GE JGBC17GEK MinorAdjwtmenkYouCanMake, OvenThermostat Adjustment, OvenBurner AirAdjustmentShutter

MinorAdjwtmenkYouCanMake

OvenThermostat

Adjustment

Thetemperaturecontrolin your newovenhasbeencarefullyadjusted {oprovideaccuratetemperatures. However,if this ovenhas replaced oneyouhaveusedforseveralyears, youmaynoticea differencein the degreeof browningor the lengthof timerequiredwhenusingyour favoriterecipesbecauseoven temperaturecontrolshavea tendency to “drift” overa periodofyears.

Beforeattemptingto havethe temperatureof yournewoven changed,be sureyouhavefollowed the bakingtimeand temperatureof the recipecarefully.Then, after youhaveusedthe ovena fewtimes andyoufeeltheovenis too hot

or too cool, thereis a simple adjustmentyoucan makeyourself on the OVENTEMP knob.

Pullthe knoboff the shaftandlook at the back side. There is a discin thecenterofthe knobskirt witha seriesof marksoppositea pointer.

LNotepositionof pointerto marks beforeadjustment

Noteto whichmark the pointeris pointing.Tomakean ad~ustment, carefullyloosen(approximately

oneturn), butdo notcompletely re~.ovethe twoscrewsthatholdthe

originalsettingand checkoven performancebeforemakingany additionaladjustments.

Afierthe adjustmentis made, press skirtand knobtogetherand retightenscrewsso theyare snug, but be carefulnot to overtighten. Re-installknobon rangeand checkperformance.

Note:Afteran adjustmenthas beenmadeto the OVENTEMP knob,OFF and BROILwillnot lineup withthe indicatormark on the controlpanelas theypreviously did. Thisconditionis normaland will notcreatea problem.

SurfaceBurner AirAdjustmentShutters

An air adjustmentshutterfor each surfaceburnerregulatesthe flowof air to the flame.

Whenthe rightamountof air flowsintothe burner,the flame willbe steady,relativelyquietand haveapproximately3/4”sharpblue cones.This is usuallythecasewith factorypresetshuttersettings.

Withtoomuchair,theflamewill be unsteady,possiblywon’tburn all the wayaround,and willbe noisy, soundinglikea blowtorch.

Withnotenoughair,youwon’tsee any sharpblueconesin the flame, youmaysee yellowtips,and soot mayaccumulateon potsand pans.

I Air adjustmentshutter I

OvenBurner

AirAdjustmentShutter

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ovenburner regulatesthe flowof	~–
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Toreachthe shutter,remove thebroilerdrawer(page19).

Toadjustthe flowof airto the burner,loosenthe Phillipshead screwand rotatethe shutterto allowmoreor lessair intothe burnertubeas needed.

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skirt to the knob.Holdthe knob bladein one handand the outer skirt in the otherhand.

Toraisethe oventemperature, movethe pointerin the directionof thearrow for RAISE. Tolowerthe temperature,movethe pointerin thedirectionof arrowfor LOWER. Eachmark willchangethe oven temperatureapproximately20”F.

Wesuggestthatyoumakethe adjustmentone mark fromthe

The air adjustmentshuttersset on the hoodof the valves,and are ‘ positionedon the burnertubesby frictionfit.

Toadjustthe flowof ir to the bur~ers,applya blade type screwdriveragainstthe\ friction-fit shuttersand push to adjustthe shutters,allowingmoreor less air intothe burner tubesas needed.

Todetermineif the burnerflame	-.
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coneswithno yellowtipping,and	-
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