GE 30 Gas Range Use and Care Manual

GE Monogram

®

Use and Care Guide

Stainless Steel
Professional
30

² Gas Range

Consumer Information

Stainless Steel Gas Range

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Introduction

Your new Monogram range 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 range’s superior blend of form
and function will delight you for years to come.

Your Monogram range 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 range properly.
If you have any other questions—please call the GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000.

Contents

Care and Cleaning

Broiler Pan and Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Burner Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Drip Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Oven Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 22

Stainless Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Consumer Services

Important Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . 27

Model and Serial Number . . . . . . . . . 3, 26

Problem Solver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 25

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 4–8

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Oven

Aluminum Foil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 14, 17

Baking/Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 14

Broiling/Broiling Guide . . . . . . . . . 17, 18

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 13, 16, 17

Convection Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 16

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Surface Cooking

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–11

Cookware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Electric Ignitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Simmering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11

CANADIAN GAS ASSOCIATION

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APPROVED

— 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.

WARNING: If the information in this
guide is not followed exactly, a fire or
explosion may result causing property
damage, personal injury or death.

WARNING

• ALL RANGES CAN TIP

• INJURY COULD RESULT

• INSTALL ANTI-TIP
BRACKET PACKED
INSIDE OVEN

• SEE INSTRUCTIONS

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Before
using
your
range

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

Write
down the
model &
serial
numbers

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.

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.

If you
received a
damaged
range

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

Save time
& 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.

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
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 further
by venting with an open window or using a
ventilation fan or hood.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

When using your appliance, follow basic safety
precautions, including the following:

• Have the installer show you the location of
the range gas cut-off valve and how to shut it
off if necessary.

• Be sure all packing materials are removed
from the range before operating it to prevent

fire or smoke damage should the packing
material ignite.

• 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 use.
Never install it directly over interior kitchen
carpeting.

• 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.

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.

WARNING—

All ranges can tip and injury
could result. To prevent
accidental tipping of the range,
attach it to the wall by installing
the Anti-Tip device supplied.

To check if the device is installed
and engaged properly, carefully
tip the range forward. The Anti­Tip 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 device is properly
engaged when you push the range back against
the wall.

If it is not, there is a possible risk of the range
tipping over and causing injury if you or a child
stand, sit or lean on an open door.

Please refer to the Anti-Tip information in the
installation instructions.

Failure to take this precaution could result in
tipping of the range and injury.

• Locate the range out of kitchen traffic path
and out of drafty locations and areas with
poor air circulation.

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

• 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.

• 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.

• Before performing any service,
DISCONNECT THE RANGE 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 door, drip tray handle, or cooktop.

They could damage the range and even tip
it over, causing severe personal injury.

• Do not store flammable materials in the oven
or near the cooktop.

• 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.

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

• Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments
while using the appliance. Be careful when

reaching for items stored over the range.
Flammable material could be ignited if
brought in contact with surface 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 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.

• When surface cooking, do not touch the
surface burners, burner grates or the
surrounding areas.

When using the oven, do not touch the
interior surface of the oven or the exterior

area immediately surrounding the door or
back trim.

These surfaces may be hot enough to burn.
During and after use, do not touch, or let

clothing or other flammable materials
contact, the surface burners, areas near the
surface burners, or any interior area of the
oven; allow sufficient time for cooling first.

Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop,
areas facing the cooktop, oven vent opening,
surfaces near the opening, crevices around
the oven door, the drip tray handle directly
above the oven door and metal trim parts
above the door.

The drip tray gets hot when the oven is on.
Do not remove the drip tray until it is cool.

CAUTION: The inside surface of the oven
may be hot when the door is opened.

• Do not store plastic, flammable liquids or
combustible materials on top of the optional
high shelf.

• 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.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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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.

Flame in the oven can be smothered
completely by closing the oven door and
turning the oven off or by using a multi­purpose dry chemical or foam-type 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 range.
Clean the drip tray 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
oven or 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 oven or the cooktop.

SURFACE COOKING

• 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
surface burners and make sure the burners

have ignited, including the center simmer
flame.

• 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.

• Never leave the surface 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.

• 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 top and bottom of the oven door,
drip tray, drip tray handle area, vent area, and
area immediately surrounding the top burners
(burner pans).

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SURFACE COOKING

• Always turn the surface 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 top-of-range cooking.

• 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 range can
ignite. Use pans with handles that can be easily
grasped and remain cool.

• Keep all plastics away from the top 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. Clean these areas after
each use or boilover.

• For proper lighting and performance of the
cooktop 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.

• If range is located near a window, do not hang
long curtains that could blow over the surface
burners and create a fire hazard.

•Be sure all the range and/or cooktop 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.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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OVEN

• Stand away from the range when opening the
oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can

cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes.

• Never “open door broil” with children nearby.

They could quickly come into contact with a
hot oven interior surface, causing severe burns.

• Children in walkers, or children crawling, can
be attracted to the round oven door handle and
may grab and open the oven door. This can

result in injury from the door being pulled
open on a child, or severe burns if the oven is in
use and hot.

• Do not heat unopened food containers.

Pressure could build up and the container
could burst, causing an injury.

• Keep the oven vent unobstructed.

• 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.

• Clean only parts listed in this Use and Care
Guide.

• Keep the oven free from grease buildup.

• Place the oven shelf in the desired position
while the oven is cool. If shelves must be

handled when hot, do not let pot holder
contact the heating elements.

• 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.

• When using cooking or roasting bags in the
oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions.

• 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.

• Do not use your oven to dry newspapers. If
overheated, they can catch on fire.

• Do not use oven for a storage area. Items stored
in an oven can ignite.

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

• Use only glass cookware that is recommended
for use in ovens.

• When broiling, if meat is too close to the flame,
the fat may ignite. Trim excess fat to prevent

excessive flare-ups.

• After broiling, always take the broiler pan
out of the range and clean it. Leftover grease

in the broiler pan can catch fire next time
you use the pan.

• If you should have a grease fire in the broiler
pan, turn the oven off and keep the oven door

closed to contain fire until it burns out.

Features of Your Range

Stainless Steel Gas Range

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Design
information

(Not all features
are on all models.
Appearance may vary.)

Feature Index Page

1 Convection Fan 15
2 Oven Lights 20
3 CONV BAKE Button 16
4 Cooktop Burner Control Knobs 9–11, 19
5 Burner Assemblies 10, 11, 21
6 Model and Serial Numbers 3, 26

(in rear of burner box below grates—can be seen when grates are removed)

7 OVEN Control Knob 9, 13, 16, 17, 19
8 Oven Light Button 23

9 Drip Tray 5, 6, 19
10 Thermostat Bulb 22
11 Oven Shelf Slide Assemblies 22
12 Oven Door Gasket 8
13 Oven Door 17

ZGS30L4
ZGS30N4

2

3

1

2

10

11

12

13

9

8

Oven shelf

4

76

5

4

5