Super Burner; Surface Burner Controls; To Light A Surface Burner - GE JGSP20 Use And Care Manual

Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition,
eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with
constantly burning flames.
In case of a power failure, you can light the surface
burners on your range with a match. Hold a lighted
match to the burner, then turn the knob to the LITE
position. Use extreme caution when lighting
burners this way.

Surface Burner Controls

Knobs that turn the surface burners on and off are
marked as to which burners they control. The two
knobs on the left control the left front and left rear
burners. The two knobs on the right control the right
front and right rear burners.

To Light a Surface Burner

Push the control
knob in and turn it
to
little clicking
noise—the sound of
the electric spark
igniting the burner.
After Lighting a Burner
Check to be sure the burner you turned on is the one
you want to use.
Do not operate a burner for an extended period of
time without cookware on the grate. The finish on the
grate may chip without cookware to absorb the heat.
The lowest setting of the burner has a small flame to
provide simmering capability. To simmer foods, set
the cooktop control knob to the lower setting that will
maintain the desired simmer.
Surface burners in use when an electrical power
failure occurs will continue to operate normally.

Super Burner

On some models, the right front burner is cone-shaped
with a circular opening through the center of the
burner. This burner can provide 309?0 more power
than any one of the other three. Use it for canning or
large pans.
After the burner
ignites, turn the
knob to adjust the
If simmering on one burner and the other burners are
turned on, the gas flow of the simmering burner may
have to be adjusted.
Be sure the burners and grates are cool before you
place your hand, a pot holder, cleaning cloths or other
materials on them.
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