LG LWS3010ST Owner's Manual page 34

T RO U B L E S H O OT I N G
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE
Problem
Food does not
bake or roast
properly
Food does not broil
properly
Oven temperature
too hot or too cold
Oven will not self-
clean
Crackling or
popping sound
Excessive smoking
during a self clean
cycle
Oven door do not
open after a self
clean cycle
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Possible Causes / Solutions
• Oven controls improperly set.
- See the using the oven section.
• Rack position is incorrect or the rack is not level.
- See the using the oven section.
• Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper size being used.
- See the using the oven section.
• Oven sensor needs to be adjusted.
- See the adjusting your oven temperature in option section.
• Oven controls improperly set.
- Make sure you press the BROIL pad.
• Improper rack position being used.
- See the Broiling Guide, page 19.
• Cookware not suited for broiling.
- Use the broiling pan and grid that came with your oven.
• Aluminum foil used on the the broiling pan and grid has not been fitted properly and
slit as recommended.
- See the using the oven section.
• In some areas the power (voltage) may be low.
- Preheat the broil element for 10 minutes.
- See the Broiling Guide, page 19.
• Oven Sensor needs to be adjusted.
- See the adjusting your oven Temperature in option section.
• 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.
• A self-clean cycle cannot be started if oven door is opened.
• This is the sound of the metal heating and cooling during both the cooking and
cleaning functions.
- This is normal.
• Excessive soil.
- Press the CLEAR OFF pad. Open the windows to rid the room of smoke. Wait until
the self-clean mode is cancelled. Wipe up the excess soil and reset the clean.
• Oven is too hot.
- Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
(cont.)