GE RGB502 Use and Care Manual

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Gas

Contents

Aluminum Foil Appliance Registration

Baking Broiling, Broiling Guide

Care and Cleaning Consumer Services

Important Phone Numbers 31

Door Removal Features

Minor Adjustments Model and Serial Numbers

Problem Solver

6, 14-17,21

the best

12-14 17, 18

19-24

26,27

HowtogetYour

tiom

Range

Use md

Care

Gtide

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Thermostat

Do It Yourse~

Roasting, Roasting Guide 15, 16

Safety Instructions Shelves

Surface

Cooktop

Warranty

GE Answer Center”

800.626.2000

Adjustment—

Cooking

Comparison

2-6

6, 11, 12,21

8-10

Back Cover

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Read this guide 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

You’ll find the model and serial numbers on two labels on the range front frame near the broiler drawer.

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:

numbrs.

YOU

WARNING: If the information in this guide is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.

— Do not store or use gasoline or other

flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

— 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 neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.

Model Number Serial Number

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

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 in the back of this lists causes of minor operating problems that correct yourself.

A WARNING

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ALL RANGES

CAN TIP

●

INJURY TO PERSONS

COULD RESULT

●

INSTALL ANTI-TIP

i.,

DEVICES PACmD WITH RANGE

●

SEE INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

zuide,

~ou

can

●

If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

Inskllation

—

and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

YOU

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the back of this guide.

To obtain replacement parts, contact Service Centers.

We’re proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are three steps to follow for further help.

FIRST, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write details—including your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations

Hotpoint

Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is

Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel 20 North Chicago, IL 60606

Wacker

~ED SERWCE

G~otpoint

all

the

still

not resolved, write:

Drive

IMPORTANT

●

The

Cahfornia

SA~TY

NOTICE

Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances.

Gas appliances can cause four of these substances, namely benzene,

minor exposure to

carbon

monoxide, formaldehyde and soot, caused primarily by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or

fuels. Properly adjusted burners, indicated by a bluish rather than a yellow flame, will minimize incomplete combustion. Exposure to these substances can be minimized by venting with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood.

WA~~G: Thes8 adjustments

a qualified the manufacturer’s instructions and all codes requirements of Failure to serious injury or property damage.

agency

responsibility for

*After prolonged

temperatures coverings Never install that

cannot

install it directly

Using

service

technician in accordance witi

the authority having

follow these

performing

instructions could result in

this work assumes

the convessioa.

USQ of

may rwtit

not withstand this

the range over

withstand such type of use. Never

over i~terior

Your

Range

must be made by

and

jurisdiction.

The

qualified

nnge$

high floor

and

many floor

Mnd

of use.

vinyl tile or linoleum

kitchen carpeting,

When You

●

Have the installer show you the location of the

range gas cut-off valve and how to shut

Get

Your Range

off

if necessary.

●

Have your range installed and properly

grounded by a qualified installer, in accordance with the Installation Instructions. Any adjustment and service should be performed only by qualified gas range installers or service technicians.

●

Do not attempt to repair or replace any

part of your range unless it is specifically

recommended in this guide. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

●

Locate range out of kitchen traffic path and out

of drafty locations to prevent pilot outage (on

standing pilot models) and poor air circulation.

●

Be sure all packing materials are removed from

the range before operating it to prevent fire or smoke damage should the packing material ignite.

●

Be sure your range is correctly adjusted by a

qualified service technician or installer for the type

gas (natural or

LP)

that is to be used. Your range can be converted for use with either type of gas. See the Installation Instructions.

AWARNING—

All ranges can tip

-t.

prevent accidenti

of the

floor

range, attmh

by installing

supplied. To

check

if the device is engaged properly, panel,

stirage

inspect the rear leveling leg. Make sure it fits securely into

If you pull

the range

reason, make sure the device is properly engaged when you push the range back against the wall. If it is

not, there

tipping over and causing injury if you or a child stand, sit or lean on an open door.

Please in this

refer to the

guide.

Failure to

result in tipping of the

and

injury could

tipping

it to

the

wall and

the

Anti-Tip device

insta~ed

remove

the kick

and

drawer or broiler drawer and

tic slot,

out from the wall for any

is a possible risk of the range

Anti-Tip device information

take

this precaution could

range

and

injury.

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r~poRTANT’A:%n~’TRucTIoNs

●

Do not leave children alone or unattended

where a range is hot or in operation. They could be seriously burned.

●

Teach children not to play with the controls

or any other part of the range.

●

Never

leave

the oven door open when you are

not watching the range,

●

Always keep combustible wdl coverings,

curtains or drapes a safe distance from

your range.

●

CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO

CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN CABINETS ABOVE A RANGE OR ON THE

BACKSPLASH OF A

RANGHHILDREN

CLIMBING ON THE RANGE TO REACH ITEMS COULD BE SER1OUSLY

●

Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or

~JURED.

hang on the door, broiler drawer or range top. They could damage the range and even tip it over,

causing severe personal injury.

●

Do not store flammable materials in an oven

near a

Do not store or use combustible materials,

cooktop.

oi-

gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

●

Do not let cooking grease or other flammable

materials accumulate in or near the range.

●

When cooking pork, follow the directions

exactly and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least

the

remote possibility that trichina may be present

170°F.

This assures that, in

in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will be safe to eat.

Cleaning Your Range

●

Clean only parts

listed in

this Use and Care

Guide.

Keep

the

range clean and free of accumulations

of grease or

spillovers,

which may ignite.

●

Let the burner grates and other surfaces cool

before touching them or leaving them where children can reach them.

“

Never wear

loose

fitting or hanging garmenb while using the appliance. Be careful when reaching for items stored in cabinets over the

cooktop.

Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with flame or hot oven surfaces and may cause severe bums.

For your safety, never use your

apphance

for

warming or heating the room.

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{- ‘ !

Do not use water on grease fires.

Never pick up a flaming pan.

Turn the controls off. Smother a flaming pan on a surface unit by covering the pan completely with a well-fitting lid,

sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

Flaming grease outside a pan

can

be put out by covering it with baking soda or, if available, by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or

foam-

type fire extinguisher. Flame in the oven can be smothered completely

by closing the oven door and turning the oven off or by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or

foam-

type fire extinguisher.

Sufiace Cooting

●

Always use the

ignition models) or the HI position (on standing pilot models) when igniting top burners and make sure the burners have ignited.

●

Never

leave

high flame settings.

greasy

●

Adjust the top burner flame size so it does not

spillovers

extend beyond the edge of the cookware. Excessive flame is hazardous,

●

Do not let potholders come near open flames

when lifting cookware, Do not use a towel or

other

buky

cloths can catch fire on a hot burner,

●

Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot holders

and other linens a safe distance from your range.

LITE

position (on electric

the surface burners unattended at

Boilovers

cause smoking and

that may catch on fire.

●

Use only dry pot holders—moist

or damp pot holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam.

cloth in place of a pot holder. Such

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●

Always keep wooden and

and canned foods a safe distince

plastic utensiis

away from

your range.

●

To minimize the possibility of

burns?

ignition of flammable materials and spillage, turn cookware handles toward the side or back of

the

range without extending over adjacent burners,

●

Always turn the surface burners off

before

removing the cookware.

●

Carefully watch foods being fried at a high

flame setting.

● Never block the vents (air openings)

range. They provide the air inlet

and

the

outlet that are necessary for the range to operate properly with correct combustion. Air openings are located

the rear of the

cooktop,

at the top and bottom of the oven door, and at the bottom of the range under the broiler drawer.

●

Use

proper pan

or aily bottoms large enough to avoid boilovers

tipped.

Select

and

sk*Avoid

cookware having

pans that are unstable

flat

properly contain food and

spillovers

and large

enough

cover burner grate. This will both save cleaning time wd prevent

since

heavy

can ignite. Use gras@

* when

designed

●

Kwp

they may

●

Da not

The hot

and

us~g gl~s c~kware,

for

all

plastiti away from

not

leave plwtic

melt

leave any items on the

air from the

Wardous

spa~ring

pans with handles that

accumulations of food,

spillovers

left on

can

be easily

remain cool.

make

sure it is

top-of-range cooking.

the top burners.

items on the

if left too close to the vent.

vent

may

ignite flammable

cooktop—

cooktop.

range

items and will increase pressure in closed containers, which

may cause them to burst..

●

Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.

Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and over

—.

the

sides

of the pan.

●

Use the least possible amount of fat for

effective shallow or deep-fat frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause

spillovers

when

food is added.

●

If a combination of oils or fats

be used

in frying, stir together before heating or as fats melt slowly.

●

Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.

●

Use a deep fat thermometer whenever

possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the

smoking point.

●

Never clean the

cooktop

surface when it is hot. Some cleaners produce noxious fumes and wet cloths could cause steam burns if used on a hot surface.

●

Be careful when you clean the

ptiot

the area over the

(on standing pilot

cooktop

because

models) will be hot.

avoid

the possibility of a burn, always be

certain

the off att~mpting to

*When

the fan

that

the

position

remove them.

Raining

off.

The

controls for all burners

and a~ grates arc cool

foods

are

under

the hood, turn

are

before

fan, if operating, may spread

the flam~.

●

If range

is located near a

window!

not

hang long curtains that could blow over the top burners and

create

afire hazard.

●

When a pilot goes out (on standing pilot models),

you will to relight make sure

and

●

Myou smeM

pilots

gas to the technician. Never use an open flame to locate a

detect

faint

odor of gas as your signal

the

pilot.

burner

men

relighting the pilot,

controls are in the off

,position,

follow instructions in this guide to refight.

gas,

and you have

are

tit

(on standing pilot models), turn off the

rangs and

cdl a qu~~ed service

Aeady

made sure

leak.

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. Never try to move a pan of hot

fa~ especia~y

a deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat is cool.

●

MORTANT

SAFEH ~STRUCTIONS

Oven

Do not use the oven

Items stored in the

●

Place the oven shelves in

while the oven is

●

Stand away

from the

door of a hot

escapes can cause

●

Keep the oven free from grease buildup.

●

~Mng out the sheE

convenience in

precaution against burns from touching hot surfaces of the door or

Do not

Pressure could buildup and burst, causing an injury,

●

Do not

h~t

unopened food containers.

use aluminum foil anywhere in

except as described in this guide.

result in a

●

When using cooking or roasting

oven,

fire h~md

foIlow the

for a

storage area,

oven

can ignite.

the

desired

cool.

position

range when opening

ayen. The hot

burns

air wd

to hands,

the

shelf-stop is

stoarn

face

and

lifting heavy foods. It is

oven walls.

the

continer

Misuse

damage to the range.

b~gs in

manufacturer’s

dirwtions.

the

that

eyes.

dso

could

the oven

could

the

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Make

●

If you

~STRUCTIONS

Use only

for use in

After broiling,

the

broiler pan can catch fire the next time you use

the pm.

When broiling, if meat is too

the fat may ignite.

excessive flare-ups.

to reduce the possibility of grease fires.

pan,

drawer it burns out.

Never leaye

your

@ass

cookware that is

gas

ovens.

always take the broiler pan out of

range and

turn

clean it. Leftover grease in the

Trim excess fat to prevent

sure

the

brotier

pan is in place correctly

shodd

have a grease fire in the broiler

off oven control, and keep broiler

and

oven door closed to contain fire until

rwommended

to the flame,

jars of fat drippings on or near

range.

FLOOmG ~ER

Your range, like many other household items,

is heavy and can settle into soft floor coverings

such as cushioned vinyl or carpeting.

When moving the range on this type of flooring, use care, and it is recommended that these simple built up with plywood to the same level or higher than instructions be followed.

LE~LmG

Leveling legs are located on each corner of the base

level

of the range. Your range must be produce proper cooking and baking results. After it is

in its final location, place a level horizontally on any oven shelf and check the levelness front to back and side to side. Level the range by adjusting the leveling

legs or by placing shims under the corners as needed.

in order to

The range should be installed on a l/4-inch thick sheet of plywood (or similar material) as follows:

When the floor covering ends at the front of the range,

the floor covering. This will allow the range to be moved for cleaning or servicing.

RANGE

the area that the range will rest on should be

RANGE

One of the rear leveling legs will engage the Anti-Tip device (allow for some side to side adjustment). Allow a minimum clearance of 1/8 inch between the range and the leveling leg that is to be installed into the Anti-Tip device.

FEATURES OF YOUR RANGE

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Feature Index

1 Model and Serial Number

2 Anti-Tip Device

(see

the Important Safety Instructions) 3 Removable Oven Bottom 4 Surface Burner Control Knobs 5 Surface Burners and Grates

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6 Oven Vent

(located in center of rear of range)

Explained

on page

2,3,24

1 21

5,8-10,20

4,5,8,9,

19,20

Feature Index

8 OVEN

9 Oven Shelves with Stop-Locks

10 Oven Shelf

Shelf positions for cooking are suggested in the Baking, Roasting and Broiling sections.

11 Lift-Off Oven Door

12 Broiler Pan and Rack

TEMP Knob

Supper@

Explained

on page

4, 10,20

11,21

11, 12,

15, 18

4,22

6, 15, 17,21

7 Lift-Up/Off Cooktop

5,19

HOW DOES

T~S COOKTOP COmAm

TO YOUR OLD

Your new

to cooking with induction or other electric surface

units, you will notice some differences when you use

gas burners.

~pe

Gas Burners

Radiant (Glass Ceramic)

Cooktop

cooktop

has gas burners. If you are used

Description

Regular or sealed gas burners use either

gas

or natural gas. Electric coils

under a ceramic

glass-

cooktop.

How it Works

Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change heat settings right away. When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away.

Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be the bottom for good cooking results. The glass continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit you want cooking to stop.

Induction

Electric Coil

Solid Disk

High frequency induction coils under a glass surface.

Flattened metal

tubing containing electric resistance wire suspended over a drip pan.

Solid cast iron disk sealed to the

cooktop

surface.

Pans must be made of ferrous metals

produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats

and changes heat settings right away, like a gas off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking stops right away.

Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats

heat settings as quic~y as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to continue

Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for good cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop.

cooking

Om?

The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or

surface unit you have.

The following chart will help you to understand the differences between gas burner other type of

for a short time after

cooktop

you may have used in the past,

cooktop

(metal

that attracts a magnet). Heat

cooktop.

they

are turned off.

cooktops

stays hot enough to

After turning the control

up quickly but does not change

and any

up right away

flat

SU~ACE COO~G

Lighting Instructions for

The surface burners on these ranges have standing pilots that must be lit initially. To light them:

Be sure the surface burner control knobs are

in the OFF position.

2. Remove the grates and drip pans. Lift the up (grasp at the front and lift).

Stinding

Hlot Models

cooktop

Pilot Port

Locate the 2 pilot ports and light each of them

with a match.

Lower the

cooktop.

Your surface burners are

now ready for use.

Observe lighted burners. Compare the flames

to pictures in the Problem Solver. If any flame is unsatisfactory, call for service.

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Surface Burner Control Knobs

The knobs that turn the surface burners on and off are located on the control panel on the front of the range. The two knobs on the left control the left front and left rear burners. The two knobs on the right control the right front and right rear burners.

Before Lighting a Burner

●

If drip pans are supplied with your range, they

should be used at all times.

Make sure all the grates on the range are in place

before using any burner.

To Light a Surface Burner

.,’

Push the control knob in and turn it to the

LITE

position. The burner should light within

few

seconds.

—

After Lighting a Burner

●

After the burner ignites, turn the knob to adjust

flame size.

●

Check to be sure the burner you turned on is the one

you want to use.

Top of Range Cookware

Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is

recommended because it heats quickly and evenly.

Most

foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with tight-fitting lids when cooking with minimum amounts of water.

Cast-iron:

satisfactory results.

Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel of some cookware may melt. Follow

cookware manufacturer’s recommendations for

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cooking methods.

Glass: There are 2 types of glass cookware-those for oven use only and those for top-of-range cooking (saucepans, coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat very slowly.

If heated slowly, most skillets will give

the

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●

Do not operate a burner for an extended period of

time without cookware on the grate. The finish on the grate may chip without cookware to absorb the heat.

●

Be sure the burners and grates are cool before you

place your hand, a pot holder, cleaning cloths or other materials on them.

Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can

surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat very slowly and cools very slowly. Check cookware manufacturer’s directions to be sure it can be used on gas ranges.

Stinless Steel: This metal alone has poor heating

properties and is usually combined with copper, aluminum or other metals for improved heat distribution. Combination metal skillets usually work satisfactorily

they are used with medium heat as the

manufacturer recommends.

be used for either

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