Frigidaire FPES3085KF Complete Owner's Guide (English) - Page 42

before you call (Solutions to Common Problems) IMPORTANT Before you call for service, review this list. It may save you time and expense. The list includes common occurrences that are not the result of defective workmanship or materials in this appliance. OCCURRENCE POSSIBLE CAUSE/SOLUTION Range is not level. Poor installation. Place oven rack in center of oven. Place a level on the oven rack. Adjust leveling legs at base of range until the rack is level. When range is level, cooktop may appear out of alignment if countertop is not level. Weak, unstable floor. Be sure floor is level and can adequately support range. If floor is sagging or slopping, contact a carpenter to correct the situation. Kitchen cabinet misalignment may make range appear to be unlevel. Be sure cabinets are square and have sufficient room for range clearance. Cannot move appliance easily. Appliance must be accessible for service. Cabinets not square or are built in too tight. Contact a cabinet maker to correct the problem. Contact builder or installer to make appliance accessible. Carpet interferes with range. Provide sufficient space so range can be lifted over carpet. Gas line is hard-plumbed. Have a flexible C.S.A international approved metal appliance connector installed. Entire range or oven Make sure cord/plug is plugged tightly into outlet. does not operate. Service wiring is not complete. Call an authorized servicer. Electrical power outage. Check house lights to be sure. Call your local electric company for service. Cooktop control displays any E code error - Models B & C only (ex.: E014) Cooktop control has detected a fault or error condition. Try turning electrical power supply OFF and back ON to the appliance in order to reset main controls. If fault recurs, record fault number and unplug the appliance. Oven control beeps Electronic control has detected a fault condition. Press CANCEL to clear the display and and displays any F stop beeping. Reprogram oven. If fault recurs, record fault number. Press CANCEL and call code error (ex.: F11) an authorized servicer for assistance. Oven light does not Replace or tighten bulb. See Changing Oven Light section in this Use & Care Guide. work. Electrical power outage. Check house lights to be sure. Call your local electric company for service. Surface unit does not heat. No power to the appliance. Check steps under "Entire Range or Oven Does Not Operate" in this Before you Call checklist. Incorrect control setting. Make sure the correct control is on for the surface unit to be used. Surface units too hot or not hot enough. Incorrect control setting. Make sure the correct control is on for the surface unit to be used. Lightweight or warped pans used. Use only flat, evenly balanced, medium or heavyweight cookware. Flat pans heat better than warped pans. Cookware materials and weight of the material affect heating. Heavy-and medium- weight pans heat evenly. Because lightweight pans heat unevenly, foods may burn easily. Drip bowls are pitting or rusting. Foods with acids, such as tomatoes, if allowed to stand in/on bowls will cause corrosion. Remove and wash drip bowls as soon as possible after spillover. Normal environment. Houses along sea coast are exposed to salt air. Protect bowls as much as possible from direct exposure to salt air. Drip bowls turning color or distorted out of shape. Bottom surface of cookware extends beyond surface elements and touches cooktop surface. This can cause high enough temperatures to discolor the drip bowls. DO NOT use cookware of this type. Pan sizes should be matched to the size of the element. Replacement drip bowls may be purchased from your dealer. Metalmarks. Sliding or scraping of metal utensils on cooktop surface. Do not slide metal utensils on cooktop surface. Use a ceramic-glass cooktop cleaning cream to remove the marks. "Cooktop Cleaning - Ceramic Glass Cooktop Models" section under General Cleaning. 42