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Problem

 

Possible Causes

What To Do

 

 

 

 

 

Lower oven

 

Oven thermostat

• See the Adjust the lower oven thermostat—Do it yourself!

temperature too

 

needs adjustment.

section.

hot or too cold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lower oven will

 

A fuse in your home may be

• Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.

not work

 

blown or the circuit

 

 

 

breaker tripped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven controls improperly set.

• See the Using the lower oven section.

 

 

 

 

 

Lower oven will not

 

The oven temperature is too

• Allow the oven to cool and reset the controls.

self-clean

 

high to set a self-clean operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The probe is plugged into

• Remove the probe from the oven.

 

 

the outlet in the oven.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

“Crackling” or

 

This is the sound of the

• This is normal.

“popping” sound in

 

metal heating and cooling

 

the lower oven

 

during both the cooking and

 

 

 

cleaning functions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excessive smoking in

 

Excessive soil.

• Press the Clear/Off pad. Open the windows to

the lower oven during

 

 

 

rid the room of smoke. Wait until the LOCKED light

a clean cycle

 

 

 

goes off. Wipe up the excess soil and reset the

 

 

 

 

clean cycle.

 

 

 

 

 

Lower oven door will

 

Oven too hot.

• Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.

not open after a

 

 

 

 

clean cycle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lower oven not clean

 

Oven controls improperly set.

• See the Using the self-cleaning lower oven section.

after 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.

 

 

 

 

“LOCKED” flashes in

 

The self-clean cycle has

• Close the oven door.

the lower oven display

 

been selected but the

 

 

 

door is not closed.

 

 

 

 

 

LOCKED light is on

 

The oven door is locked

• Press the Clear/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool.

when you want to cook

 

because the temperature

 

in the lower oven

 

inside the oven has not

 

 

 

dropped below the

 

 

 

locking temperature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PT970SMSS specifications

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