Troubleshooting tips, Before you call for service – GE Electric Coil & Radiant JBP22 User Manual

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oubleshooting T

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Before you call for service…

Troubleshooting Tips
Save time and money! Review the charts on the following
pages first and you may not need to call for service.

Problem

Possible Causes

What To Do

Radiant Cooktops

Surface units will not

Improper cookware

•Use pans which are flat and match the diameter

maintain a rolling boil

being used.

of the surface unit selected.

or cooking is not
fast enough

Surface units do

A fuse in your home may be

• Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.

not work properly

blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.

Cooktop controls

• Check to see the correct control is set for the surface

improperly set.

unit you are using.

Scratches (may appear

Incorrect cleaning

• Scratches are not removable. Tiny scratches will become

as cracks) on cooktop

methods being used.

less visible in time as a result of cleaning.

glass surface

Cookware with rough bottoms

• To avoid scratches, use the recommended cleaning

being used or coarse particles

procedures. Make sure bottoms of cookware are clean

(salt or sand) were between

before use, and use cookware with smooth bottoms.

the cookware and the surface
of the cooktop.
Cookware has been slid
across the cooktop surface.

Areas of discoloration

Food spillovers not cleaned

• See the Cleaning the glass cooktop section.

on the cooktop

before next use.

Hot surface on a model

• This is normal. The surface may appear discolored

with a light-colored glass

when it is hot. This is temporary and will disappear

cooktop.

as the glass cools.

Plastic melted to

Hot cooktop came into

• See the Glass surface—potential for permanent damage

the surface

contact with plastic placed

section in the Cleaning the glass cooktop section.

on the hot cooktop.

Pitting (or indentation)

Hot sugar mixture spilled

• Call a qualified technician for replacement.

of the cooktop

on the cooktop.

Frequent cycling

Improper cookware

• Use only flat cookware to minimize cycling.

off and on of

being used.

surface units

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