Hi,
First of all thanks for reading and for any help. I had a similar problem to the other posters, dead controls after a self-clean. The oven is a Whirlpool double, RBD275PDQ6, about 9 years old. This self-clean cycle was odd, though, because nobody set it to clean, we never do because the first time we did it blew the thermal fuse. So my wife was pre-heating for baking and the self-clean came on. Maybe she hit the button accidentally, but we tried to shut it off and it wouldn't shut off. The display said "cool" but the elements wouldn't turn off, so finally we had to kill the power.
So I replaced the in-line thermal fuse, reset the door lock, and the control panel came back on and the lower oven worked. The top wouldn't heat, so I figure the thermostat is bad. I open the back of the oven and test the thermostat. No continuity, so I call the local appliance place and give them the part number I had, which was 4451442. The said that there is a new part number for the same thing, so I picked it up. It is an "FSP 9759243" and doesn't look like the old part, but they say it's the same. So I put it on, test for continuity, it looks good, so I turn the power on. There was a loud "pop" from the unit when the power came on, but the panel came on, and I started the top oven and it started to heat up.
About 30 minutes after the power came on, after I had the oven buttoned up and back in its cabinet, my wife smelled smoke and there was smoke coming from the control panel. I cut the power and opened up the panel, and one relay (I think, a little clear plastic box with copper coils in it) has completely burned up.
So my questions are, did I do something wrong replacing that thermostat that could have burned up the component? Was the part the appliance place gave me the right one? If I were to replace the whole electronics assembly, will it just burn something up again? Do I need a pro? Are the repairs worth it with the age of the oven?
Again, thanks for reading this long tale, and for any help.
Justin
Salt Lake City
