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. |
| 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 | ||||||
|
|
|
| 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. |
|
| ||||
|
|
|
| |||||||
|
|
|
| the start time. Follow steps under "Stopping or Interrupting a | ||||||
|
|
|
| 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 | area, but get | |||||
|
|
|
| not enough to burn on residue. Clean these areas before the | ||||||
|
|
|
| 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 | ||||||
|
|
|
| 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. |
|
|
iiil...............
...........ii
19