If I'm reading it right, your range was built 3/72.  I'm attaching a link to GE's cheat sheet.  The corner of my garage where this range had been residing for the last 3 ½ months sure looks empty now.  But, I'm glad I was able to help you in some small way acquire a long desired appliance. 

Sandy, actually the GE ranges that I have used with a "griddle" setting it turns on ONLY the outer (8") ring of the large burner.  This emulates the kind of heat pattern that you would get in an electric frying pan or griddle.  It keeps the center from getting to hot.  

(BTW, is got a glimpse of this beautiful range in the van earlier today, I also owe you an email….)

Yay, Sandy, these were great ranges, as Tim mentioned this range is earlier than 73-4, appliance outlets were discontinued by this time. On the 3 size Sensi-Temp burner when you select griddle it turns off the center 4" part of the burner for more even heating with a large pan or griddle [ the griddle setting is also ideal with large skillets ], but does not activate the rear element like GE did on many of their 40" ranges.

The selector Switch should not say rotisserie unless the range has this feature, I would guess that the selector switch knob is not correct for your range ?.

Let us know how you like it once the fall dinner parties get in full swing.  John L.

Congratulations Sandy! Finding a long sought after appliance is always a great feeling. I hope it gives you many years of excellent service.

Congratulations!  She surrrrre is purdy.  And just in time to prepare Thanksgiving dinner, too.

lawrence

Sandy is that picture #10 your Selector Knob, as it does not say rotisserie on it ?, I thought it was odd that it would have that setting and not have a rotisserie as the SW would have 6 positions not 5 like like the knob you pictured has.

In reply #5 Combo52 mentions that electrical outlets were discontinued by 1973-74.

Were discontinued by UL decree before the end of 1974, even though very convenient they were considered a hazard if a cord was draped over a hot heating element or burner. This was the type of UL regulation that appliance manufacturers welcomed because it saved them MONEY and there was no competitive disadvantage in one company trying to save money by dropping a feature because everyone had to do it.

At the same time the push-to-turn control knobs for surface burners were also mandated by UL, this is when the push-button burner controls that GE and HP had used forever also disappeared, because the requirement said [ it must take TWO different movements to turn on a surface burner ] so GE chose not to brother to redesign the PB switches to require two different motions to use them.

Sandy the nice knobs your range uses were much lighter in color on ranges built in the late 60s-the early 1970s and they did tend to fade and the writing wear off even more as they were used. The knob you pictured with the darker brown background was a later but completely compatible knob.

You had me going when you said the selector knob said rotisserie on it as I knew that that was wrong for your range and the thermostat knob should not have the word rotisserie on it either. GE did make both style knobs, so it may have even been a factory mistake.

Sandy if you have any problems finding knobs for this range I should have them as we have BOXES full of GE range knobs.

Of an early GE P-7 oven, are you going to show the after SC picture ? if it is working properly it should completely clean that oven.

Sandy I could not agree more about not having a SC oven, it just takes the fun out of cooking. I have 8 SC ovens in the three homes I send my time in and 4 of these ovens get the great majority of  the use, all four of these ovens are quite dirty now and since cooler weather is here now all will gets cleaned in the next month or so.

They all get cleaned about once a year, always when the weather is cool and immediately after they are used so the oven is already hot to save a little power and stress on the oven liner.

While there is no diffident interval recommended to run the clean cycle it is up to the user to decide, I have always been very happy to use the feature just when really needed as the high temperature clean cycle does take a toll on the oven liner and racks.

Happy Cooking   John L.

It is so nice to get a stove you really like and enjoy cooking with.  I hope you and the GE will make many happy meals together. 

Here is the MT Advanced Cooking System stove I found 4 years ago.  I love having one with the cast iron grates and big oven. I have loved cooking every meal on it.

WK78

You had me scared for a moment that there was a major mechanical defect.  I hope your cleaning and polishing efforts yield great results.

Sandy are  these the two little curved spring steel like clips? if that is what we are talking about they assemble near the bottom of the slot in the door where the door slides onto the hinges, they improve the fit and aliment of the door when installed.

Anyway I don't know if I am helping much here, when I go over to the warehouse around noon I will look at a similar range we have and I will probably be better able to describe how to reinstall the clips, but basically they clip up into the bottom of the hinge brackets.

That is a beauty!  Just love that styling with all the bells and whistles!

-Tony

No fear here.  I knew it wouldn't be perfect, but it's a huge improvement over what you've been using.

That's my ugly mug, and my beautiful wife with whom I'll be celebrating 15yrs of marriage 11/14.  We enjoyed being "foster parents" as John "oldskool" so appropriately put it.  Standing next to that bridal wreath bush almost makes it look like Bev is wearing camouflage.

Did you mean the stove or my wife? 

RETRO TIME!  Fingers and toes crossed it works for you.

The aluminum burner bowls are meant to be cleaned in the P-7 oven and it will not melt them, after cleaning you can still polish if you want really shinny bowls.

I like the aluminum bowls for originality and chrome or shinny bowls do slightly do improve the burners heating speed and efficiency, but for my heavy cooking use coupled with my desire not to have to clean the burner bowls every few days I always install the dark GE porcelain burner bowls with the separate chrome trim rings on any range I have to maintain.

Sandy if you need a set of genuine GE porcelain bowls and rings let me know, we have lots of them, unfortunately GE discontinued the aluminum bowls all together.

Glad your Sensi-temp burner seems to be working, GE had one of the most user friendly automatic burners too use if you remember to use the boil settings when cooking with water in a pan and if using a skillet or the griddle you use the temperature settings 150-500F.

Thanks for the reminder about the 'Boil' settings on the Sensi-Temp.  I had forgotten about them and recently did a boil-water experiment myself, with not-what-I-was-hoping-for results.  Today, based on your reminder, I used the 'Low Boil' indication and was much happier with the results!  I'm guessing that the dial contains two sets of calibrations, with the 'Boil' section having greater control of the temperature?

Anyway - thanks again for pointing out that feature!

lawrence

Check out the Jubilee Wax thread.  You might want this once your range is completely detailed.

These appear to be aluminum - could serve as attic stock.....

lawrence

Can I assume that the timed outlet works as it should?  There's nothing better than waking up to freshly perked java.

I use the timed outlet on my GE Spacemaker under-the-counter clock radio all the time.  I'd be lost without it.  It's not difficult to use, and it's great to wake up to freshly made coffee.  Nothing says home like hearing a percolator start up on a cold WI winter morning.