GE JGSFWGEK, JGSP10GEK Use And Care Manual

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Anti-Tip Bracket

3,.5 Shelves 9, 19

Appliance Registratitm

2 Thermostat Adjustment 25

(:arc and {:lcaning

16-23

Vent Duct

1()

(:lock 10 26

Problem Solver

Electronic (:ontrols

1() Repair Service

27

I+Aturcs

6, 7

Safety instructions 2-5

Flooring”Under Range

~

. Surface Cooking 8,9

I.cveling

.5

Burners 17

1.ift-Up {:(mktop

17

Burner Grates 16

Minute “rimer 10

{:ontrol Settings 8

Model anti Serial Numbers 2 Cookware Tips 9
own

9

Drip Pans 17

Air Adjustment 24 Flame Size 8
Baking, Baking (;uide

12, 13

Lighting instructions

8

llroilcr Pan and Rack 15, 19 Warranty

Back Cover

Broiling, Broiling Guide 15
(:ontrol Settings

10, 11

Door Removal 18
I.ight; Bulb Replacement 10, 19

oven Bottom Removal

18

own Timer 10, 11
Preheating 13

Roasting, Roasting Guide 14

GEAnswerCentt#

Self-{ lleaning operation 20-22

80L?82M?O!0

ModeIJGsPloGEK

R isintendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainyour newrangeproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Myoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehe~p,write(incIude
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffiiirs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

writedown themodel

ad serialm.dm’s.

You’llfindthemona labellocated

onthefrontframebehindthe

storagedrawerfront.Seepages6
and7.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yourrange.Beforesendinginthis

card,pleasewritethesenumbers

here:

ModelNumber

serialNumber

?Jsethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrange.

If youreceived

43tiaged range.*•

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyou therange.

sawthe andmoney.

Beforeyou requmt

service.

● .

ChecktheProblemSolveron
page

26.Itlistscausesofmirxx

operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

FORYOURSAETY
Ifyousmellgas:

1“openwindows.

2.Don’ttouch
electricalswitches!

3.Efiinguishany
openflame.

4.Immediatelycall

yourgassupplier.

*D@tturn

electrlcswitches

onoroffbecause sparksmay
ignitethegas.

FOR YOUR SAFETY
IDo

not storeoruse

gasolineorother
flammablevaporsand

liquidsinthevicinity
ofthisoranyother
appliance.

TheCaliforniaSafeDrinking
WaterandToxicEnforcement
ActrequirestheGovernorof
Californiatopublishalistof

substancesknowntothestate
tocausecancerandrequires

businessestowarncustomers

ofpotentialexposuretosuch
substances.

Gasappliancescancause
minorexposuretothreeofthese
substances,namelybenzene,
forinaldehydeandsoot,caused
primarilybytheincomplete
combustionofnaturalgasorLP _-

fuels.Properlyadjustedranges,
indicated-byabluishratherthan ~
ayellowflame,willminimize
incompletecombustion.Exposure
tothesesubstancescanbe
minimizedfirtherbyventing

withanopenwindoworusing
aventilationfanorhood.

whenYimGetYourWin&

@Havetheinstallershowyou
thelocationofthe

rangegas

cut-offvalveandhowtoshut

it

offifnecessary.

e

~~veyour range h.st.dkd

and

properlygroundedbya

qualifiedinst4er, inaccordance
withtheInstallationInstructions.

;: Anyadjustmentand-serviceshould

beperfikm$donlybyqualified
gasrangeinstaUersorservice
technicians.

=I%gywir Img’e w?R

KRl+’dtgmmdd Wtkt 4M@?*
E3QEot rfjmwethe.Kw?d.

! minding pm-g fmrnmlphlg.If

L doubtaboutthegroundingof

-a.

thehomeelectricalsystem,itis
Yourpersonalresponsibilityand

_.*.-.

~b~ig~ti~ntohavean

ungrounded

outletreplacedwith a properly-

gmundedthree-prongoutletin
accordancewiththeNational
ElectricalCode.Donotusean
extensioncordwiththisappliance.

Wm

NG–M1ranges

Wmtip and-

iqumycould

result.lb

prevent

mmkmtd

tippingd the

range9attach
ittothewall
orfloorby
installingthe

UQTI-TIPbracketsumdie~To

checkifthebracketi;~nstalled

-----and engagedproperly,removethe
=

drawerandinspecttherear

a.

levelingkg. Makesureitfits

~ securelyintotheslotinthe

bracket.
Ifyoupulltherangeoutfrom

thewallforanyreason,make
suretherearlegisreturnedtoits
positioninthebracketwhenyou
pushtherangeback.

~fJ~~~rea]]packingmaterials
m’%removedfromtherange

beforeoperatingit,toprevent
fireorsmokedamageshouM
thepackingmaterialignite.

QLocaterangeoutofMtchen
trafficpathand‘outof’drafty
!Geationstopreventpoorair

circulation.

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adjwtd by

a qualified%i%%ke

tihdcian

m’insallerforme

type d gas INatwr%lCwlx?)Wil

whichitistobeused.Your

rangecanbeconvertedforuseon
eithertypeofgas.

@Afterprolongeduseofa
!r$ange~highfloorkm~mtwres
mayresultandmanyfloor
CoveringswillnotWithbnd
thisMndofuse.Neverinstallthe
rangeovervinyltileorlino~eurm
thatcannotwithstandsuchtypeof’
use.Neverinstallitdirectlyover
interiorkitchencarpeting.

UsiBlgYOwRaue

@~~~9~~e~~e~~~&e~~~~e~~

unattendedwherearangeis hot
orh operation.They

couldbe

seriouslyburned.

@Don9t

allowanyonetodid,
standorhangontheovendoor,
storagedrawerorrangetop.

Theycoulddarnagetherangeand
eventipitovercausingsevere

personalinjury.
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SHOULDN(YI’BEsmmD
INcABlmm ABOVEA
MNGE ORONTm

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THERANGEIX)REACH
ITEMSCOULDBE
SERIOUSLYN?UR13D.

@Letburnergratesandother
surfacescoolbeforetouching
themor

leavingthan where

childrencanreachtherm

@Neverwearloosefitttngor
hanginggarmen%whileusing
theappliance,

Flammable
materialcouldbeignitedif
broughtincontactwithflameor
hotovensurfacesandmaycause
severeburns.

3

@~y~~g~

&~~ y~ugap~ii$mceftm

warRIingw= heatiag4Wm43m=

Rolongd IJSe

ofthe range ~

withoutadequateventilationcan
behazardous.

@Donot%M’x!watermlgrease
fires.Neverpickupaflming
pan.Turnoffburner,then
smotherflamingpanbycovering
pancompletelywithwellfitting
lid,cookiesheetorflattray.

Flaminggreaseoutsideapancan
beputoutbycoveringwithbaking
sodaor,ifavailable,amulti­purposedrychemicalorfoamtype
fireextinguisher.

~Do~@s~o~eflam~~b~e

ma@tialsinanovenornear
the

COOktO~e

e Do

notletcookinggrea$e

orotherfl-able makdals

accumulateh ormartherange.
@Whenc~ting pork9

follow
thedirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast170”F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe

killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

surfaceCootiw

@

Always use the LH’E psition

when igtitingtopbwnem and

makesuretheburnershaveignited.

63~eve~~~ve~~f~~e~~~e~

una~nded

atHI flme seti~so

Boilovercausessmokingand

greasyspilloversthatmaycatch

onfire.

@Adjust

topbuamer flme size

soit doesnotextendbqond the
edgeoftheCmtingUtemile
Excessivefkame

ishazardous.

e

@useCmJydrypt hd?krs—

IT&X

or (kUq?pothOkk13 on hot

dices mayresult in burns from

steam.Do notletpot130kkmcome

nearopen flameswhen lifting
Wends. Do notusea towelor other
bulky clothinplaceofa potholder.

@Tomitimize the possibility
of bums9 ignitionof flammable
materials, and spillage,turn the
cookwarehandlestowardtheside
or back of therange without
extendingoveradjacentburners.

@Alwaysturn surface burner to
OiFFbefore removing utemsil.

* carefully Watchfoods being
fried WHI

!fimesetting.

epaJ~g7&~~~~ ~~~~~~~(~~r
optings) oftherange.They

providetheairinletandoutlet
whichisnecessaryfortherange
tooperateproperlywithcorrect
combustion.

sDonotll!sealwokonthe
Cwtingsurface”ifthewokhasa
roundmetalringwhichis
placedovertheiXmnergrate

to

SUppti thewok.

Thisringacts
asaheattrapwhichmaydamage
theburnergrateandburnerhead.
Also,itmaycausetheburnerto
workimproper&.Thismaycause
acarbonmonoxidelevelabove
thatallowedbycurrentstandards,
resultinginahealthhazard.

@Fmldsforfryingshouldbeas
@as possible.Mostonfrozen
foodsormoistureonfreshfoods
cancausehotfattobubbleupand
oversidesofpan.

=usek%$tNssibleamountof
fatforefiwtiveshallow0!4’deep”
fatfrying.Fillingthepantoofull
offatcancuusespilloverswhen
foodisadded.

= If a Conlbinationd’oilsor

fatswillbeusedinfrying, s~ir

toge[herbeforeheating.or as
fatsmelt slowly.

~

!dtW’j% !kX3t fd Shdy, arid

watchas it heats.

~use deep fat thermometer
whenever pssible to prevent
overheatingfatbeyondthe
smokingpoint.

@Use proper pan size-Avoid
pansthat are unstableor easily
tipped. Selectutensilshavingflat
bottomslargeenoughto properly
containfoodavoidingboilovers

and spillovers,and largeenough

tocoverburner grate. This will
both savecleaningand prevent

hazardousaccumulationsoffood,

since heavyspatteringor spillovers

lefton rangecan ignite.Use pans

with handlesthatcan beeasily

graspedandremaincool.

@Useonlyglass

cookwarethat

isrecommended

foruseongas

burners.

~Keep all plastics

awayfrom

topburners.

~Toavoid

the ~ssibility Ofa

!im’n,alwaysbecertainthatthe
cofitroisforal!burnersareat

OFFpositionand241gratesare
cod beforeattemptingto

remve agrate.

~when flamingfWls under

thehood,turnthefanoff.‘I’he

fan,ifoperating,mayspread

theflame.

s If

~ange islocatedneara

window9 donotuselongcurtains

whichcouldblowoverthetop

burnersandcreateafirehazard.

@Ifyousmell

gas9turnoffthe

gastotherangeandcallaqualified

servicetechnician.Neverusean

openflametolocatealeak.

4

@Ike oven shelvesindesk-d

psition while

own iscd.

@hlling outshelf’totheshelf

stopisaconvenienceinlifting
heavyfood%Misalsoa
precautionagainstburnsfrom
touchinghotsurfacesofthe
doororovenwake

~ Don’theatunopenedfood

containersintheoven.Pressure
couldbuildupandthecontainer
coukiburstcausinganinjury.

.A@%

*

Don’tuseahiminm foil
anywhereintheovenexceptas -.
describedin

thisbook. Misus

could result in a fire hazard or
damageto the range.

@Useonlygiasscookwarethatis
recommended

for use ingas

ovens.

@Whenusingcooking or

roastingbagsinoven?follow

themanufacturer’sdirection.

@Alwaysremovebroilerpan

fromtheovenassoonasyou
finishbroiling.

Greaseleftinthe

pan can catch fire ifovenis used

withoutremovingthe grease from

the broiler pan.

@Whenbroiling9ifmeatistoo

closetothefhne9 thefatmay

ignite.

Trim excessfatto prevent

excessiveflare-ups.

@DonotmeovenA%mer$.No

cxmmmidovencleaneroroven

Iincrpmteciivecoatingofany
kindshouldbeusedinoranx.md
anypartoftheoven.

Ieaniap‘MOWRange

ckm mypartslistedinthis

the andcareBook.

IfYouNeedservice

~ ReadWneRoblemsdvtw

m! page26ofthisbook.

Flooriwunderthe

Range

MM’range, M&2somaE2yf.l~hr
i3Gllseh@id

item,isheavyand win

!Mik!MO

softmmCWel-irlgs

suchas cushionedvinyl

m“

carpeting. Whenmovingtherange
on(histypeofflooring,usecm.

Do

notinstall the range over

kitchencarpetingunlessyou

placeaninsulatingpador sheetof

l/4-inch-thickplywoodbetween

the rangeandcarpeting.

Whentlzefloorcoveri’ngends atthe

front ofthe range,

theareathatthe
rangewillrestonshouidbebuiltup
withplywoodor similarmaterialto
thesamelevelorhigherthanthe
floorcovering.‘I’hiswillallowthe
rangetobemovedforcleaningor
servicing.

Levelinglegsarelocatedoneach
cornerofthebaseoftherange.
Removethebottomdrawerandyou
canleveltherangeonanunevenfloor.

Toremovedrawer,puildrawer
outalltheway,tiltup the front
andtakeitout.Toreplacedrawer,

insertglidesatbackofdrawer

beyondstoponrangeglides.

Liftdrawerifnecessarytoinsert

easily.Letfrontofdrawerdown,

thenpushintoclose.

Oneoftherear levelinglegs

willengagetheANTI-TIPbracket

(allowforsomesidetoside

adjustment).Allowaminimum

clearanceof 1/8”betweenthe range

andthelevelinglegthatistobe

installedintotheANTI-TIPbracket.

Explained

onpage

Feature Index

} Modeland SerialNumbers

(inburnerboxundercooktop)

2 SurfaceBurnerControls
3 SurfaceBurners,GratesandChrome

Drip Pans

..—.-—

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2

8

8, 16, 17

4 ElectronicControls

10,11

11

AutomaticOvenTimer
(turnsyourovenon andofffor youautomatically)

10
10

clock

Minute/SecondTimer
(letsyoutimeanykitchenfunction,evenwhen
theovenis inuse)

E#a

iiEiF-

=“.

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5 OVENCANCELbutton

(pushittocancelanyovenoperation)

11

6 ElectronicDisplayPanel

10

7 Oven “On” Indicator

9, 10

10

8 OvenVent
9 OvenInteriorLight

10, 19

10 OvenLightSwitch

(letsyouturn interiorovenlight on andoff)

10

9, 19

11 OvenShelves

(easilyremovedor repositionedon shelfsupports)

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9

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12 OvenShelfSupports
13 BroilerPanand Rack

15, 19

14 RemovableOvenDoor

(easilyremovedforovencleaning)

18

15 Lift-UpCooktop

(supportrodshold it upto simplify
cleaningunderneath)

18

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16 RemovableOvenBottom

20

I 17 OvenDoorGasket

23

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18 StorageDrawer

19 Anti-TipBracket

(seeSafetyInstructions)

3,5

7

Automatic~nition

Xmrsurfaceburnersare lighted

byelectricignition,eliminatingthe

needfor standingpilotlightswith

constantlyburningflames.

In caseofa poweroutage,youcan
lightthesurfaceburners onyour
rangewitha match.Holda Iighted
matchtotheburner,thenturnthe
knobtotheLITEposition.Use

extremecautionwhenlighting

burnersthisway.

Surfaceburnersinusewhenan
electricalpowerfailureoccurswill
continuetooperatenormally.

TOLightasurfaceBurner

Pushthecontrolknobinandturn
ittoLITE. Youwillheara little
clickingnoise—thesoundofthe
electricsparkignitingtheburner.

surfaceBurnerContrd$

Knobsthatturnthesurfaceburners
onandoffare markedasto which

burnerstheycontrol.

Aftertheburnerignites,turnthe
knob to adjusttheflamesize.

~~~~

Lightinga Burner

o

Checktobe suretheburneryou

turnedon istheoneyouwanttouse.
@Do notoperatea burnerfor an

extendedperiodoftimewithout
cookwareon thegrate.Thefinish
onthegratemaychipwithout
cookwaretoabsorbtheheat.

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

HowtoSekt Fiamesize

Theflamesizeona gasburner
shouldmaichthecookwareyou
areusing,

NEVERLETTHE FLAME
EXTEND UPTHESIDESOFTHE
COOKWARE.Anyflamelargerthan
the bottomofthecookwareiswasted
andonlyservesto heatthehandles.

Whenusingaluminumor
aluminum-cladstainlesssteel
potsandpans,adjusttheflameso

thecircleit makesisabout1/2inch
smallerthanthebottomofthe
cookware.

Whenboiling,usethissameflame
size—1/2inchsmallerthanthe
bottomofthecookware—nomatter
whatthecookwareismadeof.Foods
cookjust as quicklyat agentleboil
astheydo at a furiousrollingboil.
Ahighboilcreatessteamandcooks
awaymoisture,flavorandnutrition.
Avoidit exceptforthefewcooking
processeswhichneedavigorousboil.

Whenfryingor warmingfoods
instainlesssteel,castironor
enamelware,keeptheflamedown

lower—toabout1/2thediameter
ofthepan.

Whenfryinginglassorceramic
cookware,lowertheflameevenmore.

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usingYouroven

!

.~ “r{lp-of-Rallgecock.~vare

—

Aiimlinuin:Meciium-weight
ciwkwwcisrecommendedbecauseit
heatsquicklyandrowdy.Mostfm~s

biotvnevenlyinanaluminumskillet.

Ivlineraisinfd andwaterwil1 stain

but willnotharmaluminum.A
quickscourwitha soap-tilledwool
p:xiaftereachusekeepsaluminum
cookwarelookingshinynew.Use
stiucepanswithtight-fittinglidsfor
cookingwithminimumamounts
ofwater.

Casth-on:If heatedslowly,most
skilletswillgivesatisfactoryresults.

Enamelware:Undersome

conditions,theenamelof some
cookwaremaymelt.Followcookware

manufacturer’srecommendations
fbrcookingmethods.

Glass:Therearetwotypesofglass
cookware-those forovenusconly
andthosefortop-of-rangecooking

(saucepans,coffeeandteapots).

Glassconductsheatveryslowly.
HeatproofGlassCeramic:Can

beusedforeithersurfaceor oven

ooking.Itconductsheatvery
slowlyandcoolsveryslowly.
Checkcookwaremanufacturer’s
directionsto besureitc.;) beused
ongasranges.

Stainless!Meel:Thismetalalone
haspoorheatingproperties,andis
usuallycombinedwithcopper,
aluminumor othermetalsfor
improvedheatdistribution.
Combinationmetalskilletsusually
worksatisfactorilyiftheyare
usedwithmediumheatas the
manufacturerrecommends.

A3%14Bk

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AutomaticIgnition

‘I’heovenburnerandbroil
burneronyourrangearelighted
byelectricignition.

lb lighteitherburner,pushthe

buttonforthedesiredfunctionand
turntheSETknobuntilthedesired
temperatureisdisplayed.Tim
burnershouldignitewithin60
seconds.

Poweroutage?

Theovenandbroilerburners on
thisrangewillnotlightintheevent
ofanelectricalpoweroutage.Do

notattempttolightthem
manuallywitha match.

OvenShelves

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I%z?aErl

~

Toremovethe shelvesfromthe ‘-

—*

oven,pullthemtowardyou,tilt

frontendupwardandpullthemout.

Toreplace,placeshelfon shelf
supportwithstop-locks(curved
extensionof shelf)facingupand
towardrearofoven.Tiltup front
andpushshelftowardbackofoven

until itgoespast “stop”on oven
wall.Thenlowerfrontof shelfand
pushitallthewayback.

ShelfPositions

Theovenhas fourshelfsupports—
A(bottom),B, C andD (top).
Shelfpositionsforcooking are
suggestedon BakingandRoasting
pages.

Theshelvesaredesignedwithstop­lockssowhenplacedcorrectlyon
theshelfsupports,theywillstop
beforecomingcompletelyoutof
theovenandwillnottiltwhenyou
areremovingfoodfromthemor
placingfoodonthem.

Whenplacingcookwareon a shelf,
pull theshelfoutto the “stop”
Position.Placethecookwareon
~heshelf,thenslidetheshelfback

intotheoven.Thiswilleliminate
reachingintothehotoven.

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