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Use and Care & Installation Guide
Gas Downdraft Cooktop
Safety Instructions................... 3 –5 Before You
Call For Service ......................... 26
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GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000
Operating Instructions, Tips
Controls............................................................ 8
Cooktop Comparison.................................... 7
Cookware ........................................................ 9 Installation Instructions... 13–25
Electric Ignition.............
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HELP US HELP YOU… Read this guide carefully. WARNING: If the information in this It is intended to help you operate and maintain your guide is not followed exactly, a fire or new cooktop properly. explosion may result causing property Keep it handy for answers to your questions. damage, personal injury or death. If you don’t understand something or need more help, call: — Do not store or use gasoline or other ® GE Answer Center flammable vapors and liquids in the 800.626.2000 vicinity of this
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Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE • Be sure your cooktop is correctly adjusted by a qualified service technician or installer for the • The California Safe Drinking Water and type of gas (natural or LP) which is to be used. Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor Your cooktop can be converted for use with either of California to publish a list of substances type of gas. See the Installatio
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) • For your safety, never use your appliance for Using Your Cooktop warming or heating the room. • Do not leave children alone or unattended • Do not use water on grease fires. where a cooktop is hot or in operation. They Never pick up a flaming pan. could be seriously burned. Turn the controls off. Smother a • CAUTION: Items of interest to children should flaming pan on a surface burner by covering the not be stored in cabinets above a cooktop— pan c
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Important Safety Instructions • Always turn the surface burners to off before • If the cooktop is located near a window, removing the cookware. do not use long curtains which could blow over the burners and create a fire hazard. • Carefully watch foods being fried at high flame setting. • If you smell gas, turn off the gas to the cooktop and call a qualified service technician. Never use • Foods for frying should be as dry as possible. an open flame to locate a leak. Frost on frozen foods or
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FEATURES OF YOUR COOKTOP 1 2 4 4 3 5 8 7 6 8 5 9 Explained Feature Index on page 1 Vent 10 2 Vent Filters 11 3 Cast-Iron Burner Grates 12 4 Spillproof Burners 12 5 High Power Spillproof Burners 8 6 Fan Speed Control 10 7 Vent Control 10 8 Surface Unit Controls 8 9 Glass Cooktop Surface 11 6
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Features of Your Cooktop Cooktop Comparison HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE TO YOUR OLD ONE? Your new cooktop has gas burners. If you are used The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and to cooking with induction or other electric surface cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or surface unit you have. units, you will notice some differences when you use gas burners. The following chart will help you to understand the differences between gas burner cooktops and any other type of
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USING YOUR COOKTOP Electric Ignition In case of a power outage, you can light the surface Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition, eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with burners on your cooktop with a match. Hold a lighted match to the burner, then turn the knob to the HIGH constantly burning flames. position. Use extreme caution when lighting The igniters make clicking sounds and spark even burners this way. when only a single burner is being turned on. Do not touch a
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Using Your Cooktop Cookware Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used for Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is recommended because it heats quickly and evenly. either surface or oven cooking. It conducts heat very slowly and cools very slowly. Check cookware Most foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with tight-fitting lids for cooking with manufacturer’s directions to be sure it can be used minimum amounts of water. on gas cooktops. Cast Iron: If heated slowly, most skillets wi
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COOKTOP VENT SYSTEM The built-in vent system helps remove cooking vapors, odors and smoke from foods prepared on the cooktop. Continuous use of the vent system helps keep the kitchen comfortable and less humid, reducing cooking odors and soiling moisture that normally creates a frequent need for cleaning. Raising or Lowering the Vent To raise the vent, turn the VENT knob to the RAISE/LOWER position. The vent will rise to the fully extended position. There is no intermediate position. To lower th
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Cooktop Vent System Care and Cleaning CARE AND CLEANING Proper care and cleaning are important so your Before cleaning any part of your cooktop, be sure all cooktop will give you efficient and satisfactory burners are off and DISCONNECT ELECTRICAL service. Follow these directions carefully in caring POWER TO THE COOKTOP at the fuse box or for it. circuit breaker panel, or pull the cooktop power plug, located beneath the cooktop and inside the cabinets. Glass Cooktop To keep the cooktop looking i
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CARE AND CLEANING (continued) Burner Assembly The burner assemblies should be wiped clean often. Turn all controls OFF before removing burner parts. The electrode of the spark igniter is exposed Burner grate when the top of the burner is removed. Be careful not to push in any surface unit controls while the top of a burner is removed. A slight electrical shock might result which could cause you to Burner cap knock over hot cookware. CAUTION: DO NOT OPERATE THE BURNER WITHOUT ALL BURNER PARTS IN
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU BEGIN PARTS LIST Read these instructions completely and Cooktop carefully. • 4 burner grates Save these instructions for local inspector’s • 4 burner caps use. • Gas pressure regulator with attached 1/2† to IMPORTANT–OBSERVE ALL GOVERNING 3/8† reducing bushing and 3/8† pipe nipple CODES AND ORDINANCES. • 2 clamping brackets with screws NOTE TO INSTALLER: Be sure to leave • Attached 120 volt grounded plug cord these instructions with the consumer. • Self adhes
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DIMENSIONS AND CLEARANCES The cooktop has been design certified by the 2† 1 American Gas Association. As with any appliance 36† 22 ⁄4† using gas and generating heat, there are certain 3 2† safety precautions you should follow. You’ll find 8 ⁄4† these precautions in this Use and Care Guide; 15† read it carefully. • Be sure your cooktop is installed properly 13† by a qualified installer or service technician. Max. • The cooktop
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PREPARING THE COUNTERTOP CUT THE OPENING 2† Back of countertop 1 36† 4 22 ⁄ † 5/16† 2† 2† 3 4 8 ⁄ † 15 33 ⁄16† 15† 15 16 33 ⁄ † 1 21† 4 1 ⁄ † 19† 19† Min. 9 16 34 ⁄ † 21† 1 4 2 ⁄ † 13 9 16 34 ⁄16† 8 ⁄ † Min. to Min. to front side walls Front of countertop edge 2† Countertop cut-out dimensions 5 16 ⁄ † Cut out the opening as shown in the diagram. Measure carefully when cutting the countertop. Measure carefully when cutting countertop. Making sure the sides of the opening are parallel Make sure si
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) PLAN THE DUCTWORK DUCTWORK ARRANGEMENT 2† 1 4 2 ⁄ † 15† 1 3 ⁄4† Transition (supplied Right 1 discharge with blower/motor) 3 ⁄4† 1 2 7 ⁄ † Left discharge 10† (as shipped) 1 4 3 ⁄ † The downdraft vent is shipped with the discharge outlet on the left side. It can be Adjustable changed to the right side to avoid interference 5† to 8† in routing the ductwork. 1 13 ⁄4† • To change the ductwork to the right side, remove the screws holding the outlet panel to the bo
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To accurately locate the ductwork holes in the cabinet floor: • Place the downdraft vent against the back of the cutout. • Place the transition duct supplied on top of the blower/motor assembly. 5 10 ⁄16† • Position the transition duct and assembly below the discharge outlet. 1 1 ⁄4† From • Position a transition duct (not supplied) to the back wall end of the blower in the direction of desired discharge. 1 4 3 ⁄ † x 10† • Mark the location and remove the assembly. • Cut the holes and install duc
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Total DUCT FITTINGS Equivalent Number Equivalent Duct Pieces Length* Used Length Use the chart at the right to compute maximum 1 ft. permissible lengths for duct runs to outdoors. 6† round, (per foot NOTE: Do not exceed maximum permissible straight length) feet equivalent lengths! 1 ft. 1 Flexible ducting: 3 ⁄4† x 10† (per foot straight length) feet If flexible metal ducting is used, all the equivalent feet values in the table should be 6† , 90° doubled. T
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POWER SUPPLY LOCATIONS Electrical Supply: Gas Supply: These cooktops are designed to operate on natural gas at 4† of water column pressure or on LP gas at 10† of water column pressure. 19† • These cooktops are shipped from the factory set for natural gas. If you decide to use this 4† cooktop with LP gas, conversion adjustments must be made by a service technician or other qualified person. Electric location •The pressure regulator must be connected in series with the manifold of the cooktop and
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) STEP 1 STEP 3 Install Downdraft Vent Install the Motor/Blower Assembly Place the downdraft vent into the countertop • Secure the transition duct to the top of the cutout, against the back side. assembly with 2 screws on each side. • Position the assembly with duct below the vent discharge. • Adjust the height by sliding the brackets up or Countertop Countertop down until the assembly is tight against the vent discharge. • Tighten all nuts and bolts on the br
