When cooking with a SMEG oven, it is essential to know how to turn it off correctly. In fact, improperly shutting down the oven can lead to safety risks, such as fire or burns. The SMEG brand, although famous for its high-end household appliances, has not always designed very intuitive functions. It may therefore happen that you cannot find a way to stop it. SO, here is the method to turn off a SMEG oven.
How do I turn off a SMEG oven?
Why does the SMEG oven keep turning after turning it off?
Note thatit is normal for the SEMG oven to continue to operate and ventilate for a few minutes after turning it off. In fact, once the oven is switched off, the cooling fan continues to run until the appliance has reached a temperature low enough not to represent a danger.
Depending on the SMEG oven model and the temperature to which it heated, it can continue to ventilate another 45 minutes after turning it off ! This is the case after heating the oven empty for a long time or after activating the pyrolysis function.
Procedure for stopping the SMEG oven
To switch off a SMEG oven, nothing's easier, the current cooking mode must be stopped. If you are using oven mode, select the corresponding stop button. If you are using the grill mode, be sure to turn it off as well. In case you are using a combined mode, be sure to turn off both modes. For this, you just need to set the selector button(s) to 0.
If you had activated a scheduler, simultaneously press the keys of cooking time 
as well as end of cooking 
to reset the programmer clock and completely stop oven operation.
If the time of your oven is not programmed, also be aware that this can block all the functions of your oven, ie its switching on and its standby. In this case, consider reset the time.
Note that this shutdown procedure remains the most common for most SMEG ovens. However, if it did not work, please see the instructions for use specific to your model. If you no longer have it in paper format, you can find it on the SMEG website, section " Download the notes ". Once on the page, enter product code associated with the device (it is on a label located in the oven, generally at the bottom of the box or on the accessories), choose language, click on " research » then on « downloading ».
What should I do if despite everything the SMEG oven does not turn off?
If your SMEG oven does not turn off completely, you can try a reset procedure. However, if that doesn't work and the oven continues to heat up after cooking or does not turn off, the problem most certainly comes from a hardware failure.
In this case, you will first need cut off the power supply in order to avoid a household accident such as fire or burns. To do this, unplug the oven from the electrical outlet or turn off the circuit breaker that powers it. Then contact a professional for help.
We recommend that you contact the SMEG after-sales service. An advisor can then answer your questions about your oven model, and tell you if a specific solution exists for it. You can reach them on 0 4 72 21 51 61 (France number). If you live in another country, you will find their contact details on the SMEG website, section “ Contacts ».
Conclusion
Shutting down your SMEG oven correctly is crucial to avoiding household accidents, prolonging the life of your appliance and saving energy. Make sure you follow the appropriate steps for your model to turn it off safely.
Si your SMEG oven does not stop despite the procedure and even after it has cooled down, a hardware problem is probably the cause. In this case, you will need to contact a professional to safely identify the fault.
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