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GE is famous for its self-cleaning ovens, and there are several popular models in that line. That being said, some GE ovens are designed with motorized oven door locks while some are designed with manual door locks.
Sometimes, the locked door flashing light on the oven may irk you a bit. With this error, “locked” appears on the display screen and the door refuses to open. It takes a few tries for the average user to figure out how to open the door, and it can be a bit annoying.
It’s the last thing you want when you have a burgeoning pile of dishes that need cleaning. If the door continues to flash the locked sign, it’s important that you take action. Thankfully, it’s not a serious issue, and there are ways to fix it.
Fix the locked door flashing indicator on GE oven
- Door Locks
The first thing to do is check the door locks in your microwave oven. In this section, we are sharing information about electric/motorized door locks as well as manual door locks. Here are some common troubleshooting tips that you can use to fix the issue if your GE oven has electric door locks:
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- The first step is to open the oven door of your GE oven
- Look for the doorjamb, and once you find it, push it in and hold it in the central part of the face (it generally looks like a small post).
- Now, press the clean button and keep holding the doorjamb switch as well (you must keep these buttons like this for at least ten seconds)
- Then, push the clean/off or cancel button on the control panel. After ten seconds, the control panel’s display will be clear. Think of it as a sensor reset, since the issue is mostly caused by a sensor that thinks it’s locked, even when it’s not.
- The last part is closing the door and restarting the oven. You will notice that the “locked” sign is likely to go away by now.
If you have an oven with a manual lock switch, you must follow the steps mentioned below:
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- First of all, you have to press the clean button on the control panel
- The second step is to shut the oven’s door (you must lock it in by sliding this latch until it is fully locked into place)
- Now, press the cancel button on the control panel of your oven
- Then, slide the latch for unlocking the oven door
- The “locked” sign should go away once you execute these steps.
- Control Lockout
If the locked door is still flashing on your GE oven, you need to check the control lockout feature. This is because the error usually occurs when you switch on the control lockout feature.
You can easily disable the control lockout feature by consulting with the manual because it has model-specific instructions. In the section below, we will share important tips on how you can easily resolve the control lockout problem.
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- The first step is to switch on the oven
- Look for the control lock button
- Now, choose the three seconds button on the control panel, and then check the display for the error. It should have gone away by now.
- Reset the Controls
If nothing seems to resolve the locked door flashing on your GE oven, you need to reset the control switch of your oven. Almost every GE oven has a process for resetting the controls. Here’s how you go about it:
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- First of all, you have to open the oven’s door and look for the doorjamb on the oven’s face (it looks like a small dowel or post)
- You need to push the doorjamb until the cavity light switches off, as that’ll send a signal to the door indicating that it’s closed (even though it’s not)
- While you are holding the doorjamb, you have to press the self-clean button for ten seconds
- When the self-clean feature is initiated, you have to press the cancel or off button for immediate canceling. This cause the process to break midway, and cause the
- Then, wait for at least ten seconds and the display will be cleared and the control switch will be reset. Check the display to determine if the sign goes away or not.
- Reboot
When the locked door sign starts flashing on the GE oven, the simplest option is to restart the oven. For this purpose, you have to disconnect the GE oven from the power source and keep it disconnected for around thirty seconds.
After thirty seconds, just plug it in and see if the oven starts working properly. In many cases, turning off the oven and then turning it on again is likely to resolve the problem.
- A Faulty Circuit System
This error can also occur when the circuit system of the door switch is faulty or develops an error.
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- The first step is to check the doorjamb and make sure it’s not stuck. You will want to make sure that you clean any debris that may get stuck in between those narrow gaps and crevices. Once you take any debris out, check to see if the error goes away.
- If that doesn’t work, the issue probably lies in the internal circuitry. There’s not a lot you can do about it, since it’s a job for professionals. It’s best to take your oven to a trained appliance repair technician and see if they can fix it for you.
- If your GE oven is covered under warranty, a better option would be to just take it to the store you bought it from. Explain to them the issue and claim your warranty. GE is one of the biggest brands in the market and they have a fairly excellent warranty claims policy. They can fix it for you or replace the oven for you at an affordable price.
- If that doesn’t work out, then the next best option is to just take it to an appliance repair technician and see if they can fix it. This is going to cost you a bit of money, but your oven will be fixed.
Keep in mind that such issues usually tend to arise in older ovens, so if your oven is causing quite a few issues as of late, it might be a wise idea to replace it altogether. There are plenty of newer, more efficient models available that you can choose from.
It’s also generally a wise idea to replace your oven after every four to five years, as their power consumption and efficiency continue to drop over time.