Hotpoint RGB528PENBB Owners Manual - Page 20

Care and cleaning of the range.

Lift the door straight up and off

the hfl?ges.

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The gasket is designed with a gap

at the bottom to allow for proper

air circulatim?.

Do not rub or cleat?the door gaske_

it has at?extremely low resistance

to abrasion.

If you notice the gasket becomh?g

worn, frayed or damaged h?any way

or if it has become displaced on the

door, you should have it replaced.

Lift-Off Oven Door

Theoven door

is

removable,but it

is

heavy You

may

need help removing and replacing the door.

Toremove the door,

open

it a fbw h_('hes to

tile

special

stop

position

that

will hold

tile

door

open.

Grasp

firefly

on

each

side

and

lift the

door

straight

up and

off the

hinges.

NOTE: Be careful not to place hands between the

hinge and the oven door frameas the h/bge could

snap backand pinch fingers.

Toreplace

the

door,

make

sure tile

hinges

are

in tile

special

stop

position.

Position

tile

slots

in tile

bottom

of tile

door

squarely

over

the

hinges.

Then

lower

the

door

slowly and

evenly

over

both

hinges

at the

same

time./t

the

hinges

snap

back

against

the

oven

ti'ame,

pull

them

back

out.

Toclean

the inside

of the door:

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Do

not

allow

excess

i_;iter

to

i'{in

into

any

holes

or slots

in

tile

(loo_:

_: Because

tile

area

inside

tile

gasket

is

cleaned

during

the

self clean

cycle, you

do not

need

to clean

this bv hand.

Any

soap

left

on

the

liner

causes

additional

stains

when

the

oven

is heated.

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Tile

area

outside

tile

gasket

can

be

cleaned

with

a soap-tilled

steel

wool

or

plastic

pad.

Toclean the outside of the door:

Use

soap

and

water

to thoroughly

clean

the

top,

sides

and

ti'ont

ot the

oven

(loo_:

Rinse

well.

_4m may

also use

a glass

cleaner

to clean

the

glass on

the

outside

of the

(loo_:

Spillage

_ffmarinades,

fl'uit juices,

tomato

sauces

and

basting

materials

containing

adds

may

cause

discoloration

and

should

be

wiped

up immediately.

_]/en

tile

surti_ce

is cool,

clean

and

rinse.

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Do

not

rise

oven

cleanei3,

cleansing

I)owde_

or

l/a_h

abrasives

on tile

outside

of tile

(loo_:

Oven Bottom

Tile

oven

bottolll

h}ls

}1

l)Oi'celain

enalllel

finish.

To make

cleaning

easier;

protect

tile

oven

bottom

ti'om

excessive

sl)illove_

by plating

a cookie

sheet

on the

shelf

below

the

shelf

you

are

cooking

on.

This

is particularly

important

when

baking

a fruit

pie

or

other

foods

with

a high

add

content.

Hot

fruit

fillings

or

other

fi)ods

that

are

highly

acidic

(such

as tomatoes,

sauerkraut,

and

sauces

with

vinegar

or

lemon

juice)

may

Catlse pitting

and

damage

to the

porcelain

enamel

suYlace

and

should

be wiped

up immediatel}:

We don't

recommend

using

ahm/inum

foil on tile

oven

bottom.

It

can

afle('t

air

flow if tile

holes

are

blocked

and

it can

concentrate

heat

at tile

bottom

of tile

oven,

resulting

in poor

1)aking

peffommnce.

To clean

up spillove_,

tlse soap

and

watei;

an

abrasive

cleaner

or

soap-filled

scouring

pad.

]_elnove

tile

oven

bottom

fl)r

easier

clean-up

and

to prevent

damage

to

the

confintlo/ls

cleaning

oven

coating

(on

some

models).

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