Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product JGP645 GE
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Model: JGP645 Us e and Care & Installation G uide Gas Downdraft Cooktop GE Quality Product Safety Instructions ................... 3 –5 Operating Instructions, Tips Controls ............................................................ 8 Cooktop Comparison.
2 HELP US HELP YOU… Read this guide car efully . It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new cooktop properly . Keep it handy for answers to your questions. If you don’t understand something or need more help, call: GE Answer Center ® 800.
Important Safety Instructions IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions befor e using this appliance. IMPOR T ANT SAFETY NOTICE • The California Safe Drinking W ater and T oxic Enforceme.
4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Using Y our Cooktop • Do not leave childr en alone or unattended where a cooktop is hot or in operation.
5 Important Safety Instructions • Always turn the surface burners to off befor e removing the cookwar e. • Carefully watch foods being fried at high flame setting. • Foods for frying should be as dry as possible. Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and over the sides of the pan.
6 FEA TURES OF YOUR COOKT OP 1 5 4 4 3 9 7 6 5 Explained Feature Index on page 1 V ent 10 2 V ent Filters 1 1 3 Cast-Iron Burner Grates 12 4 Spillproof Burners 12 5 High Power Spillproof Burners 8 6 F.
7 HOW DOES THIS COOKT OP COMP ARE T O YOUR OLD ONE? Y our new cooktop has gas burners. If you are used to cooking with induction or other electric surface units, you will notice some differences when you use gas burners. The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or surface unit you have.
8 USING YOUR COOKT OP Electric Ignition Y our surface burners are lighted by electric ignition, eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with constantly burning flames. The igniters make clicking sounds and spark even when only a single burner is being turned on.
9 Using Y our Cooktop 9 Cookwar e Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is recommended because it heats quickly and evenly . Most foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with tight-fitting lids for cooking with minimum amounts of water . Cast Iron: If heated slowly , most skillets will give satisfactory results.
10 COOKT OP VENT SYSTEM The built-in vent system helps remove cooking vapors, odors and smoke from foods pr epared on the cooktop. Continuous use of the vent system helps keep the kitchen comfortable and less humid, reducing cooking odors and soiling moisture that normally creates a frequent need for cleaning.
11 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.
12 CARE AND CLEANING (continued) Burner Assembly The burner assemblies should be wiped clean often. T urn all controls OFF before removing burner parts. The electrode of the spark igniter is exposed when the top of the burner is removed. Be car eful not to push in any surface unit controls while the top of a burner is removed.
13 INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS PARTS LIST Cooktop • 4 bur ner grates • 4 bur ner caps • Gas pressur e regulator with attached 1/2 ″ to 3/8 ″ r educing bushing and 3/8 ″ pipe nipple • 2 c.
14 INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) DIMENSIONS AND CLEARANCES The downdraft system with blower , motor and ductwork will occupy the cabinet below the cooktop.
15 CUT THE OPENING Measure car efully when cutting counter top. Make sure sides of opening ar e parallel and rear and front cuts are exactly perpendicular to sides.
16 INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) DUCTWORK ARRANGEMENT The downdraft vent is shipped with the discharge outlet on the left side. It can be changed to the right side to avoid inter ference in routing the ductwork. • T o change the ductwork to the right side, remove the screws holding the outlet panel to the bottom of the vent.
17 C L C L T o accurately locate the ductwork holes in the cabinet floor: • Place the downdraft vent against the back of the cutout. • Place the transition duct supplied on top of the blower/motor assembly . • Position the transition duct and assembly below the discharge outlet.
18 INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) DUCT FITTINGS Use the char t at the right to compute maximum per missible lengths for duct r uns to outdoors. NOTE: Do not exceed maximum per missible equivalent lengths! Flexible ducting: If flexible metal ducting is used, all the equivalent feet values in the table should be doubled.
19 Electrical Supply: The built-in gas downdraft cooktop features pilotless electric ignition for energy savings and reliability . It operates on a 120 volt, 60 Hz power supply . A separate cir cuit, protected by a 15 amp time delay fuse or circuit breaker , is requir ed.
20 INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) STEP 3 Install the Motor/Blower Assembly • Secure the transition duct to the top of the assembly with 2 screws on each side. • Position the assembly with duct below the vent discharge. • Adjust the height by sliding the brackets up or down until the assembly is tight against the vent discharge.
21 STEP 6 Install the Cooktop NOTE: If the cooktop is installed into a 36 ″ base cabinet, the pressure r egulator MUST BE installed to the bottom of the cooktop before the cooktop is placed into the cabinet.
22 INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) STEP 7 Electrical Connections • Connect the 3-pin plastic plug from the blower/motor assembly to the 3-pin plastic socket on the underside of the vent, next to the conduit. • Slide the metal cover over the connection and secure with scr ews.
23 STEP 10 Install Filters, Check Operation of Downdraft T o raise the vent, tur n the VENT knob to RAISE/LOWER. • Hold the knob until the vent begins to raise. The vent will automatically stop when it is fully extended. • T ip filter into the opening and pull straight down so that the filter rests on slides.
24 CONVER TING T O LP GAS or Converting Back to Natural Gas from LP CONVERT THE SURFACE KNOBS 1. Remove the knobs and lift of f the microswitch operating cams from the valve shafts. 2. Fully screw down the brass low flame adjustment screws into the valve bodies with a clockwise rotation.
25 CHECK QUALITY OF FLAMES The combustion quality of bur ner flames needs to be deter mined visually . (A) Y ellow flames— Call for ser vice (B) Y ellow tips on outer cones— Nor mal for LP gas (C) Soft blue flames— Nor mal for natural gas If bur ner flames look like (A), call for ser vice.
26 QUESTIONS? BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SER VICE… PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE BURNERS DO NOT • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live power outlet. LIGHT • Slot in burner base may be clogged. Remove the obstruction. • Burner parts not replaced correctly .
27 GE offers, free of charge, a brochure to assist in planning a barrier-free kitchen for persons with limited mobility. Consumers with impaired hearing or speech who have access to a TDD or a conventional teletypewriter may call 800-TDD-GEAC (800-833-4322) to request information or service.
Part No. 183D5580P039 Pub No. 49-8837 WHA T IS COVERED FULL ONE-YEAR W ARRANTY For one year from date of original purchase, we will provide, free of charge, parts and service labor in your home to repair or replace any part of the cooktop that fails because of a manufacturing defect.
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