Before You Call For Service - Hotpoint RGB506 Use & Installation Manual

BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICEÉ
PROBLEM
TOP BURNERS DO NOT
LIGHT OR DO NOT
BURN EVENLY
BURNER FLAMES VERY
LARGE OR YELLOW
SURFACE BURNERS
LIGHT BUT OVEN
DOES NOT
OVEN WILL NOT WORK
OVEN TEMPERATURE
TOO HOT OR TOO COLD
FOOD DOES NOT ROAST
OR BAKE PROPERLY
FOOD DOES NOT
BROIL PROPERLY
STRONG ODOR
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QUESTIONS?
POSSIBLE CAUSE
¥ Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live power outlet.
¥ Burner holes on the side or around the top of burner may be clogged. Remove
burners and clean them with a sewing needle or twist tie. Make sure you do not
enlarge the holes.
¥ Pilot(s) is (are) not lit (on standing pilot models). See the Lighting Instructions
for Standing Pilot Models section in Surface Cooking.
¥ If range is connected to LP gas, check all steps in the Installation Instructions.
¥ The oven gas shut-off valve may have accidentally been moved during
cleaning or moving.
Check the oven gas shut-off valve.
¥ Plug on the range is not completely inserted in the electrical outlet.
¥ Pilot(s) is (are) not lit (on standing pilot models). See the Lighting Instructions
for Standing Pilot Models section in Using Your Oven.
¥ The circuit breaker in your house has been tripped, or a fuse has been blown.
¥ Oven controls not properly set.
¥ The OVEN CONTROL knob needs adjustment. See the Adjust the
Oven ThermostatÑDo It Yourself section.
¥ Oven controls not properly set. See the Baking or Roasting section.
¥ Shelf position is not correct.
¥ Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper size is being used.
¥ Oven thermostat needs adjustment. See the Adjust the Oven ThermostatÑ
Do It Yourself section.
¥ Aluminum foil used improperly in the oven.
¥ Oven bottom not securely seated in position.
¥ Oven controls not properly set. See the Broiling section.
¥ Oven door and/or broiler drawer not closed.
¥ Improper shelf position being used. See the Broiling section.
¥ Food is being cooked on a hot pan.
¥ Cookware is not suited for broiling.
¥ Aluminum foil used on the broiler pan grid has not been fitted properly
and slit as recommended.
¥ Oven bottom not securely seated in position.
¥ Improper air/gas ratio in oven. Adjust oven burner air shutter.
¥ An odor from the insulation around the oven liner is normal for the first few
times oven is used. This is temporary.