Americana Appliances ABS200 Burning or oily, Odor emitting from, Oven vent, Strong odor

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Problem	Possible Causes	What To Do
“Burning” or “oily”	This is normal in a new oven	• To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a
odor emitting from the	and will disappear in time.	minimum of 3 hours. See the Using the self-cleaning
oven vent		oven section.
Strong odor	An odor from the insulation	• This is temporary.
	around the inside of the oven
	is normal for the first few times
	the oven is used.
Self-Cleaning Models
Oven will not self-clean	The oven temperature is too	• Allow the range to cool to room temperature and
	high to set a self-clean operation.	reset the controls.
	Oven controls improperly set.	• See the Using the self-cleaning oven section.
	Oven door is not in the locked	• Make sure you move the door latch handle all the way
	position.	to the right.
Oven starts a self-clean	Oven door locked during	• Turn the Oven Temperature knob to OFF. Allow the
cycle when you wanted	cooking.	oven to cool. Never force the door latch handle.
to bake, roast or broil
“Crackling” or	This is the sound of the metal	• This is normal.
“popping” sound	heating and cooling during both
	the cooking and cleaning
	functions.
Excessive smoking	Excessive soil.	•Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Open the windows to rid
during a clean cycle		the room of smoke. Wait until the light on the
		SELF CLEAN pad goes off. Wipe up the excess soil
		and reset the clean cycle.
Oven door will	Oven too hot.	•Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
not unlock
Oven not clean after a	Oven controls not properly set.	•See Using the self-cleaning oven section.
clean cycle
	Oven was heavily soiled.	•Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean
		cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean
		again or for a longer period of time.

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