GE JGP310EL Use, Care And Installation Manual page 10

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Recommended Pipe/Elec. C ord
Hookup
F
N~: Model J GP301EL isfactory
set for L.P.gasuse ody and
mot beconverted to mturalgas.
OnmodelsJG~OOELand
JG~lOEL, the pressurer@ator
is factoryset for naturalgas use.
Tochangefromone gas typeto
the other,thereguiatormustbe
converted. M akesurethe orifice
hoodsarealsoadjusted.See
figure%Toconvertfrom onetype
of gasto theother,unscrewthe cap
andremovetie springretainer(see
Figure5). Turnthe springretainer
overandputbackintothe regulator.
Desiredgas(LP or NAT)shouldbe
visibleo~the springretainer.
Replacethecap.
Fig. 5
NAT- LP
Use a pipewrenchto make
connections. D o notput anystrain
on the connectingline assembly.
Anyopeningsaroundgas electric
outletsmustbe sealedat the time of
installation. W henyouare finished
makingconnections, b e surethat
controlknobsare turnedto OFF
beforeyouopenthe main gas
supplyvalve.
~
Check
for
U ab:
Applya soapsolutionto allgas
comections.Bubbieswillform
whereanygasis leaking.
DO N~ use an openflameto
lookfor leak.
~m off maingassupplybefore
youtry to stopa leak.
Turnmaingas supplybackon and
recheckcomectionsstir stopping
anyleaks.
Be sureall leaksare stoppedbefore
lightingburners.
Ressm Te@ Mormation
The maximumallowable test
pressurefor the regulatoris 14"
W.C.The minimumpressure
neededto checkthe regulator
settingis 7"W.C.for naturalgas
or 11" W.C.for L.P. gas.
CA~ION:
Thecoo~opandits
individualshut off valvemustbe
disconnected fromthegassupply
pipingsystemduringanyp=ure
testingof the gas supplysystemat
test pressuresin excessof 1/2psig
(poundsper squareinchgauge).
Thecooktopmustbe isolated
fromthe gassupplypipingsystem
byclosingik individudshutoff
valveduringanypressuretesting
of the gas supplysystemat test
pressuresequalto or lws than
1/2psig.
Remotiq Stipp@ Screws
Lifi the cooktop(graspat front)
and removethe shippingscrew
fromeach of the foursutiace
burner assemblies.Thescrews
can be discarded.
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Mjtimenfi
UsingL.R Gas
(Models
J GP3WEL
andJGP310EL)
CAUTION: T hefollowing
adjustment mustbe made
beforeturningonthe burner.
Failureto do so couldresultin
seriousi@ury.Be surepressure
regulatorhas beenconverted as
describedpreviously. $ee figure5.
Fig. 7
Air
Shutter Hood
Thecooktophasbeenfactory
adjustedfor usewiththemost
commontypeofnaturalgas. Gas
characteristics varythroughout t he
country.In orderto assuresafeand
energyefficientoperation,check
adjustments describedin Steps2
and3 below.If youare changing
fromnaturalgasto L.R gas,the
orificehoodsandpressure
regulatormustbe convertedas
describedin Step 1below,before
makinganyburneradjustments.
Step 1:Removethe controlknobs
andthe controlpanel.Use a 1/2"
openend wrenchto turn the orifice
hoodin the L.P,direction.fim the
orificehoodaboutlYzturnsor
untilsnug.Do not overtighten or
youmaydistortthe orificehood
and needle.See' f igure7.
Step2: Turnallburnersfullon and
checkthe flames.Burnerflames
shouldnot flutteror blowaway
fromtie burner.Theyshouldbe
bluein colorwithno traceof
yellow.Foreignparticles' i n the gas
linemaycausean orangeflameat
first, but this willsoondisappear.
Step3: Tomakeadjustments,
removetie controlknobsand panel
and followAir Adjustment
instructionson page5.