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SERVI(;E
INFORMATI()N
29
PROBLEM
CAUSE
CORRECTION
1. Surface burner fails to light
a. power supply not connected
a. connect power, check circuitbreaker or
fuse box
b. air in the gas line
b. see page 5 for instructions on bleeding
air from the gas line
c. clogged burner port(s)
c. clean ports with straight pin
d. surface control not completelyturned to
d. turn control to the LITE position until the
the LITE position or turned too quickly
burner ignites, then turn control to
from the LITE position
desired flame size
e. power failure (pilotless ignition)
e. seepage6tolightburnerduringapower
failure
f. on sealed burner models: Burnerwill not
f. clean and dry burner head. If broken or
light if the ignitor isdamaged, soiled, wet
damaged, call a serviceman.
or ifthe portdirectly belowthe ignitor is
blocked.
2. Burnerflame uneven
a. cloggedburner port(s)
a. clean portswithstraight pin
3. Surface burnerflame
a. air/gas mixturenot proper
a. call servicemanto adjust burner
• lifts offport
NOTE: Liftingofflame is normalfor sealed
NOTE: Be sure installerproperlyadjusted
• yellowin color
burners.Some yellowtipping withLP gas is
range at time of installation.
normaland acceptable.
4. Oven burnerfails to light
a. powersupplynotconnected
a. connect power,check circuitbreaker or
fuse box
b. powerfailure
b. oven will not operate during a power
failure
c. oven incorrectlyset
c. See pages 4 or 11
d. AutomaticOven Cookingfeature
d. See pages 16-17
incorrectly set
5. Poppingsound heardwhen burner
This is a normalsoundthat occurswith sometypes of gas when a hot burneris turnedoff.
extinguishes
The poppingsoundis not a safety hazard and will not damage the appliance.
6. Clockand/orovenlightdoesnotwork
a. powersupplynot connected
a. connect power supply, check circuit
breaker or fuse box
b. bulbmay be loose or burnedout
b. tightenor replacelightbulb
c. malfunctioning switch,starter or ballast
c. call servicemanto check
d. malfunctioning clockor loose wiring
d. call servicemanto check
7. Moisturecondensation on oven
a. it is normalfor the windowto fog during
a. leavedoorajar forone or twominutesto
window,if equipped
the first few minutesthe oven is on
allow moistureto escape
b. cloth saturated with water is used to
b. Use a damp cloth to clean window to
clean the window
preventexcesswater from seeping
between the panelsof glass
8. Oventemperatureinaccurate
a. oven not preheated
a. preheat oven 10 to 15 minutes
• foodtakes too long or cookstoo
b. incorrectrack position
b. see page 10
fast
c. incorrectuse of aluminumfoil
c. see page 11
• pale browning
d. oven bottomincorrectlyreplaced
d. replace oven bottomcorrectly
• food over-done on outside and
See Problem Charton page 14
under-done in center
See bakingtips on page 13
• over browning
• poor baking results
9. Oven smokes excessively during a
a. food too close to burner
a. move broiler pan down one rack position
broil operation
b. meat has too much fat
b. trim fat
c. sauce applied too early or marinade not
c. apply sauce during last few minutes of
completely drained
cooking. If meat has been marinated,
drain thoroughly before cooking
d. soiled broiler pan
d. always clean broiler pan and insert after
each use
e. broiler insert covered with aluminumfoil
e. never cover insert with foil as this pre-
vents fat from draining to pan below
F plus a number appears in the display
This is called a FAULTCODE. If a fault code appears in the display,press the CANCEL pad. If
and a continuous beep sounds,
the fault code reappears, disconnect power to the unit and call the servicer.
(Example: F 1)
See page 28 for FAULT code information.
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