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Use And Care
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A Note To You
Important Safety
Instructions 3
Parts And Features 6
Using Your Range 7
Caring For Your
Range 16
If You Need
Assistance
Or Service 22
Warranty 24
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STANDARD-CLEANING GAS RANGES
TO THE INSTALLER: PLEASE LEAVE THIS
INSTRUCTION BOOK WITH THE UNIT.
TO THE CONSUMER: PLEASE READ AND
KEEP THIS BOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
MODELS FGP325A FGP320A
FLP320A FGP315Y
FGP310Y FLP310A
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A NOTE TO YOU
A Note To You
Thank you for buying a Roper appliance.
You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone
into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have
developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain
your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Owner
ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new informa
tion on your appliance.
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these symbols and
follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each symbol.
Awarning
This symbol will help alert you to such dangers as
personal injury, burns, fire and electrical shock.
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For more information, see the ‘The anti-tip bracket”
on page 15.
This symbol will help you avoid actions which
could cause product damage (scratches, dents,
etc.) and damage to your personal property.
AWARNING
CAN TIP.
• INJURY TO PERSONS
COULD RESULT.
•INSTALL ANTI-TIP
DEVICES PACKED
WITH RANGE.
• SEE INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS.
acaution
Our toll free number, 1-800-44-ROPER (1-800-447-6737), is available 24 hours a day.
If you ever have a question concerning your appliance's operation, or if you need service, first see "If
You Need Assistance Or Service” on page 22. if you need further help, feel free to call us. When calling,
you will need to know your appliance’s complete model number and serial number. You can find this
information on the model and serial number plate (see diagram on page 6). For your convenience, we
have included a handy place below for you to record these numbers, the purchase date from the sales
slip and your dealer’s name and telephone number. Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe
place for future reference.
Model Number.
Serial Number.
Purchase Date
Dealer Name .
Dealer Phone
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Important Safety Instructions
Gas ranges have been thoroughly tested for safe and efficient operation. However, as with any
appliance, there are specific installation and safety precautions which must be followed to ensure safe
and satisfactory operation.
AWARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, eiectricai shock, injury to persons, or
damage when using the range, foliow basic precautions, includ
ing the following:
WARNING: If the information in this manual 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.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer,
service agency or the gas supplier.
General
• Install or locate the range only in accordance
with the provided Installation Instructions.
The range must be installed by a qualified
installer. The range must be properly
connected to the proper gas supply and
checked for leaks. The range must also be
properly connected to electrical supply and
grounded.
• Gas fuels and their use in appliances can
cause minor exposures to benzene, formal
dehyde, carbon monoxide and soot, primar
ily from incomplete combustion. Significant
exposure to these substances can cause
cancer or reproductive harm. Properly
adjusted burners with a blue, rather than a
yellow, flame will minimize incomplete
combustion. Venting with a hood or an open
window will further minimize exposure.
continued on next page
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
> CAUTION: Do not store things children might
want above the range. Children could be
burned or injured while climbing on it.
> Do not leave children alone or unattended in
area where the range is in use. They should
never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of
the range. They could be burned or injured.
' Do not operate the range if it is damaged or
not working properly.
' Do not use the range for warming or heating
the room. Persons could be burned or
injured, or a fire could start.
• Do not attempt to light the oven burner on
electric ignition models during a power failure.
Personal injury could result. Reset oven
controls to the off position in the event of a
power failure.
• Use the range only for its intended use as
described in this manual.
> DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE BURNERS,
AREAS NEAR SURFACE BURNERS OR
INTERIOR SURFACES OF OVEN. Areas
near surface burners and interior surfaces of
an oven become hot enough to cause burns.
During and after use, do not touch, or let
clothing or other flammable materials contact
surface burners, areas near surface burners
or interior surfaces of oven until they have
had sufficient time to cool. Other surfaces of
the range may become hot enough to cause
burns; such as, the oven vent opening, the
surface near the vent opening, the cooktop
and the oven door.
• Do not wear loose or hanging garments
when using the range. They could ignite if
they touch a hot surface burner and you
could be burned.
• Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp
potholders on surface burners may result in
burns from steam. Do not let potholder touch
surface burners. Do not use a towel or bulky
cloth for a potholder. It could catch on fire.
• Keep range vents unobstructed.
• Do not heat unopened containers. They
could explode. The hot contents could cause
burns and container particles could cause
injury.
• Do not store flammable materials on or near
the range. The fumes can create an explo
sion and/or fire hazard.
• Do not use the oven for storage.
• Never use a match or other flame to look for
a gas leak. Explosion and injury could result.
• Know where your main gas shutoff valve is
located.
When using the cooktop
• Make sure the utensils you use are large
enough to contain food and avoid boilovers
and spillovers. Heavy splattering or spillovers
left on a range can ignite and burn you. Pan
size is especially important in deep fat frying.
• Check to be sure glass cooking utensils are
safe for use on the range. Only certain types
of glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic, earthen
ware or other glazed utensils are suitable for
cooktops without breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature.
• Never leave surface burners unattended at
high heat settings. A boilover could result
and cause smoking and greasy spillovers
that may ignite.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Turn pan handles inward, but not over other
surface burners. This will help reduce the
chance of burns, igniting of flammable
materials, and spills due to bumping of the
pan.
• Do not use decorative covers or trivets over
the surface burners.
When using the oven
• Always position the oven rack(s) in desired
location while oven is cool.
• Use care when opening oven door. Let hot air
or steam escape before removing or replac
ing food.
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Grease
• Grease is flammable. Do not allow grease to
collect around cooktop or in vents. Wipe
spillovers immediately.
• Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick
up a flaming pan. Smother flaming pan by
covering with a well-fitted lid, cookie sheet or
flat tray. Flaming grease outside of pan can
be extinguished with baking soda or, if
available, a multipurpose dry chemical or
foam-type extinguisher.
Care and cleaning
• Do not clean door heat seal. It is essential for
a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub,
damage or move the seal. Clean only parts
recommended in this Use and Care Guide.
• Do not repair or replace any part of the range
unless specifically recommended in this
manual. All other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.
• On some models, disconnect the electrical
supply before servicing the range. On all
models, disconnect the gas supply at the
shutoff valve near the range before servicing.
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PARTS AND FEATURES
Parts And Features
This section contains captioned illustrations of your range. Use them to become familiar with the
location and appearance of all parts and features.
Anti-tip bracket
(on wall behind
backguard)
Oven vent
Surface burners
and grates
Model and serial
number plate
(under cooktop)
(Backguard
varies with
Control panel
Oven burner
(not shown)
model)
Broiler drawer
Control panel
Surface burner
markers
Left rear
control knob
Left front
control knob
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Oven temperature
control
Right rear
control knob
Right front
control knob
Using Your Range
USING YOUR RANGE
In This Section
Using the surface burners
Positioning racks and pans
For best air circulation
Lighting standing pilots
Baking/roasting
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The oven vent
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To obtain the best cooking results possible, you must operate your range properly. This section gives
you important information for efficient and safe use of your range.
Using the surface burners
Your range is equipped with either standing pilots
or electric ignitors. Standing pilots must be lit
initially with a match following the directions on
page 11. The pilot light will remain lit when the
burners are turned off. To turn a burner on again,
just push in and turn the control knob to LITE
and the burner will light. Electric ignitors automati
cally light the burners each time the control knob
is turned to LITE.
Push in control knobs and turn them to the
LITE position. On electric ignitor models, the
clicking sound is the ignitor sparking. Visually
check that burner has lit.
After the burner lights, turn the control knob
to the desired setting. You can set the control
knob anywhere between HI and LO.
Push in and turn
Surface burner markers
The solid dot in the surface burner marker shows
which surface burner is turned on by that knob.
Burner heat settings
Use correct burner heat settings (see next page).
If the heat setting is too high, it can:
• Char bacon and cause curling.
• Make eggs tough and crisp at the edges.
• Toughen liver, fish and seafood.
• Scorch delicate sauces and custards.
• Cause a boilover.
USING YOUR RANGE
Until you get used to the setting, use the
following as a guide. For best results, start
cooking at the high setting: then turn the control
knob down to continue cooking.
SETTING RECOMMENDED USE
LITE
• To light the burner. After the
burner lights, turn control back
to a desired setting.
HI
• To start foods cooking.
• To bring liquids to a boil.
Medium
• To hold a rapid boil.
• To fry chicken or pancakes.
• For gravy, pudding and icing.
• To cook large amounts of
vegetables.
LO • To keep food warm until ready
to serve.
NOTE: Do not cook with the control in the LITE
position.
In case of a prolonged power
failure
Surface burners with electric ignitors can be
manually lighted. Hold a lit match near a burner
and slowly turn the control knob on until the
burner lights. After the burner lights, turn the
control knob to the desired setting. Power failures
will not affect standing pilots. Do not attempt to
operate an electric ignition oven during a
power failure.
Awarning
Burn, Fire, Explosion and
Product Damage Hazard
• Burner flame should not extend beyond the
edge of the cooking utensil. The flame can
burn you and cause poor cooking results.
• Be sure all control knobs are turned to OFF
when you are not cooking. Someone could
be burned or a fire could start if a burner is
accidentally left ON.
• If the flame should go out while cooking, or
if there is a strong gas odor, turn the
burners OFF. Wait five minutes for the gas
odor to disappear before relighting burner.
If gas odor is still present, see safety note
on page 3. Failure to follow these precau
tions could result in explosion or fire.
• Do not leave an empty utensil, or one
which has boiled dry, on a hot surface
burner. The utensil can overheat and may
damage the utensil or cooking product.
Cookware tips
There is no one brand of cooking utensii that is
best for all people. Knowing something about pan
materials and construction will help you select the
correct cooking utensils for your needs.
• NOTE: For best results and greater fuel
efficiency, use only flat-bottomed utensils that
make good contact with the surface burners.
Utensils with rounded, warped, ridged (porce
lain enamel-ware) or dented bottoms could
cause severe overheating, which damages the
utensil and/or surface burner.
Woks, canners and teakettles with flat
bottoms suitable for use on your cooktop are
now available in most stores that sell
housewares.
• The pan should have straight sides and a tight-
fitting lid.
• Choose medium to heavy gauge (thickness)
pans that are fairly lightweight.
• The pan material (metal or glass) affects how
fast heat transfers from the surface burners
through the pan material and how evenly heat
spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that
provide the best cooking results.
• Handles should be made of a sturdy, heat-
resistant material and be securely attached to
the pan.
• Pans should be easy to clean. Check to be
sure there are no crevices, rough edges or
areas where food might collect.
• Be sure pans do not tip, whether they are full
or empty.
• Use utensils only as they were intended to be
used. Follow pan instructions. This is very
important for glass cookware because some
should be used only in the oven. Other pans
are marked as flameware and may be used on
the surface burners.
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