GE XL44 installation instructions Help US Help YOU…, If YOU Need Service

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HELP US HELP YOU…

Read this guide carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new range properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your questions.

If you don’t understand something or need more help, call:

GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000

24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Write down the model and serial numbers.

Depending on your range, you’ll find the model and serial numbers on a label on the front of the range, behind the kick panel or storage drawer.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your range. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers here:

 

 

 

Model Number

 

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your range.

If you received a damaged range…

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the range.

Save time and money. Before you request service…

Check the Before You Call for Service section in the back of this guide. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

WARNING

• ALL RANGES CAN TIP

•INJURY TO PERSONS COULD RESULT

•INSTALL ANTI-TIP

DEVICES PACKED

WITH RANGE

• SEE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

CANADIAN GAS ASSOCIATION

WARNING: If the information in this guide is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.

—Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

—WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS

•Do not try to light any appliance.

•Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.

•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.

•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

—Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

IF YOU NEED SERVICE

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the back of this guide.

To obtain replacement parts, contact GE/Hotpoint Service Centers.

We’re proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are three steps to follow for further help.

FIRST, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the details—including your phone number— to:

Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliances

Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write: Major Appliance Consumer Action Program

20 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606

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Contents Before You Call Safety InstructionsOperating Instructions, Tips If YOU Need Service Help US Help YOU…Using Your Range Important Safety InstructionsWhen You Get Your Range Surface Cooking Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heatsBaking, Broiling and Roasting Self-Cleaning OvenClean only parts listed in this Use and Care Guide Features of Your Range Features and appearance may varyModel and Serial Numbers Feature Index SeeNight Light Switch on some models Oven Vents Cooktop Anti-Tip DeviceHOW does this Cooktop Compare To Your OLD ONE? Type of Cooktop Description How it Works Gas BurnersSurface Cooking Top-of-Range Cookware Features of Your Oven Control Appearance may varyOven CONTROL, Clock and Timer Using Your Oven Shelf Positions Oven VentsOven Shelves Shelves are designed with stop-locks so whenPreheating How to Set Your Range for BakingBaking Cookies Pan PlacementBaking Guides Aluminum FoilTimed Baking How to Time BakeHow to Set Immediate Start and Automatic Stop Don’t PeekHow to Set Delay Start and Automatic Stop Quick ReminderAdjust the Oven Thermostat Do IT YourselfDual Shelf Cooking RoastingUse of Aluminum Foil Roasting Guide Questions and AnswersWhy is my roast crumbling when I try to carve it? Frozen RoastsOven door must be closed during broiling Why are my meats not turning out as brown as they should?Broiling Close the oven doorBroiling Guide Beef SteaksOperating the SELF-CLEANING Oven Before a Clean CycleAfter a Clean Cycle How to Set the Oven for CleaningTo Stop a Clean Cycle How to Delay Start of Cleaning Quick Reminder-Delay Start for Self-CleanShould there be any odor during the cleaning? Why do I have ash left in my oven after cleaning?Care and Cleaning Sealed Burner Assemblies on some modelsTo get rid of burned-on food, place them in a Standard Twin Burners on some modelsRemove the grates and lift out the drip pans Brushed Chrome Cooktop on some models Burner GratesCooktop Surface Oven BottomInside of the door Lift-Off Oven DoorBroiler Pan and Grid Outside of the doorRemovable Storage Drawer on some models Oven Light Replacement on some modelsControl Panel and Knobs Fluorescent Night Light on some models Oven Air VentsRemovable Kick Panel on some models Installation Instructions For Your SafetyImportant Safety Instructions General Provide Adequate GAS Supply Connect the Range to GASConnect the Range to GAS Rigid Pipe Hookup for Models Equipped with Sealed BurnersElectrical Requirements Electrical Connections on some modelsGrounding Extension Cord CautionsElectrical Connections Electric DisconnectSurface Burner Ignition Seal the OpeningsCheck Ignition of Surface Burners Quality of FlamesTo remove the oven bottom Installing the ANTI-TIP Device Leveling the RangePrepare Range for Conversion Converting to LP GAS Sealed Burner models onlyTools Required Convert the Pressure RegulatorOrifice Spuds for Converting to Natural Gas Converting Surface BurnersOrifice Spuds for Converting to LP Gas Convert the Oven Burner OrificesBroil Burner Adjust LOW Flame SettingConvert AIR Adjustment Shutter Check for LeaksConverting to LP GAS Standard Twin Burner models only NATTo convert to LP gas Convert the Oven Burner Orifices Oven BurnerTop Burner Orifice Drill Size Color Adjust Oven Thermostat Adjust the Surface Burner PilotsPage Page QUESTIONS? Before YOU Call for SERVICE… Problem Possible CauseBefore You Call for Service Oven Door We’ll Be There Warranty
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