GE L2U15EL, L2U15BEL Use and Care Manual

..

.—

——.. .-

~

ApplianceRegistration
Burner Ignition 11
Care and Cleaning 14,15
Cooktop cooking 11

Features

10

Installation 4-7

Adjustments
ElectricalConnections
Gas Comections 5,6

Location
Modeland Serial Number 2
ProblemSolver 16

Recipes 12,13
RepairSemice 17
SafetyInstructions 8,9
Wamrlty

Back Cover

u

2

7
5

..

4

. .

%.

?-k?lpLls

.—

Readthis book carefully.

His intendedto help youoperateand

maintainyour new counterunit prop­erly Keepithandy for answersto your
questions.

if youdon’t understandsomethingor

need more help, write (include your
phonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs

RCA

AppliancePark
Louisville,KY 40225

Writedown the model and

serialnumbers.

You’llfindthemon alabelintheburner
box,underthe lift-up cooktop.

Writethese numbers inlo the space
below. Alsowritethenumbersintothe
space on th6 warrantycardthatcame

wjthyourcounterunitbeforeyousend
the card in.

youreceived
damagedcounterunit..

Immediately contact the dealer (or

builder)that sold youthe range.

Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyou request

serVlce...

Check the Problem Solver, It lists
causes of minor operating problems
that you can correctyourself.

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Use these numbersin anycorrespon-

dence~rservkecallsconcerningyour

counter unit.

/

Y

Ifyou smellgas:

1.Openvvimbm.

2. Don’ttouch electricalswitches.

DOnotstoreor usegasolineorother
flammablevapors and liquidsinthe
vicinityofthisoranyotherappliance.

3. Extinguishanyopen flame.

4. knmediatdy callyourgassupplier
\ A

r

M? Burner

.-

Theadjustments inthe Installation Section rm.Jstbe
made before you try to use your range.

Hfyouare using Gas (bottled
gas) all L.f? adjustments inthe Installation Section
must be made before use.

Hyour appliance is not properly adjusted, flames

maybetoo high,orthe appliancemayusetoo much

fuel, release toxic fumes or cook poorly.

me

LJs’r

Leavethese with

il’a!epWMw?’rmm’wmmsforfuture

use.

Thefollowing fools are neededto installyour new counter
unit.

● Pipewrench

e Flat Maded screwdriver
o Ruleor tape measureand straight edge
o Hand saw or saber saw

o Gas supply line shut-off valve

o Pipe joint sealant (resistantto L.P.gas)

I

I

I

SeeFigures1and2andTable1for allrough-inandspacing
dimensions. Thesedimensionsmustbemetforsafeuseof

yourcounterunit. See Fig,3 for recommendedlocationof
gassupplyline. Donot installthe unitnearanoutsidedoor
or where a draft may affect its use.

BE

1 1/2” betweencutout rear edge andwallbehindunit.

2 1/2”betweencutoutfront edge andcounterfrontedge.
3(Y’betweencooktopandnearestoverheadsurlace
2“ on the right and on the left side of the counterunitto a

heightof 18”.

I

30” MIN.

[

!

I

18”MN.

(

LJTOUTANDCOUNTERUNIT

DIMENSIONS

I

G

A

I

I

I

c

E
F

1

. . .. ... .. .... ... .... . ......... ..... ............ .... . .. . . .

I

I B

1

ID I

/

~~———~

——.—

1

301/4”

21 1/4”
28 3/8”

19 3/8”

19 1/2”

28!3/16“

14 1/4”

i

I

Fig.1

MINIMUMCLEARANCESTO

ADJACENTCONSTRUCTION Fig.2

‘1

I

1

I

To eliminate the risk of burns or

I

I

1

.4

fire when reaching over surfaceburners,cabinet
storagespaceabovethe cooktop,the riskcan be
reducedbyinstallingarange hoodthat sticks.out
at least 5“ beyond the front of Ihe
cabinets. Cabinets installed above a cooktop

may be no deeper than 13”.

GN’W41

.—-

---­dequatecounterspacemustbe providedfor the unit. The

- reashouldbe easyto reachandbelightedwithnaturallight
ringthe day.

Seethefirstpagefor cutoutdimensions. Markthe cutouton
thecounter, Usea handor saber sawto makethecut.

-n-E

ml

If you are installingIhe counter unit in a mobilehomeyou

must foliow the MANUFACTUREDHOME CONSTRUC­TIONANDSAFETYSTANDARD,TITLE24CFR,Part3280
(formerlythe FederalStandardfor Mobile HomeConstruc-

tionandSafety,Title

notapply,youmustfollowtheSTANDARDFORMANUFAC­TUREDHOMEINSTALLATIONS1982(ManufacturedHome
Sites, Communities and Set-ups), ANSI A225.1-1984 or
loc@codes. Youcanget acopyofthestandardsbywriting.

Office of MobileHomeStandards

Callyour Eiectric Company and ask which codes apply in

ur area. If there are no codes, you must follow the
ATIONALELECTRICALCODE,ANS1/NFPANO.70-1987.
ou can get a copy of the code by writing:

National Fire ProtectionAssociation

The counter unit cord has a three prong plug and must be

plugged into a properly grounded three hole outlet. The
outletmustbeinastandard120Volt, 60HertzAC household
circuit.

Impropergrounding can affect spark ignition on modelsso

equipped.

24, HUDPar1280).Ifthisstandarddoes

HUD Building

451 7th Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C.

. .

Batterymarch Park

Quincy, MA 02269

20410

i

METALEYELET

(y.../’G~ouND’

/’

V’$!!jj

PREFERREDMETHOD

Plug

withgraundprong

properlypolarized,

groundedreceptacle

Call your gas supplier and ask which codes apply in your
area. Ifthere are nocodes,you mustfoilowthe NATIONAL
FUEL GAS CODE, ANSi/Z223.l-1984, and Addenda
Z223.lA-1987. You can get a copy bywriting:

American Gas Association “

1515 Wilson Boulevard

Arlington (Rosslyn),VA 22209

Knowwhereyour main gas shut off valve is.

Shutoffgassupplybefore removing anoldrange. Leaveit
off until hookupof new counter unit isfinished.

Some local codes do not allow the useof copper gas pipe.

Hfiexibieccmectcm are alicmfed,a newMM.

fiexiblecmnectm is reccmmmled. Never
mnnectorwhen installing anewunit.
waive,W the purpose of turning cmor off the
gassuppiy iine,must be installed inan lcwa-

tion in the cabinet below the counter unit.

We recommend that you use 1/2” gas supply line.

~

s“,%

o

a

RECEPTACLE

MOUNTING

TEMPORARYMETHOD

/

PLATE

/

SCREW //

Polarizedreceptacle

properlygrounded

Y

notfumier any chfwnskmxix cut w

Do
remove the prong

Cxx.mkw’

p’qxw mayWwse SMlci(

I

ifyoudo not haveagroundecfthreeholeoutlet, haveamelec-

changeyouroldoutletorinstalianew one.

trician

Totwnporarilyuseaproperlypolarizedandgroundedbvo

and WJehazard.

unitCOrdo Failure toprovide

fromthe

holeoutletuntilagroundedthreeholeoutletcanbeinstaiied,

agrounding adapter plug may beused. Haveanelectrician

$&@stthfj o~t~~fto ~~ ~Uret meets requirements.

.,;—.-.----

+&

~?

1“FROMBACKVVALL

I

12-1/2”+

FROMCUTOUT

t-

CENTERLINE

f

{

I

@m-at.)

Apressureregulatorissuppliedandmustbe installedinthe
gas supplylineunderthe unit. Installtheregulatorinthegas
supplyline between the shut off valve andtheunitmn-
riectkm(seeFigure5). Thetopof thereguiatorshouldface

towardthecabinetfrontandbeeasilyaccessiblethroughthe
cabinetdoors.

NOTE: the pressureregulatork setfornaturalgas. To

useL.P.gas,the regulatormustbe converted.

To convert for L.P. gas, unscrewthe cap and removethe
springretainer(see Figure4). Turnthespringretainerover
andput backintothe regulator. L.P.shouldbevisibleonthe
springretainer. Replacethe cap.

NAT. —

PRESSUREREGULATOR

t-

19-1/2”CUTOUT~

I

L.P,

i

II

Use a pipe wrench to make connections. Do not put any
strainon the connectinglineassembly.

Anyopeningsaroundgasandelectricoutletsmustbesealed

at the time of installation. When you are finished makin
connections,be sure that control knobsareturnedto OFF
beforeyouopen the maingas supplyvalve.

TO CHECK FOR LEAKS:
Apply a soapsolutionto all gas connections. Bubbleswill

formwhere andgas is leaking.

DO NOT use and open flameto lookfor leaks.

Turnoff main gas supply beforeyoutry to stop a leak.
Turnmaingas supplybackonandrecheckconnectionsafter

stoppinganyleaks.
Be sure all leaks are stopped before lighting pilots (some

models)or burners.

PRESSURETEST INFOFWIATION
Themaximumailowabletest pressureforthe regulatoris14“

W.C. Theminimumpressure neededtocheckthe regu!ator
setting is 7“ W.C. for naturalgas or 11”W.C.for L.P. gas.

CAUTION: The counter unit and its incfividuai shutoff
valvemustbe disconnectedfromthegassupplypiping
system during any pressure testing of the gas supply
system attest pressures in excess of 1/2 psig (pounds
per square inch gauge).

The counter unit must be isolatedfromthe gas supply
piping system by closing its individual shut otf wNv
duringanypressuretesting ofthe gassuppiysystem
test pressuresequal to or less than 1/2 psig.

3“ MIN.

SHUTOFF VALVE~

I

“1

I

1

I

I

I