[sksmith]

Hi,
I purchased a control board, part # AP3160647, March 2010, order # 1045230. My husband and I replaced it and everything worked fine except for the lower oven start button. It never worked. I assumed we didn't plug something up correctly but never bothered too much with it since it was a second oven. (But I really have missed it over the holidays). Could you tell me if you have a diagram or something we could follow to see what controls the start button and only for the lower oven. Everything else works on the lower oven, I can touch Bake and set temp, oven light works, etc. but can't do anything with it because the START button doesn't work, doesn't beep like all the other buttons when pressed. Any other suggestions?
Thanks
Sharen

[Gene]

Hello Sharen,

Sounds like the problem is a bad keypad or a bad ribbon cable. Both of these parts are part of the control panel. That means in order to fix it you have to replace the control panel. GE has discontinued the black control panel and only white control panel is still available.

- The control panel Part number: WB36T10157

Gene.

[sksmith]

Originally Posted by Gene

Hello Sharen,

Sounds like the problem is a bad keypad or a bad ribbon cable. Both of these parts are part of the control panel. That means in order to fix it you have to replace the control panel. GE has discontinued the black control panel and only white control panel is still available.

- The control panel Part number: WB36T10157

Gene.

Is that the same thing I purchased in 2010? it has a different part #, is that because its white? That does not sound like good news. Is there a warranty? I guess I should have sent it right back but I just thought we have not put it in right.

[Gene]

The part you purchased almost three years ago is the control board. The warranty is one year but the problem you described has nothing to do with this part. The part which has to be replaced now is the control panel.

What was the problem back in 2010?

Gene.

[sksmith]

Originally Posted by Gene

The part you purchased almost three years ago is the control board. The warranty is one year but the problem you described has nothing to do with this part. The part which has to be replaced now is the control panel.

What was the problem back in 2010?

Gene.

Was beeping F1 at times and F7 other times. Oven occasionally worked due to at times none of the buttons worked on the keypad. Everything has worked fine after replaced except for the lower oven start button. Would there be other symptons of the control panel being bad other than that one button?
Thanks for info.

[Gene]

The "F7" error code in most cases points to a bad control panel (ribbon cable).

Gene.