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OPERATION OF RANGE
Using Your Range
The range may have only part of the features described within this manual. If your range
has some features which are not covered in this manual, these features will be covered in
other enclosed literature.
Top Burner Operation
Note: When boiling food, the highest temperature that can be reached is the boiling point.
When the liquid starts to boil, decrease the size of the ame until you reach the minimum
ame that will hold the boil. This will save gas. It will also lessen the possibility of
burning food or boiling food over, and help to keep your kitchen cooler. Use stable utensils
with at bottoms and always place the utensil on the burner grate before lighting the
burner. Unstable or rounded bottom utensils will not contact properly with the grate and
will affect the cooking efciency. Select utensils large enough to avoid spillovers, but
remember, over-sized utensils (diameters exceeding 8 1/2'') can cause the range nish to
discolor, craze or chip. Damage caused by oversized utensils, such as those sometimes
used in canning, are not covered by the warranty. The nish has been manufactured to a
commercially acceptable standard and its condition is dependent upon the care of the user.
Top Burner Valves
The top burner ame size should be adjusted so that is does not extend beyond the edge
of the cooking utensil. As a matter of safety, it's urged that you comply with these
instructions.
A high ame on a surface burner is both inefcient and unsafe. The ame should always
be adjusted so that it is no larger than the bottom of the pan. Fluctuations in ame size
could be caused by pressure variations, improperly positioned burners, damage or debris.
Preheating
Heat the oven to the desired temperature before placing the food in the oven. Preheat for
10 to 12 minutes.
Opening Oven Door
Let hot air or steam escape before removing or replacing food.
Arranging Oven Racks
The oven racks should be arranged before the oven is turned "ON." Place the racks so the
food is centered in the oven..
Temperature Selection
It is important to select to proper temperature setting. Never set the dial to a higher degree
than needed with the intention of lowering the setting at a later time. This will not speed
up the action. It can cause the oven to cycle slower and cause the temperatures to vary so
that cooking results may be unsatisfactory. Imagine that the control has three sections:
Low Temperature, Bake and Broil.
Baking
When baking follow the recipe instructions. Use correct ingredients, measure them
carefully, and use the correct type and size utensil suggested in the recipe. Remember to
preheat properly. Avoid frequent opening of the oven door during preheating and baking.
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ALIGNMENTS AND ADJUSTMENT, Continued
Oven Ignition With Constant Pilot
On ovens with constant pilot ignition, lightly press in the oven control knob and turn it
counter clockwise to the desired temperature setting. If you press the knob in too far to
the pilot lighting position, the knob will not turn. Gently let up on the knob, and the
thermostat shaft will release its safety key to let you rotate the control.
Oven With Standby Pilot Battery Spark Ignition
On ovens with battery spark ignition, turn the oven control knob counterclockwise to the
“STANDBY” position. Fully press in the oven control knob and hold it pressed in for 10
seconds. Pushing in the oven control knob will start all electrodes (top electrodes
included) at a rate of approximately 2 _ pulses per second. While pressing the knob gas
will be introduced at the oven pilot to be lit for use as an oven ignitor.
If you are using the oven for the rst time or the oven has not been used in several days,
it may take multiple attempts to successfully light the “STANDBY” ignitor pilot. If the
ignitor pilot will not stay lit after 5 attempts, contact an authorized service technician.
Once the “STANDBY” oven pilot has been lit, lightly press in the oven control knob and
turn it counterclockwise to the desired temperature setting. If you press the knob in too
far to the ignitor lighting position, the knob will not turn. Gently let up on the knob,
and the thermostat shaft will release its safety key to let you rotate the control.
When nished cooking, you may turn the oven control knob back to the “STANDBY”
position. This will turn off the main oven burner, but will keep the oven pilot lit and
ready. If desired, you may turn the knob all the way back to the “OFF” position to shut
off the oven pilot ignitor. If you turn the knob back to the “OFF” position, you must
repeat the battery spark and pilot starting sequence above to use the oven.
If the oven pilot does not ignite and maintain the ame, check for the following:
1.
The pilot burner has gone out. Relight the oven pilot.
2
The pilot will not keep the ame safety probe heated. Adjust the size of the pilot
ame. Or, the thermocouple connection at the thermostat may need to be tightened.
3.
The ame safety probe may not be properly located. Locate the probe directly
over the pilot burner. On spark ignition ovens, the end of the ame safety probe
must very close to the side of the burner right in front of the ame ports.
4.
The pilot burner is not in its proper position. Make sure the rear of the burner is
seated on the injector elbow and the front is bolted onto the burner support.
5.
The spark electrode is defective. Contact an authorized service technician.
If the batteries have grown weak and you need to use the oven before you are able to
replace with fresh batteries, the oven can be lit manually. Turn the knob to “STANDBY”
and light the oven pilot as described in the Oven Pilot section.
Flame Indication
On ovens equipped with battery spark ignition, you may be uncertain if the
oven burner successfully lit. For your convenience, there is an angled
reflector inside the broiler drawer panel. With the burner preheating, you
should see a glowing blue reflection of the oven burner’s flames.
Note: You may have to move the broiler pan to the low position to see
reflection of the flames properly.
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