Do It Yourself - GE JGBP38 Use And Care & Installation Manual

PROBLEM
TOP BURNERS DO NOT
LIGHT OR DO NOT
BURN EVENLY
BURNER FLAMES VERY
LARGE OR YELLOW
STRONG ODOR
FOOD DOES NOT
BROIL PROPERLY
FOOD DOES NOT ROAST
OR BAKE PROPERLY
OVEN LIGHT DOES NOT
COME ON
OVEN WILL NOT
SELF-CLEAN
POSSIBLE CAUSE
• Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live power outlet.
• Burner holes on the side or around the top of burner may be clogged. Remove
burners (on models with standard twin burners) or burner heads (on models with
sealed burners) or burner caps on spill-proof models, and clean them with a
sewing needle or twist tie. Make sure you do not enlarge the holes. On
spill-proof models, check electrode area for burned-on food or grease.
• Pilot(s) is (are) not lit (on standing pilot models). See the Lighting Instructions
for Standing Pilot Models in Surface Cooking.
• If range is connected to LP gas, check all steps in the Installation Instructions.
• Improper air/gas ratio in oven. Adjust oven burner air shutter.
• An odor from the insulation around the oven liner is normal for the first few
times oven is used. This is temporary.
• Oven controls not properly set. See the Broiling section.
• Oven door not closed.
• Improper shelf position being used. See the Broiling section.
• Food is being cooked on a hot pan.
• Cookware is not suited for broiling.
• Aluminum foil used on the broiler pan grid has not been fitted properly
and slit as recommended.
• Oven bottom not securely seated in position.
• Oven controls not properly set. See the Baking or Roasting section.
• Shelf position is not correct.
• Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper size is being used.
• The oven thermostat needs adjustment. See the Adjust the Oven Thermostat—
Do It Yourself section.
• Clock not set correctly.
• Oven bottom not securely seated in position.
• Bulb may be loose or burned out.
• Electrical plug must be plugged into a live power outlet.
• Oven temperature is too high to set self-clean operation. Allow the range to
cool to room temperature and reset the controls.
• Door latch handle not moved all the way to the right.
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