Appliance Repair

[mwilson]

Like I don’t have enough stuff to deal with..

Trying to furnish a couple houses on the cheap and with the help of Facebook Marketplace have found some outstanding deals on appliances, overhead doors, entry doors, etc,,,.

Maybe my confidence is a bit high but I have successfully repaired appliances over the years so why not try another..

Bought a Kenmore Elite double oven range for $40.00 that took a hit when an electrician crossed something in a breaker box.

Cant find a lot out but did find a troubleshooting tree that led me to a “Range Control Board”
Bought a used one off eBay for 39.00.

Today I replace it, fingers crossed.

Symptoms are
Both ovens work correctly.
Burners are locked out with the “Lock” symbol showing on the control panel. Will not unlock.

 

[mwilson]

Wish me luck....and yes, I will cut the power first..

 

[Ozymandias]

You can do that!

 

[BigPapa]

When we remodeled I found an Electrolux induction range with a convection oven. They sold for over $3K new. It was at a used appliance shop owned by a fellow I go to church with. A wealthy farmer had bought it for his wife but she never liked the induction or the electronic controls, so they traded it to my friend, Ed, for a conventional range. I bought it for $500. We really liked it.

Anyway, I woke up one morning and it was beeping and displayed an error code on the display. I looked it up and found it was for the control board cables or the board itself. The stove top worked fine but the oven wouldn’t work at all. I flipped the breaker on it for @ 30 minutes and it reset and worked fine for a few weeks and did it again. It got to the point it wouldn’t reset. I took it back to Ed and he checked all the ribbon cables and connections but couldn’t find a problem. He said it was probably one of three control boards, the least of which was $200. We went for it but it didn’t fix it. The next one was $500 and the main one was a bit over $1K. We decided to get another conventional oven and I gave the Electrolux to Ed to play with. He never bought the other boards and tried to part it out but got no action. Ended up throwing it in his recycle dumpster.

 

[DavidC]

Scott,that sounds like the new vehicles these days. Probably the same outcome also.

 

[mfurrh55]

Google make and model and troubleshooting, might find what seems to be problem or fix

 

[jhenderson]

The good news is it appears that things are readily accessible.

 

[mwilson]

What I need is the diagnostic sheet, Kenmore sticks one inside of the case somewhere on everything that they sell. My fridge, washer, and dryer all had them. I remove them and put em in my file cabinet.
Those sheet will give the trouble codes and a trouble shooting tree. Can not find one on this range anywhere. I have googled ferociously with only one hit on an F20 range code.
First board did no good, I had 50% odds there.
So the cheapest I can find this one is 150.00 used or just over 200.00 new.
Pondering what to do. If that indeed fixes it I have a pretty nice range (2300.00 new) for about 300.00.

 

[jhenderson]

I’d have a hard time paying 75% of new for used with no guarantee it was good.

 

[Ozymandias]

I’d have a hard time paying 75% of new for used with no guarantee it was good.

I say the same, 50$ more and new - no question which to choose.

And - if it doesn't do the job you yourself can still sell it as New afterwards.

 

[mwilson]

Board to the right is what I just replaced. The one scridget of info I found indicated an F20 code was failure of that board or the one that I have out now. That info did caution that clock failure would mimic the symptoms of the board I replaced.
Figured I would give the 39.00 board a shot first. Now I do the more expensive option...

 

[mwilson]

I’d have a hard time paying 75% of new for used with no guarantee it was good.

I say the same, 50$ more and new - no question which to choose.

And - if it doesn't do the job you yourself can still sell it as New afterwards.

Agreed, going to pop for a new one....

 

[GCroyle]

Mike

You have an air bubble in the fydget wire. Just bleed the fydget fitting watch for a blue bubble. Blue bubble pops out time to bake cookies.

Yes, it’s true I watched the video.

Gary

 

[DavidC]

Gotta love electronics what could go wrong.

 

[mwilson]

Mike

You have an air bubble in the fydget wire. Just bleed the fydget fitting watch for a blue bubble. Blue bubble pops out time to bake cookies.

Yes, it’s true I watched the video.

Gary

I bled out some pink bubbles, should have kept those...

 

[mwilson]

Gotta love electronics what could go wrong.

They shorted that baby hardcore...

There is a newly installed ring terminal off one leg of the cord connection terminal block, evidence of a dead short..

 

[jhenderson]

No 2 ways about it. You’re in it deep now.

 

[mwilson]

No 2 ways about it. You’re in it deep now.

That’s where I find myself way too often..!

 

[TFucili]

That’s where I find myself way too often..!

Something to aspire to...

 

[mwilson]

I found help at Appliance Pros.com.

Told them I’d buy the control board from them if they can verify the F20 code. They are on it right now!!