Self Help
Self Help- The Oven
OVEN PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSES & SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS |
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The oven mode or temperature selected or the | The knob was turned too rapidly. Turn knob slowly until |
numbers selected do not appear in the display | correct wording or temperature appears. Review manual |
| instructions when setting clock, timer, or |
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Oven door is locked and will not release, even | Turn the oven off at the circuit breaker and wait 5 |
after cooling | minutes. Turn breaker back on. The oven should reset |
| itself and will be operable. |
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Oven is not heating | Check the circuit breaker or fuse box to your house. Make |
| sure there is proper electrical power to the oven. Make |
| sure the oven temperature has been selected. |
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Oven is not cooking evenly | Check oven calibration. Adjust calibration if necessary (see |
| Oven Temperature Offset, Page 7). Refer to cooking charts |
| for recommended rack position. Always reduce recipe |
| temperature by 25°F when baking with Convection Bake |
| mode. |
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Oven temperature is too hot or too cold | The oven thermostat needs adjustment. See Oven |
| Temperature Offset, Page 7. |
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Oven light is not working properly | Replace or reinsert the light bulb if loose or defective. |
| Touching the bulb with fingers may cause the bulb to burn |
| out. |
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Oven light stays on | Check for obstruction in oven door. Check to see if hinge is |
| bent. |
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Cannot remove lens cover on light | There may be soil |
| lens cover area with a clean dry towel prior to attempting |
| to remove the lens cover. |
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Oven will not | Allow the oven to cool before running |
| wipe out loose soils or heavy spillovers before running Self- |
| Clean. If oven is badly soiled, set oven for a |
| Clean. See Preparing the Oven to |
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Clock and timer are not working properly | Make sure there is proper electrical power to the oven. |
| See the Clock and Timer sections, Pages 5 and 19. |
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Porcelain in oven chips | When oven racks are removed and replaced, always tilt |
| racks upward and do not force them to avoid chipping the |
| porcelain. |
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“F” and a number appears in display and | This is a fault code. If a “F” code flashes, press Off to clear |
control beeps continuously. | the display and stop beeping. Reset oven if necessary. If |
| fault code remains and beep continues, record fault code |
| number, cancel oven and call authorized service |
| technician. |
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With a new range there is a strong odor | This is normal with a new range and will disappear after a |
when oven is turned on | few uses. Operating the |
| the smell more quickly. |
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