GE P2B912 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions
GE P2B912 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

GE P2B912 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

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Safety instructions
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Operating
instructions
Foil ................
13
Clock and Timer ...........
16, 17
Oven .....................
Baking and Roasting
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13, 14
Broiling, Broiling Guide .......
15
Oven Control
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Power Outage
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12
Preheating
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13
Sabbath
Feature .........
22, 23
Self-Cleaning
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27, 28
Shelves .....................
13
Special Features
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19-21
Thermostat
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24
Timed Baking
and Roasting
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18
Surface Cooking
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8-!0
Griddle
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10
Drawer ..........
25, 26
Care and Cleaning
Sealed Burner
Assemblies
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29, 30
Burner Grates ................
3!
Control Panel and Knobs ......
32
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31
Door Removal
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33
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35
Griddle
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29
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33
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34
Oven Vents
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32
Self-Cleaning
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27, 28
Shelves ......................
34
Stainless Steel Surfaces
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31
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36-47
Air Adjustment
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46
Anti-Tip Device ............
39, 47
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Checking Burner
Ignition
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45
Connecting
the Range
to Gas ...................
40-42
Dimensions
and Clearances
...38
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43, 44
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46
LP ...........................
47
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52
Consumer
Support
Cover
Product Registration
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53, 54
Warrantg
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P2B912
In Canada
contact
us at:
www. GEAppliances.ca
Write the model and serial
numbers
here:
Model #
Serial #
You can find them on a label
on the front of the range behind
the warming drawer.
183D5580P221
49-85!57
05-07 JR

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Safety instructions ..2-7 ..instructions 36-47 Operating instructions Air Adjustment ....Aluminum Foil ....Anti-Tip Device .... 39, 47 Clock and Timer ... 16, 17 Assemble Surface Burners ..44 P2B912 Oven ..... ii-28 Checking Burner Baking and Roasting ..
  • Page 2 IMPORTANT SAFETYINFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactlg, a fire or explosion...
  • Page 3 WARNING! IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE The Califomia Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to worn customers of potential exposure to such substances.
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. SAFETYPRECAUTIONS _t_:_ Locate the range out of kitchen traffic path _:: Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments and out of drafty locations to prevent poor air while using the appliance. Be careful when circulation.
  • Page 5 WARNING! SURFACEB URNERS Use proper pan size-avoid pans that are unstobfe or eosify tipped, Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover burner grates. To ovoid spiffovers, make sure cookware is large enough to contain the food properly. This will both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous accumulations of...
  • Page 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. ELECTRICWARMING DRAWER _t_:_ The purpose of the warming drawer _ Do not touch the heating element or the interior surface of the drawer. These is to hold hot cooked foods at serving temperature.
  • Page 7 OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the door of a hot oven. The hot air and steam that escape can cause bums to hands, face and eyes. _:: Do not use the oven for a storage area.
  • Page 8 ¢tl Using the gas surface burners. .£ Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. ¢tl Before Lighting a Gas Burner After Lighting a Gas Burner !_,_ H ake sure all burners are in place. _ Do not operate the burner for an extended period of time without cookware on the _: Make sure all grates on the range are...
  • Page 9 € ge.com Top-of-Range Cookware € Aluminum: Hedium-weight cookware is Glass: There are two tgpes of glass recommended because it heats quickly cookware-those for oven use only and and evenly. Host foods brown evenly those for top-of-range cooking (saucepans, € in an aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with coffee and teapots).
  • Page 10 Your non-stick coated griddle provides NOTE:Yourgriddle will discolor over time as it becomes seasoned with use. an extra-large cooking surface for meats, pancakes or other food usually prepared in a frying pan or skillet. How to Insert the Griddle A CAUTION: pUce and r emove the griddle only when all grates and griddle are cool and all surface units are turned OFF.
  • Page 11 € Using the oven controls. [Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) ge.com ° € N CONTR( S___ € € HI/Lo TrueTemp SET WARMING DRAWER O,_/ OFF Features, appearance and pad locations may vary. Oven Control, Clock, Timer and Features (on...
  • Page 12 Using the upper oven. To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. (j>_) l Before you begin... The shelveshave stop-locks, so that when To remove a shelf, pull it toward gou, placed correctlg on the shelf supports tilt the front end up and pull it out.
  • Page 13: Aluminum Foil

    € Using the upper oven. ge.com How to Set the Upper Oven for Baking or Roasting € Your oven is not designed for open-door of Food Shelf Position Tgpe cooking. Frozen pies (on cookie sheet) Bor C € Touch the Bake pad.
  • Page 14 Using the oven. How to Set the Upper Oven for Gas Only Baking or Roasting Your oven is not designed for open-door Tgpe of Food Shelf Position cooking. Frozen pies (on cookie sheet) B or C Hold the Beke pad for 3 seconds. Angelfoodcake, Bundt cokes...
  • Page 15 € ge.com How to Set the Oven for Broiling € Placegour food in the oven after the _iii iI Placethe meat or fish on a broiler grid preheat cgcle has completed. tn a broiler pan. Follow suggested shelf positions When broiling is finished, touch the...
  • Page 16: Clock And Timer

    Usingthe clock and timer. Not all features are on all models. To Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct If number pads are not touched within one time of day for the automatic oven timing minute after you touch the Clock pad, the functions to work properly.
  • Page 17 € ge.com To Reset the Timer € If the display is still showing the time If the remaining time is not in the display remaining, you may change it by touching (clock, delay start or cooking time are in the Kitchen Timer On/Off pad, then touch the display), recall the remaining time by €...
  • Page 18: Oven

    ¢tl Using the timed baking and roasting features. Cupm on/y) .£ NOTE: Foods that spoil easily-such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork-should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 hour before or after cooking. Room temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria. Be sure that ¢tl the oven light is off because heat from the bulb will speed harmful bacteria growth.
  • Page 19 € Special features of your upper oven control. € ge.com Yournew touch pad control has additional features that you may chooseto use. Thefollowing are the features and € how you may activate them. Thespecialfeature modes can only be activated while the display is showing the time of day. They remain in the control's memory until the steps are repeated.
  • Page 20 Special features of gour oven control. Primary Bake Made Select Theoven control is set to use the electricbake Touch the Bake and Self Clean pads and broil elements while baking, tt can be at the same time. The display will show BAKE2.
  • Page 21 € ge.com Control Lockout CONTROL Your control will allow you to lock out the I'ocKooT To unlock the control, touch the touch pads so they cannot be activated when Control Lockout pad for 5 seconds until touched or cleaning the glass panel.
  • Page 22 Using the Sabbath Feature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting in the upper oven only. It cannot be used for broiling, self-cleaning or Delay Start cooking. NOTE: The oven light comes on automatically (on some models) when the door is opened and goes off when the door is closed.
  • Page 23 Using the Sabbath Feature. ge.com t" How to Exit the Sabbath Feature Touch the Clear/Off pad. Tap the Delay Start pad until 12 shdn or no shdn appears in the display. 12 shdn indicates that the oven € If the oven is cooking, wait for a...
  • Page 24: Adjustment

    Adjust the upper oven thermostat--Do it gourselfi Youmay find that your new ovencooksdifferentlythan the one it Useyour new oven for a few weeksto become replaced. more familiar with it. If you still thinkgout new ovenistoo hot or too cold,you can adjust the thermostatyourself ¢tl Do not use thermometers, such as those found in grocery stores, to check the temperature setting of your oven.
  • Page 25: Warming Drawer

    € Using the electric warming drawer, con s ome ge.com The warming drawer will keep hot, cooked foods at serving temperature. Always start with hot food. Do not € use to heat cold food other than crisping crackers, chips or dry cereal.
  • Page 26 Using the electric warming drawer, con s om Temperature Selection Chart To keep several different foods hot, set Control Food Type Setting the control to the food needing the highest Bacon setting. Breads ::Ji:: The temperature, type and amount of Casserole food, and the time held will affect the Chicken, fried...
  • Page 27 € Using the self-cleaning oven. ge.com The oven door must be closed and off controls set correctfg for the cycle to work properfg. € Before a Clean Cycle Forthe first self-clean cgcle, we recommend Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglass...
  • Page 28 Using the self-cleaning oven. The oven door must be closed and off controls set correctfg for the cgcfe to work properfg. How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Hake sure the clock shows the correct time Touch the Start pad. of day.
  • Page 29 Care and cleaning of the range, gecom Be sure electrical power is off and off surfaces are cool before cleaning an_tpart of the range, If tjour range is removed for cleaning, servicing or any reason, be sure the anti-tip device is re-engaged properly when the range is replaced. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and cause injury.
  • Page 30 Care and cleaning of the range. Burner Caps and Heads Before removing the burner caps and heads, Replacement remember their size and location. Replace Burner Heads them in the same location offer cleaning. Replaceburner heads over the electrodes NOTE: Do not use steel wool or scouring on the cooktop, in the correct locations powders to cleon the burner parts.
  • Page 31: Burner Grates

    Burner Grates Do not operate a bumer for an extended Your range has three professional-stgle double grates. These grates are position- period of time without cookware on the grate. specific. For maximum stabilitg, these The finish on the grate mag chip without cookware to absorb the heat.
  • Page 32: Drawer

    Care and cleaning of the range. Oven Air Vents Never block the vents (air openings) of the range.Theg provide the air inlet and outlet that are necessarUfor the range to operate properlg with correct combustion. Air openings are located at the rear of Vent appearance and location vor 9.
  • Page 33: Oven Bottom

    Lift-Off Oven Door Theoven door is removable, but it is heavy. ?_: The area outside the gasket can be You may need help removing and replacing cleaned with a soap-filled plastic the doon scouring pad. To remove the door, open it a few inches to...
  • Page 34: Oven Light Replacement

    Care and cleaning of the range. Oven Shelves and Drawer Racks If Four oven is equipped with nickel oven shelves, theg should be removed from the oven before beginning the self-clean cgcle. To clean the nickel shelves, use an abrasive cleansen After cleaning, rinse the shelves with clean water and drg with a clean cloth.
  • Page 35 Removable Warming Drawer To replace the drawer: cleaning or service,disconnect the range Placethe left drawer rail around the electrical power supplblat the household inner left rail guide and slide it in distribution panel bbl removing the fuse or slightlg to hook it.
  • Page 36: Installation Instructions

    Installation Range Instructions In the Commonwealth FOR YOUR SAFETY of Massachusetts Do not store or use combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of • This product must be installed by a licensed plumber this or any other appliance. or gas fitter.
  • Page 37 instatlation Instructions Avoid placing cabinets above the range. To reduce -&WARNING! the hazard caused by reaching over the open flumes of operating burners, install a ventilation hood over INSTALLATION SAFETY the range that projects forward at least 5" beyond the front of the cabinets. INSTRUCTIONS The ventilating hood must be constructed of sheet metal not less than 0.0122"...
  • Page 38 Installation Instructions DIMENSIONS AND CLEARANCES Provide adequate clearances between the range and adjacent combustible surfaces. These dimensions must be met for safe use of your range. The location of the electrical outlet and pipe opening (see Gas Pipe and Electric Outlet Locations) may be adjusted...
  • Page 39: Anti-Tip Device

    instatlation Instructions WARNING! LOCATION ANTI-TIP DEVICE Do not locate the range where it may be subject to strong drafts. Any openings in the floor or wall behind the range should be sealed. Make sure the openings All ranges can tip and injury could around the base of the range that supply fresh air for result.
  • Page 40 Installation Instructions CONNECT THE RANGE TO GAS PROVIDE ADEQUATE GAS SUPPLY Your range is designed to operate at a pressure of 5" of Shut off the main gas supplg valve before water column on natural gas or, if designed for LP gas disconnecting the old range and leave it off until the new hook-up has been completed.
  • Page 41 instatlation instructions GAS PIPE AND ELECTRICAL OUTLET LOCATIONS Recommended area for 120V outlet on rear wall and area for through-the-wall connection of pipe stub and shut-off valve. Recommended area for through-the-fleer connection of pipe stub and shut-off valve...
  • Page 42 instatlation instructions FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR HOOKUP Adopter Adapter Installer: Inform !k_'_ the consumer U2" or 3/4" _r _ I]/_- shut-off the location of the Gas pipe_ valve gas shut-off va re. RiGiD PiPE HOOKUP OPTIONS Alternate Hookup Adapter 0O bow " 45°...
  • Page 43 instatlation instructions [] ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS [CONT.) Electrical Requirements A. Usage Situations where Appliance Power Cord will be Disconnected Infrequentlg. You must use a 120-volt, 60 Hertz, properly grounded dedicated circuit protected bg a 1S-amp or 20-amp An adapter may be used only on a iS-amp circuit. Do not circuit breaker or time delag fuse.
  • Page 44: Assemble Surface Burners

    Installation Instructions ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS (CONT.) [] ASSEMBLE SURFACE BURNERS (CONT.} B. Usage Situations where Appliance Power Cord will be Disconnected Frequently. Make sure the slot in the burner head is Do not use an adapter plug in these situations because positioned over the j'<"-_}...
  • Page 45 Installation Instructions CHECK IGNITION OF OVEN BURNER CHECK IGNITION OF SURFACE BURNERS Theoven is designedto operate quietlu and automaticallu. Tooperatethe oven, touch the BAKEpad and then touch Operation of all cooktop and oven burners should be the number pads until 350° appearsin the displau.Touchthe checked after the range and gas supplu lines have been START pad.After 30-90 seconds,the oven burner will ignite carefullu checked for leaks.
  • Page 46: Leveling The Range

    instatlation instructions ADJUST OVEN BURNER AIR LEVELING THE RANGE ADJUSTMENT SH UTTER IF A. Install the oven shelves in the oven and position the NECESSARY range where it will be installed. Air adjustment shutter for the bottom burner regulates Raise Lower Lower range...
  • Page 47 instatlation instructions INSTALLING THE ANTI-TIP DEVICE INSTALLING THE ANTI-TIP DEVICE (CONT.) -&WARNING! Wallboard Back of range • Range must be secured with an approved Anti-Tip device. Unless properly installed, the range could be tipped bg you or a child standing, sitting or leaning on an open door.
  • Page 48: Troubleshooting Tips

    Before you call for service... Troubleshooting Tips Save time and moneg! Review the charts on the following pages first and Sou mog not need to call for service. Possible Causes What To Do Top burners do not light Plug on range is not completelg •...
  • Page 49 Possible Causes What To Do Control signals after You forgot to enter a bake • Touch the Bake pad and desired temperature entering cooking time temperature or cleaning time. the Self Clean pad and desired clean time. or start...
  • Page 50 What To Do • Tighten or replace the bulb. • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, propedy grounded outlet. • Allow the range to cool to room temperature and reset the controls. • Seethe Using the self-cleaning oven section. •...
  • Page 51 Possible Causes What To Do • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breakeE Display goes blank A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. The clock is in the • See the Special features of your oven control section.
  • Page 52: Accessories

    Accessories. Looking For Something More? You can find these accessories and manF more at ge.com (U.S.)or www.GEAppliunces.cu (Canada), or calf 800.626.2002 (U,S.)or 888.261.3055 (Canada) (during normal business hours). Have Four model number readF. Grates Surface Burner Caps Broiler Pan Cleaner...
  • Page 53 You can rest easy, knowing that all your valuable household products are protected against expensive repairs. Place your confidence in GE and call us in the U.S.toll-free at 800.626.2224 for more information. *All brands covered, up to 20 years old, in the continental US...
  • Page 54 [l Check here if gou do not want to receive communications from GEA's carefullg selected General Electric Compang partners. Louisville, KY 40225 FAILURETOCOMPLETEAND RETURNTHIS CARDDOESNOT DIMINISH YOURWARRANTY RIGHTS. ge.com For information about GEA's privacg and data usage policg, go to ge.com and click on "Privacg Policg" or call 800.626.2224.
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  • Page 58 GE Gas Range Warranty. (For customers t heunited stotesj All warranty service provided by our Factory Service Centers, Staple sour receipt here. or an authorized Customer Care ®technician. To schedule Proof of the original purchase service, on-line, visit us at go.cam, or call 800.GE.CARES...
  • Page 59 GE Gas Range Warranty. CFor customers/n cono oJ Al! warranty service provided by our Factory Service Centers Staple gout receipt here. ¢n or on authorized Customer Care ®technician. For service, Proof of the original purchase call 1.800.561.3344. Please have serial number...
  • Page 60: Consumer Support

    Customers in Canada should consult the yellow pages for the nearest Mabe service center,or call 1.888.261.3055. Contact Us In the U.S.: ge.com If you are not satisfied with the service you receive from GE,contact us on our Website with all the details including your phone number, or write to: General Manager, Customer Relations GEAppliances,Appliance Park Louisville,KY40225 In Canada: www.GEAppliances.ca, or write to: Director, Consumer Relations, Mabe Canada Inc.

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