Problem
Possible cause
Excessive
There is excessive soiling in
smoking during
the oven.
a self-cleaning
cycle.
The oven door
The oven is too hot.
will not open
after a self-
cleaning cycle.
The oven is not
The oven controls were not
clean after a
set correctly.
self-cleaning
The oven was heavily soiled.
cycle.
Steam is
As the number of racks or
coming out of
amount of food being cooked
the vent.
increases, the amount of
visible steam will increase.
A burning or
This is normal for a new oven
oily odor is
and will disappear in time.
coming from
the vent.
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Solution
Touch OVEN OFF. Open the
Strong odor.
windows to rid the room of
smoke. Wait until the self-
cleaning cycle is cancelled.
Wipe up the excessive soil
and then start the self-
The oven racks
cleaning cycle again.
are difficult to
Allow the oven to cool.
slide.
The oven door
See the section on self-
is locked.
cleaning on page 26.
Wipe up heavy spillovers
before starting the self-
cleaning cycle. Heavily soiled
ovens may need to be self-
cleaned again or for a longer
period of time.
This is normal operation and
not a system failure.
Use the oven as usual.
•
To speed the process, set
a self-cleaning cycle for a
minimum of 3 hours.
•
See the section on self-
cleaning on page 26.
Problem
Possible cause
An odor coming from the
insulation around the inside
of the oven is normal for the
first few times the oven is
used.
The shiny, silver-colored
racks were cleaned in a self-
cleaning cycle.
The circuit breaker has been
tripped or there was a power
failure while the oven door
was locked.
Solution
Operate the oven empty on
the bake setting at 400 °F for
1 hour.
Apply a small amount of
vegetable oil to a paper towel,
and then wipe the edges of
the oven racks with the paper
towel.
Activate Control Lockout, and
then unlock the control. See
the Control Lockout section
on page 17.
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