GE Appliances JGB735SPSS how to light a surface burner during a power failure
When the power is out. The oven cannot be used, but the surface burners can be lit with a match.
Steps
If the information in this manual 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.
Marked WARNING by the manufacturer Source: Safety Information: Important Safety Information, p. 3
- Hold a lit match near the ports beneath the surface burner cap.
- Push the knob in and slowly turn it to the LITE position.
GE says to use extreme caution. Burners already lit when the power fails keep operating normally.
Source: Using the Range: In Case of a Power Failure Source: Using the Range: In Case of a Power Failure, p. 8
Other JGB735SPSS procedures
- How to light a surface burnerTo light any of the five sealed gas burners with the electric igniter.
- 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 clean the surface burner heads and capsWhen a burner does not light or burn evenly, and after bad spillovers.
- 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.
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