Maytag MEW5527DDW Owners Manual - Page 20

Troubleshooting PROBLEM SOLUTION For most concerns, try these first. • Check if oven controls have been properly set. • Check if oven is properly connected to electrical outlet. • Check or re-set circuit breaker. Check or replace fuse. • Check power supply. Clock, indicator words, and/or lights operate but oven does not heat. • Oven may be set for a Cook & Hold or Delay function. • The Oven Control Lockout may have been set. (See page 5.) Oven light and/or clock does not function. • The light bulb is loose or defective. • The oven light does not work during self-cleaning process. • Oven may be in Sabbath Mode. (See page 11.) There is a strong odor or light smoke when oven is turned on. • This is normal for a new wall oven and will disappear after a few uses. Initiating a clean cycle will "burn off" the smells more quickly. Turning on a ventilation fan will help remove the smoke and/or odor. • Excessive food soils on the oven bottom. Use a self-clean cycle. Oven will not activate the self-cleaning process. • Oven may be set for a delay clean. • Oven may be in Sabbath Mode. (See page 11.) • Oven may be over 400° F. Oven temperature must be below 400° F to program a clean cycle. Oven did not clean properly. • Oven may need longer cleaning time. • Excessive spills were not removed prior to self-cleaning process. Foods do not broil properly. • Check rack position. (See page 9.) • Voltage into house may be low. Baked food is burned or too brown on top. • Food may be positioned incorrectly in oven. • Oven not preheated properly. Foods bake unevenly. • Oven was not preheated. • The oven may be installed improperly. • Check the oven rack with a level. • Stagger pans, do not allow pans to touch each other or oven wall. • Check instructions for suggested placement of pans on oven rack. Oven door will not unlock. • Oven may not have cooled to safe temperature after self-cleaning process. • The control and door may be locked. (See page 5.)