GE JGBP24GEJ, JGBP27GEJ, JGBP26GEJ, JGBP28GEJ Use and Care Manual

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contents

Anti-TipBracket 3,5 Shelves .ApplianceRegistration

CareandCleaning 17-23 ProblemSolver 26

Clock ControlPanel

Features 6,7 FlooringUnderRange 5 Burners

Leveling

Lift-UpCooktop MinuteTimer

ModelandSerialNumbers Oven 9 FlameSize 8

AirAdjustment Baking,BakingGuide 13,14

BroilerPanand Rack 18,23 Broiling,BroilingGuide 16

ControlSettings 9

DoorRemoval 19 Light;BulbReplacement 10,19

OvenBottomRemoval 19 OvenTimer 10-12

Preheating 13,14

10-12 RepairService 27

10-12

2 DripPans

VentDuct

SafetyInstructions SurfaceCooking

Burner Grates ControlSettings

CookwareTips

LightingInstructions 8

Warranty

10,19

2-5

18,23 17,23

l%23

BackCover

8 9

Roasting,RoastingGuide 15

Self-CleaningOperation 20-22

MOCMSJGBI?24GEJ‘JCW?27GEJ

JGBP26GEJ JGBP28GEJ

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Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand maintainyournew

rangeproperly.

Keepithandy

foranswerstoyour

questions.

don’tunderstandsomething

Nyou

orneedmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY

40225

writedown themodel

andserial!nmbers.

You’llfindthemonalabellocatedin theburnerboxunderthecooktop. Seepages6and7.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourrange.Beforesendinginthis card,pleasewritethesenumbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany correspondenceorservicecalls concerningyourrange.

FORYOURSAFEW Do

not storeoruse

gasolineOrother

flammablevapomand liquidsinthevicioity ofthisoranyother appliance.

woRTmT smTY Nma

T’heCaliforniaSafeEMinking Waterand ‘lloxicEnforcement ActrequirestheGovernorof Californiatopttblisha list of’ substancesknownto the state

tocausecancer and requires businessestowarncustomers ofpotentialexposure@such substances.

Oasappliancescan cause minorexposureto three of these substances,namelybenzene, formaldehydeandsoot, caused primarilybytheincomplete combustionof naturalgas or IX fuels. l?roperlyadjustedranges, indicatedby a bluishrather than ayellowflame, willminimize incompletecombustion.Exposure to thesesubstancescan be minimizedfurthe~by venting with an open windowor using a ventilationfimor hood.

Ifyou Zwxivd.

a damagedrange. o a

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or builder)that soldyoutherange.

sawtimeandmoney.

Bfmr’eyou request

service.e e

ChecktheProblemSolveron

26.Itlistscausesofminor

page

opemtingproblemsthatyoucan correctyourself.

men%!i9tllGetYourMnge

eHavethe imhiler showyou

thelwationoftherangegas

cut-offvalveandhowtoshut

itoffifIMx?ssaryo

@~~~gj

and

qu~lifie~iMtiller9 in accordance with theInstallationinstructions. Anyadjustmentandserviceshwldi be performed onlybyqualified gasrangeinstallersor service technicians.

yo~r rangeimall~d

properlygroMndedbya

indoubiaboutthegroundingof thehomeelectricalsystem,it is yotixpersonalresponsibilityand obligationtohavean tmgrounded outietreplacedwith a properly-

groundedthree-prongoutletin accordancewith the National ElectricalCode. Do not usean

extensioncordwiththisap@iance.

~G–AIl ranges

cantipand

injurycould

red. m)

prevent

accidental

tippingd’the

range,

ittothewaH

orfloorby

installingthe

UWI-TIPbracketsup~lied;To

checkifthebracketi; ~nstalled

andengagedproperly,removethe drawer(on modelsso equipped)

andinspecttherearlev;lii~leg. Makesureitfitssecurelyintothe siotinthebracket.

Formodelswithouta storage

drawer,carefi.dlytiptherange forwardtocheckiftheANTI-TIP bracketisengagedwiththe levelingleg.

Ifyoupulltherangeoutfromthe wallforanyreason,makesure therearlegisreturnedtoits

positioninthebracketwhenyou

-pushtherangeback.

QBesureallpackingmateria~s areremovedfromtherange beforeoperatingit,,toprevent fireorsmokedamageshould thepackingmaterialignite.

QIQMmterangeoutofkitchen

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trafficpath and out‘ofdrafty

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attach

type(@gas(NatwralorLP)013

;%’hiehit is@beWsed.Your rangecanbeconvertedforuseon

eithertypeofgas.

@Afterproion~edWX?d’a

range,high

may resultand manyf’kw

COverirlgswill!

moortemperature

notWithstind

thiskindofuse.Neverinstallthe rangeovervinyltileorlinoleum thatcannotwithstandsuchtypeof use.Neverinstallitdirectlyover interiorkitchencarpeting.

usingYourRange

~ Don’tMow anyoneto

climb,standorhangonthedoor,

drawerorrangetop.Theycould damagetherangeandeventipit overcausingseverepersonalinjury.

eCiw.mri: mms OF

mTEmsT ‘m CHILDWN SHOULDNom’BE

Cmmm ABOVEA

RANGEOR ONTHE

BACWPLMH OFARANGE

CHILDRENCLIMBINGON THERANGEK) REACH ITEMSCOULDIX SERIOUSLYINJURED.

@Letburnergratesandother

surfacescod beforetouching themm leavingthan where childrencanreachthem

= Neverwearhose fittingor

hanginggarlnenk whilewing

theappliance.Flammable

materialcouldbeignitedif broughtincontactwithflameor hotovensurfacesandmaycause severeburns.

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s NW3°

Jvarlningw ileaiing the

l.we ywr appliailce!&N

rmIn*

Prolongeduseoftherange withoutadequateventilationcan behazardous.

eDonotusewatermlgrease

fires.Neverpickupaflaming pan.Turnoffburner,then smotherflamingpanbycovering pancompletdywithwellfitting lid,cookiesheetorflattray.

Flaminggreaseoutsideapancan beputoutbycoveringwithbaking sodaor,ifavailable,amulti-

purposedry chemical or foam

typefireextinguisher. @~~ ~()~~~o~~fl~~~~~~~

materialsinanovenormar

the Cooktop. e Do not M cookinggrease

orotherflammablematfxids accumulateinorneartherange.

e Whencookingpork,

thedirectionsexactlyandalways cookthemeattoaninternal temperatureofatleast170°F. Thisassuresthat,intheremote

possibilitythattrichinamaybe presentin the meat, it willbe killedandmeatwillbe safeto eat.

surface Cooting ~AIwaysusetheLITEposition

whenignitingtopburners

makesuretheburnershaveignited. ~Never

mattended atHIfkme settings.

leave surfaceburners

I’3oilovercausessmokingand

greasyspilloversthatmaycatch on fire.

@~djust top burner flame size

so it does not extend beyo~d the M&eof the tooting utensil. Excessiveflame is hazardous.

and

={.2%2WA’iky patMdm-

11-lCAor

Swhxs my result

SWml. DOnotk%potI“lokkrscorm mm open fkimeswhen M@ UkmikiDonotUSCa WV’elor CX’her buk.ycM.hinpkiceofa pothokier.

s m minilniEethe possibility d’ bur~lsyignition of fkinmxibk

fhmppothokitmcmho{

inbum from

materials,andspillage,turnthe cookwarehandlestowardtheside orbackoftherangewhhout extendingoveradjacentburners.

aMwaysturn!surfacebMrner‘to OFFbeforeremovingutensil.

@Cwefdly watchfoodsbeing friedat HI flamesetting.

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o~nings) ofthe range.They providetheairinletandoutlet whichisnecessaryfortherange tooperateproperlywithcorrect combustion.

@Doriotw%?s wokonthe Cootingsurfaceifthewokhasa roundmetalringwhichis placedoverthe Iblwner

suppor$ the w&.. This ring acts

grate to

asaheattrapwhichmaydamage theburnergrateandburnerhead. Also,itmaycausetheburnerto workimproperly.Thismaycause

a carbonmonoxidelevelabove

thataHowedbycurrentstandards, resultingina healthhazard.

@Foodsfor fryingshouldibeas dryas possible. Frostonfrozen foodsormoistureonfreshfoods cancausehotfattobubbleupand oversidesofpan.

@use !k%stpossibleamountof fatforeffeeti%%shallowOrdeep”

M frying,Fillingthepantoofull d’fatcancausespilloverswhen

modisMk.kXi.

eAlways heatfatdilwkyy and

watchas itheats.

@Usedeepfiatthermometer

whenever~ssible toprevent overheatingfatbeyondthe smokingpoint.

* Useproprpansize-.~void

thatare unstableor easily

pans

tipped. Select utensilshavingflat bottomslargeenoughto properly containfoodavoidingboilovers and spillovers,and largeenough to coverburner grate. Thiswill both savecleaningandprevent hazardousaccumulationsof food, sinceheavyspatteringorspillovers lefton rangecan ignite. Use pans with handlesthat can beeasily graspedand remain cool.

~seonlygkwiiscookwarethat

e is recommended

foruseongas

burners.

@Keepallplasticsawayfrom

topbmmm.

~ TOavoidthe possibilityofa

burn, alwaysbe certainthat the controlsforallburnemareat OFFpositionandall cd beforeattemptingto removea grate.

* When flamingfoodsunder

the hood, turn thefanoff. The fan, if operating,mayspread the flame.

=If rangeishated neara

window9

donotuselongcurtains

gratesare

whichcouldblowoverthetop burnersandcreateafirehazard.

@Ifyousmellgw+turnoffthe gastotherangeandcallaqualified servicetechnician.Neverusean openflametolocatealeak.

BakiQg,BroiliIlgaE2d Ro%tiag

Dom we w’tm fora$mmige

iww%.

SmndafvayfronltheE’arlgy

whenopeningthe door d’ahot

well. mehotah’m“ Stean}

whichescapes(%Nnmuse burns to hands, face amlkweyes.

@Placemm shelvesindesired positioIlwhileoveniscd.

@PullingoutSIMM’to theshelf stopisa conveniencein lifting heavyfoods. It is also a precautionagainstbums from toucting hot !nwfkes ofthe doororovenwalk

~Don9theatmoped food Comimrs intheoven.Pressure couldbuildupandthecontiiner couldburstcausing

*Don’tusealuminumfoil anywherein theovenexceptas describedin thisbook.

couldresultinafirehazardor damagetotherange.

~seody glasscookwarethatis

recommendedfor

ovens.

Whenusingcookingor

roastingbagsin oven~

themanufacturer’sdirection.

Alwaysremovebroilerpan

fromtheovenassoonasyou finishbroiling.

pancancatchfireifovenisuseci withoutremovingthegreasefrom thebroilerpan.

9when broiling9if

dose tothe fkme9 the fat may ignite.

excessiveflare-ups.

Trimexcessfattoprevent

‘

an injury.

Misuse

useingas

Greaseleftinthe

meatistoo

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* m notdeanthedwxgidw!t.

‘N-Edoorgasketisessentialfora

goodseal.Becwefulnottorub, damageormoveit.

* Do notU&x!ovendt%m?meN()

commercialovenckxmeroroven linerprotectivecoatingofany kindshouldbeusedinor around anypal-toftheWen.

e RemovethebroiierpmJland

othercookwarebeforeselfcleaningtheoven.

Flooringunder‘the

Range

!iburrange, likesomanyother householditems,isheavyand can

settleintosortfloorCoverings

suchascushionedvinylOF carpeting.WhenmovingIhemnge onthistypeof

Donotinstalltherangeover

kitchencarpeting

placean

~/4-inch-thick

the rangeandcarpeting.

Whenthejkw

Jrontof therange,theareathat the

rangewillrestonshouldbebuiltup withplywoodorsimilarmateiialto the samelevelorhigherthanthe floorcovering.Thiswillallowthe rangetobemovedforcleaningor servicing.

flooring.usecare.

unlessyou

insulatingpadorsheetof

plywcxxl between

coveringendsd the

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cleaning Your Range

e ckm only partslistedinthis

Us%?aidcm?Bd’1.

e Keeprangedean and free

d’accuInMlationsof’greaseor

spiIIQvemWtiehmayignite.

sRead663%43moblemsober”

onpage26of’thisbook..

=$~~n>tattempt‘torepair

orrephce any pm& your rangeWMH’?9it

isspecifically

recommendedinthis hk AH

otherservicingshmddbereferred toaqualifkdtechnician.

hvelingtheRange

Levelinglegsarelocatedoneach cornerofthe baseoftherange. Removethe bottomdrawer(on modelssoequipped)andyoucan levelthe rangeonanunevenfloor.

Toremovedrawer,pulldrawer outalltheway9tiltupthefront andtakeitout.Toreplacedrawer,

insertglidesatbackofdrawer beyondstoponrangeglides.Lift drawerifnecessarytoinserteasily. Letfrontofdrawer

intoclose.

Oneoftherearlevelinglegswill engagethe

ANTI-TIPbracket(allow forsomesidetosideadjustment). Allowaminimumclearanceof1/$” betweentherangeandtheleveling legthatistobeinstalledintothe ANTI-TIPbracket.

down,thenpush

FeaturesofYourRange

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Explained

FeatureIndex

ModelandSerialNumbers

onpage JGBP24GEJ

(inburnerboxundercooktop)

2 SurfaceBurnerControls 8

JG~n6GEJ

JGBP27GEJ

4 4

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3 SurfaceBurners,GratesandChrome 8,17,18 4 4

DripPans 4 OVENSETControl 5 OVENTEMPControl

AutomaticOvenTimer,

ClockandMinuteTimer 7 SurfaceLight 8 DoorLatch 9 DoorLockedIndicator

10 OvenCleaningIndicator 22 11 Oven“On”Indicator 12 SurfaceLightSwitch 13 OvenVent 10 14 OvenInteriorLight 15 OvenLightSwitch

(letsyouturninteriorovenlightonandoff)

9 9

1(H2,

9, 17

21,22

10 10

20,21

9 9

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16 OvenShelves 10, 19

(easilyremovedor repositionedon

shelfsupports) 17 OvenShelfSupports 18 BroilerPanandRack 19 RemovableOvenDoor

(easilyremovedforovencleaning)

10 Lift-UpCooktop

(locksinuppositiontosimplify cleaningunderneath)

~1 RemovableOvenBottom 12 StorageDrawer

~S Anti-TipBracket

(seeSafetyInstructions)

18,23

19 3,5 3,5

2 2 2

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AutomaticIgnition

Yoursurfaceburnersarelighted byelectricignition,eliminatingthe needforstandingpilot lightswith constantlyburningflames.

In caseof a poweroutage,youcan

lightthesurfaceburneisonyour rangewithamatch.Holda lighted matchtotheburner,thenturnthe knobtotheLITEposition.Use

extremecautionwhenlighting

.burnersthisway.

Surfaceburnersinusewhenan electricalpowerfailureoccurswill continuetooperatenormally.

surface Burner Contmk Knobsthatturnthesurfaceburners

onandoffarelocatedonthelower

controlpanelandaremarkedasto whichburnerstheycontrol.

ToLightaSurfaceBurner

Pushthecontrolknobinandturn

itto LITE. Youwillhearalittle c~ickingnoise—thesoundofthe electricsparkignitingthe burner.

Normalburneroperation:

Whena burnerisfirstturnedon,

youmayhearablowingorhissing

soundfor30to45secondsor until

the burnerheatsup.Thisnormal

soundisduetoimprovedinjection ofgasandair intothe burner.Puta panontheburnerbeforelightingit, or adjusttheflametomatchpan sizeas soonasitlights,andthe blowingor hissingsoundwillbe muchlessnoticeable.

Lifting

Flamewillbealmosthorizontal andwillliftslightlyawayfromthe burnerwhen~he burnerisfirst turnedon. A blowingorhissing soundmaybeheard.

Flamewillstabilizeandcurve upwardsafteraburnerheatsupor 30to45secondsafteritisturned on.Theblowingorhissingsound willstop.

Afterlightingaburner: ~ ~Checktobe suretheburneryou

turnedonistheoneyouwanttouse.

How

toSAMFlameSize

Theflamesizeonagasburner shouldmatchthe cookwareyou areusing.

NEVERLETTHEFLAME EXTENDUPTHESIDESOFTHE COOKWARE.Anyflamelargerthan thebottomofthe cookwareiswasted andonlyservestoheatthe handles.

Whenusingaluminumor aluminum-cladstainlesssteel potsandpans,adjusttheflameso

thecircleitmakesisabout1/2inch smallerthanthebottomofthe cookware..

Whenboiling,usethissameflame size—1/2inchsmallerthanthe bottomofthecookware—nomatter whatthe cookwareismadeof.Foods cookjust asquicklyata gentleboil astheydoatafuriousrollingboil. Ahighboilcreatessteamandcooks awaymoisture,flavorandnutrition. Avoiditexceptforthefewcooking processeswhichneedavigorousboil.

Whenfryingorwarmingfoods

instainlesssteel,castironor enamelware,keeptheflamedown

lower—toabout1/2thediameter ofthepan.

Whenfryinginglassorceramic cookware,lowertheIlarneevenmore.

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Afiertheburnerignites,turnthe knobto adjusttheflamesize.

~Donotoperateaburnerforan extendedperiodoftimewithout cookwareon thegrate.Thefinish onthegratemaychipwithout cookwareto absorbthe heat.

~Besuretheburnersandgratesare coolbeforeyouplaceyourhand,a

potholder,cleaningclothsor other

materialsonthem.

LlsingYouroven

JGBZ?H3)

A full-widthfluorescentlightover theuppercontrolpanelilluminates thecooktop.Pressandmomentarily

hoidtheSURFACELIGHTswitch ontheuppercontrolpaneltoturn thelightonandoff.

Top-Qf-Ra~e Cookware

Aluminum:Medium-weight cookwareisrecommendedbecauseit heatsquicklyandevenly.Mostfds brownevenlyinanaluminumskillet. Mineralsinf~ andwaterwillstain butwillnotharmaluminum.A quickscourwitha soap-filledwool padaftereachusekeepsaluminum cookwarelookingshinynew.Use saucepanswithtight-fittinglidsfor cookingwithminimumamounts ofwater.

Cast Iron: If heatedslowly,most

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skilletswillgive satisfactoryresults.

~ Enamelware:Undersome

conditions,theenamelof some cookwaremaymelt.Followcookware manufacturer’srecommendations forcookingmethods.

Glass:Therearetwotypesofglass cookware—thoseforovenuseonly andthose fortop-of-rangecooking (saucepans,coffeeandteapots). Glassconductsheatveryslowly.

HeatproofGlassCeramic:Can beusedfor eithersurfaceoroven cooking.It conductsheatvery slowlyandcoolsveryslowly. Checkcookwaremanufacturer’s directionstobesureitcanbeused ongasranges.

AutonlaticIgnition

Theovenibkwmwandbroil

burneronyourrangearelighted byekctrk ignition.Theovenand broikrcannotbeoperatedinthe eventofa powerfailure.

Tolighttheburners,turnthe

OVENSETandOVENTEMP knobstothedesiredfunctionand temperature.Theburnershould ignitewithin60 seconds.

CAUTION:DON(YI’MAKEANY ATTEMPTlX3OPERATETHE ELECTRICIGNITIONOVEN DURINGANELKIXICAL

POWERFAILURE. Resumption ofelectricalpowerwhenOVEN TEMPandOVENSETcontrols

arein anypositionotherthanOFF

willresultinautomaticignitionof theovenor broilerburnerand couldcausesevereburnsif, atthe time,youwereattemptingtolight theburnerwithamatch.

ll~~Ore

Besureyouunderstandhowtoset

thecontrolsproperly.Practice

removingandreplacingtheshelves

whiIetheoveniscool.Readthe

informationonthefollowingpages,

andkeepthis bookhandy.

OveB ~o~~~ok

Thecontrolsforyouroven

aremarkedOVENSETandOVEN

TEMP.

UsingYourOven

TheOVENSETcontrolhassettings forBAKE>BROIL,TIMEDBAKE, CLEANandOFF.Whenyouturn theknobtothedesiredsetting,the properburnerisactivatedforthat operation.

BAKE—Usethissettingforall normalovenoperations—for

example,forcookingroastsor

casseroles.Onlythebottomoven burneroperatesduringbaking.

BROIL-Use this settingfor broiling.Onlythe top(broil) burnerwilloperate.

TIMEDBAKE-Use thissetting toturntheovenonandoffat specifiedtimeswhenyouwant cookingtostartandstop.See AutomaticOvenTimeron next page.

CLEAN-Use thissettingforthe self-cleaningfunctiononly.

OFF-Shuts offpowertotheoven controls.Ovenwillnotoperate.

TheOVENSETandOVENTEMP controlsshouldbeturnedtoOFF whenevertheovenisnotinuse.

TheOVENTEMPcontrol

maintainsthetemperatureyouset fornormalovenoperationas well asforbroiling.

Fornormalovenoperation,turn theknobtothedesiredtemperature whichis markedin25°increments. Itwillnormallytake30to60

secondsbeforetheflamecomeson. Aftertheovenreachestheselected

temperature,theovenburnercycles —offcompletely,thenonwitha fi.dlflame-to keeptheoven temperaturecontrolled.

StainlessSteel:Thismetalalone haspoorheatingproperties,andis usuallycombinedwithcopper, aluminumorothermetalsfor improvedheatdistribution. Combinationmetalskilletsusually worksatisfactorilyif theyare usedwithmediumheatasthe manufacturerrecommends.

Ove~ “0~9’ Lightonuppercontrolpanelglows

whenovenis in operation;itgoes outwhentheOVENSETknobis turnedto OFF.

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