Hotpoint RB734J, RH758VK, RS742J, RS743GJ, RB735GJ Use And Care Manual

How to

get

the best from

YomRan

Contenk

Aluminum Foil 18,20

Vent Duct

25

Use

Anti-Tip Bracket

3,5

Problem Solver

30

Appliance Registration

2

Repair Service

31

Canning Tips

11

Safety Instructions

3,4

Care and Cleaning 24-26

Surface Cooking

10-13

Clock/Timer

14

Control Settings

10

I

Energy-Saving Tips

5

Cooking Guide

12, 13

Exhaust

System

27

Cookware Tips

12, 13

Features

6-9

Light Bulb Replacement 25

Hood Extension

27

Warranty Back Cover

J

Installation Instructions

5

Leveling

5

Model and Serial Numbers

2

Oven

15

Baking, Baking Guide

16, 17

Broiling, Broiling Guide 20, 21

I

Control Settings

15

Door Removal

24

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Light; Bulb Replacement 15,25
Preheating

15

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

I

Shelves

15

GE Answer Center”

Thermostat Adjustment

26

800.626.2000

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and Care of

models

RB734J
RB735GJ

RB73~
RH758VK

RS742J
RS743GJ

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:

Model Number

Serial Number

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.

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

2

~POmANT

SAFETY ~STRUCTIONS

– Readallinstrudiom before

mi~thisappliance.

I

men

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

●

Use this appliance only for its

intended use

as described in this

manual.

●

Be sure your appliance is

properly

instied

and grounded

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.

All

other servicing should be

Efid

to a qualified technician.

●

Before performing any

service,

DISCO~

THE

–

RANGE

PO=

SWPLY

AT THE HOUSEHOLD

D~~ON

P~L

BY REMOWG THE FUSE
OR

SmHNG

OFF THE

CRC~

BREAKER.

can

tip and

iUjU~

codd
malt. To
prevent

accidenti

tipping of the
range,

attach

it to

the M

or floor by

instiing

the

A~-T~

bracket supplid (on

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

fits

securely into the slot

—

in the bracket.

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.

●

Do not leave children

alone—

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

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

●

CAUTION: ITEMS OF

~TEREST TO

C~DREN

SHOULD NOT BE

S~RED

~ CAB~~

ABOVE A

WGE

OR ON THE
BACKSPLASH OF A

WG&C~DREN
CL~~G

ON THE

WGE ~

REACH ITEMS

COULD BE

SEMOUSLY

~~D.

●

Never wear loose-fitting or

hanging garments

whtie

using

the

apphw Harnma

blematerkd

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

holdem

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

appliance—

F1

amrnable rnaterids shodd

not be
stored in an oven or near surface
units.

c

Keep hood

aud

grease filters

clean

to maintain good venting

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

grease outside a pan

can

be put out by covering with

bating

soda or, if available, a

multi-purpose dry

chemid

or foam type

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

surfice

units,

areas nearby

sufice

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

Potentially hot

surtices

include

the

cooktop

and areas facing the

cooktop,

oven vent opening and
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

intemd

temperature of at least

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.

-

3

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.

Pressw

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.

If

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

in

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,

follow

the manufacturer’s directions.

c

Do not use your oven to dry

newspapers.

If overheati, they

can catch fire.

Self-Cleani~

Oven

●

Do not clean door gasket.

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

in or around

any part of the oven.

●

Clean only parts listed in this

Use and Care Book.

●

Before

selfwleaning

the oven,
remove broiler pan and other
cookware.

SMace Cm@Uti@

●

Uw

proper

pan

sh—This

appliance is

quipped

with one

or more

sutice units

of

di~mnt

sk.

Select cookware having flat
bottoms large enough to cover
the

surfice

unit heating element.

The use of

understi

cookware

wti

expose a portion of the

heating element to

dirwt contact

and may result in ignition of
clothing. Proper relationship of
cookware to burner

WN dso

improve efficiency.

●

N~er l~ve s~~e

~b

unattended at high heat

-

Botiover

causes smoking and

greasy

sptilovers

that may catch

on

fii.

●

Be sure

drip pans and vent

ducts are not covered and are
in place.

Their absence during

cooking

cotid damage range

parts

and wiring.

●

Don’t

use

ahunhmm fofl ~

he

tip

pans

or anywhere in

the oven except

as descri~

in
this book. Misuse could result in
a shock, fire

hmrd

or damage

to the range.

●

Ody

certain types of

gl=$

@ass/ceti, arthenware

or

other

gbd contiers

are
suitable for rangetop service;
others

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

“Surfsce

Coohg”

for suggestions.)

●

%

~

the

possibtity

of

burns,

ignition of

flamma

ble

materials, and

spfiage,

the

hande of a container

shodd

be

tumd

toward the center of the
range without extending over

nearby SU*

units.

●

Mwp

turn surface unit

to

0~

before

remo~

cookware.

. m avoid the

possib~ty

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

controk

ford surface

dts

are at 0~ position and

d

COW

are cool before attempting

to M

or remove the

unit.

●

Don’t immerse or

SO*

removable surface units.

Don’t

put them ia a dishwasher. Do
not

seM+l~

the surface

units
h

the oven.

●

men flaming

fh

under

the hood, turn the fan off. The

fan,

tioperating,

may

sp~d

the

flame.

●

Foods for frying should be as

dry as possible.

Frost on

fro=n

fds

or moisture on fresh

fds

can cause hot

tit

to bubble up

and over sides of pan.

.-

●

use ~~e

fat for

efl@ive

SMOW

or deepfat frying.

Ftiing the pan too

fill

of

fit

can

cause

spfilovers

when fd is

added.

●

❞

a

comb~ation

of

o~

or

fak ti be used in

~ing,

stir
together before heating, or as fats
melt slowly.

●

Mways

heat fat slowly,

and

watch as it

heats.

●

UW dmp

fat thermometer

whenever possible to

prevent

tirheating tit

beyond the

smoking point.

SAW T-E

~S~UCTIONS

--

4

Imtilli~

Your

Ra~e

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 and inexpensive instructions
be followed.

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

men

the

floor covering ends at the front of

the mnge, the

area that the range

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.

hveli~

the

RaWe

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

drawer
and you can level the range on
an uneven

floor

with the use of

a

nutdriver.

To

remove drawer, pull drawer

out

all

the way, tilt up the front

and take it out.

To

replace

drawer,

insert glides at back of
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.

Stiace Cmhg

+ Use

cookware

ofrnedium

weight

aluminum, with tight-fitting covers,

and

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

●

Cwk tish

vegetables with a
minimum amount of water in a
covered pan.

.

Watch

foods when bringing

them

quic~y

to

cooting

temperatures at

HIGH heat. When -

whes

cooking temperature,

rduce

heat
immediately to lowest setting that

wi~

kwp it cooking.

●

UW

~sidu~

h~t

wi~ sur~ce

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

hat fir

cooking task:

HIGH–to start cooking (if time
allows, do not use HIGH heat to
start).

MEDWM

HI–quick browning.

MEDIUM–slow

wing.

LOW—finish cooking most
quantities, simmer-double

bofler

heat, finish cooking, and

s~id

for small quantities.
WARM-to maintain serving

temperature of most

fds.

.

When

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

economid

to boil a

container

Ml

of water for one

or two cups.

Oven

Cmting

.

Preheat oven only when

nmsary.

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

f~

in oven promptly after the

light goes out.
. Always turn oven OFF before

removing food.

●

During baking, avoid frequent
door openings. Keep door open as
short a time as possible if it is
opened.

●

m

SUR to

wipe

up excess spillage

betire starting the self-cleaning

operation.

Q

Cook complete oven meals
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.

●

Use residual heat in the oven
whenever possible to finish
cooking casseroles, oven meals,
etc. Also add rolls or precooked
desserts to warm oven, using

residud

heat to warm them.

5

Features of

Your

Ra~e

Model

RB~4J

Model

RB~7J

Model

RB~5GJ

6

Explained

Model

Model

Model

Feature Index

on page

~734J

M735GJ

~737J

1 Model and Serial Numbers

2

●

●

●

2 Surface Unit Controls

10

●

● ●

3 Surface Unit “ON” Indicator Lights

10

2

2

2

4 Oven Set Control

15

●

● ●

5 Oven

Temp

Control

15

●

●

●

6 Oven Cycling Light

15

●

●

●

7 Automatic Oven Timer, Clock and

14

●

●

●

Minute Timer

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

22

●

●

●

9 Broiler Pan and Rack (Do not clean

20

●

●

●

in Self-Clean oven, )

10 Door Locked Light

22

●

● ●

11 Oven Cleaning Light

22

●

●

●

12 Plug-In

Calrod@

Surface Unit (Maybe

24

2 6-in.

2 6-in.

removed when cleaning under unit. )

2 8-in.

2 8-in.

13

S@y-Up

Calrod” Surface Unit

24

3 6-in.

(May be raised but not removed

1 8-in.

when cleaning under unit.)

14 Chrome-Plated Trim Rings and

24

4

Aluminum Drip Pans

15 Chrome-Plated Trim Rings

24

4 4

and Porcelain Drip Pans

16 Oven Vent Duct (Located under right

25

● ● ●

rear surface unit.)

17 Oven Interior Light (Comes on

25

● ●

●

automatically when door is opened.)

18 Oven Light Switch

15

●

19 Broil Unit

20

● ●

●

20 Bake Unit (May be lifted gently for

16

●

● ●

wiping oven floor.)

21 Oven Shelves

15

2

2 2

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

15

● ●

●

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

23 Anti-Tip Bracket

3,5

● ●

●

(See Installation Instructions)

24 Storage Drawer

29

● ●

●

7

Features of Your Range

Model

RS743GJ

(Slide-In)

Model

M75WK

Model

RS742J

(Slide-In)

8

Model

Model

Model

RS742J

RS743GJ

W75WK

●

●

●

I

Explained

Feature Index

on

page

1 Model and Serial Numbers

2

2 Surface Unit Controls

10

3 Surface Unit “ON” Indicator Lights

10

●

I“lo

I

2

I

2

2

4 Oven Set Control

I

15

5 Oven

Temp

Control

15

6 Oven Cycling Light

15

7 Automatic Oven Timer, Clock and

14

Minute Timer

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

22

9 Surface Light Button

15

●

●

b

● ●

●

I I

●

I

I

● ●

●

10 Door Locked Light

I

22

1

1

● ●

●

11 Oven Cleaning Light

22

2 6-in.
2 8-in.

3 6-in.

2 6-in.

1 8-in.

2 6-in.

12 Plug-In

Calrod@

Surface Unit (Maybe

24

removed when cleaning under unit.)

13

SQy-Up

Calrod” Surface Unit

24
(May be raised but not removed
when cleaning under unit. )

14 Chrome-Plated Trim Rings

24
and Aluminum Drip Pans

I I

4

4

I

●

15 Chrome-Plated Trim Rings

24

and Porcelain Drip Pans

16 Oven Vent Duct (Located under right

25

rear surface unit. )

●

● ●

● ●

●

17 Oven Interior Light (Comes on

25

automatically when door is opened. )

18 Oven Light Switch

15

19 Broil Unit

20

20 Bake Unit (Maybe lifted gently for

16

wiping oven floor.)

●

●

● ●

●

21 Oven Shelves

I

15

2

1212

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

15

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

● ● ●

23 Broiler Pan and Rack (Do not clean

20

in Self-Clean oven. )

I I

●

●

●

24 Anti-Tip Bracket

3,5

(See Installation Instructions)

25 Storage Drawer

29

9

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●

●

●

I

●

I

●

Surface

CooMng

See Surface Cooking Guide on pages U and

U.

Features

1. Surface Unit Controls

2. Master Indicating Light for Surface Units

3.

Calrod@

Units

Surface

CooKng

with

Infinite Heat

Controk

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.

How

to

Set the

Controls

Step 1: Grasp control knob and

push in.

~

Step

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

Control must be pushed in to set
only from OFF position. When
control is in any position other
than OFF, it maybe

rotited

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.

10

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

w~ter

in

covered pan.

WU

Steam rice, cereal; maintain

serving temperature of most

fds.

N~:

1. At HIGH, MED HI, never leave

food

unattendd. Boilovers

cause

smoking; greasy

spillovers

may catch

fire.

2. At WARM, LOW, melt

chmolate,

butter on

small

unit.