GE JP326BV2BB, JP326BV1BB Owner’s Manual

GE Appliances

Part No. 164D3333P116 Pub. No. 49-8880 2-98 CG

JP326

JP626

Owner’s Manual

Cooktop

Built-In Electric

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.

Safety Information

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . 3–5

Operating Instructions

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

Customer Service

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

Service Telephone

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

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.

You’ll find many answers to common problems in the

Before You Call

For Service

section. If you review our chart of

Troubleshooting Tips

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

READ THIS MANUAL

GE & You, AService Partnership.

FOR YOUR RECORDS

Write the model and serial numbers here:

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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.

IMPORT ANT!

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

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.

IF YOU NEED SERVICE

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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service

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.

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

■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.

■Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or

hang on the cooktop.

■

CAUTION:

Items of interest to children
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.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

WHEN COOKING PORK…

When cooking pork, follow the directions exactly and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least
170°F. This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be killed and
the meat will be safe to eat.

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Safety InstructionsOperating InstructionsCare and CleaningTroubleshooting TipsCustomer Service

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

■For your safety, never use your appliance

for warming or heating the room.

■Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick

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.

■Flaming grease outside a pan can be put

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

■When flaming foods are under the hood,

turn the fan off. The fan, if operating, may
spread the flames.

■Do not let cooking grease or other

flammable materials accumulate on the
cooktop.

■Do not touch surface units. These surfaces

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.

■Potentially hot surfaces include the

cooktop and areas facing 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.

■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.

WARNING!

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

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