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Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
Display goes blank
a fuse in your home may be
•
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
The clock is in the
•
See the
Special features of your oven control
section.
blackout mode.
Display flashes
Power failure.
•
Reset the clock.
Unable to get the
oven control pads were
•
The
Bake
and
Broil Hi/Lo
pads must be touched at
display to show “SF”
not pressed properly.
the same time and held for 3 seconds.
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.
“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 (some models)
The convection fan may turn on
•
This is normal. The convection fan will run until the
and off automatically.
function is over or the door is opened.
Convection fan not
Preheat temperature
•
Fan will start automatically once the preheat
working (some models)
not reached.
temperature is reached.
Drawer does not slide
The drawer is out of alignment.
•
Fully extend the drawer and push it all the way in.
smoothly or drags
See the
Care and cleaning of the range
section.
Drawer is overloaded or load
•
Reduce weight. Redistribute drawer contents.
is unbalanced.
Lower oven drawer or
a fuse in your home may be
•
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
warming drawer will
blown or the circuit breaker
not work
tripped.
The oven is self-cleaning.
•
Wait for the self-clean cycle to finish and the oven
to cool.
Controls improperly set.
•
See the
electric warming drawer
or
Lower oven
drawer
section.
Excessive condensation
liquid in drawer.
•
Remove liquid.
in the drawer
Uncovered foods.
•
Cover food with lid or aluminum foil.
Temperature setting too high.
•
Reduce temperature setting.
Food dries out in the
moisture escaping.
•
Cover food with lid or aluminum foil.
lower oven drawer or
Drawer not fully closed.
•
Push drawer in until latch engages.
warming drawer
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