Thread Number: 80495
/ Tag: Ranges, Stoves, Ovens
GE 40" - sensi temp burner not working |
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Post# 1044611 , Reply# 1   9/12/2019 at 06:13 (1,660 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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This is all the range anyone needs, these were great ranges.
The most likely problem with the STE is a bad sensor, the easiest way to test is to remove the back panel in the control panel area and test for 17.5 ohms resistance across the sensor wires after you remove them from the back of the ST heat control switch [ both wires are yellow and they are identified on the ST heat control switch with a little S ]
If you have 17.5 ohms resistance then the problem is elsewhere, the control itself, the transformer, a broken black wire where it connects to the surface element etc.
On this range it is fairly easy to convert the ST system to a standard infinite heat control like the other three elements if you can not find parts or just do not want to spend too much effort trying to fix it.
John L. |
Post# 1044791 , Reply# 3   9/13/2019 at 16:43 (1,658 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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At top of screen you will see Manuals & Literature. By clicking it will take you to the library of manuals and other documents available for download. I just did a quick search and found the owners manual for the 1970 GE Range is available. It lists info on using the oven rotisserie. Im pretty sure it would apply to your 74.
Or someone here may have one they're willing to part with. You can also look on ebay. Usually there are many listed there. If there's not one for your model at present just keep checking. New ones are listed frequently. |
Post# 1044810 , Reply# 4   9/13/2019 at 19:34 (1,658 days old) by TheSpiritOf76 (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and OZ All Together. )   |   | |
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My Kelvinator Tri-Leval has the Kelvinator equivalent to the Sensi-Temp. Kelvinator called it the Pan.O.Matic. Mine still works perfectly! I absolutely love it for deep frying, or for simmering for long periods of time. I find I never have to touch or adjust that control once! It really is a pleasure! I hope you find it just as useful. Ill tell you, for the reasons one uses that feature, its hard to go back to doing such things on a regular burner.
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Post# 1045058 , Reply# 6   9/16/2019 at 06:17 (1,656 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Yay, hope the sensor solves the problem, as the poster in reply #4 states the automatic burners are one of the many great things about this range, they control the temperature so accurately you can actually bake a cake in a skillet on it.
I probably have an extra meat probe for this range, post a picture of the receptacle and I can tell which one your oven uses, GE switched over to an electronic gauge around this time and it uses a different probe.
John L. |