Troubleshooting

Youmay save timeand money by checkingitems below before ceilingfor service. Listincludes commonconcerns

that are not the result ofdefective workmanshipor materials. If your questionis not explained below,contact Amana

ConsumerAffairsDepartment at 800-843-0304.

Topic Possible Cause Solution

OPERATION

Poweroutage
Appliance not working
Frequent cycling of surface element or
warming zone
Oven not working
Clock and time" not working
Oven light not working
Self Clean notworking
Oven door will not unlock
Make sure appliance is plugged in.
Venfy that cimuit breaker is nottripped.
Replace household fuse but do not change fuse capacity.
Normal Element cyclesto maintain proper heat and to prevent
damage to smoothtop.
Programmingerror Shut off power to oven for five minutes by switching off
circuitbreaker. Reset olrcuit breaker and try oven again.
Poweroutage Makesure appliance is plugged in. Verify that circuit
breaker is nottripped. Replace householdfuse but do not
change fuse capacity.
Loose bulb Check for Ic_se bulb. Tighten.
Burntout bulb Check for burnt out bulb. Replace if necessary with an
appliance bulb.
Programmingerror Shut off power to oven for five minutes by switching off
circuitbreaker. Resetcircuit breaker and try oven again.
Oven isserf-cleaning Allow cycle to complete.
Oven stillhut Willnot unlatch untila certain cooler temperature has
been reached. Do notforce door open - willvoid
warranty. May blow cooler air on latchwith hair dryer at
coolsetting to quicken process.
Oven not clean after aself clean cycle Too muchsoil, grimeleft in Wipe outand remove excess soil prior to running self-
oven clean cyde.
Soot remainsin oven after Normal.
cycle
Locked light displayed Doorlocked If oven ishot, allow to coolrathe" than trying to force door
latchopen.
Display flashing Power failure reset clock Press CLOCK.
F-(numerlc) display Service code Shutoff power to oven for one to two minutes by
switchingoff circuit breaker. Reset breaker, If continues,
contact service department.
Oven smokes the first few times used Normal Minorsmoking is normal the first few times the oven is
used.

COOKING

Food not baking properly
Food not roasting properly
Food not broiling properly
Oven temperature too hot or cold
Va_ouscauses
Vaeduscauees
Vanouscauses
Calibrata oventampera_re
oven has strong odor Normal
Not boiling or cooking fast enough Improperlysized cooking
utensils
See Cooking, Common Baking Problems
See Cooking, Roestlng
See Cooking, Bretllng
See Using the oven Control, Oven Temperature
Control Adjustment
Ovens will have a 'new' odor. Run aserf-clean cycle to
remove the odor.
Make sure pans fit heating elements. See CooloNare
Requirements.
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