GE JGSS05GER Range User Manual


 
PROBLEM
OVEN
WWLNOT
WORK
TOP BURNERS DO NOT
LIGHT
OR DO NOT
BURN EVENLY
BURNERS HAVE YELLOW
OR YELLOW-MPPED
FLAMES
BURNER
~AMES
VERY
LARGE OR YELLOW
OVEN DOES
NOT
COOK PROPERLY
CLOCK DOES NOT WORK
OVEN
LIGHT
DOES NOT
COME
ON
STRONG ODOR
POSSIBLE CAUSE
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,
Make sure electrical plug is plugged into alive power outlet,
Burner holes on
the
side or
around
the top of burner may be clogged. Remove
burners (on models with dual burners) or burner heads
{on
models with sealed
burners) or burner caps on spill-proof models, and
clean
them with a toothpick.
Make sure you do not enlarge the holes.
On spill-proof models, check electrode
area for burned-on food or grease.
(A)
Yellow
flames—
(B)
Yellow
tips on
outer
(C) Soft blue
flames—
Cdl
for service
cone+Normal
for LP gas
Normal for natural gas
If burner flames look like (A),
cdl
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
norm~.
*
If
range is connected to
LP
gas, check all steps in the Installation Instructions.
Make
sure thermostat capillary bulb (located in upper portion of oven) is in
correct position, not touching oven sides and
not
coated with anything.
Aluminum foil being used improperly
in
oven.
Incorrect cookware being used. Check
each
cooking section for cookware tips
or recommendations.
BAKWBROIL
switch (on
some
models) turned to incorrect setting.
Check common problems listed in Baking, Roasting and Broiling sections.
Oven bottom not securely
seated
in
position.
*
Range electrical plug must be securely seated in a live power outlet. Check for
blown fuse or tripped circuit breaker.
*
Bulb may be loose or burned out.
Electrical plug must be plugged into a live power outlet.
. Improper
airlgas
ratio in oven. adjust oven burner air shutter.
An odor from the insulation around the oven liner is normal for the first few
times oven is used. This is temporary,
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