Whirlpool SF216LXSQ Owners Manual - Page 13

13

TROUBLESHOOTING

Try the solut

i

ons suggested here f

i

rst

i

n order to avo

i

d the cost of an unnecessary serv

i

ce call

.

Noth

i

ng w

i

ll operate

■

Is the power outlet properly w

i

red and polar

i

zed?

Try another outlet to check for proper w

i

r

i

ng and polar

i

ty

.

■

Is the power supply cord unplugged?

Plug

i

nto a properly grounded 3 prong outlet

.

■

Has a household fuse been blown, or has a c

i

rcu

i

t

breaker tr

i

pped?

Replace the fuse or reset the c

i

rcu

i

t breaker

.

If the problem

cont

i

nues, call an electr

i

c

i

an

.

■

Is the ma

i

n or regulator gas shutoff valve

i

n the off

pos

i

t

i

on?

See Installat

i

on Instruct

i

ons

.

■

Is the range properly connected to the gas supply?

Contact a tra

i

ned repa

i

r spec

i

al

i

st or see Installat

i

on

Instruct

i

ons

.

Surface burners w

i

ll not operate

■

Is th

i

s the f

i

rst t

i

me the surface burners have been used?

Turn on any one of the surface burner knobs to release a

i

r

from the gas l

i

nes

.

■

Is the control knob set correctly?

Push

i

n knob before turn

i

ng to a sett

i

ng

.

■

Are the burner ports clogged?

See

“

Surface Burners

”

sect

i

on

.

Surface burner flames are uneven, yellow and/or no

i

sy

■

Are the burner ports clogged?

See

“

Surface Burners

”

sect

i

on

.

■

Are the burner caps pos

i

t

i

oned properly?

See

“

Surface Burners

”

sect

i

on

.

■

Is the a

i

r/gas m

i

xture correct?

Contact a des

i

gnated serv

i

ce techn

i

c

i

an to check the a

i

r/gas

m

i

xture, or see the Installat

i

on Instruct

i

ons

.

■

Is propane gas be

i

ng used?

The appl

i

ance may have been converted

i

mproperly

.

Contact a tra

i

ned repa

i

r spec

i

al

i

st

.

Surface burner makes popp

i

ng no

i

ses

■

Is the burner wet?

Let

i

t dry

.

Cookware not level on cooktop

■

Is the range level?

Level the range

.

See the Installat

i

on Instruct

i

ons

.

■

Is the proper cookware be

i

ng used?

Use cookware w

i

th a flat bottom

.

See

“

Cookware

”

sect

i

on

.

Excess

i

ve heat around cookware on cooktop

■

Is the cookware the proper s

i

ze?

Use cookware about the same s

i

ze as the surface cook

i

ng

area, element or surface burner

.

Cookware should not extend

more than

₀2

" (1

.

3 cm) outs

i

de the cook

i

ng area

.

Oven w

i

ll not operate

■

Is the power outlet properly w

i

red and polar

i

zed?

Try another outlet to check for proper w

i

r

i

ng and polar

i

ty

.

■

Is th

i

s the f

i

rst t

i

me the oven has been used?

Turn any one of the surface burner knobs on to release a

i

r

from the gas l

i

nes

.

■

Is the electron

i

c oven control set correctly?

See

“

Electron

i

c Oven Control

”

sect

i

on

.

■

On some models,

i

s the Oven Lockout set?

See

“

Oven Lockout

”

sect

i

on

.

■

Is the ma

i

n or regulator gas shutoff

i

n the off pos

i

t

i

on?

Contact a des

i

gnated serv

i

ce techn

i

c

i

an or see the

Installat

i

on Instruct

i

ons

.

Oven makes muffled t

i

ck

i

ng no

i

se when

i

n use

■

Th

i

s

i

s normal and occurs when the oven burner cycles on

and off to hold the set oven temperature

.

Oven burner flames are uneven, yellow, or no

i

sy

■

Is propane gas be

i

ng used?

The appl

i

ance may have been converted

i

mproperly

.

Contact

a tra

i

ned repa

i

r spec

i

al

i

st

.

■

Is the a

i

r/gas m

i

xture correct?

Contact a des

i

gnated serv

i

ce techn

i

c

i

an to check the a

i

r/gas

m

i

xture or see the Installat

i

on Instruct

i

ons

.

Oven temperature too h

i

gh or too low

■

Does the oven temperature cal

i

brat

i

on need adjustment?

See

“

Oven Temperature Control

”

sect

i

on

.

D

i

splay shows messages

■

Is the d

i

splay show

i

ng a flash

i

ng t

i

me?

There has been a power fa

i

lure

.

Press CANCEL/OFF to clear

the d

i

splay

.

Reset the clock,

i

f needed

.

See

“

Clock

”

sect

i

on

.

■

Is the d

i

splay show

i

ng “F” followed by a number?

Press CANCEL/OFF to clear the d

i

splay

.

If an

“

F

”

code

appears aga

i

n, contact a tra

i

ned repa

i

r spec

i

al

i

st

.

Cooktop cook

i

ng results not what expected

■

Is the proper cookware be

i

ng used?

See

“

Cookware

”

sect

i

on

.

■

Is the control knob set to the proper heat level?

See

“

Cooktop Controls

”

sect

i

on

.

Bak

i

ng results not what expected

■

Is the range level?

Level the range

.

See the Installat

i

on Instruct

i

ons

.

■

Was the oven preheated?

Wa

i

t for oven to preheat before plac

i

ng food

i

n oven

.

■

Is the proper oven temperature cal

i

brat

i

on set?

See

“

Oven Temperature Control

”

sect

i

on

.

Whirlpool SF216LXSQ Owners Manual - Page 13

Troubleshooting - gas range

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