GE JGBS18 Range User Manual


 
PROBLEM
$URPACE
RU~RS
LIGHT
BUT
OVEN
DOES
NOT
TOP BURNERS DO NOT
LIGHT OR DO NOT
BURN EVENLY
BUWERS
HAVE YELLOW
OR YELLOW-TEPED
~AMES
BURNER
~AMES VERY
LARGE OR YELLOW
POSSIBLE CAUSE
Plug
on
the
range
is
not
completely
inserted
in
the
electric~
outiet,
*
Pilot(s)
is
(are)
not
lit
(on
standing
pilot
models).
Seethe Lighting
Instmctions
for
S~@ng
Pilot
Models
in
Using
Your
Oven,
*
The
circuit breaker
in
your
house
has
been
tipped, or
a
fuse has
been
blown.
*
Oven
controls
not
properly
set.
*
The
oven
gas
shut
off valve
may
have accidentily
been
moved
during
cleaning or
moving.
To
check
the
oven
gas
shut off valve on standard twin burner
models,
raise
the
cooktop
and look for
the
gas shutoff
lever
at
the
extreme
right rear corner.
To
check the oven gas shut
Qff
valve on sealed burner models, remove
the
storage
drawer, broiler drawer
or
kick
panel
and
look
for
the
gas
shut
off lever
at
the back of the range.
On
some
models you
may
have
to
remove an access
cover
also.
Make
sure electrical plug is plugged into
a
live
power
outlet.
Burner
holes
on the side
or
around
the
top of
burner
may
be clogged. Remove
burners
(on
models with standard twin burners)
or
burner
heads
(on
models
with
sealed burners) or burner
caps
on spill-proof models,
md
clean
them with a
sewing
neede or twist tie. Make sure you do not
enlarge
the holes. On
spill-proof models,
check
electrode area for burned-on
food
or grease.
Pilot(s)
is
(are)
not lit
(on
standing pilot models). See
the
Lighting Instructions
for Standing Pilot Models
in
Surface Cooking.
*
If burner flames look like (A), call for
se~iee.
Norm@
burner flames
should
look
like (B) or {C), depending
on
the
type of gas you use.
*
Witi
LP
gas,
some yellow tipping on outer cones is normal.
If range is connected to
LP
gas, check
@l
steps in the Installation Instructions.
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