GE JSP40 manual Before YouCall ForService, What To Do, Not workproperly, Appearas cracks, Cleaning

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Troubleshooting -tips

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Glass Cooktop Models

Surface units will not maintain a rolling boil or cookingis not fast enough

Possible Causes

Improper cookware

being used.

What To Do

•Use pans which are flat and match the diameter of the surf_tce unit selected.

Surface units do

A fuse in your home

may

* Replace fllse

or reset circuit breaker.

not workproperly

be blown or the circuit

breaker

tripped.

Cooktop

controls

* Check

to see

the

correct

control

is set for

the

surfilce

improperly

set.

unit

you

are

using.

tiny scratches

(may

Incorrect

cleaning

* Use recolnmended

cleaning

procedures.

appearas cracks)

methods

being used.

or abrasions

on radiant

cooktop glass

surface

Cookware with rough

* Be sure cookware

bottolns

and cookware

are (:lean

bottoms

being used

or coarse

befbre

use. Use cookware

with slnooth bottoms.

Tiny

particles

(salt or sand were

scratches

are

not relnovable

but will become

less

between the cookware and

visible in time

as a resuh

of cleaning.

the surface of the cooktop.

Cookware

has

been

slid

across

the

cooktop

surface.

Areas of discoloration

Improper

cookware

* Marks

fi'om

aluminum

and

copper

pans

as well as

on the cooktop

being

used.

mineral

deposits

fi'om

water

or

food

can

be

relnoved

with

the

cleaning

cream.

Plastic

melted

Hot

cooktop

came

into

• See

the

Special Care infbrmation

in

the

Cleaning the

to the surface

contact

with

plastic

placed

glass

cooktop

section.

on

the

hot

cooktop.

Pitting

of the

cooktop

Hot

sugar

mixture

spilled

* (;all

a qualified

technician

for replacelnent.

on

the

cooktop.

Frequent cycling offand

Improper

cookware

* Use

only

flat

cookware

to lninimize

cycling.

and on of surface units

being

used.

Electric

Coil

Models

Surface

units

not

The

surface

units are

• With

the

controls

off,

check

to

make

sure

the

surface

functioning

properly

not

plugged

in

solidly,

unit

is

plugged

completely

into

the

receptacle.

The

surface

unit

* Check

to

see

the

correct

control

is

set for

the

surfilce

controls

improperly

set.

unit

you

are

using.

The

drip

pans

are

not set

* With

the

controls

off,

check

to

lnake

sure

the

drip

securely

in

the

cooktop,

pan

is in

the

recess

in

the

cooktop

and

that

the

opening in the pan lines up with the receptacle.

Large

pans

hold

heat

* Choose

a pan

that

znatches

the size of

the

surface

unit

close

to

the

cooktop,

you

are

using.

The

oven vent

is blocked.

* Pans

on

the fight

rear surface

unit

)lock

air

flow

/99

from the oven vent and cause the cooktop to get hot.