Tips - GE PGP990 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

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Before you call for service...
Troubleshooting Tips
Save time and money! Review the charts on the following
pages first and you may not need to call for service.
Possible Causes What To Do
Burners do not light Plug on cooktop is not . Hake sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly
completely inserted in the grounded outlet.
electrical outlet.
Gas supply not connected • See the Installation Instructions section.
or turned on.
A fuse in your home may be • Replacethe fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
Igniter orifice in burner body • Removethe obstruction.
may be clogged.
Burner parts not replaced . See Sealed Burner Hodules in the Care and cleaning
correctly, of the cooktop section.
Slits in the burner head may . Use a small sewing needle or paper clip to unplug.
be clogged.
Burners have yellow or The combustion quality
yellow-tipped flames or of burner flames needs
flames lift off the port to be determined visually.
Burner flames make
excessive noise
A-Yellow flames B-Yellow tips on C-Soft blue flames
Call for service outer cones Normal for natural
Normal for LPgas gas
If burner flame looks likeA, call for service. Normal
burner flames should look like B or C, depending on
the type of gas.
NOTE:The grill burner will show orange flames from
grease drippings.
Burner parts not replaced
correctly.
. See Care and cleaning of the cooktop section.
Burner has not been used
recently.
. A "cold" burner ignited in the HI setting may have
some flame "roar" or "lifting." This should dissipate
after 4 to 5 minutes.
Burner flames pulled Vent fan set at HI speed.
toward vent grille
. This is normal. If cooking performance is affected,
change fan to a lower fan speed setting.
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