Troubleshooting Tips - GE JGBP29 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

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Possible Ca. e
Top burners do not light Plug on range is not completely
or do not burn evenly inserted in the electrical outlet.
Burner hole or slits on the side of the burner may be clogged.
What To Do
Hake sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly
grounded outlet.
Removethe burners (on models with standard twin
burners) or burner heads and caps (on models with
sealed burners)and clean them with a sewing needle
or twist-tie. Hake sure you do not enlarge the holes.
On sealed burner models,check and clean the electrode
area for burned-on food or grease.
Improper burner assembly. • Hake sure the burner parts are installed correctly.
See the Care and cleaning of the range section.
Burner flames very Improper air to gas ratio. • If range is connected to LPgas, contact the person
large oryellow who installed your range or made the conversion.
Surface burners light The oven gas shut-off valve • To check the oven gas shut-off valve on sealed burner
may have accidentally been models, remove the warming drawer, storage drawer or
moved during cleaning or kick panel (seethe Care and cleaning of the range section)
moving, and lookfor the gas shut-off lever at the back of the range.
Lever is \ •
Sealed burner models
• Tocheck the oven gas shut-off valve on standard twin burner
models,raisethe cooktop and lookfor the gas shut-off
lever at the extreme right rear corner. Follow the directionsin
box A or B that match your regulator type.
Lever is shown closed. Lever is shown closed.
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Standard twin burner models Standard twin burner models
Control signalsafter
enterJng cooking time or
start time (onsomemodels)
You forgot to enter a bake
temperature or cleaning time.
• Touch the Bake pad and desired temperature
or the Self Clean pad and desired clean time.
Clock and timer Plug on range is not completely • Hake sure electrical plug is plugged into a live,
do notwork inserted in the electrical outlet, properly grounded outlet.
(on some models)
A fuse in your home may be • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
blown or thecircuit breaker
tripped.
Oven controls improperly set. • See the Using the clock and timer section. 45