is

properly

by a qualified technician in
accordance with the provided
instigation instructions.

●

Don’t

attempt to repair
or replace any part of your
range unless it is specifically
recommended in this book.

other servicing should be
to a qualified technician.

●

Before performing any

service,

–

RANGE

AT THE HOUSEHOLD

D~~ON

BY REMOWG THE FUSE
OR

SmHNG

CRC~

A~-T~
modek

so equipped). To check if tie
bracket is installed and engaged
properly, remove the drawer and
inspect the rear leveling leg. Make
sure it
in the bracket.

—

fits

If you pull the range out from the
wall for any reason, make sure

tie

rear leg is returned to its
position in the bracket when you
push the range back.

as described in this

instied

and grounded

All

Efid

DISCO~

PO=

THE

SWPLY

P~L

OFF THE

BREAKER.

can

tip and

iUjU~

codd
malt. To
prevent

accidenti

tipping of the
range,

it to

attach

the M

or floor by

instiing

the

bracket supplid (on

securely into the slot

mi~thisappliance.

●

Do not leave children

children should not be left alone
or unattended in an area where an
appliance is in use. They should
never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of the appliance.

●

Don’t

allow anyone to climb,
stand or hang on the door,
drawer or range

top

damage the range and even tip
it over, causing severe personal
injury.

●

CAUTION: ITEMS OF

~TEREST TO

C~DREN

SHOULD NOT BE

~ CAB~~
WGE

OR ON THE

ABOVE A

BACKSPLASH OF A

WG&C~DREN
CL~~G
WGE ~

COULD BE

ON THE

REACH ITEMS

SEMOUSLY

~~D.

●

Never wear loose-fitting or
hanging garments
the

apphw Harnma

could be ignited if brought in

contact with hot heating elements
and may cause severe burns.

s

Use

ody

dry

pot holders—

moist or damp pot holders on
hot surfaces may result in burns
from steam. Do not let pot
touch hot heating elements. Do
not use a towel or other bulky
cloth.

●

Never use your appliance for

warming or heating the room.

●

Storage in or on

F1

amrnable rnaterids shodd

stored in an oven or near surface
units.

3

alone—

They codd

S~RED

whtie

using

blematerkd

appliance—

not be

holdem

c

Keep hood

clean

to maintain good venting

aud

grease filters

and to avoid grease fires,

●

Do not let cooking grease
or other flammable materials
accumulate

in

or near the

range.

●

Do not use water on

g-e

fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flaming

pan

on

surface unit by covering pan

completely with well-fitting lid,
cookie sheet or flat tray.

Fhuning
can
bating

multi-purpose dry
or foam type

grease outside a pan

be put out by covering with

soda or, if available, a

chemid

fii

tiinguisher.

. Do not touch heating
elements or interior surface of
oven.

These surfaces may be hot
enough to bum even though they
are dark in color. During and
after use, do not touch, or let
clothing or other flammable
materials contact

areas nearby

surfice

sufice

units,

units or any
interior area of the oven; allow
sufficient time for cooling, first.

Potentially hot
the

cooktop

cooktop,

oven vent opening and

surtices

include

and areas facing the

surfaces near the opening, and
crevices around the oven door.
Remember: The inside surface
of the oven maybe hot when the

door is opened.

●

men

cooking pork,

follow
the directions enctly and always
cook the meat to an
temperature of at least

intemd

l~°F.

This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat, it will be

killed

and the meat will be safe

to

eat.

-

I

Oven

●

Stand away from range when
opening oven door. Hot air or
steam which escapes can cause
burns to hands, face and/or
eyes.

●

Don’t

heat unopened food
containers in the oven.

cotid

butid

up and the container

could burst, causing an i~ury.

●

Keep oven vent duct

unobstructed.

●

Keep oven free from grease

buildup.

●

Place oven shelf in desired

position while oven is cool.

shelves must be

handed when

hot, do not let potholder contact
heating units in the oven.

●

Pulling out shelf to the
shelf stop is a convenience
lifting heavy foods. It is & a
precaution against burns from
touching hot surfaces of the
door or oven walls.

●

men

using cooking or

roasting bags in oven,

the manufacturer’s directions.

c

Do not use your oven to dry

newspapers.

If overheati, they

can catch fire.

Self-Cleani~

●

Do not clean door gasket.

Oven

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. No

commercial oven cleaner or oven
liner protective coating of any
kind should be

usd

any part of the oven.

●

Clean only parts listed in this
Use and Care Book.

●

Before

selfwleaning

remove broiler pan and other
cookware.

Pressw

If

in

follow

in or around

the oven,

SMace Cm@Uti@

●

Uw

proper

appliance is
or more

sk.

Select cookware having flat
bottoms large enough to cover
the

surfice

The use of

wti

expose a portion of the
heating element to
and may result in ignition of
clothing. Proper relationship of
cookware to burner
improve efficiency.

●

N~er l~ve s~~e

unattended at high heat

Botiover

greasy
on

●

sptilovers

fii.

Be sure
ducts are not covered and are
in place.

cooking

parts

and wiring.

●

Don’t

use

he

tip

the oven except
this book. Misuse could result in
a shock, fire
to the range.

●

Ody

certain types of

@ass/ceti, arthenware

other

gbd contiers

suitable for rangetop service;
others

may break because of the
sudden change in temperature.
(See section on

Coohg”

●

%

~

burns,

materials, and

hande of a container
tumd

toward the center of the
range without extending over

nearby SU*

●

Mwp

0~

before

cookware.

pan

sh—This

quipped

sutice units

with one

of

di~mnt

unit heating element.

understi

cookware

dirwt contact

WN dso

~b

-

causes smoking and

that may catch

drip pans and vent

Their absence during

cotid damage range

ahunhmm fofl ~

pans

ignition of

turn surface unit

or anywhere in

as descri~

hmrd

or damage

gl=$

are

“Surfsce

for suggestions.)

the

possibtity

flamma

spfiage,

ble

the

shodd

units.

remo~

in

or

be

to

of

. m avoid the

possib~ty

of a burn or electric shock,
always be certain that the

controk

are at 0~ position and

COW
to M

●

Don’t immerse or

removable surface units.

ford surface

dts

d

are cool before attempting

or remove the

unit.

SO*

Don’t

put them ia a dishwasher. Do
not

seM+l~

h

the oven.

●

men flaming

the surface

fh

under

units

the hood, turn the fan off. The

fan,

tioperating,

the

flame.

●

Foods for frying should be as

dry as possible.

fds

or moisture on fresh

can cause hot

may

sp~d

Frost on

tit

to bubble up

fro=n

fds

and over sides of pan.

●

use ~~e

SMOW

Ftiing the pan too

cause

fat for

efl@ive

or deepfat frying.

fill

of

spfilovers

when fd is

fit

can

added.

●

❞

a

comb~ation

fak ti be used in

of

~ing,

o~

or

stir
together before heating, or as fats
melt slowly.

●

Mways

watch as it

●

UW dmp

whenever possible to

tirheating tit

heat fat slowly,

heats.

fat thermometer

prevent

beyond the

and

smoking point.

SAW T-E
~S~UCTIONS

--

.-

4

Imtilli~

Your

Your range, like many other
household items, is heavy and
can settle into soft floor coverings
such as cushioned vinyl or
carpeting.

Ra~e

When moving the range

on this type of flooring, use care,

and it

is recommended that these
simple and inexpensive instructions
be followed.

The range should be installed on
a sheet of plywood (or similar
material) as follows:

floor covering ends at the front of

the mnge, the

will rest on should be built up with

plywood to the same level or higher
than the floor covering. This will
allow the range to be moved for
cleaning or servicing.

area that the range

hveli~

the

men

the

RaWe

Leveling screws are located on
each corner of the base of the
range. Remove the bottom

and you can level the range on
an uneven
a

nutdriver.

To

remove drawer, pull drawer

out

all

and take it out.
drawer,

drawer beyond stop on range glides.
Lift drawer if necessary to insert
easily. Let front of drawer down,
then push into close.

One of the rear leveling screws
will engage the ANTI-TIP bracket

(on models so equipped). Allow
for some side to side adjustment.
Allow a minimum clearance of 1/8”
between the range and the leveling

screw that is to be instiled into
the ANTI-TIP bracket.

floor

with the use of

the way, tilt up the front

To

insert glides at back of

drawer

replace

Stiace Cmhg

+ Use

cookware

aluminum, with tight-fitting covers,

and

flat bottoms which completely
cover the heated portion of the
surface unit.

●

Cwk tish

minimum amount of water in a
covered pan.

.

Watch

foods when bringing

quic~y

to

HIGH heat. When ­cooking temperature,
immediately to lowest setting that

wi~

kwp it cooking.

●

UW

~sidu~

cooking whenever possible. For
example, when cooking eggs in the
shell, bring water and eggs to boil,
then turn to OFF position and cover
with lid to complete the cooking.

●

Use correct
HIGH–to start cooking (if time

allows, do not use HIGH heat to
start).

MEDWM

MEDIUM–slow
LOW—finish cooking most

quantities, simmer-double
heat, finish cooking, and
for small quantities.

WARM-to maintain serving
temperature of most

.

When

boiling water for tea or
coffin, heat only amount needed.
It is not
container
or two cups.

economid

ofrnedium

vegetables with a

weight

them

cooting

HI–quick browning.

Ml

temperatures at

whes

rduce

heat

h~t

wi~ sur~ce

hat fir

of water for one

cooking task:

wing.

bofler

s~id

fds.

to boil a

Oven
.

nmsary.

satisfactorily without preheating.
If you find preheating is necessary,
watch the indicator light, and put

f~

light goes out.
. Always turn oven OFF before

removing food.

●

door openings. Keep door open as
short a time as possible if it is
opened.

●

betire starting the self-cleaning

operation.

Q

instead of just one food item.
Potatoes, other vegetables, and
some desserts will cook together
with a main-dish casserole, meat
loaf, chicken or roast. Choose
foods that cook at the same
temperature and in approximately
the same time.

●

whenever possible to finish
cooking casseroles, oven meals,
etc. Also add rolls or precooked
desserts to warm oven, using

residud

Cmting

Preheat oven only when

Most foods will cook

in oven promptly after the

During baking, avoid frequent

m

SUR to

wipe

up excess spillage

Cook complete oven meals

Use residual heat in the oven

heat to warm them.

5

Features of

Your

Ra~e

Model

RB~4J

Model

RB~7J

Model

6

RB~5GJ

Feature Index

1 Model and Serial Numbers

Explained

on page

2

Model

~734J

●

Model

M735GJ

●

Model

~737J

●

2 Surface Unit Controls
3 Surface Unit “ON” Indicator Lights

4 Oven Set Control

5 Oven

Temp

Control
6 Oven Cycling Light
7 Automatic Oven Timer, Clock and

Minute Timer

8 Door Latch (Use for Self-Clean only.)

9 Broiler Pan and Rack (Do not clean

in Self-Clean oven, )
10 Door Locked Light
11 Oven Cleaning Light
12 Plug-In

Calrod@

Surface Unit (Maybe

removed when cleaning under unit. )
13

S@y-Up

Calrod” Surface Unit
(May be raised but not removed
when cleaning under unit.)

10
10
15
15
15
14

22

20

22
22

24

24

●

2

●

●

●

●

●

●

●

●

3 6-in.

1 8-in.

● ●

2

● ●

●

●

●

●

●

● ●

●

2 6-in.
2 8-in.

2

●

●

●

●

●

●

2 6-in.
2 8-in.

14 Chrome-Plated Trim Rings and

Aluminum Drip Pans

15 Chrome-Plated Trim Rings

and Porcelain Drip Pans

16 Oven Vent Duct (Located under right

rear surface unit.)

17 Oven Interior Light (Comes on

automatically when door is opened.)
18 Oven Light Switch
19 Broil Unit

20 Bake Unit (May be lifted gently for

wiping oven floor.)

21 Oven Shelves
22 Oven Shelf Supports (Letters A, B, C and

D indicate cooking position for shelves as
recommended on cooking guides.)

23 Anti-Tip Bracket

(See Installation Instructions)

24 Storage Drawer

24

24

25

25

15

20

16

15
15

3,5

29

4

4 4

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● ●

●

2

● ●

● ●

● ●

● ●

2 2

●

●

●

●

●

●

7

Features of Your Range

Model

(Slide-In)

RS743GJ

Model

M75WK

Model

(Slide-In)

RS742J

8

Feature Index

1 Model and Serial Numbers

Explained

on

I

page

2

Model

RS742J

●

Model

RS743GJ

●

Model

W75WK

●

2 Surface Unit Controls

3 Surface Unit “ON” Indicator Lights
4 Oven Set Control
5 Oven

Temp

Control
6 Oven Cycling Light
7 Automatic Oven Timer, Clock and

Minute Timer
8 Door Latch (Use for Self-Clean only.)
9 Surface Light Button

10 Door Locked Light
11 Oven Cleaning Light
12 Plug-In

Calrod@

Surface Unit (Maybe

removed when cleaning under unit.)

13

SQy-Up

Calrod” Surface Unit
(May be raised but not removed
when cleaning under unit. )

14 Chrome-Plated Trim Rings

and Aluminum Drip Pans

10
10

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15

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2

I“lo

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2

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2

15
15
14

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b

●

22

15

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22
22

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1

24

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●

2 6-in.
2 8-in.

24

24

3 6-in.

1 8-in.

4

2 6-in.
2 6-in.

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4

15 Chrome-Plated Trim Rings

and Porcelain Drip Pans

16 Oven Vent Duct (Located under right

rear surface unit. )

17 Oven Interior Light (Comes on

automatically when door is opened. )

18 Oven Light Switch
19 Broil Unit

20 Bake Unit (Maybe lifted gently for

wiping oven floor.)
21 Oven Shelves
22 Oven Shelf Supports (Letters A, B, C and

D indicate cooking position for shelves as

recommended on cooking guides.)
23 Broiler Pan and Rack (Do not clean

in Self-Clean oven. )
24 Anti-Tip Bracket

(See Installation Instructions)
25 Storage Drawer

24

25

25

15

20

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16

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15
15

20

2

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3,5

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Surface

See Surface Cooking Guide on pages U and

CooMng

U.

Features

1. Surface Unit Controls

2. Master Indicating Light for Surface Units

3.

Calrod@

Units

Surface
Infinite Heat

Your surface units and controls
are designed to give you an infinite
choice of heat settings for surface
unit cooking.

At both OFF and HIGH positions,
there is a slight niche so control
“clicks” at those positions; “click”
on HIGH marks the highest setting;
the lowest setting is between the
words WARM and OFF. In a quiet
kitchen, you may hear slight
“clicking” sounds during cooking,
indicating heat settings selected

are being maintained.
Switching heats to higher settings

always shows a quicker change than
switching to lower settings.

CooKng

Controk

with

How

to

Set the

Step 1: Grasp control knob and

push in.

~

Step

2: Turn either clockwise or
counterclockwise to desired heat
setting.

Controls

CooMng

Guide

for Using Heats

Quick start for cooking;
bring water to boil.

Fast fry, pan broil; maintain
fast boil on large amount of
food.

Saute

and

brown; maintain
slow boil on large amount
of food.

Cook after starting at HIGH;

cook with little
covered pan.

WU

N~:

1. At HIGH, MED HI, never leave
food
smoking; greasy
fire.

2. At WARM, LOW, melt
butter on

Steam rice, cereal; maintain

serving temperature of most

fds.

unattendd. Boilovers

spillovers

small

unit.

w~ter

in

cause

may catch

chmolate,

Control must be pushed in to set
only from OFF position. When
control is in any position other
than OFF, it maybe
without pushing in.

Be sure you turn control to OFF
when you finish cooking. An
indicator light will glow when
ANY heat on any surface unit is on.

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