GE PGB900 Owners Manual - Page 55

Troubleshooting Tips, Broil Hi/Lo

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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions GEAppliances.com Installation Instructions Problem Display goes blank Possible Causes A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker breaker tripped. The clock is in the blackout mode. What To Do • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. • See the Special features of your oven control section. Display flashes Power failure. • Reset the clock. Unable to get the display to show "SF" Oven control pads were not pressed properly. • The Bake and Broil Hi/Lo pads must be touched at the same time and held for 3 seconds. Power outage, clock flashes Power outage or surge. • Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset it by touching the Clear/Off pad, setting the clock and resetting any cooking function. "Burning" or "oily" odor emitting from the vent 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 oven section. Strong odor 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 (some models) The convection fan may turn on • This is normal. The convection fan will run until the and off automatically. function is over or the door is opened. Convection fan not Preheat temperature working (some models) not reached. • Fan will start automatically once the preheat temperature is reached. Drawer does not slide The drawer is out of alignment. • Fully extend the drawer and push it all the way in. smoothly or drags See the Care and cleaning of the range section. Drawer is overloaded or load is unbalanced. • Reduce weight. Redistribute drawer contents. Lower oven drawer or warming drawer will not work A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. The oven is self-cleaning. • Wait for the self-clean cycle to finish and the oven to cool. Controls improperly set. • See the Electric warming drawer or Lower oven drawer section. Excessive condensation Liquid in drawer. in the drawer Uncovered foods. • Remove liquid. • Cover food with lid or aluminum foil. Temperature setting too high. • Reduce temperature setting. Food dries out in the lower oven drawer or warming drawer Moisture escaping. Drawer not fully closed. • Cover food with lid or aluminum foil. • Push drawer in until latch engages. 55 Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support

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Consumer Support
Installation
Instructions
Troubleshooting Tips
Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
GEAppliances.com
Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
Display goes blank
A fuse in your home may be
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
blown or the circuit breaker
breaker tripped.
The clock is in the
See the
Special features of your oven control
section.
blackout mode.
Display flashes
Power failure.
Reset the clock.
Unable to get the
Oven control pads were
The
Bake
and
Broil Hi/Lo
pads must be touched at
display to show “SF”
not pressed properly.
the same time and held for 3 seconds.
Power outage,
Power outage or surge.
Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset
clock flashes
it by touching the
Clear/Off
pad, setting the clock
and resetting any cooking function.
“Burning” or “oily”
This is normal in a new oven
To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a
odor emitting from
and will disappear in time.
minimum of 3 hours. See the
Using the self-cleaning
the vent
oven
section.
Strong odor
An odor from the insulation
This is temporary.
around the inside of the oven
is normal for the first few times
the oven is used.
Fan noise (some models)
The convection fan may turn on
This is normal. The convection fan will run until the
and off automatically.
function is over or the door is opened.
Convection fan not
Preheat temperature
Fan will start automatically once the preheat
working (some models)
not reached.
temperature is reached.
Drawer does not slide
The drawer is out of alignment.
Fully extend the drawer and push it all the way in.
smoothly or drags
See the
Care and cleaning of the range
section.
Drawer is overloaded or load
Reduce weight. Redistribute drawer contents.
is unbalanced.
Lower oven drawer or
A fuse in your home may be
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
warming drawer will
blown or the circuit breaker
not work
tripped.
The oven is self-cleaning.
Wait for the self-clean cycle to finish and the oven
to cool.
Controls improperly set.
See the
Electric warming drawer
or
Lower oven
drawer
section.
Excessive condensation
Liquid in drawer.
Remove liquid.
in the drawer
Uncovered foods.
Cover food with lid or aluminum foil.
Temperature setting too high.
Reduce temperature setting.
Food dries out in the
Moisture escaping.
Cover food with lid or aluminum foil.
lower oven drawer or
Drawer not fully closed.
Push drawer in until latch engages.
warming drawer
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