GE ZET3038 Owner's Manual page 41

Trouble-
shooting
tips
PROBLEM
FOOD DOES NOT
BAKE OR ROAST
PROPERLY IN
THE OVEN
FOOD DOES NOT
BROIL PROPERLY
CLOCK AND TIMER
DO NOT WORK OR
DISPLAY GOES BLANK • Controls improperly set. See the Using the Clock and Lower Oven
OVEN TEMPERATURE • Oven temperature needs adjustment. See the Adjust the Oven
TOO HOT OR TOO
COLD
OVEN WILL
NOT WORK
OVEN WILL
NOT SELF-CLEAN
"CRACKLING" OR
"POPPING" SOUND
IN THE OVEN
EXCESSIVE SMOKING • Excessive soil. Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Open the windows to rid
IN THE OVEN DURING
A CLEAN CYCLE
OVEN DOOR WILL
NOT OPEN AFTER
A CLEAN CYCLE
OVEN NOT CLEAN
AFTER A CLEAN
CYCLE
POSSIBLE CAUSE
• Oven controls improperly set. See the Using Traditional Bake and
Roast section.
• Shelf position is incorrect or the shelf is not level. See the Using
Traditional Bake and Roast section.
• Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper size being used.
See the Using Traditional Bake and Roast section.
• Oven temperature needs adjustment. See the Adjust the Oven
Temperature—Do it Yourself! section.
• Oven controls improperly set. Make sure you select BROIL.
• Improper shelf position being used. See the Broiling Guide.
• Cookware not suited for broiling. Use the broiling pan and grid that
came with your oven.
• Aluminum foil used on the broiling pan and grid has not been
fitted properly and slit as recommended. See the Using Traditional
Bake and Roast section.
• In some areas the power (voltage) may be low. Preheat the broil
element for 10 minutes. Broil for the longest period of time
recommended in the Broiling Guide.
• The clock is in the no clock mode. See the Settings section for the
oven clock.
Timer section.
• A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped.
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
Temperature—Do it Yourself! section.
• Oven controls improperly set. See the Using the Oven section.
• A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped.
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
• The oven temperature is too high to set a self-clean operation. Allow
the oven to cool and reset the controls.
• Oven controls improperly set. See the Using the Self-Cleaning
Oven section.
• This is the sound of the metal heating and cooling during both the
cooking and cleaning functions. This is normal.
the room of smoke. Wait until the
the excess soil and reset the clean cycle.
• Oven too hot. Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
• Oven controls improperly set. See the Using the Self-Cleaning Oven section.
• Oven was heavily soiled. Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the
clean cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean again or for a
longer period of time.
Before You Call For Service...
Trivection ™
(LOCK) light goes off. Wipe up
Wall Oven
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