Troubleshooting Procedures

!WARNING

To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power and shut off gas to unit before servicing, unless testing requires power.

Problem

Possible Cause

Correction

 

No voltage to control

Check for 120 VAC at control. If

No oven operation in bake or

 

no voltage is present, Replace

 

control.

broil.

 

 

Verify all connections are clean

 

Loose wire connection or broken wire

 

and tight, replace broken wire.

 

Failed ignitor

Check ignitor current draw.

 

Gas pressure too high

Replace ignitor if it fails test.

 

Check for correct gas pressure.

No gas flows to burner.

 

Natural gas pressure should be

 

4" WCP and LP gas pressure

Ignitor glows red.

 

 

should be 10" WCP.

 

Failed gas valve

 

Check gas valve for continuity

 

Loose wire connection or broken wire

 

Verify all connections are clean

 

 

 

 

and tight, replace broken wire.

 

Ignitor positioned too far from burner

Reposition ignitor closer to

 

Dirt or grease in orifice or burner

bake/broil burner.

 

Clean orifice or burner.

 

Insufficient gas pressure

Check for correct gas pressure.

 

 

Gas flows to bake/broil

 

Natural gas pressure should be

 

4" WCP and LP gas pressure

burner, but burner does not

 

 

should be 10" WCP.

light.

 

 

Verify power is present at unit.

 

Power outage

 

Verify that the circuit breaker is

 

 

 

 

not tripped.

 

 

Replace household fuse, but do

 

 

not fuse capacity.

 

Failed oven lamp

Check lamp and replace is

 

 

necessary.

Oven light does not operate.

Failed wiring

Check for broken, loose or dirty

 

connections.

 

 

 

Failed light socket

Check light socket for continuity.

 

Failed light plunger

Check plunger for continuity.

 

Normal

Minor smoking or order is normal

Oven smokes/odor first few

 

the first few times of oven usage.

times of usage

 

Ventilate area well and perform

 

 

self-clean cycle.

 

No power to fan motor

Check for 120 VAC supplied at

 

 

fan motor. If no voltage is

 

 

present, check for broken or

 

 

loose wiring between fan motor

 

 

and relay board. If voltage is

Fan motor does not operate.

 

present at fan motor, go to the

 

next step.

 

Failed fan motor or winding or frozen shaft.

 

Check motor winding for

 

 

continuity. Check for a frozen

 

 

motor shaft. Check for broken

 

 

wiring between motor and neutral

 

 

terminal block.

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