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The burner failed to switch off properly last night necessitating cutting the power using the circuit breaker. This morning I threw the circuit breaker on and the burner warmed up. Might this be the potientiometer or, the main circuit board since only one burner is affected?
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Quote:The burner failed to switch off Which burner? An oven element, a surface element? and which specific one of those?? Was it glowing red or just warm?? Quote:This morning I [turned] the circuit breaker on and the burner warmed up. Without its control being turned on? It just got warm but not hot?? If you can provide most specific details of the problem symptoms someone may be able to suggest a course of action. JMO Dan O. www.Appliance411.com
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All the dials are set to "off". The surface burner on the back left is the one that becomes warm, not hot, not glowing red.
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Quote:The surface burner on the back left becomes warm, not hot If only getting warm it is not receiving full power, only partial. That could be caused by a problem in that element's switch not opening one of its internal contacts or there might be a short in the range's wiring leading to the element. You can read about ' surface unit switch testing' in the first posting of the following link: LINK > How To Check Continuity With Ohmmeter(Look for the following illustration in that message)  Rear view of surface unit switch JFYI Dan O. www.Appliance411.com
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Thank-you for your continued assistance. Before checking for the possible short circuit I wanted to clarify that the symptoms are erratic.
When the problem first presented the dial for the surface element had been set to "high" and the element did not respond when the dial was set to "off" resulting in the element emitting heat (not red hot).
The next morning with all dials set to "off" when the circuit breaker was thrown the back left burner warmed up as previously described.
Last night when the same test was performed none of the surface elements heated (dials still set to "off").
Does this erratic behavior suggest the main circuit board?
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