GE JGBS18GEJ Use and Care Manual

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Anti-TipBracket
ApplianceRegistration

CareandCleaning
ClockandTimer

ControlPanel

Features 6
FlooringUnder Range

Leveling
Lift-UpCooktop

Modeland SerialNumbers 2
Oven 8

AirAdjustment
Baking,BakingGuide 10,11

BroilerPanand Rack
Broiling,BroilingGuide 13

ControlSettings 8

DoorRemoval 15
Light;BulbReplacement

OvenBottomRemoval
OvenTimer 9

Preheating 10,H
Roasting,RoastingGuide 12

3,5

14-18 S&etyInstructions

14 Burners

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19

17

9,17

16

roblemSolver

2

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5 ControlSettings 7
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SurfaceCooking

BurnerGrates 15

CookwareTips 8
DripPans 15

FlameSize
LightingInstructions

Warranty BackCover

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2-5

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Shelves 8,17
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Readthisbookcarefully.

his intendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainyOt.Nnewrangeproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphcmenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Vvritedown themodel
andserialnmbem*

You’llfindthemonalabellocatedin
theburnerboxunderthe cooktop.
Seepage6.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yourrange.Beforesendinginthis
card,p~easewritethesenumbers
here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourrange.

TheCaliforniaSafeDrinking
WaterandToxicEnfot=cemefit
Actrequiresthe&WfXXIOrof

CWbmiatop.ibbshiiM of

substancesknowntothestate
tocausecancerandrequires
businesses{0warncustomers
ofpotentialexposuretosuch
substances.

(3wappliancescancause

minorexpOsUEetOthrtx ofthese
substances,namelybewene,

formaldehydeandsoot,caused
primarilybytheincomplete
combustionofnaturalgasorU?
fuels.Properlyadjustedranges,
indicatedbyabluishratherthan
ayel~owflame,willminimize
incompletecombustion.Exposure
tothesesubstancescanbe
minimizedkther byventing
withanopenwindowor using
aventilationfimor hood.

Ifyou received

a damaged range . .

Immediatelycontactthe dealer(or
builder)thatsoldyoutherange.

savetime

andmoney.

Beforeyw,llrequest

service. o e

ChecktheProblemSolveron
page21.Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan

correctyourself.

a Havetheimb!lershowyol%

the

mltkmoftherangegas

cut-off‘vim%?andb%%’toshut

it

offifnecessary’.

Haveyourrangeinsblied

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andproperlygroundedby24

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withtheInstallationInstructions.
Amyadjustmentandserviceshould
beperformedonlybyqualified
gasrangeinstallersor service
technicians.

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:lcljtl$tgdby*
teck2Hician

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ql;aiirledW%-icr

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whichit isto bewwd.Mwr
rdngecan13cconvertedforuscon
ei[hcrtypeofgas.

*Afterprt}longeduseofa
range,highfloorten?pmtflras

mayresultandmanyfloor’
coveringswillnot$Vithstind
thiskindofuse.Neverinstallthe
rangeovervinyltileorlinoleum
thatcannotwithstandsuchtypeof
use.Neverinstallitdirectlyover
interiorkitchencarpe~ing.

@I%3%xuseyore’ appiiallctfor

$Yarn3ingoriktati~lgtheFQQfil*

PIWIOi&d Use Oftk IWH#3
wkhwt wkqwitc

he hazardous.
@Do not use WWWon

}~entilationcan

gram

fires,Neverpickupa flaming

pan.Turnoffburner,then =
smotherflamingpanby

completelywithwellfitting

pan

covering

lid,cookiesheetorflattray.
Flaminggreaseoutsideapancan

beputoutbycoveringwithbaking
sodaor.ifavailable,amuki­pq)ose drychemical

Or fOiMIl type

fireextinguisher.

tipping(#the

range,attach
ittothewail

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PldT1-TWbracketsupplied”To

- checkifthebracketisinstalled
I%!B7andengagedproperly,removethe

drawerandinspecttherear
levelingleg.Makesureitfits
securelyintotheslotinthe

bracket.
Hyoupulltherangeoutfrom

thewallforanyreason,make
suretherearlegisreturnedtoits
positioninthebracketwhenyou
pushtherangeback.

eBemm?aupaetingmaterials

areremovedfromthe range

beforeoperatingit, toprevent
fireorsioke d~mage~hould

!12t3packingmateriaiignite.

9Lwate rangeoutofkitchen

%%3ffkpath and
kx%kmi

eiwuiatiom

toplwent poorair

or

fiOO~ by

installin~the

witofdrafty

usingYiM.IrRange
@Don’t

unattendedwherearangeishot

orinoperation.Theycouldbe

seriouslyburned.
*Don’taliuwanyonetoclimb,

standorhangm theovendoor9
storagedrawerorrangetop.

Theycoulddamagetherangeand
eventipitovercausingsevere
personalinjury,

@CAUTION:ITEMSOF
INTEWST m cHILDmN
SHOULDNOTBEsmRED

IN~A~~~~ A~(_)~ A
RANGEORONTHE

BAC~PLMH OFARAJW&
CHILDRENCLIMBINGON
THERANGETOREACH
ITEMSCOULDBE
SERIOUSLYINJURED.

eLetburner gratesand Othel’

surfacescoolbeforetouching

themorleavingthemwhere
childrencm reachthem

eNeverweal!”kmsefittingor
hanginggarmentiwhileusing
theappliance.Flammable

materialcouldbeignitedif
broughtincontactwithflameor
hotovensurfacesandmaycause
severeburns.

leavechikh=endoneor

@DonotstoreNammab!e
materialsinanovenornear
thecoddope

*DonotMcookinggrease
motherflammablematerials
accumulateinorneartherange.

~Whencoding pork,follow

thedirectionsexactiyandalways
cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleastM)*F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

Swface cooti~
@A!waysusetheMIX

psition

whenignitingtopburners and
makesuretheburne~haveignited.

@Neverleavesurfaceburners

unatkndedatH flamesettings.

Boilovercausessmokingand

greasyspilloversthatmaycatch
onfire.

@Adjusttopburnerflamesize

soitdoesnotextendbeyondthe
edgeofthecooMngutensil.
Excessiveflameishazardous.

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Ill(vist01’ (imppotMckrs 011ha

w%cesmy resultin burnsfrcml

steam.DoMMletpotholderscome
nearopentlanleswhenlifting
utensils.Dom-ituseatowelori!Xher
bulkyckXhinplaceofapotholder,

s Tonlinimizethe ~ssibility
ofbilrnsrignitionofflammable
materials,andspillage,turnthe
cookwarehandlestowardtheside
orbackoftherangewithout
extendingoveradjacentburners.

*Al}vaysturn si.wfxeburnerto

OFFIbefmeremovingut4msiL
eCarefuliywatchfbodsbeing

friedatHIflamesetting.

@.Neverblockthevents(air

openings)oftherange.They

providetheairinletandoutlet

whichisnecessaryfortherange
tooperateproperlywithcorrect
combustion.

9Donot usea wokon the

cookingsurfaceifthe wokhasal

!rWMMlmetalringwhichis

placedoverthehmer grateto
support$hewok.Thisringacts

asaheattrapwhichmaydamage
theburnergrateandburnerhead.
Also,itmaycausetheburnerto
workimproperly.Thismaycause
acarbonmonoxidelevelabove
thatallowedbycurrentstandards,
resultinginahealthhazard.

@Foodsforfyyingshouldbeas
dryaspossible.Frostonfrozen
foodsormoisturecmfreshfoods

cancausehotfattobubbleupand
oversidesofpan.

@useleastpossibleamountof

!!%foreffectiveshaIlowor de$p-

fatfrying.Fillingths pantoofull
offatcancausespilloverswhen
foodisadded.

@u’aeombinatio~~d’Omor

fatswillbewiwilillfrying,stir

[ogedwrbeforeheating.oras
fatsmeltslowly.

*.MwaysheatM shMy9and

watchasitheats.
@Ust deepfat thernlometer

Ivheneverp~ssibietoprevent
overheatingfa!beyondthe
smokingpoint.

@

Useproperpans&--Avoid

pansthatareunstableoreasily
tipped.Selectutensilshavingflat
bottomslargeenoughtoproperly
containfoodavoidingboilovers
andspillovers,andlargeenough
tocoverburnergrate.Thiswill
bothsavecleaningandprevent
hazardousaccumulationsoffood,
sinceheavyspatteringorspillovers

lefionrangecanignite.Usepans
withhandlesthatcanbeeasily
graspedandremaincool.

~Useody glasscookwarethat
isrecommendedforuseongas
burners.

@Keepallplasticsawayfrom

topburners.
@lb avoidthepossibilityofa

burn,alwaysbecertainthatthe

controlsforallburnersareat
OFFpositionandallgratesare
cod beforeattemptingto
removeagrate.

%Whenflamingfoodsunder
thehood,turnthefanoff.The
fan,ifoperating,mayspread

theflame.

@IfrangeisIocatedneara

window9donotuselongcurtains

whichcouldblowoverthetop
burnersandcreateafirehazard.

~IfYOUsme]lgas9turnoffthe
gastotherangeandcallaqualified

servicetechnician.Neverusean

openflametolocatealeak.

@Standawayfromthe range

whenopening

m?$&x-Md’ahot

oven.Thehotah orsteam
whichescapescancamebums
tohand%faceador eyes,

@Placeovenshelvesindesired

positionwhileoveniscod.

@Wilingoutshelftotheshelf

stopisaconvenienceinlifting
heavyfoods,Hisalsoa
precautionagainstburnsfrom
touchinghotsurfacesofthe
doororovenwalk.

~Don’theatunopenedfood

containersintheoven.Pressure
couklbuildupandthecontainer
couldburstcausinganinjury.

@Don’tmealuminumfoil

anywhereintheovenexceptas
describedinthisbook.Misuse

couldresultina firehazardor
damagetotherange.

e UWonly glass cookwarethatis

recommendedforuseingas

ovens.

e whenusingcookingor

roastingbagsinoven9follow
themanufacturer’sdirection.

~Alwaysremovebroilerpan
fromtheovenassoonasyou
finishbroiling.Greaseleftinthe

pancancatchfireifovenisused
withoutremovingthegreasefrom
thebroilerpan.

@Whenbroiling,ifmeatistoo

closetothefhmYthefatmay

ignite.Trimexcessfattoprevent

excessiveflare-ups. .

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Wlooringunderthe
Range

Yourrange,me somanyother’

IBouseholditem, isheavymd can
Settk!intosoftmm-coverings
suchascushionedvinylor
emp%ing.Whenmovingtherange
onthistypeofflooring,usecare.

Donot imtailtherangeover
kitchencarpetingunlessyou
placeaninsulatingpadorsheetof

l/4-inch-thickplywoodbetween

the rangeandcarpeting.

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SAWTWE

INSTRUCTIONS

Whenthefioorcoven”ngends

atthe

front oftherange,theareathatthe

rangewillrestonshouldbebuiltup
withplywoodor similarmaterialto
the samelevelor higherthanthe
floorcovering.Thiswillallowthe
rangetobemovedforcleaningor
servicing.

Levelinglegsarelocatedoneach
cornerofthebaseoftherange.
Removethe bottomdrawerandyou
canleveltherangeonanunevenfloor.

TOremovedrawer,pulldrawer
outalltheway,tiltupthe front
and takeitout. Toreplacedrawer,
insertglidesat back ofdrawer
beyondstoponrangeglides.
Liftdrawerifnecessarytoinsert

easily.Letfrontofdrawerdown,
thenpushinto close.

Oneoftherearlevelinglegswill
engagetheANTI-TIPbracket(allow
forsomesidetosideadjustment).
Allowaminimumclearanceof1/8”
betweentherangeandtheleveling
legthatistobeinstalledinto
theANTI-TIPbracket.

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FeaturesofYourRange

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Feature Index

1 ModelandSerialNumbers

(inburnerboxundercooktop)

2 SurfaceBurnerControls

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I 3 SurfaceBurnersandDrip Pans

I 4 BurnerGrates

5 OVENSETKnob
6 OVENTEMPKnob

I 7 ClockandTirner

8 OvenVent

9 OvenInteriorLight

Expbined

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Feature Index

10OvenLightSwitch

(letsyouturninteriorlight

onandoff)
11OvenShelves
12OvenShelfSupports

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13BroilerPanandRack
14 RemovableOvenDoor
15Lift-UpCooktop

16RemovableOvenBottom

17 StorageDrawer
18Oven“ON” Indicator

Explained

cmpage

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8, 17

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17
15
14
16

5
9

19Anti-TipBracket

(seeSafetyInstructions)

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3,5

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AutonlaticIgnition

%ur surfaceburnersareiighted
byelectricignifion,elin~inatingthe
needforstandingpilotlightswith

constantlyburningflames.
In caseofa poweroutage,youcan

lightthest.wfiaceburnersonyour
rangewi~ha match.Holda lighted
matchtotheburner,thenturnthe
knobtothe LITEposition.
extremecaution when lighting
burners thisway.

Surfhceburnersinusewhenan
electricalpowerfailureoccurswill
continuetooperatenormally.

SurfaceBurnerControls

Knobsthatturn thesurfaceburners

onandoffarelocatedonthelower
controlpanelandare markedasto
whichburnerstheycontrol.

LightaSurfaceBurner

TO

Use

Normalburner operation:
Whena burnerisfirstturnedon,

youmayheara blowingorhissing
soundfor30to45secondsor until
theburnerheatsup.Thisnormal

soundisdueto improvedinjection
ofgas andair intotheburner.Puta
panontheburnerbeforelightingit,
or adjusttheflameto matchpan
sizeassoonas itlights,andthe
blowingor hissingsoundwill be
muchlessnoticeable.

Lifting

Flame wiUbealmost horizontal
and willlift slightlyawayfrom the
burner when the burner is first
turned on. A Mowingor hissing

sound may beheard.

HowtoSdectFlamesize

Theflamesizeona gasburner
shouldmatchthecookwareyou
areusing.

NEVERLETTHEFLAME
EXTENDUPTHESIDESOFTHE
COOKW~. Anyflamehugerthan
thebottomofthe cookwareiswasted
andonlyservestoheatthe handles.

When usingaluminum or
aluminum-cladstainlesssteel
potsand pans, adjusttheflameso
thecircleitmakesisabout1/2inch
smallerthanthebottomofthe
cookware.

When boiling, usethissameflame
size-1/2 inchsmallerthanthe
bottomofthecookware—nomatter
whatthecookwareismadeof.Fbods
cookjust asquicklyata gentleboil
astheydoata furiousrollingboil.
Ahighboil createssteamandcooks
awaymoisture,flavorandnutrition.
Avoiditexceptforthefewcooking
processeswhichneedavigorousboil.

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Pushthecontrolknobin andturn
ittoLITE. Youwill hear a little
clickingnoise—thesoundofthe
electricsparkignitingtheburner.

Aftertheburnerignites,turnthe
knobtoadjusttheflamesize.

Flame willstabilize and curve
upwardsafter a burner heatsup or
30to 45secondsafter it isturned
on. The blowingor hissingsound
willstop.

After lightinga burner:

$1Checktobe suretheburneryou

turnedonistheoneyouwanttouse.

e Donotoperateaburnerforan
extendedperiodoftimewithout
cookwareon thegrate.Thefinish
onthegratemaychipwithout
cookwaretoabsorbtheheat.

~ Besuretheburnersandgratesare
cool beforeyouplaceyourhand,a
potholder,cleaningclothsor other
materialsonthem.

When frying or warming foods
in stainlesssteel,cast iron or
enamelware,keeptheflamedown
lower—toabout1/2thediameter
ofthepan.

When frying in glassor ceramic

coo- lowertheflameevenmore.

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