GE GGS500PV Owner's Manual page 27

Troubleshooting Tips ... Before you call for service
Problem
Oven control does not
respond
Display flashes
Unable to get into
Settings
Control beeps or flashes You forgot to enter a bake temperature or
Fan noise
Surface burners light
but bake and broil
burners do not.
"Crackling" or
"popping" sound
Why is my range making
a "clicking" noise when
using my oven?
Oven light does not
work
Oven will not self-clean
Oven door will not open
or light is on when
you want to cook.
flashes in the display
Oven door will not open
after a self-clean cycle
Excessive smoking
during self-clean cycle
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Possible Cause
Oven is in Sabbath Mode.
Lock Controls is activated
Power outage or surge
Oven control pads were not touched
properly.
cleaning time.
A cooling fan may automatically turn on and
off.
Gas to the oven burners may have been shut
off.
This is the sound of the metal heating and
cooling during both the cooking and cleaning
functions.
Your range cycles the heating elements by
turning relays on and off to maintain the oven
temperature.
Light bulb is loose or defective.
Pad operating light is broken.
The temperature is too high to set a self-
clean operation.
Oven controls improperly set.
The oven door is locked because the
temperature inside the oven has not dropped
below the unlocking temperature.
The self-clean cycle has been selected but
the door is not closed.
Oven too hot.
Excessive soil or grease in oven cavity.
What To Do
the Sabbath Mode section.
If Loc appears in the display and
the range control is locked. Turn this feature off to
use the range. See the Lock Control feature in the
Oven Controls section.
Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must
reset it by pressing the Cancel pad, setting the
clock and resetting any cooking function.
The Bake and Broil pads must be touched at the
same time and held for 3 seconds.
See the Oven Controls section on how to set the
oven
This is normal on models with a cooling fan. The
cooling fan will turn off and on to cool internal parts.
It may run after the oven is turned off.
Lever is
shown closed.
Sealed burner models
This is normal.
This is normal.
Tighten or replace bulb. See the Care and
Cleaning - Interior Surfaces / Oven Light section for
instructions on how to replace the bulb.
Call for service.
Allow the oven to cool and reset the controls.
See the Care and Cleaning – Interior Surfaces
section.
Press the Cancel pad. Allow the oven to cool below
the unlocking temperature.
Close the oven door.
still locked ( ), and allow the oven to cool below
unlocking temperature.
Press the Cancel pad. Open the windows to rid
the room of smoke. Wait until the
off. Wipe up the excess soil or grease in the oven
cavity and then reset the self-clean cycle.
is illuminated,
The oven gas shut-off
is located on the gas
regulator near the gas
line attachment to your
range. Locate it and
flip the lever.
light goes
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