FIXED ACR1303MFB0 Amana Electric Stove burners questionable

[mountainbiker33]

Model Number

ACR1303MFB0

Brand

Amana

Age

6-10 years

We are working on the Amana stove pictured. The top right in the front left burner don’t seem to really get hot. The two little ones will fire up and do a great job. We’ve tried replacing the burners. We’ve checked for the proper amount of power coming out of the receptacles. And the terminal block is in good shape. The oven gets up to temperature. But these two Burners don’t seem to work right. Both get 233 V. I can’t imagine both switches are bad. Especially if they are getting the right amount of voltage. Am I missing something?

 

[Dan O.]

Model Number ACR1303MFB0

The model number is likely suppose to be ACR4303MFB0.

It is the element switches that control the heating on the various settings. As long as other elements are capable of glowing red hot and the element terminal blocks are Ok, it's the element's switches that likely need to be replaced to correct the condition.

LINK > ACR4303MFB0 LF and RR Large Element Swtch


Dan O.

 

[mountainbiker33]

Thanks Dan!

 

[mountainbiker33]

Follow up question. By element terminal blocks, you mean the recepticals that the elements plug in to correct? If I am getting 230V at the recepticals, how might I find out more about if they are bad or not?

 

[Dan O.]

If the blocks were bad there would usually be some sign on the element contacts. You can read a bit about that at this link:

LINK > The surface element on my range will only work if I jiggle it. Can you tell me what's wrong?


Dan O.

 

[mountainbiker33]

Replaced the switches and that did the trick! Thanks

 

[Dan O.]

Thanks for the follow up.

They're a pretty common failure point. You can prob expect to replace them again, or others, down the line. Hopefully it’ll be a while though.

Dan