Info on GE Stove and Oven

[ralnacj5661]

I'd like to try and get the documentation for my older GE oven and stovetop, but I'm having a hard time figuring out the right manuals for my models. I believe they were probably manufactured around 1963 when the house was built. The oven tag is kind of hard to read, but I believe it says "J D12X1YE 3.8 JXD01725". The stove is much easier to read (obviously didn't get scrubbed over the years like the oven did), it is a model "J P76Y1DC". When we first bought the house a couple of years ago I thought they'd be the first two appliances I'd replace, but now I'd do anything I could not to. I love the look of them (beautiful brown/copper color, with matching stovehood) and they both work great still (I did have to replace the bake element in the oven about a year ago, but that was easy to find). I would like to have some more information on the manuals or part numbers, in case I do ever need to replace anything else. The oven thermocouple definitely looks like it has seen better days. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[pulltostart]

Amber,

Welcome to AW!  Many good sources of information here.

 

Based on the numbers you state, I'd say that the cooktop (JP76Y) is a 1964 model, and the wall oven (JD12X) is a 1963 model.  So maybe your home was built in the late fall of 1963, as the model year was changing and dealers probably had a mix of models in their inventory.

 

Not sure if you will be able to find a book dedicated to each of those appliances.  It's more likely that you will find a 'Use and Care' book for most of GE's products (maybe reprinted each year if there were significant changes).  I say your best bet is to monitor eBay and see what turns up.  Good luck with the search and with your 'Dark Coppertone' appliances!

 

lawrence