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Thread Number: 56742
/ Tag: Ranges, Stoves, Ovens
Frigidaire RM-45 oven temp regulator |
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| Post# 790515 , Reply# 1 10/25/2014 at 05:03 (3,464 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
I Will....
....Leave your oven problem to the experts around here, but I have some information for you.
That RM-45 is very similar to the 1948 RK-70 I grew up with. The two differences are: 1) the RK-70 was a double-oven range, and 2) it had different burner elements than yours has. Your range was the first year for the "fat" Radiantube elements Frigidaire became so famous for. Radiantubes were used all the way up to the time General Motors sold Frigidaire in the '70s. Also, your range was designed by the famous industrial designer Raymond Loewy, who also designed cabinets for American Kitchens and cars for Studebaker, among other designs. Last, I hope you can find an answer to your oven problem, because it will be much easier to fix the range than to move it out. When our RK-70 died, it had to be moved down a very long driveway to the curb, and that's how I know it weighs around 300 pounds, LOL. I am glad you want to repair your range instead of discarding it. Hopefully Mark kenmore71 will see your post and have some info for you. | ||
Post# 790518 , Reply# 2 10/25/2014 at 05:28 (3,464 days old) by retro-man  (- boston,ma) |
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What is that interesting piece to the left of the stove? Looks like it could be a built in dishwasher from the 50's. Jon | ||
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Post# 790642 , Reply# 4 10/26/2014 at 06:25 (3,463 days old) by retro-man (- boston,ma) |
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You could post a couple of pics of it and possibly someone here would want it or maybe for parts. This is such a large group of collectors that it is a possibility that it could be used. Jon | ||
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Post# 790683 , Reply# 5 10/26/2014 at 11:45 (3,463 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Oven Temperature Problems | ||
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Post# 790784 , Reply# 8 10/27/2014 at 07:10 (3,462 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Oven Temperature Problems
Thanks for writing back, the only way to check an ovens temperature is with the thermometer in the middle of the oven, and you really cannot do this while cooking food. As Matt suggested a better thermometer is also very helpful and as he also mentioned some temperature swing is normal, but it should not be more than around 25 degrees in either direction.
When this oven is heating the broiler element should be on as well at a lower voltage [ 120 volts=1/4 ] of normal broiler heat output. It will normally not get red hot during the bake mode, you can use a portable inferred temperature to see if it is really heating, you could also squirt a little water on it when it is heating to see if it sizzles. The other thing to check is the oven door, is it closing tightly, also these older ovens were fairly small, when baking be sure that there is at least 2" of space around baking pans for good circulation. If you still have problems with great fluctuations in temperature the thermostat has problems, there is an adjustment plate behind the control knob, sometimes this adjustment plate has just gotten loose and this will cause all kinds of crazy results. Other than that you may need a new thromostat or to have yours rebuilt, this is where it can get difficult and expensive. | ||
| Post# 790824 , Reply# 9 10/27/2014 at 12:56 (3,462 days old) by Classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia) | ||
I have a 1950 RM-10, a lower version of yours. Here's the adjustment plate John was talking about. When I adjusted mine, I turned it on to a set temperature and left it for set for a while to ensure proper heating. Then I carefully pulled the knob off careful not to change the temperature. Checking the thermometer I placed in the oven, I unscrewed the set screws and used the knob to carefully reset the temperature. Then I took the knob off and carefully screwed the screws back in. It works like a charm now. I hope yours is as simple.
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| Post# 790836 , Reply# 10 10/27/2014 at 14:08 (3,462 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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| Post# 790873 , Reply# 11 10/27/2014 at 19:46 (3,462 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia) | ||
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