- General Electric Built-In Electric Wall Oven Owner's Manual

Problem Possible Causes What To Do
“F— and a number You have a function Press the Clear/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool for
or letter” flash error code. one hour. Put the oven back into operation.
in the display
If the function Disconnect all power to the oven for at least 30
code repeats. seconds and then reconnect power. If the function
error code repeats, call for service.
Display goes blank A fuse in your home may Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
be blown or the circuit
breaker tripped.
The clock is in the See the Special features of your oven control section.
black-out mode.
Display flashes Power failure. Reset the clock.
Unable to get the Oven control pads were The Bake and Broil Hi/Lo pads must be pressed
display to show “SF” not pressed properly. at the same time and held for 3 seconds.
Power outage, Power outage or surge. Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset
clock flashes it by pressing the Clear/Off pad, setting the clock
and resetting any cooking function.
“Burning” or “oily” This is normal in a To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a
odor emitting from new oven and will minimum of 3 hours. See the Using the self-cleaning
the vent disappear in time. oven section.
Strong odor An odor from the insulation This is temporary.
around the inside of the
oven is normal for the first
few times the oven is used.
Fan noise A cooling fan may This is normal. The cooling fan will turn on
automatically turn on. to cool internal parts. It may run for up to 1-1/2
hours in 30 models and up to 2 hours in 27 models
after the oven is turned off.
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