Beforeyoucall For Service - Maytag Wall Oven Manual

Adjusting Baking Temperatures BEFORE YOU CALL
When you first useyour newoven, it may seem
ho"er or colder thantvourpreviousoven. Over a
FOR SERVICE
period of years, the thermostat o n on oven may
gradually drift from itsoriginal factory setting.Your Checkthe following list to be sure a servicecall is
newoven has been properly setat the factory,but really necessary. A quick referenceof this manual
may give you different resultsfrom your old one. as well as reviewing additional information on items
If you think the temperaturein your new oven needs to check,may preventan unneededservicecall.
adjusting,you can do it yourselfby following these IF NOTHING ON THEOVEN OPERATES:
instructions: • checkfor a blown circuit fuseor a tripped main
1. Pullthe OVEN TEMPcontrol knob straightout, circuit breaker.
removingit from the shaft. • check if oven is properly connectedto electric
2. Loosenthe two screwson the backsideabout circuit in house.
_o full turns. IF CLOCK, A ND/OR LIGHTS OPERATE B UTOVEN
3. Holdingthe centerhub still,movethe outer DOESNOT HEAT:
portion of the dial counterclockwise to lower the • the OVEN SET and/or OVEN TEMPknobs may
oven temperature(onenotchfor each 25°F; see be setincorrectly.
fig. 1). Move the outer portion of the dial
clockwiseto raise theoven temperature(one • clockcontrolsmay be set for delayed startof
notchfor each 25°F; seefig. 2) After se_'ingin oven.
desiredposition, retightenscrews. IF THEOVEN LIGHTDOESNOTWORK:
4. Placeknob back on oven,makingsurethe flat * the light bulb islooseor defective.
on the dial hub matchesthe spring on the dial . oven light does not work during self-cleaning
shaft.
process.
_ IF OVENWILLNOT GO THROUGH SELF-
• controlsmay be improperly set.
_ j ,,, • door may not be locked.
"_ _ • checkthe START TIMEand STOPTIMEsettings
and the currenttime of day on the clock.
Fig. 1 Fig.2
IF OVENDID NOTCLEANPROPERLY:
• oven may need longer cleaningtime.
IMPORTANT: TheOVEN TEMPknob should be * excessive spillswere not removedprior to self-
ad ustedone notchand then the oven shouldbe cleaningprocess.
tested.(We recommendbaking 2-9" white oyer
cakesusinga purchasedbox mix.) If the oven * One or severalcontrolsmay have been turned
temperatureis still too low or too high, repeatthe from CLEANto another positionafter self-
proceduredescribedabove, cleaning processstarted.
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