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Can
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OvenThermostat
Adjustment
Thetemperaturecontrolin your
newovenhasbeencarefully adjusted
{oprovideaccuratetemperatures.
However,if this ovenhas replaced
oneyouhaveusedforseveral y ears,
youmaynoticea differencein the
degreeof browningor the lengthof
timerequiredwhenusingyour
favoriterecipesbecauseoven
temperature controlshavea tendency
to "drift" overa periodofyears.
Beforeattemptingto havethe
temperatureof yournewoven
changed,be sureyouhavefollowed
the bakingtimeand temperatureof
the recipecarefully.Then, after
youhaveusedthe ovena fewtimes
andyoufeeltheovenis too hot
or too cool, thereis a simple
adjustmentyoucan makeyourself
on the OVENTEMP knob.
Pullthe knoboff the shaftandlook
at the back side.There is a discin
thecenterofthe knobskirt witha
seriesof marksoppositea pointer.
L Notepositionof
pointerto marks
beforeadjustment
Noteto whichmarkthe pointeris
pointing.Tomakean ad~ustment,
carefullyloosen(approximately
oneturn), butdo notcompletely
re~.ovethe twoscrewsthatholdthe
skirt to the knob.Holdthe knob
bladein one handand the outer
skirt in the otherhand.
Toraisethe oventemperature,
movethe pointerin the directionof
thearrow for RAISE. Tolowerthe
temperature,movethe pointerin
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thedirectionof arrowfor LOWER.
Eachmark willchangethe oven
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temperatureapproximately 20"F.
Wesuggestthatyoumakethe
adjustmentone mark fromthe
originalsettingand checkoven
performancebeforemakingany
additionaladjustments.
Afierthe adjustmentis made,
press skirtand knobtogetherand
retightenscrewsso theyare snug,
but be carefulnot to overtighten.
Re-installknobon rangeand
checkperformance.
Note:Afteran adjustment h as
beenmadeto the OVENTEMP
knob,OFF and BROILwillnot
lineup withthe indicatormarkon
the controlpanelas theypreviously
did. Thisconditionis normaland
will notcreatea problem.
SurfaceBurner
AirAdjustment S hutters
An air adjustmentshutterfor each
surfaceburnerregulatesthe flowof
air to the flame.
Whenthe rightamountof air
flowsintothe burner,the flame
willbe steady,relativelyquietand
haveapproximately 3/4"sharpblue
cones.This is usuallythecasewith
factorypresetshuttersettings.
Withtoomuchair,theflamewill
be unsteady, p ossiblywon'tburn all
the wayaround,and willbe noisy,
soundinglikea blowtorch.
Withnotenoughair,youwon'tsee
any sharpblueconesin the flame,
youmaysee yellowtips,and soot
mayaccumulateon potsand pans.
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Air adjustment s hutter
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The air adjustmentshuttersset on
the hoodof the valves, a nd are '
positionedon the burnertubesby
frictionfit.
Toadjustthe flowof ir to the
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bur~ers,applya blade type
screwdriveragainstthe friction-fit
shuttersand push to adjustthe
shutters,allowingmoreor less air
intothe burner tubesas needed.
OvenBurner
AirAdjustment Shutter
Theair adjustmentshutterfor the
ovenburner regulatesthe flowof
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air to the flame.
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Theshutterfor theovenburneris
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neartheback wallof the oven
behindthe broilerdrawer.
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Air adjustment
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shutter
Toreachthe shutter,remove
thebroilerdrawer(page19).
Toadjustthe flowof airto the
burner,loosenthe Phillipshead
screwand rotatethe shutterto
allowmoreor lessair intothe
burnertubeas needed.
Todetermineif the burnerflame
is proper,lighttheburner.The
flameshouldhave1/2"to 3/4"blue
coneswithno yellowtipping,and
shouldnotextendout overthe
baffleedges.
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