GE Appliances XL44 JGBP24 Use & Care Manual And Installation Instructions page 45

QUESTIONS?
USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER
PROBLEM
OVEN WILL NOT WORK
POSSIBLE CAUSE
TOP BURNERS DO NOT
LIGHT OR DO NOT
BURN EVENLY
BURNERS HAVE YELLOW
OR YELLOW-TIPPED
FLAMES
BURNER FLAMES VERY
LARGE OR YELLOW
SURFACE BURNERS
LIGHT BUT OVEN
DOES NOT
• Plug on range is not completely inserted in the electrical outlet.
• The circuit breaker in your house has been tripped, or a fuse has been blown.
• Oven controls not properly set.
• Door left in locked position after cleaning.
• 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 (on models with standard twin burners) or burner heads (on models with
sealed burners) or burner caps on spill-proof models, and clean them with a
sewing needle or twist tie. Make sure you do not enlarge the holes. On
spill-proof models, check electrode area for burned-on food or grease.
(A) Yellow flames--
Call for service
(B) Yellow tips on outer
(C) Soft blue flames--
Normal for natural gas cones--Normal for LP gas
• ff burner flames look like (A), call for service. Normal burner flames should look
like (B) or (C), depending on the type of gas you use.
• With LP gas, some yellow tipping on outer cones is normal.
• 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.
To check the oven gas shut off valve on standard twin burner models,
raise the cooktop and look for the gas shut off lever at the extreme right
rear corner.
To check the oven gas shut off valve on sealed burner models, remove
the storage drawer, broiler drawer or kick panel and look for the gas shut
off lever at the back of the range. On some models you may have to
remove an access cover also.
Standard Twin Burner Models
Push down
to open.
Sealed Burner Models
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