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Originally Posted by BM View Post
its not the timer, it is offf. plus the broiler does not work
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0. Check the bake element for any spot that appears to be damaged. When bake elements burn out, it usually happens in a relatively short area like an inch or two. Use a flashlight to check for any anomolies along the length of the bake element of run your fingers over it feeling for areas that are very rough. If you don't find anything wrong, go on to Step #1.

1. Pull the fuse holder to the stove out of the fuse box or trip BOTH of it's circuit breakers off in the breaker panel. It will have TWO 50 amp circuit breakers, and both of them need to be off. If you have a fuse box, there will be a fuse holder that contains two 50 amp fuses in it so that you can't remove one fuse without removing both of them. That's done for safety reasons.

2. If the stove has a range cord and receptacle, maybe unplug the stove as well so that you can move it where you have unfettered access to the back panel.

3. Remove the screws holding the rear sheet metal cover on the stove, and remove that cover.

4. The terminals going to the bake element in the oven should be visible. Look for a burnt off wire there.

5. It's possible, but not likely, that a wire burned off at the oven temperature control in the console or at the bake/broil selector switch. So, basically look around everywhere to find a wire burned off, but it's most likely one of the wires going to the bake element terminals.

Last edited by nestork : May 26th 13 at 06:44 PM