Direct answer
For the LG LREL6323 electric range, time format, control lock, power interruption and active cooking mode should be checked first. First, set the clock and a one-minute timer using the manual path.
What this covers
- LG LREL6323 electric range (LREL6323S)
- LG range/oven; gas, electric, induction, ProBake, InstaView and ThinQ equipment vary.
- The specific fault this record addresses: clock, timer or delayed start is not working correctly
What it does not cover
- ×The same symptom on a different LG product line, which has its own record and its own cited source
- ×An on-screen error code whose meaning has not been checked against this exact model's manual
- ×Live electrical, gas, sealed-system, internal battery-cell or structural repair — a technician boundary, not a self-service step
Differential
What actually causes this, and how to tell them apart
These are ordered by how often each one is the answer, not by how easy it is to try. The point of the middle column is that two causes producing the same headline symptom rarely produce the same detail — that detail is what tells you which one you have before you change anything.
- 1
Control lock is blocking timer input specifically
What separates it The clock displays correctly but timer or delayed-start buttons don't respond, while Bake/Broil buttons might still work depending on what the lock covers.
How to confirm Check the manual for the model's specific lock scope — some locks affect only certain functions.
- 2
A recent power interruption reset the clock
What separates it The clock shows an obviously wrong time (often flashing 12:00) after any power blip, with no other symptoms.
How to confirm Reset the clock through the manual's normal time-set path; this isn't a fault.
- 3
Delayed cook is set and being confused for a timer malfunction
What separates it The oven doesn't start cooking immediately after Bake is pressed, and a start time or countdown is visible rather than an immediate heat call.
How to confirm Cancel any active delayed-start setting explicitly if immediate cooking is wanted.
- 4
The keypad or control board's timer function has genuinely failed
What separates it Confirmed no lock is active, the clock itself keeps correct time, and the timer function specifically still doesn't work.
How to confirm This is a technician diagnosis reached once lock state and delayed-start settings are ruled out.
Before you touch a setting
Record this first — changing settings destroys the evidence
Every item below stops existing the moment a reset, re-pair or settings change is made. Written down first, they are what separates the causes above; recovered afterwards, they are guesswork.
- Whether the clock itself is wrong, or the clock is correct but the timer specifically doesn't respond.
- Whether a lock icon is showing.
- Whether a delayed start or countdown is visible rather than the expected immediate cook.
Set the clock using the manual's normal path if it's showing an obviously wrong time
ReversibleThis alone resolves a post-power-blip reset.
Check for and clear control lock using the model's exact sequence
ReversibleConfirm which functions that specific lock covers.
Cancel any active delayed start if immediate operation is intended
ReversibleCompare timer-only operation against delayed cook directly.
Confirm a one-minute test timer alerts and cancels without affecting oven heat
ReversibleVerifies normal timer function independent of cooking.
Model-specific
What is true of this model and not of its siblings
Generic advice for the product line fails here. Each item below is a property of this specific model family that changes which of the steps above apply to you.
- Model scope
- LREL6323S. LG range/oven; gas, electric, induction, ProBake, InstaView and ThinQ equipment vary.
- Cooktop — ELECTRIC radiant smoothtop
- A radiant ELECTRIC smoothtop — heats any flat pan by contact, stays hot after use. A burner not heating is the element/control.
- Oven — electric
- Electric oven with convection on most builds. No-heat is the element or control.
- Self-clean & features
- EasyClean/high-heat self-clean (door locks on high-heat, some smoke normal), ThinQ Wi-Fi on smart builds.
- Symptom boundary
- This record covers LG LREL6323 electric range when it clock, timer or delayed start is not working correctly. A different symptom on the same hardware, or this symptom on a different LG product line, has its own record with its own causes and its own cited source.
Evidence ledger
Sources behind this answer
Visible sources support the visible claims. Home Product Support records the publisher, the fact used and the review date; community reports can suggest an issue but do not become a published fact on their own.
Where the manufacturer's article stops. LG Support publishes this as "Home appliance support". Official LG model manuals, error-code help, ThinQ diagnostics and repair entry point. What that article does not carry is the model boundary — it is written for a product line, and LREL6323S is the scope applied here. Where a control label, terminal, indicator pattern or reset sequence differs on your unit, the manual for that exact model is the authority, not this page and not the article.
Exact questions
Common follow-ups
The glass top on my LG LREL6323 stays hot after I turn it off.+
That is normal and by design — a radiant electric smoothtop stores heat in the glass and element, so the surface stays hot for a while after you turn a burner off, and the hot-surface indicator light warns you. It is not a fault. Wait for the indicator to go out before touching the surface, and it will cool on its own.
The clock flashes 12:00 and the timer won't work.+
That's the standard sign of a recent power interruption resetting the clock — it's not a fault. Reset the time through the manual's normal path and the timer should function normally afterward.
Does this answer apply to every LG model?+
No. It is scoped to LREL6323S. LG range/oven; gas, electric, induction, ProBake, InstaView and ThinQ equipment vary.
What should I record before troubleshooting clock or timer?+
Record the complete model identifier, exact message or indicator, software/firmware where visible, the operating stage and what still works.
Why is a factory reset not the first step?+
A reset can erase accounts, networks, maps, schedules or preferences without distinguishing clock, timer. The ordered checks preserve that evidence.
When should I stop and use qualified service?+
Do not use delayed cooking in ways that leave food at unsafe temperatures.
Answer for the exact device and software version shown above.