Thanks, dpb, for the reply. I don't think my problem is with the "back of
the knob" adjustment so it must be with the thermocouple. And bear with
me........... FYI, I make my reference temp reading with a stable oven
thermometer inside this old electric stove.

Now....... what exactly is the thermocouple/thermostat? Is it the 2-3 foot
wire/sensor in the oven area which eventually connects to the oven knob that
I should probably replace? Is this easy to do?

Again, as you can see, I'm not very smart in this arena, and I appreciate
anything you can throw at me.

EW


"dpb" wrote in message ...
Lonestar wrote:
OK, I'm not smart on home repair........ My oven in the kitchen stove
runs
around 200 degrees hotter than the knob setting. Would the most likely
culprit be the oven sensor -- the 2-3 foot wire thermocouple? in the
oven --
or could it be something else more likely? If so, is this easy to
replace,
to find in a Home Depot, etc? Please help. Thanks.

Is this new symptom and different than before?
New or old range? (If new, it's defective and dealer should fix w/o
charge).
What brand/model?

I only know GE of pretty ancient (mid-80's) design. They do have an
minor adjustment on the back of the knob that has a toothed ring that
moves the face of the knob relative to the fixed position on the shaft.

Each tooth is approximately 10F change but there aren't 20 teeth to get
anything close to 200F difference iirc (I can't think when I last had
one off to look at).

I would presume most other brands are roughly equivalent.

I'd also wonder how you're making this determination--are you sure your
reference is correct?

If it is off by this much, it's almost certainly the
thermocouple/thermostat is defective and should be replaced.

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