How It Works: Electric Range

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This video provides information on how an electric range works and offers troubleshooting tips to assist you in diagnosing and repair.

Here is a list of the most commonly replaced parts associated with each range/stove/oven symptom:

Oven won’t heat: bake or broil element, control board
Oven doesn’t bake evenly: bake element, control board, thermostat
Range surface element won’t work: surface element, element switch or receptacle wires
Range burner spark problem: spark module, spark ignition switch, spark electrode
Oven temperature problem: bake or broil element, control board, thermostat
Oven won’t turn on: bake or broil element, control board, relay board, thermostat
Range burners spark all the time: spark ignition switch, spark module

All of the information provided in this range & oven troubleshooting video is applicable to the following brands: Frigidaire, GE, Jenn Air, Kenmore, KitchenAid, Magic Chef, Maytag, Thermador, Whirlpool

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