Before Calling In For Assistance - LG LF761S Owner's Manual

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Before calling in for assistance

Before you call in for assistance, review this list. It may save you time and money. this list includes common
situations that are not the result of a defect in workmanship or appliance materials.
Problem
Top burners do not
light or do not burn
evenly.
Burner flames are too
low.
Food does not bake
or roast correctly.
Food does not broil
correctly in the oven.
The clock and timer
are not working.
Oven light is not
working.
Crackling sound
The oven control is
making a sound and
shows and F error
code.
Clock is flashing.
Strong odor.
Burners do not
light correctly after
cleaning the cooktop
surface.
When only one burner
is ignited, a clicking
sound comes out of
all the burners.
• Make sure the electrical plug is connected into a live, properly grounded outlet.
• Remove the burners and clean them. Check the electrodes area in search
of burnt food or grease. Check Cleaning burners caps/ heads in the
MaIntEnanCE section.
• Make sure all burner parts are installed correctly.
Check removal and placement of gas surface burners in the MaIntEnanCE
section.
• You should hold down the control knob for 4 seconds after the flame on the
burner has lit.
If the cooker is connected to gas natural, reach the technician who installed your
cooker or who made the conversion.
• the oven controls are wrongly configured. Check using the oven in the
oPERatInG InstRUCtIons section.
• the racks are wrongly placed. Check the removal and placement of racks in the
oven in the oPERatInG InstRUCtIons section.
• aluminum foil is being wrongfully used in the oven. Check oven in the
oPERatInG InstRUCtIons section.
• the oven controls are wrongly configured. Check control panel general
description in the oPERatInG InstRUCtIons section.
• Make sure the electrical plug is connected into a live, properly grounded outlet.
Replace the fuse or restart the power switch.
• the oven controls are wrongly configured. Check Modifying oven parameters in
the oPERatInG InstRUCtIons section.
• the oven lightbulb is loose or has some kind of failure. adjust or replace the
lightbulb.
• the cooker plug is not completely inserted in the power outlet. Make sure the
electrical plug is connected into a live, properly grounded outlet.
• It is the sound of the metal heating and cooling during both cooking and cleaning
functions. this is normal.
• Unplug the cooker for five minutes
and plug back in. if the error code
comes back on, call in for assistance.
Power failure or power overcharge. Reset time. If the oven was in use, you must
do this by pressing TIMER for 3 seconds. Reset clock and any cooking function.
sensing a strong odor coming out of the oven is normal the first few times it is
used.
Make sure the burner caps and heads are completely dry and placed correctly.
this is normal. Burners electric spark igniters make this clicking sound. all cooktop
spark igniters will activate when igniting just one burner.
Possible causes / solutions
CODE
F-3
CAUSE
Pressure error