Hotpoint RJ734GP Use And Care Manual page 20

the self-cleaning Oven
Questions and Answers
If my oven clock is not set to
the correct time of day, can
self-clean my oven?
A.Yes, except for delayed clean.
Your Automatic Oven Timer uses
the clock to help start and stop
your self-cleaning cycle.
oven cleaners on any part
of my self'-cleaning oven?
A. No clctiners or cotitings should
them and
do not wipe the oven absolutely
oven surface and damage metal
parts the next time the oven is
automat ical ly cleaned.
Q. Can I clean the Woven
Gasket around the oven door?
A. Yes, but carefully, and only
with a clean sponge to soak the
soiled area with hydrogen
peroxide. See Self-Cleaning
Instructions.
Q. What should I do if excessive
smoking occurs during cleaning?
A. This is caused by excessive soil.
Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Open
windows to rid room of smoke.
has cooled
oven
(about 20-30" minutes) and the
word LOCK is off in the display.
Wipe up the excess soil and reset
the clean cycle.
Q. Is the "crackling" sound I
hear during cleaning normal?
A. Yes. This is the sound of the
both the cooking and cleaning
functions.
Q. Should there be any odor
during tbe cleaning?
A. Yes, there may be a slight odor
might also cause a strong odor
Q. What causes the hair-like
lines on the enameled surface
of my oven?
I still
A.
This is a normal condition,
resulting from heating and cooling
during cleaning. These lines do not
affect how your oven performs.
Q. Why do I have ash left in my
oven after cleaning?
A. Some types of soil will leave
a deposit which is ash. It can be
removed with a damp sponge
or cloth.
Q. My oven shelves do not slide
easily. What is the matter?
A. After many cleanings, oven
shelves may become so clean they
do not slide easily. If you wish
shelves to slide more easily,
dampen fingers with a small
amount of cooking oil and rub
lightly over sides of shelf where
they contact shelf supports.
Q. My oven shelves have become
gray after the self-clean cycle.
Is this normal?
A. Yes. After the self-clean cycle,
the shelves may lose some luster
and discolor to a deep gray color.
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Adjusting Oven Thermostat
(Electronic Oven Control)
When cooking a food for the first
time in your oven, use time given
on recipes as a guide. Oven
thermostats, over a period of years,
may "drift" from the factory setting
and differences in timing between
an old and a new oven of 5 to I ()
minutes are not unusual and you
may be inclined to think that the
new oven is not performing
correctly. However, your new oven
has been set correctly at the ftictory
and is more apt to be accurate than
the oven it replaced.
If you think the oven should be
hotter or cooler, you can adjust it
yourself. To decide how much to
oven temperature 25°F. higher or
lower than the temperature in your
recipe, then bake. The results of
this "test" should give you an idea
of how much the temperature
should be changed.
To adjust temperature:
1.
Touch BAKE pad.
2. Select an oven temperature
between 500°F. and 5500F.
3. Immediately, before ON is
displayed, press and hold the
BAKE pad for about 4 seconds.
The red display will change to the
4. The oven temperature can be
adjusted up to (+) 35°F. hotter or
(–) 35°F. cooler. Use the
INCREASE or DECREASE pads
to select the desired change in the
red display.
5. When you have made the
adjustment, press the CLEAR/OFF
pad to go back to the time of day
display. Use
would normally.
NOTE: This adjustment will not
affect Broil or Clean temperatures.
It will be remembered when power
is removed.
your oven as you