GE JCGBS66SEKSS Installation Instructions
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PROPANE
NAT
PROPANE CONVERSION INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
Death or serious injury can result from failure to follow these
instructions.
• Service by a qualied service technician only.
• Shut o gas supply and disconnect power before servicing.
• Reconnect all grounding devices after service.
• Replace all parts and panels before operating.
The pressure regulator and the burner orices are set for natural
gas. To use propane gas, the regulator and burner orices must
be converted.
Explosion Hazard
WARNING
Do not operate the cooktop or oven burners of this range
when using propane (bottled) gas before converting the
pressure regulator and burner orices from propane gas
use. Failure to do so could cause high ames and toxic
fumes which can result in serious injury.
CONVERTING THE PRESSURE REGULATOR
The pressure regulator is located on the rear of the range. (Some
models will have a metal shield protecting the regulator that must
be removed for conversion and reinstalled when conversion is
complete.) The pressure regulator is located in the lower, left hand
side of the range as viewed from the front left.
Pressure Regulator
A. If this is your regulator:
1. Use an adjustable wrench to unscrew the hex-nut cap
from the pressure regulator.
2. Completely remove the protective plastic cap o the
threaded metal cap.
Gas Valve
3. Turn the plastic cap over and hook it into the slots. Rotate
cap 1/4 turn to reassemble. The type of gas to be used
should now be visible on the top of the cap..
4. Screw the hex-nut cap back onto the pressure regulator.
CONVERTING THE COOKTOP BURNERS
A. Remove the top grates, burner caps and burner heads.
Burner
cap
Orice
located
through
this
opening
Burner construction
Burner
head
Base
D. Install the propane orices in their precise locations.
Propane
Yellow/Red
LR
Propane
Orange/Green
Propane
Blue/Magenta
RR
LF RF
Propane
Orange/Yellow
Propane
Blue/Brown
To adjust your range for use with propane gas, follow these
instructions:
1. Disconnect all electrical power, at the main circuit breaker or fuse box.
2. Shut o the gas supply to the range by closing the manual shuto valve.
The propane orices for the cooktop burners are shipped on the
back of the range in a small box.
Propane Conversion Kit
LP
CONVERSION
KIT
TOOLS REQUIRED:
• Adjustable wrench
• 1/2” Open-end wrench
• Phillips head screwdriver
• Flat bladed screwdriver
(blade approximately 3/32”
across)
• Nut drivers: 1/4”, 9/32” or 7mm
Rotate cap counterclockwise to loosen.
Cap assembly
Lever shown closed (Oven Shut O only)
FLIP LEVER UP TO OPEN
3. Turn the metal cap so the type of gas being converted to
is displayed and replace the protective plastic cover.
4. Screw the hex-nut cap back into the regulator.
(Do not over tighten)
B. If this is your regulator:
1. Use an adjustable wrench to unscrew the hex-nut cap
from the pressure regulator.
2. Turn the plastic cap 1/4 turn to disassemble.
NAT
PROPANE
Rotate cap counterclockwise to loosen.
B. Using a 7 mm or 9/32” nut driver, remove the top burner
orices. These may be accessed through the burner opening in
the base.
NOTICE:
Save these orices for future conversion back to natural gas.
C. Remove the propane orices from the box provided. The
propane orices have the letter “L” on the top.
To aid in identifying the proper location for the propane orices
during conversion from Natural Gas to Propane Gas, color
codes have been added to the side or top of the orice. See the
chart below. Each orice may also show a series of engraved
marks (I, II, III . . .) located on the top.
95
III
BURNER OUTPUT RATINGS: BTU/HR
Propane Gas 10” W.C.P.
BURNER
RF 9,500 0.035” (0.89) Blue/Brown 89L
LF 15,000 0.045” (1.14) Orange/Yellow 114L
RR 12,000 0.039” (0.99) Blue/Magenta 99L
LR 5,000 0.026” (0.66) Red/Yellow 66L
C 8,000 0.034” (0.86) Orange/Green 86L
OVEN 16,000 0.048” (1.21) Pink .048
BTU
RATE
Denotes0.95mmOrifice sizeo
DenotesLP (Propane) Gas
ORIFICE SIZE
(mm)
COLOR MARKING
To prevent leakage, make sure the orices are securely screwed
into the gas supply tubes.
F. Place the old orices into the metal box along with these
instructions, and replace onto the back of the range for
possible future conversion back to natural gas.
Lever shown open (Oven Shut O only)
PUSH LEVER DOWN TO CLOSE
PROPANE CONVERSION INSTRUCTIONS
29-6096 10-16 GE
JGBS66
(A) Yellow flames:
Further Adjustment
Required
(B) Yellow tips on
outer cones:
Normal for Propane Gas
(C) Soft blue flames:
Normal for Natural Gas
CONVERTING THE OVEN BURNER AIR SHUTTER SETTING FOR OVEN BURNER
OVEN BURNER ORIFICE
1. Remove oven door, broil drawer, oven bottom, and burner. The
oven burner orice is located behind the drawer. On some
models a metal shield must be removed.
2. To convert to propane, replace oven orice with the one
supplied in kit with range.
NOTICE:
Save this orice for future conversion back to natural gas.
Oven burner
air shutter
Oven
orice
NOTICE:
This product cannot be converted to propane by adjusting the
oven orice. The orice must be replaced for propane.
1. Turn on the gas.
2. Turn on the electricity.
3. Replace the oven bottom and
reinstall the oven door.
4. Turn on the oven burner.
5. As you watch the ame with the
oven door closed, check the following
through the broil drawer opening.
a. If the ames are yellow, open the air shutter more. Use a
screwdriver to loosen the air shutter screw.
b. If the ames continue to blow away or utter from the
burner after two minutes of operation, close the air shutter
slightly, but not by more than 1/8”.
6. Retighten the air shutter screw.
Screw
Air shutter
WARNING
If you attempt to measure the inner cone of the ame, please use
caution: burns could result.
Oven burner ame must be observed with the door closed to
properly check ame characteristics.
7. Checking the ame size:
It should be approximately 1/2” to 3/4” long for the bake and
broil burners.
The combustion quality of the
burner ames needs to be
determined visually.
NOTE: If burner ames look like
(A), further air shutter adjustment
is required. Normal burner ames
should look like (B) or (C), depending on the type of gas you
use. With propane gas, some yellow tipping on the outer
cones is normal.
ADJUSTING LOW FLAME SETTING
ON COOKTOP BURNERS
Low setting adjustments must be made with other burners in
operation on a medium setting. This procedure prevents the
low ame from being set too low, resulting in the ame being
extinguished when other burners are turned on.
A. Turn on all surface burners.
B. Turn the knob on the burner being adjusted to “LO”.
C. Remove the knob and insert a small, at blade screwdriver into
the valve shaft as shown and turn clockwise to fully tighten
down the bypass screw. Repeat for all valves.
D. If ame appears too low or unstable, slowly turn bypass screw
counterclockwise until a stable ame exists for each burner.
Remember, other burners must be turned on to medium.
E. Additionally, for each burner being adjusted, quickly open
and close the oven door while observing ame. If ame is
extinguished, continue adjusting bypass screw for a larger
ame. Repeat door openings until ame is stable.
F. Replace the knob.
Center adjustment screw for all burners.
NOTICE:
Once the conversion is complete and conrmed,
ll out the propane sticker and include your name,
organization and date conversion was made. Apply the
sticker to the range near the regulator to alert others
in the future that this appliance has been converted
to propane. If converting back to natural gas from
propane, please remove the sticker so others know the
appliance is set to use natural gas.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BURNER OUTPUT RATINGS: BTU/HR
NG (Natural) Gas 5” W.C.P.
BURNER
RF 9,500 0.053” (1.36) Green 136N
LF 15,000 0.070” (1.78) Brown 178N
RR 12,000 0.061” (1.55) Red 155N
LR 5,000 0.040” (1.01) White/Purple 101N
C 10,000 0.055” (1.40) Yellow 140N
OVEN 18,000 0.076” (1.93) None .076
BTU
RATE
ORIFICE SIZE
198
N
III
(mm)
Denotes1.98 mm Orifice sizeopening
DenotesNatural Gas
COLOR MARKINGS
Foreign particles in the gas line may cause an orange ame at
rst, but this will soon disappear.
8.
When all adjustments are made and the results are
satisfactory:
a. Replace the metal shield (some models).
b. Replace the broil drawer.
SPECIAL NOTE:
To convert the oven back to natural gas, reverse the
instructions given in making propane adjustments.
PROPANE CONVERSION INSTRUCTIONS
29-6096 10-16 GE
JGBS66
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