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We have a GE Profile gas range model PGS975SEP1SS.

Yesterday I smelled a burning smell in the kitchen and couldn't figure out where it was coming from. This morning I noticed that the light in the oven would not turn out and the oven was slightly warm from the heat of the bulbs. Then I felt along the front of the oven and on the right side the metal was very warm.

I shut if off from the circuit breaker and let it rest a while and then I tried turning it back on and I noticed the lights are flickering dim to brighter and back to dim. Seems like an obvious short circuit.

I am wondering if our daughter spilled water and it got down the front panel with all the controls. She would never admit it so I'll never know.

Does this sound like an expensive repair?

The range is 7 years old. The microwave recently died and I said to my wife "I'll bet the stove goes next". How right I was.

Do they design this stuff to break at 7 years? The fridge isn't doing so great either and occasionally runs warm.

Thanks for any feedback.

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I assume you unplugged it.

If is is water puddled someplace it may dry out and work again. Any way
to get in there to see the switch or circuit board?

As for cost, most repairs shops charge $75 to $120 to walk through the
door.


Every now and then one of these things goes my way!!

I turned the circuit breaker back on and went upstairs and the light switch is working again with no short circuit!

I did clear out a few crumbs from under the stove knobs which I had removed. I am guessing that if I removed that front panel over the Led controls I would find a ton of crumbs and debris.

I've got my fingers crossed that it will just work fine again.

Thanks everyone for the feedback on this one.

Steve
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May 2017 10:52:46 GMT in alt.home.repair, wrote:

We have a GE Profile gas range model PGS975SEP1SS.

Yesterday I smelled a burning smell in the kitchen and couldn't
figure out where it was coming from. This morning I noticed that
the light in the oven would not turn out and the oven was slightly
warm from the heat of the bulbs. Then I felt along the front of
the oven and on the right side the metal was very warm.

I shut if off from the circuit breaker and let it rest a while and
then I tried turning it back on and I noticed the lights are
flickering dim to brighter and back to dim. Seems like an obvious
short circuit.

I am wondering if our daughter spilled water and it got down the
front panel with all the controls. She would never admit it so
I'll never know.

Does this sound like an expensive repair?

The range is 7 years old. The microwave recently died and I said
to my wife "I'll bet the stove goes next". How right I was.

Do they design this stuff to break at 7 years? The fridge isn't
doing so great either and occasionally runs warm.

Thanks for any feedback.

Steve


http://www.partselect.com/ModelSecti...e=Range&Mark=2

Looks like it may be control ovn erc.. If it's been damaged..
$226.78..

or you could have an issue with the touchpad itself...

http://www.partselect.com/PS2370145-...odelID=1601280

$251.97.

If you're comfortable taking the panel assembly apart, I'd do so and
check to see if you can see any evidence of something being spilled
on it and/or burned out. That may give you an idea of what to
consider replacing, if the cost of those component(s) justifies the
expense to you.

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On Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 10:03:41 AM UTC-4, Diesel wrote:
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Sat, 20
May 2017 10:52:46 GMT in alt.home.repair, wrote:

We have a GE Profile gas range model PGS975SEP1SS.

Yesterday I smelled a burning smell in the kitchen and couldn't
figure out where it was coming from. This morning I noticed that
the light in the oven would not turn out and the oven was slightly
warm from the heat of the bulbs. Then I felt along the front of
the oven and on the right side the metal was very warm.

I shut if off from the circuit breaker and let it rest a while and
then I tried turning it back on and I noticed the lights are
flickering dim to brighter and back to dim. Seems like an obvious
short circuit.

I am wondering if our daughter spilled water and it got down the
front panel with all the controls. She would never admit it so
I'll never know.

Does this sound like an expensive repair?

The range is 7 years old. The microwave recently died and I said
to my wife "I'll bet the stove goes next". How right I was.

Do they design this stuff to break at 7 years? The fridge isn't
doing so great either and occasionally runs warm.

Thanks for any feedback.

Steve


http://www.partselect.com/ModelSecti...e=Range&Mark=2

Looks like it may be control ovn erc.. If it's been damaged..
$226.78..

or you could have an issue with the touchpad itself...



Except that he says it's the right side of the oven that feels hot.
The control board, etc aren't there, unless he really means the
top right, where the controls are.



http://www.partselect.com/PS2370145-...odelID=1601280

$251.97.

If you're comfortable taking the panel assembly apart, I'd do so and
check to see if you can see any evidence of something being spilled
on it and/or burned out. That may give you an idea of what to
consider replacing, if the cost of those component(s) justifies the
expense to you.


The other problem is that unless you know what you're doing and
are sure what it is, many times these parts are not returnable.
And they are usually expensive to start with.
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