GE JGP623ER, JGP622ER User Manual

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Safety instructions ....................2-5

Operating Instructions, Tips

Appliance Registration ..................................2

Automatic Ignition .........................................6

Controls.............................................................6 “

Cookware

Features of Your Cooktop .............................5

Using Your Cooktop...................................6, 7

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Care and

Air Adjustment ...............................................7

Control Knobs ..................................................8

Burners

Burner Grates ..................................................9

Drip Pans...........................................................9

Porcelain Cooktop ..........................................8

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C[eaning............,...........8,

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Built-h Gas Cooktop

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Problem

More questions

GE Answer Center” 800.626.2000

Consumer Services

Model and Serial Numbers ..........................2

Warranty ........................................Back Cover

Models:

Solver...............................lO

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JGP622ER JGP623ER

GE Appliances

HELP US HELP YOU...

Read this book carefully,

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new cooktop properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your questions.

If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number):

Consumer Affairs GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label located on the underside of the cooktop.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your cooktop. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your cooktop.

IF YOU NEED SERVICE

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the back of this guide.

We’re proud of your service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are three steps to follow for further help.

FIRST contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem.

If you received a damaged cooktop...

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the cooktop.

Save time and money. Before you request service . . .

Check the Problem Solver in the back of this guide. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the details—including you phone number-to:

Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel 20 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606

WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.

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—Do not store or use gasoline or other

flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

Immediately call your gas supplier from a

neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.

. If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call

—WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS

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Do not try to light any appliance.

. Do not touch any electrical switch; do not

use any phone in your building.

the fire department.

—Installation and service must be performed

by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to

state

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to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances.

Gas appliances can cause minor exposure to four of these substances, namely benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and soot, caused primarily by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or LP fuels. Properly adjusted burners, indicated by a bluish rather than a yellow flame, will minimize incomplete combustion. Exposure to these substances can be minimized further by venting with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood.

When You Get Your Cooktop

When you get your cooktop, have the installer show you the location cf the gas shutoff valve

and how to shut it off if necessary.

Have your cooktop installed and properly grounded by a qualified installer,

with the Installation Instructions. Any adjustment and service should by performed only by qualified gas range installers or service technicians.

Plug your cooktop into a 120-volt grounded

outlet only.

prong from the

n{t

plug.

remove the

If in doubt about the grounding of the home electrical system, it is your personal responsibility and obligation to have an ungrounded outlet replaced with a grounded three-prong outlet in accordance with the National Electrical Code. Do not use an extension cord with this appliance.

Be sure all packing materials are removed from the cooktop

before operating it, to prevent fire or

smoke damage should the packing material ignite.

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sure your cooktop is correctly adjusted by a qualified service technician or installer. This counter unit, as shipped from the factory, can only be operated with natural gas. Do not try to operate it with LP (bottled) gas unless you follow the Installation Instructions

your cooktop. See LP Gas Adjustments.

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Don’t attempt to repair or replace any

part of your cooktop unless it is specifically recommended in this guide.

should be referred to a qualified technician.

All other servicing

Using Your Cooktop

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Don’t leave children alone or unattended

where a cooktop is hot or in operation.

could be seriously burned.

● CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO

CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN CABINETS ABOVE A

COOKTOP—

CHILDREN CLIMBING ON THE COOKTOP TO REACH ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

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Teach children not to play with the controls or

any other part of the cooktop.

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Do not operate the burner without all burner

parts in place.

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Do not clean the cooktop with flammable or

volatile cleaning fluids.

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Do not clean the cooktop when the appliance is

in use.

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Avoid scratching the cooktop

with sharp

implements, or with rings and other jewelry.

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Never use the cooktop as a cutting board.

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Let burner grates and other surfaces cool

before touching them or leaving them where children can reach them.

. Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments

while using the appliance.

reaching for items stored in cabinets over the cooktop. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with flame or hot surfaces and may cause severe burns.

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Never use your appliance for warming or

heating the room.

in this way can be hazardous.

Prolonged use of the cooktop

Be careful when

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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Do not use water on grease fires.

Never pick up a flaming pan.

Smother flaming pan by covering pan

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lid, cookie sheet or flat tray, or if available, use a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering with baking soda or if available a multipurpose dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

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When using glass cookware make sure it is

designed for top-of-range cooking.

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Do not store flammable materials near the

cooktop.

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

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Do not let cooking grease or other

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Never clean the cooktop surface when it

is hot.

Some cleaners produce

flammable materials accumulate in or near the cooktop.

noxious fumes

and wet cloths could cause steam burns if used on a hot surface.

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Always use the LITE position when

igniting top burners and make sure the burners have ignited.

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Never leave surface burners unattended at

high flame settings.

Boilover

causes smoking and

greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.

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Adjust surface burner flame size so it does

not extend beyond the edge of the cookware.

Excessive flame is hazardous.

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Use only dry pot

moist or damp pot holders on hot

surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let pot holders come near open flames when lifting cookware. Do not use a towel

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or other bulky

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To minimize the possibility of

ignition of flammable materials and spillage, turn cookware handles toward the side or center of the cooktop without extending over

adjacent burner.

in place of a pot holder.

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Watch foods being fried at HI flame setting.

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Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.

Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and over

sides of pan.

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Use least possible amount of fat for effective

shallow or deep-fat frying.

Filling the pan too

full of fat can cause spillovers when food is added.

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If a combination of oils or fats will be used

in frying,

stir together before heating, or as fats

melt slowly,

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Always heat fat slowly,

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Use a deep fat thermometer whenever

possible

to prevent overheating fat beyond the

and watch as it heats.

smoking point.

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Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially

a deep fat fryer.

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Use proper pan

Wait until the fat is cool.

size—Avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to properly

contain food and avoid boilovers and spillovers, and large enough to cover burner grate. This will

both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous

accumulations of food, since heavy spattering or spillovers left on cooktop can ignite. Use pans with handles that can be easily grasped and

remain cool.

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Keep all plastics away from top burners.

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To avoid the possibility of a burn, always be

certain that the controls for all burners are at OFF position and all grates are cool before attempting to remove a grate.

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If cooktop is located near a window,

long curtains which could blow over the top burners and create a fire hazard.

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you smell gas,

and call a qualified service technician. Never use an open flame to locate a leak.

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Don’t use aluminum foil to line burner bowls.

Misuse could result in a fire hazard or damage to the cooktop.

turn off the gas to the cooktop

do not use

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Always turn surface burner to OFF before

removing cookware.

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