GE JGBP33GEL, JGBP32GEL Use and Care Manual

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contents

AluminumFoil
Anti-TipBracket

ApplianceRegistration
Careand Cleaning

Clock
ElectronicControls

Features
InstallationInstructions

Leveling
ModelandSerialNumbers

Oven

AirAdjustment
Baking,BakingGuide

Broiling,BroilingGuide 14,15
ControlSettings

DoorRemoval
Light;BulbReplacement

OvenBottomRemoval
Preheating

Roastimz.RoastirwGuide 13
Self-CleaningInstructions 19-21

Shelves

8,17,19,21,22

11,17 ProblemSolver

16-22 SurfaceCooking

11,12

11,12

3,5

2

9 Burners

9,10

6
5 Drip Pans

5 FlameSize
2

2:

9,10

17

8,17

17

RepairService
SafetyInstructions

ControlSettings
CookwareTips

Light BulbReplacement 18
LightingInstructions

Warranty

25,26

27

3,4

7

7,16,22

7
7

16,22

7

7

BackCover

ThermostatAdjustment
VentDuct

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itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainycmrnewrangeproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

writedown the model

andserial numbem.

You’llfindthemonalabel located
behindthe storagedrawerpanelon
theleftsideofthe rangefrontframe.
Seepage6.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthat camewith
yourrange.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourrange.

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TheCaliforniaSakDrinking
WaterandToxicEnforcement

requirestheCh3wxnwof

Act

(Xiliforniii@publisha listof
substancesknownto the state
tocauseHncer andrequires
businessesto warncustorntxs
ofpotentitil expOsuretOsuch

substances.
Gasappliancescancause

minorexposuretothreeofthese
substances,namelybenzene,
formaldehydeandsoot,caused
primarilybytheincomplete
combustionofnaturalgasorU
ikels.Properlyadjustedranges,
indicatedbyaMuishratherthan
ayellowflame,willminimize
hkmnpktecombustion.Exposure
tothesesubstancescanbe
q@mizedfktherbyventing
w~thanopenwindoworusing
aventilation’fknorhood.

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Hym.1Imeived

admaged range. a ●

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyouthe range.

savetimeamdmoney.

Before -youE-wp3st

service..

ChecktheProblemSolveron

page2.5.Itlists causesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

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,

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2

system,itis yourpersonal

wspcmsibilityand obligationto

haveanungrounded@Mreplaced

pr~perly-groundedthree-

v:itha

pKmgOWl@

theNational

not use

thisappliance.

inaccordancewith

ElectricalCode. Do

an extensioncordwith

cm tipand-

injury‘could

result.To

pmverlt

mxidental
tipphgfllfthe

rarIge9 attach

ittothewall
orfloorby
installingthe

ANTI-TIPbracketsupplied:To
checkifthebracketisinstalled

dengagedproperly,removethe

rawerandinspecttherearleveling

leg.Makesureitfitssecurelyinto
thes]otinthebracket+

Ifyoupulltherangeoutfromthe

wall for any reason, makesure

therearlegis returnedtoits
positiOnin thebracketwhen you

pushtherangeback.

@~fj f$~re gillpcMBgma$etials

areremovedkm thermge
beforeoperatingit,topreventfire
orsmokedamageshouldthe

packingmaterialignite.

@Besum?yourrangeiscorreetlj~

adjustedbyaquaiified

service

twhnicianw’ inskllerh’ the

typed gas(Naturaloru?) W?i

whichitistobeused.Your

rangecanbeconvertedforuse
oneithertypeofgas.See
InstallationInstructions.

eAfterprolongedWM3ofa

rage, highfloortempratwa
mayresultandmanyfloor
coveringsWiMnot titkknd
thisMadd use.Neverinstallthe

rangeovervinyltileorlinoleum
thatcannotwithstandsuchtypeof
use.Neverinstallitdirectlyover
interiorkitchencarpeting.

Us@ Your-e
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mattendd wherea

orh opration. They

rangeishot

couldbe

seriouslyburned.
~Don’t

standm’hangonthedoor,
storagedrawerorrangetop.
‘hey

allowanyonetoclimb,

coulddamagetherangeand

eventipitovercausingsevere

personalinjury.

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~~MST ~

cm~w~

sHomDNorBESmm IN

‘ap&~~~~~~y~~~~pp~~~~eefop

waFmiElgorheatingthemom.
Prolongeduseoftherangeinthis

way canbehazardous.

*DoHotU!seWatw4X43gEW3se

fires.Neverpickupaflaming
pan.Turnoffbwmx,then
smotherflamingpanbycovering
pancompletelywithwellfitting
lid,cookiesheetorflattray.
Flaminggreaseoutsideapan
canbeputoutbycoveringwith
bakingsodaor,ifavailable,a
multi-purposedrychemical
orfoamtypefireextinguisher.

*~ ~~tst~~efiam~~bie

rnateria!sinanovenornear

thecoddop.Do

gasolineorotherflammable
vaporsandliquidsinthevicinity
ofthisoranyotherappliance.

@DonotM cookinggrease
orotherfl-able materials

accmulateinorneartherange.
@VVhencookingpork9Mlow

the

cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast17(I”E
Thisassuresthat,intheremote

possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

Cmmm mom AltAJ’wE
ORONTHEBACKSPLMH
ail’AWNG*CHILDMN
CIIVWNGONTHERAN(3IJ
m REACHITEMSCXXJIZ9BE

S13NOUSLYn$LmRED.
@Letburnergrates

SUrfacwcodbeforetoucm
themor!Wvingthemwhim’
eMl&encmreachWm.

@New%’weark14Wi?fitihgOM’
hmghggwmemkWMW?wing

tk applimeeeBe
reachingforitemsstoredin
cabinetsovertherange.Flammable
materialcouldbeignitedif
broughtincontactwit!!flame
orhotovensuficesandmay
causesevereburns.

mdlother

carefulwhen

Stiace cm­63~e~e~i~~esti~e ~~~em

uatiended at~GR

settings.

smokingandgreasyspillovers
thatmaycatchonfire.

~Adjusttopburner

soitdoesRMextendbeyondW
edgeOf’theCootingMkmii.

Excessiveflameishazardous.

notstore

directionsexactlyandalways

flme

Boilovercauses

flamesize

3

euseonlydrypt holdem—

,:-

moistordamppothclkkrsonhot

surfacesmay resdt in hums from

steam. Do not M pot

comenearopenflameswhen
liftingMensi!s.Donotuseatowel
orotherbulkyclothinplaceofa

pothokier.

* TQ~ititie the pssibifityd’

bwm~

ignitionofflammable
materuds,andspillage,turn
cookwarehandlestowardtheside

orbackoftherangewithout
extendingoveradjacentburners.

e p2J~gy~~~~ & ~&q@j(~~

o~d~s)

d%hemge. They
providetheairinletandoutIet
whichisnecessaryfortherange
tooperateproperlywithcorrect
combustion.

e DQ~~~~$~~w~~g)!~~~~

coo “

!kmgSwtiaeeifthewokh$ 8

round

overtheburnergratetosup~ti

metiringwhichisplacd

thew&.Thisringactsasaheat

trapwhichmay

damagetheburner
grate.andburnerhead.Also,it
maycausetheburnertowork
impropdyeThismaycausea
carbonmonoxidelevelabovethat
allowedbycurrentstandards,

resultinginahealth

@~mgl$ for’fryingshouldbe*

aspsible, Frostonfrozen

dry

foodsormoistureonikeshfoods
cancausehotfattobubbleupand
oversidesofpane

holders

hazard.

aIfaCambinatiollofQikW

fatswill beusedinfrying,stir

togetherbeforeheating,oras fats
meltslowly.

~Alwaysheatfatsiowiy,and
watchasitbeats.

‘$usedeepfatthermometer

$vheneverpssibletoprevent
overheatingfatbeyondthe
smokingpoint.

properpn size--Avoid

~USe
pansthatareunstableoreasily

tipped.Selectcookwarelarge
enoughtoproperlycontainfood,
toavoidboiloversandspillovers,
andwithbottomslargeenough

tocoverburnergrates.Thiswill
bothsavecleaningandprevent
hazardousaccumulationsoffood,

sinceheavyspatteringorspillovers
leftonrangecanignite,Usepans
withhandlesthatcaneasilybe
graspedandwillremainCOOL

m~~UShfijgktwWOkWW~9

IS

nx3kesureitisdesignedfortop-

of%angecooking.
eKeepallpks$ticsawayfrom

topburneme

@TOavoidthepssibw~ d’a

lblllm,alwaysbeCem thatW!

ControbforMbumemareat

(MY?psition ad a $$?WeSwre
codbeforeat~mptingtoremove
the$JlW3.

*mea n-g fom Uder
thehoodp

fan,tioymting, mayspread
theflme,

aIfrangeisIwat*dIMxM’a
tidow9 donot

whichcouldblowoverthetop
burnersandcretiteafirehazard.

@E ‘you!WM$!JM&turnoff the
gastotherangeandcalla@fied
servicetecticim. Neverusean

openfkametolocatealeak

tm thefhnoff.TM

uselongcurtains

containersinthe-oven.lh%sure

cow buildUp andtheCOR*
could

h“st @w@aniqjwy,

@~~9~ ~~ ~m~m f~~~

m~hem

d~ctibd inthisIbo&.Misuse
couldresultinafirehazardor
damagetotherange.

~men wingCwtiagor
mtillg Ibag$h oven9follow
themanufacturer’sdirection.

~Useonlyghsscoohme
thatis
ingasovens.

eNwaysremovebroilerpall
fromWellassoonasyoufidsh

** Greaselefiii thepan

bm’“
cancatchfireifovenisused
withoutremovingthegrease
tiomthebroilerpan.

smen b~otihg9if~wt isW
(MS$2Wtheflme9W?M m%y

igtiti, Trimexcesstit toprevent

intheovenexceptm

mo-endd foruse

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* D%+Ratdeanthedowgwkst

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kfore F@adingSwid cleaning

instructionm pagew.m

doorgasketisessal$kd foragood

seal*Be

Careiillnot?0rub,damage

ormoveit.

eRemovethebrotierpm ad
otheremkwwebeforeself­chxmingtheoven.

cleanW@

patsEstedinthis

useandcm?Bwke

Yourrange,likesomanyother

klouseho~ditem,k heavyandcan

wttk intosoft floor’coverings

suchascushionedvinylor
carpeting.Whenmovingthemnge
onthistypeofflooring,usecare.

Donotinstallthermgeover

kitchen

placeaninsulatingpadorsheetof

l/4-inch-thickplywoodbetween

therangeandcarpeting.

When

frontoftke

rangewillrestonshouldbebuiltup
withplywoodorsimilarmaterialto
thesamelevelorhigherthanthe
floorcovering.Thiswillallowthe
rangetobemovedforcleaningor
servicing.

carpetingunlessyou

thefloor coven”9tgends at the

range, theareathatthe

bveli%theRawe

Levelinglegsarelocatedoneach

comerofthebase oftherange.

Removethebottomdrawerandyou
canlevelthe rangeonanuneven
floor.

Toremovedrawer,pulldrawer

outalltheway,tiltupthefront
andtakeitout.TOreplacedrawer,

insertglidesatbackofdrawer

beyondstoponrangeglides.

Liftdrawerifnecessarytoinsert

easily.Letfrontofdrawerdown,

thenpushintoclose.
Oneoftherearlevelinglegs

willengagetheANTI-TIPbracket
(allowforsomesidetoside
adjustment).AHOWaminimum
clearanceof1/8”betweenthsrange

andthelevelinglegthatistobe
installedintotheANTI-TIPbracket.

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FeaturesofYourR-e

SEQIJ:NCE

ASSEMBLY

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JGBP32GEL

JGBP33GEL

FeatureIndex

1 OvenLightSwitch

2 CooktopLightSwitch

3 OvenVent

4 FluorescentCooktopLight
5 ElectronicOvenControl

I

6 PorcelainEnamelCooktop

I 7 COOktopBurner
I 8 SurfaceUnitControls

9 OvenDoor Latch

b

Explained

onpage

1

16,22

I

m

1

18

9

7

FeatureIndex

8
8

8

I

I

J

10 OvenInteriorLight
U OvenShelfSupports
12 OvenShelves
13 BroilerPanandRack(Donot

cleanintheSelf-Cleanoven.)
14 OvenDoorGasket
15 RemovableOvenDoor

16 RemovableStorageDrawer
17 Model and SerialNumber

18 Anti-TipBracket

Explained

onpage

8

8, 17

22

21,22

16
18

2

3,~

surfaceCOOEU

mmaticI@tion

surfiiceburnersarelighted

Your
byelectricignition,eliminatingthe
needforstandingpilotlightswith
constantlyburningflames.

In caseofa poweroutage,youcan
lightthe surfiweburnersonyour
rangewitha match.Holdalighte$
matchto theburner,thenturnthe
knobtotheLITEposition.Use

extremecautionwhenlighting

burnersthisway.

Surfaceburnersinusewhenan
electricalpowerfiiilureoccurswill
continuetooperatenormally.

Auto Might

Theburnerson thisrange
automaticallyrelightiftheflame
goesout.Thishelpspreventthe
inconvenienceofmanuallyhavingto
reiighta burner.Aswithautomatic
ignition,alloftheburnerigniters

parkwhilea burnerisrelighting.

onottouchanyoftheburners

whentheignitersareclicking.

surfaceBurner COnmd$

Knobsthatturnthesurfaceburners
onandoffaremarkedastowhich

burnerstheycontrol.

‘lb Light

Pushthecontrolknobinandturn

counterciwktietodesired

it
position.Youwillhearalittle
clickingnoise—thesoundofthe

- Iectricsparkignitingtheburner.

-~iier theburnerignites,turnthe
knobtoadjusttheflamesize.

asurface Ba.umer

After L@t@

@Checktobesuretheburneryou

turnedonistheoneyouwanttouse.
~Donotoperateaburnerforan

extendedperiodoftimewithout
cwkwareonthegrate.The finish
onthegratemaychipwithout
cookwaretoabsorbtheheat.

@Besuretheburnersandgratesare
coolbeforeyouplaceyourhand,a
potholder,cleaningclothsor other
materialsonthem.

aBwner

Howto$dect Fki.m!size

Thefkupesizeonagasburner
shouldmatchthe cookwareyou
areusing.

NEVERLETTHEFLAME
EXTEND UPTHESIDESOFTHE
COOKWARE.AnyflameIargerthan
thebottomofthecookwareiswasted
andonlyservestoheatthehandles.

Whenusingaluminum or

aluminum-cladstainlesssteel
potsandpans,adjusttheflameso

thecircleitmakesis about 1/2inch
smallerthanthebottomofthe
cookware.

Whenboiling,usethissameflame
size—1/2inchsmallerthanthe
bottomofthecookware-no matter
whatthecookwareismadeof.Fbods
cookjustasquicklyata gentleboil

astheydoata furiousrollingboil.
Ahighboilcreatessteamandcooks
awaymoisture,flavorandnutrition.
Avoiditexceptfor thefewcooking
processeswhichneedavigomusboil.

Whenfryingorwarminghods
instainlesssteel,castiron

enwndware,

lower—toabout1/2thediameter
ofthepan.

keeptheflamedown

or

mwf”-e

A&mhmm:?vkdium-weight
cookwareisrecommendedbecauseit
heatsquicklyandevenly.IkIostfoods
brownevenlyinanaluminumskillet.
NIineralsinfd andwaterwillstain
butwillnot harmaluminum.A
quickscourwithasoap-filledwool
padaftereachusekeepsaluminum
cookwarelookingshinynew.Use
saucepanswithtight-fittinglidsfor
cookingwithminimumamounts
ofwater.

C!@ Iron:Ifheatedslowly,most

skilletswillgivesatisfactoryresults.
Enamehvare:Undersome

conditions,theenamelofsome
cuokwaremaymelt.Followcookware
manufiicturer’srecommendations
forcookingmethods.

Glass:Therearetwotypesofglass
cookware-thoseforovenuseonly
andthosefortop-of-rangecooking
(saucepans,coffkeandteapots).
Glassconductsheatveryslowly.

HeatproofGlassCeramic:Can
beusedforeithersurfiiceor oven

cooking.It conductsheatvery
slowlyandcoolsveryslowly.
Checkcookwaremamd%cturer’s
directionsto besureitcanbeused
ongasranges.

StainlessSteel:Thismetalalone
haspoorheatingproperties,andis
usuallycombinedwithcopper,
aluminumor othermetalsfor
improvedheat distribution.
Combinationmetalskilletsusually
worksatisfactorilyiftheyare
usedwithmediumheatasthe
manufacturerrecommends.

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UsiwYouroven

Automatic @itiwl

Theovenburnerandbroilburner

arelightedbyelectricignition.
Tolighteitherburner,pushthe

buttonforthedesiredfunctionand
turntheSETknobuntil thedesired
temperatureisdisplayed.The
burnershouldignitewithin60
seconds.

Poweroutage?

Theovenandbroilerburnerswill
notlightintheeventofan electrical

poweroutage.Donotattemptto

iightthemmanuallywithamatch.

oval shelves

Toremovetheshelvesfromthe

oven,pullthemtowardyou,tilt
frontendupwardandpullthemout.

Toreplace,placeshelfonshelf
supportwithstop-locks(curved
extensionofshelf)facingupand
towardrearofoven.Tiltupfront
andpushshelftowardbackofoven
untilitgoespast“stop”onoven
wall.Thenlowerfrontofshelfand

pushit alltheway back.

ovenLight

Usetheswitchonthecontrolpanel
toturnthelightonandoff.

,

OvenVent

Yourovenisventedthroughducts
attherearoftherange(seepage6).
Donotblocktheseductswhen
cookingintheoven—itisimportant
thatthe flowofhotairfromtheoven
andfreshairtotheovenburnerbe

uninterrupted.Avoidtouchingthe
ventopeningsornearbysurfaces
duringovenor broileroperation—

theymaybecomehot.

~Ventopeningsandnearby

surfacesmaybecomehot.Donot
touchthem.

*Handlesofpotsandpansonthe
cooktopmaybecomehotif left
tooclosetothevent.

Theshelvesaredesignedwithstop­lockssowhenplacedcorrectlyon
theshelfsupports,theywillstop
beforecomingcompletelyoutof

theovenandwillnottiltwhenyou
areremovingfoodfromthemor
placingfoodonthem.

Whenplacingcookwareonashelf,

pulltheshelfout to the “stop”
position.Placethe cookwareon
theshelf,thenslidetheshelfback
intotheoven.Thiswilleliminate
reachingintothehotoven.

shelf

Theovenhas fourshelfsupports—
A (bottom),B,CandD(top).
Shelfpositionsforcookingare
suggestedonBakingandRoasting

pages.

Positions

I

~Donotleaveplasticitemson
thecooktop—theymaymeltif
lefttooclosetothevent.

ovenMoisture!

Asyourovenheatsup,the
temperaturechangeoftheair
jnthe ovenmaycause water

dropletstoformonthedoor
glass.Topreventthis,openthe
ovendoorforthefirstminute
ofovenheat-uptoletthemoist
airout.

8

ElectronicControk

oven“on” Indicator

The word“ON” isdisplayedwhen
theBAKEor BROILbuttonis
energized,andgoesoutwhenthe
CANCELbuttonispushedor when
the ovenburnershutsoff
automatically.

Theovenoperationiscontrolled
electronically.Thefollowing
instructionstellyouhowto operate
theelectroniccontrols.

-To

s. PushCLOCKbutton.

sethi? clock

2. llrn SET’knobtocorrecttime

ofday.Clockisnowset.Theclock
mustbesettothecorrecttime of
dayforaccurateautomaticoven
timingoperations.

To

set the

MimmmecondTimer

L PushTIMERbutton.

2. ‘km SETknobtodesired
amountoftime(upto9hoursand
59minutes).TheMinute/Second
Timerwillbegintocountdown
withina fewseconds.

A Whentimeisup,theEnd-of-Cycle
Tone(3longbeeps)willsoundand
thedisplaywillagainshowthetime
ofday.

Note:TheMinute/SecondTimeris
a reminderonlyandwillnotoperate
theoven.

YoucanusetheMinute/Second
Timerwhetherornottheovenis
beingused.TheMinute/Second
Timerdoesnotinterferewithoven
operations.

To cancel the m’rner

PushandholdTIMERbuttonfor
threeseconds.Thiswillclearthe
Minute/SecondTimerfunction.

mBake

L PushBAKEbutton.

2. TurnSETknobuntildesired
temperatureisdisp~ayed.

Aone-secondbeepwillsound
whentheovenhaspreheatedtoand
stabilizedat selectedtemperature.

3. Whenfinishedbaking,push
CANCELbutton.

Note:Torecallwhattemperature
youhaveselectedwhiletherising
temperatureis beingshown,push
andhold theBAKEbutton.The
selectedtemperaturewillbeshown
whileyouholdtheBAKEbutton.
Theactualoventemperaturewill
beshownaftera fewseconds.

YoucanpushtheCLOCKbutton
todisplaytimeofdaywithout
cancelingtheovenoperation.

Youcanchangetheselected
temperatureatanytimeby
pushingtheBAKEbuttonand
turningtheSETknob.

ToBroil

L PushBROILbutton.

2. lhm SETknob untilyour
choiceofHI BROILor LOBROIL
isvisiblein thedisplay.

Whenfinishedbroiling,pushthe
CANCELbutton.

Elwria
—­—.

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