GE Appliances JGB735SPSS how to clean the surface burner heads and caps
When a burner does not light or burn evenly, and after bad spillovers.
Steps
- Turn all controls OFF and let the cooktop cool.
CAUTION
Do not attempt to remove oval burner cap from the burner heads.
Marked CAUTION by the manufacturer Source: Care and Cleaning: Cooktop, p. 23
- Lift off the grates, then the burner caps and heads, and note their size and location.
- Wash the burner caps in hot, soapy water and rinse them. Do not try to remove the oval burner cap from its head.
- Wash the burner heads in hot, soapy water and rinse them; use a brush with plastic bristles for stubborn stains. Keep the ports and the round hole in the head clear.
- Clean around the electrode and avoid hitting it with anything hard.
- Shake out excess water and let the parts dry thoroughly.
CAUTION
Do not operate the cooktop without all burner parts and grates in place.
Marked CAUTION by the manufacturer Source: Care and Cleaning: Cooktop, p. 23
- Put each head back in the correct location by size, and seat each cap properly on its head.
Do not use steel wool or scouring pads on burner parts, and never wash burner heads in a dishwasher. The round burner caps can go in a dishwasher.
Source: Care and Cleaning: Cooktop Source: Care and Cleaning: Cooktop, p. 23
Used for
Other JGB735SPSS procedures
- How to light a surface burnerTo light any of the five sealed gas burners with the electric igniter.
- How to light a surface burner during a power failureWhen the power is out. The oven cannot be used, but the surface burners can be lit with a match.
- How to set the clockTo set or reset the time of day, for example after a power outage.
- How to lock or unlock the oven controlsTo keep the touch pads from starting anything, or to clear LOC ON.
- How to run Steam CleanTo clean light soil at a lower temperature than Self Clean.
- How to run Self CleanWhen the oven is moderately or heavily soiled. Steam Clean handles light soil.
- How to adjust the oven temperature (OFSt)When the oven bakes too hot or too cold after the first few uses.
- How to set Sabbath modeBefore cooking on the Sabbath or a holiday. This is the standard Sabbath mode.
- How to replace the oven light bulbWhen the oven light does not work and the bulb is loose or has failed.
Sources
- Owner's Manual, 30-inch Free-Standing Self-Cleaning Gas Ranges JGB660, JGB670, JGB735 and PGB935. GE Appliances, a Haier company. Document 49-2000782, revision Rev 8, 2026-10, 71 pages, en-US. images.salsify.com (PDF). Listed on the manufacturer's support page. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
- Quick Specs, JGB735SP/EP/FP/DP 30-inch Free-Standing Gas Convection Range. GE Appliances. Document JGB735SP/EP/FP/DP, revision Specification Revised 5/24, 2024-05, 2 pages, en-US. images.salsify.com (PDF). Listed on the manufacturer's support page. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
Page numbers are the numbers printed in the manual. Where this page and the manual differ, follow the manual.