Use and Care Manual

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Cuisine & Performer Ranges
Use & Care Manual
TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE WHAT TO DO
Oven will not heat
No electrical power to the range
Gas service is turned off
Gas supply has been interrupted
Look for red glow of hot surface igniter
Check circuit breakers in house
Try to light a surface burner
Contact the gas company
If no glow, call for service
Oven light does not
work
Light switch is in the off position
Light is burned out
Try switching the light on
Locate and test a new
replacement light, unscrew glass lens, remove bad
light, replace
Broiler will not light
No electrical power to the range
Gas service is turned off
Look for red glow of hot surface igniter
Check circuit breakers in house
Try to light a surface burner
If no glow, call for service
Burner lights, but
clicking won’t stop
Mis-wired high voltage connections
See that the burners are correctly matched to the
high voltage connections
Convection fan does
not turn
Switch the fan on
Unit in broil mode
Bad fan
Use the control panel switch
Turn thermostat to bake temperatures
Call for service
Igniters keep clicking
Reverse polarity of the electrical supply line
Poor electrical ground
Check the polarity with hand held tester
Be sure range power cord has three prongs and
plugs directly (no adapter) into the power
receptacle
Condensation on the
oven window
Cold appliance
During cold weather, it is normal for some
condensation to appear of the window, it will
disappear in about ten minutes.
Foods over-cook
Defective thermostat
Incorrect temperature or cooking time
Watch that thermostat indicator light cycles on and
off every ve or ten minutes at temperature
Reduce cooking time or temperature