]Before You Call for Service
Check the following list to be sure a service call is really necessary. A quick reference of this guide may prevent an unneeded
service call.
If the oven fails to operate: If foods do not broil properly:
Check for a blown fuse or a tripped circuit breaker. • The control may not be set properly.
• Check if oven is properly connected to electric outlet. • Check rack position. (See pages 9 and 12.)
• Voltage into house may be low.
If clock, indicator words, and/or lights operate but oven
does not heat: If baked food is burned or too brown on top:
• The controls may have been set incorrectly. • Food may be positioned incorrectly in oven. (See
• Clock controls may be set for a delayed bake function. "Cooking Made Simple" booklet.)
• The Oven Control Lockout may have been set. (See page • Oven not preheated properly.
6.)
If foods bake unevenly:
If the oven light and/or clock does not function: • The oven may be installed improperly.
• The light bulb is loose or defective. • Check the oven rack with a level.
• Check power supply, circuit breaker or fuse. • Stagger pans, do not allow pans to touch each other or
• The oven light does not work during self-cleaning pro- oven wall.
cess. • Check instructions for suggested placement of pans on oven
rack. (See "Cooking Made Simple" booklet.)
There is a strong odor or light smoke when
oven is turned on: If oven door will not unlock:
• This is normal for a new wall oven and will disappear • Oven may not have cooled to safe temperature after self-
after a few uses. Initiating a clean cycle will "burn off" cleaning process.
the smells more quickly. Turning on a ventilation fan will
help remove the smoke and/or odor.
If oven baking results are less than expected:
• Excessive food soils on the oven bottom. Use a self-clean
cycle. • The pans being used may not be of the size or material
recommended for best results. (See "Cooking Made
Simple" booklet).
If oven will not activate the self-cleaning process: • There may not be sufficient room around sides of the pans
• Controls may be improperly set. for proper air circulation in the oven.
• Check the "Clean" and "Stop" time settings and the cur- • Check instructions for preheating, rack position and oven
rent time of day on the clock, temperature.
• Check oven temperature when convection baking. Decrease
conventional baking temperatures by 25°E
If oven did not clean properly:
• Oven may need longer cleaning time.
• Excessive spills were not removed prior to self-cleaning If baking results differ from previous oven:
• Oven thermostat calibration may differ between old and
process, new ovens. Follow recipe and use the directions in this
guide before calling for service since the calibration on
the previous oven may have drifted to a too high or too
low setting. (See p. 7 - Adjusting Oven Temperature.)