GE JBP28G Installation instructions

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Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrange
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Ger}eralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
writedownthemodel
andserialnmbers.
You’llfindthemonalabelon
thefrontoftherangebehindthe
storagedrawer.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrange.Beforesendingin this
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
ModelNumber
SerialNumber
Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrange.
Immediatelycontactthedealer(or I
builder)thatsoldyoutherange. ..
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Beforeyourequest
serticeo o@
ChecktheProblemSolveron
page26.It listscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan

men usingelectricalappliances,
basic safetyprecautions should
be followed,incIudingthe
following:
@use tMs applianceOdy for its
intendeduse as describedin this
manual●
@Besure your apptiance is
properly kwed mdgromded
byaqualifiedtechnicianin
accordancewith theprovided
initiation instructions.
~Don9tattempt to repair ,
orreplacemy part of your
rangedess it isSpecwldly
recommendedkthis book. Al
otherservicingshouldbe re~rred
to aqualified technician.
*hnotImve cMdrendone-
chikh-enshouldnotbe Iefidone
or unattendd in an area wherean
apphanceis in use. Theyshodd
neverbe allowedto sitor stand
on anypart oftheappliance.
@hn’t allowanyone tochb, @
Keephood ad greasefi!ters
standorhang ontie door, clean to maintaingood venting
draweror-e top. ~ey codd and to avoidgrease fires.
-age the mge and eventip @Do not let coo~g grease
it over,caus@ severepersonal
injury. or other flamable materials ‘–
accumdate in or near the ~—
~CAmON: ~MS OF range. -
mmsT m cHmDmN ~-
~
SHOWDN~ BES~mD ~hnot use wateron grease =
~C~~E~ ~OW Afries.Neverpickup afl~ming ~f.
-GE ORONH pan. Smother flmkg pan on
BACHPL~HOFA‘surface
unitby coveringpan
wGRcmDm ~cornplletelywith we~-fitttig fid9
C-LWmG ONT= <~cookie sheet or flat tray.
MGE TO~ACH ITEMS R*g greaseoukide ap,m
COWD BESEWOUSLY can be put out bycoveringwith
mmD. ~~,~baking soda or,ifavatiabie, a
rndti”pur~se drychemical
@Neverwear loos~-fittkg or~‘~or fo~ fire exttiguisher.
hanging garments w~b-king ..
theappkce. H-able qterial ~‘~Do ‘~~~touch‘heating
couldbe ignitedif broug,htin .. . . ~elemetitsor intiripr solace of
oven;Thesesurfacesmaybe hot
con~ct withhot heatingelements
and may cause severebums. .~~enough’ti.burn eventhough they —---
are’darkin color. During and
oUse o~y dry poth61de~— ?*T USe,do not touch, or let- ‘
moist or damp potholders on clothingor other flamniable
hot surfacesmay result in bums ‘materi~s ,con~ctsufiace ~~, .‘ ~
fromsteam. Do notlet potholders ‘~areas ne~by sutiace unikor any
touchhot heating elements. Dp- ~intqriof area ofhe oven; allow
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notuse atowelor other bu~ ~. ~ ~ sufficienttimefor cooling,‘first. ❑—
cloth. ,.. ~~~Potentially hot surfaces in~lude ~=_-
*Neveruse yourapptiancefor ‘.thecookttipandartis facingthe ==
wartig orheatkg the tifi. ~~ Coo@p, ovenventopeningand =
sfices near the opening and S
~$toqk in or on”~pp~W~e— ~‘-crevices arotindthe oven~oor
~~ble ma&fidsshoddnot be ‘Remember. The inside ~~rfac~ ‘-
stored in an ovenor near sufice ‘.~.
of thetiven.qay be hot when the =~.
units. ~door is o~ened. ~.
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.*~~~ c~Mg pork, follow =;
our directions exactlyand always —
,) ~.cbok the heat to at Ieast 170°F. =-
This a$stiresfiat, in the remote ‘=#-
possibilitythattrichina maybe
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present in tie meat, it will be S
kill~dand tie meat will be safi =-
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oven
@Smd away frommge when
Qwtig ovendoor.Hot* or
stem which esupes mmuse
b-@ hinds, fice red/or ey6.
@Use proper pan sti-This .
apptianceis eqtipped with one
~
~~!-- bums, ignition
of fla~ble materials, arid
spillage,the hande ofacontainer
shotid be W=thecen~r
ofthe range withoutextending
overnearby surfaceuni@.
*~w2ystirn smface ht to
0~ beforerernovhg utemil.
@Wep weyeon foodsbebg
fried at ~GH or WD~
@GH heab.
tind shouldbe used in or around ‘. —
my pafl of the oven.

Yot3rrange,likemanyother
householditems,isheavy and
cansettleinto softfloor coverings
such ascushionedviny!or
carpeting. Whenmovingtherange
onthistypeofflooring,usecare,
andit isrecommendedthatthese
simpleandinexpensiveinstructions
befollowed.
TherangeshouldbeinstaIledon
asheetofplywood(orsimilar
material)as follows:Whenthe
floor coveringendsat thefront of
fh~ra~~ge,
theareathattherange
willreston shouldbebuiltupwith
plywoodtothesamelevelorhigher
thanthefloorcovering.Thiswill
allowtherangetobemovedfor
cleaningor servicing.
Iingthe
Range
Levelingscrewsarelocatedon
eachcornerofthebaseofthe
range.Removethebottomdrawer
andyoucan leveltherangeonan
unevenfloor.
Toremovedrawer,pull drawer
outallthe way,ti~tupthe front
and bke it out. Toreplace
drawer,insertrollersatbackof
drawerbeyondstoponrangeglides.
Liftdrawerif necessarytoinsert
easily.Letfrontofdrawerdown,
thenpushinto close.
mew=sammps
@Usecookwareofmediumweight @Preheatovenonlywhen
aluminum,withtight-fittingcovers, necessary.Mostfoodswillcook
andflatbottomswhichcompletely satisfactorilywithoutpreheating.
covertheheatedportionofthe Ifyoufindpreheatingisnecessary,
surfaceunit. watchtheindicatorlightandput
@Cookfreshvegetableswitha
minimumamountofwaterina
coveredpan.
foodinovenpromptlyaftertie
light~O~S OUt.
@AiwaysturnovenOFFbefore
removingfood.
@Watchfoodswhenbringingthem ~.
quicklytacookingtemperaturesat @Duringbaking,avoidfrequent
HIGHheat. Men foodreaches dooropenings.Keepdooropenas
cookingtemperature,reduceheat shortatimeaspossiblewhenitis
immediatelytolowestsettingthat opened.

FeaturesofYourRange
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Featwehdex onpage
Expltined
Featwe hdex onpage ~OvenLightSwitch 1151
1ModelandSerialNumbers 2
2SurfaceUnitControls 7,8 13 BroilUnit 120 I
14 OvenInteriorLight I24 I
I3Sensi-TempControl 18
15 OvenShelves 1151
4“ON” IndicatorLightsfor 7
SurfaceUnits 16 OvenShelfSupports [151
I5OvenSetControl 115 17 BroderhandRack I20 I
I6OvenTempControl I15 18 OvenLiner 1251.
7OvenCyclingLight 15
8AutomaticOvenTimer,Clock 14
andMinuteTimer
19 BakeUnit(Maybeliftedgently
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25
forwipingovenfloor.)
20 StorageDrawer 1241
[9Door LockedLight I22 m
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21 DoorLatch 1221
10 SolidElementSufiaceUnit 10
11 Sensi-TempSurfaceUnit 8
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22DoorGasket 1221
23OvenVent 141
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forthemtimme
Thetopworkingsurfaceof
thenewsolidelementshavea
protectivecoatingwhichmustbe
hardenedbeforeusingtheelemen~
forthefirsttime.Tohardenthis
coating,theelementsshouldbe
heatedwithoutapanforashort
periodoftime(regularelements
atHI settingandSensi-Temp
elementat maximumsetting
for3to5minutes).
Therewillbesomesmokeand
odor;thisisnormal.It isnon-
toxicandcompletelyharmless.
Heatingoftheelementwill
changethestainlesssteelelement
trimringsandtemperature
sensorstoagoldcolor.
THEELEMENTPR~EaIVE
COATINGMUSTBEHARDENED
~HELPPROTECI’THEELEMENT
OVERITSLmE.
Gneml Idormation
AboutSolidElemenk
Theuseofyoursolidelement
cooktopis quitesimilartoan
electriccoilcooktop,withwhich
youprobablyarefamiliar.With
bothtypesyouwillenjoythe
cleanlinessofelectricityandthe
benefitsofretainedheatinthe
elements.However,thereare
differences.
~SolidelementsdoN~ glowred,
evenatHI setting.
*Solidelementsreachtemperature
alittleslower,andholdheatlonger
thanconventionaltubularelements.
Solidelementshaveveryevenheat
distribution.Sincesolidelements
holdheatlonger,youmaywishto
turntheelementoffsooner,and
takeadvantageoftheresidualheat.
Theamountofresidualheatis
dependentuponthequantityand
typeoffood,thematerialand
thicknessofthepanandthesetting
usedforcooking.
oThe red dot inthe cen~r ofthesolid
elementindicatesbutit-intemperature
limitersthatautomaticallyreduce
theheatif apanboilsdry,if the
elementis turnedonwithoutapan
orifthepanisnotmakingenough
contactwiththesurfaceofthe
element.Thereddotswillwearoff
withusewithoutaffectingthe
performanceoftheelements.
~There is~~~ hat ~he element.
Onboilovers,waitforelementto
coolbeforecleaningelementarea.
~Solidelementcookingtakesyou
astepclosertoeasiercleanup,
becausethecookingsurfaceis
sealedagainstspillsandthereare
nodripbowlsorburnerboxtoclean.
@Youmustuseproperflatbottomed
cookware,notwarped,convex,or
concave.Impropercookwarecould
causeunsatisfactorycooking
results.
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~~~~~C~ COOti~g (continual)
Semi-WmpTMControl
Yoursurfaceunitsandcontrolsare
designedtogiveyouan infinite
choiceofheatsettingsfor surface
unitcooking.
AtbothOFFandHI settings,there
isaslightniche.Whenturningthe
controlknobtoeitherofthese
positions,youwillfeelthecontrol
“click”intotheniche.
Whencookinginaquietkitchen,
youmayhearslight“clicking”
sounds-an indicationthattheheat
settingsyouselectedarebeing
maintained.
Switchingheatstohighersettings
alwaysresultsinaquickerchange
thanswitchingtolowersettings.
cml* Gtide
forUskg Hea@
~–Bring watertoboil.
~Dm HI (8-9)–Fast fry,pan
broil;maintainfastboilonlarge
amountoffood.
~D—Saute andbrown;maintain
slowboilonlargeamountoffood.
~W (>3)–Cookafterstartingat~;
cookwithlittlewaterinmered pan.
W—Steam rice,cereal;maintain
servingtemperatureofmostfoods.
1.AtHI or MEDIUMHI (8-9),
neverleavefoodunattended.
Boiloverscausesmoking;greasy
spilloversmaycatchfire.
2. AtWM or LOW(2-3),melt
chocolate,butteronsmallunit.
Thiscontrolallowsyoutopre-select
thedesiredtemperature.Toturn
theelementON, pushinandturn
clockwise.Youwillfeela“click”
atthe “off”positionandatthe
“boil”position.
Theautomaticelementsensestie
temperatureofthecookingutensil
andregulatesit accordingtothe
settingselected.Onlyonesettingis
necessaryforeachmethod-frying,
simmering,etc.
Whenturnedon,theSensi-Temp
elementalwaysbeginswithfu~
power,nomatterwherethedid
is set.Whenthetemperature
correspondingtothatsettinghas
beenreached,theelementcycles
OFFandON, similartoyouroven.
Evenwhenthedid issetat
minimumtheelementbeginson
fill poweruntiltheselectedheat
settingisreached.
TheSensi-Tempelementwillnot
bumfoodwhenthecorrectsetting
isselected.Forexample,baked
beans,chocolate,mashedpotatoes
canbelefiontheSensi-Tempelement
withoutscorchingorburning.Food
maydehydrateiflefionbuttheheat
sensingdevicewillnotletthefood
orpanoverheatbeyondthesetting.
Cooktoptemperaturesincrease
withthenumberofelementsthat
areon. With3or4elements
t~lrnedon, surfacetemperatures
arefigh, sobecarefulwhen
touchg thecooktop. ‘
HowbSettheControk
Step1:Graspcontrolknoband
pushin.
1[
Step2:Turneitherclockwiseor
counterclockwisetodesiredheat ~
setting.
ControBmustbepushedinto set
onlyfrom0~ position.When
controlisin anypositionother
than0~, it mayberotated
withoutpushingin.
BesureyouturncontroltoOFF
whenyoufinishcooking.An
indicatorlightwillglowwhen
ANYheatonanysbce unitison.
Aluminumcookwareconductsheat
fasterthanothermetals.Castiron
andcoatedcastironcookwareisslow
toabsorbheat,butgenerallycooks
evenlyatWMor MEDsettings.
Steelpansmaycookunevenlyif
notcombinedwithothermetals.
Flatground~roceram” saucep
or skilletscoatedonthebottom
withaluminumcookevenly.Glass
saucepansshouldbeusedonlyas —
them-mufacturerdescribes.Donot
useawiretrivetor anyotherkind —
ofheat-retardingpadbetweenthe
cookwareandtheelement.
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ToReceiveMmhm
—PerformancefromYour
SolidElement
~Forcooking,theuseofappropriate
utensilsisimportant.
@Goodutensilshaveathick,flat
bottomwhichabsorbstheheatfrom
theelement.Thethick,flatbottom
providesgoodheatdistribution
fromtheelementtothefood.This
cookingprocessrequireslittle
water,fatandelectricity.
~Utensilswiththin,uneven
bottomsdonotadequatelyutilize
theheatcomingfromtheelement.
Thefoodtobecookedmaybumand
requiremoretimeandelectricity.
Youwouldalsohaveto addmore
fator water.
~Useonlypansofgoodquality
thesolidelements.Theyshould
aveastablebottom,slightlyconcave
=towardsthecenter,just enough
sothatthebottomofthepanhas
—thegreatestpossiblecontactwith
thesolidelementduringheating
operation.Thisresultsinthe
optimumuseofenergy.Pans
withunevenbottomsarenot
suitable.
dh
=Evennessofthepanbottomcan
becheckedbyaruleor thestraight
edgeofatable.
—@Don’tusepanswithrounded
bottoms.Theydon’thaveenough .
contactwiththesolidelementto
cookproperly.
@Usepansofthecorrectdiameter
only.Theyshouldbeslightlylarger
thanthesolidelementsospillovers
willflowontothecooktopandnot
bakeontotheelement.Adamp
clothis sufficienttoremovethe
spill.Pansshouldnotoverhang
morethan1inchovertheelement.
~Tooptimizecookingtimeand
energyusage,youshouldusea
panthatis sizedcorrectlyforthe
cookingprocess,withawell-fitted
lidtoavoidevaporationlossand
cookwithaslittlewaterorfatas
possible.If thepanistoosmall,
energyiswastedandspillagecan
flowontothesolidelement.
~Placeonlydrypansonthesolid
element.Donotplacelidsonthe
solidelement,particularlywetlids.
@Specialcookingproceduresthat
requirespecificcookingutensils,
suchaswoks,pressurecookers,
deepfatfryers,etc.,musthaveflat
bottoms,be thecorrectsizeand
covered,if applicabletocooking
process,as identifiedearlierin
thissection.
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~Exceptinpressurecooking
withwaterandwaterbathcanning,
canningpotsshouldnotextendmore
than1inchbeyondthesurfaceofa
solidelementandshouldhaveflat
bottoms.Whencanningpotsdonot
meetthisdescription,theuseofthe
HIheatsettingcausesexcessive ~
heatbuildupandmayresultin
damagetothecooktop.See“Home
CanningTips”sectionforfurther
information.
Tocheckhowapanwillperformonasotidelement:
1.Put 1inchof-waterinto 3. Auniformpatternofbubbles
thepan. acrossthebottomofthepan
2. Bringwaterto aboiland confirmsagoodheattransferand
observethepatternofthe agoodpot.
bubblesasthewatercomesto 4. Bubbleslocalizedin otiy a
aboil. portionofthebottomindicate
unevencontactofthepantothe
element,unevenheattransfer,
andanunsuitablepot.
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surfacecook@
Quetiiom &-em
(continued)
Q.MayIcanfoodsandpreserves
onmysolidelementsurface
units?
A. Yes,butonlyusecontainers
designedforcanningpurposes.
Checkthemanufacturer’s
instructionsandrecipesfor
preservingfoods.Besurecanneris
flat-bottomd andfitsoverthe
centerofsolidelement.Since
canninggenerateslargeamountsof
steam,be carefulto avoidbums
fromsteamor heat.Canning
shouldonlybedoneon surface
units.
Q. Whydoesthesolidelement
smokewhenIfirstturniton?
A. Thisinitialharmlessnontoxic
smokingis bothnormaland
necessary.Arustpreventativeis
appliedtoeachelementatthe
factory.Whentheunitisturnedon
forthefirsttime,thecoatingwill
burnofftheelementareas.This
takesapproximatelyfiveminutes
andshouldbedonewithoutany
panson theelement.Otherwise,
thecoatingwillsticktothepan.
Q. Whyisthecooktophotto
thetouch?
A.Moreheatistransferredtothe
cooktopbythesolidelementthan
byconventionalcoilsbecausethe
elementisclampedsecurelytothe
cooktop.This,ofcourse,eliminates
spil.loversfromgettinginsidethe
cooktopchassis.Thesecretto
keepingthecooktopcomfortably
cooleristoturnthecooktopon
onlyafierthecookwareandits
contentsareplacedontheelement.
Moreheatwillthenbe transferred
tothecookwareandthefoodrather
thanthecooktop.Ineithercase,
however,thecooktoptemperature
iswellwithinthelimitssetby
UnderwritersLaboratoriesandwill
notcausedamagetothecabinets,
countertops,cookware,dishtowels
andothermaterials.
Q. WhyamIovercookingmy
foodwiththenewsolidelement?
A.Thesolidelementisvery
energy-efficientandretainsitsheat
muchlongerthanthecoilelement.
Foodwillboilor frythreeto five
minutesafierthecontrolsareturned
off.Werecommendthatyoubegin
cookingatlowersettingsthanyou
haveinthepastandgradudly
increaseordecreaseheatasdesired.
Theenergysavingsaresignificant.
Q. Whydoesittie along time
tocookmyf~d?
A. Itdoesn’t.Theextratimeit
takescomparedtotheconventional
coilelementis measuredinseconds,
notminutes.Thesefewsecondsare
duetothegrea~rmassoftheelement.
If thefoodiscookingslowly,itis
becausethepotsandpansarewarped
or haveanunevenbottomsurface.
If flatbottompotsandpansare
used,cookingperformanceofthe
solidelementcloselyparallelsthat
ofthecoilelementwithlessenergy
consumption.
Q. CanIusespecia!cooking
equipment,likeanorientalwok,
onmysolidelementsurface
units?
A. Cookwarewithoutflatsurfaces
isnotrecommended.Thelifeof
yoursolidelementcanbe
shortenedandtherangecooktop
canbedamagedfromthehighheat
neededforthistypeofcooking.
Q. Whyistheporcelainfinishon
mycontainerscomingoffl
A. Ifyouselectaheatsetting
higherthanrequiredforthe
containermaterial,andleaveit, the
finishmaysmoke,crack,pop,or
bumdependingonthepotorpan.
Also,atoohighheatforlong
periods,andsmallamountsofdry
food,maydamagethefinish.
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