LG LRE3021ST Owner's Manual page 37

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tROUbLEShOOtiNG
Problem
Metal marks.
Brown streaks or specks.
Areas of discoloration with
metallic sheen.
Oven will not self clean.
"Crackling" or "popping"
sound.
Excessive smoking during a
self clean cycle.
Oven door will not open after
a self clean cycle.
Oven not clean after a self
clean cycle.
CLEAN and door flash in the
display.
LOCKED appears in the dis-
play.
Burning or oily odor emitting
from the vent.
Oven racks are difficult to
slide.
Oven door remains locked
after the self clean cycle.
Moisture collects on oven
window or steam comes from
oven vent.
y Scraping of metal utensils on cooktop surface. Do not slide metal utensils on cooktop
surface. Use a ceramic-glass cooktop cleaning creme to remove the marks.
y Refer to the "Care and Cleaning" section.
y Boilovers are cooked onto surface. Use a blade scraper to remove soil. Refer to the "Care
and Cleaning" section.
y Mineral deposits from water and food. Remove using a ceramic-glass cooktop cleaning
creme. Use cookware with clean, dry bottoms.
y The oven temperature is too high to set a self clean operation. Allow the range to cool
and reset the controls.
y Oven controls improperly set. Refer to the "Care and Cleaning" section.
y A self clean cycle cannot be started if the lockout feature is activated.
y This is the sound of the metal heating and cooling during both the cooking and Self
Clean functions. This is normal.
y Excessive soil. Press the CLEAR OFF button. Open the windows to rid the room of smoke.
Wait until the self clean mode is cancelled. Wipe up the excess soil and reset.
y Oven is too hot. Allow the oven to cool.
y Oven controls not properly set. See the Self Clean section.
y Oven was heavily soiled. Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the self clean cycle.
Heavily soiled ovens may need to self clean again or for a longer period of time.
y The self clean cycle has been selected but the door is not closed. Close the oven door.
y The oven door is locked because the temperature inside the oven is too hot. Press the
CLEAR OFF button. Allow the oven to cool
y This is normal in a new oven and will lessen in time. To speed the process, set a self clean
cycle for a minimum of 3 hours. Refer to the "self clean" section.
y The shiny, silver-colored racks were cleaned in a self clean cycle. Apply a small amount
of vegetable oil to a paper towel and wipe the edges of the oven racks with the paper
towel.
y Oven interior is still hot. Allow about one hour for the oven to cool after the completion
of a self clean cycle. The door can be opened when the LOCK indicator disappears from
the display.
y The control lock is activated.
y This is normal when cooking foods high in moisture.
y Excessive moisture was used when cleaning the window.
Possible Causes / Solutions