GE JGBP25GEN Use And Care & Installation Manual page 12

Adjustin the Oven Thermos~t
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When cooking food for the first time in your new oven,
use the time given on recipes as a guide. Oven
thermostats, over a period of years, may "drift" from
the factory setting and the differences in timing between
an old and a new oven of 5 to 10 minutes are not
unusual. Your oven has been set correctly at the factory
and is more likely to be accurate than the oven which
it replaced.
We do not recommend the use of
inexpensive thermometers, such as
those found in the grocery store, to
check the temperature setting of your
new oven. These thermometers can
vary by 2W0 degrees. If you think
the oven should be hotter or cooler,
you can adjust it yourself. To decide
how much to change the temperature,
set the 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.
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Pull the OVEN TEMP knob off the range and look
at the back side.
To make adjustment, Ioosen (approximatel
but do not completely remove, the two screws on the
back of the knob. With the back of the knob facing
you, hold the outer edge of the knob with one hand
Front of OVEN
TEMP knob.
and turn the the front of the knob with the other hand.
To raise the oven temperature, move the top screw
toward the right. You'll hear a click for each notch
you move the knob. To lower the temperature, move
the top screw toward the left. Each click will change
the oven temperature approximately 10°F. (Range is
plus or minus 60°F. from the arrow.)
We suggest that you make the adjustment one click
from the original setting and check oven performance
before making any additional adjustments.
After the adjustment is made, retighten screws so they
are snug, but be careful not to overtighten. Reinstall
knob on range and check performance.
Back of OVEN TEMP knob,
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