Thread Number: 91190
/ Tag: Ranges, Stoves, Ovens
New to me - Hotpoint drop in oven |
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Post# 1157035 , Reply# 1   8/15/2022 at 17:05 (590 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 1157036 , Reply# 2   8/15/2022 at 17:07 (590 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Post# 1157044 , Reply# 4   8/15/2022 at 19:06 (590 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Good catch Tom! I noticed that the start and stop times were set different but I didn’t realize that this stove didn’t have a manual setting.
I should have realized this though since when we moved into our home 28 years ago the original stove was a 1980 Hotpoint Slide In stove that had a similar control panel. But since we replaced it soon after moving in I only used the timed bake setting once and forgot exactly how it worked. I bet your good instructions will help get this oven back into action. Eddie |
Post# 1157046 , Reply# 5   8/15/2022 at 20:35 (590 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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This is a very good stove and may be a fairly easy fix but you may have to find a repair person with some gray hair, if it simply doesn’t heat at all I would check for a bad oven sensor first, there is not a thermostat per se in this oven system.
The oven control system is made up of about six different parts and you need to find somebody who can figure out what’s causing the problem. He’s ovens were generally not very troublesome and they baked beautifully but something does happen eventually. John L |
Post# 1157049 , Reply# 6   8/15/2022 at 22:07 (590 days old) by Capefolly (Chicago)   |   | |
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Would the start and stop time matter if it was set to bake vs time bake? Unfortunately the owner put red plastic drops to see the indicators better.
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Post# 1157050 , Reply# 7   8/15/2022 at 22:17 (590 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1157063 , Reply# 8   8/16/2022 at 06:47 (590 days old) by Capefolly (Chicago)   |   | |
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Would anyone know a replacement part number for a new sensor or temp control? The heating element tests fine. Thanks |
Post# 1157066 , Reply# 9   8/16/2022 at 07:36 (590 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 1157068 , Reply# 10   8/16/2022 at 09:00 (589 days old) by Capefolly (Chicago)   |   | |
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I know it hasn’t been abused at all. It needs gingham curtains |
Post# 1157083 , Reply# 11   8/16/2022 at 13:00 (589 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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If the clock doesn't work, the rotor with the pinion that turns the gears could be frozen. If you're handy and you can access the clock, you can find a replacement rotor on eBay, etc. I don't think the smaller types of rotors GE/Telecrhon switched to in the late '60s (the "S1" type) can be revived like the older, larger ones ("H3" type).
From what I've read here, the "Sensi-Temp" burner controls are no longer made. You'll have to keep and eye out on eBay for one of those, too. |
Post# 1157092 , Reply# 12   8/16/2022 at 13:54 (589 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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Post# 1157097 , Reply# 13   8/16/2022 at 14:33 (589 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Hi Ralph, on the stove the clock has nothing to do with normal oven operation.
The stove also does not have a sense a temp burner to worry about. Hi Bob Frigidaires had such a complicated oven control system that I’ve sometimes converted those to regular systems I’ve never found that necessary on a GE hot point range this is not a hard to fix. To the owner of this wonderful range test the sensor for resistance it should’ve about 17 1/2 ohms, if it is open I’ll find the part number of the sensor for you. I fixed a wonderful GE range of the same age for Keven of cavalcade of food last weekend here are some pictures of it it had a different problem the oven was heating but not heating properly it had a bad oven heating relay but it’s the same system this Hotpoint uses. |
Post# 1157104 , Reply# 14   8/16/2022 at 15:51 (589 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1157110 , Reply# 15   8/16/2022 at 18:35 (589 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Thanks Dan, GE ranges are always fun to work on because the wiring it’s not all bundled and it’s easy to trace.
I should’ve mentioned the picture is Anthony and his mother with Keven of course in the background. Anthony is a very good guy to work with very technically able. Kevens stove had an unusual problem it would heat up to 350 and never come back on and it turned out to be a bad hot wire heat relay I’ve only seen that problem once before and it was on a similar age range about 35 years ago. I brought all the possible parts along with me so it was an easy fix. John L |
Post# 1157115 , Reply# 16   8/16/2022 at 19:48 (589 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC)   |   | |
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Crazy about Kevin's stove!! |
Post# 1157175 , Reply# 17   8/17/2022 at 09:15 (588 days old) by kevin313 (Detroit, Michigan)   |   | |
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Post# 1157189 , Reply# 18   8/17/2022 at 12:39 (588 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 1157191 , Reply# 19   8/17/2022 at 13:14 (588 days old) by Capefolly (Chicago)   |   | |
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Would anyone know of part numbers or any kind of diagram for this era of ge / hotpoint ovens? Thanks |
Post# 1157215 , Reply# 21   8/17/2022 at 18:21 (588 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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