GE L2B115GPL, L2B115GEL, L2B135GEL, L2B235GEL Use and Care Manual

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Anti-TipDevice 3,30

Appliance Registration

Care and Cleaning

16-20

Clock/Timer 9

Consumer Services 35

Control Panel

16 Clock and Timer

Energy-Saving Tips

Features 6,7 Flooring under the Range 24

Grounding Installation Instructions Levelirw

Lift-up CooktoP

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27 Flame Size

23-31

l?roblem Solver Safetv Instructions

Surface Cooking

Burner Grates “ Burners

5 Control Settinm

Cookware Titx Drip Pans

Lighting Instructions

Warranty

Back Cover

2-5,23

8,9 16,20 19,20

9 8 9

16,20

8 8

Model and Serial Numbers 2,24

10,

Oven

U. BakindBakin~ Guide 12, 13 Broiling/Broiling Guide

15 Control Settings Door Removal

Lighting Instructions

Preheating Roasting/Roasting Guide 14 Shelves

Thermostat Adjustment 21

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11,19,20

5, 13

Read this book Um!flmy.

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand maintainyournewrangeproperly.

Keepithandyforanswersto your

questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething or needmorehelp, write (include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerRelations

AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

rfea?iwxi

a range. e .

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or builder)thatsoldyoutherange.

save time and

Before you request service.

Checkthe ProblemSolveron page22. It listscauses ofminor operatingproblemsthat

correctyourself.

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money.

YOUcan

down the model!

and serial

You’llfindthem ona label located behindthestoragedrawerpanel on theleftside oftherange front frame.See page6.

Thesenumbers arealso on the

ConsumerProduct Ownership RegistrationCard that came with

yourrange. Beforesendingin this card, please writethese numbers

here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethese numbers in any correspondence or service cak concerningyour range.

nlm’lbers.

Hyoll need service. Toobtainservice, seethe

ConsumerServicespage inthe

back ofthisbook. Toobtainreplacementparts,

contactRCA/GEService Centers. We’reproudof our serviceand

wantyouto bepleased. If for some reasonyou arenot happywiththe serviceyou receive,here arethree stepsto followfor further help.

FIRST,contactthe peoplewho

serviced yourappliance. Explain whyyou are notpleased. In most cases, thiswill solve the problem.

NEXT, if youare stillnot pleased, write allthe details-including yourphone number—to:

Consumer Relations Appliance Park Louisville, Kentucky40225

FINALLY, ifyourproblem is still

notresolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer ActionPanel 20 North WackerDrive Chicago,Illinois 60606

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Do or’use

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withaproperly-groundedthree-

prongoutletinaccordancewith

he California Safe Drinking

WaterandToxicEnforcerne~t ActrequirestheGovernorof

California topublish a list of

substances knownto the state

tocauseca~cer,birthdefectsor

otherreproductiveharmand requiresbusinessestowarn customersofpotentialexposure

tosuchsubstances.

Gasappliancescancause minorexposuretofourofthese substances,namelybenzene,

carbonmonoxide,formaldehyde aridsoot,causedprimarilybythe

incompletecombustionofnatural gasorLl?fuels.Properly adjustedburners,indicatedbya

bluishratherthanayellowflame, willminimizeincomplete

combustion.Exposuretothese

ubstancescanbeminimized

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– furtherbyventingwithanopen

windoworusingaventilationfan

rhood.

YouG-etYour

@~~~~ the show you

the oftheH%qy?.gas’

fcmMlf’‘valveandhowtoshut

offii’necessary.

~~~&!your range

and bya

inaccordance

withthektdlation Instructionsd Anyadjustmentandserviceshould beperformedonlybyqualified

gasrangeinstallersor service technicians.

theNationalElectricalCode.Do notuseanextensioncordwith thisappliance.

mmtipad! i~”uryQmnkl I’W!.lkTo prevent accidental tippingofthe

range,attachit tothewallor floorby installingthe

Anti-Tipdevicesupplied.(%x InstallationInstructions.)To checkifthedeviceis installed andengagedproperly,carefully tiptherangeforwarduntilit engagesthedevice.

Ifyoupulltherangeoutfromthe wallforanyreason,makesure thedeviceengagestherange whenyoupushtherangeback.

~~~ sure an

We removed from the range

beforeoperatingit,topreventfire orsmokedamageshouldthe

packingmate~ialignite.

mngecanbeconvertedforuse

oneithertypeofgas.See

Instructions.

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fkes.Never

pickup a&ning

pm.Turndf’bumier,then

smotherflamingpanbycovering panCmnpletelyWMlwell-fitting M,cookiesheet01flattray. Fkuninggreaseoutsideapan

canbeputoutbycoveringwith b~ingsodaor,ifavailable,a

multi-purposedryclNMlkXd orfoam-typefireextinguisher.

e ~~ ~g)~ $$~~fj

h an‘oven orm?w

the Do

notstoreoruse

gasolineorotherflammable vaporsandliquidsinthevicinity

ofthisoranyotherappliance.

@ml not M cookinggrease

Or other IMteriaki

inmI-Mar therange.

@ pm-k,follow

thedirectionsexactlyandalways cookthemeattoaninternal temperatureofatleast170”F+.

Thisassuresthat,intheremote possibilitythattrichinamaybe presentinthemeat,itwillbe kiliedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

cookwarehandlestowardtheside orbackoftherangewithout extendingoveradjacentburners.

‘@Alwaysturn surface @ watchfoodsbeing

friedat high!flameSettinge @pJ~~~~~~~~~&@~@~@(~~~

oftherange.They providetheairinletandoutlet whichisnecessaryfortherange tooperateproperlywithcorrect combustion.

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surfaceifthewokhasa

ringwhichisphx’d Wertheburnergratetosupport thewok.Thisringactsasaheat

trapwhichmaydamagetheburner

grateandburnerhead.Also,it maycausetheburnertowork

improperly.Thismaycausea carbonmonoxidelevelabovethat allowedbycurrentstandards, resultingiriaheakhhazard.

@~o~~~f’r bea$

dryas Frostonfrozen foodsormoistureonfreshfoods cancausehotf%tobubbleupand

oversidesofpan.

~use least of

fatfor effective or deep” fatfrying.Ming thepantoofull offatcancausespilloverswhen foodisadded.

@If ~ of#J;]~~~

fatswillbeusedin stir togetherbeforeheating,orasfats

meltslowly. s Mw~ysheatM

and

watchasitheats. F2J~se deepfat

toprevent

fatbeyond.the

smokingpoint. oUSe~HWpW=pansize—-Avoid.

pans

thatare oreasily

tipped.Selectcookwarelarge enol.lgh$0

Contain.food,

toavoidboiloversaridspillovers, andwithbottomskirgeenough tocoverburnergrates.Thiswill bothsavecleaningandprevent hazardousaccumulationsoffood, sinceheavyspatteringorspillovers leftonrangecanignite.?Jsepans withhandlesthatcaneasilybe graspedandwiUremainCOOL

ISvyh~n UWhgg!kisscookware?

makesureitisdesignedfortopof-rangecooking.

@KeeptallJ@astksawayfrom

tophmws.

@TOav~idthe Of

bums,alwaysbecertainthat thecmtrdsford burnersare d OFF andM grates

am!cool to

thegrate.

@ foodsare

lm.kr the ‘km thefall

foff.Thefan,if may

spread

e ~rqgfjiskmktedliWtWa

window9donotuselongcurtains whichCOUMblowoverthetop

burnersandcreatea firehazard.

@ a pilotgoesout9(m

modelssoequipped),youwill detecta faintodorofgasasyour

signaltorelightthepilot.V&m relightingpilot,makesureburner controlsarein,oOFFpositionand followinstructmnsdescribedOH followingpagestorelight.

alreadymakesurepilotsarelit, Wrnoffthegastotherangeand callaqualifiedservicetechnician. Neveruseanopenflametolocate aleak.

thef’lme.

If YOU SXIW gi3s9 and.youhive

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@&amiawayfromtherange

openingthedoorda hot

when

OveneThehotairorsteam

escapes can cause Itmrmto hands, face andhr

~Keepovenfreefromgrease

@Maceovenshehesindesired

position

@Pullingoutshelf tothe shelf

while oven is cool.

eyes.

stopisaconvenienceinlifting

heavyfoods.Itisalsoa

precautionagainstburnsfrom touchinghotsurfacesofthe doororovenwake

~Do#~heat food

h theoven.Pressure

could upandthe

odd burstcausingan

which

62 ~s~ fo~!j

anywhereintheovenexceptas

h thisbook.Misuse

couldresultinafirehazardor damagetotherange.

* wingcookingW

bagsinoven,fobv

thernarwfiwturer’sdirections.

@U$eonly$$ass4XdKware

thatis foruse ingasovens.

~AIw~~sremovebroiler

from Ibroik

pan

soon8syoufinish

Greaseleftinthepancancatch fireifovenisusedwithout removingthegreasefromthe

broilerpan.

aVIWn ifmeatistoo

closetothefkm?,thefat may ignite.Trimexcessfattoprevent excessiveflare-ups.

@MakeSlw’ebroik?rpm

isin

placecorrectlytoreducethe possibilityofgreasefires.

@Ifyou haveagrease

fireinthebroilerpan,turnoff

mm, andkeepovendoorclosed tocontainfireuntilitburnsc@.

@-&q! range Ckw andfree

of of’grease or

spimers which

* Daft torepair

orrepklceanypartofyour

rangetmkssit isspecifically

otherserwicingshouldbereferred toaqualifiedtechnician.

mayignite.

inthisbook.AH

SurfaceCooking

~Use cookwareof mediumweight aluminum, with tight-fittingcovers and with bottomsthat completely

coverthe heatedportion of the surface unit.

~Cook fresh vegetableswith a

minimumamount of waterin a

coveredpan. ~wat& foodswhen bringing them

quicklyto cooking temperatures at highheat. When food reaches

cookingtemperature, reduceheat immediately to lowestsetting that

willkeep it cooking. e [Jse re~id~a]heat whenever

F=m

i ;.,:;yossible.For example, when

‘:--Y~ookingeggs in the she]~,bring

waterand eggsto boil, then turn

f~~~?OFF Position and ~ove~.with ]id

~~J complete the cooking.

~Alwaysturn surface unitoff

beforeremovingcookware.

@When boiling waterfor teaor coffee, heat onlyamount needed. It isnot economical to boil a full container ofwater for only one or two cups.

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~Preheat the oven onlywhen

necessary. Most foodswill cook satisfactorilywithout preheating.

If youfind preheating isnecessary, put foodin the ovenpromptly after the ovenis preheated.

QAlwaysturn ovenoff before

removing food.

~During baking, avoid frequent door openings. Keep door open as short a time as possible if it is opened.

~Cook completeovenmeals insteadofjust one fooditem. Potatoes,other vegetablesand somedesserts willcook together with amain-dish casserole, meat loaf, chicken or roast. Choose foodsthat cook at thesame temperature andin approximately the sametime.

@Use residual heatin oven wheneverpossible tofinish cookingcasseroles, oven meals, etc. Also add roHsor precooked dessertsto warm oven, using residualheat to warm them.

L2BU5GPL

StandingPilotIgnition

with

L2BIEWEL

withElectricIgnition

LL?DILyi3wHMJ~ .B..J.42H.JAUCJUXK-JLJ

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see L2BWGE%

page

L2BW5GEL

LU.M35GEL

L2B235GEL

1 BroilerDrawer

2 Modeland SerialNumbers

3 Anti-TipDevice

4 RemovableOven Bottom 5 Oven TemperatureControl 6 SurfaceBurner Controls

7 SurfaceBurners andGrates 8 OvenLightSwitch

(letsyouturn interiorovenlight

on andoff)

9 Clock andTimer

10 OvenVent 11 Chrome-Plated Drip Pans 12 Lift-Up Cooktop

13 PorcelainEnamel OvenInterior

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DigitalDigital

14 Continuous-Cleaning Oven Interior

1’7

1115 Oven InteriorLight

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16 Oven Shelves

(easily removedor repositioned

on shelf supports)

17 Oven ShelfSupports 11 I 18 RemovableOven Door

(easily removedfor ovencleaning)

19 Window

~o ~roilerpanand~ack

11,19

19,20

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standingPM Model L2BI.15GPL

Thesurfaceburnersonthese ranges havestandingpilotsthatmustbelit initially.TOlight them:

L Besuresurfaceburnercontrol

knobsareintheOFF position.

2. Removethegratesand Iiftthe cooktopup(seepage 16).

sd’’ux?EhmRer

Theknobsthatturn thesurface burnerson andoffare locatedon thelowercontrolpanel irifrontof theburners.

Thetwoknobsonthe leftcontrol theleilfrontand leftrear burners. Thetwoknobson therightcontrol therightfrontandrightrearburners.

ToLi@t a surfaceBummer’

toselect mimesize

How

The flamesizeon agasburner should match the cookwareyou are using.

FOR SAFEHANDLING OF COOKWARE,NEVER LET THE FLAMEEXTEND UP THE SIDES OF THE COOKWARE.Any flame largerthan thebottomofthe cookwareis wastedand only servestoheat the handles.

3. Locatethetwopilotports and lighteachofthemwith amatch.

4. Lowerthe cooktop.Yoursurface

burnersarenowreadyfor use.

Ekctrk IgnitionModels

L2M15GEL L2M35GHJ L2B235GEL

Surfaceburners onthese rangesare

lightedbyelectric ignition,e~ding theneedfor standingpilotswith constantlyburning flames.

hi caseofa power

lightthepilotlessignitionsurface

burnerson yourrangewithamatch. Holdalighted matchto theburner, thenturntheknobtotheLITEposition.

use extreme caution when J@@~ng~urner$ in this mawn!er.

Surfaceburners in usewhen an electricalpoweroutageoccurs will continue to operate normally.

outage,youcan

Pushthe controlknob inandturn it toUTE. On electricignitionmodels, youwillhear alittle clickingnoise— thesoundoftheelectricspark ignitingtheburner.

Afterthe burnerignites,turn the knobto adjustthe flamesize.

Note:

@Do notoperatea burnerfor extendedperiodsof timewithout havingcookwareon the grate.The finishon thegrate maychip without cookwareto absorbthe heat.

C+Check tobe sure the burner you

turnedon isthe one you wantto use.

~Be SUrethe burners and grates are COOIbeforeyouplace your hand, a pot holder, cleaning cloths or other materials on them.

When using aluminum or almninum”ckwlstainless steel pots and pans, adjustthe flameso the circleit makesisabout 1/2inch

smallerthan the bottomofthe

cookware. Vi-Mmboiling, use this same

flame size—1/2inch smallerthan the bottomof thecookware—no matterwhat the cookwareis made of. Foodscookjust as quickly at a gentleboil asthey do at a furious, rollingboil. A highboil creates steamand cooks awaymoisture, flavorand nutrition. Avoiditexcept for thefew cookingprocesses which need a vigorousboil.

when frying or

warmingfoods

instainless stw!lpaast ironor

enamelware keep the flame down lower—toabout 1/2the diameter of thepan.

when

cookware? lowerthe flame even

more.

fryinginglassor Wramic

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and

Ckdwvare

Aluminum:

cookwareisrecommendedbecause

“theatsquicklyandevenly.Most

oocisblownevenlyin analuminum

skillet,Mineralsinfoodand water

willstainbutnotharm aluminum. Aquickscour witha soap-filled steel woolpad after each-usekeeps aluminumcookwarelookingshiny

new.Use sauceDanswith ti~htfittinglidsfor c~okingwit: minimumamountsof water.

Cast Eon: If heatedslowly,most skilletswillgive satisfactoryresults.

Emmdware: Under some

conditions, the enamel ofsome cookwaremaymelt.Followcookware manufacturer’srecommendations

forcookingmethods. Glass:There are twotypesofglass

cookware—thosefor ovenuseonly andthosefor top-of-rangecooking (saucepans,coffeeand teapots).

G1assconductsheat very slowly.

eatproof’CHassCeramic:Can

beusedfor either surfaceor oven

cooking.It conductsheat very

lowlyand coolsvery slowly.Check cookwaremanufacturer’sdirections tobesureitcanbe usedon gasranges.

StainlessSteel: Thismetalalonehas poorheatingproperties,andis usually combinedwith copper,aluminum

or othermetals forimprovedheat

distribution. Combinationmetal skii!etsgenerally worksatisfactorily ifused at mediumheat as the manufacturerrecommends.

Medium-weight

clack

TosettheClock,turntheknob to

theleft until thewords“SETTIME” appearinthedisplay.Thenturnthe knobineitherdirectionuntilthe correcttimeisdisplayed.Aftera slightpause,timeisset.

mmer

Toset the Timer,turn theknob totherightuntil the words “SET TIMER” appear inthedisplay. Thenturn theknobin either

directionuntil thedesired time

(minutesand seconds)isdisplayed.

Thetimer willstartcountingdown.

Tocamel the timer,turn theknob

ineither directionuntil “0:00”

appearsinthedisplay.

Athe endoftk timeroperation,

afterthe 3beeps, thedisplayreturns

totimeofdayautomatically.During

thetimer function,thedisplay flashesbackto thetimeofday every 10seconds.

&?Amswws

Q. Howcan I use myMinute Timerto makemysurface cockingeasier?

A. YourMinuteTimerwill help

timetotalcookingwhichincludes timetoboilfoodandchange temperatures.Do riotjudge cookingtime byvisiblesteam only. Food will cookin covered containerseventhoughyoucan’t seeanysteam.

Q. CanI usethe MinuteTimer

duringovencooking? A. TheMinuteTimercan be used

duringanycookingfunction.

$=%

standing Pilot NhM L2BU5GPL

Thisrangehas astandingovenpilot

portthatmustbe litinitially.

T“ lightthe ovenpilot port:

1. Besure OVENCONTROL

knobis in theOFF position.

.2.Openthe broilerdrawerandpull

thedrawerdownflat. Put thebroiler pan inthelowestposition andslide thedrawerbackintothe range. This willmakeit easier foryou to reach inside the broiler compartment.

Electric~gnithm

~OddS

L2BJ15GEL L21KL35GEL

L2B235GEL

Theovenpilotonthese rangesis lightedby electricignition,

3’0light.

theburner,turn

theOVENCONTROL knob to the desiredtemperature.The burner shouldlightwithin60 seconds.You willhear a little clickingnoise—the soundof theelectricspark igniting theburner.

Power outage? Althoughthe overdbroilerburner

ontheserangeswill notself-light

inthe eventofan electricalpower outage,a burnerin use whenan electricalpoweroutageoccurswill continueto operatenormally.

Tolight the ovenpilotduringan electricalpoweroutage,carefully followthestepsbelow:

1. Besure OVENCONTROL knobisin theOFF position.

2. Openboththeovenandbroiler doorsandwait5 minutesto aHow anypilotgasto dissipate.

3. Unplugthe rangefromthewall outlet,turn offthecircuitbreaker orremovethefuseto avoidaccidental ignitionofthe ovenif electrical poweris restoredwhileyouare lightingthe pilot.

4. Putthe broilerpan inthe lowest position.

5. Locatethe ovenpilotassembly bylookingintothebroiler opening. Thepilotisat thebackofthebroiler compartment, ontheleft sideof theburner.

Note:The ovenmustbeat room temperaturebeforeyoushould attemptto light the ovenpilot manually.

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3. Find the ovenpilot port at the

backof the broiler compartment. The longtube, running from front to back, is the oven burner. The

pilotport is at the back, about one inch belowthe burner.

4. Usinga long match or match holder, reach in and light theoven pilot.

To light the oven burner: Turn the OVEN CONTROL knob

to thedesired temperature.

Power =m@ge?An electrical power outagewiHnot affect the Iighted standingoven pilot.

6. TurntheOVENCONTROLknob tothe desiredtemperature setting.

7. Lightthe pilotwith a match and withdrawyour arm immediately becausethe ovenburner maylight in aslittleas 20 seconds.

8. Closethe ovenand broilerdoors. Note: It isnecessary tolightthe

pilotmanually eachtime theoven isused during apoweroutage.

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