Troubleshooti_ Tips - GE JBP62 Owner's Manual

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Troubleshooting tips
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Possible Causes
surface units will not hnproper cookware
maintain a rolling boil being used.
or cookingis not
fast enough
What To Do
• Use pans which are flat and match tile (liameter
(If the surthce unit selected,
Surface units do A fuse in yottr home may be • Rel)lace the fl/se or reset the circuit breakel;
not work properly blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
Cooktop controls • Check to see the COlTect control is set for tile surih('e
improperly set. unit you are using.
Surface unitstops • This is nolanal. The Ulfit is still on mad hot.
glowing when turnea
to a lower setting
Scratches(mayappear
as cracks)on cooktop
glasssurface
Incorrect demfing
methods being used.
Cookware with rough bottoms
being used or coarse particles
IsaJt or sand) were between
the cookwaxe and the surface
of the cooktop.
Cookware has been slid
across the cooktop surface.
• Scratches are not retnowd)le. Tiny scratches will become
less visible in tilne as a result ol clealfing.
• To avoid scratches, use the recoum_ended clealfing
[)rocedtu'es. Make
s/Ire bottouls ot
cookware are clean
befi)re use, and use cookware with slnooth bottolns.
Areas of discoloration
Food spillovers not cleaned
• See
the
Cleaning the glass cooktop
section.
on the cooktop before next use.
Hot surface on a model
• This
is uorn)al. The surtace may appear discolored
with a fight-colored glass when it is hot. This is teml/orary and will disappear
cooktop, as the _,dass.. cools.
Plastic melted to Hot
cooktop came
into • See the Glass surface potential for permanent damage
the surface contact with plastic placed
section in the Cleaning the glass cooktop
secti(m.
on the hot cooktop.
Pitting (or indentation)
Hot sugar mixture spilled • Call a qualified technician for rel/l:lcemeut.
of the cooktop on the cooktop.
Frequent cycling
hnproper cookware • Use (mh" flat co(>kware to minimize cvclin
off and on of being used.
surface units
Control signals after You forgot to enter a • Touch the Bake pad and desired temperature or the
entering cooking time bake temperature or Self Clean pad and desired clean time.
or delay start
clemfing time.
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