Frigidaire Range Use & Care Manual page 26

Before you call for service, review this list. It may save you time and expense. The list includes common
occurrences that are not the resu!t of defective workmanship or materials in this appliance.
Range is not level. Poor installation. Place oven rack in center of oven. Place a level on the oven rack. Adjust
leveling legs at base of range until the rack is level. When range is level, cooktop may
appear out of alignment if countertop is not level.
Weak, unstable floor. Be sure floor is level and can adequately support range. If floor is
........ sagging or slopping, contact a carPenter to correct the situation. ..........
Kitchen cabinet misalignment may make range appear to be unlevel. Be sure cabinets are
square and have sufficient room for range clearance.
Cannot move Cabinets not square or are built in too tight. Contact a cabinet maker to correct the problem.
appliance easily, Contact builder or installer to make appliance accessible.
Appliance must ..........................................................
be accessible for Carpet interferes with range. Provide sufficient space so range can be lifted over carpet.
service. Gas line is hard-plumbed. Have a flexible C.S.A international approved metal appliance
connector installed.
Entire range or oven Make sure cord/plug is plugged tightly into outlet.
does not operate, Service wiring is not complete. Call an authorized servicer,
Electrical power outage. Check house lights to be sure. Call your local electric company for
service.
Oven control beeps Electronic control has detected a fault condition. Press CLEAR to clear the display and stop
and displays any F beeping. Reprogram oven. If fault recurs, record fault number. Press CLEAR and call an
code error (ex.: Fll) authorized servicer for assistance.
Oven light does not Replace or tighten bulb. See Changing Oven Light section in this Use & Care Guide.
work: ...................................................... Electrical p0wer outage: Check house lights to be sure: Call your local electr!c €ompany for service. .....
Surface unit does No power to the appliance. Check steps under "Entire Range or Oven Does Not Operate" in
not heat. this Before you Call checklist,
Incorrect control setting. Make sure the correct control is on for the surface unit to be used.
Surface units too
hot or not hot
enough.
Incorrect control setting. Make sure the correct control is on for the surface unit to be used.
Lightweight or warped 3ans used. Use only flat, evenly balanced, medium or heavyweight
cookware. Flat pans heat better than warped pans. Cookware materials and weic ht of the
material affect heating. Heavy-and medium- weight )ans heat evenly. Because lightweight
)ans heat unevenly, foods may burn easily.
Drip bowls are Foods with acids such as tomatoes, if allowed to stand in/on bowls will cause corros=on.
pitting or rusting, Remove and wash drip bowls as soon as 3ossible after spillover.
Normal environment. Houses alone sea coast are exaosed to salt air. Protect bowls as much
as possible from direct exposure to salt a=r.
Drip bowls turning Bottom surface of cookware extends be',ond surface elements and touches cooktop surface.
color or distorted Thi, can cause high enough temperatures to discolor the drip bowls. DO NOT use cookware
out of shape, of this type. Pan s_zesshould be matched to the size of the element. Re )lacement drip
bowls may be )urchased from your dealer.
Hetalmarks. Sliding or scraping of metal utensils on cooktop surface. Do not slide metal utensils on
cooktop surface. Use a ceramic-glass cooktop cleaning cream to remove the marks.
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Cool{top Cleaning - Ceramic Glass Cooktop Models section under General Cleaning.