GE JGRP17 Series Use And Care Manual page 30

PROBLEM SOLVER
(continued)
PROBLEM
OVEN WILL NOT WORK
FOOD DOES NOT BROIL
PROPERLY
FOOD DOES NOT ROAST
OR BAKE PROPERLY
OVEN TEMPERATURE
TOO HOT OR TOO COLD
CANNOT SEE FLAMES ON
BOTH SIDES OF
BROIL BURNER
BURNERS HAVE YELLOW
OR YELLOW-TIPPED
FLAMES
"BURNING" OR "OILY"
ODOR EMITTING FROM
OVEN WHEN TURNED ON
STRONG ODOR
FAN NOISE
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POSSIBLE CAUSE
. The circuit breaker in your house has been tripped, or a fuse has been blown.
- The oven controls are not properly set.
. Oven controls not set properly. See the Broiling section.
. Oven door not closed.
, Improper shelf position being used. See the Broiling Guide.
, Food is being cooked on a hot pan or on cookware not suitable for broiling.
, Aluminum foil used on the broiler pan and grid has not been fitted properly
and slit as recommended.
, Oven controls not set properly. See the Baking or Roasting section.
, Shelf position is incorrect. See the Baking or Roasting section.
- Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper size is being used.
• Oven thermostat needs adjustmem. See the Adjust the Oven Thermostat--
Do It Yourself section.
• Oven thermostat needs adiustment. See the Adjust the Oven Thermostat--
Do It Yourself section.
- Bright glow of igniter makes flames difficult to see. See the Broiling section.
{B) Yellow tips on
ou[er cones
Normal for LP gas
(C) Soft blue flames--
Normal for natural gas
(A) Yellow flames--
Call for service
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.
- With LP gas. some yellow" tipping on omer cones is normal.
- This is normal in a new" oven and will disappear in time. To speed the process.
set a self-clean cycle for a minimum of 3 hours. See the Operating the Self-
Cleaning Oven secnon.
, An odor from the insulation around the inside of the oven is normal for the
first few times the oven is used. Thi s is temporary.
- Improper air/gas ratio in oven. Adjust oven burner air shutter.
- A cooling fan may automatically turn on and off to cool internal parts, This is
normal and the fan may continue to run even after the oven is off,
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