PROBLEM

$URPACE RU~RS LIGHT BUT OVEN

DOES NOT

TOP BURNERS DO NOT LIGHT OR DO NOT BURN EVENLY

BUWERS HAVE YELLOW OR YELLOW-TEPED ~AMES

BURNER ~AMES VERY

LARGE OR YELLOW

POSSIBLE CAUSE

Plug on the range is not completely inserted in the electric~ outiet,

*Pilot(s) is (are) not lit (on standing pilot models). Seethe Lighting Instmctions for S~@ng Pilot Models in Using Your Oven,

*The circuit breaker in your house has been tipped, or a fuse has been blown.

*Oven controls not properly set.

*The oven gas shut off valve may have accidentily been moved during cleaning or moving.

To check the oven gas shut off valve on standard twin burner models, raise the cooktop and look for the gas shutoff lever at the extreme right rear corner.

To check the oven gas shut Qff valve on sealed burner models, remove the storage drawer, broiler drawer or kick panel and look for the gas shut off lever at the back of the range. On some models you may have to remove an access cover also.

Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live power outlet.

Burner holes on the side or around the top of burner may be clogged. Remove burners (on models with standard twin burners) or burner heads (on models with sealed burners) or burner caps on spill-proof models, md clean them with a sewing neede or twist tie. Make sure you do not enlarge the holes. On spill-proof models, check electrode area for burned-on food or grease.

Pilot(s) is (are) not lit (on standing pilot models). See the Lighting Instructions for Standing Pilot Models in Surface Cooking.

*If burner flames look like (A), call for se~iee. Norm@ burner flames should look like (B) or {C), depending on the type of gas you use.

*Witi LP gas, some yellow tipping on outer cones is normal.

If range is connected to LP gas, check @l steps in the Installation Instructions.

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GE JGBC18, JGBS18 manual $URPACE RU~RS Light but Oven

JGBC18, JGBS18 specifications

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