GE JGP626AEV1AA, JGP626BEV1BB, JGP626BEV2BB, JGP626WEV1WW Installation Guide
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR NEW
36'' SEALEDGASCOOKTOP
Before you begin--Read these instructions completely and carefully.
IMPORTANT---Save these instructions for local inspector's use.
IMPORTANT---OBSERVE ALL GOVERNING CODES AND ORDINANCES.
Note to Installer--Be sure to leave these instructions with the Consumer.
Note to Consumer--Keep these instructions with your Use and Care Book for future reference.
Note--This appliance must be properly grounded.
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WARNING: If the information in this manual is
not followed exactly, a tire or explosion 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.
i WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not by 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 departmenL
-- Installation and service must be
performed by a qualified installer, service
agency or the gas supplier.
ff_IPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This cooktop has been design certified by The .american
Gas Association according to ANSI Z21.1 latest edition
and Tile Canadian Gas Association according to CAN/
CGA- 1.1 Latest Edition. You'll find safety precautions
in your Use and Care book. Read them careRllly.
• Installation of this cooktop must conform with local
codes, or in the absence of local codes, with tile Na-
tional Fuel Gas Code. ANSI Z223. l-Latest Edition.
• In Canada. Installation must conlbrm with tile
current Natural Gas InstMlation Code. CANiCGA-
B 1,t9. I or the current Propane Installation Code, C.-_\'i
CGA-B149.2. and with local codes where applicable.
• Be sure your cooktop is installed properly by a
qualified installer or sen'ice tecilmcian.
Pub. r'lo. 31-10169
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• This cooktop must be electrically grounded in accor-
dance with local codes, or in their absence, with tile
National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA No, 70-Latest
Edition, See Grounding Instructions on page 6.
• In Canada. electrical grounding must be in actor
dance with the current CSA/C22.1 Canadian Electrical
Code Part 1 and/or local codes. See Electrical Connec-
tions,
• Be sure the installation of this cooktop in a mobile
home conlbrms with the Manufactured Home Construc-
tion and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR. Part 3280. If It_is
standard does not apply, you must follow the standarc!
for ManutLactured Home Installations ANSI/_d225. i and
Manufactured Home Installations. Sites, and Colnmuni-
ties ANSI/N'FPA 501A, or with local codes.
• In Canada. mobile home installation must _e in
accordance wiltl lhe current C_'-_/CS:A Z2-10/MIt Mobile
Home Installation Code.
• Do not store items of interest to children in cabirlels
above the cooktop. They Collld be seriouslv bun_ed
climbing on the cooktop to reach them.
• To eliminate reaching over slu'ihce builders, cabiiwt
storage above burner should be avoided.
• Adjust surlace burner flame size so it doe.s not extepxi
bevond the edge of the cooking utensil.
• Never use your cooktop for warming or heating the
room. Prolonged use of the eooktop witllotll, adequate
ventilation can be hazardous.
TOOLS YOU WILL NEED
For cutting countertop--saber saw
For gas supply connection--pipe _wenches
For conversion from Natural to Propane gas--adiustablc
open end '_,TeI_cJl and 7nlln socket driver or 9/32'
nutdriver
For burner l]ame adjustment--Phillips head arid blade
type screwdrivers
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS YOU MAY NEED
• Gas line shut olfvalve
• Pi ?e iomt seainnI
• 1/2" plpe nipple
2 1/4"
II,
"3'
1" FROM BACKWALL
adjacent combustible surfaces.
For flexible connection where local codes permit:
• Flexible metal tubing {same 3/4" or I/2" I.D. as
• Adapter or union
For rigid connection. Pipe fittings as required.
STEP 2: PROVIDEADEQUATEGAS SUPPLY
This cooktop is designed to operate on natural gas
at 4" of water column pressure. It is shipped from
the factory set for natural gas.
FOR PROPER OPERATION, THE MAXIMUM INLET
PRESSURE TO "I'HE REGULATOR MUST BE NO
MORE THAN 14" OF WATER COLUMN PRESSURE.
For checking the regulator, the inlet pressure must
be at least I" (or 3,4 KPA) greater than the
regulator output setting. If the regulator is set for
4" of water column pressure, the inlet pressure
must be at least 5". if the regulator is set for i0".
the inlet pressure must be at least 1I".
The gas supply line to the cook top should be 1/2"
or 3/4" pipe.
In Canada, flexible connectors must be single wall
metal connectors no longer than 6 feet in length.
PROPANE GAS ADJUSTMENTS
CENTER LINE
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30" MIN.
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3 3/4" MIN. T
NOTE: The pressure regulator is set for natural
gas, To use Propane Gas, the regulator must be
converted.
w1_laquez_ea yetrole_ra tl_ropa_ej gas,
you:must first replace the orifices and
: convert: the pressure regulator as
::i: described.
CLEARANCE
TOSIDEWALL
MaKe sure me wan covenngs, countertop and camnets
around the cooktop can withstand the heat tup 1o 200°F)
generated by the cooktop.
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4. Change the cooktop burner orifices by:
A. Removing the top grates, burner caps and burner
heads.
To adjust your range for use with L.P./Propane gas,
follow these instructions:
I. Disconnect all electrical power, at the main circuit
breaker or fuse box.
2. Shut off the gas supply to the range by closing the
manual shut-off valve.
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CAP GASKET
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PRESSURE REGULATOR
I SPRING
POS,,,ON
BURNER GRATE
BURNER CAP
-ql_ BURNER HEAD
BURNER _:""_ SPARK IGNITER
_ MIXER TUBE (CHIMNEY)
A. Unscrew the cap.
B. Piaee your thumb against the flat side of the
spring retainer and press down to remove the
retainer.
C. Carefully look at the spring retainer to locate the
NAT or L.P./Propane position.
D. Turn the spring retainer over so that L.P./
Propane Is showing on the bottom.
E. Snap the retainer back into position.
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