GE 164D3333P235 User Manual

GE Monogram

®

Owner’s Manual

Radiant Cooktop

www.monogram.com

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Consumer Information

Radiant Cooktop

Introduction

Your new Monogram radiant 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.

Contents

Care and Cleaning

Control Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Glass Cooktop Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15

Consumer Services

Before You Call For Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Important Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Model and Serial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using Your Cooktop

Bridge Surface Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Cookware Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Dual Surface Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Home Canning Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

How to Set the Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Radiant Surface Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Remove
packaging
tape

To assure no damage is done to the finish of
the product, the safest way to remove adhesive
left from packaging tape 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 adhesive must be removed
from all glass areas. It cannot be removed if it is
baked on.

Before using
your cooktop

Read this manual 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, there is a list of toll-free consumer
service numbers included in the back section
of this manual.

OR

Visit our Website at: www.monogram.com

Write down
the model
& serial
numbers

You’ll find them on a label under the cooktop.

Fill out and return the Consumer Product
Registration Card that is packed with this
product. If you cannot find it, please send
in the duplicate card printed in the back of
this manual.

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.

If you
received a
damaged
cooktop

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder)
that sold you the cooktop.

Save time
& money

Read this manual. Inside you will find many
helpful hints on how to use and maintain your
cooktop properly. Just a little preventive care
on your part can save you a great deal of time
and money over the life of your cooktop.

You’ll find many answers to common problems
in the Before You Call For Service section.
If you review our chart of Troubleshooting Tips
first, you may not need to call for service at all.

If you need
service

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services
page in the back of this manual.

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 two 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, Customer Relations
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

When using electrical appliances, basic safety
precautions should be followed, including the
following:

• Be sure your appliance is properly installed
and grounded by a qualified installer in
accordance with the provided installation
instructions.

• Have the installer show you the location of
the circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy
reference.

• Use this appliance only for its intended use
as described in this manual.

• Do not attempt to repair or replace any
part of your cooktop unless it is specifically
recommended in this manual. All other
servicing should be referred to a qualified
technician.

• 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 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.

• 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 hot surface unit 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 hot
surface unit. Do not use a towel or other bulky
cloth in place of a pot holder. Such cloths can
catch fire on a hot surface unit.

• For your safety, never use your appliance for
warming or heating the room.

• Do not store flammable materials near the
cooktop.

• Keep the hood and grease filters clean to
maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires.

• 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 on the cooktop.

• Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up
a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smother
a flaming pan on 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.

• Clean the cooktop with caution. If a wet sponge
or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot surface
unit, be careful to avoid steam burns. Some
cleansers can produce noxious fumes if
applied to a hot surface.

• NOTE: We recommend that you avoid wiping

any surface unit areas until they have cooled
and the indicator light has gone off. Sugar
spills are the exception to this. Please see the
Glass Cooktop Cleaning section.

• When the cooktop is cool, use only the

recommended cleaning cream to clean
the cooktop.

WARNING!

For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire,
electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

• To avoid possible damage to the cooking
surface, do not apply the cleaning cream to
the glass surface when it is hot.

• After cleaning, use a dry cloth or paper towel
to remove all the cleaning cream residue.

• Read and follow all instructions and warnings
on the cleaning cream labels.

• Do not operate the glass surface units if the
glass is broken. Spillovers or cleaning solution
may penetrate a broken cooktop and create a
risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified
technician immediately should your glass
cooktop become broken.

• Use care when touching the cooktop. The
glass surface of the cooktop will retain heat
after the controls have been turned off.

• Do not touch the surface units. These surfaces
may be hot enough to burn even though they
are dark in color. During and after use, do not
touch, or let clothing or other flammable
materials contact the surface units or areas
near surface units; allow sufficient time for
cooling first.

• Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop

and areas facing the cooktop.

• Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to
at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160°F.
and poultry to at least an INTERNAL
temperature of 180°F. Cooking to these
temperatures usually protects against
foodborne illness.

• Never leave the surface units unattended at
high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking
and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.

• Use proper pan size—Select cookware having
flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface
unit’s heating area. The use of undersized
cookware will expose a portion of the surface
unit to direct contact and may result in
ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of
cookware
to surface unit will also improve efficiency.
See the Cookware Tips section of the manual.

• Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially
a deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat is cool.

• Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed containers are
suitable for cooktop cooking; others may
break because of the sudden change in
temperature.

• To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition
of flammable materials and spillage, the
handle of a container should be turned toward
the center of the cooktop without extending
over nearby surface units.

• Always keep combustible wall coverings,
curtains or drapes a safe distance away from
your cooktop.

• Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot
holders and other linens a safe distance away
from your cooktop.

• Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils
or food on the cooktop when not in use.

• Avoid scratching the glass cooktop. The
cooktop can be scratched with items such
as sharp instruments, rings or other jewelry
and rivets on clothing.

• Never use the glass cooktop surface as a
cutting board.

• Do not place or store items that can melt or
catch fire on the glass cooktop, even when it
is not being used.

• Be careful when placing spoons or other
stirring utensils on glass cooktop surface when
it is in use. They may become hot and could
cause burns.

• Avoid heating an empty pan. Doing so may
damage the cooktop and the pan.

• Do not allow water, other liquids or grease to
remain on the cooktop.

• Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.

• Clean only parts listed in this manual.

• Do not stand on the glass cooktop.

• Keep the cooktop clean and free of

accumulation of grease or spillovers which
may ignite.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

• To minimize the possibility of burns, always
be certain that the controls for all surface
units are at the off position and the entire
glass surface is cool before attempting to
clean the cooktop.

• Always keep wooden and plastic utensils and
canned food a safe distance away from your
cooktop. They may become hot and could
cause burns.

• Do not place or store items on top of the
glass cooktop surface when it is not in use.

• Teach children not to play with controls or
any other part of the cooktop.

• Always turn the surface units off before
removing the cookware.

• Keep an eye on foods being fried at high or
medium high heats.

• When preparing flaming foods under the
hood, turn the fan on.

• 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 little 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 heat unopened food containers.
Pressure buildup may make container burst
and cause injury.

• Never leave jars or cans of fat drippings on
or near your cooktop.

• If a combination of oils or fats will be used
in frying, stir together before heating, or as
fats melt slowly.

• For your safety, never use your appliance for
warming or heating the room.

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