Robert Gale wrote:

I have a problem with my Westinghouse stand
alone stove. When I turn on the oven, the
temperature keeps climbing. The stove is rather
old and the model number has long since worn off.

Does anyone have any ideas?


Jeff Wisnia wrote

Gotta be either stuck thermostat contacts or a failed
temperature sensing tube on the thermostat.

"Dan O." wrote:

Depending on the design of the range you have and whether it is gas or
electric, uncontrollable oven temperature could be caused by a faulty
oven
thermostat, a shorted relay or a bad electronic control or defective
relay
board.

JFYI. "Westinghouse" were pretty good for stamping/printing part numbers
right on their appliance's components so if you can find the cause, there
may be a part number on it to use for getting a replacement. If it is
actually a "White Westinghouse" stove ("white" not describing the colour
necessarily), there may or may not be part number on components of it.
Those
"White Westinghouse" models are made by Frigidaire.

Robert Gale wrote in message ...

Sorry, it is electric. Any ideas on how to test the relay or
thermostat (without finding the internal Temp of the oven).

Well since those components open and close an electrical circuit depending
on temperature sensed in the oven, not really. Usually a technician would
monitor their performance while watching the temperature get to the point
where they should open and close.

Check you range's electrical diagram, if these's no relay in the circuit a
defective oven thermostat is about the only thing which could cause
uncontrollable temperature if the elements are getting red hot. Relays may
be used on self-cleaning models, rarely on regular clean ranges if not
electronically controlled.

Dan O.
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