Thermador PODS301W Instruction manual - Page 38

Troubleshooting Chart

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Troubleshooting Chart Oven Problem Possible Causes and Suggested Solutions Oven door is locked and will not open, even after cooling. Turn the oven off at the circuit breaker and wait five minutes. Turn breaker back on. The oven should reset itself and will be operable. Oven is not heating. Check circuit breaker or fuse box to your house. Make sure there is proper electrical power to the oven. Be sure oven temperature has been selected. Operations with steam or descaling do not start or do The water tank is empty or operations are locked due to the not continue. descaling process. Fill the water tank and continue the descaling process. After switching on an operating mode, a message is shown on the display that indicates that the temperature is too high. The appliance has not cooled sufficiently. Allow the appliance to cool and switch the operating mode on again. The appliance prompts you to rinse. The power supply has been disconnected or the appliance has been switched off during the descaling process. Once the appliance is switched on again, rinse it twice. Oven temperature is too hot or too cold. The oven thermostat needs adjustment. See "Oven Temperature Offset" under "Adjust Basic Settings". Oven light is not working properly. Call Customer Service. Oven light does not turn off. Check for obstruction in oven door. Check to see if hinge is bent. Cannot remove lens cover on light. There may be soil build-up around the lens cover. Wipe lens cover area with a clean dry towel prior to attempting to remove the lens cover. Clock and timer are not working properly. Make sure there is electrical power to oven. "E" and a number appears in display and control beeps. This is a fault code. Follow the instructions in the display. If the code remains or there are no instructions in the display, press INFO to display more information (if applicable) and to turn off the beep. If the code is still displayed, write down the fault code number, turn off the oven, and call Service. With a new oven there is a strong odor when oven is This is normal with a new oven and will disappear after a few turned on. uses. Control does not react when a key is touched. Be sure that pad is clean. Touch the center of the touchpad. Use the flat part of your finger. Fan is running during modes that do not use convection. On some models, the convection fan runs while the oven is preheating for the bake mode. This is normal. Warm air or steam escapes from oven vent. It is normal to see or feel steam or warm air escaping from the oven vent. Do not block the vent. Cooling fan runs even when the oven is turned off. This is normal. The cooling fan will continue to run, even after the oven has been turned off, until the oven has cooled sufficiently. Oven door closes faster/slower than normal. The soft-close door hinges contain a damping fluid that is affected by temperature. If the oven is in a cold environment, the door will close slower than it will in a warmer environment. A warmer than normal environment, such as when cooking, may cause the door to close slightly faster. The appliance prompts you to descale without the counter appearing beforehand. The set water hardness range is too low. Check the set water hardness range and adjust if necessary. Carry out descaling. The "Fill water tank" message appears even though the water tank is full. Check that the water tank is fully pushed in to place. The tank could also possibly be damaged from being dropped. Due to impact, components inside the water tank have come loose and the tank is leaking. If the message still appears and neither of these problems are the issue, it may need a new sensor. Call Customer Service. When cooking with steam, a lot of steam is produced. The appliance is being automatically calibrated and is a normal occurance. 38

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Troubleshooting Chart
Oven Problem
Possible Causes and Suggested Solutions
Oven door is locked and will not open, even after
cooling.
Turn the oven off at the circuit breaker and wait five minutes.
Turn breaker back on. The oven should reset itself and will be
operable.
Oven is not heating.
Check circuit breaker or fuse box to your house. Make sure
there is proper electrical power to the oven. Be sure oven
temperature has been selected.
Operations with steam or descaling do not start or do
not continue.
The water tank is empty or operations are locked due to the
descaling process. Fill the water tank and continue the
descaling process.
After switching on an operating mode, a message is
shown on the display that indicates that the
temperature is too high.
The appliance has not cooled sufficiently. Allow the appliance
to cool and switch the operating mode on again.
The appliance prompts you to rinse.
The power supply has been disconnected or the appliance
has been switched off during the descaling process. Once
the appliance is switched on again, rinse it twice.
Oven temperature is too hot or too cold.
The oven thermostat needs adjustment. See “
Oven
Temperature Offset
“ under “
Adjust Basic Settings
“.
Oven light is not working properly.
Call Customer Service.
Oven light does not turn off.
Check for obstruction in oven door. Check to see if hinge is
bent.
Cannot remove lens cover on light.
There may be soil build-up around the lens cover. Wipe lens
cover area with a clean dry towel prior to attempting to
remove the lens cover.
Clock and timer are not working properly.
Make sure there is electrical power to oven.
“E“ and a number appears in display and control
beeps.
This is a fault code. Follow the instructions in the display. If
the code remains or there are no instructions in the display,
press INFO to display more information (if applicable) and to
turn off the beep. If the code is still displayed, write down the
fault code number, turn off the oven, and call Service.
With a new oven there is a strong odor when oven is
turned on.
This is normal with a new oven and will disappear after a few
uses.
Control does not react when a key is touched.
Be sure that pad is clean. Touch the center of the touchpad.
Use the flat part of your finger.
Fan is running during modes that do not use
convection.
On some models, the convection fan runs while the oven is
preheating for the bake mode. This is normal.
Warm air or steam escapes from oven vent.
It is normal to see or feel steam or warm air escaping from
the oven vent. Do not block the vent.
Cooling fan runs even when the oven is turned off.
This is normal. The cooling fan will continue to run, even after
the oven has been turned off, until the oven has cooled
sufficiently.
Oven door closes faster/slower than normal.
The soft-close door hinges contain a damping fluid that is
affected by temperature. If the oven is in a cold environment,
the door will close slower than it will in a warmer environment.
A warmer than normal environment, such as when cooking,
may cause the door to close slightly faster.
The appliance prompts you to descale without the
counter appearing beforehand.
The set water hardness range is too low. Check the set water
hardness range and adjust if necessary. Carry out descaling.
The “Fill water tank” message appears even though
the water tank is full.
Check that the water tank is fully pushed in to place. The tank
could also possibly be damaged from being dropped. Due to
impact, components inside the water tank have come loose
and the tank is leaking. If the message still appears and
neither of these problems are the issue, it may need a new
sensor. Call Customer Service.
When cooking with steam, a lot of steam is produced.
The appliance is being automatically calibrated and is a
normal occurance.