Ge Electric Range Locked Door

Occasionally an error may occur that misguides the range in believing the oven door is locked.

Ge electric range locked door.

If door does not unlatch and you do not have food in the oven set the oven up to clean for 1 2 hours. The door should unlock and there should not be a need for service. See range oven door won t unlock. If your oven has an auto lock it should only engage during the self clean cycle.

Slide the latch to lock the door. General electric profile ranges come with a self cleaning oven. Turning its circuit breaker off for several minutes and then on again may also work. If this code is flashing in the display of your range or oven and the self clean cycle has not been selected.

When locked there can be no unintended oven or surface burner activation. If the above does not correct the situation service may be required. Some models of the ge profile range have a motorized oven door lock while others have a manual lock. When the error occurs the control panel s display screen will read locked and blink.

The range lockout feature allows the user to lock out all oven and surface burner operation. If your oven has a manual lock do not manually lock for other functions. Oven door locks during baking the lock on wall ovens and ranges is designed to be used during a self clean cycle only. After 30 seconds cancel the cycle and see if the door unlocked.

Try the following to unlock the door. Press the clean pad. When these quicker tips don t work set a short self cleaning cycle for 1 to 2 hours let the oven cool and try again. As of summer 2013 with the exception of the cgs985 cgs990 and c2s985 the control lockout button locks out the oven controls only not the gas burners.

On some electric profile ranges unplugging the device for 30 seconds and then plugging it back in may allow the door to unlock. Door will not unlock after self cleaning. This code appears when the door will not unlock after a self clean cycle. Contact an installer or electrician to correct the mis wire and the oven will function normally.

If the oven door is still locked you may need to schedule a service appointment with ge factory service. Wait approximately 30 minutes for the oven to cool and try to unlock the door. Hit the cancel button immediately. Disconnect power to range for 30 seconds.

Reconnect power and see if door will unlatch.