GE JGP985 User Manual

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LP Conversion Gas Cooktop
Instructions

JGP985

Adjustable wrench

PART QUANTITY

Brass orifices 4

Stick-on conversion label 1

Small, thin-blade flat screwdriver with approximately 1/8″

blade width is needed to access the calibration screw.

49-80298

4226-0018-00

01-05 JR

Printed in Korea

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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

for future reference.

• This cooktop is factory set for natural gas operation.
Conversion to LP operation should be performed by a
qualified technician or installer. Keep these instructions
for future reference. When converting to LP, save the
original parts for possible future use.

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

FOR YOUR SAFETY

WARNING – If you are using LP (bottled) gas,

all adjustments described in the following steps must be
made before attempting burner adjustments or use of the
cooktop.

WARNING – This conversion kit shall be

installed by a qualified service agency in accordance with
the manufacturer’s instructions and all applicable codes
and requirements of the authority having jurisdiction.
If the information in these instructions is not followed
exactly, a fire, explosion or production of carbon
monoxide may result, causing property damage, personal
injury or loss of life. The qualified service agency is
responsible for the proper installation of this kit. The
installation is not proper and complete until the operation
of the converted appliance is checked as specified in the
manufacturer’s instructions supplied with the kit.

TOOLS YOU WILL NEED

PARTS INCLUDED

CONVERT THE PRESSURE REGULATOR

Locate the pressure regulator under the front of
the cooktop.

Remove the nut from the pressure regulator with
an adjustable wrench.

Remove the plastic pin from the inside of the
nut, turn the pin 180° and snap the pin back
into the nut.

Re-install the nut onto the regulator.

Apply the LP Conversion label next to the
Rating Plate.

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LP Conversion Instructions

Nut

Natural gas

LP gas

Nut

Natural gas LP gas

GAS SUPPLY

• With the installation of this conversion kit, the cooktop

should operate on LP gas at 10″ of water column
pressure.

• The pressure regulator must be connected in series
with the manifold of the cooktop and must remain in
series with the supply line. For proper operation, the
maximum inlet pressure to the regulator must be no
more than 14″ water column pressure for LP gas.

• When checking the regulator, the inlet pressure must
be at least 1″ greater than the regulator output setting.
If the regulator is set for 10″ of water column pressure,
the inlet pressure must be at least 11.″

IMPORTANT – Disconnect the cooktop

and the 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. Isolate the cooktop from
the gas supply piping system by closing the individual
manual shut-off valve to the cooktop during any pressure
testing of the gas supply piping system at test pressures
equal to or greater than 1/2 psig.

TURN OFF GAS AND ELECTRIC SUPPLY

BEFORE YOU BEGIN, TURN OFF THE GAS SUPPLY
AT THE SHUT-OFF VALVE. DISCONNECT THE
ELECTRICAL SUPPLY FROM THE COOKTOP.

Shut-off valve

Electrical supply