Hi,

I have an older (10Y) Amanc cooktop, Model AKE 35. After about 9
Years, the temperature controls started to get flakey. One would have
to jiggle to keep the burner hot and rotate the control carefully to
keep the connection made. First one, then another. I bought 4 new
control switches and installed them. They lasted about six monthe
before they became flaky too. I bought 4 more from another parts
vendor and they lasted six months. I bought 4 more from Amana (pricy)
and they looked and were marked exactly the same as all the others I
had bought. They too became intermittant after about six months.

All these controls only have a 90 day warranty but still, one should
be able to expect years of service from such controls. Maytag tells me
to go scratch and just buy four more. I think I will not just send off
another $90 without trying to find out what the problem might be.
After each replacement the cook top works perfectly so I am sure there
is no problem with the installation. I suspect a new supplier has been
making these controls for a coule of years and hasen't got it right
yet. Can everyone who replaces these controls be having such short
life? We are a two person family and are not heavy users of this
cooktop.

I hate to throw away a fine cookstove because I cant find a reliable
switch. Thanks for any advice suggestions etc.

"moley" wrote in message
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I bought 4 more from Amana (pricy)
and they looked and were marked exactly the same as all the others I
had bought. They too became intermittant after about six months.

Don't buy from Amana. Look for a generic from an appliance repair shop.

Google for (appliance repair parts)

You may have intermittent shorts in the elements that are burning them out -
I doubt it though.

On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:03:29 GMT, "Homer J Simpson"
wrote:


"moley" wrote in message
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I bought 4 more from Amana (pricy)
and they looked and were marked exactly the same as all the others I
had bought. They too became intermittant after about six months.

Don't buy from Amana. Look for a generic from an appliance repair shop.

Google for (appliance repair parts)

You may have intermittent shorts in the elements that are burning them out -
I doubt it though.



I would expect bad connections or cooked wiring at the element
connectors. I did similar rewiring for my wife's mother a couple of
years ago.