Before You Call

Solutions to Common Problems

OCCURRENCE

POSSIBLE CAUSE/SOLUTION

Entire oven does not operate.House fuse has blown or circuit breaker has tripped immediately following installation. House fuse may not be fully engaged. Check fuse and screw or engage circuit breaker securely.

House fuse has blown or circuit breaker has tripped after the oven has been installed and previously operating. Call Sears or another qualified servicer.

Oven light does not work.

 

Burned-out

or loose bulb. Follow the instructions under Changing

Oven

 

 

 

 

Light to replace or tighten the bulb.

 

 

Fan noise during cooking

 

A cooling fan may automatically

turn on and off to cool internal parts. This

operation,

 

 

 

is normal,

and the fan may continue to run even after oven

is turned off.

Oven smokes

excessively

during

Oven door

is closed. Door should be open during broiling.

 

 

broiling.

 

 

 

Meat too close to the broiler unit. Reposition the rack to provide more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clearance between the meat and the broiler. Preheat broil element for quick

 

 

 

 

searing operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meat not properly prepared. Remove excess fat from meat. Slash

 

 

 

 

remaining fatty edges to prevent curling, but do not cut into the lean.

 

 

 

 

Grid on broiler pan wrong side-up. Grease does not drain into broiler pan.

 

 

 

 

Always place the grid on the broiler pan with the ribs up and the slots down

 

 

 

 

to allow grease to drip into the pan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broiler pan used without grid or grid cover with foil. DO NOT use the broiler

 

 

 

 

pan without the grid or cover the grid with foil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven needs to be cleaned. Grease has built up on oven surfaces. Regular

 

 

 

 

cleaning is necessary when broiling frequently. Old grease or food spatters

 

 

 

 

cause excessive smoking.

 

 

 

 

Poor baking

results.

 

 

Many factors

affect baking results. See Baking for hints, causes

and

 

 

 

 

corrections. See Adjusting Oven Temperature.

 

 

Self=cleaning

cycle

does

not work.

Make sure the oven door is closed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controls not set properly. Follow instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-cleaning cycle was interrupted. Stop time must be set 2-4 hours past

 

 

 

 

the start time. Follow steps under "Stopping or Interrupting a Self-Cleaning

 

 

 

 

Cycle"" in this Use & Care Guide.

 

 

Soil not completely

removed after

Failure to clean bottom, from

top of oven, frame of oven or door area

self=cleaning

cycle

is completed.

outside oven seal. These areas

are not in the self-cleaning

area, but get

 

 

 

 

not enough to burn on residue. Clean these areas before the self-cleaning

 

 

 

 

cycle is started. Burned on residue can be cleaned with a stiff nylon brush

 

 

 

 

and water or a nylon scrubber. Be careful not to damage the oven gasket.

 

 

 

 

Excessive spillovers in oven. Set the self-clean cycle for longer cleaning

 

 

 

 

time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flames inside oven or smoke from

Excessive

spillovers in oven.

This is normal, especially for high oven

vent.

 

 

 

temperatures,

pie spillovers

or for large amounts of grease

on bottom of

 

 

 

 

oven. Wipe up excessive spillovers.

 

 

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