Kenmore 790.923, 790.922, 790.921, 790.924 manual Problem Solution

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Before You Call • Solutions to common problems

Before you call for service, review the following list. It may save you time & expense. Possible solutions to these problems are provided with the problem listed:

Problem

Solution

 

 

Poor baking results.

• Many factors affect baking results. Make sure the proper oven rack position

 

is used. Center food in the oven and space pans to allow air to circulate.

 

Allow the oven to preheat to the set temperature before placing food in the

 

oven. Try adjusting the recipe's recommended temperature or baking time.

 

If you feel the oven is too hot or cool, see Adjusting oven temperature in

 

Setting Oven Controls section.

 

 

Appliance is not level.

• Be sure floor is level, strong & stable enough to adequately support range.

 

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

 

• Poor installation. Place oven rack in center of oven. Place a level on the

 

oven rack. Adjust leveling legs at base of appliance until the rack is level.

 

• Kitchen cabinet alignment may make range appear not level. Be sure

 

cabinets are square & have sufficient room for appliance clearance.

 

 

Cannot move appliance easily.

• Cabinets not square or are built in too tightly. Contact builder or installer to

Appliance must be accessible for

make appliance accessible.

service.

• Carpet interferes with appliance. Provide sufficient space so appliance can

 

 

be lifted over carpet.

Entire appliance does not operate.

•Make sure power cord is plugged properly into outlet.

•Electrical power outage. Check house lights to be sure. Call your local electric company for service outage information.

•Service wiring is not complete. Call 1-800-4-MY-HOME® for assistance (See back cover).

Oven portion of appliance does not operate.

•The time of day is not set. The time of day must first be set in order to operate the oven. See Setting clock in Setting Oven Controls section.

•Be sure the oven controls are set properly for the desired function. See Setting Oven Controls section and review instructions for the desired cooking function in this manual or see “Entire appliance does not operate” in this checklist.

Surface element is too hot or not hot

• Incorrect surface control setting. Adjust power level setting.

enough.

 

 

 

Surface element does not heat or does

• Be sure the correct surface control knob is turned ON for element needed.

not heat evenly.

• Lightweight or warped 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 & medium-

 

weight pans heat evenly. Because lightweight pans heat unevenly, foods may

 

burn easily.

Oven light does not work.

•Be sure the oven light is secure in the socket. Also see Replacing oven light in the Care & Cleaning section.

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Contents Kenmore Use & Care Guide Guía de uso y cuidadaTable of Contents Kenmore Limited WarrantyTip Over Hazard Read all instructions before using this applianceSave these instructions for future reference Important Instructions for Using Your Oven Important Instructions for Using Your Cooktop Product Record Serial Plate Location790 Model No Serial NoTypes of oven racks Air circulation in the ovenBaking layer cakes with 1 or 2 oven racks Offset Oven rackBefore Setting Surface Controls Using proper cookwareCookware material types Important noteAbout the ceramic glass cooktop Element On & Hot Surface indicator lightsAbout the radiant surface elements Types of cooktop surface elements Turbo Boil feature on some modelsHome Canning Setting Surface Controls Radiant surface element settingsSingle radiant surface elements all models To operate the single radiant elementTo operate the dual radiant element Heating with innerSmall element only Areas that heat are shown darkenedWarmer zone recommended food settings Setting warmer zone controlWarm & Ready Zone some models Setting Oven Controls Setting ClockSetting silent or audible control mode Oven Control FunctionsChanging temperature display F or C Setting TimerSetting Bake Oven LockoutWhen the cook time runs out Setting Cook TimeUntil is pressed Setting Delay Start Broil Suggested broil settings table electric ovenTo set Broil Adjusting oven temperature To adjust oven temperatureOperating oven light on some models Press Bake key padSelect Clean Read before starting Select CleanSetting Select Clean To set Select Clean to start immediatelyWhen Select Clean is finished Delayed Start Select CleanTo set Delay Start Select Clean Care & Cleaning Cleaning recommendation tableCooktop maintenance Cooktop cleaningAluminum foil and utensils General cleaningDo not use the following on the cooktop Cleaning oven bottom on some models Replacing oven lightRemoving and replacing the lift-off oven door Special door care instructionsTo remove oven door To replace oven doorProblem Solution Any F code error Select Clean does not workSelect Clean SectionSurface Care and Cleaning section of this Use & Care GuideAreas of discoloration with metallic Protection Agreements Acuerodes de protección
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