| Solutions to common problems • BEFORE YOU CALL |
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Oven control beeps and displays an | • The oven control has detected a fault or error condition. Press clear off to |
F code (fault code) error. | clear the display & stop beeping. Try the bake or broil feature again. If |
| the F code error repeats, remove electric power from appliance, wait 5 |
| minutes and then repower appliance and set clock for the time of day. |
| Try the bake or broil feature again. If the fault recurs, record fault and call |
| your authorized service agent. |
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Poor baking results. | • Allow oven to preheat to the set temperature before placing food in oven. |
| • Make sure the proper oven rack position is used. Adjust if needed. |
| • Center food in the oven and space pans to allow air to circulate. |
| • Try adjusting the recipe's recommended temperature or baking time. |
| • If you feel the oven is too hot or cool, see "Adjusting oven temperature" in |
| Setting Oven Controls section. |
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Appliance is not level. | • Be sure floor is level, strong & stable enough to support the appliance. If |
| floor is sagging or sloping, contact a carpenter to correct the problem. |
| • Cooktop or oven racks not level. To correct, place oven rack in center of |
| oven. Place a spirit level on the oven rack. Adjust by turning leveling legs at |
| base of appliance until the oven rack rests level. |
| • Kitchen cabinet alignment may make range appear not level. Be sure |
| cabinets are square & have sufficient room for appliance clearance. |
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Cannot move appliance easily. Appliance | • Cabinets not square or are built in too tightly to appliance sides. Contact |
must be accessible for service. | builder or installer to make appliance accessible. |
| • Carpet interferes with appliance. Provide sufficient space so appliance may |
| be lifted over carpet. |
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Entire appliance does not operate. | • Make sure power cord is plugged correctly into outlet. |
| • Electrical power outage. Check house lights to be sure. Call your local |
| electric company for service. |
| • Service wiring is not complete. Contact your dealer, installing agent or |
| authorized service agent. |
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Oven portion of appliance does not | • Be sure the oven controls are set properly for the desired cooking feature. |
operate. | See Setting Oven Controls section in this manual or see "Entire appliance |
| does not operate" in this checklist. |
| • The time of day is not set. The time of day must first be set in order to |
| properly operate some of the oven features. See "Setting the clock" in |
| Setting Oven Controls section. |
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Surface element does not heat cookware. | • Lightweight or warped pans used. Use only flat, evenly balanced, medium or |
| heavyweight quality cookware. Flat pans heat better than warped pans. |
| Cookware materials and weight of the material affect heating. Heavy & |
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| foods may burn easily. |
Surface element seems too hot or not hot enough.
•Incorrect control setting. Be sure the matching control is set for the surface element that you are attempting to use or adjust power level setting.
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