Amana electric range ART6002L - running too hot

[timneedshelp]

Model Number

ART6002L

Brand

Amana

Age

More than 10 years

I have a 25 year old Amana ART 6002L. It seems to only have one temperate in the oven - way too hot. Burns everything. Will a temperate sensor fix this for sure? They are kind of pricy and the oven is pretty old.

Tim

 

[Dan O.]

Will a temperate sensor fix this for sure?

Only if it is for sure causing the problem. A start will be testing it. The values it should be may be the same as those illustrated at the following link. Let us know the results.

Appliance411 FAQ: How do I check an oven temperature sensor probe?

A failed oven sensor is usually responsible for most F3 and F4 error messages/fault codes on electronically controlled ovens. It can also be responsible for an F1, F2, F4, F5, F10, F30, F31, F3-E0, F3-E1, F3-E2, F3-E3,E0-F3, E1-F3, E2-F3 and E3-F3 error message as well.

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ART6002L Oven Sensor

Whirlpool WPY0314907 Sensor, Temperature (AP6024106) - AppliancePartsPros.com

SENSOR, TEMPERATURE WPY0314907 / AP6024106 made by Whirlpool

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If not, you're in for more headaches as that would usually leave the electronic control as the troublemaker which is discontinued and NLA.

Dan O.

 

[timneedshelp]

It did throw one F4 code earlier this week. I reset the breaker and kept using it and it hasn't had the code since, but it seems unreasonably hot since then.

 

[Dan O.]

but it seems unreasonably hot since then

At least measuring the sensor's resistance would be a start. You might also want to invest in a cheap oven thermometer to find out the actual temperature.

Also, if that model has a variable broil setting, checking to see if it overheats on a lower temp on that broil setting as well would be useful to know.

Overheating could be caused by either a defective oven sensor or a 'sticking' relay in the electronic control. There are separate relays for bake and broil and would malfunction separately whereas the oven sensor would affect both settings equally.


Dan O.