Hotpoint RGB746GEJ, RGB744GEJ User Manual

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Anti-TipBracket
ApplianceRegistration

Care and Cleaning

clock
ControlPanel

Features
Flooring Under Range

Leveling

Lift-Up Cooktop
MinuteTimer

Model and Serial Numbers
Oven

Air Adjustment
Baking, BakingGuide

Broiler Panand Rack
Broiling, BroilingGuide

Control Settings
Door Removal

Light; Bulb Replacement 10,17
Oven BottomRemoval

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16,20

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2 RepairService

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ProblemSolver

SafetyInstructions
SurfaceCooking

Burners
BurnerGrates

ControlSettings
CookwareTips

Drip Pans
Flame Size

LightingInstructions

Warranty

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Back Cover

useandcareof

gas

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Oven Timer
Preheating

Roasting, RoastingGuide 13

Self-Cleaning Operation

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Read thisbookiCarefllllye

Itis intendedtohelpyouoperateand

maintainyournewrangeproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

orneedmorehelp,write (include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

write down the model

and serial numbers.

You’llfindthemon a labellocatedin
theburner boxunderthecooktop.
Seepages6 and 7.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrange. Beforesendinginthis
card, please writethesenumbers
here:

fvlodelNumber

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrange,

CaliforniaSafeDrinking

The
Waterand ToxicEnforcement
Act requires the GOvernorOf
California to

substartces

publisl~alistof

hOW~ to the state

tocausecancer,birthdefectsor

otherreproductiveharmand
Iequiresbusinessestowarn
customersofpotentiaIexposure
tosuchsubstances.

Gasappliancescancause
tinor exposuretofourofthese

substances,namelybenzene,
carbonmonoxide,formaldehyde
andsoot,causedprimarilybythe
incolnpietecombustionofnatural
gasorLPfuels.Properlyadjusted
burners,indicatedbyabluish
ratherthanayellowflan~e,will

minimizeincompletecolnbustio]l.
Exposuretothesesubstancescan
berninitizedfirtherbyventing
witi anopenwindoworusinga
ventilationfanorhood.

If you received
a damaged range . ..

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or

builder)thatsoldyouthe range.

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Before you request
service. e*

Check the Problem Solver on

page23.Itlistscauses ofminor
operatingproblems thatyoucan
corret;tyourself.

.+.%Denotremovetherou~~d -

g:~$g~~~~~~~gp~Q~g from the plug. If

“w’’”indoubt about the grounding of’

thehome

yourpersonalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveanungrounded
outletreplacedwithaproperly-

groundedthree-prongoutletin

accordance withtheNational

ElectricalCode.Donotusean

extensioncordwiththisappliance.

electricalsystem,itis

Can tipand-

injurycould
result.To

prevent

aceidenhl

tippingofthe

range,attach
ittothewall
orfloorby

installingthe

.4NTI-TIP bracket supplie&To

checkifthebracketisinstalled

and engagedproperly,removethe

drawer(onmodelssoequipped)

and inspect the rear lev;li~g legs.
.Makesure they fit securely into

the slot in the bracket.
For models without a storage

~rawcr, carefilly tip the range

forward to

bracketisengagedwiththe
levelinglegs.

If

you pull the range out from the

checkiftheANTI-TIP

@BeStlreyourrangeiseorr&c$!y

adjt~stedbj aqualifiedservice

technicianorinsmllerforthe

typeofgas (NaturalOR’LP)on

whichit
rangecanbeconvertedforuseon
eithertypeofgas.

@Afterprolongeduseofa
rangeshighfloortemperatures
mayratllt andmanyfloor
coveringswillnotWithswnd
thisMndofuse.Neverinstil the
rangeovervinyltileorlinoleum

thatcannotwithstandsuchtypeof
use.Neverinstallitdirectlyover
interiorkitchenca~eting.

Vsiw Your Range
@Don9tleave Children alone or

unattended where a range

or in operation.Theycouldbe
seriouslyburned.

~D@n9tallowanyoneto
cbb9 Shndorhangonthedoor~

dmw7erorrangetop.Theycould
damagetherangeandeventipit
overcausingseverepersonalinjury.

@CAUTION:

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SHOULDNmBE

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ITEMSCOULDBE
SENOUSLYINJURED.

Qtitburnergratesandother

surfacesCoolbeforetoueting
themorleavingthemwhere
childrenCanreachthem.

oN!everwearloosefittingor
hanginggarlmenkwlli~eusing
theappliaE3eeeFlammable
materia]couldbeignitedif

broughtillcontactwithflameor
i20tovei~silrfacesandmaycause
severebtlrllst

@Neveruseyourappliancefor

warming

Prolongeduseoftilerange
withoutadequateventilationcan
behazardous.

eDonotlISQwaterongrease
fires.Neverpickupaflaming
pan.Turnoffburner,then
smotherflamingpanbycovering
pancompletelywithwellfitting
lid,cookiesheetorflattray.

Flaminggreaseoutsideapancan
beput
sodaor,ifavailable,amulti­purposedrychemicalorfoam
typefireextinguisher.

oDonotstoreflammable
materialsinanovenornear
theCooktope

eDonotletCookinggrease
or otherflammablematerials
aecwda@ inornewthemgeo

whenCootingpork9follow

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thedirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast170°F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

surface Cootiw

oAlwaysusetheLXTEposition

whenignitingtopburnersand

makesuretheburnershaveignited,

eNeverleave‘surfacebur~lers

unattendedat m RameSettiags.

Boilovercausessmokingand.

greasyspilloversthatmaycatch
onfire.

@~dju$ttopburner n~m.esiz~

sok doesnot extendbeyol%dtlke

edgeoftheCooldngut&?nsil.

Excessiveflameishazardous.

Grheatingtheroom.

OUtbycov~ringwithbaking

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bvelingtheRange

fireinthe broilerpan,Iurn off

oven,andkeepovendoorclosed

tocontainfireuntilitburnsout.
Se!f-cleanillg o~’en

*Donotcleanthedoorgasket.

Thedoorgasketisessentialfora
g~~dseal.Becarefulnotto~b,

damageormoveit.

9Donotuseovencleaners.No

commercialovencleaneroroven

Iirferprotective coating of any
ltindshould be used in or around

any part of the oven.

@Rem.Gl’ethe broiler pan and
other eoo!i~~arebefore self­cleaning the oven.

Yourrange, likeso
household

settle intosoftfloor coverings

such as Cushionedvinylor
carpeting. Whenmovingtherange
onthis typeofflooring,usecare.

Do

notinstali the range over

kitchen Carpeting unless you

placeaninsulatingpador sheetof

l/4-inch-thickplywoodbetween

therangeandcarpeting.

items,isIReavyand Can

Kmanyother

mentheJoor covetingendsatthe

front o~therange, theareathatthe

rangewillrestonshouldbebuiltup
withplywoodor similarmaterialto

thesamelevelor higherthanthe
floorcovering.Thiswillallowthe
rangetobemovedforcleaningor
servicing.

LevelingIegsarelocatedon each
cornerof the baseofthe range.
Removethebottomdrawer(on
models so equipped) and youcan
levelthe~angeorIanuneverifloor.

Toremovedrawer, pull drawer
out all the way,tilt up the front
and hke itout. Toreplace drawer?
insertglidesatbackofdrawer
beyondstoponrangeglides.Lift
drawerifnecessaryto inserteasily.
Letfrontofdrawerdown,thenpush
into close.

Bothoftherear levelinglegs will
engagetheANTI-TIPbracket(allow
forsomesidetoside adjustment).
Allowaminimumclearanceof 1/8”
betweenthe rangeandtheleveling
legs to permit installationintothe
ANTI-TIPbracket.

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ModelRGB744GEJ

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i MoclelandSerialNumbers

(inburner boxundercooktop)

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2 SurfaceBurner Controls

3 SurfaceBurners, Gratesand Chrome

Drip Pans

4 OVENSET Control
5 OVENTEMP Control
6 AutomaticOvenTimer,

Clock and Minute Timer 10

7 Oven “On” Indicator

8 CooktopLight

9 Door Latch
10 Door LockedIndicator
11 Oven Cleaning Indicator 18

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I 12 CooktopLight Switch 8
[ 13 Oven Vent

8, 15, 16

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14 OvenInterior Light 9

--~ i 15 Oven Light Switch
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, 20 Lift-Up CooktoP

(letsyouturn interior ovenlightonand of~

16 Oven Shelves

(easily removedor repositioned on
shelf supports)

17 Oven Shelf Supports 9

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I 18 Broiler Pan and Rack

19 RemovableOven Door 17

(easily removed for ovencleaning)

(locks;n up position to simplify cleaning

underneath)

21 RemovableOven Bottom

‘~ Storage Drawer.-

23 Anti-Tip Bracket

(see Saiety Instructions)

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AutomaticIgnition

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Yoursurfaceburnersarelighted
byelectric ignition,eliminatingthe
needfor standing -pilotlightswith
constantlyburning flames.

In ease of a power outage, youcan
lightthe surface burnersonyour

rangewith a match. Hold a lighted

matchto the burner, then turn the
knobtotheLITE position.Use
extremecautionwhenlighting

burnersthisway.
Surfaceburners in use whenan

electricalpowerfai~ureoccurswill

continueto operatenormally.

surface Burner Controk

Knobsthatturn the surfaceburners

on and offare located onthe lower
controlpaneland are marked as to
which burners they control.

ToLight asurfaceBurner

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Push the control knob in and turn
itto LITE. Youwill hear a little
clicking noise—thesoundofthe

electric spark ignitingthe burner.

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~Besurethe burnersandgratesare
coolbeforeyouplaceyourhand,a
po~holder,cleaningclothsor other
materialson them.

How”toselectFlamesize

The flame sizeon a gasburner
shouldmatch the cookwareyou
are using.

NEVER LET THE FLAME
EXTEND UP THE SIDES OF

THE COOKWARE.Anyflame
larger than thebottomofthe
cookwareis wastedandonlyserves
to heat the handles.

When

aluminum-clad s~inless

pok and

the circle it makesis about 1/2 inch

smaller than the bottomofthe

cookware.
When boiling, use this same flame

size—1/2inch smaller than the
bottomofthe cookware—nomatter
whatthecookwareismadeof.Foods
cookjust as quicklyat a gentleboil

as they do at a furious rollingboil.
A highboi~creates steam and cooks
awaymoisture, flavorandnutrition.
Avoidit except for the few cooking
processeswhichned avigorousboil.

when

usingaluminum or

steel

pans,adjusttheflame so

fryingor warming foods

instainless steei9‘castironor

enamelware~ keepthe flame down
lower—toabout 1/2the diameter
of the pan.

when
coioiw~me,lowerthe flameevenmore.

fryinginglass or ceramic

Aluminum: Medium-weight
cookwareisrwommendd bwauseit
heatsquictiy andeverdy.Mostfoods
brownevel~lyinanaluminumskillet.
Mineralsinfoodandwaterwillstain
butwillnotharm aluminum.A
quick scourwithasoap-filledwool
pad after each use keepsaluminum

cookwarelookingshinynew.Use
saucepanswithtight-fittinglidsfor
cookingwith minimumamounts
ofwater.

Cast Iron: Ifheatedslowly,most

skilletswillgivesatisfactoryresults.

Enamelware: Under some

conditions,theenamel of some
cookwaremavmelt.Followcookware
manufacturer’srecommendations
for cookingmethods.

Glass: There are twotypesofglass

cookware-those for ovenuse only

and those fortop-of-rangecooking
(saucepans,coffeeand teapots).
Glass conductsheat very slowly.

.

HeatproofGlass Ceramic: Can

be used for either surfaceor oven
cooking.It conductsheat very

slowlyandcoolsvery slowly.
Check cookwaremanufacturer’s
directionsto be sure it can be used
on gas ranges.

S@inIessSteel: This metal alone
has poor heatingproperties, and is
usually combined with copper,

aluminum or other metals for
improvedheat distribution.
Combinationmetal skillets usually
work satisfactorilyifthey are
used with medium heat as tl~e
manufacturer recommends.

The light comes on automatically
when the ovendoor is opened. For
model RGB746,use the switch o~~
the upper control panel to turn t!~e
light on and off when the door is
closed.

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