PROBLEMS WITH YOUR ELECTRIC RANGE?
You can solve many common appliance problems easily, saving you the cost of a possible service call. Try the suggestions below to see if you can solve the problem before calling the servicer.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE |
Surface units will not maintain a rolling boil or | • You must use pans that are absolutely flat. |
frying rate is not fast enough | • Pan bottoms should closely match the |
| diameter of the surface unit selected. |
Foods cook slowly | • Improper cookware being used. |
Surface units do not operate | • You have blown a household fuse or tripped |
| a circuit breaker. |
| • The surface units are not plugged in all the |
| way. |
| • You have not set the control knobs correctly. |
Control knobs will not turn | • If it is a surface unit control knob, you are not |
| pushing in before turning. |
| • If it is oven control knob, you are trying to |
| turn the knob to wrong direction. |
Oven light does not work | • Light bulb is loose or defective. |
| • Switch operating oven light is broken. |
Oven does not work | • You have blown a household fuse or tripped |
| a circuit breaker. |
| • You have not set the control knobs correctly. |
Food does not broil properly | • The oven control knob is not set at Broil. |
| • Improper rack position being used. |
| • Cookware is not suited for broiling. |
| • Oven thermostat is defective. |
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Food does not bake properly | • The oven control knob is not set properly. |
| • Rack position is incorrect. |
| • Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper |
| size is being used. |
| • Oven thermostat is defective. |
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