GE JGB3001, JGB3000, JGB281 Excessive smoking Excessive soil, Oven door will not open Oven too hot

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Problem		Possible Causes	What To Do
Excessive smoking		Excessive soil.	• On models with touch pads, touch the Clear/Off pad.
			On models with an OVEN TEMP knob, turn it to OFF.
			Open the windows to rid the room of smoke. Wait until
			the SELF CLEAN light goes off. Wipe up the excess soil
			and reset the clean cycle.
Oven door will not open		oven too hot.	• Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
after a clean cycle
Oven not clean after		oven controls not properly set.	• See the Using the self-cleaning oven section.
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.
Oven door will not		oven is too hot.	• Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
unlock (on models			Do not lock the door with the door latch except when
with a door latch)			using the self-clean feature.
Self-clean light (on		The OVEN TEMP knob has not	• Set the OVEN TEMP knob to CLEAN. See the Using the
some models) blinks		been set to CLEAN when the	self-cleaning oven section.
when trying to set a		latch was moved to the right.
self-clean cycle
		The latch was not moved to the • Move the latch to the right as far as it will go. See the
		right when the OVEN TEMP knob	Using the self-cleaning oven section.
		was set to CLEAN.
Self-clean light (on		A power interruption occurred.	• Turn the OVEN TEMP knob to OFF and move the latch
some models) blinks			to the left as far as it will go. Reset the range controls
during self-clean cycle			to the desired settings. See the Using the self-cleaning
			oven section.
“Door” appears in the		Self-cleaning cycle has been	• Move the latch handle all the way to the right.
display (on some models)	selected but the latch handle
		was not moved all the way
		to the right.
		Latch handle was moved to the	• Move the latch handle to the right only when setting
		right but a program other than	the self-cleaning cycle.
		self-cleaning was selected.
“F—” and a number or		on models with a door latch,	• The latch may have been moved, even if only slightly,
letter flash in the display		if a function error code appears	from the locked position. Make sure the latch is moved
(on some models)	during the self-cleaning cycle,		to the right as far as it will go.
		check the oven door latch.
		you have a function error code.	• Touch the Clear/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool for
			one hour. Put the oven back into operation.
		If the function code repeats.	• Disconnect all power to the range for 5 minutes
			and then reconnect power. If the function error
			code repeats, call for service.

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