You C All For S Ervice - Maytag RS-1 User Manual

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BEFORE
YOU C ALL FOR S ERVICE
FOR MOST CONCERNS, TRY
THESE FIRST:
Check ifovencontrols havebeenproperly
set
Check to besurep_ug is securely hserted
intoPeceptacle.
Checkor re-setcircuit breaker. C heckor
replacefuse.
Checkpowersupply.
PARTORALLOFAPPLIANCE D OES
NOTWORK.
I Checkif s urface and/or o vencontrols have
beenpropedy s et. Seepgs.3 &6.
I Checkifovendooris unlocked afterself-
clean cycle. See pg. 11.
I Checkif ovenissetfor a delayedcookor
cleanprogram. Seepgs. 10 & 11.
SURFACE OR OVEN ELEMENTS
FAIL TO OPERATE OR HEAT
FOOD.
Check if surface and/or o vencontrols have
beenpropedy s et.Seepgs.3 & 6,
Checkif ovendooris unlocked afterself-
cleancycle. See pg.11.
Checkifovenis setfor a belayed cook or
clean program. S ee pge.10 & 11,
Checkif coilelement i s properlyinstalled
or needsto be replaced. S eepg,5.
GLASS-CERAMIC S URFACE
SHOWSWEAR.
1. "liny scratches or abrasions.
I Ceoktop a ndpen bottom areclean.
Do not slide glass or metalpans
acrosstop.Makesure panbottom is
notrough,Usetherecommended
cisaning a gents. Seepg.13,
2. Metalmarks.
I Donotslide metalpensacross top.
Whencool, c lean with Ceektap
Cleaning C reme. S ee pg.13.
3. Brownstreaks a ndspecks.
I Spillsnotremoved p romptly. W iping
with soiledcloth orsponge, Pan
bottom notclean.
4. Areaswith a metallic sheen.
I Mineral d eposits fromwaterandfood,
IS
5. Pitting or flaking.
I Sugaryboilovers thatwerenot
removed p romptly. Seepg.13.
BAKING RESULTS ARENOTAS
EXPECTED OR DIFFER FROM
PREVIOUS OVEN.
if Cbeck theoventampereture selected. Make
sure ovenisprsheated w hen recipe o rdirec-
tions recommend p reheat.
I Makesure the ovenventhas not been
blocked.Seepg.8 forlocation.
I Checkto make surerange is level,
I Temperatures oftenvarybetweena new
oven and anoldone. A sovens age, t heoven
temperature often "drifts"andmay become
hotter orcooler.Seepg.7 forinstructions on
adjuetingtbeoventampereture,
NOTE;lt is
notrecommended to adjust t hetemperature
if onlyoneor two recipes are in questJen.
I Usecorrectpan,Darkpars producedark
browning. Shinypensproduce l ight brown-
ing.See "CookingMadeSimple"booklet
formoreinformation
on bakeware.
I Checkrack positions and pan placement.
Staggerpanswhenusing tworecks, A llow
1-2inches between pansendovenwall.
if Checktheuseoffoilintheoven.Neveruse
foilto coveran entireoven rack.Racea
small p ieceof foilon therackbelowthepen
to catchspillovers.
FOODISNOTBROIUNGPROPERLY
ORSMOKESEXCESSIVELY.
Check oven rackposiflene. Food may betoo
close to element.
Broilelement wasnotpreheated.
Aluminum foil wasincorrectly used.Never
linethebroiler i nsert with foil.
Ovendear was cbasd during b miliog. Leave
thedooropen tothefirst s top position (abe_
4 inches).
il Tnmexc_s fat frommeatbeforebroiling.
I A soiled broiler panwasused.
OVEN WILL NOT SELF-CLEAN.
if Check tomakesure thecycleisnotsetfera
delayed start. S eeLog. 11.
if Checkif doorisdosed.
OVENDIDNOTCLEANPROPERLY.
il Longer cleaning timemaybe needed.
il Excessive s piilovers, espectally s ugary a nd/
oracidic f oods,werenot removed p riortothe
self-deancycle.
OVEN DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK
AFTER SELF-CLEAN CYCLE.
I Oveninterior isstill h ot.Allowabout o nehour
fortheoven to ccol a fterthecompietlen o fa
self-clean cycle. T he doorcan be opened
whenthe LOCKindicator wordis not dis.
played.
MOISTURE COLLECTS ON OVEN
WINDOW.
if Thisis normalwhencooking f oodshighin
moisture,
I Excessive moisture was used whencleaning
thewindow.
THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OR
UGHT SMOKE WHEN OVEN IS
TURNED ON.
I This ia normal f ora newrenge andWill d isap-
pearaftera fewuses.Initiating a clean cycle
will"bumoff' theodorsmorequickly.
il Turning on a ventilation f anwillhelpremove
thesmokeand/orodor.
il Exsessivefoedsoilsentheovenpottom.
Use
a self-clean cycle.
"F" PLUSA NUMBER APPEARS IN
THEDISPLAY,
This is calleda fault code. If a faultcode
appearsin the display and beepssound,
press _e CANCEL ped. Ifthefaultcodeaed
beepscontinue, disconnect powertotheap-
plisnca. Waita fewminutes, thenreconnect
power.If fault codeandbeepsstill c ontinue,
discennect power t otheappliance andcallan
au_oifzed servicer.
If theoven isheavily soiled, e xcessive flare-
upsmayresult i n a faultcode dudog a dean
cycle. PressCANCELpad and allowthe
oven tocool c ompletely.
Wipe out excess s oil,
then reeet t hecleen cycle. I fthefault c ode and
beeps still c ontinue, disconnect power t othe
appliance andcallan authorized servicer,

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