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GE Appliances
Owner’s Manual
JGP626 JGP960
JGP636
Owner’s Manual
JGP326 JGP930
JGP336
Part No. 164D3333P114-2 Pub. No. 49-8878-2 12-98 CG
Built-In Gas
Cooktops
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. Congratulations! You Are Now Part of the GE Family. Welcome to the GE family. We’re proud of our quality products and we are committed to providing dependable service. You’ll see it in this easy-to-use Owner’s Manual and you’ll hear it in the friendly voices of our customer service department. Best of all, you’ll experience these values each time you use your cooktop. That’s important, because your new cooktop will be part of you
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service GE & You, A Service Partnership. Safety Information Safety Precautions . . . . . . . 4, 5 IMPORTANT! Surface Burners . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7 Fill out and return the Consumer Product Registration Card that is packed with this product. If you cannot find it, please send in the duplicate card printed in the back of this manual. FOR YOUR RECORDS Operating Instructions Write the model and serial number
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. 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 birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service SAFETY PRECAUTIONS n CAUTION: Items of interest to children n Do not place hot cookware on the glass should not be stored in cabinets above a cooktop (on some models). This could cooktop—children climbing on the cooktop cause glass to break. to reach items could be seriously injured. n Do not clean the cooktop with flammable n Always keep wooden and plastic utensils or volatile cleaning fluids. an
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SURFACE BURNERS Use proper pan size—avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover burner grates. To avoid spillovers, make sure cookware is large enough to contain the food properly. 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 easil
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service SURFACE BURNERS Adjust the top burner flame size so it does not extend beyond the edge of the cookware. Excessive flame is hazardous. n Do not leave plastic items on the cooktop— n Never leave jars or cans of fat drippings they may melt if left too close to the vent. on or near your cooktop n Keep all plastics away from the surface n Don’t use aluminum foil to line burner burners. bowls. Misuse co
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Using the cooktop burners. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Light a Burner Your cooktop burners are lit by electric n In case of a power failure, you can light the burners with a match. Hold a lit match to the ignition, eliminating the need for burner, then push in and turn the control knob standing pilot lights with constantly to the LITE position. Use extreme caution when burning flames. lighting burners this way. Burners in use when an electrica
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Wok This Way We recommend that you use a flat-bottomed wok, Do not use a wok on any other support available at your local retail stores, or use the ring. Placing the ring over the burner Wok Holder accessory with traditional round grate may cause the burner to work Use a flat-bottomed wok. bottomed woks. The Wok Holder accessory, improperly, resulting in carbon model JXWK, can be ordered from your
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Care and cleaning of the cooktop. Be sure electrical power is off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the cooktop. How to Remove Packaging Tape To assure no damage is done to the finish Apply with a soft cloth and allow to soak. of the product, the safest way to remove Wipe dry and then apply an appliance the adhesive left from packaging tape on polish to thoroughly clean and protect new appliances is an application of a the surface. household liquid dishwashing detergent, NOT
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Burner Grates Porcelain enamel burner grates should To prevent rusting, apply a light coating of cooking oil to the grates. be washed regularly and, of course, after spillovers. Although they’re durable, the grates will gradually lose their shine, regardless of Wash them in hot, soapy water and rinse the best care you can give them. This is with clean water. You may also use abrasive due to their
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Before You Call For Service… Troubleshooting Tips Save time and money! Review the chart on this page first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Possible Causes What To Do Burners have yellow or The combustion quality of • Use the illustrations below to determine if your burner yellow-tipped flames burner flames needs to be flames are normal. If burner flames look like A, call for determined visually. service. Normal burner flames should look like B or C, depending on the type of g
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™ GE Service Protection Plus GE, a name recognized worldwide for quality and dependability, offers you Service ™ Protection Plus —comprehensive protection on all your appliances—No Matter What Brand! Benefits Include: • Backed by GE We’ll Cover Any Appliance. • All brands covered • Unlimited service calls Anywhere. Anytime.* • All parts and labor costs included • No out-of-pocket expenses • No hidden deductibles • One 800 number to call You will be completely satisfied with our service protecti
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Consumer Product Ownership Registration Dear Customer: Thank you for purchasing our product and thank you for placing your confidence in us. We are proud to have you as a customer! Follow these three steps to protect your new appliance investment: Complete and After mailing Read your Owner's mail your Consumer the registration Manual carefully. Product Ownership below, store this It will help you Registration today. document in a safe operate your new Have the peace of place. It contains appli
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service GE Gas Cooktop Warranty All warranty service provided by our Factory Service Centers ® or an authorized Customer Care technician. For service, call 800-GE-CARES. For The Period Of: GE Will Replace, At No Charge To You: One Year Any part of the cooktop which fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship. From the date of the During this full one-year warranty, GE will also provide, free of cha
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Service Telephone Numbers. ® GE Answer Center 800.626.2000 The GE Answer Center® is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In-Home Repair Service 800-GE-CARES (800-432-2737) Expert GE repair service is only a phone call away. Special Needs Service 800.626.2000 800-TDD-GEAC (800-833-4322) GE offers, free of charge, a brochure to assist in planning a barrier-free kitchen for persons with limited mobility. Service Contracts 800-626-2224 Purchase a GE service contract while your warranty is still in
