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The
temperaturecontrolin your
newovenhasbeencarefully adjusted
to provideaccuratetemperatures.
However, i f this ovenhasreplaced
oneyouhaveusedfor severalyears,
youmaynoticea differencein the
degreeof browningor the lengthof
timerequiredwhenusingyour
favoriterecipesbecauseoven
temperature c ontrolshavea tendency
to "drift" overa periodofyears.
Beforeattemptingto havethe
temperatureofyournewoven
changed,be sureyouhavefollowed
thebakingtimeand temperatureof
therecipecarefully.Then, after
youhaveusedthe ovena fewtimes
andyoufeelthe ovenis toohot
or toocool, thereis a simple
adjustment y oucan makeyourself
on the OVENTEMPknob.
Pullthe knoboff the shafiandlook
at
the backside. Thereis a discin
thecenterof the knobskirtwitha
seriesof marksoppositea pointer.
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Loosen only the
locking screws
6 Note position of
pointer to marks
before adjustment
Note to
whichmark thepointeris
pointing.Tomakean adjustment,
carefidlyloosen(approximately
oneturn), but do not completely
removethe twoscrewsthatholdthe
skirtto the knob.Hold the knob
biadein onehand and the outer
skirtin the otherhand.
To
raise
the oventemperature,
movethepointerin the directionof
ihearrowfor WISE. Tolowerthe
temperature,movethe pointerin
thedirectionof arrow for LOWRR.
Eachmark will changethe oven
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.— temperatureapproximately 20°F.
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originalsettingandcheckoven
performancebeforemakingany
additiond adjustments.
After the adjustmentis made,
press skirt and knobtogetherand
retightenscrewsso theyare snug,
butbe carefillnotto overtighten.
Re-installknobon rangeand
checkperformance.
Note:Afier an adjustment h as
been madeto the OVENTEMP
knob,OFF and BROILwillnot
lineup withthe indicatormark on
the controlpanelas theypreviously
did. This conditionis normaland
willnot createa problem.
surface
Burner
Mr Adjtiment
Shutkm
An air adjustmentshutterfor each
surfaceburner regulatesthe flowof
air to the flame.
When the right amountof air
flowsintothe burner,the flame
willbe steady,relativelyquietand
haveapproximately 3/4." sharpblue
cones.This is usuallythe casewith
fa.cto~preset shuttersettings.
Withtoo muchair,the flamewill
be unsteady,possiblywon'tburn all
the wayaround,and willbe noisy,
soundinglikea blowtorch.
Withriotenoughair,youwon'tsee
any sharpblueconesin the flame,
YOU may seeye~owtips, and soot
mayaccumulateon potsandpans.
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Air adjustment shutter
The air adjustmentshuttersset on
the hood of the valvesandare
positionedon the burnertubesby
frictionfit.
Toadjustthe flow of airto the
burners,applya blade-type
screwdriveragainstthefriction-fit
shuttersand push to adjustthe
shutters,allowingmoreor less air
intothe burner tubesas needed.
oven
Burner
Nr Mjtiment Shut&r
The air adjustmentshutterfor the
ovenburner regulatesthe flowof
air to the flame.
The shutterfor theovenburner
is near the backwallof the oven
behindthe broilerdrawer.
Toreachthe shutter,remove
the broilerdrawer(page19).
Toadjustthe flowof air to the
burner,loosenthePhdlipshead
screwandrotatethe shutterto
allowmore or lessair into the
burner tubeas needed.
Todetermineif the burnerflame
is proper~ lighttheburner. The
flameshouldhave1/2"to 3/4"blue
coneswith no yellowtipping,and
shouldnot extendout overthe
baffleedges.

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