Troubleshooting Tips - GE Pt970 Owner's Manual

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Troubleshooting Tips

Problem
Lower oven
temperature too
hot or too cold
Lower oven will
not work
Lower oven will not
self-clean
"Crackling" or
"popping" sound in
the lower oven
Excessive smoking in
the lower oven during
a clean cycle
Lower oven door will
not open after a
clean cycle
Lower oven not clean
after a clean cycle
"LOCKED" flashes in
the lower oven display been selected but the
LOCKED light is on
when you want to cook because the temperature
in the lower oven
44
Possible Causes
Oven thermostat
needs adjustment.
A fuse in your home may be
blown or the circuit
breaker tripped.
Oven controls improperly set.
The oven temperature is too
high to set a self-clean operation.
The probe is plugged into
the outlet in the oven.
Oven controls improperly set. • See the Using the self-cleaning lower oven section.
This is the sound of the
metal heating and cooling
during both the cooking and
cleaning functions.
Excessive soil.
Oven too hot.
Oven controls improperly set.
Oven was heavily soiled.
The self-clean cycle has
door is not closed.
The oven door is locked
inside the oven has not
dropped below the
unlocking temperature.
What To Do
section.
• Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
• See the Using the lower oven section.
• Allow the oven to cool and reset the controls.
• Remove the probe from the oven.
• This is normal.
• Press the Clear/Off pad. Open the windows to
rid the room of smoke. Wait until the LOCKED light
goes off. Wipe up the excess soil and reset the
clean cycle.
• Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
• See the Using the self-cleaning lower oven section.
• Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean
cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean
again or for a longer period of time.
• Close the oven door.
• Press the Clear/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool.