Hotpoint RF725GP Care and Cleaning Operating the Self-cleadng Oven, Adjusting Oven Thermostat

Care and Cleaning

Operating the Self-cleadng Oven (continued)

Questions and Answers

Q. If my oven clock is not working, can I still self-clean my oven?

A. If the clock is not working then the entire control is not working. If the clock is not set to the correct time of day you will not be able to set a delay clean to end at a specific time.

Q. Can I use commercial oven cleaners on any part of my self-cleaning oven?

A. No cleaners or coatings should be used around any part of this oven. If you do use them and do not thoroughly rinse the oven with water, wiping it absolutely clean afterwards, the residue can scar the oven surface and damage metal parts the next time the oven is automatically 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.

Q. What should I do if excessive smoking occurs during cleaning?

A. This is caused by excessive soil. Press the CLEAR/OFF button. Open windows to rid room of smoke. Wait until the oven has cooled (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 metal heating and cooling during both the cooking and cleaning functions.

Q. Should there be any odor during the cleaning?

A. Yes, there may be a slight odor during the first few cleanings. Failure to wipe out excessive soil might also cause a strong odor when cleaning.

Q.What causes the hair-like lines on the enameled surface of my oven?

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. To make shelves slide more easily, after each self-cleaning function, 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.

Adjusting Oven Thermostat

When cooking a food for the first time in your new oven, use time given on recipes as a guide. Oven thermostats, over a period of years, may “drift” from the factory setting and the differences in temperatures between an old and a new oven of 5 to 10 degrees 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 factory 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 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.

To adjust temperature:

1.Press BAKE pad.

2.Select an oven temperature between 500°F. and 550°F. by pressing the INCREASE pad and immediately press BAKE again and hold for 4 seconds.

3.Continue to hold BAKE until preset oven temperature adjustment shows in display. The factory set oven temperature adjustment is “00.”

4.Change temperature adjustment up to 35 degrees hotter (+35°F.) or

35degrees cooler (--35°F.) by using the INCREASE or DECREASE pads.

5.Press CLEAWOFF to clear display.

This adjustment you have made to the oven temperature will be remembered by the control and will automatically adjust the oven temperature by that amount each time you set a bake temperature. This adjustment will not affect broil temperatures.

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