How Do I Unlock My GE Oven So I Can Cook Food Again?

Try several things yourself if your GE oven will not unlock.

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Some models of GE stove ovens come equipped with locks that prevent them from opening during high-temperature cleaning cycles. This safety feature can sometimes malfunction, however. Sometimes a door lock will engage accidentally during a regular cooking cycle, preventing you from cooking more food. Another situation with an unlocking oven can occur after a cleaning cycle. To be able to cook food again, there are several things you can do to try to unlock the door without having to call for professional service.

Related Searches:Difficulty:EasyInstructions Accidental Locking1

Turn off the oven and allow it to cool completely. Try to unlock the door after it has cooled.

2

Turn on a short self-cleaning cycle for one or two hours if there is no food, cookware or utensils in the oven. Let the cleaning cycle complete then try to unlock the door. Do not try this with anything but oven racks inside.

3

Shut off the circuit breaker to the GE oven if it is electric. Turn the power back on after a few minutes. Try to unlock the door.

Locked After Cleaning Cycle1

Let the oven cool to room temperature after a self-cleaning cycle. Depress the latch release button if your oven has one and slide the latch to the far left.

2

Check that the "Set" and "Temperature" control knobs are set to the "Clean" position.

3

Shut off the electricity to the oven for 30 seconds and reconnect. Try unlocking the oven again.

4

Rerun a short cleaning cycle if the oven is empty for one or two hours. Wait 30 minutes after the end of the cycle and try unlocking it again.

Tips & Warnings

If none of these suggestions work, you must contact GE customer service to unlock your oven.

Never try to force unlocking the oven. You could break the latch.

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