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Oven Too Hot - Needs Calibration - Combination Wall Oven

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How to Calibrate or Adjust your Maytag Range or Oven

The oven provides accurate temperatures; however, it may cook faster or slower than your previous oven. The oven temperature can be calibrated to fit your needs. If you have determined your oven needs to be calibrated, below are the most common calibration methods. Each method is going to be specific to your range or oven, so each method may need to be tried to determine which is correct for your specific model.

Determine Calibration Method	Oven Calibration Directions
Method 1 Does your control have a settings, options, or tools button?	Toggle through the settings and select either temperature calibration or oven calibration (depending on model) Follow displayed instructions to increase or decrease oven temperature. Press START to save the adjustment, or press Cancel to exit without change.
Method 2 If you press and hold the Temp/Time down arrow keypad for 5 seconds does the oven display show the current setting, for example “0°F CAL” or “00.”?	Press the Temp/Time up or down arrow keypad to increase or to decrease the temperature in 5°F (3°C) amounts. The adjustment can be set between 30°F (18°C) and -30°F (-18°C). Press START to save the adjustment, or press Cancel to exit without change.
Method 3 If you press and hold BAKE for 5 seconds does the oven display show the current calibration, for example “00.”?	Press the TEMP/TIME “up” or “down” arrow pad(s) to increase or to decrease the temperature in 10°F (6°C) amounts. The adjustment can be set between 30°F (17°C) and -30°F (-17°C). Press START to save the adjustment, or press Cancel to exit without change.

Determine Calibration Method

Oven Calibration Directions

Method 1

Does your control have a settings, options, or tools button?

Toggle through the settings and select either temperature calibration or oven calibration (depending on model)
Follow displayed instructions to increase or decrease oven temperature.
Press START to save the adjustment, or press Cancel to exit without change.

Method 2

If you press and hold the Temp/Time down arrow keypad for 5 seconds does the oven display show the current setting, for example “0°F CAL” or “00.”?

Press the Temp/Time up or down arrow keypad to increase or to decrease the temperature in 5°F (3°C) amounts. The adjustment can be set between 30°F (18°C) and -30°F (-18°C).
Press START to save the adjustment, or press Cancel to exit without change.

Method 3

If you press and hold BAKE for 5 seconds does the oven display show the current calibration, for example “00.”?

Press the TEMP/TIME “up” or “down” arrow pad(s) to increase or to decrease the temperature in 10°F (6°C) amounts. The adjustment can be set between 30°F (17°C) and -30°F (-17°C).
Press START to save the adjustment, or press Cancel to exit without change.

If the directions for your range or oven is not listed above please refer to your Owner's Manual.

CLICK HERE to watch a video on how to calibrate an oven.