GE PGP990SENSS Profile 30″ Stainless Steel Gas Sealed Burner Cooktop – Downdraft
January 7, 2014 - Comment
GE PGP990SENSS 30″ Downdraft Gas Modular Cooktop with 2 Sealed Burners, Recessed Cooktop, 3-Speed Downdraft Ventilation, ADA Compliant and Optional Modules Sold Separately: Stainless Steel
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Manufacturer Omits Product Limitations Background: This product supports modules: griddle top, burner and grill. The griddle and grill module are supported only in the left portion of this cook-top. This product can support two modules at a time.Problem: When the product is configured with the normal burners in the left pair, it is impossible to lower the gas flame to support simmering. (You have this capability in the right burner pair.) GE Service responded to this “problem”.Learned from GE Service that…
Poor Design Another problem in addition to the one listed about the grill feature not allowing a low simmering ability, the down draft fan actually sucks heat from under the cooking pan/pots and therefore prevents heating or boiling. Therefore we cannot use the vent while cooking which is when one needs to use it. Had we not been given this unit as part of a new home purchase, we would have returned it.