GE XL44 Range User Manual


 
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Before You Call for Service
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE
CLOCK DOES NOT WORK • Range electrical plug must be securely seated in a live power outlet. Check for
blown fuse or tripped circuit breaker.
OVEN LIGHT DOES NOT • Bulb may be loose or burned out.
COME ON
• Electrical plug must be plugged into a live power outlet.
NIGHT LIGHT DOES Fluorescent bulb is loose or defective. Adjust or replace.
NOT WORK
Switch operating the light is broken. Call for service.
OVEN WILL NOT WORK Plug on the range is not completely inserted in the electrical outlet.
Pilot(s) is (are) not lit (on standing pilot models). See the Lighting Instructions
for Standing Pilot Models in Using Your Oven.
The circuit breaker in your house has been tripped, or a fuse has been blown.
Oven controls not properly set.
OVEN TEMPERATURE • The oven thermostat needs adjustment. See the Adjust the Oven
TOO HOT OR TOO COLD Thermostat—Do It Yourself section.
FOOD DOES NOT ROAST • Oven controls not properly set. See the Baking or Roasting section.
OR BAKE PROPERLY
• Shelf position is not correct.
• Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper size is being used.
• The oven thermostat needs adjustment. See the Adjust the Oven Thermostat—
Do It Yourself section.
• Clock not set correctly.
• Oven bottom not securely seated in position.
FOOD DOES NOT • Oven controls not properly set. See the Broiling section.
BROIL PROPERLY
• Oven door not closed.
• Improper shelf position being used. See the Broiling section.
• Food is being cooked on a hot pan.
• Cookware is not suited for broiling.
• Aluminum foil used on the broiler pan grid has not been fitted properly
and slit as recommended.
• Oven bottom not securely seated in position.
OVEN WILL NOT • Oven temperature is too high to set self-clean operation. Allow the range to
SELF-CLEAN cool to room temperature and reset the controls.
• Door latch handle not moved all the way to the right.
OVEN DOOR WILL • Oven must cool below locking temperature. Do not lock the door with
NOT UNLOCK door latch except when using self-clean feature or the oven may lock.
OVEN NOT CLEAN AFTER • Oven controls not set properly. See Operating the Self-Cleaning Oven section.
CLEAN CYCLE
• Heavily soiled oven requires 3
1
2
to 4 hours of cleaning time.
• Heavy spillovers should be cleaned up before starting clean cycle.
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