GE PGB900 Owners Manual - Page 53

Consumer Support, Installation, Instructions, Operating Instructions, Safety Instructions

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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions GEAppliances.com Installation Instructions Problem Burners do not light (cont.) Possible Causes A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Burner parts not replaced correctly. What To Do • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. • See the Care and cleaning of the range section. Gas/Control Lockout or Control Lockout feature is activated • If LOC ON appears in the display, the range control is locked. Turn this feature off to use the range. See the Gas/Control Lockout or Control Lockout section. Food does not broil properly in the upper oven Oven controls improperly set. Oven door not closed. Improper rack position being used. Food being cooked in a hot pan. Cookware not suited for broiling. Oven bottom not securely seated in position. • Make sure you touch the Broil Hi/Lo pad. • See the Using the upper oven section. • See the Broiling Guide. • For best results, use a pan designed for broiling. Make sure it is cool. • For best results, use a pan designed for broiling. • See the Installation of the range section. Upper oven temperature Oven thermostat needs too hot or too cold adjustment. • See the Adjust the upper oven thermostat-Do it yourself! section. Clock and timer do not work 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. Upper oven light does not work Light bulb is loose or defective. Plug on range is not completely inserted in the electrical outlet. • Tighten or replace the bulb. • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly grounded outlet. Upper oven will not self-clean The oven temperature is too • Allow the range to cool to room temperature and high to set a self-clean operation. reset the controls. Oven controls improperly set. • See the Using the self-cleaning upper oven section. On models with a door latch, the oven door is not in the locked position. • Make sure you move the door latch handle all the way to the right. "Crackling" or "popping" sound This is the sound of the metal heating and cooling during both the cooking and cleaning functions. • This is normal. 53 Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support

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Consumer Support
Installation
Instructions
Troubleshooting Tips
Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
53
Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
Burners do not light
A fuse in your home may be
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
(cont.)
blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
Burner parts not replaced
See the
Care and cleaning of the range
section.
correctly.
Gas/Control Lockout
If
LOC ON
appears in the display, the range control is
or Control Lockout
locked. Turn this feature off to use the range. See the
feature is activated
Gas/Control Lockout
or
Control Lockout
section.
Food does not broil
Oven controls improperly set.
Make sure you touch the
Broil Hi/Lo
pad.
properly in the upper oven
Oven door not closed.
See the
Using the upper oven
section.
Improper rack position
See the
Broiling Guide.
being used.
Food being cooked
For best results, use a pan designed for broiling.
in a hot pan.
Make sure it is cool.
Cookware not suited
For best results, use a pan designed for broiling.
for broiling.
Oven bottom not securely
See the
Installation of the range
section.
seated in position.
Upper oven temperature
Oven thermostat needs
See the
Adjust the upper oven thermostat—Do it
too hot or too cold
adjustment.
yourself!
section.
Clock and timer
Plug on range is not completely
Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly
do not work
inserted in the electrical outlet.
grounded outlet.
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.
Upper oven light does
Light bulb is loose or defective.
Tighten or replace the bulb.
not work
Plug on range is not completely
Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly
inserted in the electrical outlet.
grounded outlet.
Upper oven will not
The oven temperature is too
Allow the range to cool to room temperature and
self-clean
high to set a self-clean operation.
reset the controls.
Oven controls improperly set.
See the
Using the self-cleaning upper oven
section.
On models with a door latch,
Make sure you move the door latch handle all the way
the oven door is not in the
to the right.
locked position.
“Crackling” or
This is the sound of the
This is normal.
“popping” sound
metal heating and cooling
during both the cooking and
cleaning functions.
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