I'm having trouble with an oven I recently inherited from my deceased mother in law. All 4 burners work and the broiler element works as well, but no heat can be felt at all in the bottom element. My husband pulled the back off and checked for fuses (we had that problem once in our old stove) and found no fuses period, let alone any that were blown. He followed the wires that connect to the bottom element and they both seem to be fine (especially after he shocked himself). The element itself seems to be in good condition, not broken and no burned spots visible on it. I do know that my mother in law rarely used it for anything besides TV dinners and a holding area for pans.

On a side note, this oven was not stored in a good manner. Where it was stored was damp, however we are unable to see any corrosion of wires and the display seems to be working correctly.

It is our plan to hope that our local appliance repair shop can check the element that we currently have to see if it's the problem before we replace what could conceivably be a perfectly sound element. Does this sound like we are taking the correct actions? Is there anything else you would suggest? Any and all feedback would be appreciated.

Thank you for your time

There are only two parts which could be blamed: the heating element and the control board.

If you do have a simple ohmmeter, check the heating element for continuity. If there is no continuity, replace the heating element. If the reading is correct, replace the control board.

If you need the correct part number for the control board, post the color of the key pad.

- The Bake element Part number: AP3606277

also, is it difficult to replace the panel on your own? My husband is concerned it may be above his expertise

Thanks Gene again for the help. The panel is black. I'm glad to hear of the friendly return policy, I found one company with an extremely low price, yet a google search tells me that it isn't a company I'm comfortable doing business with.