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Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips Installation Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Before you call for service... Troubleshooting Tips Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Top burners do not light or do not burn evenly Burner flames very large or yellow Surface burners light but oven does not Possible Causes Plug on range is not completely inserted in the electrical outlet. Burner hole or slits on the side of the burner may be clogged. Improper burner assembly. Improper air to gas ratio. The oven gas shut-off valve may have accidentally been moved during cleaning or moving. What To Do • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly grounded outlet. • Remove the burners (on models with standard twin burners) or burner heads and caps (on models with sealed burners) and clean them with a sewing needle or twist-tie. Make sure you do not enlarge the holes. On sealed burner models, check and clean the electrode area for burned-on food or grease. • Make sure the burner parts are installed correctly. See the Care and cleaning of the range section. • If range is connected to LP gas, contact the person who installed your range or made the conversion. • To check the oven gas shut-off valve on sealed burner models, remove the storage drawer or kick panel (see the Care and cleaning of the range section) and look for the gas shut-off lever at the back of the range. Lever is shown closed. PULL TO OPEN. Sealed burner models • To check the oven gas shut-off valve on standard twin burner models, raise the cooktop and look for the gas shut-off lever at the extreme right rear corner. Follow the directions in box A or B that match your regulator type. Lever is shown closed. A Lever is shown closed. B PULL TO OPEN. PULL TO OPEN. Standard twin burner models Standard twin burner models Control signals after entering cooking time or start time (on some models) You forgot to enter a bake temperature or cleaning time. • Touch the BAKE pad and desired temperature or the SELF CLEAN pad and desired clean time. Clock and timer do not work (on some models) 44 Plug on range is not completely inserted in the electrical outlet. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Oven controls improperly set. • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly grounded outlet. • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. • See the Using the clock and timer section.

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Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
Installation Instructions
Troubleshooting Tips
Consumer Support
Before you call for service…
Troubleshooting Tips
Save time and money! Review the charts on the following
pages first and you may not need to call for service.
Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
Top burners do not light
Plug on range is not completely
Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly
or do not burn evenly
inserted in the electrical outlet.
grounded outlet.
Burner hole or slits on the side
Remove the burners (on models with standard twin
of the burner may be clogged.
burners) or burner heads and caps (on models with
sealed burners) and clean them with a sewing needle
or twist-tie. Make sure you do not enlarge the holes.
On sealed burner models, check and clean the electrode
area for burned-on food or grease.
Improper burner assembly.
Make sure the burner parts are installed correctly.
See the
Care and cleaning of the range
section.
Burner flames very
Improper air to gas ratio.
If range is connected to LP gas, contact the person
large or yellow
who installed your range or made the conversion.
Surface burners light
The oven gas shut-off valve
To check the oven gas shut-off valve on sealed burner
but oven does not
may have accidentally been
models, remove the storage drawer or kick panel (see
moved during cleaning or
the
Care and cleaning of the range
section) and look for
moving.
the gas shut-off lever at the back of the range.
To check the oven gas shut-off valve on standard twin
burner models, raise the cooktop and look for the gas
shut-off lever at the extreme right rear corner. Follow
the directions in box
A
or
B
that match your regulator
type.
Control signals after
You forgot to enter a bake
Touch the
BAKE
pad and desired temperature or
entering cooking time or
temperature or cleaning time.
the
SELF CLEAN
pad and desired clean time.
start time
(on some models)
Clock and timer
Plug on range is not completely
Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live,
do not work
inserted in the electrical outlet.
properly grounded outlet.
(on some models)
A fuse in your home may be
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
Oven controls improperly set.
See the
Using the clock and timer
section.
Lever is
shown closed.
PULL TO OPEN.
Sealed burner models
Lever is shown closed.
PULL TO OPEN.
Standard twin burner models
Lever is shown closed.
PULL TO OPEN.
Standard twin burner models
A
B
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