Jenn-Air CCG456 User manual

JENN-AIR
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Use and Care Manual
Sealed Gas Cooktops
Models CCG456,CCG457,CCG556,CCP457,CCP556 Series
ModelCCG456
Printed in U.S,A. Cat. No. CA456UE
©1993 Jenn-Air Company Part No. 208074A 5/93

WARNING: If the information in this manual is
not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may
result causing property damage, personal injury
or death.
-Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any
other appliance.
- WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
•Do not try to light any appliance.
•Do nottouch any electrical switch; do not use
any phone in your building.
•Immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor's phone.Follow the gas supplier's
instructions.
•Ifyou cannot reach your gas supplier,call the
fire department.
• Extinguish any open flame.
- Installation and service must be performed by a
qualified installer, service agency or the gas
supplier.
- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE -
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SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS
Read before operating your cooktop
All appliances -regardless of the manufacturer -have the potential
through improper or careless use to create safety problems. Therefore
the following safety precautions should be observed:
1. Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a
qualified technician.
2. Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room. This
warning is based on safety considerations.
3. Children should not be left alone or unattended in area where
appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on
any part of the appliance.
4. Wear proper apparel. Loose-fitting or hanging garmentsshould
never be worn while using the appliance.
5. Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically
recommended in this manual. All other servicing should be referred
to an authorized Jenn-Air Service Contractor.
6. Do not store combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquid near cooktop.
7. Do not use water on grease fires. Smother fire or flame or use dry
chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
8. Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp potholders on hot surfaces
may result in burns from steam. Do not use a towel or other bulky
cloth.
9. Select cookware large enough to properly contain food and avoid
boil overs or spillovers. This will save on cleaning and prevent
hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy splattering or
spillovers left on a cooktop canignite. Pan size is especially
important in deep fat frying.
10. Never leave cooktop unattended at Hi heat settings. Boil over
causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.

11. TYPE OF COOKWARE - Avoid pans that are unstable and easily
tipped.In choosing pans, look for easily-grasped handles that will
stay cool.Pans that are too heavy when filled with food can also be
a hazard. If pan handles twist and cannot be tightened, discard the
pan.
12.HANDLES - Always turn pan handles to the side or back of the
cooktop - not out intothe room where they are easily hit.COOK-
WARE HANDLES SHOULD BE TURNED INWARD AND NOT
EXTEND OVER ADJACENT SURFACE BURNERS to minimize
burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to uninten-
tional contact with the cookware.
13.CAUTION - Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets
above cooktop-children climbing on the cooktop to reach items
could be seriously injured.
14. Do not touch surface burner areas or any areas near burners.
During and after use, these areas may be hot enough to cause
burns. Avoid contact with these areas by clothing or other flam-
mable materials until they have had sufficient time to cool.
15. Do not heat unopened food containers. Build-up of pressure may
cause container to burst and result in injury.
16. Keep all controls "OFF" when units is not in use.
17.GREASE - Grease is flammable and should be handled carefully.
Never leave any cooking operation unattended. Let fat cool before
attempting tohandle it.Do not allow greaseto collect around the
cooktop. Wipe up spillovers immediately.
18. If the cooktop is installed near a window, proper precautions should
be taken to prevent curtains from blowing over burners creating a
FIRE HAZARD.
19. Do not use aluminum foil to line burner spillover bowl. Restriction
of normal air flow may result in unsafe operation.
20. Clean only parts listed in this manual and use procedures recom-
mended.
21. Always allow hot pans to cool in a safe place out of the reach of
small children.
22. A faint gas odor may indicate a gas leak.If a gas odor is detected,
cut off the gas supply to the cooktop. Call your installer or local gas
company tohave the possible leakchecked.Never use a match
or other flame to locate a gas leak.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE AND WARNING
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986
(Proposition 65) requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances
known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm, and
requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposures to such substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned that burning of gas can result in low-
level exposu re tosome ofthe listed substances, including benzene, formaldehyde
and soot, due primarily to the incomplete combustion of natural gas or liquid
petroleum (LP) fuels. Properly adjusted burners will minimize incomplete
combustion. Exposure to these substances can be minimized by properly
venting the burners to the outdoors.
WARNING
Electrical Grounding Instructions
The appliance is equipped with a three-prong grounding plug for your protection
against shock hazard and should be plugged directly into a properly grounded
three-prong receptacle. Do not cut or remove the grounding prong from this
plug.
About Your Jenn-Air
Congratulations on your choice of a Jenn-Air sealed gas cooktop. Your cooktop has
sealed gas burnerswith automatic reignition. The chart belowdescribes the difference
between models. Cooktop Model #Type ofGas
30"CCG456 Naturalonly
4 burners CCG457 Naturalonly
...... . CC.P4._557___ _ __ LP only____
36" CCG556 Natural only
5 burners CCP556 LP
NOTE: BTU rates are listed on p.7.
Beforeyoubegin cooking with your newcooktop, pleasetake afew minutesto read and
becomefamiliar withthe instructionsin this book. Should you haveany questionsabout
using your Jenn-Air gas cooktop,write to us. Be sure to provide the model number.
Consumer Relations Department
Jenn-Air Company
3035 Shadeland
Indianapolis, IN 46226-0901
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How A Surface
Burner Works
When thecontrol knobisturned ON, gas willflow intothe burner. The solidstate ignitor
will clickuntilthe gas isignited. (NOTE:All burner ignitors willspark regardless ofwhich
burner is being operated.) If the burner flame should go out, the automatic reignition
system will automatically spark to reignite that burner.This feature is provided as a
convenience. It is not intended to be interpreted as a safety feature.
A properly adjusted burner with clean ports will light within a few seconds. The cone-
shaped flame will be clear blue in colorwith a clearly defined inner cone. There should
be no trace of yellow in the flame. If the burner flame is yellow, liftsoff the ports, or is
noisy,the air/gas mixture may be incorrect. Therefore, contact a service technician to
make the needed adjustment.
The infinite surface controls provide flexibility in heat setting selection. (See page 7)
How to Operate in the Event of a Power
Failure
Incase of prolongedpower failure, youcan manually lightthe surface burner by holding
a lightedmatchneartheburnerportsandslowlyturningthecontrol knobcounterclockwise
(after depressing) to the Hi setting.
NOTE: Do not leave cooktop unattended when cooking during a power failure. The
automatic reignition feature of your cooktop will not operate during a power
failure.
NOTE: There is no overhead hood fan so smoke and condensation can gather.
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Surface Controls
To Set Controls
Since the controls are a push-turn type, they must be pushed down before turning.
To set (from the OFF position), push down on control knob and immediately turn
counterclockwise to desired setting.
Igniter will spark, at any position, until there is a flame.
e_. _. _e Control Locations (BTU Rates)
1. Left rear surface burner (10,000 BTUs)
e 2. Left front surface burner (9,500 BTUs)*
_e_ 3. Right front surface burner (12,000 BTUs)
....... 4. Right rear surface burner (9,100 BTUs)
@ 5. CCG556 & CCP556 - Center rear burner
(6,000 BTUs)
* For CCG457 & CCP457, the BTU rate on Hi is 6,000. This burner is designed
especially for cooking delicate items.
NOTE: The cooktop is equipped with different size surface burners. Match pan size to
surface burner.The use of undersized pans will expose a portion of the flame.
NOTE: Do not allow large cookpots to extend over control knobs. Heat trapped between
large cookpots and control knob could possibly cause knobs to become hot to the touch.
Suggested Control Settings
The controls offer flexibility in heat setting selection. An infinite number of settings exist
between Hi and Lo. At the Hi setting,a detent may be felt. For all settings other than
Hi, simply adjust your flame for best results.
The size and type of cookware and the amount and type of food being cooked will
influence the setting needed for best results. Suggested settings are provided as
guidelines. M_
to
Hi: A fast heat to start cooking quickly, to bring ___9 /I_
liquidsto aboil,to preheatoilfor deepfat frying._ _ H,
(Medium High) For fastfrying orbrowning offoods,to maintain o_
rapidboiloflargeamountsoffood,to maintainoil Lo Me_
temperature for deep fat frying. _
I Hi
Med: For mostfrying,sauteing, and slowboiloflarge
amounts of food. off
Lo Med
(Medium Lo) Forsimmering,maintainingboilofsmallamounts _,_0o..._,._,_,_
of food.... _.,
Lo: Maintaining serving temperatures of foods,
meltingbutter or chocolate,off
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Cookware Selection
To achieve optimum cooking performance, use cookpots with flat bottoms, tight fitting
covers, and sized for the surface burner.
Size of Cookware
The cooktop is equipped with different sizes of surface burners.
Flame size should be adjusted so it does notextend beyond theedge of thecookware.
This instruction isbased on safety considerations. Adjusting the size ofthe flame tofit
the size of the cookware also helps to save fuel.
NOTE: Donotallowlarge cookpots toextendover control knobs. Heattrapped between
largecookpots and control knobcould possiblycause knobs tobecome hottothe touch.
IMPORTANT: Leave a minimum of 1-1/2" between side of cookpot and surrounding
surfaces,such ascountertop backsplash or side walls,to allow heatto escape to avoid
possible damage to these areas.
Cookware Materials
• Aluminum cookware heatsevenly andquickly. Aslightly larger flame size canbe
used. The flame can be adjusted so it comes to the edge of the cookware.
However, the flame should NEVER be adjusted so that it extends beyond the
bottom of the cookware.
• Stainless steelcookware with copper or aluminum cores heat evenly and fairly
quickly. Theflame sizeshould beadjusted toextendonlyhalfwaybetween center
and edge of the cookware bottom for best results.
• Cast iron cookware heats slowly.
• Check manufacturer's recommendations before using porcelainon steel, porce-
lain on cast iron, glass, glass/ceramic,earthenware, or other glazed cookpots.
Covered Cookware
If the cookware is covered, less fuel will be needed; therefore, a lower flame size can
be used.
NOTE: Food will not cook any faster when more than the amount of heat needed to
maintain a gentle boil is used.

Service Information
Check the following list to be sure a service call is really necessary.
If surface burner fails to light:
• check to be sure unit is properly connected to power supply.
• check for a blown circuit fuse or a tripped main circuit breaker.
• check to be sure burner is correctly rated for your type of gas.
• check to be sure burner ports or ignition ports are not clogged.
• check to be sure igniter isclicking.If igniter doesn't click,turn control knobOFF.
If the flame is uneven:
• burner ports may be clogged.
• flame setting may need to be adjusted.
If surface burner flame lifts off the ports:
• contact an authorized Jenn-Air Service Contractor.
If surface burner flame is yellow in color:
• contact an authorized Jenn-Air Service Contractor.
IfYou Need Service
• call the dealer from whom your appliance was purchased or the authorized
Jenn-Air ServiceContractor listed intheYellow Pages. Your Jenn-AirService
Contractor canprovide betterand fasterservice ifyoucanaccurately describe
problems and givemodeland serialnumber ofthe appliance.Besure toretain
proof of purchase to verify warranty status. Refer to WARRANTY for further
information of owner's responsibilities for warranty service.
• ifthedealer orservicecompanycannot resolvetheproblem, write toMAYCOR
Parts and Service Co., P.O.Box2370, Cleveland, TN 37320-2370, 615-472-
3333.
•useand caremanuals,service manuals,and parts catalogsare availablefrom
MAYCOR for a nominal charge.
All specifications subject to change by manufacturer without notice.

Cleaning Parts of
Your Cooktop
Be sure all controls are OFF and all cooktop parts are cool before cleaning.
DETENT
PORCELAIN CAP _ ,_ BURNER HEAD
0o*OOO * o 0_1,-:__.__ PORTS
DETENT _'_'-_ ........
INDENTATION'_'--'-'-'-"--'_k_ I /BURNER BASE
IGNITER/_ '''
I I _ INDENTATION
"" I_ SPILLOVER BOWL
Surface Burner Grates
Thesurfaceburner grates aremadeofporcelain on
steel. Therefore, the grates can be washed in the
sink with milddetergents and a plastic scrubber or
washed in the dishwasher.
Whenreplacingthegrates,carefullyalignthedetent
(ball)onthegratewiththeindentationinthespillover
bowl.If the grates are not properly aligned, they
may rock. . /
Surface Burner Heads
The surface burner heads are removable for
cleaning. The caps are porcelain, while the port
areas are aluminum. Wash the surface burner
heads inthe sink with mild detergent and a plastic
scrubber.
When replacing the burner heads, carefully align
the detent on the head with the indentation in the
burner base.
NOTE: Check to be sure all ports are open. To
open clogged ports, insert a toothpick
directly into each port.
NOTE: When burner heads are removed for _ -'"------_-_
cleaning, be careful not to spill liquids
through the hole in the burner bases.
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