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Posted by OldRoads on April 19, 2007, 2:26 pm
Had the same problem on a glass-top Kitchenaid and it went away when I
replaced the switch for that burner.
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> >This is a Kitchenaid flat (glass) top electric range, model KESH307...
>
> >The left front burner, which is actually a dual burner, has stopped
> >working - it turns on but puts out very little heat. At first I
>
> The middle element or the outer one?
>
> >suspected a faulty element, but I removed the glass and the element
> >looks fine.
>
> I have a friend with cancer. He looks fine too.
>
> > The outer element measures 37 ohms and the inner one
> >measures 45 ohms.
>
> I don't know what a good one would show. Generally anthing that is
> not zero or infinite is likely to be good.
>
> >Now I'm thinking it's the thermostat. Is this likely?
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> I think the thermostat would be fully on or fully off.
>
> >Are there any
> >other possible culprits?
>
> Yes, the socket into which the element plugs, in most electric stoves.
> I don't know about yours in particular. But you must have unplugged
> it from something in order to look at it and measure it.
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> Mine worked some of the time for years before it got bad enough that I
> replaced it. If I jiggled it, it would good for a few months at a
> time. It was a one element burner and never put out the wrong amount
> of heat, but either the right amount or none.
>
>
>
> > Can the thermostat be replaced without
> >changing out the entire element?
>
> >Thanks,
>
> >Steve
>
> >(please reply in the newsgroup as this email address is dead).- Hide quoted
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