GE JKP85 Owner's Manual page 38

Before YouCall ForService...
Troubleshooting -tips
Possible Causes What To Do
Lower oven light does lightbulb is loose or defective. • Tighten or repla(e the bulb.
not work
Pad operating light is broken. • Call for servke.
Oven controls
* See tile Using the self-cleaning lower oven se( tion.selt=
not clean improperly set.
"Crackling, or This is the sound of the metal * This is normal.
"popping" sound heating and cooling during
in the lower oven both the cooking and
cleaning functions.
Excessive smoking in Excessive soil. * Press tile CLEAR/OFF pad. Open tile _indows to rid tile
the lower oven during room of smoke. Wait until tile LOCKED DOOR light goes
off. Wipe up the ex(ess soil and reset the (lean (y(le.
Lower oven door will Oven too hot. * Alh)w the oven to (eel below hx king temperature.
not open after a
€!ean cyc!e
Lower oven not clean Oven controls improperly set. * See the Using the self-cleaning lower oven se(tion.
after a clean cycle
Oven was heavily soiled.
* Clean
u? hea W spilh)vers before starting tile clean
(y(le. Heavily soiled ovens may need to selt:(lean
again or for a hmger period of time.
"LOCKDOOR" flashes The self-clean cycle has been * Close the oven door.
in the lower oven
selected but the door is not
display closed.
LOCKEDDOORlight The oven door is locked *t)resstheCLEAR/OFFpad. Alh)wtheovento(ool.
is on when you want to because the temperature
cook in the lower oven inside the oven has not
dropped below the locking
temperature.
Power outage, Power outage or surge. " Reset the (h)ck. If tile oven was in use, you imlSt reset
it 1)y pressing
tile CLEAR/OFF pad,
setting tile (h)(k
and resetting any ( ooking tim( tion.
"Burning" or "oily" This is normal in a new oven • To speed tile pro(ess, set a seltklean (y(le fi)r a
odor emitting from and will disappear in time. minimum of 3 hours. See the Using the self-
oven vent when using cleaning lower oven se(tion.
the lower oven
Strong odor in the An odor from the insulation * This is temporary.
lower oven around the inside of the
oven is normal for the first
few times the oven is used.
Fan noise when using A cooling fan may * This is normal. Tile (ooling fan will mrn off and on.
the lower oven
automatically turn on
and off to cool internal parts.
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