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Safety Instructions . . . . . . . 2–5
Owner’s Manual and
Installation Instructions
Operating Instructions
Cookware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
JGP321—Natural Gas
Flame Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
JGP319—Liquid Propane
Lighting a Burner . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Care and Cleaning
Air Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Burners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Control Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Lift-Up Cooktop . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Installation Instructions
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! 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, formalde
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com 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. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Have the installer show you the location of the cooktop gas shut-off valve and how to shut it off if necessary. Have your cooktop installed and properly Do not allow anyone
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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. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Teach children not to play with the controls Do not clean the cooktop with flammable or any other part of the cooktop. or volatile cleaning fluids. For your safety, never use your appliance Do not clean the co
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com 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
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LITE 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 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 OFF an
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com Cookware Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is Cast Iron: If heated slowly, most recommended because it heats quickly skillets will give satisfactory results. and evenly. Most foods brown evenly in Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used an aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with for either surface or oven cooking. It tight fitting lids when cooking with conducts heat very slowly and cools very mi
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Care and cleaning of the cooktop. Proper care and cleaning are important so your cooktop will give you efficient and satisfactory service. Follow these directions carefully in caring for it. Before cleaning any part of your cooktop, be sure all burners are off and DISCONNECT ELECTRIC POWER TO THE COOKTOP at the fuse box or circuit breaker panel, or pull the cooktop power cord plug from the electric outlet, located on back wall below cooktop. Lift-Up Cooktop Clean the area under the cooktop often
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com Control Knobs Molded rib The knobs can be cleaned in a The control knobs may be removed for easier cleaning. dishwasher or they may also be washed with soap and water. Make sure the insides Make sure the knobs are in the OFF of the knobs are dry before replacing. positions and pull them straight off the stems for cleaning. Replace the knobs in the OFF position to ensure proper placement. Cl
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Care and cleaning of the cooktop. The holes in the burners must be kept clean at all times for proper ignition and an even, unhampered flame. Shipping screws Cooktop Burners You should clean the burners routinely, Do not attempt to clean burners in an especially after bad spillovers which could automatic dishwasher. Loosened food clog these holes. Burners lift out for soil can clog burner holes, and the cleaning if the shipping screw was strong action of the dishwasher removed at installation.
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com Inner cone of Air Adjustment flame 11/16″ An air adjustment shutter for each surface burner regulates the flow of air to the flame. Burner When the right amount of air flows into Slide the burner, the flame will be steady, relatively quiet and have approximately 11/16 inch sharp blue cones. This is usually the case with factory preset Air shutter shutters. If the flames are yellow, use plie
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Installation 30″ Gas Cooktop Instructions If you have questions, call 1.800.GE.CARES or visit our Website at: ge.com In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: • This product must be installed by a • A flexible gas connector, when used, licensed plumber or gas fitter. must not exceed 3 feet. • When using ball-type gas shut-off valves, they shall be the T-handle type. CAUTION: Before you begin—read these • Note—This appliance must be properly instructions completely and carefully. grounded. • IMPORT
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Installation Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU BEGIN FOR YOUR SAFETY Installation of this cooktop must conform with local codes, or in the absence of local codes, WARNING!! with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI If the information in this manual Z223.1/NFPA.54, latest edition. In Canada, is not followed exactly, a fire, explosion installation must conform with the current or gas leak may result, causing property Natural Gas Installation Code, CAN/CGA- damage, personal injury
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Installation Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS WARNING! This Appliance must be electrically INSTALLATION SAFETY grounded. Check with your local codes which INSTRUCTIONS (cont.) apply in your area. If no local codes apply, the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No. • The ventilating hood must be constructed of 70–Latest Edition must be followed. Write to: sheet metal not less than 0.0122″ thick. Install above the cooktop with a clearance of not less National Fire
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ON HOT Installation Instructions Pre-Installation Checklist Remove packaging materials and Be sure to place all literature literature package from the cooktop in a safe place for future reference. before beginning installation. Make sure you have all the tools and materials you need before starting the Literature Package installation of the cooktop. Styrofoam When preparing cooktop opening, Packaging make sure the inside of the cabinet and the cooktop do not interfere with each other. (See sect
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Installation Instructions PREPARING THE OPENING A The recommended Gas Supply The following MINIMUM clearance A4 A1 Location from the backwall. dimensions must be maintained. 13" MAX. Depth 1" Min. From Backwall of unprotected overhead cabinets 3 3/4 MIN. clearance from cutout to side Recommended wall on the right gas supply of the unit 12 1/2" location. 30" MIN. From Cutout clearance from Center Line 18" MIN. countertop to height from unprotected countertop to overhead surface nearest cabin
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Installation Instructions Installing the Cooktop Unit B Insert Cooktop Into Cutout Secure Cooktop to Cabinet B1 B2 Insert the cooktop centered into the cutout Attach the cooktop to the counter by inserting opening. Make sure the front edge of the a screw in each corner that is suitable for countertop is parallel to the cooktop. The unit your countertop. must rest on the metal flange around the burner box. Make final check that all required clearances are met. COOKTOP Screw Holes Screw Holes 17
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Installation Instructions Installing the Cooktop C Provide Adequate Gas Installing the Regulator C1 C3 Supply NEVER REUSE OLD CONNECTORS This cooktop is designed to operate on natural WHEN INSTALLING THIS COOKTOP. gas at 4″ of water column pressure. It is shipped from the factory set for natural gas (except JGP319 models, which are set for LP). WARNING: Never reuse old flexible The convertible pressure regulator supplied connectors. The use of old flexible with the unit must be connected in seri
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Installation Instructions Installing the Cooktop cont. C INSTALLATION OVER Complete the connection C5 C7 BUILT-IN OVEN with a coupling Install a coupling See built-in oven installation for complete between the installation instructions. regulator and the Pressure shutoff valve to Regulator complete the connection. Coupling 5" TO CENTER Shut Off OF 2" DIA. HOLE Electrical Valve FROM COUNTERTOP Outlet 12" Below Countertop 90° STREET EL 2" DIA. HOLE (20 7/8" FROM FRONT OF COUNTERTOP TO HOLE CEN
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Installation Instructions Installation—Electrical Connections D Because of potential safety hazards Where a standard two-prong wall D1 D3 under certain conditions, we strongly receptacle is encountered, it is the recommend against the use of an personal responsibility and obligation extension cord. However, if you still elect of the customer to have it replaced to use an extension cord, it is absolutely with a properly grounded three-prong necessary that it be a UL listed 3-wire wall receptacl
