Problem Solver - GE 164D4290P031 Owner's Manual

PROBLEM
Questions?
SURFACE BURNERS
Use this
DO NOT LIGHT
problem
solver!
SURFACE BURNER
FLAMES VERY
LARGE OR YELLOW
TICKING SOUND OF
SPARK IGNITOR
AFTER SURFACE
BURNER LIGHTS
STRONG ODOR FROM • Improper air/gas ratio in surface burners. Call for service.
SURFACE BURNERS
OVEN LIGHT
DOES NOT WORK
FOOD DOES NOT
BAKE OR ROAST
PROPERLY
FOOD DOES NOT
BROIL PROPERLY
OVEN WILL NOT
WORK
OVEN WILL NOT
SELF-CLEAN
"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
24
CYCLE
The Problem Solver
POSSIBLE CAUSE
• Burners assembled incorrectly after cleaning. Make sure the burner
assembly is put together correctly and that the outer caps/burner
ports are aligned.
• Ports blocked in the outer cap near the ignitor. Clean and
reassemble. See "Burner assembly" in the Care and Cleaning section.
• Inspect the manual cut-off valve to insure that it is not closed.
• Make sure the electrical plug is plugged into a live power outlet.
• Check for a power outage.
• Improper air/gas ratio in burners. Call for service.
• The spark ignitor is not deactivated. Turn the burner OFF and
relight. Some ticking is normal. If ticking is excessive, call for service.
• The light bulb is loose or defective. Tighten or replace the bulb.
• The switch operating light is broken. Call for service.
• The oven controls are improperly set. See the "How to set your oven
for baking or roasting" section.
• Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper size being used.
See the "How to set your oven for baking or roasting" section.
• Use a foil tent to slow down browning during roasting.
• The oven control is not set at BROIL.
• The oven door is not open to the broil stop position as recommended.
• Improper shelf position being used. See the Broiling Guide.
• Food is being cooked in a hot pan.
• Cookware is not suited for broiling. Use the broiling pan and grid
that came with your range.
• Aluminum foil used on the broiling pan and grid has not been fitted
properly and slit as recommended.
• In some areas the power (voltage) may be low. Preheat the broil
element for 10 minutes. Broil for the longest period of time
recommended in the Broiling Guide.
• 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.
• 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