GE JGJ3C16GPJ, JGBC17GEJ, JGBC16GEJ warranty When You Get Your Range, @ Your Range, Surface Cooking

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read ail instructions before

When You Get Your Range

●Have the installer show you the location of tlw range gas cut-off valve and how to shut it off if necessary.

●Have your range installed and properly grounded by a qualified installer, in accordance

with the Installation instructions. Any adjustment and service should

be perform only by qualified gas range installers or Serviee technicians.

●Plug your range into a 120-volt grounded outlet only. Do not

remove the round grounding prong

from the plug. If in doubt about the groundingofthe homeelectrical system, it is your personal responsibility and obligation to havean ungroundedoutlet replaced with a properly-grounded three-

prong outlet in accordance with the National Electrical code. I)o not use an extension cord with this appliance.

●Be sure all packing materials are removed from the range before operating it, to prevent fire or smoke damage should the packing material ignite.

●Locate range out of kitchen traffk path and out of drafty locations to prevent pilot outage (on models so equipped} and poor air circulation.

●Be sure your range is correctly adjusted by a qualified service technician or installer for the type of gas (Natural or LP) on which it is to be used. Your range can be converted for use on either type of gas. See Installation Instructions.

using this appliance.

●After prolonged use of a range, high floor temperatures may result and many floor coverings will not withstand this kind of use. Never install the range over vinyl tile or linoleum that cannot withstand such type of use. Never install it directly over interior kitchen carpeting.

W@ Your Range

●Don’t leave children alone or unattended where a range is hot or in operation. They could be serious]y burned.

●Don’t aliow anyone to climb, stand or hang on the door, broiler compartment or range top. They could damage the range and even tip it over causing severe personal injury.

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IhTTERESTTll CHILDREN SHOULDNOT BE WIRED IN CABINETS ABOVEA RANGE

OR ON THE BACKSPLASH OF A RANGE–CHILDREN CLIMBING ON THE RANGE T() REACH ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLYINHJRED.

*Let burner grates and other surfaces cod before touching them or leaving them where children can reach them.

●Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments while using the appliance. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with flame or hot oven surfaces and may cause severe burns.

●Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room. Prolonged use of the range without adequate ventilation can be hazardous.

o Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming i pan. Turn off burner, then smother flaming pan by covering pan completely with well fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering with baking soda or, if available, a multqmrpose dry chemical

or foam fire extinguisher.

*Do not store flammable materials in an oven or near the cooktop.

●Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate in or near the range.

e When cooking pork, follow the directions exactly and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least 170”F. This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be killed and meat will be safe to eat.

Surface Cooking

●AJM~~jTSuse the IJTE position when igniting top burners and make sure the burners haveignited.

e Never leave surface burners unattended at HIGH flame settings. Boilover causes smoking and greasy spikwers that may catch on fire.

*Adjust top burner flame size so it does not extend beyond the edge of the cooking utensil.

Excessive flame is hazardous.

*Use only dry pot hoklers— moist or damp pot holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from - steam. Do not let potholders come near open flames when lifting utensils. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth in place of a “” pot holder.