GE JGBC15GEK, JGBC15GPK, JGBC17GEK User Manual
Anti-TipBracket
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ApplianceRegistration
CareandCleaning
3,5 Preheating
2 Roasting,RoastingGuide 14
16-20
Shelves
ControlPanel 16 ThermostatAdjustment
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11,19
21
Features
FlooringUnderRange
Leveling
Lift-UpCooktop
ModelandSerialNumbers
Oven
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.AirAdjustment 21
Baking,BakingGuide
BroilerPanand Rack
6,7 VentDuct
5 ProblemSolver
5
16
2
RepairService 23
SafetyInstructions
SurfaceCooking
10,11 BurnerGrates
Burners
12,13
ClockandTimer
19,20” ControlSettings
Broiling,BroilingGuide 15 CookwareTips
ContinuousCleaningCare 17
ControlSettings
DoorRemoval
Light
LightingInstructions
OvenBottomRemoval
11 FlameSize
19
11 Warranty
10
18
Drip Pans 16,20
LightingInstructions
BackCover
GEAnswefCenterm
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16,20
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i%eadthis boolicarefkBlly.
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1$isintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrange
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
write down the model
and serial numbers.
You’llfindthemon a labellocated
intheburnerboxunderthe
cooktop.Seepage6.
Thesenumbersarealsoontile
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrange.Beforesendinginthis
card, pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
klodelNumber
SerialNumber
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrange.
mPoRTMT
,sMTY ~mc~
The ~alifornia SafeDrinking
~ater and ToxicEnforcement
~Actre~uifesthe Governorof
~alifo;nia fopublish a iistof
,+ub$taficesbown tb the state
to caysec~ricerand re~uires
businessestowarricustomers ~
ofpot~ntialexposuretOsuch
~,substances.
Gas appliancescan cause
~mipbr
~subimncei,namely,benzene,
‘.fo~rnald~hydeand~oot,caused
primarily“bytheincomplete
.cdmtiustitin’ofnaturalgasorLP
kels: Properlyadjustedranges,
~~in~ieatedbyabluishratherthan
.;a yelltiwflatie,willminimize
in~omplete”.tiornbustion.ExposuIe
toth+p stibstancescanbe ,
:miti~mi<~~~furtherbyventing
:,’wi~hanopenwindowortising.”
avenii~tition’fan”.drhood.
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e~posuretothreeofthese
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If you received
a am~ed mngee o e
Immediatelycontactthe dealer(or
builder)thatsoldyoutherange.
save time and money.
Before yol~request
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ChecktileProblemSolveron
page 22. It listscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
COrreCfyourself.
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theg~oun~in~Ofthehomeelectrical
s~;stem,it is
~;sponsibilityandobligationto
haveanungroundedoutletreplaced
witha
yourpersona]
proper]y-groundedthree-
p~ong~utletinaccordancewith
theNationalElectricalCode.Do
notuseanextensioncordwith
thisappliafice.
‘Be sureallpackingmaterials
areremovedfromtherange
beforeoperatingit, topreventfire
orsmokedamageshouldthe
packingmaterialignite.
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trafficpath and outofdrafty
locationstopreventpilotoutage
(onmodelssoequipped)and
poorair circulation.
@B8sureyourrangeiscorrectly
adjustedbya qualifledservice
technicianor installerforthe
@CAUTION:ITEMSor
INTEmsT To CHILDMN
sHomD Nm BEsmMD
cABINEmABOWARANGE
ORONTm
OFARANGE–CHILDREN
CLIMBINGONTHERANGE
~ REACHITEMSCOULDBE
SENOUSLYINJURED.
Wm
BACKSPLASH
NG–A1l
cantip
injurycould
result.To
m~
ranges
and
prevent
accidenhl
tippingofthe
range,attach
ittothewdl
orfloorby
installingthe
ANTI-TIPbracketsupplied.To
checkifthebracketisinstalled
andengagedproperly,carefully
tiptherangeforwardtocheckif
theANTI-TIPbracketisengaged
withthelevelingleg.
Ifyoupulltherangeoutfrom
thewallforanyreason,make
suretherearlegisreturnedtoits
positioninthebracketwhenyou
pushtherangeback.
~ht burner gratesandother
surfacescoolbeforetouching
themor leavingthemwhere
childrencanreachthem.
eNeverwearloosefittingor
hanginggarmenk whileusing
theappliance.Flammable
materialcouldbeignitedif
broughtincontactwithflame
orhotovensurfacesandmay
causesevereburns.
QNeveruseyourappliancefor
warmingorheatingtheroom,
Prolongeduseoftherange
withoutadequateventilation
canbehazardous.
@~~ ~~~usewafer 011grease
fires.Neverpickupa flaming
pan.Turnoffburner,then
smotherflamingpanbycovering
pancompletelywithwellfittirig
lid,cookiesheetorflattray.
Flaminggreaseoutsideapan
canbeputoutbycoveringwith
bakingsodaor,ifavailable,a
multi-purposedrychemical
orfoamtypefireextinguisher.
@Donotletcookinggrease
orother
accumulateinorneartherange.
e when Cooungpork,follow
thedirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast170°F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.
@AlwaysusetheLITEposition
whenig~itingtopburnersand
makesuretheburnershaveignited.
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unattended at~GH flame
settings.Boilovercauses
smokingandgreasyspillovers
thatmaycatchonfire.
@Adjusttopburner flame size
so itdoesnotextend beyond the
edge
Excessiveflameishazardous.
e use o~ly drypotholders—
moistordamppotholdersonhot
surfacesmayresultinburnsfrom
steam.Donotletpotholderscome
nearopenflameswhenIiRing
utensils.Donotuseatoweior
otherbulkyclothinplaceofapot
holder.
flammablematerials
ofthecookingutensil.
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e ToWlillilllizethepossibilityof
b~:r~~s,ignitionofflammable
materials,andspillage,turn
cookwarehandlestowardtheside
orbackoftherangewithout
extendingoveradjacentburners.
~Ai”way$turn surface!burner $0
OFFbeforeremovingIltensii.
ecarefullyWatchfoodsbeing
friedat HI flamesetting.
@NeverblocktheVens(air
openings)oftherange.They
providetheairinletandoutlet
whichisnecessaryfortherange
tooperateproperlywithcorrect
combustion.
@Donot usea wokonthe
cookingsurfaceifthewokhasa
rouIIdmehlringwhichis
overtheburner
gratetosupport
placed
thewok.Thisringactsasaheat
trapwhichmaydamagetheburner
grateand.burnerhead.Also,it
maycausetheburnertowork
improperly.Thismaycausea
carbonmonoxidelevelabovethat
allowedbycurrentstandards,
resultinginahealthhazard.
@Foodsforfryingshouldbeas
dryaspossibIe.Frostonfrozen
foodsormoistureonfreshfoods
cancausehotfattobubbleupand
oversidesofpan.
@Useleastpossibleamountof
fatforeffectiveshallowordeepfatfrying.
Fillingthe pantoofull
offatcancausespilloverswhen
foodisadded.
@If ~~~~~~~~~~~~~of~~~$~~
fa~ willbeusedin frying,stir
togetherbeforeheating,orasfats
meltslo~wly.
@Alwaysi~catfat slowly,and
watch
asitheats.
ouse deepfn$fhermom.eter
:zthe31e~Je~possibletoprevent
ov8Yt152tiIlgfatbeyondthe
!;rilc~kingpoint.
@USe properpansixe—~void
pansthatareunstableoreasily
tipped.Selectutensilshavingflat
bottomslargeenoughtoproperly
containfoodavoidingboiiovers
andspillovers,butlargeenough
tocoverburnergrate.Thiswill
bothsavecleaningandprevent
hazardousaccumulationsoffood,
sinceheavyspatteringorspillovers
lefionrangecanignite.Usepans
withhandlesthatcanbeeasily
graspedandremaincool..
@Useonlyglasscookwarethat
isrecommendedforuseongas
burners.
@Keepallplasticsawayfrom
topburners.
@Toavoidthepossibilityofa
burn,alwaysbecertainthatthe
controlsforal~burnersareat
OFFpositiona~dallgratesare
coolbeforeattemptingtoremove
thegrate.
@Whenflamingfoodsunder
thehood,turnthefanoff.The
fan,ifoperating,mayspread
theflame.
@Ifrangeislocatedneara
window9donotuselongcurtains
whichcouldblowoverthetop
burnersandcreatea firehazard.
@Whenapilotgoesout9(on
modelssoequipped),youwill
detecta faintodorofgasasyour
signaltorelightpilot.When ‘
relightingpilot,makesureburner
controlsareinOFFpositionand
followinstructionsdescribedon
followingpagestorelight.
~Ifyousmellgas5andyouhave
alreadymadesurepilotsarelit,
turnoffthegastotherangeand
callaqualifiedservicetechnician.
Neveruseanopenflametolocate
aleak.
@Keepovenfreefromgrease
buildupe
@PIaceovenshelvesindesired
position while oven
@Pullingoutshelftotheshelf
isCOOI.
stopisaconvenienceinlifting
heavyfoods.Itisalsoa
precautionagainstburrofrom
touchinghotsurfacesofthe
doororovenwalls.
@Don9theatunopenedfood
containersintheoven.Pressure
couldbuiidupandthecontainer
couldburstcausinganinjury.-.:
@~o~9~ use a~~~i~~~f~~~ ‘-
anywhereinthe oven except a
describedinthisbook.Misus
couldresultinafirehazardor
darnagetotherange.
@Whenusingcoo~ngor
roastingbagsinoven9followthe
manufacturer’sdirection.
@Useotiyglasscookware
thatisrecommendedforuse
ingasovens.
@Alwaysre~novebroilerpan
broilercompartmentas
from
asyoufinishbroiling.
soon
Greaseleftinthepancancatch
fireifovenisusedwithout
removingthegreasefromthe
broilerpan.
Flooringunder
theRange
Yourrange, likeso manyother
householditems,
can settle
suchas cushionedvinyl.When
movingtherangeonthistypeof
flooring,usecare.
Donot insta~lthe rangeover
kitchen
placeaninsulatingpador sheetof
l/4-inch-thickplywoodbetween
therangeandcarpeting.
intosoftfloorCoverings
carpetingunlessyou
isheavy and
SAVETmE
~NSTRUCr~IONS
Men thefloor covetingends
thefront oftherange,theareathat
therangewillrestonshouldbe
builtupwithplywoodor similar
materialtothesamelevelor higher
thanthefloorcovering.Thiswill
allowthe rangetobemovedfor
cleaningorservicing.
at
bvelkg theRange
Levelinglegsare locatedoneach
cornerofthebaseoftherange.
Yourrangemustbelevelinorderto
producepropercookingandbaking
results.Afteritisinits find location,
placea levelhorizontallyonan
ovenshelfandcheckthelevelness
fronttobackandsidetoside.Level
therangebyadjustingtheleveling
legsor byplacingshimsunderthe
cornersas needed.
OneoftherearlevelingIegswill
engagetheANTI-TIPbracket(allow
forsomesidetosideadjustment).
Allowaminimumclearanceof 1/8”
betweentherangeandtheleveling
legthatistobeinstalledinto
theANTI-TIP bracket.
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Featuresof YourRa~e
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JGBCBGPK withStindingHlotIgnition
JGBCKGEKWthAutomaticHlotlessIgnition
JGBC17GEKwithAutomaticRlotlessIgnition
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FeatureIndex
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JGBC15GPK
JGBC15GEK
JGBC17GEK
1 ModelandSerialNumbers
2 SurfaceBurnerControls
3 SurfaceBurnersandGrates
4 OvenTemperatureControl
5 ClockandTimer
6 OvenVent
7 OvenInteriorLight
8 OvenLightSwitch
(letsyouturninteriorovenlight
onandoff)
9 OvenShelves
(easilyremovedor repositioned
on shelfsupports)
10 OvenShelfSupports
11 BroilerPanandRack
12 ChromePlatedDripPans
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9 Digital
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13 RemovableOvenDoor
(easilyremovedforovencleaning)
14 LiR-UpCooktop
(locksinuppositiontosimplify
cleaningunderneath)
15 RemovableOvenBottom
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16 BroilerDrawer
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17 Continuous-CleaningOvenInterior
1,8 Anti-TipBracket
(seeInstallationInstructions)
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Theshce burnemonthese
rangeshavestandingpilotshat
mustbelitiniti~y. T~ht them:
1. W surestice burnercontrol
bobs areintheOFFposition.
2. Removethegratesandlifithe
cuoktopup ($eepage16).
3. Locatethe twopilotportsand
lighteachofthemwithamatch.
4. Wer *e cooktop.Yoursufice
burnersarenowreadyforuse.
Stice burne~sontheserangesare
lightedbyelectricignition,ending
theneedforstandingpilotswith
constantlyburningflames.
h-of apwer ou~e, youcan
lightthepflotlessignitionsufice
burnerson~ur rangewithamatch.
Holdalightedmatchto theburner,
hen turntheknobtotheL~E
pition. U* ~ a*n wkn
W* ~-em b tm mmer.
S@ce burnersin u= whenan
electrid powerMure tiurs w~
continuetooperaknotiy.
Theknobsthatturnthesufice
burnersonandoffarelocatedon
thelowercontrolpanelinfrontof
theburners.
Thetwoontheleftcontrolthe left
frontandleftrear burners.Thetwo
ontie right controltherightfront
andrightrearburners.
Pushthecontrolknobinandturnit
toLITE.Onelectri~ignitionmodels,
youwillhearalitie clickingnoise—
thesoundofthe electricspark
ignitingtheburner.
Wr the burnerignites,turnthe
knobtoadjusttheflamesize.
Note:
~Donot operatea burnerfbr
extendedperiodsoftimewithout
havingcoo- onthegrate.The
fish onthegratemaychipwithout
mkware toabsorbthe heat.
~Checktobesm theburneryou
turnedonistheoneyouwanttouse.
Theflamesizeonagasburner
shouldmatchthe cookwareyou
areusing.
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NEVERLET THEFLAME
EXTENDUPTHE SIDESOF
THECOO~ARE. Anyflame
largerthanthebottomofthe
cookwareis wastedandonly
servestoheatthehandles.
men usingaluminm or
alurninm-cladstainlesssteel
pfi andpans,adjusttheflameso
thecircleitmakesisabout1/2inch
smallerthanthe bottomofthe
cookware.
men boiling,usethissame
flamesize-1/2 inchsmallerthan
thebottomofthecookware-no
matterwhatthecookwareismade
of. Foodscookjustasquicklyata
gentleboil as theydo at a firious,
rohg boil.A highboil creates
steamandcooksawaymoisture,
flavorandnutrition.‘Avoiditexcept
forthefewcookingprocesses
whichneeda vigorousboil.
menfryingorwarmingfinds
instaidess steel,castironor
enamelwa~e,keeptheflamedown
lower—toabout1/2thediameter
ofthepan.
men fryinginglassorceramic
cookware,lowertheflameeven
more.
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@Besuretheburnersandgratesare
cool beforeyouplaceyourhand, a
potholder,cleaningclothsor otier
materialsonthem.
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