GE JS645FLDS Owner's Manual page 25

Troubleshooting Tips ... Before you call for service
Problem
Display goes blank
Power outage, clock flashes
"Burning" or "oily" odor
emitting from the vent
Strong odor
Fan noise
My oven door glass appears
to be "tinted" or have a
"rainbow" color. Is this
defective?
Sometimes the oven takes
longer to preheat to the
same temperature
Display flashes
Unable to get the display to
show "oFFSEt"
Control signals after
entering cooking time or
start time
Oven racks are difficult to
slide
Drawer does not slide
smoothly or drags
Steam from the vent
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Possible Cause
A fuse in your home may be blown or the
circuit breaker tripped.
The clock is turned off.
Power outage or surge
This is normal in a new oven and will
disappear in time.
An odor from the insulation around the
inside of the oven is normal for the first few
times the oven is used.
A cooling fan may automatically turn on
No. The inner oven glass is coated with
a heat barrier to reflect the heat back into
the oven to prevent heat loss and keep the
outer door cool while baking.
Cookware or food in oven.
Number of racks in oven.
Power failure.
Oven control pads were not touched
properly.
You forgot to enter a bake temperature or
cleaning time.
The shiny, silver-colored racks were
cleaned in a self-clean cycle.
The drawer is out of alignment.
unbalanced.
When using the ovens, 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.
What To Do
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
See the Special features section.
Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset it by
pressing the Cancel/Off pad, setting the clock and resetting any
cooking function.
To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a minimum of 3
hours. See the Cleaning the Oven section.
This is temporary and will go away after several uses or a self-
clean cycle.
This is normal on some models. The cooling fan will turn off and
on to cool internal parts. It may run after the oven is turned off.
or rainbow color.
The cookware or food in the oven will cause the oven to take
longer to preheat. Remove items to reduce preheat time.
Adding more racks to the oven will cause the oven to take longer
to preheat. Remove some racks.
Reset the clock.
The Broil Hi/Lo and Bake pads must be touched at the same
time and held for 3 seconds.
Touch the Bake pad and desired temperature or the Self Clean
pad and desired clean time.
Apply a small amount of vegetable oil to a paper towel and wipe
with Pam or other lubricant sprays.
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Fully extend the drawer and push it all the way in. See the Care
and cleaning of the range section.
Reduce weight. Redistribute drawer contents.
This is normal.
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