Troubleshooting
You may save time and money by checking items below before calling for service. List includes common concerns that are not the result of defective workmanship or materials. If your question is not explained below, contact Amana Consumer Affairs Department at
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Appliance not working |
| Power outage |
| Make sure appliance is plugged in. |
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| Verify that circuit breaker is not tripped. |
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| Replace household fuse but do not change fuse capacity. |
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| Oven door locked |
| Allow oven to cool for automatic lock to disengage. Once |
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| oven has unlocked, set oven to desired temperature. |
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Self clean shuts off during cycle |
| Using surface burners during |
| Surface burners should not be used during a self clean |
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| self clean cycle |
| cycle. Set self clean cycle to delay when range does not |
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| need to be used. |
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Surface burner does not ignite |
| Poor cap placement |
| Turn control to OFF and follow directions in Placing |
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| Burner Cap section. |
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| Dirt or debris on electrode |
| Turn control to OFF and folow directions in Care and |
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| Cleaning section. |
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Broil cycle stops |
| Oven door open |
| Oven door must be closed during a broil cycle. Close |
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| oven door and broil cycle should resume normally. |
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Clock and timer not working |
| Power outage |
| Make sure appliance is plugged in. Verify that circuit |
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| breaker is not tripped. Replace fuse but do not change |
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| fuse capacity. |
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Oven light not working |
| Loose bulb |
| Check for loose bulb. Tighten. |
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| Burnt out bulb |
| Check for burnt out bulb. Replace if necessary with an |
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| appliance bulb. |
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Oven door will not unlock |
| Oven is |
| Allow cycle to complete or cancel function. |
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| Oven still hot |
| Will not unlatch until a certain cooler temperature has |
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| been reached. Do not force door open— will void |
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| warranty. May blow cooler air on latch with hair dryer at |
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| cool setting to quicken process. |
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Oven not clean after a self clean cycle |
| Too much soil, grime left in |
| Wipe out and remove excess soil prior to running |
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| Soot remains in oven after |
| Normal. Wipe out with damp cloth. |
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Pans rock on surface burner grates |
| Warped pans |
| See Utensil section to check pan for flat bottom. |
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Locked light displayed |
| Door locked |
| If oven is hot, allow to cool rather than trying to force door |
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Display flashing |
| Power failure reset clock |
| Press CLOCK. |
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| Service code |
| Shut off power to oven for three minutes by switching off | |
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| circuit breaker. Reset breaker. If continues, contact |
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Oven smokes the first few times used |
| Normal |
| Minor smoking is normal the first few times the oven is |
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| used. |
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