PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

 

SOLUTION

 

 

 

 

The appliance will

The appliance is not completely

Make sure the power cord is plugged into

not turn on.

plugged into the electrical outlet or

 

a live, properly grounded outlet. Check the

 

a fuse in your home may be blown

 

fuse and circuit breakers.

 

or the circuit breaker tripped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incomplete service wiring.

Call for service.

 

 

 

 

 

Power outage.

Check to see if the house lights will turn

 

 

 

on. If required, call your local electric

 

 

 

company for service.

 

 

 

 

The oven light will

The light bulb is loose or defective.

Tighten or replace the bulb.

not turn on.

 

 

 

The switch operating light is

Call for service.

 

 

broken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven smokes

The control has not been set

Refer to the section on setting oven

excessively during

properly.

 

controls.

broiling.

 

Make sure the oven door is opened to the

 

 

 

 

 

broil stop position.

 

The meat has been placed too

Reposition the rack to provide proper

 

close to the element.

 

clearance between the meat and the

 

 

 

element. Preheat the broil element for

 

 

 

searing.

 

 

 

 

 

The meat has not been properly

Remove the excess fat from the meat. Cut

 

prepared.

 

away fatty edges that may curl, leaving the

 

 

 

lean intact.

 

 

 

 

 

The insert on the broiler pan has

Position the insert on the pan so that

 

been positioned upside down,

 

the ribs are up and the slots are down,

 

preventing the grease from

 

allowing the grease to drip into the pan.

 

draining.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grease has built up on oven

Regular cleaning is necessary when

 

surfaces.

 

broiling frequently.

 

 

 

 

Food does not bake

The oven controls have not been

See the chapter on operating the oven.

or roast properly.

set correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The oven rack has been positioned

See the section on using the oven racks

 

incorrectly or is not level.

 

on page 37.

 

 

 

 

 

Incorrect cookware or cookware of

 

 

 

improper size being used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The oven sensor needs to be

See the section on adjusting the

 

adjusted.

 

thermostat on page 53.

 

 

 

 

Food does not broil

The oven controls have been set

Press the BROIL pad.

properly.

incorrectly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rack has not been properly

See the broiling guide on page 46.

 

positioned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cookware not suited for broiling.

Use suitable cookware.

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminum foil used on the broiling

See the section on broiling on page 45.

 

pan and grid has not been fitted

 

 

 

properly and slit as recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In some areas the power (voltage)

Preheat the broil element for 10 minutes.

 

may be low.

See the broiling guide on page 46.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The oven

The oven sensor needs to be

See the section on adjusting the

temperature is too

adjusted.

 

thermostat on page 53.

hot or too cold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Samsung FE-N500** Appliance will, Not turn on, Oven light will, Oven smokes, Excessively during, Broiling, Properly