Troubleshooting
Most cooking problems are caused by little things you can find and fix without tools of any kind. Check the lists
below and on the next page before calling for assistance or service.
RANGE DOES NOT WORK
PROBLEM
CAUSE/SOLUTION
Nothing works
• The range is not plugged into a properly grounded live outlet with the proper
voltage. (See Installation Instructions.)
• A household fuse has blown or a circuit breaker has been tripped.
• The control knob is not set correctly. Push in the control knobs before
turning them.
• The Oven Lockout has been set.
The oven does not work
• The electronic control is not set correctly. Refer to setting the electronic
oven control section. (See pp. 14-27.)
• A delay start has been set. Wait for the start time to be reached or cancel
and reset the control.
• The Oven Lockout has been set.
The surface cooking
• A household fuse has blown or a circuit breaker has been tripped.
zones will not work
• The control knobs have not been set correctly. Push the control knobs in
before turning them to a setting.
• The cooking element is burned out. Call a Sears Service Center for
replacement or repair.
Cannot boil on left front
• Press the SURESlMMER
button to OFR
surface cooking
• Turn left front control knob to HI for a rapid boil.
zone/SURESlMMER
TM
feature
SURESlMMER will not
• Turn left front control knob on between the SURESlMMER
LO and 4 settings,
simmer
along with pressing the SURESlMMER button on.
SURESlMMER surface
• Turn left front control knob to "4", along with pressing the SURESlMMER
cooking zone does not
button on.
get hot enough
WHEN SELF-CLEANING
YOUR OVEN
PROBLEM
CAUSE/SOLUTION
The Self-Cleaning
cycle
• START/ENTER has not been pressed.
will not work
• A delayed start has been set. Wait for the start time to be reached or cancel
and reset the control.
• The door is not closed all the way.
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