GE JGBS23 Range User Manual


 
LIGHT THE PILOTS (cont.)
Adjust the Surface Burner Pilots if
Necessary
1. Raise the cooktop.
2. Locate the pilot adjustment screw.
It can be accessed through the small
hole near the center of the manifold
panel.
3. To adjust, use a blade-type screwdriver
with a shaft diameter of less than or
equal to 3/16. Turn pilot adjustment
screw until pilot flame is 5/16 high.
Do not reduce the flame to less than
5/16 or pilot outage may occur. A pilot
flame burning higher than recommended
may generate soot (carbon black) on
the bottom of your cooktop.
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Light the Oven Pilot
1. Remove the oven door. See Lift-Off
Oven Door in the Care and cleaning
of range section.
2. Remove the oven shelves.
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Light the Oven Pilot (cont.)
3. Remove the oven bottom. To remove:
Remove knurled screws holding
down rear of oven bottom.
Grasp oven bottom at finger slots
on each side.
Lift rear of oven bottom enough
to clear the lip of range frame,
then pull out.
4. Locate the pilot in the back of the oven
bottom. The pilot is attached to the left
side of the oven burner.
5. To light the oven pilot, push in and
hold the oven control knob while
lighting the pilot with a long match or
match holder. Once the oven pilot is lit,
continue holding the oven control
knob for one minute before releasing.
No adjustments are required for
natural gas. If the range is connected
to LP gas, contact the person who
installed your range or made the
conversion. If pilot flame does not
stay lit, repeat this step.
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Pilot
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Installation Instructions
CAUTION Make sure the surface
burner control knobs are in the OFF position
before attempting to adjust the pilots.
Oven
bottom
Shield
(on some
models)