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GE 164D2966P079 User Manual

Use and Care Guide
Gas Range
Safety Instructions ................... 3–6
Anti-Tip Device................................... 2, 3, 24
Operating Instructions, Tips
Aluminum Foil................... 5, 13, 14, 16, 18
Oven.................................................... 10–19
Baking................................................. 12, 13
Broiling................................................ 16, 17
Control Settings.......................................... 9
Roasting ............................................. 14, 15
Self-Cleaning..................................... 18, 19
Control Settings.......................................... 9
Cooktop Comparison................................ 8
Cookware Tips............................................ 9
Care and Cleaning.............. 18–23
Broiler Pan and Rack.................................. 22
Lift-Off Oven Door....................................... 23
Lift-Up/Off Cooktop ................................... 20
Porcelain Enamel Cooktop ....................... 20
Removable Cooktop Burners................... 21
Removable Oven Bottom.......................... 22
Problem Solver.............................. 26
Minor Adjustments..................................... 25
Thermostat Adjustment–
Do It Yourself............................................ 11
More questions ?…call
GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000
Consumer Services.................. 27
Appliance and Registration......................... 2
Important Phone Numbers....................... 27
Model and Serial Numbers ......................... 2
Removal of Packaging Tape ....................... 2
GE Appliances
Model: JGBP19
164D2966P079
HELP US HELP 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, call:
GE Answer Center
800.626.2000 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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How to Remove Packaging Tape
T o assure no damage is done to the finish of the product, the safest way to remove packaging tape adhesive on new appliances is an application of a household liquid dishwashing detergent, mineral oil or cooking oil. Apply with a soft cloth and allow to soak. Wipe dry and then apply an appliance polish to thoroughly clean and protect the surface.
NOTE: The plastic tape must be removed from the chrome trim on oven parts. It cannot be removed if it is baked on.
If you received a damaged range…
Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the range.
Save time and money . Before you request service…
Check the Problem Solver in the back of this guide. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.
Write down the model and serial numbers.
You’ll find the model and serial numbers on two labels on the range front frame near the kick panel. These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your range. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers here:
Model Number Serial Number
Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your range.
WARNING
• ALL RANGES CAN TIP.
• INJURY TO PERSONS COULD RESULT.
• INSTALL THE ANTI-TIP DEVICE PACKED WITH THE RANGE.
• SEE THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
IF YOU NEED SER VICE
T o obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the back of this guide.
We’re proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are three steps to follow for further help.
FIRST, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain
why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem.
NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the details—including your phone number—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225
WARNING: If the information in this guide is not followed exactly , a fir e or explosion may r esult causing property damage, personal injury or death.
—Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
—WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
—Installation and service must be performed
by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:
Major Appliance Consumer
Action Panel 20 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
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IMPOR TANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
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.
• Gas appliances can cause minor exposure to four of these substances, namely benzene, carbon
monoxide, formaldehyde and soot, caused primarily by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or LP fuels. Properly adjusted burners, indicated by a bluish rather than a yellow flame, will minimize incomplete combustion. Exposure to these substances can be minimized by venting with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood.
When You Get Your Range
• Have the installer show you the location of the range gas cut-off valve and how to shut it off if necessary.
• Have your range installed and properly grounded by a qualified installer, in accordance
with the Installation Instructions. Any adjustment and service should be performed only by qualified gas range installers or service technicians.
• Do not attempt to repair or replace any part of your range unless it is specifically recommended in this guide. All other servicing
should be referred to a qualified technician.
• Be sure your range is correctly adjusted by a qualified service technician or installer for the type of gas (natural or LP) that is to be used.
Your range can be converted for use with either type of gas. See the Installation Instructions.
WARNING: These adjustments must be made by a qualified service technician in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and all codes and requirements of the authority having jurisdiction. Failure to follow these instructions could result in serious injury or property damage. The qualified agency performing this work assumes responsibility for the conversion.
• Be sure all packing materials are removed from the range before operating it to prevent fire or
smoke damage should the packing material ignite.
• Plug your range (Electric Ignition models only) into a 120-volt grounded outlet only. Do not
remove the round grounding prong from the plug. If in doubt about the grounding of the home electrical system, it is your personal responsibility and obligation to have an ungrounded outlet replaced with a properly grounded outlet replaced with a properly grounded, three-prong outlet in accordance with the National Electrcal Code. Do not use an extension cord with this appliance.
• Locate range out of kitchen traffic path and out of drafty locations to prevent pilot outage (on standing pilot models) and poor air circulation.
• After prolonged use of a range, high floor temperatures may result and many floor coverings will not withstand this kind of use.
Never install the range over vinyl tile or linoleum that cannot withstand such type of use. Never install it directly over interior kitchen carpeting.
WARNING—
can tip and injury could result. To prevent accidental tipping of the range, attach an approved Anti-Tip device to the wall. (See
the Installation Instructions.) To check if the device is installed and engaged properly, carefully tip the range forward. The Anti-Tip device should engage and prevent the range from tipping over.
If you pull the range out from the wall for any reason, make sure the Anti-Tip device is engaged when you push the range back against the wall. Please refer to the Anti-Tip device information in this guide. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and injury.
• Always keep combustible wall coverings, curtains or drapes a safe distance from your range.
• CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN CABINETS ABOVE A RANGE OR ON THE BACKSPLASH OF A RANGE—CHILDREN
CLIMBING ON THE RANGE TO REACH ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
All ranges
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Important Safety Instructions
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IMPOR TANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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• Do not leave children alone or unattended where a range is hot or in operation.
They could be seriously burned.
• Teach children not to play with the controls
or any other part of the range.
• Never leave the oven door open when you are not watching the range.
• Keep the range clean and free of accumulation of grease or spillovers which may ignite.
• Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on the door, broiler drawer or range top. They
could damage the range and even tip it over, causing severe personal injury.
• Let the burner grates and other surfaces cool before touching them or leaving them where children can reach them.
• Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments while using the appliance. Be careful when
reaching for items stored in cabinets over the cooktop. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with flame or hot oven surfaces and may cause severe burns.
• For your safety, never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.
• Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming pan. Turn
the controls OFF. Smother a flaming
pan on the surface unit by covering the pan completely with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering with baking soda or, if available, by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
Flame in the oven can be smothered completely by closing the oven door and turning the Oven Temperature knob to OFF or by using a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
• Do not store flammable materials in an oven or near a cooktop.
• Do not store or use combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
• Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate in or near the range.
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• When cooking pork, follow the directions exactly
and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least 170°F. This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will be safe to eat.
Cleaning Your Range
• Clean only parts listed in this Use and Care Guide.
• Keep the range clean and free of accumulations of grease or spillovers, which may ignite.
Surface Cooking
• Always use the LITE position (on electric ignition models) or the HI position (on standing pilot models) when igniting top burners and make sure the burners have ignited.
• Never leave the surface burners unattended at high flame settings. Boilovers cause smoking and
greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
• Adjust the top burner flame size so it does not extend beyond the edge of the cookware.
Excessive flame is hazardous.
• Use only dry pot holders—moist
or damp pot holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam.
• Do not let pot holders come near open flames when lifting cookware. Do not use a towel or other
bulky cloth in place of a pot holder . Such cloths can catch fire on a hot burner .
• Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot holders and other linens a safe distance from your range.
• Always keep wooden and plastic utensils and canned foods a safe distance away from your range.
• To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition of
flammable materials and spillage, turn cookware handles toward the side or back of the range without extending over adjacent burners.
• Never block the vents (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.
• Always turn the surface burner to OFF before removing the cookware.
• Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.
• Do not use a wok on models with sealed burners if the wok has a round metal ring that is placed over the burner grate to support the wok. This
ring acts as a heat trap, which may damage the burner grate and burner head. Also, it may cause the burner to work improperly. This may cause a carbon monoxide level above that allowed by current standards, resulting in a health hazard.
• Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.
Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and over sides of the pan.
• Carefully watch foods being fried at a high flame setting.
• Use the least possible amount of fat for effective shallow or deep-fat frying. Filling the pan too
full of fat can cause spillovers when food is added.
• If a combination of oils or fats will be used in frying, stir together before heating or as fats
melt slowly.
• Keep all plastics away from top burners.
• If range is located near a window, do not hang
long curtains that could blow over the top burners and create a fire hazard.
• Do not leave any items on the cooktop.
The hot air from the vent may ignite flammable items and will increase pressure in closed containers, which may cause them to burst.
• To avoid the possibility of a burn, always be certain that the controls for all burners are at the OFF position and all grates are cool before attempting to remove them.
• When flaming foods are under the hood, turn the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flames.
• When a pilot goes out (on standing pilot models),
you will detect a faint odor of gas as your signal to relight the pilot. When relighting the pilot, make sure burner controls are in the OFF position, and follow instructions in this guide to relight.
• If you smell gas, and you have already made sure pilots are lit (on standing pilot models), turn off the gas to the range and call a qualified service technician. Never use an open flame to locate a leak.
Important Safety Instructions
• Use a deep fat thermometer whenever possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the
smoking point.
• Never clean the cooktop surface when it is hot. Some cleaners produce noxious fumes and
wet cloths could cause steam burns if used on a hot surface.
• Be careful when you clean the cooktop because the area over the pilot (on standing pilot models) will be hot.
• Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat is cool.
• Use proper pan size—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 hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy spattering or spillovers left on range can ignite. Use pans with handles that can be easily grasped and remain cool.
• Do not leave plastic items on the cooktop—
they may melt if left too close to the vent.
Baking, Broiling and Roasting
• Do not use the oven for a storage area. Items stored in the oven can ignite.
• Stand away from the range when opening the door of a hot oven. The hot air and steam that
escapes can cause burns to hands, face and eyes.
• Keep the oven free from grease buildup.
• Place the oven shelves in the desired position while the oven is cool.
• Pulling out the shelf to the shelf-stop is a convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also a precaution against burns from touching hot surfaces of the door or oven walls.
• Do not heat unopened food containers. Pressure could build up and the container could burst, causing an injury.
• Do not use aluminum foil anywhere in the oven except as described in this Guide. Misuse could
result in a fire hazard or damage to the range.
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IMPOR TANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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• When using cooking or roasting bags in the oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions.
• Use only glass cookware that is recommended
for use in gas ovens.
• After broiling, always take the broiler pan out of the range and clean it. Leftover grease in the broiler pan can catch fire the next time you use the pan.
• When broiling, if meat is too close to the flame, the fat may ignite. Trim excess fat to prevent
excessive flare-ups.
• Make sure the broiler pan is in place correctly
to reduce the possibility of grease fires.
• If you should have a grease fire in the broiler pan, turn off the oven control, and keep broiler
drawer and oven door closed to contain fire until it burns out.
• Never leave jars of fat drippings on or near your range.
Self-Cleaning Oven
• Do not clean the door gasket. The door gasket is
essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage or move the gasket.
• Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial oven
cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the oven. Residue from oven cleaners will damage the inside of the oven when the self-clean cycle is used.
• Clean only parts listed in this Use and Care Guide.
• Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the
broiler pan and other cookware.
• Be sure to wipe up excess spillage before starting the Self-Clean cycle.
• If the self-cleaning mode malfunctions, turn the oven to OFF and disconnect the power supply. Have serviced by a qualified technician.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
FLOORING UNDER THE RANGE
Your range, like many other household items, is heavy and can settle into soft floor coverings such as cushioned vinyl or carpeting.
When moving the range on this type of flooring, use care, and it is recommended that these simple instructions be followed.
LEVELING THE RANGE
Leveling legs are located on each corner of the base of the range. Your range must be level in order to produce proper cooking and baking results. After it is in its final location, place a level horizontally on any oven shelf and check the levelness front to back and side to side. Level the range by adjusting the leveling legs or by placing shims under the corners as needed.
The range should be installed on a 1/4-inch thick sheet of plywood (or similar material) as follows:
When the floor covering ends at the front of the range, the area that the range will rest on should be
built up with plywood to the same level or higher than the floor covering. This will allow the range to be moved for cleaning or servicing.
One of the rear leveling legs will engage the Anti-Tip device (allow for some side to side adjustment). Allow a minimum clearance of 1/8 inch between the range and the leveling leg that is to be installed into the Anti-Tip device.
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FEATURES OF YOUR RANGE
Safety Instructions Flooring/Leveling Features of Your Range
JGBP19
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Explained
Feature Index on page
1 Model and Serial Number 2 2 Anti-Tip Device 2, 3, 24
(see Safety Instructions)
3 Removable Oven Bottom 22 4 Oven Door Latch 12, 14, 16,
18, 19
5 Surface Burner Controls 5, 8, 9, 21 6 Surface Burners and Grates 4, 8, 9,
20, 21, 26
7 Oven Vent 5, 11
(located in center of rear of range)
8 Cooktop 5, 20
Explained
Feature Index on page
9 Oven Temperature Knob 4, 10, 11, 14,
16, 18, 21
10 Oven Shelf Supports 10, 12, 14,
Shelf positions for cooking are 17, 19 suggested in the Baking, Roasting and Broiling pages.
11 Oven Shelf with Stop-Locks 5, 10,
12-14,
19, 22
12 Removable Oven Door 4, 23 13 Kick Panel 20 14 Broiler Pan and Rack 6, 14,
16-18, 22
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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 Description How it Works Gas Burners Regular or sealed Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but
gas burners use pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change either LP gas heat settings right away. When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away. or natural gas.
Radiant Electric coils Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be flat on (Glass Ceramic) under a glass- the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to Cooktop ceramic cooktop. continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit if
you want cooking to stop.
Induction High frequency Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is
induction coils produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away under a glass and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control surface. off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking stops right away.
Electric Coil Flattened metal Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best
tubing containing cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of electric resistance warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change wire suspended heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to over a drip pan. continue cooking for a short time after they are turned off.
Solid Disk Solid cast iron Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for good
disk sealed to the cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The cooktop surface. disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan
from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop.
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.
The following chart will help you to understand the differences between gas burner cooktops and any other type of cooktop you may have used in the past.

SURFACE COOKING

Electric Ignition Surface Burner Controls
Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition, eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with constantly burning flames.
In case of a power failure, you can light the surface burners on your range with a match. Hold a lighted match to the burner, then turn the knob to the LITE position. Use extreme caution when lighting
burners this way.
Surface burners in use when an electrical power failure occurs will continue to operate normally.
The knobs that turn the surface burners on and off are located on the control panel on the front of the range. The 2 knobs on the left control the left front and left rear burners. The 2 knobs on the right control the right front and right rear burners
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Before Lighting a Burner To Light a Surface Burner
• If drip pans are supplied with your range, they should be used at all times.
• Make sure all the grates on the range are in place before using any burner.
Push the control knob in and turn it to HI position. The burner should light within a few seconds.
After Lighting a Burner How to Select Flame Size
• After the burner ignites, turn the knob to adjust the flame size.
• Check to be sure the burner you turned on is the one you want to use.
• Do not operate a burner for an extended period of time without cookware on the grate. The finish on the grate may chip without cookware to absorb the heat.
• Be sure the burners and grates are cool before you place your hand, a pot holder, cleaning cloths or other materials on them.
Watch the flame, not the knob, as you reduce heat. The flame size on a gas burner should match the cookware you are using.
FOR SAFE HANDLING OF COOKWARE NEVER LET THE FLAME EXTEND UP THE SIDES OF THE COOKWARE. Any flame larger than the bottom of the cookware is wasted and only serves to heat the handle.
Cooktop Comparison Surface Cooking
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.
Glass: There are 2 types of glass cookware—those for oven use only and those for top-of-range cooking (saucepans, coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat very slowly.
Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used for either surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat very slowly and cools very slowly . Check cookware manufacturer’s directions to be sure it can be used on gas ranges.
Stainless Steel: This metal alone has poor heating properties and is usually combined with copper, aluminum or other metals for improved heat distribution. Combination metal skillets usually work satisfactorily if they are used with medium heat as the manufacturer recommends.
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