GE RB524 Installation guide

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Contents
Aluminum Foil 4, 15, 18 Roasting
17, 18
Anti-Tip Device 3,21,27,29
Shelves
4, 11,23
Appliance Registration
2
Storage Drawer 26
Care and Cleaning 21-26 Thermostat
Adjustment–
Cloc~imer 10 Do It Yourse~ 12
Consumer Services
31 Timed Baking
13, 14
Important Phone Numbers 31
Oven Vent
26
Features
6,7
Problem Solver
30
Installation Instructions 27-30
Safety Instructions 3-5
Leveling
29
Surface Cooking
8,9
Model & Serial Numbers 2
Canning Tips 9
Oven 10-20
Control Settings 8
Baking 12-16
Cooking Tips
8,9
Broiling 19,20
Warranty Back Cover
Continuous Cleaning 25
Door Removal 24
Light; Replacement 11,23
GE Answer Center
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Preheating 15, 19
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Use and Care
& bta~ation
btm~ions for
Stindard
Clean models
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M526:
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m533(’
M536
Conthuous
Clean models
m632
m633
M636

HELP US HELP YOU...
Before using your range,
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
huisville, KY 40225
Write down the model
and serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label
behind the range door or behind
the storage drawer.
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
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your range.
If you received
a damaged range...
Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the range.
Save time and money.
Before you request
service...
Check the Problem Solver in the
back of this book. It lists causes of
minor operating problems that you
can correct yourself.
IF YOU NEED SERVICE
To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in
the back of this book.
We’re proud of our service and want you to be
pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the
service you receive, here are 3 steps to follow for
further help.
FIRST, contact the people who serviced your
appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.
2
NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the
details—including your phone number—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:
Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel
20 North
Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

When using electrical appliances, basic safety
precautions should be followed, including the
following:
.Usethisappliance only foritsintendeduse
as described inthis manual
● Besure your appliance improperly installed and
grounded by aquafifiedtechnician inaccordance
with the provided installation instructions,
● Do not attempt to repair or replace any part of
your range unless it is specifically recommended
in this book. All other servicing should be
referred to a qualified technician.
● Before performing any service, DISCONNECT
THE RANGE POWER SUPPLY AT THE
HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION PANEL BY
REMOVING THE FUSE OR
SW~CHING OFF
THE CIRCUIT BREA~R.
● ~uorescent light btibs contain mercury. If
your model has a surface lamp, you must recycle
the fluorescent light bulb according to local, state
and federal codes.
WARNING—A1l ranges
can tip and injury could resul~.
To prevent accidental tipping of
the range from abnormal usage,
including excess loading of the
oven door, attach it to the wall and
floor by installing the Anti-Tip
device supplied. To insure the
device is properly installed and
engaged, remove the kick panel or
storage drawer and inspect the rear leveling leg.
Make sure it fits securely into the slot.
If you pull the range out from the wall for any
reason, make sure the rear leg is returned to its
position in the device when You push the range
back. Please refer to the Ant;-Tipdevice infofiation
in this guide. Failure to take this precaution could
result in tipping of the range and injury.
● Do not leave children alone+hildren 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.
● Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang
on the door, drawer or
cooktop. They could
damage the range and even tip it over, causing
severe personal injury,
● CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED
~
CABINETS ABOVE A RANGE OR ON THE
BACKSPLASH OF A RANG&CHILD~N
CLIMBING ON THE RANGE TO REACH
ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
● Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garmenb
while using the appliance. Flammable material
could be ignited if brought in contact with hot
heating elements and may cause severe bums.
● Use only dry pot holder+moist
or damp pot holders on hot surfaces
may result in bums from steam. Do
not let pot holders touch hot heating elements. Do
not use a towel or other bulky cloth.
● For your safety, never use your appliance for
warming or heating the room.
o DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS,
GASOLME OR OTHER
FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN
THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER
APPLIANCE.
● Keep hood and grease filters clean to maintain
good venting and to avoid grease
fires.
s Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate in or near the range.
● Do not touch the heating elemenh or interior
surface of the oven. These surfaces maybe 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 the surface
units, the areas nearby the surface units or any
interior area of the oven; allow sufficient time for
cooling, first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop, areas
facing the
cooktop, oven vent opening, surfaces
near the opening, crevices around the oven door,
the edges of the door window and metal trim parts
above the door.
Remember: The inside surface of the oven may
be hot when the door is opened.
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WORTANT SAFETY ~STRUCTIONS
(continued)
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● Do not use water on grease 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, or if available, use a dry
chemical or foam-type extinguisher,
c When cooking pork, follow the directions
exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 170°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.
Oven
● Stand away from the range when opening
the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes
can cause burns to hands, face
an~or eyes,
● Do not heat unopened food containers.
Pressure could build up and the container could
burst, causing an injury.
● Keep the oven vent unobstructed.
● Keep the oven free from grease buildup.
● Place the oven shelf in the desired position
while the oven is cool. If the shelves must be
handled when hot, do not let pot holder contact
the heating units in the oven.
● Pulling out the shelf to the shelf stop-lock
is a convenience in lifting heavy foods.
It is also a precaution against burns from touching
hot surfaces of the door or oven walls.
● When using cooking or roasting bags in oven,
follow the manufacturer’s directions,
● Do not use your oven to dry newspapers.
If overheated, they can catch fire.
● Do not use the oven for a storage area.
Items stored in an oven can ignite.
● Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils,
or food in the oven when not in use.
● For continuous clean models, do not use oven
cleaners on any of the continuous cleaning
surfaces. Continuous cleaning surfaces can be
identified by their rough surface finish.
Surface CooMng Units
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● Use proper pan siz+This
%____ appliance is equipped with different
size surface units. Select cookware
ha;ing flat bottoms large enough to cover the
surface unit heating element. The use of
undersized cookware will expose a portion of
the heating element to direct contact and may
result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship
of cookware to surface unit will also improve
efficiency,
● Never leave the surface units unattended at
high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking and
greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
● Be sure the drip pans and vent are not covered
and are in place. Their absence during cooking
could damage range parts and wiring.
● Do not use aluminum foil to line the drip pans
or anywhere in the oven except as described in
this book. Misuse could result in a shock, fire
hazard or damage to the range,
● Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
earthenware or other
glazed containers are
suitable for cooktop service; others may break
because of the sudden change in temperature.
● To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition
of flammable materials, and spillage, the handle
of a container should be turned toward the center
of the range without extending over nearby
surface units.
● Always turn the surface units to OFF before
removing cookware.
. To avoid the possibility of a burn or electric
shock, always be certain that the controls for
all surface units are at the OFF position and all
coils are cool before attempting to lift or remove
the unit.
c When flaming foods are under the hood, turn
the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread
the flame.
● Do not immerse or soak the removable surface
units. Do not put them in a dishwasher.
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● Keep an eye on foods being fried at HI or
MEDIUM HIGH heati.
● Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.
Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods
can cause hot fat to bubble up and over sides
of pan.
● Use little fat for effective shallow or deep-fat
frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause
spillovers when food is added.
● If a combination of oils or fats will be used
in frying, stir together before heating, or as fats
melt slowly.
● Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.
● Use deep fat thermometer whenever possible to
prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point,
SAVE THESE
~STRUCTIONS
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FEATURES OF YOUR RANGE
Not all features are on all models.
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Broiler Pan
(on some models)
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~ Support
Rods
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Drip Wells
Some models have lift-up
~ooktops for easier cleaning.
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RB533 RB633
(appearance may v~ry)
RB525
RB526
Explained
Feature Index Not all models have all features.
on page
I Storage Drawer (on some models)
26
2 Anti-Tip Label
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3 Anti-Tip Device
3, 21,
See the Installation Instructions.
27, ~g
4 Broil Unit
I 3,19,24
5 Model and Serial Numbers
2
Behind the range door or behind
the storage drawer.
6 Cooktop~ift-Up Cooktop
21,22
(on some models)
7 Surface Unit Knobs
8,26
8 Oven Light Switch
11
(on models with oven window)
9 Oven Set Knob
1 ] . ~~
10 Automatic Oven Timer, 10,
13,
Clock and Minute Timer
14, ~~
(on some models)
11 Surface On Indicator Light
12 Oven
Temp Knob
I I 1,12. 2(,
13 Oven Cycling Light
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RR524
Explained
Feature Index Not all models have a]l features, on page
14 Oven Vent Located under right rear
surface unit.
4,26
15 Surface Units, Drip Pans
16 Oven Interior Light
11,23
(on some models) Comes on
automatically when door is opened.
17 Oven Shelf Supports
Shelf positions for cooking are
suggested in the Baking, Roasting
and Broiling sections.
18 Oven Shelf with Stop-locks
(number may vary)
19 Bake Unit May be lifted gently
for wiping oven tloor.
2[) Removable Oven Door with
Broil Stop Position
21 Broiler Pan and Rack
(on some models)
II
11, 15,
23
3,24
24
17, 19
23
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SUWACE COO~NG
At both OFF and HI the control “clicks”. You Switching heats to higher settings always shows a
may hear slight “clicking” sounds during cooking, quicker change than switching to a lower setting.
indicating the control is keeping the unit at the heat
level you set.
How to Set the Controls
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Push the knob in and Be sure you turn the control to OFF when you
turn in either direction finish cooking.
It’
to the setting you want.
The surface unit indicator light will glow when
ANY heat setting on any surface unit is on.
Heat Setting Guide
HI—Used to begin cooking or to bring water to a boil.
OFF
Reduce heat setting after water boils.
MEDIUM HIGH+Setting halfway between HI and
MED) Maintains a fast boil on large amounts of food.
MED+aute and brown; keeps food at a medium
boil or simmer.
MEDIUM LOW+Setting halfway between MED
MEDIUM
~ MEDIUM
and LO) Cook after starting at HI; cooks with little
LOW
MED
HIGH
water in covered pan.
LO—Used for long, slow cooking (simmering) to
tenderize and develop flavors. Use this setting to melt
butter and chocolate or to keep foods warm. NOTE: Surface Indicator Light may glow between
LO and OFF but there is no power to the surface units.
Lamp over the Surface Units (on some models)
The switch must be pushed, held for several seconds,
and released for the light to come on.
COOmNG ~PS
Cookware
Use medium- or heavy-weight cookware. Aluminum
RIGHT
cookware conducts heat faster than other metals.
Cast-iron and coated cast-iron cookware are slow to
absorb heat, but generally cook evenly at low to
medium heat settings. Steel pans may cook unevenly
if not combined with other metals.
For best cooking results pans should be flat on the
bottom. Match the size of the saucepan to the size of
the surface unit. The pan should not extend over the
Not over 1 inch
edge of the trim ring more that 1 inch.
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WRONG
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Over 1 inch

Deep Fat Frying
Do not overfill cookware with tat that may spill o~er when adding food.
Frosty foods bubble vigorously. Watch food frying at high temperatures.
Keep the range
and hood clean from grease.
Wok Cooking
We recommend that you use only a Do not use woks that have support
flat-bottomed wok. They are rings. Use of these types of woks,
available at your
local retail store.
with or without the ring in place,
can be dangerous. Placing the ring
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over the surface unit will cause a
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build-up of heat that will damage
the porcelain
cooktop. Do not try
to use such woks without the ring.
You could be seriously burned if
the wok tipped over.
HOME CANNING TWS
Canning should be done on surface units only. HOWEVER, DO NOT USE LARGE DIAMETER
Pots that extend beyond
1 inch of surface unit’s CANNERS OR OTHER LARGE DIAMETER
drip pan are not recommended for most surface POTS FOR FRYING OR BOILING FOODS OTHER
cooking. However, when canning with water-bath or THAN WATER. Most syrup or sauce
mixtures—
pressure canner, larger-diameter pots may be used. and
all types of frying+ook at temperatures much
This is because boiling water temperatures (even higher than boiling water. Such temperatures could
under pressure) are not harmful to
cooktop surfaces eventually harm
cooktop surfaces surrounding
surrounding the surface units. surface units.
Observe the Following Points in Canning
1. Be sure the canner fits over the center of the
surface unit. If your range or its location does not
allow the canner to be centered on the surface unit,
use smaller diameter pots for good canning results.
2. For best results use canners with flat bottoms.
Canners with flanged or rippled bottoms (often
found in enamelware) don’t make good contact
with the surface unit and take a long time to
boil water.
Flat-bottom canners are recommended.
3. When canning, use recipes and procedures from
reputable sources. Reliable recipes and procedures
are available from the manufacturer of your canner;
manufacturers of glass jars for canning, such as
Ball and Kerr; and the United States Department of
Agriculture Extension Service.
4. Remember that canning is a process that generates
large amounts of steam. To avoid burns from steam
or heat, be careful when canning.
NOTE: If your house has
low voltage, canning may
take longer than expected, even though directions
have been carefully followed.
The process time will be shortened by:
(1) using a pressure canner, and
(2) starting with HOT tap water for fastest heating
of large quantities of water.
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The Clock
AUTO~mC CLOCK ~ ~MER
(on some models)
To set the
cloc~ push the knob in and turn the clock
hands to the correct time. The minute timer pointer
will move also.
ht the knob out, then turn the minute
timer pointer to OFF.
The Minute Timer
The minute timer has been combined with the range
To set the minute timer, turn the center knob,
clock. Use it to time all
your precise cooking
without pushing in, until the pointer reaches number
operations. You’ll recognize the minute timer as the of minutes you wish to time. (Minutes are marked, up
pointer which is different in color and shape than the to 60, in the center ring on the clock.) At the end of
clock hands.
the set time, a buzzer sounds to tell you time is up.
Turn the knob, without pushing in, until the pointer
reaches OFF and the buzzer stops.
Questions and Answers
Q. Must the clock be set on the correct time of day
Q. Can I change the clock while I’m Time Baking
when I wish to use the automatic timer for
in the oven?
baking?
A. The time of day on the clock should not be
A. Yes, if you wish to set the
DE~Y START (on changed during any program that uses the oven
some models) or the STOP TIME dials to turn on
timer. You must either stop those programs or wait
and off at set times during timed functions. until they are finished before changing the time.
Q. Can I use the minute timer during oven
cooking?
A. The minute timer can be used during any cooking
function. The automatic timers
(DEMY START
and STOP TIME dials) are used with the TIMED
BAKE function only.
USING
Before Using Your Oven
1. hok at the controls. Be sure you understand how
to set them properly. Read over the directions for
the Automatic Oven Timer so you understand its
use with the controls.
2. Check the oven interior. bok at the shelves.
Take a practice run at removing and replacing
them properly, to give sure, sturdy support.
YOUR OVEN
3. Read over the information and tips that follow.
4. Keep this book handy so you can refer to it,
especially during the first weeks of using your
new range.
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