Somethings has be missing in the BAKE mode. Some ovens get stuck in the preheat setting and never reach the right temperature or they take too long. BUT it takes more than 10 minutes to pre-heat to temperature (~350) when set to BAKE. Broiler works, stovetop burners work, timers. Is there a quick remedy for this - Answered by a verified Appliance Technician We had this problem before but it went away. The oven is not at the set temperature; however, the oven is hot enough to add most items that require a pre-heated oven. What could be the problem? GE double wall oven.. Model # XXXXX Both ovens preheat and get hot but the panel only shows "preheat 100" and then the oven gets very hot. GE oven won't pre-heat or heat up. Ovens that have a preheat setting generally have an indicator light or a signal that shows the oven has reached the set temperature. This oven is a convection oven. For those models that do not have a Preheat indicator light, wait approximately 10-20 minutes to allow oven to preheat. The oven does heat but not correctly. Sometimes the fix is so simple that when the homeowners realize it, it may already be too late and they'll need to fork over a ton of money. I think it holds the temp okay once it gets there, it just takes it an extra long time to get there. The igniter comes on and I get a 1" blue flame out of the glow bar in less than two minutes. Our Kenmore Electric oven (790.94469700) has started taking a very long time to preheat - we timed it today at 35 minutes to get to 350. It only takes 2 minutes to pre-heat up to 350 when set to ROAST. Our GE Profile oven won't preheat. If I pre-heat again it does exactly the same thing. Oven cooks and maintains temps fine. Then the oven returns to resting state, like it wasn't set to pre-heat. Jury is still a bit out on the temp holding, but we think so. My GE oven takes over an hour to preheat. The oven will turn on both burners and will gradually heat up until it reaches the set temperature. If you're experiencing some problems with your GE oven, don't call a service person just yet. This happens no matter what temperature the oven … We had this problem before but it went away. - Answered by a verified Appliance Technician It will work anywhere from 1 minute to 2 minutes and then, nothing. Everything seems to be going fine. work, just no pre-heat. Once the oven is set to preheat the oven begins to warm-up. etc.