GE 49-8338 - Manual (Page 47)

QUESTIONS?
USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE
OVExN WILL NOT V/ORK ® Plug on range IS not COxxiploicly inSciicd in the cicCiiiCal Oiitlci,
® The circuit breaker in your house has been tripped, or a fuse has been blown.
® Oven controls not properly set.
TOP BURNERS DO NOT
LIGHT OR DO NOT
BURN EVENLY
® Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live power outlet
® Burner holes on the side or around the top of burner may be clogged. Remove
burners (on models with dual burners) or burner heads (on models with sealed
burners) or burner caps on spill-proof models, and clean them with a toothpick.
Make sure you do not enlarge the holes. On spill-proof models, check.electrode
area for buiixed-oix food or grease.
BURNERS HAVE YELLOW
OR YELLOW-TIPPED
FLAMES ^
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(A) Yellow ñames—
Call for service
(B) Yellow tips on outer
cones—^Normal for LP gas
(C) Soft blue ñames—
Normal for natural gas
• If burner flames look like (A), call for service. Normal burner flames should look
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• with
LP gas, some yellow tipping on outer cones is normal.
BURNER FLAMES VERY
LARGE OR YELLOW • If range is connected to LP gas, check all steps in the Installation Instructions.
OVEN DOES NOT
COOK PROPERLY Make sure thermostat capillary bulb (located in upper portion of oven) is in
correct position, not touching oven sides and not coated with anything.
Aluminum foil being used improperly in oven.
Incorrect cookware being used. Check each cooking section for cookware tips
or recommendations. "
BAKE/BROIL switch (on some models) turned to incorrect setting.
Check common problems listed in Baking, Roasting and Broiling sections.
Oven bottom not securely seated in position.
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
COME ON ■
Bulb may be loose or burned out.
Electrical plug must be plugged into a live power outlet.
STRONG ODOR Improper air/gas ratio in oven, adjust oven burner air shutter.
An odor from the insulation around the oven liner is normal for the nrst few
times oven is used. This is temporary.
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