GE XL44 - Oven Performance Troubleshooting; Oven Temperature and Cooking Issues

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Before You Call for Service
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE
CLOCK DOES NOT WORK • Range electrical plug must be securely seated in a live power outlet. Check for
blown fuse or tripped circuit breaker.
OVEN LIGHT DOES NOT • Bulb may be loose or burned out.
COME ON
• Electrical plug must be plugged into a live power outlet.
FLORESCENT TOP LIGHT • Fluorescent bulb is loose or defective. Adjust or replace.
DOES NOT WORK
• Switch operating the light is broken. Call for service.
OVEN WILL NOT WORK • Plug on the range is not completely inserted in the electrical outlet.
• Pilot(s) is (are) not lit (on standing pilot models). See the Lighting Instructions
for Standing Pilot Models in Using Your Oven.
• The circuit breaker in your house has been tripped, or a fuse has been blown.
• Oven controls not properly set.
OVEN TEMPERATURE • The oven thermostat needs adjustment. See the Adjust the Oven
TOO HOT OR TOO COLD Thermostat—Do It Yourself section.
FOOD DOES NOT ROAST • Oven controls not properly set. See the Baking or Roasting section.
OR BAKE PROPERLY
• Shelf position is not correct.
• Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper size is being used.
• The oven thermostat needs adjustment. See the Adjust the Oven Thermostat—
Do It Yourself section.
• Clock not set correctly.
• Oven bottom not securely seated in position.
FOOD DOES NOT • Oven controls not properly set. See the Broiling section.
BROIL PROPERLY
• Oven door not closed.
• Improper shelf position being used. See the Broiling section.
• Food is being cooked on a hot pan.
• Cookware is not suited for broiling.
• Aluminum foil used on the broiler pan grid has not been fitted properly
and slit as recommended.
• Oven bottom not securely seated in position.
OVEN WILL NOT • Oven temperature is too high to set self-clean operation. Allow the range to
SELF-CLEAN cool to room temperature and reset the controls.
• On models with a door latch, it must be moved all the way to the right.
OVEN DOOR WILL • Oven must cool below locking temperature. Do not lock the door on models
NOT UNLOCK with a door latch, except when using the self-clean feature or the oven may lock.
OVEN NOT CLEAN AFTER • Oven controls not set properly. See Operating the Self-Cleaning Oven section.
CLEAN CYCLE
• Heavily soiled oven requires 3
1
⁄
2
to 4 hours of cleaning time.
• Heavy spillovers should be cleaned up before starting clean cycle.
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