RCA L2B115GEL, L2B115GPL, L2B135GEL, L2B135GPL, L2B235GPL Use And Care Manual

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Anti-TipDevice 3,30

l?roblem Solver

22

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Appliance Registration

2

Care and Cleaning

16-20

Clock/Timer 9

Safetv Instructions

2-5,23

Surface Cooking

8,9

Burner Grates “

16,20

Burners

19,20

Consumer Services 35

Control Panel

16 Clock and Timer

9

Energy-Saving Tips

5 Control Settinm

8

Features 6,7

Cookware Titx

9

.

Flooring under the Range 24

Drip Pans

16,20

Grounding

27 Flame Size

8

Installation Instructions

23-31

Lighting Instructions

8

Warranty

Back Cover

Levelirw

29

Lift-up CooktoP

16

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Model and Serial Numbers 2,24

Oven

10,

U.
BakindBakin~ Guide 12, 13
Broiling/Broiling Guide

15

Control Settings

H

Door Removal

16

Lighting Instructions

10

Preheating

5, 13
Roasting/Roasting Guide 14
Shelves

11,19,20

Thermostat Adjustment 21

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Read this book Um!flmy.

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainyournewrangeproperly.

Keepithandyforanswersto your

questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp, write (include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerRelations

AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

down the model!

and serial

nlm’lbers.

You’llfindthem ona label located
behindthestoragedrawerpanel on
theleftside oftherange front
frame.See page6.

Thesenumbers arealso on the

ConsumerProduct Ownership
RegistrationCard that came with

yourrange. Beforesendingin this
card, please writethese numbers

here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethese numbers in any
correspondence or service cak
concerningyour range.

rfea?iwxi

a range. e .

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyoutherange.

save time and

money.
Before you request
service.

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Checkthe ProblemSolveron

page22. It listscauses ofminor
operatingproblemsthat

YOUcan

correctyourself.

Hyoll need service.

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Toobtainservice, seethe
ConsumerServicespage inthe
back ofthisbook.

Toobtainreplacementparts,
contactRCA/GEService Centers.

We’reproudof our serviceand
wantyouto bepleased. If for some
reasonyou arenot happywiththe
serviceyou receive,here arethree
stepsto followfor further help.

FIRST,contactthe peoplewho

serviced yourappliance. Explain
whyyou are notpleased. In most
cases, thiswill solve the problem.

NEXT, if youare stillnot pleased,
write allthe details-including
yourphone number—to:

Consumer Relations
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky40225

FINALLY, ifyourproblem is still
notresolved, write:

Major Appliance
Consumer ActionPanel
20 North WackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois 60606

Do or’use

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- Pmo~rrm~sAF~TYmsTRucTIoNs

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1

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he California Safe Drinking

WaterandToxicEnforcerne~t
ActrequirestheGovernorof

California topublish a list of

substances knownto the state

tocauseca~cer,birthdefectsor

otherreproductiveharmand
requiresbusinessestowarn
customersofpotentialexposure

tosuchsubstances.

Gasappliancescancause
minorexposuretofourofthese
substances,namelybenzene,

carbonmonoxide,formaldehyde
aridsoot,causedprimarilybythe
incompletecombustionofnatural
gasorLl?fuels.Properly

adjustedburners,indicatedbya

bluishratherthanayellowflame,
willminimizeincomplete
combustion.Exposuretothese

‘-!!!$

ubstancescanbeminimized

– furtherbyventingwithanopen

windoworusingaventilationfan

rhood.

YouG-etYour

@~~~~ the show you

the oftheH%qy?.gas’

fcmMlf’‘valveandhowtoshut

it

offii’necessary.

@

~~~&!your range

and bya

inaccordance

withthektdlation Instructionsd
Anyadjustmentandserviceshould
beperformedonlybyqualified

gasrangeinstallersor service
technicians.

withaproperly-groundedthree­prongoutletinaccordancewith
theNationalElectricalCode.Do
notuseanextensioncordwith
thisappliance.

mmtipad!
i~”uryQmnkl
I’W!.lkTo
prevent
accidental
tippingofthe

range,attachit
tothewallor
floorby
installingthe

Anti-Tipdevicesupplied.(%x
InstallationInstructions.)To
checkifthedeviceis installed

andengagedproperly,carefully
tiptherangeforwarduntilit
engagesthedevice.

Ifyoupulltherangeoutfromthe
wallforanyreason,makesure
thedeviceengagestherange
whenyoupushtherangeback.

~~~ sure an

We removed from the range

beforeoperatingit,topreventfire
orsmokedamageshouldthe
packingmate~ialignite.

mngecanbeconvertedforuse

oneithertypeofgas.See

Instructions.

T (continued)

fkes.Never

pickup a&ning

pm.Turndf’bumier,then

smotherflamingpanbycovering
panCmnpletelyWMlwell-fitting
M,cookiesheet01flattray.
Fkuninggreaseoutsideapan

canbeputoutbycoveringwith
b~ingsodaor,ifavailable,a

multi-purposedryclNMlkXd
orfoam-typefireextinguisher.

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h an‘oven orm?w

the Do

notstoreoruse

gasolineorotherflammable
vaporsandliquidsinthevicinity

ofthisoranyotherappliance.

@ml not M cookinggrease

Or other IMteriaki

inmI-Mar therange.

@ pm-k,follow

thedirectionsexactlyandalways

cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast170”F+.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote

possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe

kiliedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

cookwarehandlestowardtheside
orbackoftherangewithout
extendingoveradjacentburners.

‘@Alwaysturn surface
@ watchfoodsbeing

friedat high!flameSettinge
@pJ~~~~~~~~~&@~@~@(~~~

oftherange.They
providetheairinletandoutlet
whichisnecessaryfortherange
tooperateproperlywithcorrect
combustion.

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surfaceifthewokhasa

ringwhichisphx’d
Wertheburnergratetosupport
thewok.Thisringactsasaheat

trapwhichmaydamagetheburner

grateandburnerhead.Also,it
maycausetheburnertowork

improperly.Thismaycausea
carbonmonoxidelevelabovethat
allowedbycurrentstandards,
resultingiriaheakhhazard.

@~o~~~f’r bea$

dryas Frostonfrozen
foodsormoistureonfreshfoods
cancausehotf%tobubbleupand
oversidesofpan.

~use least of
fatfor effective or deep”
fatfrying.Ming thepantoofull
offatcancausespilloverswhen

foodisadded.
@If ~ of#J;]~~~

fatswillbeusedin stir
togetherbeforeheating,orasfats

meltslowly.
s Mw~ysheatM

and

watchasitheats.
F2J~se deepfat

toprevent

fatbeyond.the

smokingpoint.
oUSe~HWpW=pansize—-Avoid.

pans

thatare oreasily

tipped.Selectcookwarelarge
enol.lgh$0

Contain.food,

toavoidboiloversaridspillovers,
andwithbottomskirgeenough
tocoverburnergrates.Thiswill
bothsavecleaningandprevent
hazardousaccumulationsoffood,
sinceheavyspatteringorspillovers
leftonrangecanignite.?Jsepans
withhandlesthatcaneasilybe
graspedandwiUremainCOOL

ISvyh~n UWhgg!kisscookware?

makesureitisdesignedfortop­of-rangecooking.

@KeeptallJ@astksawayfrom

tophmws.

@TOav~idthe Of

bums,alwaysbecertainthat
thecmtrdsford burnersare
d OFF andM grates
am!cool to

thegrate.

@ foodsare

lm.kr the ‘km thefall

foff.Thefan,if may

spread

thef’lme.

e ~rqgfjiskmktedliWtWa

window9donotuselongcurtains
whichCOUMblowoverthetop

burnersandcreatea firehazard.

@ a pilotgoesout9(m

modelssoequipped),youwill
detecta faintodorofgasasyour

signaltorelightthepilot.V&m
relightingpilot,makesureburner
controlsarein,oOFFpositionand
followinstructmnsdescribedOH
followingpagestorelight.

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If YOU SXIW gi3s9 and.youhive

alreadymakesurepilotsarelit,
Wrnoffthegastotherangeand
callaqualifiedservicetechnician.
Neveruseanopenflametolocate
aleak.

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@&amiawayfromtherange

when

openingthedoorda hot

OveneThehotairorsteam

which
escapes can cause Itmrmto
hands, face andhr

eyes.

~Keepovenfreefromgrease

!

@Maceovenshehesindesired

position

while oven is cool.

@Pullingoutshelf tothe shelf

stopisaconvenienceinlifting

heavyfoods.Itisalsoa

precautionagainstburnsfrom
touchinghotsurfacesofthe
doororovenwake

~Do#~heat food

h theoven.Pressure

could upandthe

odd burstcausingan

62 ~s~ fo~!j

anywhereintheovenexceptas

h thisbook.Misuse

couldresultinafirehazardor
damagetotherange.

* wingcookingW

bagsinoven,fobv

thernarwfiwturer’sdirections.

@U$eonly$$ass4XdKware

thatis foruse
ingasovens.

~AIw~~sremovebroiler

pan

from Ibroik

as

soon8syoufinish

Greaseleftinthepancancatch
fireifovenisusedwithout
removingthegreasefromthe

broilerpan.

aVIWn ifmeatistoo

closetothefkm?,thefat may
ignite.Trimexcessfattoprevent
excessiveflare-ups.

@MakeSlw’ebroik?rpm

isin

placecorrectlytoreducethe

possibilityofgreasefires.

@Ifyou haveagrease

fireinthebroilerpan,turnoff

mm, andkeepovendoorclosed
tocontainfireuntilitburnsc@.

@-&q! range Ckw andfree

of of’grease or

spimers which

mayignite.

* Daft torepair

orrepklceanypartofyour

rangetmkssit isspecifically

inthisbook.AH

otherserwicingshouldbereferred
toaqualifiedtechnician.

.

SurfaceCooking

~Use cookwareof mediumweight
aluminum, with tight-fittingcovers
and with bottomsthat completely

coverthe heatedportion of the
surface unit.

~Cook fresh vegetableswith a
minimumamount of waterin a

coveredpan.
~wat& foodswhen bringing them

quicklyto cooking temperatures at
highheat. When food reaches

cookingtemperature, reduce heat
immediately to lowestsetting that

willkeep it cooking.
e [Jse re~id~a]heat whenever

F=m

L

i ;.,:;yossible.For example, when
‘:--Y~ookingeggs in the she]~,bring

waterand eggsto boil, then turn

f~~~?OFF Position and ~ove~.with ]id

~~J complete the cooking.

~Alwaysturn surface unitoff

beforeremovingcookware.

@When boiling waterfor teaor
coffee, heat onlyamount needed.
It isnot economical to boila full
container ofwater for only
one or two cups.

owl-l Cwking

~Preheat the oven onlywhen

necessary. Most foods will cook
satisfactorilywithout preheating.

If youfind preheating is necessary,
put foodin the ovenpromptly after
the ovenis preheated.

QAlwaysturn ovenoff before

removing food.
~During baking, avoid frequent

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

~Cook completeovenmeals
insteadofjust one fooditem.
Potatoes,other vegetablesand
somedesserts willcook together
with amain-dish casserole, meat
loaf, chicken or roast. Choose
foodsthat cook at thesame
temperature andin approximately
the sametime.

@Use residual heatin oven
wheneverpossible tofinish
cookingcasseroles, oven meals,
etc. Also add roHsor precooked
dessertsto warm oven, using
residualheat to warm them.

5

L2BU5GPL
with

StandingPilotIgnition

LL?DILyi3wHMJ~ .B..J.42H.JAUCJUXK-JLJ

L2BIEWEL

withElectricIgnition

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see L2BWGE%

page

L2BW5GEL

LU.M35GEL

L2B235GEL

1 BroilerDrawer

19

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2 Model and SerialNumbers

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3 Anti-TipDevice

4 RemovableOvenBottom

2

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5 Oven TemperatureControl

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4
4

63

4
4

6 SurfaceBurner Controls

7 SurfaceBurners andGrates

8

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4

16, 19

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4

8 Oven Light Switch

(letsyouturn interiorovenlight

on andoff)

9 Clock and Timer

H

9

C9 60

DigitalDigital

1

10 OvenVent

11 Chrome-Plated Drip Pans

al

16,20

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12 Lift-Up Cooktop

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13 PorcelainEnamel OvenInterior
14 Continuous-CleaningOven Interior

1’7

‘

1115 Oven Interior Light

16 Oven Shelves

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2

1%

11, 19

2

“2

xl

(easily removedor repositioned

on shelf supports)

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17 Oven Shelf Supports 11 I
18 RemovableOven Door

(easily removedfor ovencleaning)

19 Window

20

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~o ~roilerpanand~ack

19,20

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standingPM Model
L2BI.15GPL

Thesurfaceburnersonthese ranges
havestandingpilotsthatmustbelit
initially.TOlight them:

L Besuresurfaceburnercontrol

knobsareintheOFF position.

2. Removethegratesand Iiftthe
cooktopup(seepage 16).

3. Locatethetwopilotports and
lighteachofthemwith amatch.

4. Lowerthe cooktop.Yoursurface

burners are nowready for use.

Ekctrk IgnitionModels

L2M15GEL
L2M35GHJ
L2B235GEL

Surfaceburners onthese rangesare
lightedbyelectric ignition,e~ding
theneedfor standingpilotswith
constantlyburning flames.

hi caseofa power

outage,youcan

lightthepilotlessignitionsurface

burnerson yourrangewithamatch.
Holdalighted matchto theburner,
thenturntheknobtotheLITEposition.

use extreme caution when
J@@~ng~urner$ in this mawn!er.

Surfaceburners in usewhen an
electricalpoweroutageoccurs will
continue to operate normally.

8

sd’’ux?EhmRer

Theknobsthatturn thesurface
burnerson andoffare locatedon
thelowercontrolpanel irifrontof
theburners.

Thetwoknobsonthe left control
theleilfrontand leftrear burners.
Thetwoknobson therightcontrol
therightfrontandrightrearburners.

ToLi@t a surfaceBummer’

How

toselect mimesize

The flamesizeon agasburner
should match the cookwareyou
are using.

FOR SAFEHANDLING OF
COOKWARE,NEVER LET THE
FLAMEEXTEND UP THE SIDES
OF THE COOKWARE.Any flame
largerthan thebottomofthe
cookwareis wastedand only
servestoheat the handles.

Pushthe controlknob inandturn it

When using aluminum or

toUTE. On electricignitionmodels,

almninum”ckwlstainless steel

youwillhear alittle clickingnoise—

pots and pans, adjustthe flameso

thesoundoftheelectricspark

the circleit makesisabout 1/2inch

ignitingtheburner.

smallerthan the bottomofthe
cookware.

Afterthe burnerignites,turn the
knobto adjustthe flamesize.

Note:
@Do notoperatea burnerfor

extendedperiodsof timewithout
havingcookwareon the grate.The
finishon thegrate maychip without
cookwareto absorbthe heat.

C+Check tobe sure theburner you

turnedon isthe one youwantto use.

~Be SUrethe burners and grates are
COOIbeforeyouplace your hand, a
pot holder, cleaning cloths or other
materials on them.

Vi-Mmboiling, use this same
flame size—1/2inch smallerthan
the bottomof thecookware—no
matterwhat the cookwareis made
of. Foodscookjust as quickly ata
gentleboil asthey do at afurious,
rollingboil. A highboil creates
steamand cooks awaymoisture,
flavorand nutrition. Avoiditexcept
for thefew cookingprocesses
which need a vigorousboil.

when frying or

warmingfoods

instainless stw!lpaast ironor

enamelware keep the flame down
lower—toabout 1/2the diameter
of thepan.

when

fryinginglassor Wramic

cookware? lowerthe flame even
more.

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Ckdwvare

Aluminum:

Medium-weight
cookwareisrecommendedbecause
“theatsquicklyandevenly.Most

oocisblownevenlyin analuminum

skillet,Mineralsinfoodand water

.

willstainbutnotharm aluminum.
Aquickscour witha soap-filled
steel woolpad after each-usekeeps
aluminumcookwarelookingshiny
new.Use sauceDanswith ti~ht-

fittinglidsfor c~okingwit:
minimumamountsof water.

Cast Eon: If heatedslowly,most
skilletswillgive satisfactoryresults.

Emmdware: Under some

conditions, the enamel ofsome
cookwaremaymelt.Followcookware
manufacturer’srecommendations

forcookingmethods.
Glass:There are twotypes ofglass

cookware—thosefor ovenuseonly
andthosefor top-of-rangecooking
(saucepans,coffeeand teapots).
G1assconductsheat very slowly.

eatproof’CHassCeramic:Can

beusedfor either surfaceor oven

cooking.It conductsheat very

lowlyand coolsvery slowly.Check
cookwaremanufacturer’sdirections
tobesureitcanbe usedon gasranges.

StainlessSteel: Thismetalalonehas
poorheatingproperties,andis usually
combinedwith copper,aluminum

or othermetals forimprovedheat

distribution. Combinationmetal
skii!etsgenerally worksatisfactorily
ifused at mediumheat as the
manufacturerrecommends.

and

clack

TosettheClock,turntheknob to

theleft until thewords“SETTIME”
appearinthedisplay.Thenturnthe
knobineitherdirectionuntilthe
correcttimeisdisplayed.Aftera
slightpause,timeisset.

mmer

&?Amswws

Q. Howcan I use myMinute
Timerto makemysurface
cockingeasier?

A. YourMinuteTimer will help

timetotalcookingwhichincludes
timetoboilfoodandchange

temperatures.Do riotjudge

cookingtime byvisiblesteam
only. Food will cookin covered
containerseventhoughyoucan’t
seeanysteam.

Q. CanI usethe MinuteTimer

duringovencooking?

A. TheMinuteTimercan be used

duringanycookingfunction.

Toset the Timer,turn theknob
totherightuntil the words “SET
TIMER” appear inthedisplay.
Thenturn theknobin either

directionuntil thedesired time

(minutesand seconds)isdisplayed.

Thetimer willstartcountingdown.

Tocamel the timer,turn theknob

ineither directionuntil “0:00”

appearsinthedisplay.

Athe endoftk timeroperation,

afterthe 3beeps, thedisplayreturns

totimeofdayautomatically.During

thetimer function,thedisplay
flashesbackto thetimeofday
every 10seconds.

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standing Pilot NhM
L2BU5GPL

Thisrangehas astandingovenpilot

portthatmustbe litinitially.

T“ lightthe ovenpilot port:

1. Besure OVENCONTROL

knobis in theOFF position.

.2.Openthe broilerdrawerandpull

thedrawerdownflat. Put thebroiler
pan inthelowestposition andslide
thedrawerbackintothe range. This
willmakeit easier foryou to reach

inside the broiler compartment.

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3. Find the ovenpilot port at the

backof the broiler compartment.
The longtube, running from front
to back, is the ovenburner. The

pilotport is at the back, about one
inch belowthe burner.

4. Usinga long match or match
holder, reach in and light theoven
pilot.

To light the oven burner:
Turn the OVEN CONTROL knob
to thedesired temperature.

Power =m@ge?An electrical power
outagewiHnot affect the Iighted
standingoven pilot.

Electric~gnithm

~OddS

L2BJ15GEL
L21KL35GEL

L2B235GEL

Theovenpilotonthese rangesis
lightedby electricignition,

3’0light.

theburner,turn

theOVENCONTROL knob to the
desiredtemperature.The burner
shouldlightwithin60 seconds.You
willhear a little clickingnoise—the
soundof theelectricspark igniting
theburner.

Power outage?
Althoughthe overdbroilerburner

ontheserangeswill notself-light

inthe eventofan electricalpower
outage,a burnerin use whenan
electricalpoweroutageoccurswill
continueto operatenormally.

Tolight the ovenpilotduringan
electricalpoweroutage,carefully

followthestepsbelow:

1. Besure OVENCONTROL
knobisin theOFF position.

2. Openboththeovenandbroiler
doorsandwait5 minutesto aHow

anypilotgasto dissipate.

3. Unplugthe rangefromthewall
outlet,turn offthecircuitbreaker

orremovethefuseto avoidaccidental

ignitionofthe ovenif electrical

poweris restoredwhileyouare

lightingthe pilot.

4. Putthe broilerpan inthe lowest
position.

5. Locatethe ovenpilotassembly

bylookingintothebroiler opening.

Thepilotisat thebackofthebroiler
compartment, ontheleft sideof
theburner.

Note:The ovenmustbeat room
temperaturebeforeyoushould
attempt to lightthe ovenpilot
manually.

6. TurntheOVENCONTROLknob
tothe desiredtemperature setting.

7. Lightthe pilotwith a match and
withdrawyour arm immediately
becausethe ovenburner maylight
in aslittleas 20 seconds.

8. Closethe ovenand broilerdoors.
Note: It isnecessary tolightthe

pilotmanually eachtime theoven
isused during apoweroutage.