GE Coil Top - Manual (Page 38)

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Operating
Instructions
Safety Instructions
Care and Cleaning
Installation Instructions
Troubleshooting T
ips
Consumer Support
Before You Call For Service…
Troubleshooting Tips
Problem Possible Causes What To Do
Oven temperature too Oven thermostat • See the Adjust the oven thermostat—Easy to do
hot or too cold needs adjustment. yourself! section.
Clock and timer do Plug on range is not completely • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly
not work inserted in the electrical outlet. grounded outlet.
A fuse in your home may be • Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker.
blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
Oven controls improperly set. • See the Using the clock and timer section.
The display goes blank or Power surge. • Disconnect power at the fuse box or circuit breaker
indicator lights come on for at least 10 seconds. Turn power on and power up
when range is not in use your range. If the indicator lights are still on, call for
service.
Oven door is crooked The door is out of position. • Because the oven door is removable, it sometimes gets
out of position during installation. To straighten the
door, push down on the high corner.
Oven makes This is the sound of the • This is normal.
clicking noise heating element turning
off and on during
cooking functions.
“F—and a number” You have a function error code. • Disconnect all power to the range for 5 minutes
flash in the display and then reconnect power. If the function error code
repeats, call for service.
• On self-cleaning models, if a function error code
appears during the self-cleaning cycle, check the oven
door latch. The latch may have been moved, even if
only slightly, from the locked position. Make sure the
latch is moved to the right as far as it will go. Turn the
Oven Temperature knob to OFF. Allow the oven to
cool for one hour. Put the oven back into operation.
Power outage Power outage or surge. • Some models will automatically resume their setting once
the power is restored. On models with a clock, you must
reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset it by
turning the Oven Temperature knob back to OFF, setting
the clock and resetting any cooking function.