GE JP623BR, JP622R Use and Care Manual

Built-h Cooktop

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Safety instructions ....................3-4

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Problem Solver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Operating Instructions, Tips

Controls
Cooking Tips
Features

Home Canning Tips .......................................8 ‘“ “

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Care and Cleaning..................IO-l 2

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

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

Surface Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Model and Serial Numbers ..........................2

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Models: JP622R

JP623BR

GE Appliances

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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:

●

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.

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Do not let cooking grease ur

materials

*

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

●

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

●

~~?t

units.

Don’t put them in 8

unit.

immerr5t3

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.

SAFEH

~PlfiageY

eleetri~

and

ail

iift or

surface

(continued)

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INSTRuc~ONs

C$mef@lY watch foods being fried

high

setting.

*Foods

Frost on

foods can cause
sides

●

Use

shailaw

*If

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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

5k3wl~.

Always heat fat

foods or moisture

hot fat to

possible amount of

can

cause

of

fat

@rmonM?@r

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

●

Don’t use

in place.

damage cooktop parts

alumhum foil

to

Their

line

Misuse could result in a shock,
damage to

4 only mxtain

earthenware
suitable

because of

the cooktop.

types of

or other

for

cooktop

service; others may

the sudden change in

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and wiring.

drip

pans.

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temperature

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Feature index

Models: JP622R

JP623BR

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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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