GE JGBC16GPJ User Manual
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Anti-TipBracket
ApplianceRegistration
Careand Cleaning 15-19 VentDuct 10
ControlPanel 17 ProblemSolver
Features 6,7 RepairService
FlooringUnderRange
Leveling
Lift-UpCooktop 16 BurnerGrates 16
Modeland SerialNumbers
Oven 9,10 Clockand Timer 9
AirAdjustment
Baking,BakingGuide
BroilerPanand Rack 19 DripPans ‘
Broiling,BroilingGuide 14 FlameSize
ContinuousCleaningCare 15 LightingInstructions
ControlSettings
DoorRemoval 18
Light;BulbReplacement 10,18
LightingInstructions
OvenBottomRemoval 19
Preheating 11,12
Roasting,RoastingGuide 13
3,5 Shelves
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5
5 SurfaceCooking 8,9
2
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11,12 CookwareTips .9
10
9,10
ThermostatAdjustment 20
SafetyInstructions
Burners 17
ControlSettings
Warranty “
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Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville.KY40225
writedownthemodel
andserialInl.n-nbers.
You’llfindthemon a labellocated
inthe-burnerboxunderthe
cookmp.
Seepage6.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrange.Beforesendinginthis
card,please writethesenumbers
here:
ModelNumber
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecaHs
concerningyourrange.
FOR YOUR sAFE”rY
If yousmellgas:
openwindows.
la
2sDon’t touch
electrical switches:
3. Extinguish any
open flame.
4.Immediatelycall
your gassupplier,
*Ck3n’~iwn
Cm43PCM’betxw$eSparksmay
ignite theC&m,
FOR YOUR SAETY
Do not store or use
gasoline or’ other
ehxtrksNRches
flammablevapomand
liquidsinthevicinity
ofthisor anyother
appliance,
TheCaliforniaSafe1.3rinking
WaterandToxicErtforcemeni
ActrequirestheGovernorof
(1.diforniatopublisha listof
substancesknowntothestate
tocausecancerand
businessesto warncustomers
OfpOtentialexpOsurctosuch
substances.
Gasappliancescan cause
minorexposuretOthreeofthese
substances,namelybenzene,
formaldehydeandsoot,caused
primarilybytheincomplete
combustionofnaturalgasorU
fuels.Properlyadjustedranges,
indicatedbyaMuishratherthan
ayellowflame,willminimize
incompletecombustion.Exposure
tothesesubstancescanbe
minimizedMther byventing
withanopenwindowor using
aventilationfanorhood.
i-equires
Hyollreceived
a damagedIrm-Rge. , ●
hnmediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyoutherange.
savetimeandmoney.
Beforeym.1request
servicee . e
~~eck the problem ~o]veron
page22. Rlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
~ Havetheinstallershowyou
theh!atim d’therangegas
clm=off
vim%?andimwtoshut
itoffif’m!cessary.
~Have yourrangeinstilled
andproperlygroundedbya
quaiifiedinsbller,inaccordance
withtheInstallationInstructions.
Anyadjustmentandserviceshould
beperformedonlybyqualified
gas rangeinstallersor service
technicians.
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~Besure4 packingmaterials
...
..
areremwxifmmtherange
beforeoperatingit,topreventfire
orsmokedamageshoddthe
packingmaterialignite.
@Locaterangeoutofkitchen
traffkpathandoutofdrafty
i!omfionstopreventpilotoutage
(mmodelssoequipped)and
or
aircireulahfi~
Besureyourrangeiscorrectly
adjustedbya qualifiedservice-
Which or ihstdk’ forthe
q-p d
gas(Naturalor u?) on
whichit isto beused.Your
rangecanbeconvertedforuse
cmeithertypeofgas.See
kMallationInstructions.
~AfterprolongedUSCd’ a
ralqy+ highfloortemperatures
mayresultandmanyfloor
W’eringsVW
notWitbwnd
thiskindofuse.Neverinstallthe
nmgeovervinyltileorlinoleum
thatcannotwithstandsuchtypeof
use.Neverinstallitdirectlyover
interiorkitchencarpeting.
-wn.g-YimrRange
eDm9tkm! childrenakmeor
unattended
orh?.G~2Fation.‘h3y Cdd be
seriouslyburned.
wherea range isM
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INTEWT To CRILDMN
SHOULDNOTBE
CABIWB ABOW i-$RANGE
‘m IONTHEBACKSPLASH
OFA MNGGCHILDREN
CLHVH3HNG
ONTHERANGE
mm~mT
TOREACHITHvISCOULDBE
SERKKJSLYINJURED.
w
~G–All ranges
cantipandinjurycould
resukTo
prevent
wxkkmd
tippingofthe
range,attach
ittothewall
orfloorby
installingthe
ANTI-TIPbracketsupplie{(on
modelssoequipped).Tocheckif
thebracketisinstalledandengaged
properly,carefullytiptherange
forwardtocheckiftheANTI-TIP
bracketisengagedwiththe
levelingleg.
Ifyoupulltherangeoutfrom
thewallforanyreason,make
suretherearlegisreturnedtoits
positioninthebracketwhenyou
pushtherangeback.
63~t lNUTMTgratuand other
surfacescoolbeforetouching
themm leavingthemwhere
Chihk!ncanreach‘them.
@Neverwearloosefittingor
hanginggarmen@whileusing
theappliance.Flammable
materialcouldbeignitedif
broughtincontactwithflame
orhotovensurfacesandmay
causesevereburns.
* Neverwe yourappliancefor
warmingorheatingthemm.
Prolongeduseoftherange
withoutadequateventilation
canbehazardous.
@h notuse waterongrease
fires.Neverpickupaflaming
pan.‘I’urnoffburner,then
smotherflamingpanbyccwcring
pancompletelywithwellfitting
lid,cookiesheetorflattray.
Naminggreaseoutsideapan
canbeputoutbycoveringwiih
bakingsodaor,ifavailable,a
multi-purposedrychemical
orfoamfire~xtinguisher.
@Donotstoreflammable
materialsinanmm ornear
thecooktop.
eDonot.M cookinggrease
orotherflammablematerials
accmmdateinorneartherange.
@Whencookingpork9follow
thedirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast170”E
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.
SW4i!MX3Cooting
~MwaysusetheMIX position
whenignitingtopburnersand
makesuretheburnershaveignited.
@Neverleavesurfaceburners
unattendedatHIGHflame
settings.Boilovercauses
smokingandgreasyspillovers
thatmaycatchonfire.
*Adjusttopburnerflamesize
soitdoesnotextendbeyondthe
edgeofthecookingUBtensiL
Excessiveflameishazardous.
~lhe onlydry pothMers-
moistordamppotholdersonhot
surfacesmayresukinburnsfrom
steam.Donotletpotholders
comenearopenflameswhen
liftingutensils.Donotuseatowel
orotherbulkyclothinplaceofa
potholder.
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@~Q]~~nimizethe possibilityd’
hums, ignitionofflammable
materials,andspillage,turn
cookwarehand~estowardtheside
orbackoftherang-ewithout
extendingoveradjacentburners.
~Aiw’aysturn surface!burner to
OI?Fbeforeremovingutensil.
acarefully watchfoodsbeing
friedat HI flmllesetting.
ely~~~~~]~~~~~~~~~~(~~~
opetings)ofthe range.They
providetheairinletandoutlet
whichisnecessaryfortherange
tooperateproperlywithcorrect
combustion.
e~~ n~~~~ea w& ~~~~e
cookingsurfaceif the wokhas24
roundmetal!ringwhichispkmed
overtheburner grate tosupport
thewok.Thisringactsasaheat
tmpwhichmaydamagetheburner
grateandburnerhead.Also,it
maycausetheburnertowork
improperly.Thismaycausea
carbonmonoxidelevelabovethat
allowedbycurrentstandards,
resultinginaheakhhazard.
aFoodsforfryingshouldbeas
dryas possible.Frostonfrozen
foodsormoistureonfreshfoods
cancausehotfattobubbleupand
oversidesofpan.
~l.heleastpossib~eamountof
fatfor effectiveshaibv or deepfatfrying.Fillingthepantoofill
offatcancausespilloverswhen
foodisadded.
eH’acombinationofoilsor
fatswillbeusedin frying9stir
togetherbeforeheating,orasfats
meltslowly.
@Alwaysheatfat s10wly9and
watchasitheats.
@Usedeepfat thermometer
V4”heMNUWpossibletoprevent
overheatingfatbeyondthe
smokingpoint.
~Use~~operpansize—Avoid
pansthatareunstableoreasily
tipped.Selectutensilshavingilat
bottomslargeenoughtoproperly
containfoodavoidingboilovers
andspillovers,butlargeenough
tocoverburnergrate.ThisWN
bothsavecleaningandprevent
hazardousaccumulationsoffood,
sinceheavyspatteringorspillovers
leftonrangecanignite.Usepans
withhandlesthatcanbeeasily
graspedandremaincool.
~Useonlygbss cookwarethat
isrecommendedforuseongas
burners.
~Keep811plasticsawayfrom
topburners.
@Toavoidthepossibilityofa
burn,ahvaysbecertainthatthe
controlsforallburnersareat
OFFpositionandallgratesare
coolbeforeattemptingtoremove
thegrate.
aWhenflamingfoodsunder
thehood,turn thefanoff.The
fan,ifoperating,mayspread
theflame.
@Mrangeis10cMAIneara
window,donotuselongcurtains
whichcouldblowoverthetop
burnersandcreateafirehazard.
@Whena pilotgoesout9(on
modelssoequipped),youwill
detecta faintodorofgasasyour
signaltorelightpilot.When
relightingpilot,makesureburner
controlsareinOFFpositionand
followinstructionsdescribedon
followingpagestorelight.
~If yousmellgas9andyouhave
alreadymadesurepilotsarelit,
turnoffthegastotherangeand
callaqualifiedservicetechnician.
Neveruseanopenflametolocate
aleak.
&*$
BaKI~,
Broilingand
w
Roastifig
Donotuse oven forastorage
=
area.
@Stand
whenopeningthedoorofahot
oven.Thehotairorsteamlv}tich
escapescancauseburnsto
hands,facean4Yoreyes.
~Keepovenfreefromgrease
buildup.
@Placeovenshelvesindesired
positionwhileoveniscool.
@Pullingoutshelftotheshelf
stopisaconvenienceinlifting
heavyfoods.Misalsoa
precautionagainstburnsfrom
touchinghotsurfacesofthe
doororovenwalls.
~Don’theatunopenedfood
containersintheoven.Pressure
couklbuildupandthecontai
420uMburstcausinganinjury.
e~on9tusea~uminumfoil
anywhereintheovenexceptas
describedinthisbook.Misuse
couldresultinafirehazardor
damagetotherange.
*Whenusingcookingor
roastingbagsinoven9followthe
manufacturer’sdirection.
@Useonlyglasscookware
thatisrecommendedforuse
ingasovens.
@Alwaysremovebroi!erpan
frombroilercompartmentas
soonasyoufinishbroiling.
Greaseleftinthepancancatch
fireifovenisused.without
removingthegreasefromthe
broilerpan.
awtiyfromtherange
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Flooringunder
theRawe
* when!k2FoiIingyif’meatisWI
dose
tothe fkme~thefatmay
ignite.Trimexcessfattoprevent
excessiveflare-ups.
eRfskeSMlrebroilerplanisin
placecorrectlytoreducethe
possibilityofgreasefires.
@Hyous~louidhavea grease
fireinthe broilerpanyturnoff
oven,andkeepdrawerclosedto
con[ainfireuntilitburnsout.
cled~ Your m~e
@clean
useandCii’emodi.
e
Keeprange dean -andfrw
accumulationsof gm!aseor
Spillovers
IfYouNeed
~ Dm9tattempttorepair
m’H@Nemy jptu-td’your
rangelmkss it isspecifically
recommendedinthisbook.All
otherservicingshouldbereferred
toaqualifiedtechnician.
dy partslistedinthis
whichmay ignite.
service
WidVrheProbEem
page22 Of ’thisbook.
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So$w%’”
!4.’burrange, likeso manyother
householditems,isheavyand
can settleintoSof’tfloor em’%?r’ings
suchas cushioned vinyl.When
movingtherangeonthis typeof
flooring,usecare.
notinstallthe range over
Do
kitchen
placeaninsulatingpador sheetof
l/4-inch-thickplywoodbetween
therangeandcarpeting.
W72eFIthej?oorcoveringendsd
thejront ofthe range, theareathat
therangewillrestonshouldbe
builtupwithplywoodor similar
materialtothesamelevelorhigher
thanthefloorcovering.Thiswill
allowtherangetobemovedfor
cleaningor servicing.
carpetingunlessyou
Wveliw theRange
Levelinglegsarelocatedoneach
cornerofthebaseoftherange.
Yourrangemustbelevelinorderto
producepropercookingandbaking
results.Afteritisinitsfinallocation,
placea levelhorizontallyonan
ovenshelfandcheckthelevelness
fronttobackandsidetoside.Level
therangebyadjustingtheleveling
legsor byplacingshimsunderthe
cornersasneeded.
Oneoftherear levelingscrewswill
engagetheANTI-TIPbracket(allow
forsomesideto sideadjustment).
Allowa minimumclearanceof 1/8”
betweentherangeandtheleveling
screwthatisto beinstalledinto
theANTI-TIP bracket.
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JGEKx6GPJwith StandingPiJotIgnition
XX!3C16GMwithAutomaticPilotlessIgnition
K%C17GNwithBrushedChromeCooktop,Automatic
Pilotless Ignition
Explained
FeatureIndex on page
JGJ3CMGPJ
JGBC~~GW
JG~Cl~GEJ
ModelandSerialNumbers
1
2
(inburnerboxundercooktop)
2 SurfaceBurnerControls
8
3 SurfaceBurners,GratesandDripPans 8, 16,17
4 OvenTemperatureControl
5 ClockandTimer
6 OvenVent
10
9
10
7 OvenInteriorLight 10,18
8 OvenLightSwitch
10
(letsyouturninteriorovenlightonandoff)
9 OvenShelves
10,19
(easilyremovedorrepositionedonshelfsupports)
10 OvenShelfSupports
H BroilerPanandRack
10
19
@ @
4 4
4
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4
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2 2
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12 RemovableOvenDoor
(easilyremovedforovencleaning)
13 Lift-UpCooktop
(locksinuppositiontosimplifycleaningunderneath)
14 RemovableOvenBottom
15 BroilerDrawer
16 Continuous-CleaningOvenInterior
[7 Anti-TipBracket
(seeInstallationInstructions)
)
18
16
19
19
15
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Lighti~Itiructiom
Wading PilotModel
JGK16GR?
Thesurfaceburnersonthisrange
havestandingpilotsthatmustbelit
initially.Tolightthem:
L Besuresurfaceburnercontrol
knobsareintheOFFposition.
surfaceBurnerControk
Theknobsthatturnthesurface
burnersonandoffarelocatedon
thelowercontrolpanelinfrontof
theburners.
Thetwoontheleftcontrolthe left
frontandleflrearburners.Thetwo
ontheright controltherightfront
andrightrear burners.
HowtoSelectFlme Size
Theflamesizeona gasburner
shouldmatchthecookwareyou
areusing.
2. Removethegratesandliflthe
cooktopup (seepage
3. Locatethetwopilotportsand
lighteachofthemwitha match.
4. Lowerthecooktop.Yoursurface
burnersarenowreadyforuse.
ElectricIgnitionModels
JG~C~6GEJ
JGK17GEI
Surfaceburnerson theserangesare
lightedbyelectricignition,ending
theneedforstandingpilotswith
constantlyburningflames.
In caseof a poweroutage,youcan
lightthepilotlessignitionsurface
burnersonyourrangewitha
match.Holdalightedmatchtothe
burner,thenturntheknob to the
LITEposition.Useextreme
eautiomwhen lightingburners
in thismanner.
Surfaceburnersinusewhenan
electricalpowerfailureoccurswill
continuetooperatenormally.
16).
Lighta$urfmeBurner
’10
Pushthecontrolknobinandturnit
toLITE.Onelectricignitionmodels,
youwillheara littleclickingnoise—
the soundoftheelectricspark
ignitingthe burner.
I
Aftertheburnerignites,turnthe
knobtoadjusttheflamesize.
Note:
@Donotoperateaburnerfor
extendedperiodsoftimewithout
havingcookwareonthegrate.The
finishonthegratemaychipwithout
cookwaretoabsorbtheheat.
~Checktobesurethebufier you
turnedonistheoneyouwanttouse.
@Besuretheburnersandgratesare
coolbeforeyouplaceyourhand,a
potholder,cleaningclothsor other
materialsonthem.
NEVERLET THEFLAME
EXTENDUPTHE SIDESOF
THECOOKM?ARE.Anyflame
largerthanthebottomofthe
cookwareis wastedandonlyserves
toheat thehandles.
When using a!uminumor
aluminum-cladstainlesssteel
potsand pans, adjust theflameso
thecircleit makesisabout1/2inch
smallerthanthebottomofthe
cookware.
When boiling,usethissame
flamesize—1/2inchsmallerthan
thebottomofthecookware—no
matterwhatthecookwareismade
of. Foodscookjustas quicklyata
gentleboilas theydo at a furious,
rollingboil.A highboilcreates
steamandcooksawaymoisture,
flavorandnutrition.Avoiditexcept
forthefewcookingprocesses
whichneeda vigorousboil.
When frying or warming foods
in stainlesssteel, cast iron or
enamelware, keepthe flamedown
lower—toabout 1/2thediameter
ofthepan.
When frying in glassor ceramic
cookware,lowerthe flameeven
more.
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