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mainzy  
#1 Posted : Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:35:24 PM(UTC)
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oven will heat to desired temp but will not maintain. I tried a new element which did the same thing :mad:

:rolleyes: Thanks in advance for any help;Mainzy
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Gene  
#2 Posted : Monday, July 21, 2008 7:58:20 PM(UTC)
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Hi Mainzy,

Place an oven thermometer in the middle of the oven, set the oven for 350°F and measure the temperature inside. Read the thermometer 10 minutes after it beeps preheated. Post the results.

Gene.
mainzy  
#3 Posted : Friday, July 25, 2008 3:02:18 AM(UTC)
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Gene;

where would I find an oven thermometer?
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#4 Posted : Friday, July 25, 2008 11:32:27 AM(UTC)
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mainzy  
#5 Posted : Friday, July 25, 2008 5:16:41 PM(UTC)
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Hey jene;

I put the termometer in the oven and let it preheat to 450. then I left it for 10 minutes. After this it read 260 degrees.
mainzy  
#6 Posted : Friday, July 25, 2008 5:49:53 PM(UTC)
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Hey Gene;

Ok this time I preheated to 350 degrees Let go for 10 minutes and the thermometer read 225 degrees.

Hope this helps and thanks;Mainzy
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#7 Posted : Friday, July 25, 2008 8:27:49 PM(UTC)
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Mainzy,

Pull the range out. Remove the control panel back cover and the range rear cover. Locate the two wires from the oven temperature sensor to the control board. Unplug them from the control board and measure the oven sensor resistance. You have to have a simple multimeter in order to it.

Normal resistance should be about 1100 Ohms at the room temperature.

If the reading is wrong then the oven sensor is bad and has to be replaced.

If the reading is correct then the control board has to be replaced.

- The part number for the oven temperature sensor is AP204836

- The part number for the control board (aka clock) is AP382965

Here are the break down diagrams for the Maytag range Model CRE9600ACL

Gene.
mainzy  
#8 Posted : Saturday, July 26, 2008 2:11:25 PM(UTC)
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Gene;

I plugged the multimeter into the sensor and the needle went all the way up. I'm thinking this is a bad thing which in a way is a good thing.
I think I would rather have the sensor bad than the main board.

Do you think this means the sensor needs to be replaced.

Thanks again;Mainzy
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#9 Posted : Saturday, July 26, 2008 6:44:59 PM(UTC)
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I would recommend to read the article from one of our previous posts: http://forum.appliancepartspros...continuity-ohmmeter.html to learn how to check continuity and/or measure resistance. Guessing is most expensive way to fix appliances.

Gene.
mainzy  
#10 Posted : Sunday, July 27, 2008 4:45:43 AM(UTC)
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Thanks Gene;

That article was helpful. So if the neddle is on zero or to the far right it shows zero resistance. It did not read 1100 ohms like it should have.
Would you recomend replacing the sensor?
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