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=LP US mLP YOU... Read this guide carefully. It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new range properly. Keep it handy for answers to your questions. If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number): Consumer Affairs GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225 Write down the model and serial numbers.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE ● The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances.
iJ ● MORTANT SAFE~ ~STRUCTIONS (eontmued) CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CH~DREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED ~ CABINETS ABOVB A RANGE OR ON THE BACKSPLASH OF A RANGE-C~DREN CLIMBING ON THE RANGE TO REACH ITEMS COULD BE SENOUSLY INJURED. Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang an the door, broiler drawer or cooktop. They could damage the range and even tip it over, causing sever~ personal injury. Let the burner grates and other surfaces cool before touching them ar leaving them where children can reach them.
— If a combination of oils or fats will be used in frying, stir together before heating or as fats melt slowly. . Use proper pan siz%Avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped, Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to properly contain food and avoid boilovers and spillovers and large enough to cover burner grate. This will both save cleaning time and prevent h=ardous accumulations of food, since heavy spattering or spillovers left on range can ignite.
FEATuws OF YOUR RANGE Features and appearance may vary. Sealed Burners JGBP26 JGBP31 JGBP34 JGBP35 JGBP38 6 & Standard Twin Burners Burner Cap ...–@~~L;:;ad on —~ .——.. models) . . ~ Burner Base .Q-..! \ / Your range is equipped with one of the two types of surface burners shown above.
Feature Index (Not all models have all features. Appearance of features varies.) 1 Air Intake (under storage drawer orkick panel) 2 Model and Serial Numbers (on front frame of range, behind storage drawer or kick panel) 3 Anti-Tip Device Lower right rear corner on range back. See the Installation Instructions.
HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE TO YOUR OLD ONE? Your new cooktop has gas burners. If you are used to cooking with induction or other electric surface units, you will notice some differences when you use gas burners. Type of Cooktop Gas Burners The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or surface unit you have.
Surface Burner Controls The knobs that turn the surface burners on and off are located on the control panel in front of the burners. The two knobs on the left control the left front and left rear burners. The two knobs on the right control the right front and right rear burners. Before Lighting a Burner If drip pans are supplied with your range, they should be used at all times. ● Make sure all grates on the range are in place before using any burner.
SU~ACE COOmG (continued) Top-of-Range Cookware Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is recommended because it heats quickly and evenly. Most foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with tight-fitting lids when cooking with minimum amounts of water. Cast-Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets will give satisfactory results. Enamelware: Under some conditions, the enamel of some cookware may melt. Follow cookware manufacturer’s recommendations for cooking methods.
A 1. CLEAWOFF. Press this pad to cancel all oven operations except clock and timer. 2. PROGRAM STATUS. Words light up in the display to indicate what is in the time display. Programmed information can be displayed at any time by touching the pad of the operation you want to see. For example, you can display the current time of day while the timer is counting down by pressing the CLOCK pad. 3. TIME DISPLAY. Shows the time of day, the times set for the timer or automatic oven operation. 4.
OVEN CONTROL, CLOCK Am T~ER To Set the Clock Clock The clock must be set for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. The time of day cannot be changed during a Timed Baking or Self-Cleaning cycle. 1. Press the CLOCK pad. CLOCK n the INCREASE or DECREASE pad to set the time of day. 3. Press the CLOCK pad to start. 2. Press n CLOCK Timer The timer is a minute timer; it does not control oven operations. The maximum setting on the timer is 9 hours and 55 mi~utes. To Set the Timer 1.
Before Using Your Oven Be sure you understand how to set the controls properly. Practice removing and replacing the shelves while the oven is cool. Read the information and tips on the following pages. Keep this guide handy where you can refer to it, especially during the first weeks of using your new range. Electric Ignition The oven burner and broil burner are lighted by electric ignition.
USmG YOUR OWN (continued) Oven Vents The oven is vented through duct openings at the rear of the cooktop. See the Features section. Do not block these openings when cooking in the oven—it is important that the flow of hot air from the oven and fresh air to the oven burners be uninterrupted. . The vent openings and nearby surfaces may become hot. Do not touch them. Do not leave plastic Vent appearance and location vay items on the cookto~ they may melt if left too close to the vent.
Do not lock the oven door with the latch during baking. The latch is used for self-cleaning only. If you think an adjustment is necessary, see the Adjust the Oven Thermostat section. It gives easy Do Zt Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately using an oven control system. It is recommended that you operate the oven for a number of weeks to become familiar with your new oven’s performance. Yourse~instructions on how to adjust the thermostat.
BAmG (continued) Pan Placement For even cooking and proper browning, there must be enough room for air circulation in the oven. Baking results will be better if baking pans are centered as much as possible rather than being placed to the front or to the back of the oven. Pans should not touch each other or the walls of the oven. Allow 1– to l~z–inch space between pans as well as from the back of the oven, the door and the sides.
Don’t Peek Set the timer for the estimated cooking time and do not open the door to look at your food. Most recipes provide minimum and maximum baking times such as “bake 30-40 minutes.” DO NOT open the door to check until the minimum time. Opening the oven door frequently during cooking allows heat to escape and makes baking times longer. Your baking results may also be affected. w How to Time Bake Do not lock the oven door with the latch during Timed Baking. The latch is used for self-cleaning only.
T~ED BA~G (continued) How to Set Delay Start and Automatic Stop Quick Reminder: 1. Press the COOK TIME pad. 2. Press the INCREASE/DECREASE pad to set the Cooking Time. 3. Press the STOP TIME pad. 4. Press the INCREASE/DECREASE pad to set the length of Cooking Time. 5. Press the BAKE pad. 6. Press the INCREASE/DECREASE pad until the desired temperature appears in the display. — To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the correct position before you turn the oven on.
You may feel that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. We recommend that you use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar with it, following the times given in your recipes as a guide. If you think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the thermostat yourself. If you think it is too hot, adjust the thermostat to make it cooler. If you think it is too cool, adjust the thermostat to make it hotter.
ROASTmG Do not lock the oven door with the door latch during roasting. This is used for self-cleaning only. Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven. Roasting temperatures, which should be low and steady, keep spattering to a minimum. The oven has a special low shelf (R) position just above the oven bottom. Use it when extra cooking space is needed, for example, when roasting a large turkey. The shelf is not desig~ed to slide out at this position. 1.
Questions and Answers Q. Is it necessary to check for doneness with a Q. Do I need to preheat my oven each time I cook a roast or poultry? meat thermometer? A. Checking the finished internal temperature at the completion of cooking time is recommended. Temperatures are shown in Roasting Guide. For roasts over 8 lbs., check with thermometer at halfhour intervals after half the time has passed. Q. Why is my roast crumbling when I try to carve it? A.
Do not lock the oven door with the latch during broiling. The latch is used for self-cleaning only. Broiling is cooking food by direct heat from above the food. Most fish and tender cuts of meat can be broiled. Follow these directions to keep spattering and smoking to a minimum. 1. If the meat has fat or gristle around the edge, cut vertical slashes through both about 2“ apart. If desired, the fat may be trimmed, leaving layer about 1/8” thick. 2.
The oven door must be closed during broiling. Always use the broiler pan and rack that comes with your range. It is designed to minimize smoking and spattering by trapping juices in the shielded lower part of the pan. ● For steaks and chops, slash the fat evenly around the outside edges of the meat. To slash, cut crosswise through the outer fat surface just to the edge of the meat. Use tongs to turn the meat over to prevent piercing the meat and losing the juices.
OPEWT~G T~ SELF-CLEAN~G OWN Normal Cleaning Time: 4 hours Before a Clean Cycle Quick Reminder: 1. Prepare the oven for cleaning. 2. Close and latch the oven door. 3. Press the CLEAN pad. 4. Press the INCREASE pad. If you wish to change the preset Clean Time of 4 hours, press the lNCREASE or DECREASE pad until the desired Stop Time appears in the display. We recommend venting with an open window or using a ventilation fin or hood during the first self-clean cycle. 1.
How to Set the Oven for Cleaning Quick Reminder: 1. Prepare the oven for cleaning. CLEAN 2. Close and latch the oven door. 3. Press the CLEAN pad. 4. Press the INCREASE pad. If you wish to change the preset Clean Time of 4 hours, press the INCREASE or DECREASE pad until the desired Stop Time appears in the display. 1. Follow the directions in the Before a Clean Cycle section. 2. Close the oven door and slide the latch handle to the right as far as it will go. Never force the door latch handle.
OPEWT~G T~ SELF-CLEA~G OVEN (continued) How to Delay Start of Cleaning Delay Start is setting the oven timer to start the clean cycle automatically at a later time than the present time of day. NOTE: Before beginning make sure the oven clock shows the correct time of day. Quick Reminder—Delay Start for Self-Clean: 1. Prepare the oven for cleaning. 2. Close the oven door. 3. Press the CLEAN pad. 4. Press the INCREASE or DECREASE pad until the desired Clean Time appears. 5. Press the STOP TIME pad. 6.
— Questions and Answers Q. If my oven clock is not set to the correct time of day, can I still self-clean my oven? A. If the clock is not set to the correct time of day you Q. What causes the hair-like lines on the enameled surface of my oven? A. This is a normal condition, resulting from heating will not be able to set a delay clean to end at a specific time. Q. Can I use commercial oven cleaners on any part of my self-cleaning oven? A.
CAm Am CLEANNG Proper care and cleaning are important so your range will give you efficient and satisfactory service. Follow these directions carefully in caring for it to help assure safe and proper maintenance. BE SURE ELECTRICAL POWER IS DISCONNECTED BEFORE CLEANING ANY PART OF YOUR RANGE. ~:-DO NOT OPERATE THE BURNER WITHOUT ALL BURNER PARTS AND DRIP PANS (IF SO EQUIPPED) IN PLACE. Sealed Burner Assemblies (on some models) Electrode The electrode of the spark igniter is exposed.
Burner Heads (on sealed burners only) The holes in the burners of your range, and the spark electrodes, must be kept clean at all times for proper ignition and an even, unhampered flame. You should clean the burner heads routinely, especially after bad spillovers, which could clog these holes. Wipe off the burner heads. If heavy spillover occurs, remove the burner heads from the range. Remove the burner grate and burner cap. Then lift the burner head straight up.
CAM Am CLEAN~G (continued) Burner Grates Lift out when cool. Grates should be washed regularly and, of course, after spillovers. Wash them in hot, soapy water and rinse with clean water. After cleaning, dry them thoroughly by putting them in a warm oven for a few minutes. Don’t put the grates back on the range while they are wet. When replacing the grates, be sure they’re positioned securely over the burners.
Lift-Off Oven Door The oven door is removable, but it is heavy. You may need help removing and replacing the door. To remove the door, open it a few inches to the special stop position that will hold the door open. Grasp firmly 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 frame as th~hinge could snap back an? pinch fingers. To replace the door, make sure the hinges are in the special stop position.
CA~ Am CLEAN~G (continued) Oven Light Replacement (on some models ) CAUTION: Before replacing your oven light bulb, disconnect the electrical power to the range at the main fuse or circuit breaker panel. Be sure to let the light cover and bulb cool completely. DO NOT REMOVE ANY SCREWS TO REMOVE COVER. 2. Do not touch hot bulb with a wet cloth. Replace bulb with a 40-watt household appliance bulb.
Oven Air Ven@ Never block the venfi (air openings) of the range. They provide the air inlet and outlet that are necessary for the range to operate properly with correct combustion. Air openings are located at the rear of the cooktop, at the top and bottom of the oven door, and at the bottom of the range, under the kick panel, storage drawer or broiler drawer (depending on the model).
FOR YOUR SAFETY Eyou smell gas: 1. Open windows. 2. Don’t touch electrical switches. 3. Etinguish any open flame. 4. Immediately call your gas supplier. FOR YOUR SAFETY IMPORTANT Remove all pacMng material and literature from oven before connecting gas and electrical supply to range. I I DIMENSIONS AND CLEARANCES Provide adequate clearances be~een the range ‘ and adjacent combustible surfaces.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS InstaUation of this range must conform with local codes, or in the absence of local codes, with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI 2223.1, latest edition. In Canada, initiation must conform with the current Natural Gas Installation Code, CAN/CGA-B149.l or the current Propane Initiation Code, CAN/CGAB149.2, and with lod codes where applicable. This range has been design-certified by the American Gas Association according to ANSI 221.
GENERAL . See Dimensions and Clearances in this section for all rough-in and spacing dimensions. These dimensions must be met for safe use of your range. The location of the electrical outlet and pipe opening (see Gas Pipe and Electric Outlet Locations) may be adjusted to meet spec~lc requirements. ● The range may be placed with O“ clearance (flush) at the back wall and sidewalls of the range. LO~TION Do not locate the range where it may be subject to strong drafts.
❑ pROVIDEADEQUAIE GAS SUPPLY Your range is designed to operate at a pressure of 4“ of water column on natural gas or, if designed for LP gas @ropane or butane), 10” of water column. Make sure you are supplying your range with the type of gas for which it is designed.
Flexible Connector and Rigid Pipe Hookups br Modeh Equipped with Standard Twin Burners COHNECT THE WNGE TO GM (continued) Flexible Connector Hookup for Models Equipped with Sealed Burners Pressure Regulator ~ , .- .0 ,- ~~fi;~AdaT9Ni,eu7~w 0 w@m” Q,o,lbow~ (provided) ? t Adapter Flex ~ Connector (6 ft. max.) 9 -.
❑ CONNECT THE WHGE TO GX (continued) 1. Install a manual gas line shut-off valve in the gas line in an easily accessed location outside of the range. Make sure everyone operating the range knows where and how to shut off the gas supply to the range. 2. Install male 1/2” flare union adapter to the 1/2” NPT internal thread elbow at inlet of regulator.
ELECTRIUL CONNECTIONS (continued) ❑ Usage Sitiation.where Appliace Power Cord wi~ be Disconnected Mequen@. An adapter maybe used only on a 15-amp circuit. Do not use an adapter on a 20-amp circuit. mere local codes permit, a TEMPOMY CONNE~ON may be made to a properly grounded two-prong wall receptacle by the use of a UL-listed adapter, available at most hardware stores.
❑ SEAL THE OPENINGS Seal any openings in the wall behind the range and in the floor under the range when hookups are completed. E CHECK lGNITlON OF SURFACE BURNERS Surface Burner Ignition Operation of all cooktop and oven burners should be checked after the range and gas supply lines have been carefully checked for leaks. Electric I@ition Models Select atop burner knob and simultaneously push in and turn to LITE position. You will hear a snapping sound indicating proper operation of the spark module.
❑ ADJUST BROIL AND OVEN BURNER AIR ADJUSTMENT SHUTTERS IF NECESSARY &r adjustment shutters for the top and bottom burners regulate the flow of air to the flames. The air adjustment shutter for the top @roil) burner is in the center of the rear wall of the oven. To determine if the bottom burner flames are burning properly, remove the oven bottom and the burner baffle [on some models (see below)].
❑ LEVELING THE RANGE 1. Remove the storage drawer, broiler drawer or kick panel. 2. Use a 3/16” open-end or socket wrench to back out both rear leveling legs approximately two turns. 3. Use a 1:%” open-end or adjustable wrench to back out the front leveling legs two turns. 4. Install the oven shelves in the oven and position the range where it will be installed. 5. Check for levelness by placing a spirit level or a cup, partially filled with water, on one of the oven racks.
HOW TO CONVERT THE RANGE FOR USE WITH 1P GAS OR NATURAL GAS This range leaves the factory set for use with natural gas. H you convert to LP gas, keep these instructions and orflces in case you want to convert back to natural gas.
E CONVERTING SURFACE BURNERS ON MODELS EQUIPPED WITH SEALED BURNERS (See Step 4 if range is equipped with standard twin burners.) 1. Remove grates, burner caps and burner heads. 2. Using a torxdriver, remove the burner bases by unscrewing the 3 small screws in each base. Lift the burner straight out. DO NOT disconnect the wires from the burner bases unless the cooktop needs to be raised. 3.
HOW TO CONVERT THE RANGE FOR USE WITH 1P GAS OR NATURAL GAS (continued) 5. To prevent leakage, make sure the orifice spuds are securely screwed into the gas inlet tubes. Use a small wrench to hold the inlet tube hex to prevent it from twisting. 6. Put old orifice spuds back in the bag to save for possible future conversion. N~: If an orifice spud is accidentally dropped, the cooktop can be ra~sed by the 2 front clips with a large flat blade screwdriver.
E CONVERT THE OVEN BURNER ORIFICES Oven Burner 1. Remove oven door, storage drawer or broiler drawer, oven bottom and burner baffle (on some models). The lower burner orifice spud is located behind the storage drawer, broiler drawer or kick panel. (On some models, a metal shield must be removed to access the ortilce.) 2. To convert to U gas, use a 1/2” wrench to turn the lower burner ortice spud clockwise. Tighten the spud only until it is snug. To prevent damage, do not overtighten the spud.
HOW TO CONVERT THE RANGE FOR USE WITH 1P GAS OR NATURAL GAS (continued) ❑ CONVERT TOP BURNER VALVES 1. Turn all of the top burners to LOW. \ 2. Remove all four knobs. 3. With a small flat blade screwdriver, turn the valve set screws ~ <+a clockwise to decrease the flame size. counterclockwise .. \ I to increase the flame size. Adjust \ 5/ until the flame is about the same height as the top of the burner. Y 4. Replace the knobs. 5. Check for flame outage by opening and closing the oven door several times.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE “F- AND A NUMBER” FLASH IN THE DISPLAY * If the time display flashed “F- and a number”, you have a function error code. OVEN WILL NOT WORK If function error code appears during the self-cleaning cycle, check oven door latch. The latch handle may have been moved, even if only slightly, from the latched position. Make sure the latch is moved to the right as far as it will go. Press the CLEAWOFF pad. Allow the oven to cool for one hour. Rt the oven back into operation.
THE PROBLEM SOLVER (continued) PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE FOOD DOES NOT BROIL PROPERLY ~ Oven controls not properly set. See tie Broiling section. * Oven door an&or broiler drawer not closed. ● Improper shelf position being used. See the Broiling section. * Food is being cooked on a hot pan. o Cookware is not suited for broiling. FOOD DOES NOT ROAST OR BAKE PROPERLY Q Aluminum foil used on the broiler pan rack has not been fitted properly and slit as recommended.
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YOUR GE GAS RANGE WARRANTY WHAT IS COVERED Staple sales slip or cancelled check here. Proof of original purchase date is needed to obtain service under warranty. FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY For one year from date of original purchase, we will provide, free of charge, pafls and service labor in your home to repair or replace any pan of the range that fails because of a manufacturing defect.
