GE JP623BR, JP622R Use and Care Manual

Built-h Cooktop

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Operating Instructions, Tips

Controls
Cooking Tips
Features

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Control Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Lift-Up Top.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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HELP US HELP YOU...

Before using your cooktop,
read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you
operate and maintain your new
cooktop properly.

Keep it handy for answers to
your questions.

If you don’t understand something
or need more help, write (include

your phone number):

Consumer Affairs
GE

A~pliances
Appli~ce

Louisville, KY 40225

Park

IF YOU NEED SERVICE

Write down the model
and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label on the
wire cover under the maintop. It is
visible when the maintop is raised.

These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your cooktop. Before sending in
this card, please write these
numbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your cooktop.

If you received a
damaged cooktop...

Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the cooktop.

Save time and money.
Before you request
service...

Check the Problem Solver in the
back of this guide. It lists causes of
minor operating problems that you
can correct yourself.

To

obtain service, see the Consumer Services page

in the back of this guide.

We’re proud of our service and want you to be
pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with
the service you receive, here are three steps to follow
for further help.

FIRST, contact the people who serviced your
appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the
details—including you phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

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When using electrical appliances, basic safety ,

precautions

following:

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Use this appliance only for its intended use

described

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Don’t attempt to

your cooktop unless it is specifically

recommended in this book.

should be referred to a qualified technician,

●

Be sure your

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

instructions.

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–

Using

Before

performing any service, DISCONNECT
THE COOKTOP POWER SUPPLY AT THE
HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION PANEL BY

REMOVING THE FUSE OR SWITCHING OFF
THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.

Your

should

be followed,

in

this manual.

repair or

appIiance

Cooktup

including the

replace any part of

All

other servicing

is properly

im@lled

as

. Use only dry pot

holders—

moist or damp pot holders on hot

-

surfaces may
steam. Do

near

open

flames when

use a towel or other bulky

result in

not

let potholders come

burns from

lifting cookware. Do not

cloth

in place of a pot

holder.

a

For

your

safety,

never

use your appliance for

warming or heating the room,

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Do not use

Nevm

water

pickup a flaming pan. Turn

off burner, then

on grease fires.

smother

flaming pan
by covering pan completely with well-fitting lid,
cookie

pan can be put out
m,

foam-type fire

●

Do

she~t

or flat tray. Flaming grease outside a

by covering with baking soda

if available, a multi-purpose dry chemical or

extifiguisher.

not store flammable materials near

the cooktop.

*

Keep hood and grease filters clean to maintain

good venting and to avoid grease

fires,

~ Do

not leave children alone-children should

not be left

appliance is in use. They should

alone or unattended in an area where an

never be

allowed

to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.

● Don’t allow anyone to

climb, stand

or hang

the cooktop.

* CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO

CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STOREI)

IN CABINETS ABOVE A

CHILDREN CLIMBING ON THE

COOKTOP—

COOKTQP

TO REACH ITEMS COULD BE
SERIOUSLY INJURED.

●

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.

on

*Never

hot. If a

cm

clean the cooktop

wet sponge

or cloth is used to wipe spills

a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid steam

surf’ace

when it is

burn. Some cleansers can produce noxious fumes

if applied to a hot surface.

Flaming grease inside a pan
covering with baking soda or, if available, a

can

be put out by

mtdti-

purpose dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

●

When flaming foods are under

th~

fan off. The fan, if operating,

the

flames.

s

Do not let cooking grease ur

materials

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Do not

may be hot enough

dark in

accumulat~

touch

surface units.

color, During

on the cooktop.

to

bum even though they are

and after use, do not touch,

th~

other

These

hood, turn

may

spread

flammable

surfaces

or let clothing or other flammable materials
contact heating

areas; allow

Potentially

areas

facing the cooktop.

areas

or areas nearby heating

sufficient time for cooling first

hot

surfaces include the cooktop and

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IMPORTANT

~ To

minimize the

ignition

turn cookware

cooktop

surface

●

Always turn surface unit to

removing

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To avoid the

shack,

all surface units

of flammable

handles toward

without extending

unitS.

cookware~

possibiliw of

always be certain that

are

coiis are cool before

remove the

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units.

Don’t put them in 8

unit.

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or

possib~t~ of b~~s~,

mat.erial~

at OFF

attempting to

soak

removable

and

the

ceaterof the

over

any nearby

OI?F befo~e

a burn or

the

controls for

position

dishwasher.

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surface

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INSTRuc~ONs

C$mef@lY watch foods being fried

high

setting.

*Foods

Frost on

foods can cause
sides

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shailaw

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s lzw E dun

for frying should be

frozen

of

pan.

least

or deep-fat frying. Filling the pan too

fidl

of fat

a

cmnbinati~n

in

frying, stir together

melt

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Always heat fat

foods or moisture

hot fat to

possible amount of

can

cause

of

fat

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as dry as

bubble

fat

spillover~ when

oils or

fats

before

heating, or

slowly~ and watch

whenewu?

at

possible~

on

fresh

up and over

for

effective

food is added.

wiil

be used

as fats

as it

heats.

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cooking could

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in place.

damage cooktop parts

alumhum foil

to

Their

line

Misuse could result in a shock,
damage to

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earthenware
suitable

because of

the cooktop.

types of

or other

for

cooktop

service; others may

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Feature index

Models: JP622R

JP623BR

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page

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8“Plug-InS urfaceU

2 Porcelain or Chrome Top
3 Surface On Indicator Light

4 Control Knobs

5 6“ Plug In Surface Units
6 Model and Serial Numbers

(On control housing inside burner box)

7 Glass Control Panel

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Infinite Heat Controls

CONTROLS

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At both OFF and HI settings, there is a slight niche.
When turning the control knob either clockwise or
counterclockwise to one of these positions, you will
feel the control “click” into the niche.

How to Set the Controls

Step 1.

push down.

Grasp control knob and

f

Step

2. Turn the knob to desired

heat setting.

Guide for Using Heats

When cooking in a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight
“clicking” sounds—an indication that the heat settings
you selected are being maintained.

Switching heats to higher settings always shows a
quicker change than switching to lower settings.

Control must be pushed in to

set only from OFF position.
When control is in any position
other than

OFF, it may

be

rotated without pushing in.

Be sure you turn the control knob
to OFF when you finish cooking.
An indicator light will glow when
a surface unit is on.

HI—Bring water to a boil.

MEDIUM HIGH—Fast fry, pan broil; maintain

boil on large amount of food.

MED—Saute and brown; maintain slow boil on large

amount of food.

fast

MEDIUM LOW-Cook after starting at HI; cook

with little water in covered pan.

LO—Maintain serving temperature of most foods.

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COOKING TIPS

Cookware

Use medium- or heavy-weight cookware. Aluminum
cookware conducts heat faster than other metals.

iron and coated cast-iron cookware are slow to absorb
heat, but generally cook evenly at low to medium heat
settings. Steel pans may cook unevenly if not combined
with other metals.

For best cooking results pans should be flat on the

bottom. Match the size of the saucepan to the size of
the surface unit. The pan should not extend over the
edge of the trim ring more than 1 inch.

Cast-

Deep Fat Frying

Do not overfill cookware with fat that may spill over when adding food.

Frosty foods bubble vigorously. Watch food frying at high temperatures.
Keep range and hood clean from grease.

Right

Wrong

Over 1 inch

Wok Cooking

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retail store.

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ring over the surface
unit will cause a build-up of heat that will damage the
porcelain cooktop. Do not try to use such woks

without the ring. Your could be seriously burned if the
wok tipped

over.

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HOME CANNING TIPS

Canning should be done on surface units only.

Pots that extend beyond 1 inch of the surface unit’s
trim ring are not recommended for most surface
cooking. However, when canning with water-bath
or pressure canner, large-diameter pots may be used.
This is because boiling water temperatures (even
under pressure) are not harmful to cooktop
surfaces surrounding the surface unit.

Observe Following Points in Canning

1. Be sure the canner fits over the center of the

surface unit. If your range or its location does
not allow the canner to be centered on the cooking
unit, use smaller-diameter pots for good canning
results.

2. Flat-bottomed canners must be used. Do not use
canners with flanged or rippled bottoms (often

found in enamelware) because they don’t make

enough contact with the surface unit and take too

long to boil water.

HOWEVER, DO NOT USE LARGE DIAMETER
CANNERS OR OTHER LARGE DIAMETER

COOIKWARE

OTHER THAN WATER.
Most syrup or sauce mixtures—and all types of

frying-cook at temperatures much higher than
boiling water. Such temperatures could eventually
harm cooktop surfaces surrounding surface units.

FOR FRYING OR BOILING FOODS

3. When canning, use recipes and procedures from
reputable sources. Reliable recipes and procedures

are available from the manufacturer of your canner;

manufacturers

Ball and Kerr; and the United States Department of
Agriculture Extension Service.

of glass jars for canning, such as

4. Remember that canning is a process that generates
large amounts of steam. To avoid burns from steam
or heat, be careful when canning.

NOTE: If your house

take longer than expected, even though directions
have been carefully followed. The process time will
be shortened by:

(1)

using a pressure canner, and

(2) starting with HOT tap water for fastest heating

of large quantities of water.

has low voltage, canning may

CAUTION:

Safe canning requires that harmful
microorganisms are destroyed and that the

jars are sealed completely. When canning

in a water-bath canner, a gentle but steady boil
must be maintained continuously for the required
time. When canning foods in a pressure canner,
the pressure must be maintained continuously for
the required time.

foods

After you have adjusted the controls, it is
very important to make sure the prescribed

boil or pressure levels are maintained for
the required time.

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Questions & Answers

Q. May I can foods and preserves on my

surface units?

A. Yes,

Q. Can I cover my drip pans with foil?

but only use cookware designed for canning
purposes. Check the manufacturer’s instructions
and recipes for preserving foods. Be sure canner
is flat-bottomed and fits over the center of the
surface unit. Since canning generates large
amounts of steam, be careful to avoid bums from
steam or heat. Canning should only be done on
surface units. See the Home Canning Tips section

in this book.

A. No. Clean as recommended in the Care and

Cleaning section.

Q. Can I use special cooking equipment, like an

oriental wok on any surface units?

A. Cookware without flat surfaces is not

recommended. The life of your surface unit can be
shortened and the cooktop can be damaged form
the high heat needed for this type of cooking.

Q. Why am I not getting the heat I need from

my units even though I have the knobs on
the right settings?

A. After turning surface unit off and making

is cool, check to make sure that units are securely
fastened into the surface unit receptacle.

Q.

Why does my cookware tilt when I place it on

sure it

the surface unit?

A. Because the surface unit

the “feet” on your surface units are sitting tightly
in the cooktop indentation and the drip pan is flat
on the cooktop surface.

Q.

Why is the porcelain finish on my cooktop

is not flat. Make sure that

coming off?

A. If you set your surface unit higher than required for

the cookware material, and leave it, the finish may
smoke, crack, pop, or bum depending on the pot or
pan. Also, a too high heat for long periods, and
small amounts of dry food, may damage the finish.

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Control Knobs

CARE AND CLEANING

The control knobs may be removed for cleaning.

M

To remove knob, pull it straight off the stem. If

knob is difficult to remove, place a thin cloth (like a
handkerchief] or a piece of string under and around
the knob edge and pull up.

Wash knobs in soap and water but do not soak.

Avoid getting water down into the knob stem holes.
To replace knob, locate the groove in each side of

the knob stem. One of the grooves contains a spring
clip and the other groove is clear. Locate the molded
rib inside the knob. Fit the molded rib into the clear
groove on the knob stem.

Spring C

Glass Control Panel

The glass control panel on your cooktop has been tempered to withstand
sudden temperature changes during cooking. Give it the normal care you
would give any glass material.

While it is impact-resistant, avoid scratching it to prevent it from shattering.
If the glass is hot, wipe up spills with a dry cloth or paper towel. When the

surface has cooled, wash, rinse and dry it. Alternately, when the glass is
cool, spray it with glass or window cleaner. Avoid the use of cleaning

powders or harsh abrasives that may scratch the surface.

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Lift-Up Cooktop

Clean the area under the cooktop often. Built-up

soil, especially grease, may catch fire.

To make cleaning easier, the entire cooktop may

be lifted up and secured with the support rod.

Remove knobs prior to lifting the cooktop.

Be sure all surface units are turned off before
raising the cooktop. After cleaning under the

cooktop with hot, mild soapy water and a clean
cloth, lower the cooktop. Be careful not to pinch
your fingers.

Porcelain Enamel Cooktop

The porcelain enamel finish is
sturdy but breakable if misused.

This finish is acid-resistant.
However, any acid foods spilled

(such as fruit juices, tomato or
vinegar) should not be permitted to
remain on the finish.

Brushed Chrome Cooktop

Clean the brushed chrome top with warm, soapy water or Bon
brand cleanser and immediately dry it with a clean, soft cloth. Take care

to dry the surface following the “grain.”
cleaning, spread a thin film of baby oil on the surface or a chrome
protestant may be used to help reduce spotting or fingerprinting.
Wipe away excess oil with a clean, soft cloth.

(on some models)

If acids spill on the cooktop For other spills such as fat
while it is hot, use a dry paper

towel or cloth to wipe it up right water or cleansing powders after

away. When the surface has
cooled, wash with soap and water Polish with a dry cloth.
or cleansing powders. Rinse well.

(on some models)

Ami@

To help prevent finger marks after

smatterings,

the surface has cooled. Rinse well.

wash with soap and

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Surface Units

CARE AND CLEANING

(continued)

Spatters and spills burn away when coils are heated.

At the end

of the meal, heat soiled surface units at HI. surface units are cool before attempting to lift or

Let soil burn off for about one minute, then switch
surface units to OFF,

Avoid getting any cleaning materials on the coils. If pan/rings. Wipe

Caution: Be sure all controls are turned to OFF and
remove them.

After removing a plug-in unit, remove the drip

~ound the edges Qf the

surfa~e

you do, wipe off with a damp paper towel before opening. Clean the area below the unit. Rinse all
heating the surface unit.

Clean the area under the drip

panhings often.

Built-

washed areas with a damp cloth or sponge.

up soil, especially grease, may catch fire. To make
cleaning easier, plug-in units are removable.

Plug-In Units

To replace a plug-in unit:

Q

Place the drip panhing into

the surface unit cavity found on

top of the cooktop so the unit
receptacle can be seen through
the opening in the pan.

●

Insert the. terminals of the plug-in

unit through the opening in the
drip pan and into the receptacle.

● Guide the surface unit into place

so it fits evenly into the trim ring.

CAUTION

● Do not attempt to clean

plug-in surface units in an
automatic dishwasher.

● Do not immerse plug-in surface

units in liquids of any kind.

● Do not bend the plug-in surface

unit plug terminals.

● Do not attempt to clean,

adjust or in any way repair
the plug-in receptacle.

Plug-in units can be removed.

Lift a plug-in unit about 1 inch
above the trim ring—just enough
to grasp it—and you can pull
it out.

Do not lift a plug-in unit more

than 1 inch. If you do, it may not
lie flat on the trim ring when you
plug it back in.

Repeated lifting of the plug-in
unit more than 1 inch above the
trim ring can permanently
damage the receptacle.

Receptacle

unit

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Drip Pans

Bowls can permanently discolor if exposed

to excessively high heat or if soil is allowed

to bake on.
Remove the grates. Then lift out the chrome-plated The drip pans may also be cleaned in the dishwasher.

drip pans.
Never use abrasive cleaners or steel wool—they’ll

scratch the surface.
The drip pans can be cleaned by hand. Place them in a

covered container (or a plastic bag) with 1/4 cup
ammonia to loosen the soil. Then scrub with a soap
filled scouring pad if necessary. Rinse with clean
water and polish with a clean soft cloth.

Blue/gold heat stains can be lessened with a metal
polish but are usually permanent. To minimize
staining, avoid excessive use of high heat settings and
use flat bottom pans that do not extend more than two
inches from the surface unit.

When replacing drip pans, the notch on the rear

pan

and the notch on the front pan should meet in

the middle.

Clean the area under the drip pans often. Built-up
soil, especially grease, may catch fire.

Do not cover drip pans with foil. Using foil so close
to the receptacle could cause shock, fire or damage to
the range.

CAUTION: Be sure all controls are turned to OFF
and surface units are cool before attempting to
remove them.

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Our factory-trained technicians know your appliance inside and out–so most
repairs can be handled in just one visit.

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User maintenance instructions contained in this booklet
cover procedures intended to be performed by any user.
Other servicing generally should be referred to qualified
service personnel. Caution must be exercised, since
improper servicing may cause unsafe operation.

YOUR BUILT-IN COOKTOP

WARRANTY

Save proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or

cancelled

check to establish warranty period.

WHAT IS COVERED

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WHAT IS NOT COVERED

FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY

For

one year from date of original
purchase, we will provide, free of
charge, parts and service labor in
your home to repair or replace

part of the cooktop

that fails

any

because of a manufacturing defect.

●

Service trips to your home to teach

vou how to use the

.

txoduct.

Read your Use and Care material.

If you then have any questions
about operating the product, please
contact your dealer or our
Consumer Affairs office at the
address below, or call, toll free:

GE Answer

Center@

800.626.2000
consumer information service

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Improper installation.

If you have an installation problem,
contact your dealer or installer.
You are responsible for providing

This warrantv

is extended to

the original purchaser and any
succeeding owner for products
purchased for ordinary home use in
the 48 mainland states, Hawaii and
Washington,

D.C.

In Alaska the
warranty is the same except that it is
LIMITED because you must pay to
ship the product to the service shop
or for the service technician’s travel
costs to your home.

All warranty service will be
provided by our Factory Service
Centers or by our authorized

Care”

Customer

servicers during

normal working hours.
Should your appliance need

service during the warranty period
or beyond, call 800-GE-CARES
800-432-2737.

adequate electrical, gas, exhausting
and other connecting facilities as
described in the lns~llation
Instructions provided with the
product.

●

Replacement of house fuses or

resetting of circuit breakers.

●

Failure of the product if it is used

for other than its intended purpose
or used commercially.

●

Damage to product caused by

accident, fire, floods or acts
of God.

WARRANTOR IS

NOTRESPONSIBLE

FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion

may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

To know what

I Part No. 164 D2588P151

Pub.

No.

49-8352

MNU120 Rev. 1

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your legal rights are in

your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General.

Warrantor: General Electric Company

If further help is needed concerning this warranty, write:

Manager—Consumer Affairs, GE Appliances, Louisville, KY 40225

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