Thread Number: 79742
/ Tag: Ranges, Stoves, Ovens
Fixing a 1950's GE Electric Range Oven Thermostat |
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Post# 1036429 , Reply# 1   6/26/2019 at 13:13 (1,736 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 1036477 , Reply# 2   6/27/2019 at 08:19 (1,736 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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This is the reason I have never used a GE range, I have had probably 5 of them, they are beautiful and well made, but every single one consistently ran over a hundred degrees too hot, I never had luck finding a thermostat. |
Post# 1036480 , Reply# 4   6/27/2019 at 08:52 (1,736 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 1036485 , Reply# 5   6/27/2019 at 09:55 (1,736 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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First thing to do is check out the problem.
1 make sure the door is closing properly, also check if the sensor for the thermostat is in the correct position inside the oven [not hanging down the back of the oven out of its clips ] 2 make sure the oven vent is not blocked [ its under one of the rear burners ] 3 make sure both the bake and broil elements work when selected, and make sure there is no foil covering the bottom element etc. 4 place an oven rack in the center position with a good thermometer in the center of rack and set oven to 350F, check temp after 15 minutes and again in 30 and again in an hour. [ don't try testing and monitoring the oven temperatures while you are cooking food in the oven, your reading will generally be off ] 5 If oven temperature is within 50F of setting and does not creep up the longer the oven is on you can make a temperature adjustment on the back of the thermostat knob, if it is off much more than 50F or keeps getting hotter and hotter you need a new thermostat. John L. |