jjs3845
Premium Member
- Model Number
- 790.42003605
- Brand
- Sears Kenmore
- Age
- 6-10 years
Good Evening:
I'm kind of new to the forum - and posting because of course I have a question that I need to ask those more knowledgeable than me. I'm ok with a volt meter, and not afraid to take something apart to diagnose. First - thanks for the help I can use the help of those in the know.
I have a Kenmore double wall oven 790.42003605 which works just fine, but has a component on its way out (I think). The oven works perfectly fine, except that once I bring it to temperature, it is constantly turning on and off, bringing itself back to the set temperature, and beeping when it hits that temperature. This occurs probably once every minute or two. I made chicken thighs tonight, and they cooked for an hour or so and I wanted to kill myself by the time they were done with putting up with the beeping. However they cooked correctly in the time I set it to. I also noticed that (for example) tonight I set it to 350. The digital display will show the temperatures 295, then 300, then 330, then 350 and beep. You can also hear the oven click on and off, and watch the analog gauges move up and down. Then a minute or two later will do the same thing.
I guess I have a few questions - am I talking a bad temperature sensor, or a bad control board? I was going to pull off the cover to the oven just to see what control board I would be looking at and study the inner workings, but am not sure how I would get those analog gauges off (do they pop off or something, or does the control panel come off, leaving them in place?)
I see there's two screws underneath it once you open the top oven door. I assume you take the knobs off and then I can have a look.
Anyone ever see this kind of behavior? My concerns are that I'm doing Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's dinners this year (not to mention cookies) and I'm wondering if I will be crazy with the beeping or have a a dead oven?
Anyway, I appreciate any help or guidance in getting at the components, and what I should be looking at doing.
Joe
I'm kind of new to the forum - and posting because of course I have a question that I need to ask those more knowledgeable than me. I'm ok with a volt meter, and not afraid to take something apart to diagnose. First - thanks for the help I can use the help of those in the know.
I have a Kenmore double wall oven 790.42003605 which works just fine, but has a component on its way out (I think). The oven works perfectly fine, except that once I bring it to temperature, it is constantly turning on and off, bringing itself back to the set temperature, and beeping when it hits that temperature. This occurs probably once every minute or two. I made chicken thighs tonight, and they cooked for an hour or so and I wanted to kill myself by the time they were done with putting up with the beeping. However they cooked correctly in the time I set it to. I also noticed that (for example) tonight I set it to 350. The digital display will show the temperatures 295, then 300, then 330, then 350 and beep. You can also hear the oven click on and off, and watch the analog gauges move up and down. Then a minute or two later will do the same thing.
I guess I have a few questions - am I talking a bad temperature sensor, or a bad control board? I was going to pull off the cover to the oven just to see what control board I would be looking at and study the inner workings, but am not sure how I would get those analog gauges off (do they pop off or something, or does the control panel come off, leaving them in place?)
I see there's two screws underneath it once you open the top oven door. I assume you take the knobs off and then I can have a look.
Anyone ever see this kind of behavior? My concerns are that I'm doing Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's dinners this year (not to mention cookies) and I'm wondering if I will be crazy with the beeping or have a a dead oven?
Anyway, I appreciate any help or guidance in getting at the components, and what I should be looking at doing.
Joe
