So, you pulled the door off your Thermador range because you and your buddy were doing shots of cheap vodka and, well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Or maybe you had another reason that sounds almost as good as that one. Whatever. But now, you can’t figger out […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Built-in Combination Wall and Microwave Ovens
Units: About 92,000
Manufacturer: GE Consumer & Industrial, of Louisville, Ky.
Hazard: The […]

Oven/Range Troubleshooting and Repair Manual

Problem
Possible Solution

[Electric Only]The bake and/or broil element never gets hot.

It’s not getting any power at the outlet…DUH!
Well, maybe it’s burned out. Attaway, Hoss, just go ahead and replace it with the assumption that nothing else could cause a no-bake condition. How ’bout checking the continuity of the element? […]

Bought a new range or planning to? Planning an addition to your house? Building a new house? These are just a few of the ways you could run into converting from a 3- to 4-wire range outlet. Whatever your situation, this illustrated anatomy of electrical outlets for ranges, ovens, and stove should help […]

We’ve all been there: 12 minutes ’til Oprah comes on– just enough time to bake a frozen pizza. So you turn on the oven and… no heat! Oh my, what to do? Where to start?
In this pearl of appliantological wisdom, I’ll explain the basic troubleshooting strategy for figuring out what’s […]

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We have a GE electric wall oven with a F7 error, can you help us repair?
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Yeah, us old timers remember back in aught-three when this problem was in vogue. Now, four […]

This email from one of my Live Help disciples is a great illustration of the kind of attention to detail and concentration you need to have while troubleshooting. I like to call troubleshooting the “rational art.” Yes, there are techniques and cause-and-effect relationships that you need to know but, as illustrated in this repair story, […]

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I would like directions to replace the touch panel on the front of our Jenn-Air stove #svd48600. The part number is #695500
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If you’re working on a gas oven that won’t fire up, first come grok this appliance repair revelation that explains how the gas system works in a gas oven. Sublime Masters Pegi and Trying To Help explain how to apply this knowledge in repairing a gas oven that won’t fire up. Although the […]

Symptoms: Burner ignitors keep sparking after a burner is fired up. The ignitor may also randomly start sparking again later, while you’re cooking.
Cure: Clean the gookus and corrosion off the mating metal faces on the burner cap and burner base. For details, grok on this topic in the repair forum.

This tech tidbit applies to the K/A dual-fuel ranges with steam, models KDRP707RSS00, KDRP707RSS01, KDRP767RSS00, or KDRP767RSS01. If you’re having temperature control problems with this range, here’s whatcha need to do:
1. Foist, make sure the oven control is off.
2. Next, turn the Selector knob to Bake, Convection Roast or […]

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Whirlpool DSI
range won’t stay lit; spark is strong.
Pointers: one, two, three.

Older GE range
Ran self-clean, now door locked shut.
Check slide bar, switch, coil.

Ran self-clean cycle
Now DCS range won’t heat.
Reset limit fuse.