GE Monogram ZGU384L, zgu384nsmss - 30"" SS GAS COOKTOP NG, Monogram ZGU384N, Monogram ZGU385L, Monogram ZGU385N Owner's Manual

Owner’s
Manual

30″ and 36″ Stainless Steel
Gas Cooktops

For Models:
ZGU384L
ZGU384N
ZGU385L
ZGU385N

Manuel du
propriétaire

Surface de cuisson au gaz
en acier inoxydable de 30 po
(76 cm) et de 36 po (91 cm)

pour les modèles :
ZGU384L
ZGU384N
ZGU385L
ZGU385N

49-80410

05-06 JR

La section française commence à la page 19.

Consumer Information

Gas Cooktop

2

Introduction

Your new Monogram cooktop makes an eloquent statement of style, convenience and kitchen
planning flexibility. Whether you chose it for its purity of design, assiduous attention to detail—
or for both of these reasons—you’ll find that your Monogram cooktop’s superior blend of form and
function will delight you for years to come.

Your Monogram cooktop was designed to provide the flexibility to blend in with your kitchen
cabinetry. Its sleek design can be beautifully integrated into the kitchen.

The information on the following pages will help you operate and maintain your cooktop properly.

Contents

Care and Cleaning

Burner Grates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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

Dual Flame Spill-Proof Burners . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 13

Electronic Ignition and Relight Electrodes . . . . . . 14

Stainless Steel Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Consumer Services

Before You Call for Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Important Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Model and Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using Your Cooktop

Cookware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Dual Flame Spill-Proof Burners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Electronic Ignition and Relight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7

Flame Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Fuel/Gas Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7

To Light a Burner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

— Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors

and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

— WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS

•Do not try to light any appliance.

•Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any
phone in your building.

•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s
phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.

•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire
department.

— Installation and service must be performed by a qualified

installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

WARNING: If the information in this manual

is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result,
causing property damage, personal injury or death.

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Before
using your
cooktop

Read this manual 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, there is a list of toll-free consumer service
numbers included in the back section of this
manual.

OR

Visit our Website at: monogram.com

Write
down the
model &
serial
numbers

You’ll find them on a label under the cooktop.

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

Before sending in the card, please write the
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
& money

Read this manual. 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.

If you
need
service

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services
page in the back of this manual.

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 some
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 your phone number—to:

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

Consumer Information

Gas Cooktop

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE:

• The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic

Enforcement Act requires the Governor of

California to publish a list of substances known
to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or
other reproductive harm, and requires
businesses to warn customers of potential
exposure to such substances.

• Gas appliances can cause minor exposure

to four of these substances, namely benzene,

carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and soot,
caused primarily by the incomplete combustion
of natural gas or LP fuels.

Properly adjusted burners, indicated by a
bluish rather than a yellow flame, will minimize
incomplete combustion. Exposure to these
substances can be minimized further by
venting with an open window or using the
ventilation fan.

• When you get your cooktop, have the
installer show you the location of the gas
shut-off valve and how to shut it off if
necessary.

• Have your cooktop installed and
properly grounded by a qualified installer,

in accordance with the installation instructions.
Any adjustment and service should be
performed only by qualified gas range
installers or service technicians.

• Plug your cooktop into a 120-volt
grounded outlet only. Do not remove the

round grounding prong from the plug. If in
doubt about the grounding of the home
electrical system, it is your personal
responsibility and obligation to have an
ungrounded outlet replaced with a properly
grounded three-prong outlet in accordance
with the National Electrical Code. Do not
use an extension cord with this appliance.

• Be sure all packing materials are removed
from the cooktop before operating it to prevent

fire or smoke damage should the packing
material ignite.

• Be sure your cooktop is correctly adjusted
by a qualified service technician or installer
for the type of gas (natural or LP) which is to
be used.

• 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.

• Do not leave children alone or unattended
where a cooktop is hot or in operation.

They could be seriously burned.

• 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.

• Clean the cooktop with caution. If a wet
sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot
cooktop, be careful to avoid steam burns.

• Do not clean the cooktop with flammable or
volatile cleaning fluids.

• Do not clean the cooktop when the appliance
is in use.

• Avoid scratching the cooktop with sharp

instruments, or with rings and other jewelry.

• Let the burner grates and other surfaces cool
before touching them or leaving them where
children can reach them.

• Never use the cooktop as a cutting board.

• Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments
while using the appliance. Be careful when

reaching for items stored in cabinets over the
cooktop. Flammable material could be ignited
if brought in contact with flame or hot surfaces
and may cause severe burns.

• 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 burner by
covering the pan completely with a well-fitting
lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use a multi­purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire
extinguisher.

Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out
by covering it with baking soda or, if available,
by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-type fire extinguisher.

• Do not store flammable materials near the
cooktop. Do not store or use gasoline or other

flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of
this or any other appliance.

4

wWARNING: NEVER use this

appliance as a space heater to heat or
warm the room. Doing so may result
in carbon monoxide poisoning and
overheating of the cooktop.

5

• Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate on or near the cooktop.

• Never leave surface burners unattended at
high flame settings. Boilovers cause smoking

and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.

• Adjust surface burner flame size so it does
not extend beyond the edge of the cookware.

Excessive flame is hazardous.

• Use only dry pot holders—moist or damp pot
holders on hot surfaces may result in burns
from steam. Do not let pot holders come near
open flames when lifting cookware. Do not use
a towel or other bulky cloth in place of a pot
holder.

• To minimize the possibility of burns,

ignition of flammable materials and spillage,
turn cookware handles toward the side or
center of the cooktop without extending
over adjacent burner or vent area.

• Always turn the surface burners to OFF
before removing the cookware.

• Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.

Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh
foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and
over the sides of the pan.

• Use least possible amount of fat for effective
shallow or deep-fat frying. Filling the pan too

full of fat can cause spillovers when food is
added.

• Carefully watch foods being fried at high
flame setting.

• If a combination of oils or fats will be used in
frying, stir together before heating, or as fats

melt slowly.

• Do not use a wok on the cooking surface if
the wok has a round metal ring that is placed

over the burner grate to support the wok. This
ring acts as a heat trap, which may damage
the burner grate and burner head. Also, it may
cause the burner to work improperly. This may
cause a carbon monoxide level above that
allowed by current standards, resulting in a
health hazard.

• Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.

• Use a deep-fat thermometer whenever

possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the

smoking point.

• Do not flame foods on the cooktop. If you do
flame foods under the hood, turn the fan on.

• Use proper pan size—avoid pans that are
unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware
having flat bottoms large enough to properly
contain food and avoid boilovers and spillovers,
and large enough to cover burner grate. This
will both save cleaning time and prevent
hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy
spattering or spillovers left on cooktop can
ignite. Use pans with handles that can be
easily grasped and remain cool.

• Keep all plastics away from burners.

• To avoid the possibility of a burn, always be
certain that the controls for all burners are at
the off position and all grates are cool before
attempting to remove a grate.

• If the cooktop is located near a window,

do not use long curtains which could blow
over the burners and create a fire hazard.

• If you smell gas, turn off the gas to the
cooktop and call a qualified service technician.
Never use an open flame to locate a leak.

• Do not cover or block the area around the
cooktop knobs. This area must be kept clear

for proper ventilation and burner performance.

• Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to
at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160°F and
poultry to at least an INTERNAL temperature of
180°F. Cooking to these temperatures usually
protects against foodborne illness.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Features of Your Cooktop

Gas Cooktop

Features

(Throughout this
manual, features and
appearance may
vary.)

Feature Index Page

1 Dual-Flame Spillproof Burners—High Output 9, 12, 13
2 Dual-Flame Spillproof Burners—X-High Output 9, 12, 13
3 Tactile-touch Control Knobs (One For Each Surface Burner) 8, 10
4 Burner “ON” Indicator Lights (One On Each Control Knob) 8
5 Burner Grates 11

1

2

1

Model ZGU384N is shipped from the factory
set for Natural Gas operation. Model ZGU384L
is shipped from the factory set for Liquefied
Petroleum (LP) Gas operation. If you have
received the wrong type gas model for your
installation situation, gas conversion orifices
must be installed. Conversion orifices and
complete instructions are packed with both
models.

Fuel/Gas
Conversion

4

5

3

6

1

ZGU384 – 30″ Gas Cooktop

7

Features of Your Cooktop

Gas Cooktop

Features

(Throughout this
manual, features and
appearance may
vary.)

Feature Index Page

1 Dual-Flame Spillproof Burners—High Output 9, 12, 13
2 Dual-Flame Spillproof Burners—X-High Output 9, 12, 13
3 Tactile-touch Control Knobs (One For Each Surface Burner) 8, 10
4 Burner “ON” Indicator Lights (One On Each Control Knob) 8
5 Burner Grates 11

1

1

1

Model ZGU385N is shipped from the factory
set for Natural Gas operation. Model ZGU385L
is shipped from the factory set for Liquefied
Petroleum (LP) Gas operation. If you have
received the wrong type gas model for your
installation situation, gas conversion orifices
must be installed. Conversion orifices and
complete instructions are packed with both
models.

Fuel/Gas
Conversion

5

1

2

4

3

ZGU385 – 36″ Gas Cooktop

8

Push the control knob down and turn it
counterclockwise to the desired position from
HI to LO or simmer (SIM).

After the burner ignites, turn the knob in either
direction to adjust the flame size.

To turn a burner off, turn the knob clockwise,
as far as it will go, to the OFF position.

• All of the burners can be used for both general
cooking and simmering.

• The X-High setting is intended for use with 10″
or larger cookware.

• Do not operate a burner for an extended
period of time without cookware on the grate.
The finish on the grate may chip without
cookware to absorb the heat .

• Be sure the burners and grates are cool before
you place your hand, a pot holder, cleaning
cloth or other materials on them.

• The indicator light on each knob verifies the
burner is “ON”; however, it should not be a
substitute for visually checking the flame
at the burner.

• Be sure you turn the control knob to “OFF”
when cooking is complete.

Using Your Cooktop

Gas Cooktop

Electronic
ignition &
relight

The surface burners are lit by electronic ignition.
All burner igniters make clicking sounds and

spark even when only a single burner is being
turned on. Do not touch any of the burners when
the igniters are clicking.

The burners on this cooktop relight
automatically if the flame goes out. This helps
prevent the inconvenience of having to manually
relight a burner.

Occasionally, the burners may spark if excess
wind or draft blows the flame away from the
burner’s flame sensor.

In case of a power outage, you can light the
surface burners on your cooktop with a match.
Hold a lighted match to the burner; then turn the
knob to the HIGH position. Use extreme caution

when lighting burners this way.

To light
a burner

How to
select
flame size

Watch the flame, not the knob, as you
reduce heat.

The flame size on a gas burner should match the
cookware you are using.

FOR SAFE HANDLING OF COOKWARE, NEVER
LET THE FLAME EXTEND UP THE SIDES OF THE
COOKWARE. Any flame larger than the bottom of
the cookware is wasted and only serves to heat
the handle.

NOTE: The X-High setting produces an extra
large flame. Use 10″ or larger diameter
cookware when using high heat settings.

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Cookware

Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is
recommended because it heats quickly and
evenly. Most foods brown evenly in aluminum
cookware. Use saucepans with tight-fitting lids
for cooking with minimum amounts of water.

Cast Iron: If heated slowly, most cookware will
give satisfactory results.

Enamelware: Under some conditions, the
enamel of some cookware may melt. Follow
cookware manufacturer’s recommendations
for cooking methods.

Glass: There are two types of glass cookware—
those for oven use only and those for surface
cooking (saucepans, coffee and teapots). Glass
conducts heat very slowly.

Heatproof Glass-Ceramic: Can be used for
either surface or oven cooking. It conducts
heat very slowly and cools very slowly. Check
cookware manufacturer’s directions to be sure
it can be used on gas cooktops.

Stainless Steel: This metal alone has poor
heating properties, and is usually combined with
copper, aluminum or other metals for improved
heat distribution. Combination metal cookware
generally works satisfactorily if it is used at
medium heat as the manufacturer recommends.

Using Your Cooktop

Gas Cooktop

Dual-flame
spill-proof
burners

All burners on your cooktop have two rows of
flames. These dual-flame burners have a simmer
(lower) flame and a main (upper) flame.

When a burner is turned on, the simmer flame
will always light and stay on.

Simmering: The simmer (SIM) setting will use
only the lower flames. Use simmer (SIM) to melt
chocolate, hold delicate sauces or for other
foods requiring low simmer heat.

Primary Cooking: Settings from LO to HI will use
both rows of flames. Use LO to HI for all purpose
cooking.

Main Flame

Simmer Flame

Simmer Flame

10

Care and Cleaning

Gas Cooktop

General
information

Proper care and cleaning are important
so your cooktop will give you efficient and
satisfactory service. Follow these directions
carefully in caring for it.

Some cooktop models are provided with
cleaners. Follow the instructions on the
containers.

Before cleaning any part of your cooktop,
be sure all burners are off and cool.

Control
knobs

The control knobs may be removed for cleaning.
To remove knob, pull it straight up.
The knobs have a tactile grip surface, but no

special cleaning is required.
Wash the knobs in soap and water but do not

soak. Avoid getting water down into the knob
stem holes.

Replace the knobs after drying.

DO NOT attempt to clean your knobs in a
dishwasher.

NOTE: The knob stem is “D” shaped. Replace

the flat side of the knob onto the flat side of
the stem.

Do not use a steel wool pad; it will scratch
the surface.

To clean the stainless steel surface, use
warm sudsy water, a stainless steel cleaner
or an all-purpose liquid or spray cleaner.
Always scrub in the direction of the grain.
Rinse thoroughly with a sponge or cloth and
clean water. Dry with a soft, clean cloth.

After cleaning, use a stainless steel polish, such
as Stainless Steel Magic®, Revere Copper and
Stainless Steel Cleaner®or Wenol All Purpose
Metal Polish®. Follow the product instructions
for cleaning the stainless steel surface.

Use a stainless steel brightener when stainless
steel is exposed to high heat and has a yellow
appearance. Stainless steel cleaner is for other
cleaning. Follow the product instructions for
proper cleaning methods. If you need an
additional supply, you can purchase
them by calling 800.626.2002.

Stainless
steel
surfaces

11

Cast-iron burner grates should be washed
regularly and especially after spillovers. Wash
them in hot, soapy water and rinse with clean
water. Dry grates with a clean cloth. The grates
may also be cleaned in a dishwasher.

When replacing grates, be sure that they are
positioned securely over the burners.

Model ZGU384: Replace the two side grates so
that a continuous “arc” is formed with the center
ribs of both grates. Make sure both grates are
stable and level.

Model ZGU385: Replace the two side grates with
their locking rails toward the center grate so that
a continuous “arc” is formed with the center ribs
of all three grates. Make sure the center grate is
locked into position over the rails on the side
grates and that all grates are stable and level.

To get rid of burned-on food, place the grates in
a covered container or plastic bag. Add 1/4 cup
of ammonia and let them soak for 30 minutes.
Wash, rinse well and dry.

Although they are durable, the grates will
gradually lose their shine, regardless of the

best care you can give them. This is due to their
continual exposure to high temperatures.

Do not operate a burner for an extended
period of time without cookware on the grate.

The finish on the grate may chip without
cookware to absorb the heat .

Rubber Grate Feet

For stability, the base of your grates has
rubber feet. If any of these feet should become
damaged or lost, replace them immediately.

To order replacement rubber grate feet, please
call our toll-free number:

National Parts Center . . . . . . . . . . .800.626.2002

Rubber Grate Feet Part No. . . . . .#WB02T10101

Burner grates

Care and Cleaning

Gas Cooktop

Arc

Arc

Locking

Rails

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