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Kenmore Self-Cleaning Electric Range/Oven.
I just went to cook something in the oven. Set it for 400-degrees and put the timer on for 1hr 15min. Started smelling something burning at around the 1 hour mark. I thought it was just the oven needed cleaning. When I opened the door, I noticed the top oven heating element on, at what appears to be full blast, as it was glowing orange pretty brightly, the full length of the element.
I turned off the oven, waited a few minutes, but the oven element didn't dim or turn off. I turned off the circuit breaker to stop all power other unit and the oven element dimmed and turned off. I waited 15-minutes or so and turn the breaker back on. Immediately the top oven element started to glow, across the entire length, without the oven being turned on.
Help please.....
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Anyone please? I've received so much help on this forum in the past, I know someone knows what's going on with this. I'd appreciate hearing from you. As it stands now, I have to keep the house circuit breaker off and can't use the oven or range.
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Thanks. I was hoping it may be something less expensive, but the way my luck goes, it doesn't surprise me. Thanks for your help.
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You are welcome.
Sorry I did not have better news for you.
Note that it is my best guess.
if you buy the parts from AppliancePartsPros you can return them if they do not fix your problem.
Please see their return policy.
This would probably not apply to a peel and stick overlay (it it is that type) so I would try it first without the overlay on the unit and then once you confirm that the unit works apply the overlay. |
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Thanks. I went and ordered it last night, so hopefully, I'll have it by Wednesday. I didn't order the overlay, hoping I can just use what I have.
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The part arrived and I installed it. It's back the way it should be, meaning, the oven heating element(s) only come on when the oven is on. I do have a concern/question. Since replacing the Oven Control Board, I have seen the bottom oven element glow RED slightly like you'd expect, however, I have not seen the top oven element glow. I just assumed the oven swapped between bottom and top elements coming on to provide more even cooking. Should I be concerned that through an entire 450-degree preheat cycle, I never saw the top element glow at all? At what point should it glow?
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I'm now trying the Clean cycle. The bottom element is glowing nice and bright, however I don't see the top one working at all. Could this be a defective Oven Control Board? I know the upper element works, as it was staying on. I'm really frustrated about this right now.
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Anyone please? Even though it makes no sense to me, do I need a new element or is this OCB defective?
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Use broil and see if the element comes on?
Does the unit take longer to reach set point temperature than it used to?
This would be one indication that the broil element is not working.
Have you tried baking anything in the oven?
If it turned out OK then I would say that the oven is working OK. |
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