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

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Oven Vent
Y_)ur 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 oI 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 leave plastic items on the cooktop--
they may melt if left too close to the venL
;;Ji:: Donot leave any items on the cooktop. Thehot
air from the vent may ignite flammable items
and will increasepressure in closed containers,
which may cause them to burst.
_ Metal items will become very hot if they are
left on the cooktop,and could cause burns.
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 tmless 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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