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TroubleshootingTips
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Top burners do not light |
| Plugon rangeis not completely | • Make sureelectrical plug is plugged into a live,properly | |
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| Burner hole or slitson the side | • Remove the burner caps and clean them. Check and | |
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| of the burner may be clogged. | clean the electrode area for | |
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| See the Care and cleaning of the range section. |
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| Improper burner assembly. | • Make surethe burner parts are installed correctly. | |
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Safety Instructions Operating
Surface burners light | The oven gas |
but oven does not | may have accidentallybeen |
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•To check the ovengas
Instructions
Lever is |
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PULL TO OPEN. |
Thumb screws |
Burner flames very | Improper air to gas ratio. | • If range is connected to LP gas, contact the person |
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large or yellow |
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Control signals after | Youforgot to enter a bake | • Touch the BAKE pad and desired temperature or the |
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entering cooking time | temperatureor cleaning time. | SELFCLEAN pad and desiredclean time. |
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or start time |
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Food does not bake |
| Ovencontrolsimproperly set. | • See the Using the upper oven section. |
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or roastproperly |
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| Rack position is incorrect. | • See the Using the upper oven section. |
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in the upper oven |
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| Incorrect cookware or cookware | • See the Using the upper oven section. |
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| of improper size being used. |
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| Oven thermostatneeds | • See the Adjust the upper oven thermostat— |
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| Clock not set correctly. | • See the Using the clock and timer section. |
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| Aluminum foil used improperly | • See the Care and cleaning of the range section. |
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| in the oven. |
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| Oven bottom not securely | • See the Installation Instructions section. |
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| seated in position. |
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Burners do not light |
| Gas/Control Lockoutfeature | • Allow the range to cool down and touch and hold the |
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| is activated. | GAS/CONTROL LOCKOUT pad (on some models) for |
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| 3 seconds until LOC disappears fromthe display. |
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| Plugon range is not | • Makesure electrical plug is plugged into a live,properly |
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| completely inserted in the | grounded outlet. |
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| electrical outlet. |
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| Gas supply not connected | • See the Installation Instructions section. |
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| A fusein your home may be | • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. |
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| blown or circuit breaker tripped. |
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| Burner parts not replaced | • See the Care and cleaning of the range section. | 53 |
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| correctly. |
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