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Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
Clock and timer
Plug on range is not completely
•
Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live,
do not work
inserted in the electrical outlet.
properly grounded outlet.
(on some models)
A fuse in your home may be
•
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
oven controls improperly set.
•
See the
Using the clock and timer
section.
Oven temperature
oven thermostat
•
See the
adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself!
section.
too hot or too cold
needs adjustment.
Oven light does not work
light bulb is loose or defective.
•
Tighten or replace the bulb.
Plug on range is not completely
•
Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly
inserted in the electrical outlet.
grounded outlet.
Oven will not self-clean
The oven temperature is too
•
Allow the range to cool to room temperature and
high to set a self-clean operation.
reset the controls.
oven controls improperly set.
•
See the
Using the self-cleaning oven
section.
on models with a door latch,
•
Make sure you move the door latch handle all the way
the oven door is not in the
to the right.
locked position.
“Crackling” or
This is the sound of the
•
This is normal.
“popping” sound
metal heating and cooling
during both the cooking and
cleaning functions.
Excessive smoking
Excessive soil.
•
On models with touch pads, touch the
Clear/Off
pad.
On models with an
OVEN TEMP
knob, turn it to OFF.
Open the windows to rid the room of smoke. Wait until
the
SELF CLEAN
light goes off. Wipe up the excess soil
and reset the clean cycle.
Oven door will not open
oven too hot.
•
Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
after a clean cycle
Oven not clean after
oven controls not properly set.
•
See the
Using the self-cleaning oven
section.
a clean cycle
oven was heavily soiled.
•
Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean cycle.
Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean again or for
a longer period of time.
Oven door will not
oven is too hot.
•
Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
unlock (on models
Do not lock the door with the door latch except when
with a door latch)
using the self-clean feature.
Self-clean light (on
The
OVEN TEMP
knob has not
•
Set the
OVEN TEMP
knob to
CLEAN
. See the
Using the
some models) blinks
been set to
CLEAN
when the
self-cleaning oven
section.
when trying to set a
latch was moved to the right.
self-clean cycle
The latch was not moved to the
•
Move the latch to the right as far as it will go. See the
right when the
OVEN TEMP
knob
Using the self-cleaning oven
section.
was set to
CLEAN
.
Self-clean light (on
A power interruption occurred.
•
Turn the
OVEN TEMP
knob to
OFF
and move the latch
some models) blinks
to the left as far as it will go. Reset the range controls
during self-clean cycle
to the desired settings. See the
Using the self-cleaning
oven
section.
