GE JGBP24GEF User Manual

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ApplianceRegistration

CareandCleaning
ClockandMinuteTimer

ControlPanel
Features

FlooringUnderRange

Leveling
Lift-Up/OffCooktop

ModelandSerialNumbers
Oven

Baking,BakingGuide
BroilerPanandRack

Broiling,BroilingGuide 14
ControlSettings

DoorRemoval

Light;BulbReplacement 9,17
OvenBottomRemoval

OvenTimer
Preheating

Roasting,RoastingGuide 13

IS-20

11,12 LightingInstructions

2 RepairService

SafetyInstructions

10
15 AirAdjustment

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5 ControlSettings

16 CookwareTips

2
9 FlameSize

16 warranty

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17

17
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12

SurfaceCooking

Burners
BurnerGrates

DripPans

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3-5

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BackCover

UseandCareof

gas model

JGBP24GEF

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tiq”48bl

Self-CleaningOperation 18,19
Shelves

VentDuct

ProblemSolver

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YOUI=DirectLineto GeneralElectric
TheGEAnswerCentef

800.626.2000

Red!thisbookCareftily,

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainyournewrangeproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

writedummthemodel

andserial

You’llfindthemonalabellocatedin
theburnerboxunderthecooktop.
Seepage6.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrarige.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

numbers.

Ifvoureceived

a&xlagedrange.*●

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
buikhx)thatsoldyouthe range.

save time and money.
Before you request

Servkx?.••

ChecktheProblemSolveron

page21.Itiistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

FORYOURSAETY

FORYOURSAFETY

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Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls

concerningyourrange.

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theiaestionMthe FaRge!gas
lx.it-d’f%&%?and!hDwto shut it
en-if necessary.

*Haveyfxwrangeinstalledand
propriy ~ou~lded bya qualified

i~s$alfer~inaccordance

IfisldlationIrlstrllcticms.Any

adjustmentandserviceshoukibe
performedonlybyqualifiedgas

~~gein~~a]~ersor~ervi~e
technicians.

ePlugyourrmge intoa
E?il+dtgroundedoutleton!y.

Donotremovetheround
gmtmdingprongfromtheplug.If
indoubtaboutthegroundingof
thehomeelectricalsystem,itis
yourpersonaIresponsibilityand

obligationtohaveanungrounded

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-- outletreplacedwithaproperly-

-’groundedthree-prongoutletin

—
_ accordancewiththeNational

ElectricalCode.Donotusean

‘- extensioncordwiththisappliance.

eBeSWN!dllpackingmaterials
areremovedfromthe range
beforeoperatingit, toprevent
fireorsmokedamageshould
thepackingmaterialignite.

aBeWE%yowrrangeiseomdy

adjustedbyaqualifiedservice
twhticianW’inshlBerforthe
typeofgas(NaturalorIX)on
whichitistobeused.Your

rangecanbeconvertedforuseon
onetypeofgasortheother.See
InstallationInstructions.

@Afterproiongeduseofa
mmge~Mghfloortemperatwes

lnwiyresultandmanyfklor
Co;’eringswillnotWithshnd

$hi$kindof~~ee~e~erin~~~l~~e

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rangeowxvinyltileorlinoleum

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; !hatcannotwithstandsuchtypeof

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‘-’Me..NeverimXaHitdirectlyover
:2+i.fiteriorkitchencarpeting.

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withthe

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unattendedwherearangeishot

w h operation.They cow be

seriouslyburned.

s Don’tallowmyonetoClimb$
Stindor hangonthedooror
rangetop.Theycoulddamage
therangeandeventipitover
causingseverepersonalinjury.

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mmT m cHILDmN
SHOULD~~ BEsmm~

ENCmmm mow A
MGE ORONTm
BAmPLMH OFARM?WE&

CHILDRENCLIMBINGON
THERANGETOREACH
ITEMSCOULDBE
SERIOUSLYINJURED.

@Lethmer gratesandother

Surfhcescd beforet(mdlirlg
themorleavingthemwhere
chikhw cm reachthem.

~Neverwearkmwfittingor
hanginggarnwntswhileusing
theapplimce,Wunrnable

materialcouldbeignitedif
broughtincontactwithflameor
hotovensurfacesandmaycame
severeburns.

~l?kweruseyourapplimcefor

warmingorheatingtheroon3.

Prolongeduseoftherange
withoutadequateventilationcan
behazardous.

@Donotusewaterongrease
fires.Neverpickupa flaming

pan.T’urnoffburner,then
smotherflamingpanbycovering
pancompletelywithwellfitting
lid,cookiesheetorflattray.

Flaminggwxseoutsideapancan
beputoutbycoveringwithbaking
sodaor,ifavailable,arrmlti­purposedrych~micalorfoam
fireextinguisher.

@Donotstoreflmlmabie

materials

inamovenm’near

f,heCookfop.

eDonotMcookhggrwe

m’other’flanamablemateFials

atewmulate

eKvhenCootingpork,follow

ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast170°F.

Thisassuresthat.,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbekilled
andmeatwillbesafetoeat.

SUl%lceCmhg
~~ways usetheIJTEpsition

whenignitingtopburnersand
makesuretheburnershaveignited.

~~e~er]e~ves~~fa~e~~~e~

unattendedatHIfhune

settings.130ilovercauses

smokingandgreasyspillovers
thatmaycatchonfiie.

e

~djust topburnerfl~e Sh

soitdoesnotextendbeyondthe
edgeofthecookingutmii.
Excessiveflameishazardous.

@l.heonlydry ptholden—
moistordamppotholdersonhot
surfacesmayresultinburnsfrom
steam.I)onotletpotholderscome

nearopenflameswhenlifting
utensils.Donotuseatowelorother
buIkyclothinplaceofapotiolder.

~Tominimizethe possibili~Of
hums, ignitionofflammable

materials,andspillage,turnthe
cookwarehandlestowardtheside
orbackoftherangewithout
extendingoveradjacentburners.

~MwaystUrIBsurface

before~e~OViMgCOQkWWee

Off

ecarefullywatchfoodsbeing
friedatEKIflme setting.

inQrim-arthemgee

burner

3

@Fk5%5rblosiitheWmts(air

opstings)ofthemngtiThey
providethe

whichisnecessaryfortherange
tooperateproperlywithcorrect
Conlbustion.

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Cootig surfaceifthewokhasa

Yoalndmeti rhg whichis
placedovertheburnergrateto

suppotithewokeThisring

airinletandoutlet

acts

asaheattrapwhichmaydamage

burnergrateandburnerhead.

the

Also,itmaycausetheburnerto
workimproperly.Thismaycause
acarbonmonoxidelevelabove
thatallowedbycurrentstandards,
resultinginahealthhazard.

@Foodsforfryingshouldbeas
dryas possible.I?rostonfrozen
foodsor

moistureonfreshfoods
cancausehotfittobubbleupand
oversidesofpan.

euseleastpossibleamountof
fatford%ctiveshallowordeep­fatfrying.INlingthepantoofull
offatcancausespilloverswhen
foodisadded.

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fatsvWIbe.usedinfrying,stir

togetherbeforeheating,oras
fatsmeltslowly.

/!dWaySheatfatS~@W~y9and

~
watchas itheats.

@~~~(deepfatthermometer
wl~eneve~possibletoprevent

overheatingfatbeyondthe
smokingpoint.

e uw pFoper pansin—-Avoid

pansthatareunstableoreasily
tipped.Selectutensilshavingflat
bottomslargeeno~ghtoproperly
containfoodavoidingboilovers
andspillovers,andlargeenough
tocoverburnergrate.Thiswill
bothsavecleaningandprevent
hazardousaccumulationsoffood,
sinceheavyspatteringorspillovem
lefionrangecanignite.Usepans
withhandlesthatcanbeeasily

graspedandremainCOOL

euseonlyglasscookwarethat
isr~ommendedforuseongas

burners.

@Keep# plastics

topbm’ner!h
~TOmid thepossibilityofa

Mlrn,alwaysbecertainthatthe
controlsforauhmers areat
LOWpsition andallgratesare
codbeforeattemptingto
removeagrate.

@men fldng foodsunder
thehod9 turnthefanoff’.The
fan,ifo~rating, mayspread
theflame.

~Mrangeislocatedneara
window,

donotuselongcurtains

awayfrom

whichcouldblowoverthetop
burnersandcreateafirehazard.

~Myousmellgas9turnoff

gas

totherangeandcallaqualified

the

servicetechnician.Neverusean

openflametolocatealeak.

@mlnotw%ovenfor’aStmage

2NW3.

@ShndawayfromtheIrmge

Whmo~ning thedoord ahot

oven.Thehotairor
whichescapescancauseburns
tohands,faceandloreyes.

@lkdt heatunownedfowl

containersintheoven.Pressure
couldbuildupandthecontainer
COWburstcausinganinjury.

e ~OBI)tWe alminw fbil

anywhereinthemm exceptas
dekribedinthisbook.

steam

Misuse
couldresultinafirehazardor
damagetotherange.

* usedy gbss cookware tkdis

recommendedforuseingas
ovens.

@When

roastingbagsinoven,

usingcookingor

follow

themanufacturer’sdirection.

~ Alwaysremovebroilerpan

fromtheovenassoonasvou
finishbroiling.

pancancatchfireifoven

withoutremovingthegreasefrom
thebroilerpan.

e ~~e~broiling,ifmi%ttkhO

closetotheflame,thefat
ignite.Trimexcessfattoprevent

Greaselei inthe

isused

may

excessiveflare-ups.

@Makesurebroilerpanisin
placecorrectly

toreducethe

possibilityofgreasefires.

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fireinthebroilerytm-turnoff
oven,andkeepovendoorclosed
tocontainfireuntilitburnsout.

* Removethebroilerpm and

other

cookwarebeforeself-

cieaningtie oven.

* !c~~andy part$Emil inthis

MM!ad careBook

Flooriw under
theRawe

YourHinge, me somarryother
householditems,isheavyand

ca~~settleinto

suchascushionedvinyl.When
movingtherangeonthistypeof
flooring,usecare.

nothstdl therangeover

Do
kitchencarpetingunlessyou

placeaninsulatingpadorsheetof

l/4-inch-thickplywoodbetween

therangeandcarpeting.

thefloorcoveringendsatthe

When

frontoftherange,theareathatthe

rangewillrestonshouldbebuiltup
withplywoodorsimilarmaterialto
thesamelevelorhigherthan the
floorcovering.Thiswillallowthe
rangetobemovedforcleaningor
servicing.

sdt floormwerings

~I&p rangedeanad f..$%

ofaccumulationofgreasew’
sptiovemwhichmy ignite.

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~Read66”1’iieRoblemSolver”

onpage21ofthis book.

@Ddt attempttorepair

mreplaceanypartofywr

UnkssitisSpecifiedly

range

Feeomendedinthisb.mk.Au

otherservicingshouldbereferred

aqualifiedtechnician.

to

Yourrangemustbelevelinorderto
producepropercookingandbaking
results.Afteritisinitsfinal
location,place alevelhorizontally
onanovenshelfandcheckthe
levelnessfronttobackandsideto

side.Leveltherangebyadjusting
thelevelinglegsorbyplacingshims
underthe cornersasneeded.

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FeaturesofYourRange

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FeatureIndex

1ModelandSerialNumbers

[ (inbmnerbox under

I 2 SurfaceBurnerControls

I 3 SurfaceBurners

~ 4 BurnerGratesandDripPans

I 5 SELECTORKnob

I 6 OVENTEMPKnob

7AutomaticOvenTimer,

ClockandMinuteTimer

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cocdaop)

,

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Explained

onpage

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FeatureIndex

10OvenVent

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I 11 OvenInteriorLight

12OvenLightSwitch

youturninteriorlight

(lets

onandoff)
I 13OvenShelves
I 14OvenShelfSupports
I 15BroilerPanandRack

16RemovableOvenDoor

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Explained

onDafze

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9

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16

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8 DoorLatch

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I 9 DoorLockedIndicator

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17Lift-Up/OffCooktop
18RemovableOvenBottom

16

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Surfaceburnersonthisrangeare

lightedbyelectric ignition,ending
Iheneedforstandingpilot lights
withconstantlyburningflames.

In caseofapoweroutage,youcan

Iighi the pilotlessignitionsurface

burnerswitha match.Holda
lightedmatchtotheburner,then

turntheknobtotheLITEposition.
Toavoidgettbg burned,use

extremecautionwhenlighting
burnersthisway.

Surfaceburnersin usewhenan
electricalpowerftilureoccurswill
continuetooperatenormally.

!3u~~.c~

BurnerControls

Knobsthatturnthesurfaceburners
onandoffarelocatedonthelower
controlpanelinfrontoftheburners.

The twoon theleftcontroltheleft
frontandleftrearburners.Thetwo

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onthe rightcontroltherightfront
andrightrear burners.

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lb LightaSurfaceBurner

Pushthecontrolknobinandturn

LITE.Youwillhearalittle

itto
clickingnoise—thesoundofthe

electricsparkignitingtheburner.

Afterthe burnerignites,turnthe
knobtoadjustthe flame size.

Note:
@Checktobesuretheburneryou

turnedonisthe oneyouwanttouse.
~Donot operateaburnerforan

extendedperiodoftimewithout

cookwareonthegrate.Thefinish
onthegratemaychipwithout
cookwaretoabsorbtheheat.

~Besuretheburnersandgratesare
coolbeforeyouplaceyourhand,a
potholder,cleaningclothsorother
materialson them.

HowtoSelect FlameSize

Theflamesizeonagasburner
shouldmatchthecookwareyou
areusing.

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NEVERLETTHEFLAME
EXTENDUP THESIDESOF
THECOOKWARE.Anyflame
largerthanthebottomofthe
cookwareiswastedandonlyserves
toheatthehandles.

Whenusingaluminumor
aluminum-cladstainlesssteel
potsandpans,adjusttheflameso

thecircleit makesisabout 1/2inch
smallerthanthebottomofthe
cookware.

Whenboiling,usethissameflame
size—1/2inchsmallerthanthe
bottomofthecookware-no matter
whatthecookwm ismadeof.Foods
cookjustasquicklyata gentleboil
astheydoatafuriousrollingboil.
Ahighboilcreatessteamandcooks
awaymoisture,flavorandnutrition.
Avoiditexceptforthefewcooking
processeswhichneedavigorousboil.

Whenfryingorwarmingfoods
instainlesssteel,castiron or
enamelware,keeptheflamedown

lower—toabout1/2thediameter
ofthepan.

Whenfryingin glassorceramic

cookwa@ltier tie flameevenmore. =-

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