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Oven · Modes and heat

Does a fan symbol always mean the oven is heating?

No. Some fan selections circulate air without cooking heat. Identify the complete symbol and function name before treating a cool cavity as a failed element.

What the observation means

A fan inside a circle, a plain fan and a fan beside straight or zigzag lines can represent different functions. The same drawing is not guaranteed to mean the same thing across manufacturers. A remembered position on the dial is particularly unreliable after moving home or replacing a control knob. Read the model's function table and compare every part of the symbol.

A useful next step

If the selected function is a defrost or cooling mode, use the instructions to choose the intended cooking programme. If a confirmed heating mode remains ineffective, report that exact mode, the temperature setting and whether the display accepted Start. Do not touch an element or run repeated hot tests to establish which component might have failed.

Manuals and supporting guidance

Model-specific instructions take priority. These references support the practical principles discussed here; they do not diagnose your appliance.

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