Troubleshooting - GE JBP23 Owner's Manual

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Troubleshooting 77ps
Possible Causes
Oven temperature too Oven thermostat
hot erreD cold needs adjustment.
What To Do
• See the Adjust the oven thermostat--Do it yourself!
section.
Ovenwill not work
Plug on range is not
completely inserted in
the electrical outlet.
* Make
sure electrical plug is plugged into a live,
properly g_ounded outlet.
A fuse in your home may
be blown or the circuit
breaker tripped.
Oven controls improperly set.
Door left in the locked position.
• Replace the fllse or reset the circuit breakeL
• See the Using the oven section.
• ff necessary, allow the oven to cool; then unlock the
dooI;
Storage drawer
Rear drawer support is
is crooked on top of the guide rail.
• Reposition the drawer. See the Storage Drawer
Removal instructions in the Care and cleaning of your
range section.
Storagedrawer
won't close
Power cord may be
obstructing drawer
in the lower back
of the range.
• Reposition the drawer and power cord. See the
StorageDrawer Removalinstructions in the Careand
cleaningof your range section.
Rear drawer support is
on top of the guide rail.
• Reposition the drawer. See the Storage Drawer
Removal instructions in the Care and cleaning of your
range section.
Oven will not self-clean The oven temperature is • Allow file oven to cool to room temperature and
too high to set a self-clean reset file controls.
operation.
Oven controls improperly set.
• See the Using the self-cleaning oven section.
Oven door is not in the locked • Make sure you move the door latch handle all the
position, way to the right.
"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. • Touch the Clear/Off pad. Open the windows to
during a self-cleaning
rid the room of sInoke. \Vait until the light on the
cycle Self Clean pad goes off: Wipe up the excess soil and
reset the self-cleaning cycle.
Oven door will not Oven too hot. • Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
unlock
Oven not clean after Oven controls not properly set. • See the Using the self-cleaning oven section.
a self-cleaning cycle Oven was heavily soiled. • Clean up hem T spillovers before starting the
self-cleaning cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to
self-clean again or for a longer period of time.
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