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Kitchen Aid 30" freestanding convential oven won't go over 350*

Posted by Turbogus (My Page) on
Sun, Dec 16, 12 at 18:28

Model Number: KERI201PWH
Brand: KitchenAid
Age: 6-10 years

Greetings from Oregon~the shower me state,


Got this Kitchen Aid KERI201PWH (Serial no. RR1710293) at Hab for Hum to replace an old Tappan oven with a similar issue. The oven will only reach 350* which is maddening to my wife as half of the meals she want to cook are needing 400*-450*
Where should I start with this Oven? I'm no expert on oven repair but have two rollaways full of tools including electrical.

Thanks and a lift of the lynch lid for your response.

Gus


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RE: Kitchen Aid 30" freestanding convential oven won't go over 35

There should be an engineering revision number 1, 2, 3, or 4 after the H, which can be significant for some correct replacement parts.

Possibly a bad oven temp sensor (thermistor).

Possibly a bad control board.

Possibly (but less likely) a bad bake or broil element. The bake element should provide majority of the heat during bake operations, but the broil element may cycle on/off a little to help maintain an even temperature.


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RE: Kitchen Aid 30" freestanding convential oven won't go over 35

When you turn it on, check to see that the bottom element glows cherry red.


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RE: Kitchen Aid 30" freestanding convential oven won't go over 35

If you have used the self cleaning system recently, most likely that burned out the control panel.

If that is the case, cost to replace the control panel will be approximately $300-$500 for the part plus installation cost.

This happened to my wall oven recently.

Whether to repair or buy a new stove will depend on how old the stove is and cost of a new stove versus expense to repair.


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