Resetting the oven temperature controls, Broiling in the upper oven, Broiling in the lower oven – Whirlpool RB270PXK User Manual
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RESETTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROLS
Does either oven seenn to be hotter or oolder than your old oven at the same
settings? The temperature setting in your old oven may have ohanged gradually
over the years. The aocurate setting of your new ovens can seem different. It you
think either or both oven temperatures need adjusting, follow these steps:
OFF
OFF
Locking Screw
OFF
1.
Pull out the center
of either or both
Oven Tempera
ture Controls.
2
.
Loosen the lock
ing screw.
3.
To lower the tern-
4.
perature, move black
ring so tooth is
closer to LO. Each
notch equals
about 10°F (5 C).
Tighten the locking screw. Replace the knob.
To raise the tem
perature, move black
ring so tooth is
deserto HI. Each
notch equals
about 10°F (5°C).
BROILING IN THE UPPER OVEN
1.
Place rack where you
want it tor broiling. (See
page 6 tor suggestions.)
2.
Put broiler pan and food
on the rack.
3.
Set Upper Oven Selector
to BROIL.
5.
During broiling the oven
door must be partly open.
A built-in stop will hold it
there.
When broiling is done,
turn both knobs to OFF.
Set Upper Oven Tempera
ture Control to BROIL. (Set
on a lower temperature
for slower broiling. See
below.)
Brciling can be slewed
(upper oven only) by setting the Upper Oven Tempera
ture Control to a setting lower than BROIL. When it’s on BROIL, the broil element
is on all the time. When it's on a temperature, the element turns off and on. The
lower the temperature setting, the shorter are the times when the element is on.
The Oven Selectcr must be cn BROIL and the deer partly
epen far all brciling temperatures.
BROILING IN THE LOWER OVEN
2 .
Place rack where you
3.
want it for broiling. (See
page 6 for suggestions.)
4.
Put broiler pan and food
on the rack.
Set Lower Oven Tempera
ture Control to BROIL.
During broiling the oven
door must be partly open.
A built-in stop will hold it there.
5.
When broiling is done,
turn the control to OFF.