GE Gas Ranges - Manual (Page 31)

The Problem Solver
Stainless Steel Range
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Questions?
Use this
problem
solver!
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE
SURFACE BURNERS • Burners assembled incorrectly after cleaning. Make sure the burner
DO NOT LIGHT assembly is put together correctly and that the outer caps/burner
ports are aligned.
• Ports blocked in the outer cap near the ignitor. Clean and
reassemble. See “Burner assembly” in the Care and Cleaning section.
• Inspect the manual cut-off valve to insure that it is not closed.
• Make sure the electrical plug is plugged into a live power outlet.
• Check for a power outage.
SURFACE BURNER • Improper air/gas ratio in burners. Call for service.
FLAMES VERY
LARGE OR YELLOW
TICKING SOUND OF • The spark ignitor is not deactivated. Turn the burner OFF and
SPARK IGNITOR relight. Some ticking is normal. If ticking is excessive, call for service.
AFTER SURFACE
BURNER LIGHTS
STRONG ODOR FROM • Improper air/gas ratio in surface burners. Call for service.
SURFACE BURNERS
OVEN LIGHT • The light bulb is loose or defective. Tighten or replace the bulb.
DOES NOT WORK
• The switch operating light is broken. Call for service.
FOOD DOES NOT • The oven controls are improperly set. See the “How to set your oven
BAKE OR ROAST for baking or roasting” section.
PROPERLY
• Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper size being used.
See the “How to set your oven for baking or roasting” section.
• Use a foil tent to slow down browning during roasting.
FOOD DOES NOT • The oven control is not set at BROIL. Push in the BROIL selector
BROIL PROPERLY button for the oven you want to use.
• The oven door is not open to the broil stop position as
recommended.
• Improper shelf position being used. See the Broiling Guide.
• Food is being cooked in a hot pan.
• Cookware is not suited for broiling. Use the broiling pan and grid
that came with your range.
• Aluminum foil used on the broiling pan and grid has not been fitted
properly and slit as recommended.
• In some areas the power (voltage) may be low. Preheat the broil
element for 10 minutes. Broil for the longest period of time
recommended in the Broiling Guide.