GE 49-4992 User Manual

Contents

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Gas Range

Anti-rip Bracket Appliance Registration

Care and (ileaning Clock

Klcctronic Controls Features

Flooring Under Range 5 Surface Cooking 8,9 Leveling

Litt-Up Cooktop

Minute Tinier Model and Serial Numbers 2 Cookware Tips

Oven 9 Drip Pans 17

Air Adjustment 24 Flame Size 8 Baking, Baking (iuide 12, 13

Broiler Pan and Rack Broiling, Broiling (iuide

Control Settings 10, 11 Door Removal 18

Light; Bulb Replacement

Oven Bottom Removal 18 Oven rimer 10, 11

Preheating

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10 Problem Solver 26 10

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17 10

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Shelves Thermi)stat Adjustment

V^ent Duct

Repair Service Safety Instructions 2-5

Burners 17 Burner Grates

Control Settings 8

Lighting Instructions 8

Warranty Back Cover

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Roasting, Roasting (iuide 14 beii-caeaning Operation

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IMPORTANT

Mead iMs book 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.

You’ll find them on a label located

on the front frame behind the

storage drawer front. See pages 6 and?.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with

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card, please write these numbers

here:

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your range.

FOR YOUR SAFETY If you smell gas:

1. Open windows.

2. Don’t touch

electrical switches.*

3. Extinguish any

open flame.

4. Immediately call

your gas supplier.

•Don’t turn electric switches

on or off because sparks may

ignite the gaS.

FOR YOUR SAFETY Do not store or use

gasoline or other flammable vapets and

liquids in the vicinity of this or any other

appliance.

INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions ^ before using this A appliance.

EVIPOETANT ,

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 and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such

substances. Gas appliances can cause

minor exposure to three of these substances, namely benzene, formaldehyde and soot, caused primarily by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or LP fuels. Properly adjusted ranges,

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 ventilaiion fan or hood.

When Yon Get luur Rai^e

If you received

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

save liliie ana mwiicy. Before you request service...

Check the Problem Solver on page 26. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

® 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.

* Plug your range into a

120-¥olt grounded outlet oily.

Do not remove the roun.d grounding prong from the piug. 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 three-prong outlet in accordance with the National

Electrical Code. Do not use an extension cord with this appliance.

WAMWlNii—All ranges

can tip and Injury could result. To prevent accidental tipping of the range, attach it to the wall or floor by

installing the ANTI-TIP bracket supplied. To check if the bracket is installed and engaged properly, remove the drawer and inspect the rear leveling leg. Make sure it fits securely into the slot in the bracket.

If you pull the range out from the wail for any reason, make sure the rear leg is returned to its position in the bracket when you push the range back.

« Se sure all packing materials are removed from the range before operating it, to prevent fire or smoke damage should the packing material ignite.

circulation.

® Be sure уош’ range is correctly adjusted by a qualified service iechnlclan or installer for the

type 01 gas {Natural or Lr) on which it is to be used. Your range can be converted for use on

either type of gas.

© After prolonged use of a range, high floor tempratures may result and шагау floor coverings will not withstand this kind of use. Never insiall the range over vinyl tile or linoleum that cannot withstand such type of use. Never install it directly over interior kitchen carpeting.

Using ¥)nr Mange

® Don’t leave children alone or unattended where a range is hot or in operation. They could be

seriously burned.

personal injury.

• 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.

surfaces cool before touching

them or leaving them where

children can reach them.

fires. Never pick up a flaming

pan. Turn off burner, then smother flaming pan by covering pan completely with well fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray.

Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering with baking soda or, if available, a multi purpose dry chemical or foam type fire extinguisher.

the directions exactly and always

cook the meat to an internal

temperature of at least llG-r.

This assures that, in the remote

possibility that trichina may be

present in the meat, it will be

killed and meat will be safe to eat.

Surface Cooking

® Always use the LITE position when Igiiiting top burnei^ and make sure the burners have ignited.

® Never leave surface burners unattended at HI flame settings. Boilover causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.

@ Adjust top burner flame size

so it does not extend beyond the

edge of the cooking uteiisiL

Excessive flame is hazardous.

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IMPOITANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (contimicd)

Read all instriictlons before using this appliance.

® Use only dry pot holders— moist or damp pot holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from

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near open flames when lifting utensils. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth in place of a |X)t holder.

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of burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage, turn the cookware handles toward the side or back of the range without extending over adjacent burners.

® Always turn surface burner to OFF before remoYlsg utensil.

® Carefully watch foods being fried at HI flame setting.

® Do not use a wok on the cooking surface if the wok has a round metal ring which 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

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a carbon monoxide level above that allowed by current standards, resulting in a health hazard.

over sides of pan. ® Use least possible amount of

fat for effective shallow or deepfat frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause spillovers when food is added.

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

® Use deep fat thermometer whenever possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point.

® Use nroner nan size—Avoid

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pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough to properly contain food avoiding boilovers and spillovers, and large enough to cover burner grate. This will both save cleaning and prevent hazardous accumulations of food,

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

® Us0 only gluss cookware that is recommended for use on gas burners.

® Keep ail plastics away from

top burners. ® To avoid the possibility of a

burn, always be certain that the controls for all burners are at OFF position and all grates are cool before attempting to remove a grate.

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gas to the range and call a qualified sendee technician. Never use an open flame to locate a leak.

Baking, Broiling and Roasting

® Do not use oven for a storage p area, ^

position while oven is cool.

® Pulling out shelf to the shelf stop is a convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also a

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touching hot surfaces of the door or oven walls.

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

® Don’t use aluminum foil anywhere in the oven except as ^ described in this book. Misuse^^

could result in a fire hazard or damage to the range.

® Use only glass cookware that is recommended for use in gas

ovens.

® When using cooking or

roasting bags in oven, follow

the manufacturer’s direction.

® Always remove broiler pan

from the oven as soon as you

finish broiling. Grease left in the

pan can catch fire if oven is used

without removing the grease from

the broiler pan.

® When broiling, if meat Is too

close to the fl.ame, the fat may

ignite. Trim excess fat to prevent

excessive flare-ups.

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® Make sure broiler pan is in place correctly to reduce the

ossibiliiy of grease fires.

If yoa should have a grease

lire 111 the broiler pan, turn off oven, and keep oven door closed to contain fire until it burns out.

Self-CleaEing Oven

Flooring under the Range

Vbur range, like so many other household items. Is heavy and can

seltle into soft floor coverings such as cushioned vinyl or carpeting. When moving the range on this type of flooring, use care.

» Do not dean the door gasket before reading special cleariliig Inslrectloiîs Olì page 20. The door gasket is essential for a good seal Be careftil not to rub, damage or move it.

® 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.

® Remove the broiler pan and other cookware before self-

^^-îenning the oven.

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Clean only parts listed in this

Use and Care Book. ® Keep range dean and free

of acciimnlatlons of grease or spilloveins which may Ignite.

If ¥>u Need Service .

® Read “The Problem Solver’’ OÏI page 26 of this book.

® Don’t attempt to repair or replace any part of your range unless it Is specifically

recommended in this book. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

Do not install the range over kitchen carpeting unless you place an insulating pad or sheet of

1/4-inch-thick plywood between

the range and carpeting.

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 or similar material to the same level or higher than the floor covering. This will allow the range to be moved for cleaning or servicing.

Leveling the Rai^e

Leveling legs are located on each corner of the base of the range. Remove the bottom drawer and you can level the range on an uneven floor.

To remove drawer, pull drawer out all the way, tilt up the front and take it out. To replace drawer,

insert glides at back of drawer

beyond stop on range glides.

Lift drawer if necessary to insert

easily. Let front of drawer down,

then push in to close.

One of the rear leveling legs

will engage the ANTI-TIP bracket

(allow for some side to side

adjustment). Allow a minimum

clearance of 1/8" between the range

and the leveling leg that is to be

installed into the ANTI-TIP bracket.

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Drip Pans

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Minute/Seconu Timer (lets you time any kitchen function, even when the oven is in use)

5 OVEN CANCEL button

(push it to cancel any oven operation)

6 Electronic Disolav Panel 7 Oven “On” Indicator 8 Oven Vent 9 Oven Interior Light

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(lets you turn interior oven light on and off)

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(easily removed or repositioned on shelf supports) 12 Oven Shelf Supports 13 Broiler Pan and Rack

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(easily removed for oven cleaning) 15 Lift-Up Cooktop

(support rods hold it up to simplify

cleaning underneath)

16 Removable Oven Bottom 17 Oven Door Gasket 18 Storage Drawer 19 Anti-Tip Bracket

(see Safety Instructions)

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Surface Cooking

Aiiiomatic Igmiton

Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition, eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with constantly burning flames.

In case of a power outage, you can

light the surface burners on your

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match to the burner, then turn the knob to the LITE oosition. Use

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extreme caution when lighting burners this way.

Surface burners in use when an electrical power failure occurs will continue to operate normally.

Surface Burner Controis

Knobs that turn the surface burners on and off are marked as to which burners they control.

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To Light a Surface Burner How to Select Flame Size

The flame size on a gas burner should match the cookware you are using.

Push the control knob in and turn it to LITE. You will hear a little clicking noise—the sound of the electric spark igniting the burner.

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knob to adiust the flame size.

After Lighting a Burner

• cjneck to De sure tne Durner you turned on is the one you want to use.

• Do not operate a burner for an extended period of time without

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cookware to absorb the heat.

® Be sure the burners and grates are

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pot holder, cleaning cloths or other materials on them.

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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 handles.

When using aluminum or aluminum-clad stainless steel

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the circle it makes is about 1/2 inch smaller than the bottom of the cookware.

When boiling, use this same flame size—1/2 inch smaller than the bottom of the cookware—no matter

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cook just as quickly at a gentle boil as they do at a furious rolling boil. A high boil creates steam and cooks away moisture, flavor and nutrition. Avoid it except for the few cooking processes which need a vigorous boil.

When frying or warming foods in stainless steel, cast iron or enamelware, keep the flame down lower—to about 1/2 the diameter of the pan.

When frying in glass or ceramic cookware, lower the flame even more.

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Top-of-Range Cookware

Aiuniinuin: Medium-weight

axikwarc is rccoinmended because it

iheats quickly and evenly. Most focxis

Drown evenly in an aluminum skillet.

Mincnils ill food and water 'will siain but will not harm aluminum. A quick scour with a soap-filled wool pad after each use keeps aluminum cookware looking shiny new. Use .saucepans with tight-fitting lids for cooking with minimum amounts of water.

Cast Iron: If heated slowly, most

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Enamel ware: Under some conditions, the enamel of some cookware may melt. Follow cookware

manufacturer’s recom.mendations

for cooking methods.

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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

rooking. It conducts heat very

^slowly and cools very slowly.

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Automatic Ignition

The oven burner and broil burner on your range are lighted by electric ignition.

To light either burner, push the button for the desired function and turn the SET knob until the desired temperature is displayed. The burner should ignite within 60 seconds.

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not attempt to light them manually with a match.

Oven Shelves

To remove the shelves from the oven, pull them toward you, tilt front end upward and pull them out.

To replace, place shelf on shelf support with .stop-locks (curved extension of shelf) facing up and toward rear of oven. Till up front

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until it goes past “stop” on oven wall. Then lower front of shelf and push it all the way back.

Shelf Positions

The oven has four shelf supports—

A (bottom), B, C and D (top). Shelf positions for cooking are suggested on Baking and Roasting pages.

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.

locks so when placed correctly on the shelf supports, they will stop before coming completely out of the oven and will not tilt when you are removing food from them or placing food on them.

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position. Place the cookware on the shelf, then slide the shelf back into the oven. This will eliminate reaching into the hot oven.

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GE 49-4992 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Model JGSPiOGEK

Write down the model and serial numbers.

When Yon Get luur Rai^e

If you received

save liliie ana mwiicy. Before you request service...

Using ¥)nr Mange

Surface Cooking

Aiiiomatic Igmiton

Surface Burner Controis

After Lighting a Burner

Top-of-Range Cookware

Automatic Ignition

Oven Shelves

Shelf Positions