GE JGAS02 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 34

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Before you call for service...
Problem Possible Causes What To Do
Oven temperature Oven thermostat * See the Adjust the oven thermostat-Do it yourself! section.
tOOhot or too cold needs adjustment.
Top burners do not light The pilots are not lit. * On models with standing pilots, lift the cooktop and
or do not burn evenly (on standing pilot models) hold a lit match next to the pilot opening between the
flont and rear burne_.
Plug on range is not * On models with electric ignition, make sure electrical
completely inserted in plug is plugged into a live, properly grounded oudet.
the electrical outlet.
Burner holes on the side * Remove the burners and clean them with a safety pin
or around the top of the or paper clip. Make sure you do not enlarge the holes.
burner may be clogged.
Burners may not be fitted * Remove the burners and reinstall them properly.
correctly onto mounting
brackets.
Burners haveyellow or
yellow-tippedflames
The combustion quality of
burner flames needs to be
determined visually.
* Use the illustrations below to detemfine if your burner
flames are nomml. If burner flames look like A, fl_rther
adjusUnent is required. Normal burner flames shotfld
look like B or g depending on the type of gas you use.
With LP gas, some yellow dpping on outer cones
is norInal.
A-Yellow flames
Further adjustment on outer cones
required Normalfor LPgas
B-Yellow tips
C-Soft blue flames
Normal for natural
gas
Burner flames very LP gas is improperly * Check all steps in the Instaflation of the range
large or yellow connected, secdon.
Oven will
The thermostat capillary * Make sure the thermostat capilla W bulb (located in the
not work
bulb must be dean and upper
portion
of file oven) is in the correct position, not
unobstructed, touching oven sides and not coated with anything.
The oven vent is blocked. * The oven vent, on file back of the midge, mLtst be unobsnucted.
Oven control improperly set. * See the
Using the
oven sections.
Incorrect cookware or
* See the Using the oven for baking or roasting section.
eookware of improper
size being used.
Oven bottom not securely * See the Care and cleaning of the range section.
seated in position.
Pilot fight is not fit * See the Oven Lighting Instructions for Standing Pilot
(on standing pilot models)
Models section.
Strong
odor
Improper air/gas ratio * Adjust oven burner air shutter
See the Installation of
in the oven. the range section.
This is temporary. * An odor f?om the insulation around the oven liner is
normal for the first few times the oven is used.
The oven gas shut-off valve
may have accidentally been
moved during cleaning or
moving.
* To check file oven gas shut-off valve on standard t_,vin
burner models, raise cooktop and look for gas shut-off
lever at the extreme left rear corner (Standing pilot
models do not have a gas shut-offvalve on the regulator)
Lever is showncl0sed,
Surfaceburners light
butoven doesnot
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