GE JGBC16GEJ, JGBC17GEJ, JGJ3C16GPJ User Manual
Contents
Gmtliwge
Appliance Registration
Care and Cleaning 15-19 Vent Duct
Control Panel
Features
Flooring Under Range 5 Safety Instructions 3-5
Leveling
Lift-Up Cooktop
Model and Serial Numbers
- Oven
Air Adjustment
Baking, Baking Guide 11, 12 Cookware Tips
Broiler Pan and Rack 19
Broiling, Broiling Guide 14 Flame Size
Continuous Cleaning Care 15 Lighting Instructions
Control Settings 10
Door Removal 18
Light; Bulb Replacement 10, 18
Lighting Instructions 9, 10
Oven Bottom Removal 19
Preheating 12
Roasting, Roasting Guide 13
Shelves 10, 19
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17 Problem Solver
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5 Surface Cooking
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Thermostat Adjustment 20
Repair Service 23
Burner Grates
Burners 17
Clock and Timer
Control Settings
Drip Pans
Warranty
Back Cover
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Help us
help
YOU. . .
Read this 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 in
the burner box under the cooktop.
See page 6.
These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your range. Before sending in this
card, please write these numbers
here:
If you received
a damaged range ...
Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the range.
Save time and money.
Before you request
service...
Check the Problem Solver on
page 22. It lists causes of minor
operating problems that you can
correct yourself.
Model Number
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your range.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read ail instructions before
When YouGet YourRange
● Havethe installer show you
the location of tlw 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
with the Installation instructions.
Any adjustment and service should
be perform only by qualified
gas range installers or Serviee
technicians.
● Plug your range into a 120-volt
grounded outlet only. Do not
remove the round grounding prong
from the plug.
If in doubt about
thegroundingofthehomeelectrical
system, it is yourpersonal
responsibility and obligationto
haveanungroundedoutletreplaced
with aproperly-grounded three-
prong outlet in accordance with
the National Electrical code. I)o
not use
this appliance.
● Be sure all packing materials
an extension cord with
are removed from the range
beforeoperating it, to preventfire
or smoke damage shouldthe
packing material ignite.
● Locate range out of kitchen
traffk path and out of drafty
locations to prevent pilot outage
(on models so equipped} and
poor air circulation.
● Be sure your range iscorrectly
adjusted by a qualified service
technician or installer for the
type ofgas (Natural or LP)on
which it is to be used. Your
range can be convertedforuse
on either type of gas. See
Installation Instructions.
accordance
using this appliance.
● After prolonged use of a
range, high floor temperatures
may result and many floor
coverings will not withstand
this kind of use. Never installthe
range over vinyltile or linoleum
that cannot withstand such type of
use. Never install it directly over
interior kitchen carpeting.
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● Don’tleave children alone or
unattended where a range ishot
or in operation. They could be
serious]y burned.
● Don’taliow anyone to climb,
stand or hang onthe door,
broiler compartment or range
top. Theycould damagethe range
and eventip itovercausing severe
personal injury.
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IhTTERESTTll CHILDREN
SHOULDNOTBE WIRED IN
CABINETS ABOVEA RANGE
OR ONTHE BACKSPLASH
OF ARANGE–CHILDREN
CLIMBING ON THE RANGE
T() REACHITEMS COULD BE
SERIOUSLYINHJRED.
* Let burner grates and other
surfaces cod before touching
them or leaving them where
children can reach them.
● Never wear loose fitting or
hanging garments while using
the appliance. Flammable
material couldbe ignited if
brought in contact with flame
or hot oven surfacesand may
cause severeburns.
● Never use your appliance for
warming or heating the room.
Prolonged use ofthe range
without adequateventilation
can be hazardous.
Your Range
o Do not use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a flaming i
pan. Turn off burner, then
smother flaming pan bycovering
pan completely with well fitting
lid, cookie sheet or flat tray.
Flaming grease outside a pan
can be put out by coveringwith
baking soda or, if available,a
multqmrpose dry chemical
or foam fire extinguisher.
* Do not store flammable
materials in an oven or near
the cooktop.
● Do not let cooking grease
or other flammable materials
accumulate in or near the range.
e When cooking pork, follow
the directions exactlyand always
cook the meat to an internal
temperature ofat least 170”F.
This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina maybe
present in the meat, it will be
killed and meat will be safeto eat.
Surface Cooking
● AJM~~jTSuse the IJTE position
when igniting top burners and
makesurethe burners haveignited.
e Never leave surface burners
unattended at HIGH flame
settings. Boilover causes
smoking and greasy spikwers
that maycatch on fire.
* Adjust top burner flame size
so it does not extend beyond the
edge of the cooking utensil.
Excessive flame is hazardous.
* Use only dry pot hoklers—
moist or damp pot holders on hot
surfaces mayresult in burns from steam. Do not let potholders
come near open flames when
lifting utensils. Do not use a towel
or other bulky cloth inplace of a “”
pot holder.
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JMPORT~T SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)
● Tominimize the possibility of
burns, ignition offlammable
materials, and spillage, turn
cookwarehandles towardthe side
or back ofthe range without
extendingoveradjacent burners.
● Alwaysturn surface burner to
OFF before removing utensil.
● Carefuliy watch foods being
fried at HI flame setting.
● Never block the vents (air
openings) of the range. They
provide the air inlet and outlet
which is necessary forthe range
to operateproperly w~ithcorrect
combustion.
. Do not we a wok on the
cooking surface if the wok has a
round metal ring which isplaced
over the burner grate to support
the wok. This ring acts as aheat
trap whichmaydamagethe burner
grate andburner head. Also, it
maycause the burner to work
improperly. This maycause a
carbon monoxide level abovethat
allowedbycurrent standards,
resulting in ahealth hazard.
● Foods for frying shouki be as
dry as possible. Frost on frozen
foodsor moisture on fresh foods
can causehot fat tobubb~eup and
oversides ofpan.
*Use least possible amount of
fat for effective shallow or deepfat frying. Filling the pan too full
offat cm cause spilloverswhen
foodis added.
oIf a combination of’oils or
fats willbe used in frying, stir
~ogetherbefore heating, or as fats
melt slowly.
● Alwaysheat fat slowly, and
watchas it heats.
*Use deep fat thermometer
whenever possible to prevent
overheatingfa[beyondthe
smokingpoint.
● Use proper pan size-Avoid
pans that are unstable or easily
tipped. Select utensils having flat
bottoms large enough toproperly
contain food avoidingboilovers
and spillovers, but large enough
to coverburner grate. This wfll
both savecleaning andprevent
hazardous accumulations of food,
sinceheavyspatteringor spillovers
left on range can ignite. Usepans
with handles that canbe easily
grasped and remain cool.
● Use only glass cookware that
is recommended for use ongas
burners.
● Keep all plastics awayfrom
top burners.
● Toavoid the possibility ofa
burn, always be certain that the
controls for all burners are at
OFF position and all grates are
coolbefore attempting toremove
the grate.
● When flaming foods under
the hood, turn the fan off. The
fan, if operating, may spread
the flame.
● If range is ~ocatednear a
window, do not uselong curtains
which could blowover the top
burners and create afire hazard.
● When a pilot goes out, (on
models so equipped), you will
detect a faint odor of gas as your
signal to relight pilot. When
relighting pilot, make
s~ie burner
controls are in OFF position and
followinstructions described on
followingpagesto relight.
● If you smell gas, and you have
already made surepilo[s are lit,
turn offthe gas to the range and
call aqualified servicetechnician.
Never use an open flame to locate
a leak.
Baking, Broiling and ‘....
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Wasting
● Do not use oven for a storage
area.
* Stand away from the range
when opening the door of a hot
oven. The hot air or steam which
escapes can cause bums to
hands, face andlor eyes.
● Keep oven free from grease
buildup.
s Place oven shelves in desired
position while oven is COOL
● Pulling out 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.
● Don’t heat unopened food
containers in the oven. Pressure
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 tothe range.
@When using cooking or
roasting bags in oven, followthe
manufacturer’s direction.
* Use only glass cookware
that is re&mmended for use
in gas ovens.
* Aiv7aysremove broiler pan
from broiler compartment as
soon as you finish broiling.
Grease left inthe pan can catch
fire if ovenis used without
removing the grease from the
broiler pan.
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Flooring Under
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close tothe flame, the fat may
ignite. Trim excessfat to prevent
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excessiveflare-ups.
*Make sure broilerpan is in
placecorrectly @reduce the
possibility of grease fires.
● Myou should have a grease
fwe in the broiler pan, turnoff
oven, andkeep drawerclosed to
contain fire until it burns out.
Cleaning YourRange
● Cleanonly pm-tslistedin this
Use and Care Book.
* Keep range ciean and free of
accumulations of grease or
spiliovers which mayignite.
the Range
Yourrange, like so many other
household items, is heavy and
can settle into soft floor coverings
such as cushioned vinyl. When
movingthe rangeonthistypeof
flooring,usecare.
Do not install the range over
kitchen carpeting unless you
place an insulating pad or sheet of
l/4-inch-thick plywood between
the range and carpeting.
When the floor cowing ends&
the front of the range, the
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.
areathat
If YouNeed Service
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● R-d “The fiob~em ~lver~~
}on page 22of this book.
● Don$t attempttorepair
or replaceany partof your
rangeunless itis specifidly
recommended inthis book. All
other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.
SAW THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
Leveling the Range
Your range must be level in order to
produce proper cooking and baking
results. After it is in its final location,
place a level horizontally on an
oven shelf and check the levelness
front to back and side to side. Level
the range by adjusting the leveling
legs or by placing shims under the
comers as needed.
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Features of YourRange
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JGBC16GPJwith Standing Pilot Ignition
JGBC16GU with Automatic pilotless Ignition
JGBC17GU with Brushed Chrome Cooktop,
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Feature Index
1 Model and Serial Numbers
(in burner box under cooktop)
2 Surface Burner Controls
Explained
on page
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3 Surface Burners, Grates and Drip Pans
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4 Oven Temperature Control
5 Clock and Timer
6 Oven Vent
7 Oven Interior Light
8 Oven Light Switch
(lets you turn interior oven light on and off)
9 Oven Shelves
10, 19
(easily removed or repositioned on shelf supports)
10 Oven Shelf Supports
11 Broiler Pan and Rack
12 Removable Oven Door
(easily removed for oven cleaning)
13 Lift-Up Cooktop 16
(locks in up position to simplify cleaning underneath)
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14 Removable Oven Bottom 19
15 Broiler Drawer
16 Continuous-Cleaning Oven Interior
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Surface Cooking
Lighting Instructions
Standing Pilot Model
JGBC16GPJ
The surface burners on this range
have standing pilots that must be lit
initially. To light them:
L Be sure surface burner control
knobs are in the OFF position.
2. Remove the grates and lift the
cooktop up (see page 16).
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3. Locate the two pilot ports and
light each of them with a match.
4. Lower the cooktop. Your surface
burners are now ready for use.
Electric Ignition
JGBC16GEJ
JGBC17GEJ
Surfaceburnersontheserangesare
lightedbyelectricignition,ending
theneedforstandingpilotswith
constantlyburningflames.
In case of a power outage, youcan
lightthepilotlessignitionsurface
burners
match. Hold a lighted match to the
burner, then turn the knob to the
LITE position. Use extreme
caution when lighting burners
in this manner.
Surface burners in use when an
electrical power failure occurs will
continue to operate normally.
on your range with a
Models
Surface Burner Controls
The knobs that turn the surface
burners on and off are located on
the lower control panel in front of
the burners.
The two on the left control the left
front and left rear burners. The two
on the right control the right front
and right rear burners.
To Light a Surface Burner
Push the control knob in and turn it
to LITE. On electric ignition models,
you will hear a little clicking noise—
the sound of the electric spark
igniting the burner.
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After the burner ignites, turn the
knob to adjust the-flame size.
Note:
● Do not operate a burner for
extended periods of time without
having cookware on the grate. The
finish on the grate may chip without
cookware to absorb the heat.
● Check to be sure the burner you
turned on is the one you want to use.
● Be sure the burners and grates are
cool before you place your hand, a
pot holder, cleaning cloths or other
materials on them.
How to Select Flame Size
The flame size on a gas burner
should match the cookware you
are using.
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
pOtSand pans, adjust the flame so
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 what the cookware is made
of. Foods 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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