GE JP326, JP626 User Manual

GE Appliances

Built-In Electric

Owner’s Manual

JP326

JP626

Cooktop

Part No. 164D3333P116-1 Pub. No. 49-8880-1 12-98 CG

Safety Information

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . 3–5

Safety InstructionsOperating InstructionsCare and CleaningTroubleshooting TipsCustomer Service

Operating Instructions

Congratulations!
You Are Now Part of the GE Family.

Welcome to the GE family. We’re proud of our quality products and we are
committed to providing dependable service. You’ll see it in this easy-to-use Owner’s
Manual and you’ll hear it in the friendly voices of our customer service department.

Best of all, you’ll experience these values each time you use your cooktop. That’s
important, because your new cooktop will be part of your family for many years.
And we hope you will be part of ours for a long time to come.

We thank you for buying GE. We appreciate your purchase, and hope you will
continue to rely on us whenever you need quality appliances for your home.

Using the Surface Units . . . . . 6

Care and Cleaning

Control Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Surface Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Lift-Up Cooktop . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Troubleshooting Tips

Before You Call

For Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

GE & You, AService Partnership.

IMPORTANT!

Fill out and return the Consumer Product Registration Card that is
packed with this product.

FOR YOUR RECORDS

Write the model and serial numbers here:

#
#

You can find them on a label on the wire cover under the cooktop.

Staple sales slip or cancelled check here.

Proof of the original purchase date is needed to obtain service under
the warranty.

READ THIS MANUAL

Inside you will find many helpful hints on how to use and maintain
your cooktop properly. Just a little preventive care on your part can
save you a great deal of time and money over the life of your cooktop.

Customer Service

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Service Telephone

Numbers . . . . . . . . .Back Cover

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IF YOU NEED SERVICE

You’ll find many answers to common problems in the

For Service

first, you may not need to call for service at all.

If you do need service, you can relax knowing help is only a phone
call away. A list of toll-free customer service numbers is included in
the back section of this manual. Or you can always call the GE
Answer Center® at 800.626.2000, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

section. If you review our chart of

Troubleshooting Tips

Before You Call

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

WARNING!

For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or
explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service

■Use this appliance only for its intended use

as described in this manual.

■Do not attempt to repair or replace any

part of your cooktop unless it is specifically
recommended in this manual. All other
servicing should be referred to a qualified
technician.

■Before performing any service, disconnect

the cooktop power supply at the household
distribution panel by removing the fuse or
switching off the circuit breaker.

■Be sure your appliance is properly installed

and grounded by a qualified technician in
accordance with the provided installation
instructions.

■Have the installer show you the location of

the circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy
reference.

■Do not leave children alone—children

should not be left alone or unattended in
an area where an appliance is in use. They
should never be allowed to sit or stand on
any part of the appliance.

■Teach children not to play with the

controls or any other part of the cooktop.

CAUTION:

■

should not be stored in cabinets above
a cooktop— children climbing on the
cooktop to reach items could be seriously
injured.

■Always keep combustible wall covering,

curtains or drapes a safe distance from
your cooktop.

■Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot

holders and other linens a safe distance
away from your cooktop.

■Always keep wooden and plastic utensils

and canned food a safe distance away
from your cooktop.

■Never wear loose-fitting or hanging

garments while using the appliance.
Flammable material could be ignited if
brought in contact with hot surface units
and may cause severe burns.

■Use only dry pot holders—moist or damp

pot holders on hot surfaces may result in
burns from steam. Do not let pot holders
touch hot surface units. Do not use a towel
or other bulky cloth. Such cloths can catch
fire on a hot surface unit.

Items of interest to children

■Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or

hang on the cooktop.

COOK MEAT AND POULTRY THOROUGHLY…

Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160°F. and poultry
to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180°F. Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against
foodborne illness.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

WARNING!

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

■For your safety, never use your appliance

Safety InstructionsOperating InstructionsCare and CleaningTroubleshooting TipsCustomer Service

■Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick

■Flaming grease outside a pan can be put

■When flaming foods under the hood,

■Do not let cooking grease or other

■Do not touch surface units. These surfaces

■Potentially hot surfaces include the

for warming or heating the room.

up a flaming pan. Turn the controls off.
Smother a flaming pan on a surface unit by
covering the pan completely with well
fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use a
multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.

out by covering with baking soda or, if
available, by using a multi-purpose dry
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

turn the fan on.

flammable materials accumulate on the
cooktop.

may be hot enough to burn even though
they are dark in color. During and after
use, do not touch, or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact the surface
units or areas nearby the surface units;
allow sufficient time for cooling first.

cooktop and areas facing the cooktop.

■Always turn the surface unit control to off

before removing the cookware.

■To avoid the possibility of a burn or electric

shock, always be certain that the controls
for all surface units are at off position and
all coils are cool before attempting to lift or
remove the unit.

■Do not immerse or soak removable surface

units. Do not put them in a dishwasher.

■Use proper pan size—Select cookware

having flat bottoms large enough to cover
the surface unit heating element. The use
of undersized cookware will expose a
portion of the surface unit to direct contact
and may result in ignition of clothing.
Proper relationship of cookware to burner
will also improve efficiency.

■Never leave surface units unattended at

high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking
and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.

■Be sure the drip pans are not covered and

are in place. Their absence during cooking
could damage cooktop parts and wiring.

■Do not use aluminum foil to line the drip

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

■To minimize the possibility of burns,

ignition of flammable materials and
spillage, the handle of a container
should be turned toward the center of
the cooktop without extending over any
nearby surface units.

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