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Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
Power outage,
Power outage or surge.
• Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset
clock flashes
it by touching the CLEAR/OFF pad, setting the clock
and resetting any cooking function.
Steam from the vent
When using the ovens,
• This is normal.
it is normal to see steam
coming out of the oven
vents. As the number of racks
or amount of food being
cooked increases, the amount
of visible steam will increase.
“Burning” or “oily”
This is normal in a new oven • To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a
odor emitting from
and will disappear in time.
minimum of 3 hours. See the Using the self-cleaning
the vent
oven
section.
Strong odor
An odor from the insulation • This is temporary.
around the inside of the oven
is normal for the first few times
the oven is used.
Fan noise
A convection fan may
• This is normal. To maximize cooking evenness,
automatically turn on
the fan is designed to operate in both directions,
and off.
with a pause in between.
• The convection fan will operate during preheat
of the bake cycle. The fan will turn off after the oven
is heated to the set temperature. This is normal.
Oven racks are
The racks were cleaned
• Apply a small amount of vegetable oil to a paper
difficult to slide
in a self-clean cycle.
towel and wipe the edges of the oven racks with
the paper towel. Do not spray with Pam
®
or other
lubricant
sprays.
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