GE 164D3333P027 User Manual
GE Monogram
Use and Care Guide
®
Stainless Steel
Professional
48″Gas Cooktop
Consumer Information
Stainless Steel Cooktop
Introduction
Contents
Your new Monogram cooktop makes an eloquent statement of style, convenience and kitchen
planning flexibility. Whether you chose it for its purity of design, assiduous attention to detail—
or for both of these reasons—you’ll find that your Monogram cooktop’s superior blend of form
and function will delight you for years to come.
Your Monogram cooktop was designed to provide the flexibility to blend in with your kitchen
cabinetry. Its sleek design can be beautifully integrated into the kitchen.
The information on the following pages will help you operate and maintain your cooktop
properly.
If you have any other questions—please call the GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000.
Care and Cleaning
Burner Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Ceramic Briquettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Control Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Griddle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Grille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Consumer Services
Important Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Model and Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 24
Problem Solver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 23, 24
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 4–7
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using Your Cooktop
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9, 12
Cookware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Griddle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15
Grille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–14
Electric Ignitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Simmering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
WARNING!
CANADIAN GAS ASSOCIATION
R
APPROVED
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If the information in this guide is not followed
exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing
property damage, personal injury or death.
Do not store 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.
Before
using
your
cooktop
Read this guide carefully. It is intended to help
you operate and maintain your new cooktop
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
Write
down the
model &
serial
numbers
If you
received a
damaged
cooktop
Save time
& money
You’ll find them on a label in the rear of the
burner box below the burner grates.
These numbers are also on the Consumer
Product Ownership Registration Card
included in this guide.
Immediately contact the dealer (or builder)
that sold you the cooktop.
Before you request service, check the Problem
Solver in the back of this guide.
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 cooktop.
It lists causes of minor operating problems that
you can correct yourself.
If you
need
service
To 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
FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved,
write:
Major Appliance Consumer
Action Program
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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 birth
defects or other reproductive harm, and
requires businesses to warn customers of
potential exposure to such substances.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
When using your appliance, follow basic safety
precautions, including the following:
• Have the installer show you the location of
the cooktop gas cut-off valve and how to shut
it off if necessary.
• Be sure all packing materials are removed
from the cooktop before operating it to
prevent fire or smoke damage should the
packing material ignite.
• Locate the cooktop out of kitchen traffic path
and out of drafty locations and areas with
poor air circulation.
• 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.
• Be sure your cooktop is correctly adjusted
by a qualified service technician or installer
for the type of gas (natural or LP) that is
to be used.
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.
• Do not attempt to repair or replace any part
of your cooktop unless it is specifically
recommended in this guide. All other
servicing should be referred to a qualified
technician.
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• Use this appliance only for its intended use as
described in this guide.
• Be sure your appliance is properly installed
and grounded by a qualified technician in
accordance with the provided installation
instructions.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• Before performing any service,
DISCONNECT THE COOKTOP POWER
SUPPLY AT THE HOUSEHOLD
DISTRIBUTION PANEL BY REMOVING
THE FUSE OR SWITCHING OFF THE
CIRCUIT BREAKER.
• Do not leave children alone—children should
not be left alone or unattended in an area
where an appliance is in use. They should
never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of
the appliance.
• Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang
on the drip tray handles or cooktop. They
could damage the cooktop and even tip it
over, causing severe personal injury.
• Do not store flammable materials near
the cooktop.
• CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED
IN CABINETS ABOVE A COOKTOP—
CHILDREN CLIMBING ON THE
COOKTOP TO REACH ITEMS COULD
BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
• For your safety, never use your appliance for
warming or heating the room.
• When cooking, do not touch the burners,
burner grates, grille or griddle (on some
models) or the surrounding areas.
These surfaces may be hot enough to burn.
During and after use, do not touch, or let
clothing or other flammable materials
contact, the burners, grille or griddle (on
some models) or areas near the burners;
allow sufficient time for cooling first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop,
areas facing the cooktop and the drip tray
handles.
The drip trays can get hot. Do not remove the
drip trays until they are cool.
• Keep the ventilator hood and grease filters
clean to maintain good venting and to avoid
grease fires. Turn the ventilator OFF in case
of fire or when intentionally “flaming” liquor
or other spirits on the cooktop. The blower, if
in operation, could spread the flames.
• DO NOT obstruct the flow of combustion or
ventilation air to the appliance. Be sure a
fresh air supply is available.
• Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments
while using the appliance. Be careful when
reaching for items stored over the cooktop.
Flammable material could be ignited if
brought in contact with burners or burner
grates and may cause severe burns.
• Use only dry pot holders—moist or damp pot
holders on hot surfaces may result in burns
from steam. Do not let pot holders touch
burners or burner grates. Do not use a towel
or other bulky cloth.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up
a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smother a
flaming pan on a surface unit by covering the
pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie
sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by
covering it with baking soda or, if available, by
using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foamtype fire extinguisher.
• 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 cooktop.
Clean drip trays and liners after every use.
• If you smell gas, the installer has not done a
proper job of checking for leaks. You can have
a small leak and therefore a faint gas smell if
the connections are not completely tight.
Finding a gas leak is NOT a do-it-yourself
procedure. Some leaks can only be found with
the burner control in the ON position and for
your protection it must be done by a qualified
service technician. Never use an open flame to
locate a leak.
• If by some chance a burner goes out and gas
escapes, open a window or a door to let the
room air out. Do not attempt to use the
appliance until the gas has had time to
dissipate. Follow the instructions in What
to do if You Smell Gas.
• Do not use aluminum foil to line any part of the
cooktop. Using a foil liner could result in a fire
hazard or the obstruction of the flow of
combustion and ventilation air. Foil is an
excellent heat insulator and heat will be
trapped underneath it. This trapped heat can
upset the cooking performance and can
damage the finish of the cooktop.
• Do not heat unopened food containers; a
build-up of pressure may cause the container
to burst.
• Set the burner control so that the flame heats
only the bottom of the pan and does not extend
beyond the bottom of the pan. Excessive flame
is hazardous. The high BTU burners can easily
melt cookware handles.
• Hold the handle of the pan, using a dry pot
holder, to prevent movement of the utensil
when stirring or turning food.
• Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.
• Always use the LITE position when igniting the
burners and make sure the burners have
ignited, including the center simmer flame.
• Never leave the burners unattended at high
flame settings. Boilovers cause smoking and
greasy spillovers that may catch on fire. If the
burner flames are smothered by a severe
boilover which affects the ignitor, unburned
gas will escape into the room.
• 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.
• To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition
of flammable materials and spillage, turn
cookware handles toward the side or back of
the cooktop without extending over adjacent
burners.
• Never block the vents (air openings) of the
cooktop. They provide the air inlet and outlet
that are necessary for the cooktop to operate
properly with correct combustion. Air
openings are located at the drip tray and drip
tray handle area.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• Always turn the burners to OFF before
removing cookware.
• Carefully watch foods being fried at a high
flame setting.
• 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
the sides of the pan.
• 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.
• Use a deep fat thermometer whenever possible
to prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking
point.
• Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a
deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat is cool.
• When using glass cookware, make sure it is
designed for cooktop use.
• If a combination of oils or fats will be used in
frying, stir together before heating or as fats
melt slowly.
• 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.
• 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 the cooktop can
ignite. Use pans with handles that can be easily
grasped and remain cool.
• Keep all plastics away from the burners.
• Do not leave plastic items on the cooktop—they
may melt if left too close to the vent.
• 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.
• Grease is flammable. Let hot grease cool
before attempting to handle it. Avoid letting
grease deposits collect in the container under
the cooktop burners, the grille or the griddle.
Clean these areas after each use or boilover.
• For proper lighting and performance of the
burners, keep the burner ports clean. It may be
necessary to clean these when there is a
boilover or when the burner does not light,
even though the electronic ignitors click.
• Clean the cooktop with caution. Avoid steam
burns; do not use a wet sponge or cloth to clean
the cooktop while it is hot. Some cleaners
produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot
surface. Follow manufacturer’s directions.
• Do not use the grille for cooking excessively
fatty meats or products which promote
flare-up.
• DO NOT use cookware on the grille.
• If cooktop is located near a window, do not
hang long curtains that could blow over the
burners and create a fire hazard.
•Be sure all the controls are turned off and the
appliance is cool before using any type of
aerosol cleaner or cooking spray on or around
the appliance. The chemical that produces the
spraying action could, in the presence of heat,
ignite or cause metal parts to corrode.
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Features of Your Cooktop
Stainless Steel Cooktop
Design
information
(Not all features
are on all models.
Appearance may vary.)
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ZGU48N6R
ZGU48L6R
1
ZGU48N4G
ZGU48L4G
2
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3
4
5
6
7
6
3
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8
9
4
5
10
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8
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10
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ZGU48N6D
ZGU48L6D
2
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Feature Index Page
1 Burner Assemblies 9, 16
2 Model and Serial Numbers 3, 24
(in rear of burner box below grates—can be seen when
grates and areation pans are removed)
3 Grille 12–14, 16
4 Drain Tubes 17
5 Drip Trays 12, 17
6 Burner Control Knobs 9, 16
7 Grille Control Knob 12, 16
8 Griddle Flue Cover (Vent) 14
9 Griddle 14, 15, 17
10 Griddle Control Knob 15, 16
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