Problem
Food does not broil properly.
The oven temperature is too
hot or too cold.
The oven will not self-clean.
Excessive smoking during
a self-cleaning cycle.
The oven door will not open
after a self-cleaning cycle .
The oven is not clean after
a self-cleaning cycle.
Probable Cause
The serving size may not be
appropriate.
The rack has not been properly
positioned.
The cookware is not suited for
broiling.
In some areas, the power
(voltage) may be low.
The oven sensor needs to be
adjusted.
The oven temperature is too
high to start a self-clean
operation.
The oven controls have been set
incorrectly.
A self-cleaning cycle cannot be
started if the oven lockout
feature has been activated or if
a radiant surface element is on.
There is excessive soiling in the
oven.
The oven is too hot.
The oven controls were not set
correctly.
The oven was heavily soiled.
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Solution
Refer to the cooking guide
for serving sizes on page 11,
and then try again.
See the broiling recommendation
guide on page 14.
Use suitable cookware.
Preheat the broil element for 10
minutes. See the broiling
recommendation guide on page
14.
See the section on adjusting
the thermostat on page 14.
Allow the range to cool and then
reset the controls.
See the section on self-
cleaning on page 15.
Deactivate the oven lockout
(see page 15). Make sure all
surface elements are turned
off.
Press 0FF. Open the windows to
rid the room of smoke.Wait
until the self-cleaning cycle is
cancel led. Wipe up the
excessive soil and then start the
self-cleaning cycle again.
Allow the oven to cool.
See the section on self-cleaning
on page 15.
Wipe up heavy spillovers before
starting the self-cleaning
cycle.Heavily soiled ovens may
need to be self-cleaned again or
for a longer period of time.