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Troubleshooting tips ... Before you call for service
Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service.
Possible Cause What To Do
My new oven doesn't Your new oven has a different For the first few uses, follow your recipe times and
cook like my old one. Is cooking system from your old temperatures carefully. If you still think your new oven
something wrong with the oven and therefore may cook is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the temperature
temperature settings? differently than your old oven. yourself to meet your specific cooking preference.
Food does not bake Oven controls improperly set. See the Cooking Modes section.
properly Rack position is incorrect or rack See the Cooking Modes section and Cooking Guide.
is not level.
Incorrect cookware or cookware
of improper size being used.
Oven temperature needs
adjustment.
Ingredient substitution
See the Cookware section.
See the Special Features section.
Substituting ingredients can change the recipe
outcome.
Oven controls improperly set. Make sure you select the appropriate broil mode.
Improper rack position being used. See Cooking Guide for rack location suggestions.
Food being cooked in a hot pan. Make sure cookware is cool.
Cookware not suited for broiling. Use a pan specifically designed for broiling.
Aluminum foil used on the broiling If using aluminum foil conform to pan slits.
pan and grid has not been fitted
properly and slit as recommended.
In some areas the power (voltage) Preheat the broil element for 10 minutes.
may be low.
Oven temperature too hot _ Oven temperature needs See the Special Features section.
or too cold adjustment.
Oven does not work or A fuse in your home may be blown Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
appears not to work or the circuit breaker tripped.
Oven controls improperly set. , See the Using the Oven section.
Oven is in Sabbath Mode. Verify, that the oven is not in Sabbath Mode. See the
Special Features section.
This is normal.
"Crackling" or "popping" This is normal.
This is normal.
Why is my range making
a "clicking" noise when
using my oven?
Heating elements turn off when
door is open.
This is the sound of the metal
heating and cooling during both
the cooking and cleaning functions.
Your range has been designed
to maintain a tighter control over
your oven's temperature. You may
hear your oven's heating elements
"click" on and off more frequently
than in older ovens to achieve
better results during baking,
broiling, and self-clean cycles.
A fuse in your home may be blown
or the circuit breaker tripped.
Cookware or food in oven
Clock and timer do not Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
work
Sometimes the oven takes The cookware or food in the oven will cause the oven
longer to preheat to the to take longer to preheat. Remove items to reduce
same temperature preheat time.
Number of racks in oven Adding more racks to the oven will cause the oven to
take longer to preheat. Remove some racks.
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