LG LSE3090ST - Manual (Page 42)

42 TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem Possible Causes / Solutions
Food does not broil
properly •
recommended.
- See the Using the Oven section, page 26.
• In some areas the power voltage may be low.
- Preheat the broil element for 5-7 minutes
- See the Broiling Guide, page 27.
Oven temperature too
hot or too cold • Oven sensor needs to be adjusted.
- See Adjusting your Oven Temperature in the Features section.
Scratches or abrasions
on cooktop surface • Coarse particles such as salt or sand between cooktop and utensils can cause scratches.
Be sure cooktop surface and bottoms of utensils are clean before usage. Small scratches do
• Cleaning materials not recommended for ceramic-glass cooktop have been used.
See CLEANING THE GLASS/CERAMIC COOKTOP in the CARE AND CLEANING section,
page 32.
Metal marks • Scraping of metal utensils on cooktop surface. Do not slide metal utensils on cooktop
surface. Use a ceramic-glass cooktop cleaning cream to remove the marks.
See CLEANING THE GLASS/CERAMIC COOKTOP in the CARE AND CLEANING section,
page 32.
Brown streaks or specks • Boilovers are cooked onto surface. Use the blade scraper to remove soil.
See CLEANING THE GLASS/CERAMIC COOKTOP in the CARE AND CLEANING section,
page 32.
Areas of discoloration
with metallic sheen • Mineral deposits from water and food. Remove using a ceramic-glass cooktop cleaning
cream. Use cookware with clean, dry bottoms.
Oven will not self clean • The oven temperature is too high to set a self clean operation.
- Allow the range to cool and reset the controls.
• Oven controls improperly set.
- See the Self Clean section, page 34.
• A self clean cycle cannot be started if the oven lockout feature is active.
“Crackling” or “popping”
sound • This is the sound of the metal heating and cooling during both the cooking and Self Clean
functions.
- This is normal.
Fan noise
- This is normal.
to slide
• Apply a small amount of vegetable oil to a paper towel and wipe the edges of the oven
racks with the paper towel.
Convection fan stops • Convection fan stops during a convection bake cycle.
- This is normal and is done to allow for more even heating during the cycle.
This is not a failure of the range and should be considered normal operation.