42Solutions to Common Problems
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| Nothing works. | Oven is not connected to electrical power | Have oven connected to a properly sized |
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| electrical power supply by a qualified technician. |
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| Power supply is not energized. | Have an electrician check power supply, |
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| including the house circuit breaker, wiring and |
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| fuses. |
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| Oven will not heat. | Oven settings are not correct. | Follow mode selection and temperature |
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| settings as specified in OVEN OPERATION. |
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| Foods overcooked. | Incorrect cooking time, temperature. | Adjust time, temperature or rack position. |
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| Oven does not | Door is not closed tightly, so the automatic door | Close door tightly. |
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| latch will not lock. |
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| Oven control knob set incorrectly. | Follow mode selection and temperature settings |
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| specified for |
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| Oven light will not work. | Light bulb is burned out. | Follow REPLACING THE OVEN LIGHT. |
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| Door will not open. | Oven is in | If oven is hot, door latch will release |
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| automatically when oven temperqature falls |
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| below 490°F at end of cycle. |
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| Oven will not heat after | Oven settings not correct. | Follow mode selection and temperature settings |
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| as specified in OVEN OPERATION |
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| Igniters do not spark. | Circuit breaker is tripped. | Reset circuit breaker |
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| House fuse is blown. | Replace house fuse. |
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| Power outage in local area. | Contact power company. |
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| Sparking but no flame ignition | Gas | Turn |
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| Gas supply is interrupted. | Contact gas company. |
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| Burners ignite but flame is extremely | Burner ring ports are clogged. | Clean burner ring ports with straightened paper |
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| large, distorted or yellow. |
| clip, needle or wire. |
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| Burner ports or burner caps are not positioned | Remove and carefully |
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| properly. | caps. |
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| Cooktop is being operated on the wrong type | Ensure that the type of cooktop matches the gas |
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| of gas. | supply (natural gas or L.P. gas) |
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| Regulator is not installed, is faulty or is set for | Check installation, replace regullator, or set |
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| the wrong type of gas. | regulator for proper gas. |
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| Burner flame goes out at low setting. | Low gas supply pressure. | Contact gas company. |
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| Ignitors spark continuously after flame | Power supply is not grounded. | Have power supply properly grounded. |
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| ignition. |
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| Power supply polarity is reversed. | Have polarity corrected. |
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| Ignitors are wet or dirty. | Dry or clean ignitors. |
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