HOW TO USE AND ENJOY YOUR NEW MONARCH CE119Y COMBINATION COAL-WOOD-ELECTRIC RANGE

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[Note: I found some of the instructions for my old Monarch Wood-Electric Range.  These instructions were 30 year old photocopies, not the originals, so they were not in a condition where I could merely scan them and put them up on the Internet for you.  The illustrations were absolutely useless, and the text barely useable.  To make these instructions as authentic as possible, I ran them through OCR software, corrected the mistakes, then tried to format the results as close to the original photocopies as I could.  If there are mistakes in this material, they are from trying to correct the OCR-produced results. I did the best I could with what I had.  Please note that these instructions were for a particular Monarch Wood-Electric Range, and may not apply to all models produced over the years.   Miles Stair (Dec. 20, 2004)]

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HOW TO USE AND ENJOY YOUR NEW MONARCH CE119Y COMBINATION COAL-WOOD-ELECTRIC RANGE

Important! Please read first!

Complete MONARCH Electric Range User's Instruction Book E70A and a MONARCH Coal-Wood Instruction Book are enclosed with this Instruction Card. These two books and this card should be read before attempting to use your new Model CE119Y.

IMPORTANT! For satisfactory operation, hand damper must be installed in first joint of stove pipe.

DRAFT CONTROLS

Along the rear of the cooking top are three draft control handles.

The one on the left is No. 1. The right one is No. 2. Draft control handle No. 3 is located in the back splasher.

No. 1 is the Duplex Draft Control. By raising this handle, both side and back drafts are opened to supply air to the grates in the firebox. This is done when starting a fire and is thereafter operated to control the fire.

No. 2 is the Direct Draft Control for chimney. This is opened only for coal-wood operation. Push handle down when starting fire. This produces direct draft for fast starting. Lift this handle up to direct heat around the oven after fire is started. Handle should remain up during all baking and roasting operations.

No. 3 is the Flue Block Control. When this knob is pulled OUT, the range is completely blocked off from the chimney. KNOB MUST BE KEPT IN WHEN THERE IS ANY COAL-WOOD FIRE IN THE FIREBOX.

This knob should be OUT only when baking with electricity, without any fire in the coal-wood side. When baking with coal-wood and electricity, this knob is IN. (Flue is open).

Be sure separate hand damper is installed in first section of stove pipe.

WARNING - All three drafts should be closed when heating oven with electricity only. This prevents heat loss through the chimney.

The R1066 Oven Control Operation

DRAFT CONTROLS THE OVEN SIGNAL LIGHT: The neon signal light directly below the toggle switch is used to signal whenever the heating elements in the oven are on. The signal light will go out when oven is up to temperature. It will cycle or go "OFF" and "ON" during baking, roasting and barbecuing. It will remain on during broiling.

BAKING: Temperatures from 150 Fahrenheit to 550 Fahrenheit can be accurately selected for baking and roosting. When doing continuous baking which requires different temperatures, always bake the higher temperature foods first. The lowest oven rack position can be used for roasting and broiling, but should not be used for baking. (See page 4 of Instruction Book E7OA.)

FAST OVEN PREHEATING is accomplished when the oven control dial is turned from the "OFF" position directly to the desired baking temperature and the CENTER TOGGLE SWITCH is flipped upward. Both bake and broil units will come on at full heat to bring the oven up to temperature quickly. When oven control signal light goes out, flip the CENTER TOGGLE SWITCH downward and place food in the oven.

BROILING: Temperature controlled broiling is now possible. A temperature controlled zone from 350 Fahrenheit to 425 Fahrenheit may be selected with this thermostat.

If you desire temperature controlled broiling, turn the oven control dial from "OFF" to "BROIL". Then turn the control dial down to any desired temperature from 350 Fahrenheit to 425 Fahrenheit. Make certain the CENTER TOGGLE SWITCH is flipped downward. The broiler unit (the upper unit in the oven) will turn "OFF" and "ON" during broiling. Always close oven door during controlled bro ling.

If you do not desire temperature controlled broiling, simply turn the oven control dial up to "BROIL". Make certain the CENTER TOGGLE SWITCH is flipped downward. The broil unit will remain on during the complete broiling period. Always leave oven door ajar or open during regular broiling.

BAKING WITH BOTH COAL-WOOD AND ELECTRICITY

Suppose you have a small coal-wood fire for heating the kitchen - one that has heated the oven partially, BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR BAKING. Now you want to bake something.

You could force your coal-wood fire to get desired oven temperature, thereby over heating your kitchen. Or - you can bring up the oven simply by turning on the electric oven control and setting to desired temperature. Be sure knob 3 is in (shown in illustration on first page). Toggle switch below oven control must be flipped downward.

In this operation, you are utilizing the coal-wood heat for most of the baking job, yet you have the convenience of controlled heat of an electric oven.

BAKING WITH WOOD OR COAL

Tips on coal-wood baking are found in the Coal-Wood Range Instruction Book attached.

Be sure Draft Control No. 2 is closed (handle raised) after fire is well started.

The question is often asked, "Should I remove the lower electric unit when baking with coal or wood?" The answer is that if you expect to use electricity to boost up the oven to baking heat, the unit must be left in.

However, if you intend to do your baking with coal or wood, baking is then done on the bottom of the oven. IMPORTANT! There may be occasions when range is being fired with coal or wood and a maximum amount of heat is desired for home heating purposes. To prolong oven control life under severe firing conditions, do one of the following: Remove bake and broil units and turn oven control dial to "BROIL" position, leave oven door ajar; or set timer clock in the "OFF" position, turn oven control dial to "BROIL" position, and leave oven door ajar. (Normal baking temperatures will not injure the control.)

CLEANING THE FLUES

IMPORTANT: The cover for the bottom flue is packed separately in the ash pan and should be installed before using range by removing the spring mounted porcelain panel below the oven door which will disclose the clean-out opening.

Fine ashes and soot must be removed regularly from ALL FLUES of the range to insure quick heating and satisfactory baking. There are three places to clean.

1. The Right End Flue. Lift the front, left electric unit and you will see an opening into this flue with a cast iron cover. Remove cover and scrape sides of flue, allowing soot to drop down.

2. The Bottom Flue. Remove the porcelain panel below oven door by pulling it off its spring catches. This discloses. the opening to the bottom flue. Scrape ashes and soot out of this opening, reaching back into the bottom of the rear flue to remove soot accumulation.

3. The Top Flue. This is the space between the cooking top and the oven top. Don't let ashes accumulate here or you will slow down the operation of the oven. How often the flues should be cleaned depends on the strength of your draft and the kind of fuel used. Any time your fire seems sluggish, check to see if these flues need cleaning.

R835 CLOCK TIMER

This knob is used 10 set clock 10 the correct time. (It can be turned to the right or left.)

1. A chrome finish will discolor at high temperatures, but will not destroy nor harm the protective finish.

2. 1^st Set: What time do I want the food finished? Turn this "Stop Time" knob to right to stop or finish time.

3. 2^nd Set: Turn knob to right for required number of cooking hours. Turn oven control dial to desired baking temperature and place food in oven. IMPORTANT: When operation is completed, turn knob to left from "OFF" to "Manual".

4. TO USE AS A MINUTE MINDER, turn knob to right until pointer points to the desired number of minutes. When timed period has elapsed, buzzer will sound until knob is turned to the "OFF" position.

TO CARE FOR CHROME FINISH TOPS

After range is first fired the chrome top will turn brownish blue. This is not a permanent condition. After a year or more of firing, depending on how hard the range is fired, the top will turn grayish white and be attractive and pleasing to the eye.

For cleaning purposes, we suggest you use the same cleaning agent you normally use on other chrome finish appliances in your home.

MONARCH RANGE COMPANY - BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN 53916

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