Rangemaster Troubleshooting Your Oven When Not Working Properly

Troubleshooting	Main Oven - Food is cooking too slowly, too
	quickly, or burning
Hotplate ignition or hotplate burners faulty	Cooking times may differ from your previous
	oven. The oven control settings and cooking
Is the power on? Is the clock illuminated? If
	times are intended to be used only as a
not there maybe something wrong with the
	guide. Individual tastes may require the gas
power supply.
	mark to be altered one gas Mark either way,
See ‘power supply’ section further on.
	to get the results you want. Try cooking at
Are the sparker (ignition electrode) or burner
	a higher shelf position and/or higher Mark.
slots blocked by debris?
	Oven cooking times and temperatures may
Is the burner trim correctly located?
	need to be increased when other burners are
Are the burner caps correctly located?
	in use. Are the oven burner ports blocked with
See the section entitled ‘Cleaning your
	spilt food?
cooker’

Hotplate burners will not light	Steam is coming from the Tall oven
	When cooking foods with a high water
If only one or all the hotplate burners will not
	content (e.g. oven chips) there may be some
light, make sure that the parts have been
	steam visible at the rear grille. Take care
replaced correctly after wiping or removing for
	when opening the oven door as there may be
cleaning.
	a momentary puff of steam when the oven
Check that there is not a problem with your
	door is opened. Stand well back and allow
gas supply. You can do this by making sure
	any steam to disperse.
that other gas appliances you may have are

working.	The Tall oven fan is noisy
Do the burners spark when you push the	The note of the oven fan may change as the
button? If not check the power is on - is the	oven heats up - this is perfectly normal.
clock illuminated?	The knobs get hot when I use the oven or the
Grill Ignition faulty	grill, can I avoid this?
Is the power on? Is the clock illuminated? If	Yes, this is caused by heat rising from the
not there maybe something wrong with the	oven or the grill, and heating them up. Don’t
power supply. See ‘power supply’ section	leave the oven door open. Make sure that
further on.	the grill pan is pushed right back to the ‘back
Grill not cooking properly	stop’ when grilling.
Are you using the pan and trivet supplied with Tall Oven Food is cooking too slowly, too quickly,
the cooker? Is the pan being used on the	or burning
runners, not the floor of the compartment? Is	Cooking times may differ from your
the grill tray pushed fully back to stop?	previous oven. Check that you are using
Main Oven ignition faulty	the recommended temperatures and shelf
	positions. See the ‘Oven cooking guide’
Is the power on? Is the clock running? - if
	section of these instructions. The oven control
not there may be something wrong with the
	settings and cooking times are intended to be
power supply. See the section on ‘Checking
	used only as a guide. Individual tastes may
the power supply’.
	require the temperature to be altered either
Check that the electrode and burner slots are
	way, to get the results you want. Try cooking
not blocked by debris.
	at a higher temperature setting.
Has the Timer been set to auto by mistake, or
	The oven is not cooking evenly
after a power cut?
Has the Timer been set correctly but oven tap	Do not use a tin or baking tray larger than
not left OFF by mistake?	340mm x 305mm in the main oven or 232mm
Is the key symbol ( ) showing in the display?	x 321mm in the Tall oven.
	If you are cooking a large item, be prepared
See the Clock section of the instructions for
	to turn it round during cooking.
more information on the key lock feature of
the clock.	20