
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 not working | Programming error | Shut off power to oven for five minutes by switching off |
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| circuit breaker. Reset circuit breaker and try oven again. |
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Surface units not working- no power | Coils not plugged in | Turn control off. Make sure that the coils are properly |
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| pushing coil into place. |
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Clock and tim er not working | Power outage | Make sure appliance is plugged in. Verify that circuit breaker |
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| is not tripped. Replace fuse but do not change fuse |
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Oven light not working | Loose bulb | Check for loose bulb. Tighten. |
| Burnt out bulb | Check for burnt out bulb. Replace if necessary with an |
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| appliance bulb. |
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Self clean not working | Door handle not locked | Lock oven door handle. |
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Oven door will not unlock | Oven is | Allow cycle to complete. |
| Oven still hot | W ill not unlatch until a certain cooler temperature has been |
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| reached. Do not force door open – will void warranty. May |
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| blow cooler air on latch with hair dryer at cool setting to |
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| quicken process. |
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Oven not clean after a self clean cycle | Too much soil, grime left in | W ipe out and remove excess soil prior to running |
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| Soot remains in oven after | Normal. |
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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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| latch open. |
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Display flashing | Power failure | Reset clock, press CLOCK. |
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| Service code | Shut off power to oven for one to two minutes by switching |
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| off circuit breaker. Reset breaker. If continues, contact |
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Oven smokes the first few tim es used | Normal | Minor smoking is normal the first few times the oven is used. |
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CO O KING |
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Food not baking properly | Various causes | See Cooking, Comm on Baking Problem s |
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Food not roasting properly | Various causes | See Cooking, Roasting |
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Food not broiling properly | Various causes | See Cooking, Broiling |
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Oven tem perature too hot or cold | Calibrate oven temperature | See Using the Oven Control, Oven Tem perature Control |
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Oven has strong odor | Normal | Ovens will have a ‘new’ odor. Run a |
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| remove the odor. |
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Not boiling or cooking fast enough | Improperly sized cooking | Make sure pans fit heating elements. See Cookware |
| utensils | Requirem ents. |
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NO ISE |
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Frequent cycling off and on of oven. | Normal |
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Cracking or popping sound | Normal |
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To maintain a temperature for baking, the oven cycles on and off.
W et cooking utensils or possible spillage.
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