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• Solutions
to common
problems
Problem
Solution
Oven smokes excessively
when broiling.
°
Incorrect
setting. Follow broiling
instructions in Setting Oven Controls
section.
°
Be sure oven door is opened
to broil stop position
when broiling.
° Meat too close to the broil element.
Reposition
the broil rack to provide
proper
clearance
between
the meat & the element.
Preheat the broil
element
for searing.
° Meat not properly
prepared.
Remove excess fat from meat. Cut remaining
fatty
edges to prevent
curling,
but do not cut into lean.
* Grease
has built up on oven surfaces.
Regular cleaning
is necessary
when
broiling
frequently.
Old grease or food
spatters
cause excessive
smoking.
Flames inside oven or smoking
from oven
*
Excessive spillovers
in oven. For example
this will happen for pie
vent.
spillovers
or large amounts of grease left on the oven bottom.
Wipe
up
excessive
spillovers
before starting
oven.
If flames
or excessive smoke
are present see BrolJ in Setting Oven Controls
section.
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Oven control
panel
beeps & displays
° Oven control
has detected
a fault
or error condition.
Press STOP key pad to
any F code error,
clear the error code. Try Bake or Broil function.
If the F code error repeats,
remove
power from appliance,
wait 5 minutes and then repower
appliance
and set clock with the correct
time of day. Try Bake or Broil function
again.
If the fault
recurs, press sToP to clear and call 1-800-4-MY-HOME®
for
assistance
(See back cover).
Scratches
or abrasions
on cooktop
° Coarse particles
such as salt or hardened
soils between
cooktop
and
surface,
utensils can cause scratches.
Be sure cooktop
surface
and bottoms
of
utensils are clean before usage. Small scratches
do not affect
cooking
and
wiii become
less visible with time.
Cleaning
materials
not recommended
for ceramic-glass
cooktop
have
been used. Apply
the recommended
CookTop®
Cleaning
Creme to the
ceramic
surface
(on the web visit www.sears.com
for replacement
cooktop
cleaner, item number
40079).
Buff with a non-abrasive
cloth or
no-scratch
cleaning
pad.
For more information
see "Cooktop
maintenance"
and "Cooktop
cleaning"
in the Care and Cleaning
section of this Use &
Care Guide.
° Cookware with rough bottom was used. Use smooth, flat-bottomed
cookware.
Metal
marks on the cooktop.
Sliding
or scraping
of metal
utensils on cooktop
surface.
Do not slide metal
utensils on cooktop
surface.
Apply
the recommended
CookTopO
Cleaning
Creme to the ceramic
surface
(on the web visit www.sears.com
for
replacement
cooktop
cleaner,
item number 40079).
Buff with a non-
abrasive
cloth or no-scratch
cleaning
pad. For more information
see
"Cooktop
maintenance"
and "Cooktop
cleaning"
in the Care and Cleaning
section of this Use & Care Guide.
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