- Model Number
- MER5755QAW
- Brand
- Maytag
- Age
- 6-10 years
So, I am completely LOST on what seems like it should be a simple problem, and I'm wondering if any of the experts here might be able to offer any advice.
I have a Maytag MER5755QAW and I recently had an incident where the bake element went out in SPECTACULAR fashion- taking out about 6-7 inches of the heating element which dropped into the bottom of the oven. Also, my girlfriend who was near the oven at the time heard an electrical hum and then a bright spark shot out of the top of the oven near the control board.
The control board was obviously dead as not even the clock had a display and all buttons were unresponsive. So, I ordered a refurbished control board. When I got the control board and installed it, all other functions would work, BUT - the oven would only heat to about 200 degrees in an hour. So I checked the bake element, and this is when I found that it was missing a large burnt out section.
So, I ordered a new bake element and replaced it, but... still the same problem. Oven bake element will not heat. The broiler works fine, as do all other functions.
So far I have done the following:
1. I re-checked my recently-purchased heating element and confirmed that it is good. It has a resistance of about 16ohms and no visible “bad spots”.
2. I checked power to the stove, which is fine and is the expected 240 volts across outside terminals, 120 from center to outside.
3. I checked the temperature probe, which is fine, with resistance around 1k to 1.1k ohms
4. I checked for burnt wires, but I don’t see anything out of the ordinary.
As far as I know, or can see, this model doesn’t have a thermal fuse.
Hopefully some of you can shed some light on this very odd problem. I am completely confused.
I have a Maytag MER5755QAW and I recently had an incident where the bake element went out in SPECTACULAR fashion- taking out about 6-7 inches of the heating element which dropped into the bottom of the oven. Also, my girlfriend who was near the oven at the time heard an electrical hum and then a bright spark shot out of the top of the oven near the control board.
The control board was obviously dead as not even the clock had a display and all buttons were unresponsive. So, I ordered a refurbished control board. When I got the control board and installed it, all other functions would work, BUT - the oven would only heat to about 200 degrees in an hour. So I checked the bake element, and this is when I found that it was missing a large burnt out section.
So, I ordered a new bake element and replaced it, but... still the same problem. Oven bake element will not heat. The broiler works fine, as do all other functions.
So far I have done the following:
1. I re-checked my recently-purchased heating element and confirmed that it is good. It has a resistance of about 16ohms and no visible “bad spots”.
2. I checked power to the stove, which is fine and is the expected 240 volts across outside terminals, 120 from center to outside.
3. I checked the temperature probe, which is fine, with resistance around 1k to 1.1k ohms
4. I checked for burnt wires, but I don’t see anything out of the ordinary.
As far as I know, or can see, this model doesn’t have a thermal fuse.
Hopefully some of you can shed some light on this very odd problem. I am completely confused.