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QUESTIONS? USE THHSPROBLEM SOLVER
PROBLEM
OVEN WILL NOT WORK
TOP BURNERS
DO NOT
LIGHT OR DO NOT
BURN
EVENLY
BURNERS
HAVE YELLOW
OR YELLOW-TIPPED
FLAMES
POSSIBLE
CAUSE
o Plug on the range is not completely
inserted
in the electrical
outleL
o The circuit breaker in your house has been tripped, or a fuse has been blown
• Door left in lock position after self-cleaning..
o Oven controls
not properly
set.
• Make sure electrical
plug is plugged
into a live power outlet.
o Burner holes on the side or around
the top of burner may be clogged.
Remove
burners
(on models with dual 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..
(B) Yellow tips on outer
cones--Normal
for LP gas
o If burner flames look like (A), call for service.. Normal burner flames should look
like (B) or (C), depending
on the type of gas you use
o With LP gas, some yellow tipping
on outer cones is normal..
(C) Soft blue flames--
Normal for natural gas
(A) Yellow flames--
Catl for service
BURNER
FLAMES
VERY
o If range is connected
to LP gas, check all steps in the Installation
LARGE
OR YELLOW
Instructions.
CLOCK
DOES NOT WORK
o Range electrical
plug must be securely
seated
in a live power outlet..
Check for blown fuse or tripped
circuit breaker_
OVEN LIGHT
DOES NOT
o Bulb may be loose or burned out
COME ON
o Electrical
plug must be plugged
into a live power outlet°
STRONG
ODOR
o improper
air/gas ratio in oven
Adjust oven burner air shutter.
o An odor from the insulation
around the oven liner is normal for the first few
times oven is used. This is temporary..
OVEN TEMPERATURE
• The OVEN TEMP knob needs adjustment
See the Adjust the
TOO HOT OR TOO COLD
Oven Thermostat--Do
it Yourseffsection..
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