Electrical Connections - GE JGB3000 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions
[] ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
Electrical Requirements
120-volt, 60 Hertz, properly grounded branch circuit
protected by a 15-amp or 20-amp circuit breaker
or time-delay fuse.
Extension Cord Cautions
Becauseof potential safety hazards associated with certain
conditions, we strongly recommend against the use of
an extension cord. However if you still elect to use an
extension cord, it is absolutely necessary that it be a
UL-listed,3-wire grounding-type appliance extension cord
and that the current carrying rating of the cord in amperes
be equivalent to, or greater than, the branch circuit rating.
Grounding
IMPORTANT--(Pleose read carefully)
FORPERSONAL SAFETY, THISAPPLIANCEMUST
BEPROPERLY GROUNDED.
Preferred Method
Ensure proper ground
e2:istsbeforeuse
The power cord of this appliance is equipped with a
3-prong (grounding) plug which mates with a standard
3-prong grounding wall receptacle to minimize the
possibility of electric shock hazard from this appliance.
The customer should have the wall receptacle and circuit
checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the
receptacle is properly grounded.
Where a standard 2-prong wall receptacle is encountered,
it is the personal responsibility and obligation of the
customer to have it replaced with a properly grounded 3-
prong wall receptacle.
DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT OR REMOVE
THE THIRD (GROUND) PRONG FROM THE POWER CORD.
A word obout GFCIs- GFCIsore not required or
recommended for gos ronge receptocles.
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) are devicesthat
sense leakage of current in a circuit and automatically
switch off power when a threshold leakage level isdetected.
Thesedevices must be manually reset by the consumer.
The National ElectricalCode requiresthe use of GFCIsin
kitchen receptacles installed to serve countertop surfaces.
Performanceof the range will not be affected if operated
on a GFCI-protectedcircuit but occasional nuisance tripping
of the GFCIbreaker is possible.
[] ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS (CONT.)
A. Usage Situations Where Appliance Power Cord Will
Be Disconnected Infrequently.
An adapter may be used only on a 15-amp circuit.
Do not use an adapter on a 20-amp circuit. Where local
codes permit, a TEMPORARY CONNECTIONmay be
made to a properly grounded 2-prong wall receptacle by
the use of a UL-listedadapter, available at most hardware
stores. The larger slot in the adapter must be aligned
with the larger slot in the wall receptacle to provide
proper polarity in the connection of the power cord.
TemporaryMethod
(Adapterplugsnot permitted in Canada)
Align large prongs/slots
Ensureproperground
and firm connection
before use
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CAUTION:
Attaching the adapter ground
terminal to the wall receptacle cover screw does not
ground the appliance unless the cover screw is metal,
and not insulated, and the wall receptacle is grounded
through the house wiring. The customer should have
the circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make
sure the receptacle is properly grounded.
When disconnecting the power cord from the adapter,
always hold the adapter with one hand. If this is not done,
the adapter ground terminal is very likely to break with
repeated use. Should this happen, DO NOT USE the
appliance until a proper ground has again been
established.
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