GE JGP329, JGP333, JGP940, PGP943 Installation Instructions

Installation

Instructions

30sSealed Gas Cooktop

JGP329, JGP333, JGP940, PGP943

Questions? Call 800.GE.CARES (800.432.2737) or Visit our Website at: GEAppliances.com In Canada, call 1.800.561.3344 or Visit our Website at: www.geappliances.ca

IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF

MASSACHUSETTS:

•This product must be installed by a licensed plumber or gas fitter.

•When using ball-type gas shut-off valves, they shall be the T-handle type.

•A flexible gas connector, when used, must not exceed 3 feet.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Read these instructions completely and carefully.

• IMPORTANT ³ Save these instructions for local inspector’s use.

• IMPORTANT ³ Observe all governing codes and ordinances.

•Note to Installer – Be sure to leave these instructions with the Consumer.

•Note to Consumer – Keep these instructions for future reference.

•Product failure due to improper installation is not covered under the Warranty.

WARNING This appliance must be properly grounded.

• IMPORTANT ³ Leak testing of the appliance shall be conducted according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

•Proper installation is the responsibility of the installer and product failure due to improper installation is NOT covered under warranty.

WARNING Disconnect all electrical power at the main circuit breaker or fuse box before installing.

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FOR YOUR SAFETY:

WARNING If the information in these instructions is not followed exactly, a fire, explosion or gas leak may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.

Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance!

Do not install this product with an air curtain hood or other range hood that operates by blowing air down on the cooktop. This airflow may interfere with operation of the gas burners resulting in fire or explosion hazard.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:

•Do not try to light any appliance. Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.

•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.

•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

This cooktop has been design certified by CSA International. You’ll find safety precautions in your Owner’s Manual. Read them carefully.

•Installation of this cooktop must conform with local codes or in the absence of local codes with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54–Latest edition, or in Canada, the National Gas and Propane installation Code, CSA B149.1-Latest edition.

•Be sure your cooktop is installed properly by a qualified installer or service technician.

•To eliminate reaching over surface burners, cabinet storage above burner should be avoided.

•Do not install the unit near an outside door or where a draft may affect its use.

Installation Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

This appliance must be supplied with the proper voltage and frequency and connected to an individual, properly grounded branch circuit, protected by a circuit breaker or fuse having amperage as noted on the rating plate.

We recommend you have the electrical wiring and hookup of your cooktop connected by a qualified electrician. After installation, have the electrician show you where your main cooktop disconnect is located.

Check with your local utilities for electrical codes which apply in your area. Failure to wire your cooktop according to governing codes could result in a hazardous condition.

If there are no codes, your cooktop must be wired and fused to meet the requirements of the National

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You can get a copy by writing:

National Fire Protection Association

Batterymarch Park

Quincy, MA 02269

In Canada your cooktop must be wired and fused to meet the requirements of the Canadian Electrical Code, CSA C22.1-02.

Be sure the installation of this product in a mobile home conforms with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR, Part 3280. If this standard does not apply, you must follow the standard for Manufactured Home Installations, ANSI A225.1 and Manufactured Home Installations, Sites and Communities and ANSI/ NFPA 501A or with local codes.

You can get a copy of the Federal Standard by Writing:

Office of Mobile Home Standards

HUD Building 451 7th Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 24010

PARTS INCLUDED

2 Screws

Foam Tape

2 Hold

Down Brackets

MATERIALS YOU MAY NEED


Joint Sealant		Shut-Off Valve
Joint Sealant	Pipe Fittings	Shut-Off Valve

CSA-Approved Flexible Gas Line

3/8s Min. ID, 1/2s NPT Connection,

3-foot Maximum Length (Massachusetts Only)

TOOLS YOU WILL NEED

FOR INSTALLATION

Pencil

Saber Saw

Phillips-Head

Screwdriver

Pipe Wrench

Ruler or Straightedge

1/8s Drill Bit & Electric or

Hand Drill

Safety Glasses

Installation Instructions

PRE-INSTALLATION CHECKLIST

AWhen preparing cooktop opening, make sure the inside of the cabinet and the cooktop do not interfere with each other. (See section on preparing the opening.)

BRemove packaging materials, grate boxes, regulator with literature, and literature package from the cooktop before beginning installation.

Literature Package

Grate boxes

Foam

Packaging

Cooktop

Remove Installation Instructions from literature pack and read them carefully before you begin.

Be sure to place all literature, Use and Care, Installations, etc. in a safe place for future reference.

Make sure you have all the tools and materials you need before starting the installation of the cooktop.

Your home must provide the adequate electrical service needed to safely and properly use your cooktop. (Refer to section on electrical requirements.)

When installing your cooktop in your home, make sure all local codes and ordinances are followed exactly as stated.

Make sure the wall coverings, countertop and cabinets around the cooktop can withstand heat (up to 200°F) generated by the cooktop.

3-5/8s

Installation Instructions

PREPARING THE OPENING

1MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM CLEARANCE DIMENSIONS

13s MAX. Depth of unprotected overhead cabinets

30s MIN. clearance from countertop to unprotected overhead surface

3-3/4s MIN. clearance from cutout to side wall on the left of the unit

NOTE: Allow 7/16” minimum vertical clearance from the cooktop bottom (or 3-5/8” minimum depth from

the countertop) to any combustible surfaces, such as a cabinet drawer.

6s MIN. clearance from

3cutout3/4 MIN. to side wall on the right of the unit

18s MIN. height from countertop to nearest cabinet on either side of unit

7/16s

DRAWER

For island installation, maintain 2-1/2 in. minimum from cutout to front and back edge of countertop. Maintain 3 in. minimum from cutout to side edges of countertop.

4RECOMMENDED GAS SUPPLY LOCATION FROM BACKWALL

1” Min. From Backwall

Recommended gas supply

location 13-1/4s

From Cutout

Center Line

5MAKE SURE WALL COVERINGS, COUNTERTOP AND CABINETS AROUND COOKTOP CAN WITHSTAND HEAT (UP TO 200°F) GENERATED BY COOKTOP

Wall covering, cabinets and countertop must withstand heat up to 200°F

2 OVERALL COOKTOP DIMENSIONS

		21s (21-1/2s Max. for
30s		Glass Top models)
30s
	Cooktop	3-3/16s
	Cooktop
19-3/8s		28-1/4s
19-3/8s

3CUTOUT DIMENSIONS OF COUNTERTOP

To ensure accuracy, it is best to make a template when cutting the opening in the counter.

19-5/8” width cut

28-1/2”
length	14-1/4s
of cut

2-1/4” Min. Between cutout and the wall behind the cooktop

2-1/2” Min. from front edge of cutout and front edge of countertop

6FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) FORWARD APPROACH INSTALLATION ONLY:

5”

Allow 5” minimum depth between the countertop and an enclosure.

NOTE: The enclosure must be made of wood material. Also, an access panel is required for the electrical outlet, pressure regulator, shut-off valve, hold-down brackets, and service.

Installation Instructions

INSTALLING THE COOKTOP UNIT

1LOCATE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AND GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE BENEATH CABINET

NEVER REUSE OLD
CONNECTORS WHEN
INSTALLING THIS	Shut Off	Electrical
UNIT.	Valve	Electrical
UNIT.		Outlet 12s
		Below
		Countertop

Install a manual shut-off valve in the gas line in an easily accessible location outside the cooktop. Be sure you know how and where to shut off the gas supply to the cooktop. Install the electrical outlet 12s below the countertop.

2 PROTECT SURFACE OF COOKTOP

Place a towel or tablecloth onto the countertop. Lay the cooktop upside down onto the protected surface.

Bottom of cooktop

Cloth under Cooktop

3 ATTACH FOAM TAPE

(glass maintop models only)

Apply the foam tape around the outer edge of the glass. Do not overlap the foam strips.

Bottom of Cooktop

Foam Tapes

Cooktop Glass

4 LOCATE MOUNTING PARTS

Remove the hold-down brackets from the literature package.

5 ATTACH BRACKETS TO COOKTOP

Remove the screw from the side of the cooktop and screw the hold-down bracket to the side of the cooktop unit. Repeat for opposite side of cooktop.

Pre-drilled

Bottom of hole

Cooktop

Foam Tapes

Cooktop

Glass

6 INSERT COOKTOP INTO CUTOUT

Insert the cooktop centered into the cutout opening. Make sure the front edge of the countertop is parallel to the cooktop. Make final check that all required clearances are met.

Cooktop

Once the unit is in place, screw the hold-down bracket into the cabinet sides to secure the unit into place.

Installation Instructions

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1 PROVIDE ADEQUATE GAS SUPPLY

This cooktop is designed to operate on natural gas at 4s of water column manifold pressure and 7s of water column (W.C.) supply pressure. It is shipped from the factory set for natural gas. The convertible pressure regulator supplied with the unit must be connected in series with the manifold of the cooktop and must remain in series with the supply line regardless of whether natural or L.P. gas is being used. FOR PROPER OPERATION, THE MAXIMUM INLET PRESSURE TO THE REGULATOR MUST BE NO MORE THAN 14s OF WATER COLUMN PRESSURE. For checking the regulator, the inlet pressure must be at least 1s W.C.. (or 3.4 KPA) greater than the regulator output setting. If

the regulator is set for 4s W.C. of water column pressure, the inlet pressure must be at least 5s W.C. If the regulator is set for 10s W.C., the inlet pressure must be at least 11s W.C.. The gas supply line to the cooktop should be 1/2s or 3/4s pipe.

2 INSTALL REGULATOR

NEVER REUSE OLD CONNECTORS WHEN INSTALLING THIS COOKTOP.

WARNING Never reuse old flexible connectors. The use of old flexible connectors can cause gas leaks and personal injury. Always use new flexible connectors when installing a gas appliance.

Screw a section of pipe onto

Pressure

Regulator

the inlet end of the pressure

regulator and install the

coupling.

Coupling

To reduce the likelihood of gas leaks, apply teflon tape or a thread compound approved for use with Propane (LP) or Natural gases to all threaded connections.

3INSTALL REGULATOR ONTO BURNER BOX BOTTOM

Screw the regulator onto the burner box bottom pipe connection. Make sure the top of

the regulator is facing towards the cabinet front, easily accessible through the cabinet doors.

	Pressure
	Regulator
	Coupling
	Shut-Off	Electrical
	Valve	Electrical
	Valve	Outlet 12s
		Below
		Countertop

4COMPLETE CONNECTION WITH A COUPLING

Complete the connection between the regulator, pipe coupling, and

the shut-off valve.

	Pressure
	Regulator
	Coupling
	Shut-Off	Electrical
	Valve	Electrical
	Valve	Outlet 12s
		Outlet 12s
		Below
		Countertop

Installation Instructions

5 CHECK FOR LEAKS

Before testing for leaks, make sure all burner knobs are in the OFF position.

After connecting the cooktop to gas, check system for leaks with a manometer. If a manometer is not available, turn the gas supply on to the cooktop and use a liquid leak detector at all joints and connections to check for leaks.

Tighten all connections if necessary to prevent gas leakage in the cooktop or supply line.

DO NOT USE OPEN FLAME TO CHECK FOR LEAKS!

Disconnect the cooktop and its individual shut-off valve from the gas supply piping system during any pressure testing of that system at test pressures greater than 1/2 psig (3.5 kPa).

Isolate the cooktop from the gas supply piping system by closing its individual shut-off valve during any pressure testing of the gas supply system at test pressures equal to or less than 1/2 psig (3.5 kPa).

6INSTALLATION OVER BUILT-IN OVEN

See built-in oven installation for complete installation instructions.

5s To Center of

2s Dia. Hole From

Countertop

90° Elbow

2s Dia. Hole

(20 7/8s from front

of Countertop to

Hole Center)

Cabinet Sides

Installation Instructions

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WARNING Disconnect all electrical power at the main circuit breaker or fuse box before installing.

1 EXTENSION CORDS

Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we strongly recommend against the use of an extension cord. However, if you still elect to use an extension cord, it is absolutely necessary that it be a UL listed 3-wire grounding type appliance extension cord and that the current carrying rating of the cord in amperes be equivalent to or greater than the branch circuit rating. Such extension cords are obtainable through your local appliance dealer.

IMPORTANT: (Please read carefully) FOR PERSONAL SAFETY, THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE PROPERLY GROUNDED.

2 ELECTRICAL SUPPLY AND OUTLET

An adequate electrical supply and outlet must be used to operate the electrical parts of your cooktop.

AThe power cord of this appliance is equipped with a 3-prong (grounding) plug which must be used with a properly grounded 3-hole outlet with a standard 120 Volt, 60 cycle AC household current.

BIf you do not have a 3-hole grounded outlet, have a qualified electrician change your old one.

CA grounding adaptor will be needed to convert the old one until the outlet can be replaced. This method is only temporary, and a qualified electrician should test it to be sure it meets requirements.

N		Insure proper
N	L	ground and
	L	ground and
		firm connection

before use

3 TWO-PRONG WALL RECEPTACLE

Where a standard 2-prong wall receptacle is encountered, it is the personal responsibility and obligation of the customer to have it replaced with a properly grounded 3-prong wall receptacle.

Do not under any circumstances cut or remove grounding prong from the cooktop cord. Failure to provide proper polarization may create a hazardous condition.

Installation Instructions

4USAGE SITUATIONS WHERE APPLIANCE POWER CORD WILL BE DISCONNECTED INFREQUENTLY

For 15 amp circuit only. Do not use an adaptor on a 20 amp circuit. Where local codes permit, a

TEMPORARY CONNECTION may be made to a properly grounded 2-prong wall receptacle by the use of a UL-listed adaptor available at most hardware stores. The larger slot in the adaptor must be aligned with the large slot in the wall receptacle to provide proper polarity in the connection of the power cord.

Ensure proper ground and firm connection before use

Align large prongs/slots

Temporary Method

(Adaptor plugs not permitted in Canada)

CAUTION Attaching the adaptor ground terminal to the wall receptacle cover screw does not ground the appliance unless the screw is metal, and not insulated, and the wall receptacle is grounded through the house wiring. The customer should have the circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the receptacle is properly grounded.

When disconnecting the power cord from the adaptor, always hold the adaptor with one hand. If this is not done, the adaptor ground terminal is very likely to break with repeated use. Should this happen, DO NOT USE the appliance until a proper ground has again been established.

Usage situation where appliance power cord will be disconnected frequently.

Do not use an adaptor plug in these situations because disconnection of the power cord places undue strain on the adaptor and leads to eventual failure of the adaptor ground terminal. The customer should have the 2-prong receptacle replaced with

a 3-prong (grounding) receptacle by a qualified electrician before using the appliance.

Installation Instructions

COOKTOP BURNERS

1ASSEMBLING THE COOKTOP BURNERS

The electrode of the spark igniter is exposed. Be careful not to push any cooktop controls while the top of the burner is removed.

Do not remove the top or touch the electrode of any burner while another burner is turned on. Electrical shock might result.

AReplace the burner head onto the burner base, making sure that the head is properly oriented over the burner base and the electrode. Make sure to place the correct burner head on the correct burner base and that the burner head sits level on the burner base. The burner heads are not interchangeable.

BPlace the burner caps on the burner heads, making sure to place the correct burner cap on the correct burner head. The burner caps are not interchangeable. Make sure that the burner caps are properly seated on the burner heads.

Burner cap properly seated

Burner cap not properly seated

CMake sure the pins in the burner heads match the burner base indentations and that they are properly seated in them by rotating the heads until they are level.

Make sure the slot in the burner head

is positioned over the electrode.

The burner cap has three to