Jenn-Air CVG4100 User manual

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Use and Care Manual
* _Designer Gas Grill
:_Range Cooktops
Models CVG4100, 0VG4280, CVG4380
Model CVG4280
Model CVG4380
Printedin U.SA Cat. No. CA4100UD
@1996 Jenn-Air PartNO.8111P196-60 6/96

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 flam-
mable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of
this orany other appliance.
- WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
•Do not try to light any appliance.
•Do not touch 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 -

Read before operating your cooktop
All appliances - regardlessof 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
basedon safety considerations.
3. Children should not be left alone or unattended in area where appliance is in
use. They should never be allowed to sitor stand on any part ofthe 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. De 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. Useonlydry potholders. Moistordamppotholdersonhotsurfacesmayresult
in bums from steam. De not use a towelor other bulky cloth.
9. Select cookware large enough to properly contain food and avoid boil overs
or spinovers. This will save on cleaning and prevent hazardous accumulations
offood, sinceheavysplatteringorspilloverslefton acooktopcanignite. 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 into the room where they are easily hit.COOKWARE HANDLES
SHOULD BE TURNED INWARD AND NOT EXTEND OVER ADJACENT
SURFACE BURNERS to minimize burns, ignition of flammable materials,
and spillage due to unintentional 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 grill and surface burner areas, or perimeter trim around cooktop.
During and after use, these areas may be hot enough to cause burns. Avoid
contact with these areas by clothing or other flammable materials until they
havehadsufficient timetocool.
15. Do not heat unopened food containers.Buildup of pressure may cause
container to burst and result in injury.
16.Keep all controls "OFF" when unit is not in use.
17. Keep vent ducts unobstructed.
18. GREASE - Grease is flammable and should be handled carefully. Never
leave any cooking operation unattended. Let fat cool before attempting to
handle it. Do not allow grease to collect around the cooktop or in the vents.
Wipe up spillovers immediately.
19. Ifthe cooktop is installed near a window, proper precautions should be taken
to prevent curtains from blowing over burners creating a FIRE HAZARD.
20. Do not use aluminum foil to line aeration tray or bumer basin. Restriction of
normal air flow may result in unsafe operation.
21. Do not use cookware on the grill section of this appliance.
22. Before servicing your appliance, disconnect power to the cooktop at the main
fuse orcircuit breaker panelandat the electrical receptacle.
23. Always allow hotpans to coolin a safe place out of the reach of small children.
24. A faint gas odor may indicate a gas leak. if a gas odor is detected, shut off
the gas supply to the cooktop. Call your installer or local gas company to have
thepossibleleak checked. Never usea matchor other flametolocate a
gas leak.
25. Clean only parts listed in this manual and use procedures recommended.
26. Flame size should be adjusted so itdoes not extend beyond the edge of the
cookware, this instruction is based on safety consideration.
27. This appliance has been tested for safe performance using conventional
cookware. Do not use any devices oraccessories that are not specifically
recommended in this manual.Do not useeyelid covers for thesurface
burners or stovetop grills. The use of devices or accessories that are not
expressly recommended in this manual can create serious safety hazards
result in performance problems and reduce the life of the components of the
appliance.
-SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS-

Important Safety Notice and Warning
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement.Actof 1986
(Proposition65) requirestheGovernorofCaliforniatopublishalistofsubstances
known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm, and
requiresbusinessestowarncustomersofpotentialexposurestosuchsubstances.
Usersof this appliance are herebywarned that burning ofgas canresult in low-
levelexposuretosomeofthelistedsubstances,includingbenzene,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
ElectricalGroundingInstructions
The appliance isequippedwith athree-prong grounding plugfor your protection
againstshock hazardand should be plugged directly intoa properlygrounded
three-prong receptacle. Donotcutor removethegrounding prongfromthisplug.

Congratulations on your choice of a Jenn-Air gas cooktop. The indoorgrilling of meats
fish or fowl is an attractiveand healthy way to preparethese foods.
The chart below describes thedifferences between the models.
Model# T__peof Burners S_ed with the Unit
CVG4100 Singlegrill
CVG4280 Grilland two surface burners
CVG4380 Grill and four surface burners
Beforeyou begin cooking with your neweooktop,please take a few minutesto read and
becomefamiliar with the instructionsin this book. Should you haveanyquestionsabout
using your Jenn-Air gas cooktop, writeto us. Besure to providethe model number.
Jenfl-Air Customer Assistance
c/o MaytagCustomer Service
P.O.Box 2370
Cleveland,TN 37320-2370
Accessories
Optional .......................................................................................................... 23
Cleaning
Cooktop Parts............................................................................................ 18-20
Grill .................................................................................................................. 18
Cookware ................................................................................................................. 9
Ducting................................................................................................................... 21
Grilling
Cleaning.......................................................................................................... 18
GdllGuide ....................................................................................................... 16
Grilling Tips ..................................................................................................... 17
Installing.......................................................................................................... 14
Usage ............................................................................................................. 15
How A Surface Burner Works .......................................................................... 10-11
How to Operate During a Power Failure ........................................................ 10
Safety Precautions............................................................................................... 2-5
Service Information ................................................................................................ 22
Surface Burners
Installing.......................................................................................................... 13
SurfaceControls.................................................................................................... 12
Ventilation System ................................................................................................... 8
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The built-in ventilation system removes cooking vapors, odors and smoke from foods
preparedon the cooktop, grill and gdll accessories.
Regularuse ofthis systemwill insurea morecomfortable and less humidkitchenwhich
isfree of heavycooking odorsand fumes that normally create a frequent need for
cleaning and redecorating.
• To operatethe ventilation system manually,push the switch located in front of the
air grille. Ifyoupushonthe leftsideoftheswitch,thefanwilloperate atthe Lospeed.
If you push on the right sideof the switch, the fan will operate at the Hi speed. To
turn thefan off,the switch should bereturned to themiddle (level) position.
• The ventilation system will operate automatically on Hi when the grill burner is in
use. Duringgrilling,the fan speedisautomatically set forthe HisettingAND cannot
bechangedtoLo speedor manuallyfumedoff.
• Usethe Hi fan speed for capturing steam.Use Lo fan speed for capturing smoke
when pan frying.
• The ventilation system can be used to remove strong odors from the kitchen as
when chopping onions near the air grille.
Air Grille: The airgrillelifts off easily.Wipe clean or
_ I_ wash in sinkwith mild h°useh°lddetergenta"Maybes.cleaned in dishwashsr.
Filter;Turnoff ventilatJonsystem before removing.
Turn filter retainer clip to remove filter. Thefilter is a
permanent typeand should be cleaned when soiled.
Clean in sink with warm water and liquid dishwashing
detergent or in dishwasher.
-- _ Important: DO NOT OPERATE SYSTEM WITHOUT
_ _ FILTER.FlLTERshould a_waysbe placed at an angle.
• . As you face the front of the cooktop, the top of the filter
_= "" should rest against the left side ofthe vent opening and
the bottom ofthe filter should rest against therightside
of the ventilation chamber at the bottom. If filter is flat
againstthefanwalk,ventilationeffectiveness isreduced.
Ventilation Chamber: This area,which housesthe filter,should becleaned inthe event
of spills or whenever it becomes coated with a film of grease. The ventilation chamber
may becleanedwith papertowel,dampcloth,or spongeand a mild householddetergent
or cleanser.

To achieveoptimumcooking performance usecookpots withfiat bottomsand tight fitting
covers. Flame size should be adjusted so it does not extend beyond the edge of the
cookware. This instruction isbased on safety considerations. Adjusting the size of the
flame to fit the size of the cookware also helps to save fuel.
CAUTION: DoNOT allow large pansto contact or extend over the control knobs. Heat
trapped between large pans and control knobs could possibly cause damage to the
control knobs.
Important: Leavea minimum of 1 1/2"between sideof pan and surrounding surfaces,
such as countertop backsplashor side walls, to allow heatto escape to avoid possible
damage to these areas.
• Aluminum cookware heats evenly and quickly.A slightly larger flame size can be
used. Theflame can beadjusted soitcomestotheedge ofthecookware. However,
the flame should NEVER be adjusted so that itextends beyond the bottom of the
cookware.
• Stainless steel cookware with copper or aluminum cores heat evenly and fairly
quickly. The flame size should be adjusted to extend only halfway between center
and edge of the cookware bottom for best results.
• Cast iron cookware heats slowly.
• Checkmanufacturer's recommendations beforeusing porcelain on steel,porcelain
on cast iron,glass, glass/ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed cookpots.
If the cookware is covered, less fuelwill be needed; therefore, a lowerflame 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.

Your newcooktop bumers have been preset for an "average" set of conditions. Regional
variances in gas pressure and atmosphericconditions such as height above sea level
may affect your initial flame performance•
When the control knob is turned on, gas enters the mixer tubeand mixes with air. This
air and gas mixture flows to the burner head and is lighted by a spark from the solid state
igniter•
A properly adjusted burnerwith clean ports will light within afew seconds, The cone-
shaped flame will be dear blue in color with a clearly defined inner cone. There should
be no trace of yellow in the flame.A yellow flame indicates an improper mixture of air
and gas. Ifyour flame does not resemble the "correct" flame as described above,follow
the air shutter adjustment instructions below.
The variable surface controls for thesurface burners and grill burner provide flexibility
in heat setting selection,
Note:The grill can be replaced with an optional surface burner module, Model AG202.
Surface Burners
Incaseof prolonged power failure, you can manuallylight the surface burner by holding
alighted match nearthe burner ports and slowly turning the control knob counterclockwise
(after depressing) until the gas ignites. There is no fan so smoke and condensation can
gather.
Grill
IN CASE OF POWER FAILURE DO NOT USE GRILL• VENTILATION SYSTEM WiLL
NOT OPERATE•
Air Shutter Adjustment
To Adjust Surface Burner Air Shutter (Some models):
Loosen fastening screw with a phillips8URFACEBURNERROTATEAIR
screwdriverandrotate air shutterto increase A_aSHU_TER SHU_ERON
MJXEF_HEAD TC
or decrease the size of the airopening. Asthe SCREW MAKEA_R
appearance• Adjustrnent is satisfactory when A_RS.U_E,
a clearly defined,even blue flarne results at AIROPENING TO
the Hi flamesetting.Afteradjustrnent,tighten A_a_ "_CLOSEOPeNw
screw•
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To adjust grill burner air shutters and surface burner air shutters (Some
models):
Theleft handair shuttercontrolstherearhaft ofthegrillburnerortherearsurface burner.
The righthandshutter controlsthefront halfofthe grillburner or thefront surface burner.
Slide air shutter backward or forward to
increaseordecreasethesizeoftheairopening.A_RSHUTrER
screwdriver blade may be required to make
this adjustment.Observe change in flame A_R_,_-_jL_ "_
appearance as theair shutteris moved. AJ_SHUTrER_/--_SSE_SCREWOR_VEnBLADE
Adjustment issatisfactory whena clearly INSLOTAND]%'VISTWITH
SLIGHTpRESSURE TO ,_LLOW
defined, even blue flame results at the Hi AIR_HUTrERTOSLIDEEASILY
flamesettfng. The snug fit of the air shutter
assures it will remain positioned correctly,
On any burner, closing the air shutter too far will cause the flame to become soft and
yellow tipped. Opening the air shutter too widewillcause the flameto blow away from
the burner ports. Proper adjustment will produce a sharp,clearly defined even. blue
flame.
Lo Flame Adjustment
This appliance has been shipped from the factory with Lo and Mealflame settings
adjusted for usewithnaturalgasandaverageinstallations.There is a wide variety of
conditionscaused byaltitude and gas mixturescontrolled byutilitycompanies which will
vary and affect the gas flame and performance. Adjustments should be madeat time
ofinstallation. If conditionschange, follow the procedures outlined belowto adjust the
Losetting.
1.Light burner andset control knob for low flame,
2.Remove controlknob fromvalve stem,
CAUTION:Never use a metal bladeto pry
knoboff.If knobcannot be easily removed
tuckthefolds ofa clothdishtowelunderthe
knob skirt and pull the towel upward with
steady, even pressure.
3. tnsert a slender,thin-bladescrewdriver
intothe recessat center ofvalve stem and
engage blade with slot in adjusting screw.
4. Turn center stem adjusting screw slightly
to set flame size. Note: Turn clockwise to
reduceor counterclockwise to increase
flame size.
5.Replace control knob whenadjustment is
completed.
Proper adjustment will produce a stable,steady blue flame of minimum size. The final
adjustment should be checked by turning knob from Hi to Loseveraltimes without
extinguishing the flame. This adjustment, at the Lo setting,will automatically provide
the proper flamesize at Med setting.
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