GE JKP85 Not clean, Crackling or, Popping sound, Clean cycle, Lower oven door will, Power outage

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Customer Service Troubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions

Before You Call For Service…

Troubleshooting Tips

Problem

Possible Causes

What To Do

 

 

 

 

Lower oven light does

Light bulb is loose or defective.

Tighten or replace the bulb.

not work

 

 

 

Pad operating light is broken. Call for service.

 

 

 

 

Lower oven will

Oven controls

See the Using the self-cleaning lower oven section.self-

not clean

improperly set.

 

 

 

 

“Crackling” or

This is the sound of the metal

This is normal.

“popping” sound

heating and cooling during

 

in the lower oven

both the cooking and

 

 

cleaning functions.

 

 

 

 

Excessive smoking in

Excessive soil.

Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Open the windows to rid the

the lower oven during

 

 

room of smoke. Wait until the LOCKED DOOR light goes

a clean cycle

 

 

off. Wipe up the excess soil and reset the clean cycle.

 

 

 

Lower oven door will

Oven too hot.

Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.

not open after a

 

 

 

clean cycle

 

 

 

 

 

Lower oven not clean

Oven controls improperly set. See the Using the self-cleaning lower oven section.

after a clean cycle

 

 

 

Oven was heavily soiled.

Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean

 

 

 

 

cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean

 

 

 

again or for a longer period of time.

 

 

 

“LOCK DOOR” flashes

The self-clean cycle has been

Close the oven door.

in the lower oven

selected but the door is not

 

display

closed.

 

 

 

 

LOCKED DOOR light

The oven door is locked

Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool.

is on when you want to

because the temperature

 

cook in the lower oven

inside the oven has not

 

 

dropped below the locking

 

 

temperature.

 

 

 

 

Power outage,

Power outage or surge.

Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset

clock flashes

 

 

it by pressing the CLEAR/OFF pad, setting the clock

 

 

 

and resetting any cooking function.

 

 

“Burning” or “oily”

This is normal in a new oven To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a

odor emitting from

and will disappear in time.

minimum of 3 hours. See the Using the self-

oven vent when using

 

 

cleaning lower oven section.

the lower oven

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strong odor in the

An odor from the insulation

This is temporary.

lower oven

around the inside of the

 

 

oven is normal for the first

 

 

few times the oven is used.

 

 

 

 

Fan noise when using

A cooling fan may

This is normal. The cooling fan will turn off and on.

the lower oven

automatically turn on

 

 

and off to cool internal parts.

 

 

 

 

 

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