Oven Vent; Power Outage - GE JGS968 Owner's Manual

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Oven Vent
Ybm" oven is vented through one vent
located toward the rear ot the range, Do
not block this vent when cooking in the
oven--it is important that the flow of hot
air fl'om the oven and fl'esh air to the
oven burner be uninterrupted,
Avoid
touching the vent openings or nearby
surfaces
during
oven or broiler
operation--
they may become hot
Handles ofpots andpanson thecooktop may
become hotif left toodose to thevenL
Donot leaveplasticitemson thecooktop--
theymaymelt if lefttoocloseto the venL
Donot leaveanyitemson thecooktop. T hehot
air fromtheventmayigniteflammable items
and will increase pressure in closed containers,
whichmaycausethemto burst.
Metal itemswill become veryhotif theyare
left on thecooktop, a ndcouldcauseburns.
Power Outage
CAUTION: Do not make any attempt to operate
the electric i_?nition oven during an electrical
power failure.
The oven or broiler cmmot be lit dtwing a
power fifilm'e, Gas will not flow mfless the
glow bar is hot.
If the oven is in use when a power fifilm'e
occm_, the oven bm'ner shuts off and
cannot be re-lit tmfil power is restored.
This is bec;mse the flow of gas is
automatically stopped and will not resume
when power is restored tmtil the glow bar
has reached operating temperattu'e.
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