Amana ARR6420 - Manual (Page 22)

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Troubleshooting
You may save time and money by checking items below before calling for service. List includes common concerns
that are not the result of defective workmanship or materials. If your question is not explained below, contact Amana
Consumer Affairs Department at 800-843-0304.
Topic Possible Cause Solution
OPERATION
Appliance not w orking Power outage Make sure appliance is plugged in.
Verify that circuit breaker is not tripped.
Replace household fuse but do not change fuse capacity.
Oven not w orking Program m ing error Shut off power to oven for five m inutes by switching off
circuit breaker. Reset circuit breaker and try oven again.
Surface units not w orking- no pow er
(coils) Coils not plugged in Turn control off. Make sure that the coils are properly
connected to power source by rem oving and then firm ly
pushing coil into place.
Clock and tim er not working Power outage Make sure appliance is plugged in. Verify that circuit breaker
is not tripped. Replace fuse but do not change fuse
capacity.
Oven light not working Loose bulb
Burnt out bulb Check for loose bulb. Tighten.
Check for burnt out bulb. Replace if necessary with an
appliance bulb.
Self clean not w orking Door handle not locked Lock oven door handle.
Oven door will not unlock Oven is self-cleaning
Oven still hot
Allow cycle to com plete.
W ill not unlatch until a certain cooler tem perature has been
reached. Do not force door open – will void warranty. May
blow cooler air on latch with hair dryer at cool setting to
quicken process.
Oven not clean after a self clean cycle Too m uch soil, grim e left in
oven
Soot rem ains in oven after
cycle
W ipe out and rem ove excess soil prior to running self-clean
cycle.
Norm al.
Locked light displayed Door locked If oven is hot, allow to cool rather than trying to force door
latch open.
Display flashing Power failure Reset clock, press CLOCK.
F-(num eric) display Service code Shut off power to oven for one to two m inutes by switching
off circuit breaker. Reset breaker. If continues, contact
service departm ent.
Oven sm okes the first few tim es used Norm al Minor sm oking is norm al the first few tim es the oven is used.
COOKING
Food not baking properly Various causes See Cooking, Com m on Baking Problem s
Food not roasting properly Various causes See Cooking, Roasting
Food not broiling properly Various causes See Cooking, Broiling
Oven tem perature too hot or cold Calibrate oven tem perature See Using the Oven Control, Oven Tem perature Control
Adjustm ent
Oven has strong odor Norm al Ovens will have a ‘new’ odor. Run a self-clean cycle to
rem ove the odor.
Not boiling or cooking fast enough Im properly sized cooking
utensils Make sure pans fit heating elem ents. See Cookw are
Requirem ents.
NOISE
Frequent cycling off and on of oven. Norm al To m aintain a tem perature for baking, the oven cycles on
and off.
Cracking or popping sound Norm al W et cooking utensils or possible spillage.