Kenmore 790. 7260 manual Solution, See Adjusting, Appliance, Installed

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas

line

is hard-plumbed.

Have

a flexible

CSA International

approved

 

 

 

 

 

metal

appliance

connector

installed.

 

 

 

 

Oven

portion

of

appliance does not

Be sure

regulator

gas

valve

is turned to

ON.

See installation

instructions.

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.

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 control beeps and displays F code

Oven

control

has

detected a

fault

or error

condition.

Press s+oP key

pad

to

error.

clear the error code. Try Bake or Broil function. If the F code error repeats,

 

 

remove power from appliance, wait 5 minutes and then repower appliance

 

and set clock with the correct time of day. Try Bake or Broil function again.

 

If the

fault

recurs,

press

STOPto clear and

call 1-800-4-MY-HOME®

for

 

assistance (See back cover).

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Contents Ienmoreo Contents Kenmore Limited WarrantyDefinitions Save these instructions for future referenceImportant Instructions for Using Your Oven Important Safety InstructionsCOOlTOP Important safety noticeConversion to L.R Gas Product Record Serial Plate LocationGrounding Instructions Air circulation in the oven Before Setting Oven ControlsRemoving, replacing and arranging racks Types of oven racksCookware material types Before Setting Surface ControlsUsing proper cookware Setting proper burner flame sizeHome canning Setting Surface ControlsSetting surface burners Oven Control Functions Setting Oven ControlsSetting Clock Setting silent or audible control modeSetting Timer Setting Oven ControlsChanging temperature display F or C Oven Lockout Setting BakeOven Door To activate Oven Lockout feature To cancel bake at anytimeWhen the cook time runs out Setting Cook TimePress Cook Time key pad will appear in display Setting Delay StartThick Suggested broil settings table gas ovenBroil See 1st sideTo adjust oven temperature Adjusting oven temperatureSetting Select Clean Select CleanRead before starting Select Clean If it becomes necessary to stop Select Clean when active Delayed Start Select CleanWhen Select Clean is finished To set Delay Start Select CleanCleaning recommendation Care & CleaningTo clean the burner head ignition ports Cleaning the cooktop and surface burnersCleaning burner caps Cleaning surface burner headsTo replace the interior oven light bulb Glass shield Wire HolderAluminum foil and utensils Replacing oven light some modelsSpecial door care instructions Removing and replacing the lift-off oven doorAppliance SolutionSee Adjusting InstalledSection Before You Call Solutions to common problems Page Protection Agreements Sea/rs