Troubleshooting - Amana THE BIG OVEN ACF4205A Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting
You may save time and money by checkingitems below before ceilingfor service. List includescommon concerns
that are not the result of defective workmanship or materials. If your questionis not explained below, contact Amana
Consumer AffairsDepartment at 800-843-0304.
Topic Possible Cause Solution
OPERATION
Power outage
Appliance not working
Frequent cycling of surface element or
warming zone
Oven not working
Clock and time" not working
Oven light not working
Self Clean not working
Oven door will not unlock
Make sure appliance is plugged in.
Venfy that cimuit breaker is not tripped.
Replace household fuse but do not change fuse capacity.
Normal Element cycles to maintain proper heat and to prevent
damage to smoothtop.
Programming error Shut off power to oven for five minutes by switching off
circuit breaker. Reset olrcuit breaker and try oven again.
Power outage Make sure appliance is plugged in. Verify that circuit
breaker is not tripped. Replace household fuse but do not
change fuse capacity.
Loose bulb Check for Ic_se bulb. Tighten.
Burnt out bulb Check for burnt out bulb. Replace if necessary with an
appliance bulb.
Programming error Shut off power to oven for five minutes by switching off
circuit breaker. Reset circuit breaker and try oven again.
Oven is serf-cleaning Allow cycle to complete.
Oven still hut Will not unlatch until a certain cooler temperature has
been reached. Do not force door open - will void
warranty. May blow cooler air on latchwith hair dryer at
cool setting to quicken process.
Oven not clean after a self clean cycle Too much soil, grime left in Wipe out and remove excess soil prior to running self-
oven clean cyde.
Soot remains in oven after Normal.
cycle
Locked light displayed Door locked If oven is hot, allow to cool rathe" than trying to force door
latch open.
Display flashing Power failure reset clock Press CLOCK.
F-(numerlc) display Service code Shut off power to oven for one to two minutes by
switching off circuit breaker. Reset breaker, If continues,
contact service department.
Oven smokes the first few times used Normal Minor smoking is normal the first few times the oven is
used.
COOKING
Food not baking properly
Food not roasting properly
Food not broiling properly
Oven temperature too hot or cold
Va_ouscauses
Vaeduscauees
Vanouscauses
Calibrata oven tampera_re
oven has strong odor Normal
Not boiling or cooking fast enough Improperly sized cooking
utensils
See Cooking, Common Baking Problems
See Cooking, Roestlng
See Cooking, Bretllng
See Using the oven Control, Oven Temperature
Control Adjustment
Ovens will have a 'new' odor. Run a serf-clean cycle to
remove the odor.
Make sure pans fit heating elements. See CooloNare
Requirements.
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