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Built-h Gas Cooktop
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Safety instructions ....................2-5
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Appliance Registration ..................................2
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Consumer Services ...................l 1
Automatic Ignition .........................................6
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Model and Serial Numbers ..........................2
Controls.............................................................6
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HELP US HELP YOU... Read this book carefully, Write down the model If you received a and serial numbers. damaged cooktop... It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new You’ll find them on a label located Immediately contact the dealer (or cooktop properly. builder) that sold you the cooktop. on the underside of the cooktop. Keep it handy for answers to These numbers are also on the your questions. Consumer Product Ownership Save time and money. Registration Card that came with If yo
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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE c Don’t attempt to repair or replace any part of your cooktop unless it is specifically The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic recommended in this guide. All other servicing Enforcement Act requires the Governor of should be referred to a qualified technician. 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 Using Your Cooktop customers of potential exposure to suc
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) & ● Watch foods being fried at HI flame setting. 6 ● Do not use water on grease fires. –~ ,4 Never pick up a flaming pan. ● Foods for frying should be as dry as possible. Smother flaming pan by covering pan e Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh completely with well-fittifig lid, cookie sheet or foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and over flat tray, or if available, use a dry chemical or sides of pan. foam-type extinguisher. ● Use least possible
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~ Do not cover or block the area around the LP Conversion cooktop knobs. This area must be kept clear for Your cooktop is shipped from the factory set to proper ventilation and burner performance. operate only with Natural Gas. ● When cooking pork, follow the directions If you wish to use your cooktop with Liquefied exactly and always cook the meat to an internal Petroleum Gas, you must follow the Installation temperature of at least 170°F. This assures that, in Instructions packed with your coo
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USING YOUR COOKTOP Automatic Ignition Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition, eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with constantly burning flames. In case of a power outage, you can light the burners with a match. Hold a lighted match to the burner, then turn th,; knob to the LITE position. To avoid burning your hand, use extreme caution when lighting burners this way. Surface burners in use when an electrical power failure occurs wiIl continue to operate normally. To Li
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Wok Cooking Do not use woks that We recommend that you \ ) ,:,,, ,,,,,,,,, w ,= , . use only a flat-bottomed have support rings. Use 2 wok. They are available of these types of woks, @ v with or without the ring at your local retail store. in place, can be dangerous. Placing the ring over the burner grate may cause the burner to work improperly resulting in carbon monoxide levels above allowable current standards. This could be dangerous to your health. Do not try to use such woks without the ri
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CARE AND CLEANING 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 plug, located beneath the cooktop and inside the cabinets. Lift-Up Top Clean the area under the cooktop often. Built-up soil, especially greas
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Burners The holes in the burners of your cooktop must be kept 2. Lift the end of the burner assembly, then pull away from the front of the cooktop to free the air shutter clean at all times for proper ignition and an even, from the gas valve orifice. unhampered flame. To remove burned-on food, soak the burners in a You should clean the solution of mild liquid detergent and water. Soak the burners routinely, burners for 20 to 30 minutes. If the food doesn’t rinse especially after bad spillovers w
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QUESTIONS? USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE . When the knob is at the OFF position, it must be pushed in before it can be CONTROL KNOB WILL NOT TURN turned, and must be turned in a counterclockwise direction. When the knob is at any other position, it can be turned in either direction without being pushed in. TICKING SOUND ● Turn burner off and relight. If ticking is still present, call for service. OF SPARK IGNITER PERSISTS AFTER BURNER LIGHTS TICKING SOUND ~ Be sure knob is in th
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Wdll Be There With the purchase of your new GE appliance, receive the assurance that if you ever need information or assistance from GE, we’ll be there. All you have to do is call–toll-free! I I GEAnswer Centep 1 80t162(i2Wll 1 Whatever your question about any G major appliance, GE Answer Centef information service is available to I help. Your call–and your question– will be answered promptly and courteously. And you can call any In-Home Repak Service Contracts time. GE Answer Center” service is
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YOUR BUILT-IN COOKTOP WARRANTY Save proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or cancelled check to establish warranty period. FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY This warranty is extended to II WHAT IS COVERED ., . . , , tne ongmal purcnaser ana any For one year from date of original succeeding owner for products purchase, we will provide, free of purchased for ordinary home use in charge, parts and service labor in the 48 mainland states, Hawaii and your home to repair or replace any Washingt
