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UseandCareof
gasmodels
with
with
ElectricIgnition
JGSS03EH
JGBS16EH
JGBS16GEH
WadingPilot
JGSS03PH
JGBS16PH
JGBS16GPH
Features
Surfacecooking
Ovencooking
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IMm usingmm’ Range .. .....2
hwdhg the Rmge . . .
LevelingtheRange. . . . . . . . . . ..3
safety Instructions . . . . *● .. ..3-5
PeatuIe~of your ~wge . . . . . .6, 7
SurfaceCooking. . ..........8,9
clock &andTimer . . . + +.. ......9
Using YouIOven . . . . . . . . . . . . KI
Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......11
Bakingchart . . . . ‘. . . . . . . . . ●12
Roasting,Chart. . . . . . . . . . ... . .H
Broiling, Chart . . . .
Careand Cleaning ... ... ...l5-l7 ‘
RemovableCWenDoor ..... ... .l$
Cleaning Chart . . . . ... .......18 -
Problem Solver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W
If YimNeedi$ervice ... .’. ... ..l9 ~
WarrarMy.... ... ... .i3atikCover ‘
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ReadMSbookcarefully.
ii& intendedtohelp youoperate and
maintainyournewrangeproperly.
Keepit handy foranswersto your
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmore help, write (include
yourphone number):
Consumer Affairs
General Electric Company
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
writedownthemodel
serhi’d nmbers.
and
You’llfindthem on alabellocated in
theburner boxunder the cooktop.
Seepage6.
These numbers are also onthe
Consumer Product Ownership
RegistrationCard that came with
yourrange. Beforesendingin this
card, pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
,-
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersin any
correspondence or service calls
concerning yourrange.
Wy(m.
a E-angee 00
Immediately contactthe dealer (or
builder) that soldyouthe range.
Check theProblem Solver on
page 19.Mlistsminor causesof
operatingproblems thatyou can
correct yourself.
2
}’ourgasrange isequipped with
either a Standing Pilot or Electric
PilotIgnition System.
310&gsJGss&3PH,
and
StandingPilot Systemhas a
continuousflame glowing at
;~l~tinles.
ModelsJGSS03EH,
JGBS16EH
andJGBS16GEH
Electric Pilot IgnitionSystem uses
anelectricsparktoignitetheburners
anddoes not require use ofamatch
unlesselectrical current to your
rangeis interrupted.
Ii.nisho
km- range, like so many otkr
hwsehdd
cm Sem?
!N.dl
carpeting. When moving the range
onthistype of flooring, use care.
Do not install the range over
kitchen carpeting unless you
place an insulating pad or sheetof
l/4-inch-thick plywood between
therangeand carpeting.
W%ellthejlom- coveting ends at
~jle~j-on~~~~ke~~~~ge,the area that
therangewiHrest on should be
builtup with plywood or similar
materialto the same level or higher
thanthefloor ccvermg. This will
allowthe range to be moved for
cleaningor servicing.
items,is wavy and
intosoftfloor Umw!rings
‘as -vinylor
the
Ybm-range must be levelin order to
p~oduceproper cooking and baking
1
results.Af$eritisinitsfinallocation,
placealevelhorizontally on an
wen shelf and check the levelness
front to back and side to side. Level
he range b-yadjusting the leveling
egsor by placing shims under the
;omers as needed.
w-im’lYouG-dYolBrRange
eHave‘the show‘you.
thehmtion ofthe range gas
Cut-offValveand.howtoshut
offifmw!ssmy.
it
@~~v~yow range
and
withtheInstallationInstructions.
Anyadjustmentandserviceshould
beperformedonlybyqualified
gasrangeinstallersorservice
technicians.
@plug
gromikd OUtkt
your H3ngeinto a 120-vdt
removetheroundgroundingprong
fromtheplug.Ifindoubtabout
thegroundingofthehomeekctrical
system,itisyourpersonal
responsibilityandobligationto
haveanungroundedoutletreplaced
withaproperly-groundedthreeprongoutletinaccordancewith
theNationalElectricalCode.Do
notuseanextensioncordwith
thisappliance.
@~~sure all
are fromtherange.
beforeoperatingit, topreventfire
orsmokedamageshouldthe
packingmaterialignite.
@b@e rangeoutofkitchen
trafficpath andout
(OE?mWM$so and
poorair
@~e sureyour is
typeOfgas or UP’)on
whichitisto beused.Gascan
beconverted.fromonetypetothe
other.SeeInstallation
Instructions.
$yW’Rdedby a
im@Her9in accordance
only.Donot
‘topreventpik)tOUltige
correctly
bya service
or for‘the
@After use ofa
mnge!)
may result
f!xweringswill
highfloor
id many floor
not
thiskindofuse.Neverinstallthe
rangeovervinyltileorlinoleum
thatcannotwithstandsuchtypeof
use.Neverinstallitdirectlyover
interiorkitchencarpeting.
using Your Range
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wherearangeishot
or in operation.Theycouldbe
seriouslyburned.
@~(J#~allowanyoneto
stand (w hang on! the doq
broiler c!+rrange
top. They
coulddamagetherange
dimb9
andeventipitovercausingsevere
personalinjury.
o‘CAUTION:Do NOT’
rH!MsOF m
mamwrrs
ABOVE./$mGE ORON
‘THE ‘a?A
C.LM311WONTHERANGE
REACHITEMSCOULDBE
TO
SERIOUSLYINYURE5.
eLetburner ‘gratesandother
surfacescoolbefore
themor themwhere
canreachthem.
~plJ~~~~wearkose fitting‘or
whileusing
the Flammable
materialcouldbeignitedif
broughtincontactwithflame
orhotovensurfacesandmay
causesevereburns.
@I’+J&@ruseyour fol’
or theIMmWIR.
Prokmzeduseoftheran~e
withoutadequateventilation
canbehazardous.
w
v
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@D(.)notwe waterongrease
fires.Neverpickupa flaming
pan.Turnoffburner,then
smotherflamingpanbycovering
pancompletelywithwellfitting
lid,cookiesheetor flattray.
Naminggreaseoutsideapan
canbe
pLHout bycoveringwith
bakingsodaor,ifavailable,a
muh-purposedrychemical
orfoam.
aDonotstore
materialsinan mm or near
theUK&fop.
@Dom{:M cookinggreaseor
otherf’kmmble materials
accumulatein or near the
range.
surface cooking
@AlwaysusetheIJTE position
whenignitingtopburners and
makesuretheburnershave
ignited,
@Neverleavesurfaceburners
unattendedatHIGHflame
settings.Boilovercauses
smokingandgreasyspillovers
thatmaycatchonfire.
@Adjusttopburner flamesize
soit doesnotextendbeyondthe
edgeofthe cookingutensil.
Excessive flameishazardous.
~Useoniydrypothddm-
mokt or damp potholders on hot
sin-faces may
resultinburnsfrom
steam.Donotletpotholders
comenearopenflameswhen
Lf’tingutensils.Donotuseatowel
Orotherbulkyclothinpkiceofa
]-otholder.
~To burns, ignition
ufflammablematerials,and
:pillfige,turnthehandleMa
,<,;l~2,~llel~towardt~:~~~~~Orback
:~therangewithoutextending
adjacent burner.
over
~Alwaysturn surfacehumer to
OFFbeforeremovingutensil.
@fCarefdlywatchfoodsbeing
friedatHIGHflamesetting.
6$Never~~o~~theven~(air
openings)oftherange.They
providetheairinletandoutlet
whichisnecessaryfortherange
tooperateproperlywithcorrect
combustion.
@Do@ useawokonthe
cookingsurfaceifthewokhasa
roundmetalringwhichisplaced
overtheburner gratetosupport
thewok.Thisringactsasaheat
trapwhichmaydamagetheburner
grateandburnerhead.Also,it
maycausetheburnertowork
improperly.Thismaycausea
carbonmonoxidelevelabove
currentstandards,resultingin
ahealthhazard.
@floodsforfryingshouldbeas
dry aspossible.Frostonfrozen
foodsormoistureonfreshfoods
cancausehotfattobubbleupand
oversidesofpan.
~Useleastpossibleamountof’
fat for effectiveshallowordeepfat frying.Fillingthepantoofull
offatcancausespilloverswhen
foodisadded.
@H’a combinationofoilsor
fatswillbeusedinfrying,stir
togetherbeforeheating,orasfats
meltslowly.
*Alwaysheatfatslowly9and
watchasitheats.
@Usedeepfatthermometer
wheneverpossibletoprevent
overheatingfatbeyondthe
smokingpoint.
@UseProperPanSize—Avoid
pansthatareunstableoreasily
tipped.Selectutensilshavingflat
bottomslargeenoughtoproperly
containfoodavoidingboilovers
andspillovers,butlargeenou,gh
tocoverburnergrate.Thiswdl
bothsavecleaningandprevent
hazardousaccumulationsoffood,
sinceheavyspatteringorspillovers
leftonrangecanignite.Usepans
withhandlesthatcanbeeasily
graspedandremainCOOI.
@Useonlyglasscookwarethat
isrecommendedforuseongas
burners.
~Keepallplasticsawayfrom
topburners.
@Toavoidthepossibilityofa
burn, alwaysbecertainthat the
controlsforaHburnersare at
OFFpositiomandallgratesare
coolMore attemptingtoremove
thegrate.
IBwhen flamingfoodsunder
thehood,turn thefanoff.The
fan,ifoperating,mayspread
theflame.
@Hrangeislocatednear a
window,donotuselongcurtains
whichcouldblowoverthetop
burnersandcreateafirehazard.
~Whena pilotgoes10ut9(on
modelssoequipped),youwill
detectafaintodorofgasasyour
signaltorelightpilot.When
relightingpilot,makesureburner
controlsareinOFFpositionand
followinstructions~escribedon
followingpagestorelight.
@Ifyousmellgas9andyouhave
alreadymadesurepilotsarelit,
turnoffthegastotherangeand
callaqualifiedservicetechnician.
Neveruseanopenflametolocate
aleak.
4
ewhen cookingperkyfollow
OUISdirectionsexactlyand ~lw~ys
the meat to at least 170°F.
cook
This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina may
be
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killed and meat will be safe
to eat.
and
Roasting
@Do noi use oven
fora storage
area.
@Standawayfromthe range
whenopeningovendoor.“Me
hotair or steamwhichescapes
cancauseburnstohands9face
amlh eyes.
@Keepovenfreefromgrease
buildup.
@Placeovenshelvesindesired
positionwhileoveniscool.
@Pullingoutshelftothe shelf
stopisa convenienceinlifting
heavyfoods.It isaho a
precautionagainstburns from
touchinghotsurfacesofthe
dooror ovenwalk.
@Ddt heatunopenedfood
containersintheoven.Pressure
codd buildup andthecontainer
couldburst causingan injury.
@Don’tusealuminumfoil
anywhereintheovenexceptas
describedinthisbook.Misuse
couldresultinafirehazardor
damagetotherange.
~Whenusingcookingor
roastingbagsinoven9followthe
manufacturer’sdirection.
@Useonlyglasscookware
that isrecommendedforuse
ingasovens.
@Alwaysremovebroilerpan
frombroilercompartmentas
soomas youfinishbroiling.
Greaseleftinthepancancatch
fireifovenisusedwithout
removingthegreasefromthe
broilerpan.
@Whenbroiling,it’meatistoo
dosetotheflame,thefatmay
ignite.Trimexcessfattoprevent
excessiveflare-ups.
oMakesurebroilerpanisin
placecorrectlytoreducethe
possibilityofgreasefires.
@Ifyoushou.IMhaveagrease
firein the broilerpan9turnoff
oven,andkeepdrawerclosedto
containfireuntilitburnsout.
fCkanin~ Your RaBfge
~ Cleanonlypartslistedinthis
Usead CareBook.
* Keeprangecleanand freeof
accumulationsofgreaseor
spilloverswhichmayignite.
mibuNeedservice
~Don’tattempttorepair
or replaceanypart ofyour
rangeunlessit isspecifically
recommendedin thisbook.All
.otherservicingshouldbereferred
toaqualifiedtechnician.
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KNiMEm3with
standingPilot Ignition
JGSS03EHwith
AutomaticPilotlessIgnition
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WBSMKWH* with
StandingPilotIgnition
JGBSMGEFI*with
AutomaticPilotlessIgnition
with
standing PilotIgnition
with
AutomaticPilotlessIgnition
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