[AnnH]

The oven is very slow to heat up. The store-bought oven thermometer I put inside always says it is between 50-150 degrees lower than the set temp. Setting the knob higher used to make the temp spike, but now it seems to be just slowly creeping toward the correct temp. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

[Gene]

Hi AnnH

The first thing I would check is the oven (bake) igniter. How long takes to light up the burner? If it's more then 60 seconds since you've heard a click from the control then the igniter is bad and has to be replaced.

The next step is to check the oven temperature sensor. Pull the range out of the wall, unplug the power cord, remove the back panel and locate the two wires plug for the oven sensor. Unplug it and check the resistance. It should be about 1100 Ohms at the room temperature. If it has more then 20 Ohms difference replace the oven sensor.

If the oven igniter and the oven temperature sensor are fine then the problem is a bad control board.

- The part number for the new oven igniter AP2020569

- The part number for the new oven sensor AP2023670

- The part number for the new oven control board AP3792697

Good luck.
Gene.

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From Ann's email:

Gene,The oven "clicks" immediately and a glow begins under the bottom plateof the oven. But it takes over 60 seconds before a "whooshing" soundis heard and the oven begins to heat. Does it sound like the ovenigniter is working correctly?Ann

[Gene]

Hi Ann,

If it takes more then 60 sec to light up the burner - the igniter has to be replaced.

The problem with the oven temperature could not be related to the oven igniter. I still recommend to test the oven temperature sensor.

Gene.