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10-20-2009, 01:43 PM
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Range/Over Problem
Hello All,
Having a problem with my Whirlpool WGE83301 Oven (Canadian). Stovetop elements work fine, digital display works fine, but the oven is not heating up.
I turned the oven knob to 500degrees bake then broil, and tested the elements with a multi-meter, and no voltage passing through. Checked the continuity of the burners and it seems fine.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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10-20-2009, 03:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by acrognale
Hello All,
Having a problem with my Whirlpool WGE83301 Oven (Canadian). Stovetop elements work fine, digital display works fine, but the oven is not heating up.
I turned the oven knob to 500degrees bake then broil, and tested the elements with a multi-meter, and no voltage passing through. Checked the continuity of the burners and it seems fine.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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might be the t-stat
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10-20-2009, 03:47 PM
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How could I check if that's the problem? Also, is the thermostat the copper rod towards to top of the inside of the oven?
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10-20-2009, 04:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by acrognale
How could I check if that's the problem? Also, is the thermostat the copper rod towards to top of the inside of the oven?
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It most likely is the thermostat...those are easy to change out...that copper rod is a capillary tube thermostat....as the temperature increases...so does the liquid inside the capillary that changes the temperature of your setpoints on your t-stat.
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10-20-2009, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by GetYourShineBox
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As far as I can tell by opening up the switch panel is that thermostat is hard wired into the selector switch. I having tried taking the switch out, maybe it does disconnect underneath. In any case, is there a way to diagnose which part is actually faulty?
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10-20-2009, 08:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Viper16
It most likely is the thermostat...those are easy to change out...that copper rod is a capillary tube thermostat....as the temperature increases...so does the liquid inside the capillary that changes the temperature of your setpoints on your t-stat.
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Great explanation. Like I mentioned in previous post, is there a test procedure to isolate the thermostat being faulty, or is this one of those just try and replace it type of situations?
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10-20-2009, 08:27 PM
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the t-stat should have terminals you can test. is there a wiring diagram, or terminal labels on the selector switch?
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10-20-2009, 09:09 PM
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No their isn't any visible terminals. If I'm looking at the back of the selector switch where all the power and element terminals are, the t-stat actually runs in behind, between the glass, and the front of the selector switch. I might try pulling the switch off to see what it looks like.
I'm not sure if this helps. When I move the knob from the off position to the various temperature settings, it makes a click, and the light blinks, less brighter than usual.
Also, I had the range plugged in, and the knob set to 450degrees bake, and checked to see if any power was going out to the burners, and there wasn't. However, I checked the black wire(L1 on wiring diagram) that leads to the relay on the control board and there was power there.
According to my wiring diagram, my range has a Safety T-Stat, not sure if that helps at all.
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10-27-2009, 05:17 PM
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Turned out to be the relay
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