GE 164D2966P079 Use And Care Manual

General electric gas range use and care guide

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Safety Instructions

Anti-Tip Device ................................... 2, 3, 24

Operating Instructions, Tips

Aluminum Foil................... 5, 13, 14, 16, 18

Features ........................................................... 7

Oven.................................................... 10-19

Baking ................................................. 12, 13

Broiling................................................ 16, 17

Control Settings.......................................... 9

Roasting ............................................. 14, 15

Self-Cleaning ..................................... 18, 19

Surface Cooking........................................ 8, 9

Control Settings.......................................... 9

Cooktop Comparison ................................ 8

Cookware Tips ............................................ 9

Care and Cleaning

Broiler Pan and Rack .................................. 22

Burner Grates............................................... 20

Control Knobs .............................................. 21

Lift-Off Oven Door ....................................... 23

Lift-Up/Off Cooktop ................................... 20

Oven Shelves ............................................... 22

Porcelain Enamel Cooktop ....................... 20

Removable Cooktop Burners................... 21

Removable Oven Bottom.......................... 22

Self-Cleaning......................................... 18, 19

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Problem Solver

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Minor Adjustments..................................... 25

Thermostat Adjustment-

Do It Yourself............................................ 11

Summary of Contents for GE 164D2966P079

Page 1: Table Of Contents
... 3–6 Minor Adjustments... 25 Thermostat Adjustment– Do It Yourself... 11 More questions ?…call GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000 Consumer Services Appliance and Registration... 2 Important Phone Numbers... 27 Model and Serial Numbers ... 2 Removal of Packaging Tape ... 2 Warranty ...Back Cover...
Page 2 Read this guide carefully. It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new range properly. Keep it handy for answers to your questions. If you don’t understand something or need more help, call: ® GE Answer Center 800.626.2000...
Page 3: Safety Instructions
The Anti-Tip device should engage and prevent the range from tipping over. If you pull the range out from the wall for any reason, make sure the Anti-Tip device is engaged when you push the range back against the wall.
Page 4: Cleaning Your Range
Cleaning Your Range • Clean only parts listed in this Use and Care Guide. • Keep the range clean and free of accumulations of grease or spillovers, which may ignite. Surface Cooking • Always use the LITE position (on electric...
Page 5 • Keep all plastics away from top burners. • If range is located near a window, do not hang long curtains that could blow over the top burners and create a fire hazard.
Page 6: Flooring Under The Range
LEVELING THE RANGE Leveling legs are located on each corner of the base of the range. Your range must be level in order to produce proper cooking and baking results. After it is in its final location, place a level horizontally on any oven shelf and check the levelness front to back and side to side.
Page 7: Features
(see Safety Instructions) 3 Removable Oven Bottom 4 Oven Door Latch 5 Surface Burner Controls 6 Surface Burners and Grates 7 Oven Vent (located in center of rear of range) 8 Cooktop Explained on page Feature Index 9 Oven Temperature Knob...
Page 8: Electric Ignition
In case of a power failure, you can light the surface burners on your range with a match. Hold a lighted match to the burner, then turn the knob to the LITE position. Use extreme caution when lighting burners this way.
Page 9 Before Lighting a Burner • If drip pans are supplied with your range, they should be used at all times. • Make sure all the grates on the range are in place before using any burner. After Lighting a Burner •...
Page 10: Using Your Oven
3. Read over the information and tips that follow. 4. Keep this guide handy so you can refer to it, especially during the first weeks of using your new range. Electric Ignition The oven burner and broil burner are lit by electric ignition.
Page 11: Oven Vents
The pressure regulator (on the range back) contains a lever which turns on or shuts off the gas supply of the oven. The lever is accessible from the front of the range by removing the kick panel and reaching the range back.
Page 12: Oven Shelves
How to Set Your Range For Baking Do not lock the oven door with the latch during baking. The latch is used for self-cleaning only. Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately using an oven control system. It is recommended that you operate the oven for a number of weeks to become familiar with the new oven’s performance.
Page 13: Pan Placement
Pan Placement For even cooking and proper browning, there must be enough room for air circulation in the oven. Baking results will be better if baking pans are centered as much as possible rather than being placed to the front or to the back of the oven.
Page 14: Use Of Aluminum Foil
Do not lock the oven door with the latch during roasting. The latch is used for self-cleaning only. Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven. Roasting temperatures, which should be low and steady, keep spattering to a minimum.
Page 15: Oven
Questions and Answers Q. Is it necessary to check for doneness with a meat thermometer? A. Checking the finished internal temperature at the completion of cooking time is recommended. Temperatures are shown in Roasting Guide. For roasts over 8 lbs., check with thermometer at half- hour intervals after half the cooking time has passed.
Page 16: Broiling
Do not lock the oven door with the latch during roasting. The latch is used for self-cleaning only. Broiling is cooking food by intense radiant heat from the upper element of the oven. Most fish and tender cuts of meat can be broiled. Follow these directions to keep spattering and smoking to a minimum.
Page 17: Broiling Guide
• Always use the broiler pan and rack that comes with your oven. It is designed to minimize smoking and spattering by trapping juices in the shielded lower part of the pan. • Broiling should always be done with the oven door closed.
Page 18 OPERATING THE SELF-CLEANING OVEN Quick Reminder: 1. Latch the door. 2. Turn the Oven Temperature knob to CLEAN. Before a Clean Cycle We recommend venting with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood during the first self- cleaning cycle.
Page 19 After a Clean Cycle The clean light will go off. Turn the Oven Temperature knob to OFF. Slide the latch handle to the left. Never force the latch handle. Wait until the latch slides easily. Forcing the latch handle may damage the door lock.
Page 20: Care And Cleaning
Proper care and cleaning are important so your range will give you efficient and satisfactory service. Follow these directions carefully in caring for it to help assure safe and proper maintenance. Lift-Up/Off Cooktop Clean the area under the cooktop often. Built-up soil, especially grease, may catch on fire.
Page 21: Removable Cooktop Burners
Fig. A). 2. Lift the end of the burner assembly, then pull away from the front of the range to free the air shutter from the gas valve orifice (Fig. B). Check the lighter and burner ports. If they are clogged, use a small safety pin or a small sewing needle to clear them.
Page 22: Removable Oven Bottom
Both the broiler pan and rack can also be cleaned in the dishwasher. Do not store a soiled broiler pan and rack anywhere in the range. Do not clean the broiler pan and rack in the self- cleaning oven.
Page 23 Lift-Off Oven Door The oven door is removable, but it is heavy. You may need help removing and replacing the door. Do not lift the oven door by the handle. This can cause the glass to break or can cause damage to the door. To remove the door, open it a few inches to the special stop position that will hold the door open.
Page 24: Anti-Tip Device 2
1. Decide whether the bracket will be installed on the right or left side of the range location. 2. If the bracket side of the range is adjacent to a cabinet, place the bracket against back wall and cabinet as shown in Figure 1.
Page 25: Minor Adjustments
MINOR ADJUSTMENTS YOU CAN MAKE Surface Burner Air Adjustment Shutters An air adjustment shutter for each surface burner regulates the flow of air to the flame. When the right amount of air flows into the burner, the flame will be steady, relatively quiet and have approximately 3/4 sharp blue cones.
Page 26: Do It Yourself
• With LP gas, some yellow tipping on outer cones is normal. • If range is connected to LP gas, check all steps in the Installation Instructions. • Make sure thermostat capillary bulb (located in upper portion of oven) is in correct position, not touching oven sides and not coated with anything.
Page 27: Consumer Services
We’ll Be There With the purchase of your new GE appliance, receive the assurance that if you ever need information or assistance from GE, we’ll be there. All you have to do is call—toll-free! In-Home Repair Service 800-GE-CARES (800-432-2737) A GE consumer service professional will provide expert repair service, scheduled at a time that’s convenient for you.
Page 28: Warranty
To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General. If further help is needed concerning this warranty, write: Manager—Consumer Affairs, GE Appliances, Louisville, KY 40225 Recycled Paper Part No.

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