Kenmore 9504, 790.9503 manual Before You Call, Indicator, Its internal, Surface, Entire

Before You Call

Solutions to Common Problems

Before you call for service, review this list, It may save you time and expense, The list includes common occurrences that are not the result of defective workmanship or materials in this appliance,

OCCURRENCE

POSSIBLE

CAUSE/SOLUTION

Range

is not level.

Poor

installation.

Place

oven

rack

in center

of oven.

Place

a level

on the

oven

rack.

Adjust

leveling

legs

at

base

of

range

until

the oven rack is level.

Be

sure

floor

is

level

and

is

strong

and

stable

enough

to

adequately

support range.

If floor is sagging or sloping, contact a carpenter to correct the situation.

Kitchen cabinet alignment may make range appear unlevel. Be sure cabinets are square

and

have

sufficient

room for range clearance.

Cannot

move

appliance

easily.

Appliance

Cabinets

not

square

or

are

built

in

too

tightly.

Contact

builder

or

installer

to

make

must

be

accessible

for

service,

appliance

accessible.

Carpet interferes with range. Provide sufficient space so range can be lifted over carpet.

Oven

control

beeps

continuously

with no

This

oven

is

equipped

with

a

state

of the

art

electronic

oven

control.

Among

its

many

indicator

lights

flashing

(if

model

is

features

is

a

full

time

oven

circuit

diagnostics

system.

The

control

constantly

monitors

equipped

with

a display

FI

or

F3

will

its internal

circuitry as

well

as

several

crucial

oven

circuits

to insure

they

are

all

operating

show

in

the

display).

correctly.

If at

any

time

one

of

these

systems

fails,

the

control

will

immediately

stop

operation,

and

beep

continuously

(flashing

an

error

code

of

F1

or

F3

in

the

display

window).

Electronic

control

has

detected

a fault

condition.

Press

STOP/CLEAR

to

clear

the

display

and

stop

the

beeping.

Reprogram

oven.

If fault

recurs,

record

fault number,

press

STOP/CLEAR

and

call

Sears

at

1-800-4=MY-HOME®

(see

back

cover).

Surface

element

too

hot or

not

hot

enough.

Incorrect

control

setting.

Make

sure

the correct

control

is on for the

surface

unit to be

used.

Surface

element

does

not

heat.

Lightweight

orwarped

pans

used.

Use

only

flat,

evenly

balanced,

medium

or heavyweight

cookware.

Flat

pans

heat

better

than

warped

pans.

Cookware

materials

and

weight of

the

material

affect

heating.

Heavy-

and

medium-weight

pans

heat

evenly.

Because

lightweight

pans

heat

unevenly,

foods

may

burn

easily.

No

power

to

the

appliance.

Check

steps

under

"Entire

Appliance

Does

Not

Operate" in

this Before You Call checklist.

Incorrect

control

setting.

Make sure the correct control is on for the surface unit to be used.

Entire

appliance

does

not

operate.

Make

sure

cord/plug

is

plugged

tightly

into

outlet.

Service

wiring

is

not

complete.

Be

sure

to call

Sears

at 1-800-4-MY-HOME®

(See

back

cover).

Power

outage.

Check

house

lights

to

be

sure.

Call

your

local

electric

company

for

service.

Oven

light

does notwork.

Replace

or tighten

bulb.

See

"Changing

Oven

Light"

in

the General

Care

&

Cleaning

section of this Use & Care Guide for instructions.

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