GE JGAS02PK, JGAS02EK User Manual

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Anti-Tip Bracket 3,5
Appliance Registration

Care and Cleaning 14-17 Safety Instructions 2-5
Control Panel

Features
Flooring under the Range

Leveling 5 Control Settings
Lift-Up/Off Cooktop

Model and Serial Numbers 2
Oven

Air Adjustment 9 Warranty
Baking, Baking Guide

Broiling, Broiling Guide 13
Control Settings

Lighting Instructions 8,9
Oven Bottom Removal

Preheating 10, 11
Roasting, Roasting Guide 12

Shelves
Thermostat Adjustment

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14

6 Air Adjustment 8

5 Burners, Burner Grates 14, 15

14

8,9 Lighting Instructions 7

10, 11

9

16

9,15

16

Problem Solver
Repair Service

Surface Cooking

Cookware Tips 8
Flame Size ‘7

Back Cover

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Models JGAS02PK

JGAS02EK

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Readtwfibook carefully.

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate

andmaintainyournewrange
p~.operly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp, write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

write down the model
and serial nmbene

You’llfindthemon a labellocated

intheburnerboxunderthe
coo~op.
Seepage6.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthat camewith
yourrange.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

ModeiNumber

momm

smm ~ma

The~aEfO~nia safe Drintig

andToxicEdorcimcnt

Water

ActrequirestheGovernorof

.‘Californiatopublishalistof

Subsmncesboyn totie Sbii
tocauseemcer,andrequhes
busi~essestomm

ofpotentid

eiposureto’such

CUStO~~rS

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SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourrange.

If you received
a am.wed mwe. o e

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyoutherange.

save time and money.

Before you request

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C;hecl<theProblemSolver

page 18.It

operatingproblemsthatyoucan
Co?rec!yourself.

listscausesofminor

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s IfyOUr range haselectric

ignition,plugitintoaUO-volt

groundedoutletonly.Donot

removetheroundgroundingprong
fromtheplug.Ifindoubtabout
thegroundingofthehomeelectrical
system,itisyourpersonal
respons~bilityandobligationto
haveanungroundedoutletreplaced
withaproperly-groundedthree­prongoutletinaccordancewith
theNationalElectricalCode.Do
notuseanextensioncordwith
thisappliance.

~Besureallpacking

are removed from the range

materials

beforeoperatingit,topreventfire
orsmokedamageshouldthe
packingmaterialignite.

@Locaterangeoutof

traffic path and out of drafty
locations to prevent pilot outage
(onmodel so equipped) and
poor air circulation.

@Besure your range iscorrectly
adjusted by a qualified service
technician or installer for the
type of gas (NaturaI or LP) on
which it is to be used.

kitchen

Your
rangecanbeconvertedforuseon
eithertypeofgas.SeeInstallation
Instructions.

After prolonged use of a

@

range$high floor temperatures
may result and many floor

coveringswillnot withstand
this kind of use. Neverinstallthe
rangeovervinyltile or linoleum
thatcannotwithstandsuchtypeof
use. Neverinstallit directlyover
interiorkitchencarpeting.

usingYourw~e

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unattendedwherearangeishot

or in operation. Theycouldbe

seriouslyburned.

* Don’taliowanyonetoclimb,

standorhangonthedoor9
broilercompartmentorrange
top.Theycoulddamagetherange

andeventipitovercausingsevere
personalinjury.

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SEWOUSLYINJU~D.

W-NG–M1 ranges

I I cantiDand

injur~cbuld
result.To
prevent.
accidental

,’iippingofthe

range,atti~h

~ittothewall

orfloorby ~

instilingt~e
ANTI-TIPbracketsupplied.TO
checkifthebracketisinstalled~~
andengagedproperly,carefilly
tiptherangeforwardtocheckif
theANTI-TIPbracketi?engaged
withthelevelingleg.

Ifyoupulltherangeoutfrom ~
thewallforanyreason,make ­suretherearlegisreturnedtoits
positioninthebracketwhenyou’
pushtherangeback. ~

@Letburnergratesandother.
surfacescoolbeforetouching
themorleavingthemwhere
childrencanreachthem.

~Neverwearloosefittingor
hanginggarmentswhileusing
theappliance.Flammable

materialcouldbeignitedif
broughtincontactwithflame
orhotovensurfacesandmay
causesevereburns.

@Neveruseyourappliancefor

warmingorheatingtheroom.

Prolongeduseof therange
withoutadquateventilation
canbehazardous.

* Donotusewaterongrease

fires.Neverpickupaflaming
pan.~rn offburner,then
smotherflamingpanbycovering
pancompletelywithwellfitting
lid,cookiesheetorflattray.
Flaminggreaseoutsidea pan
canbeputoutbycoveringwith
bting sodaor,ifavailable,a ­multi-purposedrychemical“’ ~~
orfoamtype‘fireextinguisher.~

*Do.notstorkflm-mabie.

materitisinanovtin.ornear .~.

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Do’notlet cooking~easeor. ~

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otherfitimable~at~~i~ls

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accumulateinornearthe~ ‘ ~

range4.. . ... .

0men

thedirectionsexactly,an~’always~-’~~~
cookthermeat:to.aninternd ;. ~­tem~ratu~eof atleast-.~70°F,.:~~‘. =

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Cooking’pork,”follow ‘-‘ ‘E=

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Thisassuresthat;intheremote~- ~,=
possibilitythattrichinamaybe ‘ —
presen~in~hemeat;itwill.be, ~~=

killedandMeatwillbes~fe’toeat:~~

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~Aiway$,~setheLI~ @itiom”

.when.ig@tingtopburnersand

makesuretheburnershave~

ignited. ‘ ‘ - ~

sNever~gavesurface~~~~ers“.~;

unattendedtit~ flme sett~ngs.

Boilovercauses~mokingand ‘

greasyspilloversthatmaycatch

onfire.

eAdjustt6pburnerflame‘size

soitdoesnotextendbeyondthe

edgeofthecookingutemti.

Excessiveflame is hazardous.

(contirluedtzextpage)

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wommT smETY msTRucTIoNs (cQ~tinu~d)

* useonly dry ~t holders—”

moistordamppotholdersonhot
surfacesmayresultinbumsfrom

@If ~ com~i~~~i~~of~i]s~~

fa~wiUbeusedinfrying,stir

togetherbeforeheating,orasfats “
steam.Donotletpotholders , meltslowly.
comenearopenflameswhen
Iifiingutensils.Donotuseatowel
orotherbulkyclothinplaceofa

potholder.

*T. mi~* thepossibilitytif
burns,igniti~nofflammable

materials,andspi~age,turnthe
cookwarehandlestowardtheside
orbackoftherangewithout
extendingoveradjacentburner..‘

Use deep fatthermometer

~

wheneverpossibletoprevent

overheating&tbeyondthe

smokingpoint. ,

sUseproperpansize—Av~id

pansthatareuns~bleoreasily

tipped.-Selwtutensilshavingflat

bottomslargeenoughtoproperly

containfoodavoidingboilovers

andspillovers,butlargeenough ~
@Nwaysturnsurfaceburner,to tocoverburnergrate.Thiswill

OFFbeforeremovingutensil.

*CarefuHywatchf~ds being

friedat~ flamesetting. ‘

eNeverbio~k~~events(air
openings)oftherange.They-

providetheairinletandoutiet

whichisnecessaryfortherange
tooperatepropkrlywithcorrect
combustion.

~Do~o~we~Wokon~~e

bothsavecleaningandprevent
hazardous’accumulationsoffwd,

sinceheavyspatteringorspfiovers”
leftonrangecanignite.Usepans
withhan~esthatcanbeeasily ‘
graspedandremaincool.

@Useonlyglass-cookwarethat ~
isreconnnend?dfor useongas
burners.

*KeepaMplasticsawayfrom~

cookingsurfaceifthewokhasa ‘‘“~b-*rtierS* ~ ‘ ~‘
roundrnetiringwhichisplaced
overtheburnergratetosupport
thewok.Thisringactsasaheat

~TOavoidthepossibilityofa
burn7alwaysbecerhinthatthe

controlsforal~burnersareat ~

trapwhichmaydamagethe 0~ positionandaIIgratesare

burnergrateandburnerhead;

itmaygausetheburnerto ~

Also,
workimproperly.Thismaycause

a carbonmonoxidelevelabove

, currentstindards,resultitigina

healthhazard.
~FMdsfor

dry as possible. Froston frozen

frying should tieas

foodsormoistureonfreshfoods ‘
cancausehotfattobubbleupand

oversidesofpan.

@Use Iewt possible amount of

fat for efleetiveshallow or deep-

fatfrying.Ffllingthepantoofull
offatcancausespilloverswhen”,

foodisadded,

@Alwaysheatfatslowly,and followinstructionsdescribedon

coo[beforeattern~ting$orempvk

thegiate.
@Whenflamingfobdsunder

. . .

thehoo~,turnthef~nOff=The

fan,ifoperattig,tiayspread ~

theflame. .

* If range islocated near a

window9donotuselongcurtains ~
whichcouldblowoverthetop

burnersandcreateafirehazard.

@When

a pilot goesout, (on

modelsoequipped),youwill
detectafaintodorofgasasyour
signaltorelightpilot.,When ~
relightingpilot,makesureburner
controlsareinOFFnositionand

watchasitheats. followingpagestorelight.

~IfyousrneUgas,andyouhave

alreadymadesurepilotsarelit,
turnoffthegastotherangeand
callaqualifiedservicetahnician.
Neveruseanopenflametolocate
aleak.

@Donotuseovenforastorage
area.

*Standawayfromtherange
whenopeningthedoorofahot
oven.me hotairorsteamwhich
escapescancauseburnsto
hands,faceand/oreyes.

o Keep ovenfree’frorn grease
buildup.

&~~ing out shelftotheshelf

*

stopisaconvenience,@lifting
hea~foods.Itisalsoa
pr&au~ionag~instburnsfrom
touching.hpt.s~~cesoftie
doororovenwalls.

o ~On9t hea~unopened.~qod

c~ntainersinth~oven..Ressure
cotidbuildupatidthecohtainer
cotid’burstcausinganinjury.

e,~on~tuse~~mi~~ foil
apytihereintheovenexceptas

,,

describedinthisbook.Misuse
cbuld.resultin’sfirehazardor .

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damagetother~ge. ~

~whenusingctikingor ..
roastingbagsinoven,followthe

manufacturer’sdirection.

euse OMlyglassCookware

thatisreqomtiendedforuse
ingasovens.

*Mwhysremovebroilerpan
frombroilercompartmentas

soonasyoufinishbroiling.

GreaseIefiinthepancancatch
fireifoven’isusedwithout
removingthegreasebornthe
broilerpan.

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mooriwunder

theRange

eRead46TheProblems@Iver99

onpage18Ofthisbook. ‘

reeimmendedinthisbook.-All
otherservicingshouldbereferred
toaqualifiedtechnicim.

SAWTmE ~~

~NsmucTIoNs~

Yourgasrangeisequippedwith
eithera StandingPilotor Electric
PilotIgnitionSystem.

ModeIJGAS02PK
StandingPilotSystemhasa
continuousflameburningat
alltimes.

Model JGM02EK
ElectricPilotIgnitionSystemuses
anelectricsparktoignitetheburners
anddoes notrequireuseofa match
unlesselectricalcurrenttoyour
rangeisintermpted.

Yourrange, like so many other
householditems,isheavyand

can settle into softfloorcoverings

suchascushionedvinyl.When

movingtherangeonthistypeof

flooring,usecare.

Donotinstalltherange over
kitchencarpeting unlessyou
placeaninsulatingpador sheetof

l/4-inch-thickplywoodbetween

therangeandcarpeting.

Men thefloor coveringendsat

thefrontoftherange,theareathat

therangewillrestonshouldbe
builtupwithplywoodor similar
materialtothesamelevelorhigher
thanthefloorcovering.Thiswill
allowtherangetobemovedfor
cleaningorservicing.

hveling theRange

Levelinglegsarelocatedon each
cornerofthebaseoftherange.

Yourrangemustbelevelinorderto
producepropercookingandbaking
results.Afierit isinitsfinallocation,
placealevelhorizontallyonan
ovenshelfandcheckthelevelness
fronttobackandside to side.Level
therangebyadjustingtheleveling
legsor byplacingshimsunderthe
cornersasneeded.

Oneoftherearlevelinglegswill
engagetheANTI-TIPbracket(allow
forsomesideto sideadjustment).
Allowaminimumclearanceof 1/8”
betweentherangeandtheleveling
legthat is tobeinstalledinto
theANTI-TIPbracket.

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FeaturesofYourRa~e

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Model JGAS02EK

Elwtric Igfition
ModeI JGAS02PK

Stantig mot

Feature Index

1 ModelandSerialNumbers

(inburnerboxundercooktop)
I 2 SurfaceBurnerControls
I 3 SurfaceBurnersand Grates

I 4 OVENTEMPKnob

5 OvenVent

(located in center of rear of range)

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Explained

on page

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FeatureIndex

6 OvenShelves

(easilyremovedor repositioned

onshelfsupports)
7 OvenShelfSupports
8 BroilerPanandRack

9 Lift-Up/OffCooktop

10RemovableOvenBottom

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11Anti-TipBracket

(seeSafetyInstructions)

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Explained

on page

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13,15,17

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16

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