Jenn-Air CCG2421, CCG2521 User Manual

NN-AIR

Sealed Gas Cooktop

Models CCG2421, CCG2521

Use and Care Manual

Model CCG2421

Printedin U.S.A.

@1999 Jenn-Air PartNo.8111P394-60 AJ03/99

WARNING: If the information in this manual is not
followedexactly,a fireorexplosionmayresultcausing

ipropertydamage,personalinjuryor death.

- Donotstoreorusegasolineorotherflammablevapors
andliquidsinthevicinityofthisor anyotherappliance.

- WHATTO DOIF YOU SMELLGAS

• Donot try to lightany appliance.

• Donot touch any electricalswitch.

• Donot use any phonein your building.

• Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfromaneighbor's

phone. Followthe gas supplier'sinstructions.

• If youcannot reachyour gas supplier,callthe fire

department.

• Extinguishany openflame.

- Installationandservice mustbe performedby aquali-

fied installer,serviceagencyor the gas supplier.

-SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONSFOR FUTUREREFERENCE-

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Readbeforeoperatingyourcooktop

All appliances - regardless ofthe manufacturer- havethe potentialthrough improper
or careless use to create safety problems. Therefore the following safety precau-

tions should be observed:

1. Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified
technician.

2. Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room. This warning is
based on safety considerations.

3. Children should not be left alone or unattended in area where appliance is in
use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any partofthe appliance.

4. Wear proper apparel. Loose-fitting or hanging garments should never be
worn while using the appliance.

5. Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recom-
mendedin this manual. All otherservicing should be referredto anauthorized

Jenn-Air Servicer.

6. Do not store combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable vapors and
liquidnear cooktop, Thisalsoapplies to aerosol spraysandaerosol spraycans.

7. Donot use water on greasefires. Smother fireor flame or usedry chemical or

foam-type extinguisher.

8. Useonly dry potholders. Moist or damp potholderson hot surfaces may result
in burns from steam. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.

9. Select ceokware large enough to properly contain food and avoid boilovers or

spillovers. Thiswill save on cleaningand preventhazardousaccumulations of
food, since heavysplattering or spillevers left on acooktop canignite. Pan size

is especially important in deep fat frying.

10, Never leave cooktop unattended at Hi heat settings. Boilovercauses smoking

and greasy spillovers that may ignite.

11. TYPE OF COOKWARE - Avoid pans that are unstable and easily tipped. In

choosing pans, look for easily-grasped handles that will stay cool. Pans that
are too heavy when filled with food can also be a hazard. Ifpan handlestwist

and cannot be tightened, discard the pan.

12. HANDLES -Always turn pan handles to the side or back of the cooktop -not

out into theroom where theyare easilyhit. COOKWARE HANDLES SHOULD
BE TURNED INWARD AND NOT EXTEND OVER ADJACENT SURFACE

BURNERS tominimize burns, ignitionof flammable materials, andspillage due
to unintentional contact with the cookware.

13. CAUTION - Donotstore itemsofinteresttochildren incabinets abovecooktop-
children climbing on the cooktop to reachitems could be seriously injured.

14. Donot touch surface burnerareas or anyareas near burners. During and after
use, these areas may be hot enough to causeburns. Avoid contactwiththese

areas by clothing or other flammable materials until they have had sufficient
time to cool.

15. Do not heat unopened food containers. Build-up of pressure may cause
container to burst and result in injury.

16. Keep all controls "OFF" when unit is not in use.

17. GREASE - Grease isflammable andshould be handled carefully. Never leave
any cooking operation unattended. Letfat cool before attempting to handle it.

Do not allow grease to collect around the cooktop. Wipe up spillovers
immediately.

18. If the cooktop is installed near awindow, proper precautions should betaken
to prevent curtains from blowing over burners creating a FIRE HAZARD.

19. Donot usealuminum foil to lineburner spilloverbowl. Restrictionof normal air
flow mayresult in unsafe operation.

20. Clean only parts listed in this manual and use procedures recommended.

21. Alwaysallow hot panstocool ina safe place out of the reachof small children.

22. A faint gas odor mayindicateagas leak. If a gas odor is detected, shut off the

gassupply to thecooktop. Call your installer or localgas company to havethe
possible leak checked. Never use a match or other flame to locate a gas

leak.

23. Flame size should be adjusted so it does not extend beyond the edge of the

cookware. This instructionis based on safetyconsideration.

24. This appliance has been tested for safe performance using conventional

cookware. Do not use any devicesor accessoriesthat are not specifically

recommendedinthismanual. Donotuseeyelidcoversforthe surfaceburners

or stovetopgrills. The use of devices or accessories that are not expressly

recommended in this manual can create serious safety hazards, result in
performanceproblemsand reducethelifeof thecomponentsoftheappliance.

25. Beforeservicingandwhennecessarybeforecleaning,followtheseprocedures
to remove appliance: a. shut off gas supply to appliance; b. disconnect

electricalsupplyand gas supply tubing;c. remove screwsthat secure appli-
ance to cabinet. Reverse these proceduresto install. If gas linehas been

disconnected,check for gas leaks after reconnection. (See Installation
Instructionsfor gas leak test method.) Note: A trained servicemanshould

makethe gasinstallation,disconnectionand reconnectionofgas supplytothe
appliance.

26. Never cover controlarea with dishtowel, potholders,etc., or aluminumfoil

whichcouldobstructcoolingand combustionair fromenteringthe appliance
at the controlknobarea.

27. Donotletcookinggreaseor otherflammable materialsaccumulateinornear

the appliance,hoodorventfan. Clean hoodfrequentlytopreventgreasefrom
accumulating on hoodorfilter. When flamingfoods underthe hoodturn the

fan on.

- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE-

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE AND WARNING

, The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986

(Proposition 65) requires the Governor ofCalifornia topublish alist ofsubstances
known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm, and

requires businesses to warn customers ofpotential exposures tosuch substances.

Users of this appliance are hereby warned that burning of gas can result in low-
levelexposure tosome ofthe listed substances, including benzene, formaldehyde

and soot, due primarily to the incomplete combustion of natural gas or liquid
petroleum (LP) fuels. Properly adjusted burners will minimize incomplete

combustion. Exposure to these substances can be minimized by properly
venting the burners to the outdoors.

WARNING

Electrical Grounding Instructions

The appliance is equipped witha three-prong grounding plugfor yourprotection
against shock hazard and should be plugged directlyinto a properlygrounded

three-prong receptacle. Donotcutor remove thegrounding prong fromthis plug.

Congratulationson your choiceof a Jenn-Airsealed gas cooktop. The chart below
describesthe differencebetweenmodels.

Cooktop

1 30"cooktepwith4sealedburners

ICCG2521 36"cooktopwith5 sealedburners

Beforeyou begincookingwithyour newcooktop,pleasetake afew minutesto readand
becomefamiliarwiththe instructionsinthis book. Shouldyou haveanyquestionsabout

usingyour Jenn-Airgas cooktop,write to us. Be sureto providethe modelnumber.

Jenn-AirCustomerAssistance

Attn: CAIRsMCenter

P.O. Box2370
Cleveland,TN 37320

1-800-688-1100
(Men.- Fri.,8 am-8pm EasternTime)

Internet:http://www.jennair.com

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Whenthe control knobis turnedON,gas willflow intothe burner. Thesolid stateigniter
willclick as longas theknob is in theLite position. (Note: All burner igniterswill spark

regardlessofwhichburneris beingoperatedwhen a knobisturnedto theIite position.)
A properlyadjustedburnerwith clean ports will light within a few seconds. On natural

gas, theflame will be bluewith a deeper blue inner core. Thereshould be no trace of
yellowin theflame. A yellowflameindicatesan impropermixtureof air/gas.Thiswastes
fuel, sohavea servicemanadjustthemixtureifa yellowflameoccurs. On LPgas,some

yellowtipping is acceptable. Thisis normalandadjustmentis not necessary.

Theinfinite surface controls provide flexibility in heat settingselection. (See page 7,)

Incaseof prolongedpowerfailure, youcanmanuallylightthe surfaceburnerby holding

alightedmatchneartheburnerportsandslowlyturningthe controlknobcounterclockwise

(after depressing)to the LJtesetting.

CAI,ITION: When lightingthesurface burner,besure all ofthe controlsare inthe OFF

position. Strikethe matchfirst andhold it in positionbeforeturningthe knobto theLite

position.

Note: Becauseyouroverhead hoodfanis electricit will notwork duringa powerfailure

so smoke and condensationcan gather.

COUNTERCLO£;KWlSE

t TO,NCREASE_LAME

TheLo setting shouldproduce a stableflame _ _1SLzE

when turning the knob from Hi to Io. The CLOCKW,SE.IIIIA

flame shouldextendto the outer edge of the FLAMESIZE

TO REDUCE

lipoftheburnercaponthe Lo settingandmust

be stable on all ports on Lo setting.
To adjust" Operateburner on Hifor about 5 STEM , ,

minutes to preheat burner cap. Turn knob

back to Lo; removeknob,and inserta small

screwdriverintothe center of the valve stem.

Adjustflamesize byturningadjustmentscrew

in eitherdirectionwhile holdingthevalvestem

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securely.

Flamemustbe of sufficientsize to be stable on all burnerports. If flame adjustmentis
needed,adjust ONLY on the Lo setting. Never adjustflame size on a higher setting.
Note: All gas adjustmentsshould be done bya qualified serviceronly.

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• Since the controls are a push-turn type, they must be pushed
down before turning. To set (from the OFF position), push down

on control knob and immediately turn counterclockwise to the

Life setting. After the burner lights, turn the knob to the desired

flame size.

• Igniter wil_spark until knob is turned counterclockwise past the Hi position.

CAUTION: If flame should go out during a cooking operation, turn the burner off. If gas
has accumulated and a strong gas odor is detected wait 5 minutes for gas to dissipate
before relighting burner.

5 1. Left rear(11,000BTUs)

3 3.Rightrear(1t ,O00BTUs)*

4.Rightfront (9.200BTUs)*

2. Leftfront (9,200BTUs)

2 4

*l_ledel CCG2421: Rightfront burner BTU rate is 12,000 and rightrear is9,200.
Note: Use the surface burnerswiththe higher BTU rateon Hi for largequantity cooking and

canning.

The controls offer flexibility in heat setting selection. An infinite number of settings exist
between Hi and Lo. At the Hi setting, a detent may be felt. For all settings other than

I-li, simply adjust your flame for best results. The size and type of cookware and the
amount and type of food being cooked will influence the setting needed for best results.

Suggested settings are provided as guidelines. _ ._^^_,
Hi_ Afast heat to start cooking quickly, to

bring liquids to a boil, to preheat oil for
deepfat frying.

(Medium High) For fast fryingor browning offoods, to

maintain rapidboil of large amounts of _ .^,,_,kk,k_tz_^_.
food, tO maintain oil temperature for
deep fat frying.

Meal= For mostfrying,sauteing, and slowboil

(Medium Lo) Forsimmering, maintainingboilofsmall _ _,_,.,_-___
Le: Maintaining serving temperatures of

of largeamounts of food.

amounts offood.

foods, melting butteror chocolate.

5.Centerrear(9,200BTUs)

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To achieveoptimum cooking performance,usecookpots with flat bottoms,tight fitting
covers, and sized for the surfaceburner.

• Flame size should be adjusted so it does not extend beyond the edge of the
cookware. This instructionis based on safety considerations. Adjusting the size
ofthe flame to fit the size of the cookwarealso helpsto savefuel.

• Cookpotswhichextendmorethantwoinchesbeyondthegrateortouchthecooktop
may cause heat to build up, resulting in damage to the burnergrate, burner or
cooktop.

• Specialityitems such as woks with a support ring, which restrict air circulation
aroundtheburnerwill causeheatto buildupand mayresultindamageto theburner

grate, burner or cooktop.

• Aluminumcookwareheats evenlyand quickly. A slightlylarger flamesize canbe
used.Theflamecanbeadjustedsoit comesto theedgeof thecookware. However,

the flame should NEVER be adjustedso thatit extendsbeyond the bottomof the
cookware.

• Stainlesssteel cookware with copper or aluminumcores heat evenly and fairly

quickly. Theflamesize shouldbe adjustedtoextendonly halfwaybetween center
and edge ofthe cookwarebottomfor best results.

• Cast iron cookware heats slowly.

• Checkmanufacturer'srecommendationsbeforeusingporcelainon steel,porcelain

on cast iron, glass,glass/ceramic, earthenware,or other glazedcookpots.

If the cookware is covered, less fuelwill be needed;therefore,a lowerflame sizecan
beused.Note; Foodwill notcookanyfasterwhenmorethantheamountofheatneeded

to maintaina gentle boil is used.

• Acceptablewater-bathor pressurecannersShouldnot be oversized and should

have a flat bottom. The followingarenot recommended:oversizedcannersor a
very large canner that rests on two surfaceburner grates.

• Whencanning, usethe Hi settingjust untilthe water comes to a boil or pressure

is reached in the pressure canner, then reduce to the lowestflame setting that

maintainsthe boil or pressure.

• Prolongeduseofthe Hi settingor theuse ofincorrectcanningutensilswillproduce
excessiveheat. Excessiveheat can causepermanentdamage to the appliance.

Checkthe following listto be sure a servicecallis reallynecessary.

If surface burner fails to light:

• checkto besureunit isproperlyconnectedto powersupply.

• checkfor ablowncircuitfuse or a trippedmain circuit breaker.

• checkto besureburner is correctlyratedfor yourtype of gas.

• checkto besureburner portsor ignition ports are notclogged.

• checkto besureigniteris clicking, If igniterdoesn'tclick,turn control knob OFF,

If the flame is uneven:

• burnerportsmaybe clogged.

• flamesettingmay need to be adjusted.

If surface burner flame lifts off the ports:

• contactanauthorizedJenn-AirServiceContractor.

If surface burner flame is yellow in color:

• contactan authorizedJenn-AirServiceContractor.

Be sureall controls are OFF and all cooktopparts arecool beforecleaning.

Thecooktopisdesignedwithcontouredwellswhichcontainspills untiltheycanbe wiped

up. Neverwipe awarm orhot porcelainenamelsurfacewith a dampcloth. Forgeneral

daily cleaning and lightsoil, wash with warmsoapy water, rinse,and dry. To remove

greasespatters, spray with cleanerssuch as Fantastikor 409. DONOTuse abrasive
or caustic cleaningagents which may permanentlydamagethe finish.

The surface burner grates are made of porcelain on

castiron. Therefore,the gratescan be washedin the _, ,_
sink with mild detergents and a plastic scrubber or
washed in the dishwasher.

Burner grates must be properly positioned before j _.
cooking. Do notoperate the burnerswithouta pan on
the grate. The porcelainfinish on the grate may chip

withouta pan to absorbthe intense heat. I_ All
Whenreinstallingsquare grates,place indentedsides

togetherso straight sides are at front and rear. _
Althoughthe burnergrate is durable, it will gradually j %.

lose its shine and/or discolor, regardless of the care
you take of it. This is due to itsexposureto the high
temperatureof gas flames.

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To preservethe porcelainenamel finish as longas possible, have a pan on the grate
before you turn on the burner,and lower the flamewhen food reaches the desired

cooking temperature.

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• The sealed burners are secured to the cooktop and are NOT designed to be
removed.Since thefour burnersaresealed intothe cooktop, boiloverswon'tseep

underneathto theburner box area. Thus,thereare no hiddenspills in the burner
box areato clean.

• Cleanwith warm soapy water and a sponge or dishcloth. Burnedon greasecan
be removedwith ahouseholdcleaner,such as Fantastikor 409, anda sponge. To

prevent scratching,do not use abrasivecleaners or scrubbingpads.

Note: Becareful notto get water or spray into burner ports.

Whencleaningaroundthesurfaceburner,use /_, _

care to preventdamage to the spark igniter

whichislocatedatthe backsideofeachburner.

If a cleaning cloth should catch the igniter,it
could damage or break it. If the igniter is Igniter

damagedorbroken,the surfaceburnerwill not
light. REARVIEWOFSEALEDBURNER

The knobs on the control panelcan be removedwith the controlsin the OFF position.

Pulleachknobstraightfromthe shaft. Washknobsinwarm soapywater ordishwasher;
do not use abrasivecleansersor materials. To replaceeach knob, match flat partof

knobopening with the flat on the shaft, returning in OFFposition.
Important: Neveruseametalbladeto pryknoboff. If knobcannot beeasily removed,

tuckthe folds of a cloth dishtowel under the knobskirt andpull the towel upwardwith
steady, even pressure.

Important- Becareful to replacethe knobs with gentle pressure. Neverhit the knob
on the shaft with your hand or any other object.

Wipewith a damp cloth. Dry thoroughly. Do not use cleaningsprays, large amounts
of soap and water,abrasives, or sharp objectson the panel. They candamage it.

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Model Number

Serial Number

(Serial Plate is located on the bottom side of the cooktop.)

Date Purchased

JENN-AIR DEALER FROM WHOM PURCHASED

Address

city.

Phone

AUTHORIZED JENN-AIR SERVICE CONTRACTOR

Address

City_

Phone

Important: Retain proof of purchase documentsfor warranty service.

BBmLIENN-AIR

403 WEST FOURTH STREET NORTH • NEWTON_ IA 50208