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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Before you call for service... Troubleshooting Tips Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. ge.com Problem Top burners do not light or do not burn evenly Possible Causes Plug on range is not completely inserted in the electrical outlet. Burner hole or slits on the side of the burner may be clogged. Improper burner assembly. What To Do • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly grounded outlet. • Remove the burner caps and clean them. Check and clean the electrode area for burned-on food or grease. See the Care and cleaning of the range section. • Make sure the burner parts are installed correctly. See the Care and cleaning of the range section. Surface burners light but oven does not The oven gas shut-off valve may have accidentally been moved during cleaning or moving. • To check the oven gas shut-off valve, remove the drawer (see the Care and cleaning of the range section) For lower oven drawer models, remove the rear access panel by unscrewing the thumbscrews in the upper left and right corner. Look for the gas shut-off lever at the back of the range. Lever is shown closed. PULL TO OPEN. Thumbscrews Burner flames very large or yellow Control signals after entering cooking time or start time Food does not bake or roast properly in the upper oven Improper air to gas ratio. You forgot to enter a bake temperature or cleaning time. • If range is connected to LP gas, contact the person who installed your range or made the conversion. • Touch the Bake pad and desired temperature or the Self Clean pad and desired clean time. Oven controls improperly set. Rack position is incorrect. Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper size being used. Oven thermostat needs adjustment. Clock not set correctly. Aluminum foil used improperly in the oven. Oven bottom not securely seated in position. • See the Using the upper oven section. • See the Using the upper oven section. • See the Using the upper oven section. • See the Adjust the upper oven thermostat- Do it yourself! section. • See the Using the clock and timer section. • See the Care and cleaning of the range section. • See the Installation of the range section. Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support 53

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Before you call for service…
ge.com
Troubleshooting Tips
Save time and money! Review the charts on the following
pages first and you may not need to call for service.
Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
Top burners do not light
Plug on range is not completely
Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly
or do not burn evenly
inserted in the electrical outlet.
grounded outlet.
Burner hole or slits on the side
Remove the burner caps and clean them. Check and
of the burner may be clogged.
clean the electrode area for burned-on food or grease.
See the
Care and cleaning of the range
section.
Improper burner assembly.
Make sure the burner parts are installed correctly.
See the
Care and cleaning of the range
section.
Surface burners light
The oven gas shut-off valve
To check the oven gas shut-off valve, remove the
but oven does not
may have accidentally been
drawer (see the
Care and cleaning of the range
section)
moved during cleaning or
For lower oven drawer models, remove the rear access
moving.
panel by unscrewing the thumbscrews in the upper left
and right corner. Look for the gas shut-off lever at the
back of the range.
Burner flames very
Improper air to gas ratio.
If range is connected to LP gas, contact the person
large or yellow
who installed your range or made the conversion.
Control signals after
You forgot to enter a bake
Touch the
Bake
pad and desired temperature or the
entering cooking time
temperature or cleaning time.
Self Clean
pad and desired clean time.
or start time
Food does not bake
Oven controls improperly set.
See the
Using the upper oven
section.
or roast properly
Rack position is incorrect.
See the
Using the upper oven
section.
in the upper oven
Incorrect cookware or cookware
See the
Using the upper oven
section.
of improper size being used.
Oven thermostat needs
See the
Adjust the upper oven thermostat—
adjustment.
Do it yourself!
section.
Clock not set correctly.
See the
Using the clock and timer
section.
Aluminum foil used improperly
See the
Care and cleaning of the range
section.
in the oven.
Oven bottom not securely
See the
Installation of the range
section.
seated in position.
Lever is
shown closed.
PULL TO OPEN.
Thumbscrews
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