GE 164D4290P076 Won’t close, Storage Drawer Removal instructions in the Care, Crackling or

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Problem	Possible Causes	What To Do
Storage drawer	Power cord may be	• Reposition the drawer and power cord. See the
won’t close	obstructing drawer	Storage Drawer Removal instructions in the Care and
	in the lower back	cleaning of your range section.
	of the range.
	Rear drawer support is	• Reposition the drawer. See the Storage Drawer
	on top of the guide rail.	Removal instructions in the Care and cleaning of your
		range section.
Oven will not self-clean	The oven temperature is	• Allow the oven to cool to room temperature and
	too high to set a self-clean	reset the controls.
	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
	during both the cooking and
	cleaning functions.
Excessive smoking	Excessive soil.	• Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Open the windows to
during a clean cycle		rid the room of smoke. Wait until the LOCKED door
		light goes off. Wipe up the excess soil and reset the
		clean cycle.
Oven door will not	Oven too hot.	• Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
open 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.
“LOCK DOOR” flashes	The self-clean cycle has been	• Close the oven door.
in the display	selected but the door is not
	closed.
LOCKED DOOR light	The oven door is locked	• Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool.
is on when you want	because the temperature
to cook	inside the oven has not
	dropped below the
	locking temperature.
“F— and a number	You have a function	• Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Put the oven back into
or letter” flash	error code.	operation.
in the display
	If the function code repeats.	• Disconnect all power to the range for at least 30

seconds and then reconnect power. If the function error code repeats, call for service.

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