Hotpoint RB524P, RB525N, RB636N, RB532GN, RB525GN Use And Care And Installation Instructions

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Contents

AluminumFoil
Anti-TipDevice

ApplianceRegistration

CanningTips
CareandCleaning

Clock/Timer

thebestfrom

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3,26,28

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20-23

12

useandcare

&htiflation

ConsumerServices

Energy-SavingTips
Features

InstallationInstructions ~)

Leveling
ModelandSerialNumbers 2

Oven

Baking,BakingGuide
Broiling,BroilingGuide 18–19

ContinuousCleaning

DoorRemoval
Light;BulbReplacement 13,20

Roasting,RoastingGuide 16,17

ThermostatAdjustment
VentDuct

ProblemSolver
SafetyInstructions

SurfaceCooking

ControlSettings
Cookware

Tips

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13–20
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3,4

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B525GN

m536N

B532GN

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m636N

M632GN

Warranty

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800.626.2000

BackCover

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Helpw helpyou..,

It is intendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrange

properly.
Keepit handyformswersto your

questions.

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orneedmorehelp,w~te(include
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ChecktheProblemSolverinthe
backofthis boo~,Itlistscausesof

minoroperatingproblemsthat

correctyourself.

can

youneedservice..’

If

you

Wfitedowrlthemodel
andSetidtimbers.

You’llfindkern ona label onthe
frontoftherange behindtheoven
door.

Thesenumbersarealsoon the

ConsumerProductOwnerstip
RegistrationCardthat camewith
yourrange.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersin any

correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourrange.

Toobtainservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespage in the
backofthisbook.

We’reproudof ourserviceand

wantyouto bepleased.Ifforsome

reasonyou arenothappywiththe

serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepsto followforfurtherhelp.

F~ST’,contactthe peoplewho
serviced-yourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.In most

cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,if you arestillnotpleased,

writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hotpoint

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Louisville,KY40225

FINALLY,if yourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:

MajorApplimceConsumer

ActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,~ 60606

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* iJsethisRppiisnceOH!Yforits

intendeduseasdescribedin

rhis rnan~]al.

sBesureyourapplianceis
properlyimtaliedand
grollndedbya qualified
technicianinaccordancewiththe

providedinstallationinstructions.
e Dongtattempt to repair or

replace

Udessit isspeewlcaMy
recommendedinthisb~ok.All
otherservicing

to a qualifiedtechnician,

~Before performing any
service, DIscoNmcT Tw ‘-:
RANGE

anyparf ofyow range

shouldbe refeffed

POWERSUPPLYAT

THEHOUSEHOLD

DISTRIBUTION

REMOVINGT~ FUSEOR
SwTC~G 0~ ~E .

CRCUITBREAKER.

WAWmG–AM ranges

Anti-Tipdevicesupplied(see

installationkstructions).To
checl<ifthedeviceis installed
andengagedproperly,remove

th~drawerandinspecttherear
leveIingleg.Makesureitfits

~ccllrelyinto theslotinthedevice.

Ifyoupulltherangeoutfromthe
11-211foranyreason,makesure
TIIerearlegisreturnedtoits

~~(~sitioninthedevicewhenyou

pushtherangeback.

PANELBY

cantipand

injurycould
resulL
prevent
accidental
tippingofthe

range,attachit

tothewalland
floorby
installingthe

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BESERIOUSLYm~~~.

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hangingga~efi’ts whileuSing”
theapptiance.Beka.refulwhen ,,
reachingforitemsstoredin ,
cabinetsoverthecaoktop.
Flammablematerialcouidbe
ignitedif broughtincontactwith
hotheatingel:mentsandmay
causeseverebulms.

euse onlydry pot holders—
moistordamppotholdersonhot
surfacesmayresultinburnsfrom
steam.Donotletpotholders
touchhotheatingelements.

Donotusea towelorother
bulkycloth.

~For your safety,neveruse

yourapplianceforwarmingor

heatingtheroom.

Ioos;mdttitig‘or . ~

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* Fiee]lhfiodandgreasefilters

to ~nainlaingoodventing

clt?fin
snd[0avoidgreasefires,

*Donotletcookinggrease
or i]therflammabitiIlla$erials
ilccy!mulateillflrnear
tll@raflge,

eDdnotIlsewat~ro-ngre~se
fil’es,

Never’pickupanaming

Srnoth~rflamingpanon

pan.

surfaceunit‘bycoveringpan
completelywithwell~fittinglid,
cookiesheetorflattray.fla~ning

greaseoutsid~apancanbaput
outbycoveringwithba=~ngsoda

or,ifavailable,ahulti-purpose ‘

drychemical0[foam-typefire
extinguisher. ,

~ Donottouchheatitig‘blenlents~
orinteri~rsutiac&ofoven.These
surfacesmaybehotenoughto. ~‘
burneventhoughthdyaredarkin
color.DuringandafterVse,do
nottouch,orletclothingorother
fia~nmabletiaterialscontact

surfaceuni~s,-tiea~k~arby .

surfaceufitsor anyinteriorarea
oftheoven;allowsufficienttime
forcoolingfirst.

Potentiallyhotsurfacesinclude
thecooktopandareasfacingthe

cooktop,ovenventopeningand

surfacesneartheopening,and

crevicesaroundtheovendoor.

Remember:Theinsidesurfaceof

theovenmaybehotwhenthe

dooris opened.

~Men cookingpork9follow

thedi~ectionsexactlyandalways

cookthemeatto aninternal

temperatureofatleast170”F.

Thisassuresthat,intheremote

possibilitythattrichinamaybe

presentinthemeat,it willbe

killedandthemeatwillbe safe
toeat.

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steaMlWhichescapes Can Callse

burnsto bands,face@Rd/or

eyes.
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containers intheoven, Pr6ssure

cou~ldbuildupand the

containercouldburstycausing

an in,jwy.
e~~~p~~~~v~ntduct

Unobstmcted.
~Keep~ve~ fr~efromgrease

buildup.
~p~a~eOVetishelfindesired
positionwhileoveniscoil, H

shelvesmustbehandledwhen
hot,donotletpotholdercontact
heatingunitsintheoven.’

~p~~~ng~ntshelftOtheshelf

stopis a conveniencein tifting
heavyfoods.It is alsoa
precautionagainstburnsfrom
touchinghotsurfacesofthe
dooror ovenwalls.

~when
roastingbagsin oven,follow

themanufacturer’sdirections.
~Do~o~useyour
newspapers.Ifoverheated,they

cancatchfire.
~~onot use
storagearea. Itemsstoredinthe

ovencanignite.

using cooking or

your oven fOra

food

oven to dry

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surfacecookingUnits

Use ~rope~pan size-—This

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applitinceise(i~lipped

moresllrfaceLlnitsof different
size,Selectcookwarehavingflat
bottomslwgeenoughto

thesurfacetlnithtia$ing~lel~ent.
Theuseofundersizedcookware

willexposeaportionofthe

heatingelementtoclirectcontact

andmayresultinignitionof
clothing,Properrelationsilipof
cookwarotob~lrnerwillalso
illlproveefficiency.

~ ~eve~~eav~surfaceUni%

unattendedathighheatsettings”

Boilovercausessmokingand

greasyspilloversthatmaycatch
onfire.

~.Bes~~edrip pans
ductsare notcoveredatidare

in place.Theirabsencedining
cookingcouiddamagerange
partsandwiring.

*~o~9tusea~~minurn

Hnedrip ~ansoranywhere‘in

theovenexceptasdescribedin
thisbook.Misusecouldresultin
a shock,firehazardordamageto
therange.

e Qn~y ce~tai~t~es OfgIass3

glass/cermic9earthenwareor
other glazedcontainersare
suitablefor range-topservice;

othersmaybreakbecauseofthe
suddenchangeintemperature.
(Seesectionon “Surface
Cooking”forsuggestions.)

withoneor

CC)V~~

and Vent

fOiltO .

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~~oo~s fo~frying should be as

dry aspossiblec ~ro~~ on f~oz~~
foodsormoistureonfreshfoods

cancausehotfattobubb~eup
andoversidesofpan.

4use ~it~~efatfor effective
shallowor deep”fatfrying.

Fillingthepan.toofulloffatcan

causespilloverswhenfoodis
added.

i If a ~o~~i~~tionOfOiiSOTf~tS

wiilbe usedin frying9stir
togetherbeforeheating,orasfats

meltslowly.
OAlwaysheat f~~slowly,and
watchasitheats.

ouse deep fatthermometer

wheneverpossible

to prevent

overheatingfatbeyondthe

smokingpoint.

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*Tomillitize thepossibilityof
burns, ignitionofflammable
materials,andspillage,the
handleofacontainershouldbe
turnedtowardthecenterofthe
rangewithoutextendi~lgover

nearbysurfaceunits.
~Alwaysturn surfaceunit to

OFF beforeremoving
cookware.

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Energy”savingTips

carpethg. Whenmovinglherange

onthislyp8of flooring,LIse.care,

anditisrecommendedthatthese
simpleandinexpensive
instructionsbefollowed.

Therangeshouldbeinstalledona
sheetofplywood(orsimil<ar

material)as follows:Whentlte

Boor coveringendsat

~herange,

will rest on shouldbebuiltup with

plywoodto thesamelevelor
higherthanthefloorcovering.
Thiswillallowtherangeto be

movedforcleaningor servicing.
Forcompleteinstallation
informationseetheInstallation
hstructionsinthe backofthisbook.

theareathattherange

Levehg the
Range

LevelingscrewsareIocatedon

eachco;nerof thebaseof the
range.Removethebottomdrawer
andyoucan level the rangeonan
unevenfloorwiththe useofa

nutdriver.

remove drawer, pull drawer

To

out all the way, tilt up the front
and take it out. To replace

drawer, insert

drawerbeyondstopon range

glides.Liftdrawerif necessarytO
inserteasily.Let frontof drawer

tiown,thenpushin to cIose.

Oneofthe rear levelingscrews

willengagetheAnti-Tipdevice
[;l]IOWforsorrtesidetoside.

:]djustment).Allowa minimum
cie~aranceof 1/8”betweenthe range
:~ndthelevelingscrewthat is to be
instal]edintotheAnti-Tjpdevice.

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gIidesat backof

thejront of

Silrfacecooking

Llsecookware (31’mediumweigh~

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a]uminum,withiight-fitting
covers,findflathottonlswhich
completelycov5rthehetitecl
portionof the surf’aceunit.

~Cookfreshvegetableswitha
minimumamountofwaterina
coveredpan,

eWatchfoodswhenbringingthem

quicklytocookingtemperaturesat
highheat.Whenfoodreaches
cookingtemperature,reduceheat
immediatelytolowestsettingthat
willkeepitcooking.

*Useresidualheatwithsurface
cookingwheneverpossible.For
example,whencookingeggsin the

shell,bringwaterandeggsto boil,
thenturnto OFFpositionand
covercookwarewithlidto
completethecooking.

@Use correctheatforcookingtask:
HIGH—tostartcooking(iftime

allows,donotusehighheat to
start).

MEDHI-for quickbrowning.
MED—forslowfrying.
LO—tofinishcookingmost

quantities,simmer—doubleboiler
heat,andforsmall quantities.

@Whenboilingwaterforteaor

coffee,heatonlyamountneeded.
It is noteconomicaltoboila
containerfullof waterforoneor
twocups.

ovenc{~oliing

*

Prehetitt)venonlywhen

necessary.Mos{foodswi!lcook
satisfidclorilywithoutpreheating,
yt]ufindpreheatingisnecessary,
watchthe indica~orlight,andpui
foodinovenpromptlyafterthe
lightgoesout,

oAlwaysturnovenOFFbefore
removingfoocl,

*Duringbaking,avoidfrequent

doorop~nings,KeepdoGropenas

shorta timeaspossibleifit is

opened,

o Cookcompleteovenmeals

insteadofjustone fooditem,
Potatoes,othervegetablesand
somedessertswillcooktogether
withamain-dishcasserole,meat
loaf,chickenorroast.Choose
foodsthatcookatthesame
temperatureandin approximately
thesametime.

*Useresidualheatin theoven
wheneverpossibletofinish
tooting casseroles,ovenmeals,
etc.Alsoaddrollsor precooked
dessertstowarmoven,using
residualheatto warmthem.

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2 SurfaceUnitControls

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“ON”Indicator1.igbt/Lights 8

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forSurfaceUnits
4 Oven
5 OvenTempControl
6 OvenCyclingLight

7 AutomaticOvenTimer,

8 SurfaceUnits,TrimRings/DripPans

9

10 OvenVentDuct

11 OvenInteriorLight(Comeson automaticallywhen.

12 OvenLightSwitch(formodelswithovendoorwindow)
13 BroilUnit

14 BakeUnit(Maybe liftedgentlyfor wipingovenfloor.)

SetControl

ClockandMinuteTimer(onmodelssoequipped)

Anti-TipDevice
(SeeInstallationInstructions.)

(Locatedunderrightrear surfaceunit.)

door is opened,)(onmodelssoequipped)

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13
12

20,21

3,26,28

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20

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15 OvenShelf(numbermayvary)

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16 OvenShelfSupports
17 BroilerPan andRack

(onmodelssoequipped)

18 StorageDrawer(on modelsso equipped)

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surfacecookingYvith

InfiniteHeatcontrols

Yoursurfaceunitsandcontrolsare
designedtogive yo~~aninfinite
choiceofheatsettingsforsurface

unit cooking.

Atboth0~ andHIGHpositions,

thereis a slightnichesocontrol

“Clicks” at thosepositions;

“click”onHIGHmarksthe
highestsetting;thelowestsetting
isbetweenthewordsWARMand
0~. In a quietkitchenyou may
hearslight “clicking” sounds
duringcooking,indicatingheat
settingsselectedarebeing

maintained.
Switchingheats to highersettings

alwaysshowsaquickerchange
thanswitchingto lowersettings.

Howtoset thecontrols

LJep1:Graspcontrolknoband
pushin.(Knobappearancevaries.)

Step2: Turneitherclockwiseor

counterclockwiseto desired
heatsetting.

Control

only from OWFposition. When
control is in any position other
than 0FF9it may be rotated
without pushing in.

Be sureyouturncontrolto0~
whenyoufinishcooking.An
indicatorlightwillglowwhen
ANYheaton anysurface
urlitis on.

must be pushed in to set

for

HIGH
{HI)

MED

HI

MED

Low

(Lo)

W.M

(WM)

NOTE:

1.AtHIGHandMEDHI, never

leavefoodunattended.Boilovers

causesmoting;greasyspillovers
maycatchfire.

2.AtLO,meltchocolateand
butteron smallunit.

Quickst,al+tforcooking;
bringwaterto boil.

Fastfry,panbr~il;
~naintainfastboil on

largeamountoffood.
Sauteandbrown;

maintainslowboilon
largeamountof food.

Cookafterst~rtingat
HIGH;cookwithlittle

waterincoveredpan,
Steamrice,cereal;

maintainserving
temperatureofmostfoods.

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instructionsandrecipesfor
preservingfoods.Bes~lre~anner
isilat-bot~onledandfitsoverthe
centerofyourCalrod@unit, Since

canninggenerateslmge amo~lnts
ofsteam,hecarefultoavoidburns
fromsteamorheat.Canning
shouldonlybedoneon
surfaceunits.

Q. Can I covernly

with foil?

A. No.

CleaningGuide.

Cleanasrecommendedin

drip pans

Q. Can i usespecialcookhag

equipnlellt,like811Orielltaiwok,
on any Stlrfaceunits?

A.Cookwarewithoutflatsllrfaces
isnotrecommended,‘Thelife of
your surfaceunitcan{neshortened
andtherangetopcanbedamagecl
fromthehighneatneededfor!his
typeof cooking.

Q. Why

A.

andmakingsureitis cool,checkto
makesurethatyourplug-inunits
aresecurelyfastenedintothe
surfaceconnection.

am I x~otgetti]~gthe IIeat

Afterturningsurfaceunit off

Q*IWhydoesmycookware
tilt whenI Jllficeii

Sl!rfilee unit?

A. Because thesurl’aceunitis not

flat,Mtikes~.lrethatthe “feet” on
yourCahofPunitsaresitting
tight~}iintherangetopindentation

andthereflectc~rringis flatonthe
rangesurface,

Why is the porcelainfinish on

Q.

my cookware comingOm

A,If yousetyourCalrod@unit
higherthanrequiredforthe
cookwarematerialandletthe

cookwaresittoolong,the~lnish
maysmoke,crack,pop,orburn
dependingonthecookwme.Also,a
cookingsmallamountsofdryfood,
maydamagethefinish.

onthe

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Home Cating ~ps

Canning should be cloneon
surface unik only.

Potsthatextendbeyondoneinch
ofcookingelement’strimringare
notrecommendedformostsurface
cooking.However,whencanning
withwater-bathor pressurecanner,
1arger-diameterpotsmaybe used.

Thisis becauseboilingwater
temperatures(evenunderpressure)
arenotharmfultocooktopsurfaces
surroundingthesurfaceunits.

HOWEVER,DONOTUSE

LARGEDIAMETERCANNERS
OROTHERLARGEDIAMETER
POTSFORFRY~G ORBOILING
FOODSOTHERTHANWATER.
Mostsyrupor saucemixtures—
andall typesof frying— cookat

temperaturesmuchhighe~than

boiIingwaler.Suchtemperatures
couldeventuallyharmcooktop
surfacessurroundingsurfaceunits.

Obser!’eFolloting Pointi

in Caming

1.Be surethecannerfitsoverthe
centerof the surfaceunit.Ifyour
rangeoritslocationdoesnotallow
thecannertobe centeredonthe
surfaceunit,usesmaller-diameter
potsfor goodcanningresults”

2. Flat-bottomedcannersmustbe
used.Donotuse cannerswith
flangedor rippledbottoms(often
foundinenamelware)becausethey
don’t makeenoughcontactwith
thesurfaceunitandtaketoolong
to boilwater.

MGHT

WRONG

3.Whencanning,use recipesand
proceduresfromreputablesources.
Reliablerecipesandprocedures
areavailablefromthe
manufacturerof your canner;

manufacturersof glassjars for
canning,suchas BallandKerr;
andtheUnitedStatesDepartment
of AgricultureExtensionService.

4. Rememberthatcanningisa
processthatgenerateslarge

amountsofsteam.Toavoidburns
fromsteamor heat,becareful
whencanning.

NOTE:If yourrangeis being

operatedonlowpower(voltage),
canningmaytakelongerthan

expected,eventhoughdirections
havebeencarefullyfollowed.The
processtimewillbe shortenedby

(1)usinga pressurecanner,and
(2) startingwithHOTtaPwaterfo~

fastestheatingof largequantities
of water.

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