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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support 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. GEAppliances.com Problem Oven light does not work Possible Causes Light bulb is loose. What To Do • Tighten or replace the bulb. Oven will not work A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Oven controls improperly set. Oven too hot. • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. • See the Using the oven section. • Allow the oven to cool to below locking temperature. Food does not bake or roast properly Oven controls improperly set. Rack position is incorrect or the rack is not level. Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper size being used. Oven thermostat needs adjustment. • See the Using the oven section. • See the Using the oven section. • See the Using the oven section. • See the Adjust the oven thermostat-Do it yourself! section. Food does not broil properly Oven controls improperly set. Improper rack position being used. Cookware not suited for broiling. The probe is plugged into the outlet in the oven. In some areas the power (voltage) may be low. • Make sure you touch the BROIL HI/LO pad. • See the Broiling Guide. • For best results, use a pan designed for broiling. • Unplug and remove the probe from the oven. • Preheat the broil element for 10 minutes. • Broil for the longest period of time recommended in the Broiling Guide. Oven temperature too hot or too cold Oven thermostat needs adjustment. • See the Adjust the oven thermostat-Do it yourself! section. Clock and timer do not work A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Oven controls improperly set. • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. • See the Using the clock and timer section. Oven will not self-clean The oven temperature is too high to set a self-clean operation. Oven controls improperly set. The probe is plugged into the outlet in the oven. • Allow the oven to cool and reset the controls. • See the Using the self-cleaning oven section. • Remove the probe from the oven. 29

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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
Oven light does
Light bulb is loose.
Tighten or replace the bulb.
not work
Oven will not work
A fuse in your home
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
may be blown or the circuit
breaker tripped.
Oven controls improperly set.
See the
Using the oven
section.
Oven too hot.
Allow the oven to cool to below locking temperature.
Food does not bake
Oven controls improperly set.
See the
Using the oven
section.
or roast properly
Rack position is incorrect
See the
Using the oven
section.
or the rack is not level.
Incorrect cookware or
See the
Using the oven
section.
cookware of improper
size being used.
Oven thermostat needs
See the
Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself!
adjustment.
section.
Food does not
Oven controls improperly set.
Make sure you touch the
BROIL HI/LO
pad.
broil properly
Improper rack position
See the
Broiling Guide.
being used.
Cookware not suited
For best results, use a pan designed for broiling.
for broiling.
The probe is plugged into
Unplug and remove the probe from the oven.
the outlet in the oven.
In some areas the power
Preheat the broil element for 10 minutes.
(voltage) may be low.
Broil for the longest period of time recommended
in the
Broiling Guide.
Oven temperature
Oven thermostat
See the
Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself!
too hot or too cold
needs adjustment.
section.
Clock and timer
A fuse in your home
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
do not work
may be blown or the
circuit breaker tripped.
Oven controls improperly set.
See the
Using the clock and timer
section.
Oven will not self-clean
The oven temperature is
Allow the oven to cool and reset the controls.
too high to set a self-clean
operation.
Oven controls improperly set.
See the
Using the self-cleaning oven
section.
The probe is plugged into
Remove the probe from the oven.
the outlet in the oven.
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