Laid out with six open burners alongside an infrared charbroiler across a 48-inch top, the GR486C is an all-gas range. Its cooktop ignition runs through a spark module feeding an electrode at each burner, and each burner valve carries its own micro-switch that tells the module when to spark.
The GR486C’s most common call is a surface burner that sparks constantly even after lighting. On this platform that is almost always the micro-switch at the valve or a chafed electrode wire shorting to the chassis, not the burner head. The infrared charbroiler is its own heating assembly with its own burner and igniter, so a charbroiler that will not light says nothing about the open burners beside it.
Read the number back and it describes the appliance: GR for Gas Range, 48 for the cabinet width in inches, 6 for the six open burners and C for the infrared charbroiler.
Key Features
- 48-inch all-gas range: six open burners alongside an infrared charbroiler, with a gas oven below
- Spark module and per-burner electrodes for surface ignition
- Gas oven burner regulated by an oven thermostat rather than an electronic sensor
- Separate charbroiler assembly with its own burner and control
Most Common Issues on This Model
Surface burner will not light, or keeps sparking after it has lit
Gas oven bakes consistently above or below the set temperature
Oven burner will not ignite at all
Persistent gas smell near the range — a safety call, not a routine repair
Charbroiler will not heat, or heats unevenly across its surface