GE 10-95 CG Use And Care Manual page 40

PROBLEM
"F– AND A NUMBER"
FLASH IN THE DISPLAY
OVEN WILL
NOT WORK
OVEN LIGHT
DOES NOT WORK
SURFACE LIGHT
DOES NOT WORK
FOOD DOES NOT
BROIL PROPERLY
FOOD DOES NOT
ROAST OR BAKE
PROPERLY
OVEN TEMPERATURE
TOO HOT OR TOO COLD
CLOCK AND
TIMER DO NOT WORK
OVEN WILL NOT
SELF-CLEAN
OVEN DOOR
ACCIDENTALLY LOCKED
DURING COOKING
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QUESTIONS?
USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER
POSSIBLE CAUSE
• If the time display flashes "F– and a number," you have function error code.
If the function error code appears during the self-cleaning cycle, check the oven
door latch. The latch may have been moved, even if only slightly, from the
latched position. Make sure the latch is moved to the right as far as it will go.
Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool for one hour.
Put the oven back into operation.
• Disconnect all power to the range for 5 minutes and then reconnect power.
If the failure code repeats, then call for service.
• The plug on the range is not completely inserted in the electrical outlet.
• The circuit breaker in your house has been tripped, or a fuse has been blown.
• The oven controls are not properly set.
• The door left in the locked position after cleaning.
• The light bulb is loose or defective. Tighten or replace.
• The switch operating the oven light is broken. Call for service.
• The fluorescent light is loose or defective. Adjust or replace.
• Press the switch for 2 seconds. If the light does not come on, repeat.
• The switch operating the light is broken. Call for service.
• The oven is not set at BROIL.
• The door was not left open to the broil stop position as recommended.
• Improper shelf position being used. See the Broiling Guide.
• Food is being cooked on hot pan.
• Cookware is not suited for broiling.
• Aluminum foil used on the broil pan grid has not been fitted properly
and slit as recommended.
• The oven is not set at BAKE.
• Shelf position is incorrect. See the Roasting or Baking sections.
• The oven shelf not level.
• Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper size is being used.
• A foil tent was not used when needed to slow down browning during roasting.
• The oven thermostat needs adjustment. See the Adjust the Oven
Thermostat–Do It Yourself section.
• The oven thermostat needs adjustment. See the Adjust the Oven
Thermostat–Do It Yourself section.
• Make sure the electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly grounded
power outlet.
• Check for power outage.
• Review the Oven Control, Clock and Timer section of this guide.
• The oven temperature is too high to set self-clean operation. Allow the range to
cool to room temperature and reset the controls.
• The door latch handle not moved all the way to the right.
• Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the range to cool to room temperature
and reset the controls.