Maytag MER5505BAH User Manual page 16

Coil & radiant electric range rs-1
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BEFORE
YOU CALL
FOR SERYI(E
FORMOSTCONCERNS, TRY
5. Pitting o rflaking.
OVENDIDNOTCLEANPROPERLY.
THESEFIRST:
I Sugary be!lovers thatwere not
I Longer c leaning t imemaybeneeded.
I Check i foven controls have been properly
removed p romptly. Seepg.13.
II Excessive spillovers, especially sugary and/
set.
oracidic f oods, werenot r emoved p rior t othe
II Check t obesure plugissecurely inserted BAKINGRESULTSARENOTAS
self-dean c ycle.
intoreceptacle.
EXPECTED OR DIFFERFROM
II Check orre-set c ircuit b reaker. C heck o r
PREVIOUS OVEN.
OVENDOORWILL NOTUNLOCK
replace f use.
I Checktheoventemperatureselected.
Make
AFTERSELF-CLEAN CYCLE.
II Check p ower s upply,
sure oven ispreheated when recipe ordirec-
II Oven interior isstill h ot.Allow about o nehour
tions recommend preheat,
fortheoven tocool a fter t hecompletion ofa
PARTORALLOFAPPLIANCEDOES II Makesurethe ovenvent hasnot been
self-clean c ycle.Thedoorcanbe opened
NOT WORK.
blocked. S eepg.8 forlocation,
whenthe LOCK indicator w ordis not dis-
I Check t o make surerange is level,
played.
II Checkifsurfaceand/orovencontrolshave
II Temperatures oftenvary between a new
been properly s et.Seepgs.3& 6.
oven andanoldone. A sovens age, t heoven
MOISTURE COLLECTSON OVEN
i Check ifovendoor i s unlocked a fter self-
temperature often "drifts" andmaybecome
WINDOW.
cleancycle.Seepg.11.
hotter o rcooler. S ee pg.7forinstructions on
II Check ifovenissetforadelayed c ook or
adjusting theoven temperature. NOTE'ltis
II Thisis normal whencooking foodshighin
clean program. Seepgs. 1 0& 11.
notrecommended
toadjust t hetemperature
moisture.
if onlyoneortworecipes a reinquestion.
II Excessive moisture w asused when cleaning
II Usecorrect p an.Darkpansproduce dark
thewindow.
SURFACE OR OVENELEMENTS
browning. Shiny pansproduce l ightbrown-
FAILTO OPERATE OR HEAT
ing.See"Cooking Made Simple"booklet THEREIS A STRONGODOROR
FOOD.
formore information onbakeware.
LIGHTSMOKEWHENOVENIS
II Checkifsurfaceand/orovencontrolshave
II Checkrackpositions a ndpanplacement. TURNEDON.
been properly set.Seepgs. 3 & 6.
Stagger pans whenusingtworacks. A llow
II Check if oven doorisunlocked a fter self-
1-2inches between p ansandovenwall.
II Thisisnormal fora new range andwill d isap-
pear a fter afewuses. I nitiating a clean cycle
clean cycle.Seepg.11.
II Check t heuseoffoilintheoven. N ever u se
will"burn off"theodors more quickly.
II Check if oven issetfora delayed c ook or
foil to coveranentireovenrack.Place a
clean program. Seepgs.10& 11.
small piece offoilontherackbelow thepan
I Turning o naventilation fanwillhelpremove
thesmoke and/or o dor.
I Check if coilelement isproperly i nstalled
to catch spillovers.
II Excessive food soils ontheoven bottom. Use
or needs t obereplaced. Seepg.5.
a self-clean cycle.
FOODIS NOTBROILINGPROPERLY
GLASS-CERAMIC SURFACE
OR SMOKESEXCESSIVELY.
"F" PLUSA NUMBERAPPEARSIN
SHOWSWEAR.
II Check o ven rack positions. Food maybe too
THE DISPLAY.
close to element.
1. Tinyscratches orabrasions.
II Thisiscalled a faultcode. If a faultcode
II Cooktop a ndpanbottom areclean.
II Broil e lement wasnotpreheated.
appears in the display and beeps sound,
Donotslide glass ormetal pans
II Aluminum foilwasincorrectly used. N ever
press theCANCEL p ad.Ifthefault c ode and
across t op. Make sure panbottom is
linethebroiler i nsert withfoil.
beeps continue, disconnect power t otheap-
netrough. U setherecommended
II Oven doe,was c losed d uring broiling. Leave
pliance. Wait a fewminutes, thenreconnect
cleaning a gents. Seepg.13.
thedoor o pen tothefirststop position ( about
power. I ffault c ode andbeeps still c ontinue,
2. Metal m arks.
4 inches),
disconnect powerte t heappliance and call a n
II Donotslidemetal pansacross t op.
II Trimexcess f atfrommeat b efore broiling,
authorized servicer.
When cool, c lean withCooktop
II Iftheovenisheavily s oiled, excessive flare-
Cleaning C reme. Seepg.13.
II A soiled broiler p anwasused.
ups mayresult i nafaultcode during aclean
3. Brown streaks a ndspecks,
cycle.PressCANCEL padandallowthe
II Spills notremoved promptly. Wiping
OVENWILL NOTSELF-CLEAN.
oventocoolcompletely.Wipeoutexcesssoil,
withsoiled cloth orsponge. Pan
II Check t omake sure thecycle isnotsetfora
then resetthe c lean cycle. I fthe fault c ode and
bottom notclean,
delayed s tart. S eepg.11.
beeps s till c ontinue, disconnect power t othe
4. Areas w itha metallic s heen.
II Check ifdoor isclosed,
appliance andcallanauthorized servicer.
II Mineral deposits fromwater a ndfood.
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