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Possible Causes
What To Do
Lower oven light does
Light bulb is loose or defective.
• Tighten
or replace
the bulb.
not work
Pad operating
light is broken.
• Call for service.
Lower oven will
Oven controls
• See the Using the self-cleaning
lower oven section.
not self-clean
improperly
set.
The oven temperature
is
• Allow the oven
to cool and
reset the controls.
too high to set a self-clean
operation.
This is the sotmd
of the metal
• This is normal.
"popping"
sound
heating
and cooling
during
in the lower oven
both the
cooking
and
cleaning
functions.
Excessive smoking in
Excessive
soil.
• Press the Clear/Off pad. Open
the windows
to rid
the lower oven during
the room
of smoke. Wait until the LOCKED or LOCKED
DOORlight
goes off. Wipe up the excess soil and
reset
the clean
cycle.
Lower oven door will
Oven
too hot.
• Allow the oven
to cool below
locking
temperature.
not open after a
clean cycle
Lower oven not clean
Oven controls
improperly
set.
• See the Using the self-cleaning
lower oven section.
after a clean cycle
Oven was heavily
soiled.
• (;lean
up hea_ T spillovers
before
starting
the clean
cycle. Heavily
soiled
ovens may need
to self-clean
again
or for a longer
period
of time.
"LOCKED" or "LOCKED
The self-clean
cycle has been
• (;lose
the oven
doo_:
DOOR" flashes
in the
selected
but the door
is not
lower oven display
closed.
"LOCKED" or "LOCKED
The oven
door is locked
• Press the Clear/Off pad. Allow the oven
to cool.
DOOR" light is on when
because
the temperature
you want to cook in the
inside the oven has
not
lower oven
dropped
below
the locking
temperature.
Power outage,
Power outage or surge.
clock flashes
• Reset the clock.
If the oven was in use, you must
reset
it t)y pressing
the Clear/Off pad, setting
the clock
and resetting
any cooking
fimction.
"Burning" or "oily"
odor emitting from
oven ventwhen using
the lower oven
This is normal
in a new oven
and will disappear
in time.
• To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a
minimum
of 3 hours. See the Using the self-
cleaning lower oven section.
Strong odorin the
lower oven
An odor
from
the
insulation
around
the
inside
of the
oven
is normal
for the
first
few
times
the
oven
is used.
• This is temporary.
Fan noise when using
the lower oven
A cooling
fan may
automatically
turn on.
• This is normal. The cooling fan will utrn on
to cool internal
parts. It may run for up to
1-1/2 hours in 30" models and tap to 2 hours
in 27" models after the oven is turned
off:
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