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

 

 

 

 

 

Clock and timer

 

A fuse in your home may be

Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.

do not work

 

blown or the circuit breaker

 

 

 

tripped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven controls

See the Using the clock and timer section.

 

 

improperly set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven light does not work

 

Light bulb is loose or defective.

Tighten or replace the bulb.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plug on range is not completely

Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly

 

 

inserted in the electrical outlet.

grounded outlet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switch operating light

Call for service.

 

 

is broken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven temperature too

 

Oven thermostat

See the Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself!

hot or too cold

 

needs adjustment.

section.

 

 

 

 

 

Oven will not work

 

A fuse in your home may be

Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.

 

 

blown or the circuit

 

 

 

breaker tripped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven controls

See the Using the oven section.

 

 

improperly set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control signals after

 

You forgot to enter

Press the BAKE pad and desired temperature or the

entering cooking time

 

a bake temperature

SELF CLEAN pad and desired clean time.

or delay start

 

or cleaning time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display goes blank

 

A fuse in your home may

Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.

 

 

be blown or the circuit

 

 

 

breaker tripped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The clock is in the

See the Special features of your oven control section.

 

 

black-out mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food does not

 

Oven door not closed.

See the Using the oven section.

broil properly

 

 

 

 

 

Oven controls improperly set.

Make sure you press the BROIL HI/LO pad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Improper shelf position

See the Broiling Guide.

 

 

being used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cookware not suited

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

 

 

for broiling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminum foil used on the

See the Using the oven section.

 

 

broiling pan and grid has

 

 

 

not been fitted properly and

 

 

 

slit as recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven bottom not securely

See the Care and cleaning of the range section.

 

 

seated in position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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