Whirlpool Range

Posted by jrmfzf on December 21, 2005, 9:45 pm

I just bought a house with a Whirlpool RS675PXG electric range and it's
already not working. Basically the problem is that no power is getting
to the heating elements in the oven. The stove top, control board,
lights, and fans all work; however, when I turn the oven on either bake
or broil it never gets hot. The fan will kick on inside the oven as
though it's on but the heating elements won't work. I took out the
bottom element to test for conductivity and it was fine. There didn't
appear to be any visual defects, nor was there any conductivity between
the outside of the element to the terminals so I think the element is
fine. I tested for a voltage with the oven on and there wasn't any
getting to the element. This all leads me to believe that there may be
something wrong with either the thermostat or some switching mechanism
that provides power to the elements. Any suggestions, recomendations,
or remedies would be greatly appreciated. Also, info on the difficuly
of repair and where to find information on how to repair. I'm an
electrical engineer, so I think this is within my abilities if I just
knew what to fix. Thanks a lot.

Posted by siralfred on December 21, 2005, 10:43 pm

Is it a brand new stove that was installed for the sale of the house?
Could be on the wrong size breaker. I replaced my stove last year and
had the same problem - everything but the oven worked - until I found
out it needed to be on a 40 amp breaker instead of the 50 amp circuit
that the old one was on. Oddly enough, this vital information was NOT
given in the paperwork that came with it. I bought it as a self
install pick-up from Lowe's and had to call GE to find out what
amperage it was rated for.

Posted by jrmfzf on December 21, 2005, 10:47 pm

Thanks for the suggestion but it isn't a new range. The house is about
6 years old and the range was installed when the house was built. I
called the previous owners and they said that they've never had a
problem with it.

Posted by Ralph Mowery on December 21, 2005, 10:53 pm

> Is it a brand new stove that was installed for the sale of the house?
> Could be on the wrong size breaker. I replaced my stove last year and
> had the same problem - everything but the oven worked - until I found
> out it needed to be on a 40 amp breaker instead of the 50 amp circuit
> that the old one was on. Oddly enough, this vital information was NOT
> given in the paperwork that came with it. I bought it as a self
> install pick-up from Lowe's and had to call GE to find out what
> amperage it was rated for.

You must have your numbers backwards. If it was on a 50 amp circuit and
only needed to be on a 40 amp circuit , it should have worked . The stove
will only draw the current it needs.

Posted by siralfred on December 22, 2005, 9:54 am

I know it sounds strange, but it really only worked properly after I
switched to a LOWER amp breaker. Could be a safety-something (I'm not
an electrician) that protects the range from a stronger current/surge.
What do I know?

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