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Before You Cali

Solutions to Common Problems

Before

you

call for service, review this list. It may save you time and expense. The list includes common occurrences

that are not the result of defective workmanship or materials in this appliance.

OCCURRENCE

POSSIBLE CAUSE/SOLUTION

Cannot move appliance
easily. Appliance

must

be

accessible for service.

Entire range or oven

does

not operate.

Surface burners do not

light.

Range

is not level.

Poor installation. Place oven rack In center of oven. Place a level on the oven rack.

Adjust leveling legs at base of range until the rack is level. When range is level, cooktop

may appear out of alignment if countertop is not level.

Weak, unstable floor. Be sure floor is level and can adequately support range. Contact a
carpenter to correct sagging or sloping floor.

Kitchen cabinet misalignment may make range appear to be unlevel. Be sure cabinets

are square and have sufficient room tor range clearance.

Cabinets not square or are built in too tight. Contact a cabinet maker to correct the probiem.

Contact builder or installer to make appliance accessible.

Carpeting interferes with range. Provide sufficient space so range can be lifted over carpet.

Gas line is hard-plumbed. Have a flexible C.S.A international approved metal appliance

connector installed.

Make sure cord/plug is tightly into outlet.

Service wiring is not complete. Call

1-800-4-MY-HOME®

(See back cover).

Electrical power outage. Check house lights to be sure. Call your local electric company

for service. Surface burners can be lit manually.

Surface control knob has not been completely turned to LITE. Push in and turn the
surface control knob to LITE until burner ignites and then turn the surface control knob to

the desired flame size.

Burner ports are clogged. Clean burners. See “Cleaning the Burner Grates, Burner Caps

and Burner Heads” under General Cleaning.

Range power is disconnected from outlet. Be sure cord is securely plugged into the

outlet.

Electrical power outage.

Be sure the gas supply to the range is turned “ON".

Burner ports are clogged. With the burner off, clean ports by using a small-gauge wire or
needle.

Moisture is present after cleaning. Lightly fan the flame and allow burner to operate until

flame is full. Dry the burners thoroughly following instructions in the "General Care &

Cleaning" section.

Dust particles in main line. Allow the burner to operate a few minutes until flame turns
blue.

Salt air in coastal areas. A slightly orange flame is unavoidable.

Scratches or abrasions

on Coarse particles such as salt or sand between cooktop and utensils can cause scratches. Be

cooktop surface.

sure cooktop surface and bottoms of utensils are clean before usage. Small scratches do not
affect cooking and will become less visible with time.

Cleaning materials not recommended for ceramic-glass cooktop have been used. See

“Ceramic

Glass

Cooktop Cleaning & Maintenance”

section under General Care & Cleaning.

Cookware with rough bottom has been used. Use smooth, flat-bottomed cookware.

Metalmarks.

Sliding or 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

“Ceramic Glass

Cooktop Cleaning & Maintenance”

section under General Care & Cleaning.

Surface burner flame
burns

half

way around.

Surface burner flame is
orange.

Brown streaks or specks.

Boilovers are cooked onto surface. Use razor blade scraper to remove soil. See

“Ceramic Glass

Cooktop Cleaning & Maintenance”

section under General Care & Cleaning.

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