Customer Service Troubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions

Before You Call For Service (cont.)…

Troubleshooting Tips

Problem

 

Possible Causes

What To Do

 

 

 

 

 

Oven will not self-clean

 

The oven temperature is

Allow the oven to cool to room temperature and

 

 

too high to set a self-clean

reset the controls.

 

 

operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven controls improperly set. See the Using the self-cleaning oven section.

 

 

 

 

 

“Crackling” or

 

This is the sound of the

This is normal.

“popping” sound

 

metal heating and cooling

 

 

 

during both the cooking and

 

 

 

cleaning functions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excessive smoking

 

Excessive soil.

Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Open the windows to

during a clean cycle

 

 

 

rid the room of smoke. Wait until the LOCKED DOOR

 

 

 

 

light goes off. Wipe up the excess soil and reset the

 

 

 

 

clean cycle.

 

 

 

 

 

Oven door will not

 

Oven too hot.

Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.

open after a

 

 

 

 

clean cycle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven not clean after

 

Oven controls not properly set.

See the Using the self-cleaning oven section.

a 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.

 

 

 

 

“LOCK DOOR” flashes

 

The self-clean cycle has been

Close the oven door.

in the display

 

selected but the door is not

 

 

 

closed.

 

 

 

 

 

LOCKED DOOR light

 

The oven door is locked

Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool.

is on when you want

 

because the temperature

 

to cook

 

inside the oven has not

 

 

 

dropped below the

 

 

 

locking temperature.

 

 

 

 

 

“F— and a number

 

You have a function

Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Put the oven back into

or letter” flash

 

error code.

operation.

in the display

 

 

 

 

 

If the function code repeats.

Disconnect all power to the range for at least 30

 

 

seconds and then reconnect power. If the function error code repeats, call for service.

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GE JBP79 owner manual Before You Call For Service cont.…

JBP79 specifications

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