Troubleshooting Guide

Following are some typical problems that can occur when making bread in your bread maker. Please review the problems, their possible causes and the corrective action that should be taken to ensure successful bread making.

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	SOLUTION

1. Top inflated,	-Too much yeast.	-Reduce yeast by ¼ to ½ teaspoon.
mushroom-like in	-Too much sugar.	-Reduce sugar by 1 teaspoon.
appearance.	-Too much flour.	-Reduce flour by 2 to 3 tablespoons.
	-Substituted active dry yeast for bread machine/fast-	-Use correct amount of bread machine/fast-rising
	rising yeast.	yeast.
	-Not enough salt.	-Use amount recommended in recipe.
	-Warm, humid weather.	-Reduce liquid by 1 tablespoon and reduce yeast by
		¼ to ½ teaspoon.
	-May be caused by high altitude.	-Make recommended adjustment for high altitude
		baking by reducing yeast by ¼ teaspoon and
		reducing liquid by 2 to 3 teaspoons.
2. Top and sides cave in	-Too much liquid.	-Reduce liquid by 1 tablespoon.
	-Too much yeast.	-Use amount recommended in recipe.

3. Center of loaf is raw,	-Too much liquid.	-Reduce liquid by 1 tablespoon.
not baked through.	-Power outage during operation.	-Bread maker will turn off automatically if power
		goes out for more than 10 minutes. You must
		remove the unbaked loaf and start over with fresh
	-Forgot to put knead bar in pan.	ingredients.
	-Forgot to put knead bar in pan.	-Always put knead bar on shaft in pan before adding
		-Always put knead bar on shaft in pan before adding
		ingredients.
4. Gnarly, knotted top,	-Not enough liquid.	-Increase liquid by 1 tablespoon.
not smooth.	-Too much flour.	-Measure flour accurately, leveling off measuring
		cup. See pg.5.

5. Dark crust color/too	-DARK crust setting used.	-Use LIGHT or MEDIUM crust color setting the
thick.		next time.
6. Loaf is burned.	-Bread maker malfunctioning.	-See Warranty section for servicing.

7. Crust too thick.	-Bread baked too long.	-Use lighter crust color setting the next time to
		shorten bake time.

8. Flat loaves, no rising	-Yeast omitted.	-Add ingredients as listed in recipe
	-Yeast too old.	-Check expiration date.
	-Liquid too hot.	-Use lukewarm liquid, about 80° F.
	-Too much salt added.	-Use amount recommended.
	-Sugar or other sweetener omitted.	-Add ingredients as listed in recipe.
	-If using timer, yeast got wet before bread making	-Push dry ingredients into corners of pan. Make well
	process started.	in center of dry ingredients for yeast to protect it
		from liquids.

9. Short loaves.	-Wheat breads will be shorter than white breads due	-Normal situation, no solution.
On average 1½ lb.	to less gluten forming protein in whole-wheat flour.	-Increase liquid by 1 tablespoon.
loaves will be about 3½	- Not enough liquid.	-Increase liquid by 1 tablespoon.
to 4 inches high; 2 lb.	- Sugar omitted or not enough added.	-Assemble ingredients as listed in recipe.
loaves, 4 to 5 inches	-Wrong type of flour used.	-Do not use all-purpose flour.
high.	-Not enough yeast used or too old.	-Measure amount recommended and check freshness
		date on package.
	-Wrong type of yeast used.	-Use correct type of yeast, especially important for
		bread machine/fast rising yeasts.

L4854 specifications

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West Bend L4854 manual Troubleshooting Guide, Problem Possible Cause Solution

Models: L4854

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

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POSSIBLE CAUSE

SOLUTION

L4854 specifications