GE JS998 Temperature too, Hot or too cold Oven will not work, Crackling or, Popping sound

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Problem

 

Possible Causes

What To Do

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven

 

Oven temperature

See the Adjust the oven temperature—Do it yourself!

temperature too

 

needs adjustment.

section.

 

hot or too cold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven will not work

 

Oven controls improperly set.

See the Using the oven section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A fuse in your home may

Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.

 

 

be blown or the circuit

 

 

 

 

breaker tripped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven will not self-clean

 

The oven temperature is too

Allow the oven to cool and reset the controls.

 

 

high to set a self-clean operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Crackling” or

 

This is the sound of the

This is normal.

 

“popping” sound

 

metal heating and cooling

 

 

in the oven

 

during both the cooking and

 

 

 

 

cleaning functions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excessive smoking

 

Excessive soil.

Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Open the windows to

in the oven during

 

 

 

rid the room of smoke. Wait until the

(LOCK) light

a clean cycle

 

 

 

goes off. Wipe up the excess soil and reset the

 

 

 

 

clean cycle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven door will

 

Oven too hot.

Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.

not open after a

 

 

 

 

 

clean cycle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven not clean

 

Oven controls improperly set.

See the Using the self-cleaning 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) light is on

 

The oven door is locked

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

when you want to cook

 

because the temperature

 

 

in the oven

 

inside the oven has not

 

 

 

 

dropped below the

 

 

 

 

locking temperature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display shows "ERR"

 

A temperature was

Set the temperature between 170°F–550°F.

 

 

set outside the allowable

 

 

 

 

range of 170°F–550°F.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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