GE Gas Ranges Owner's Manual page 32

Questions?
PROBLEM
Use this
OVEN WILL NOT
WORK
problem
solver!
OVEN WILL NOT
SELF-CLEAN
UNABLE TO USE
THE 12 " OVEN,
GRIDDLE AND/OR
GRILLE WHEN
SELF-CLEANING
"CRACKING" OR
"POPPING" SOUND
DURING CLEANING
EXCESSIVE SMOKING • Excessive soil. Press the OFF selector button. Open the windows to
OCCURS DURING
CLEANING
STRONG ODOR FROM • An odor from the insulation around the inside of the oven is normal
SELF-CLEAN CYCLE
OVEN NOT CLEAN
AFTER A CLEAN
CYCLE
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The Problem Solver
POSSIBLE CAUSE
• Plug on the range is not completely inserted in the electrical outlet.
• A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped.
• The oven controls are not properly set.
• The oven controls are set for cleaning. If necessary, allow the oven to
cool then open the door.
• The oven temperature is too high to set a self-clean operation.
Allow the range to cool to room temperature and reset the controls.
• The controls are not properly set.
• The self-clean cycle will not start until the shelf slide assemblies have
been removed.
• When the 27" (large) oven is set for cleaning, only the surface
burners may be used. The 12" (small) oven, the griddle and/or
the grille cannot be used.
• This is normal. This is the sound of the metal heating and cooling
during both the cooking and cleaning functions.
rid the room of smoke. Wait until the DOOR LOCKED light goes
off. Wipe up excess soil and reset the clean cycle.
for the first few times the oven is used. This is temporary.
• The oven was heavily soiled. Clean up heavy spillovers before starting
the clean cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean again.
• The oven controls are not properly set. See the Self-Cleaning section.
Stainless Steel Range