Customer Service Troubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions

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Troubleshooting Tips

Problem

 

Possible Causes

What To Do

 

 

 

 

 

Food does not

 

Oven controls improperly set.

Make sure you turn the knob all the way to the

broil properly

 

 

 

BROIL position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Door not open to the

See the Using the oven section.

 

 

broil stop position as

 

 

 

recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Improper shelf position

See the Broiling Guide.

 

 

being used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cookware not suited

Use the broiling pan and grid that came with your range.

 

 

for broiling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminum foil used on the

See the Using the oven section.

 

 

the broiling pan and grid has

 

 

 

not been fitted properly and

 

 

 

slit as recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In some areas the power

Preheat the broil element for 10 minutes.

 

 

(voltage) may be low.

Broil for the longest period of time recommended in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Broiling Guide.

 

 

 

 

Oven temperature

 

Oven thermostat

See the Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself!

too hot or too cold

 

needs adjustment.

section.

 

 

 

 

Power outage,

 

Power outage or surge.

Some models will automatically resume their setting

clock flashes

 

 

 

once the power is restored. On models with a clock,

 

 

 

 

you must reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you

 

 

 

 

must reset it by turning the Oven Temperature knob

 

 

 

 

back to OFF, setting the clock and resetting any

 

 

 

 

cooking function.

 

 

 

 

Oven will not self-clean

 

The oven temperature

Allow the range to cool to room temperature and reset

 

 

is too high to set a

the controls.

 

 

self-clean operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven controls improperly set.

Make sure you turn the control knob all the way to the

 

 

 

 

CLEAN position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven door is not in

Make sure you move the door latch handle all the

 

 

the locked position.

way 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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GE JBP30 Food does not, Broil properly, Oven temperature, Too hot or too cold, Power outage, Clock flashes, Crackling or