My start button on my kenmore built-in oven w/microwave won't wor

you probably need a new microwave or try to unplug it or you can probably take it to get someone to fix it for you

Disconnect it from power outlet for 30 minutes to hard reset the owen. It may be a faulty control panel or the fan thermistore switch.

there may not be a plug in for this unit as most ovens are hard wired and will require an electrician to disconnect safely

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In my case the problem was the solder around the pins of the DLB relay heated up and melted away from the pin. I found this info on another post. I put more solder on and built it up to the top of the pin to provide more metal there.

Update 8/27/2016
I've found other similar problems, e.g. on a Bosch dishwasher. The symptom is solder is vaporized on relay pins. One poster said if the relay contacts wear and increase their resistance this will cause the pins on the circuit board to overheat and vaporize the solder. So if this is the case just adding more solder may only add additional time. The true fix would be to replace the relay to solve the overheating problem. Nevertheless it's been four years since I added solder and it's still working fine.

I also had a problem like this with my Craftsman garage door opener. It was flaky- it would sometimes just blink and then stop (and it wasn't the obstruction sensor). When I took out the circuit board I found a poor solder joint. Some posters also said the pins on the circuit board connectors could fatigue and stop making good contact (in this case you have to bend them to make good contact again). Likewise the wall button/IR motion sensor started acting up and I found resoldering some pins fixed it. So loose solder or connector issues might be common.

Hi,

Seems like you found out the hard way what I wrote about in this tip...

Check it out it also contains some thing to try on how to unlock that oven..

Self Cleaning Oven Problem

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Hello,

Its a very common occurence for certain buttons to work on the touch pad yet others dont work.The only fix is to replace the touch pad.

Gene

Turn the power to the oven off. It usually is not possible to unplug the power chord for the built-in appliances so go to the main switch board and just turn off the oven power for about 5 minutes and then turn on the switch. The error code should disappear. Mine did!
Chander Mehta

The magnatron is cooked or timer and/ or wire inside. If it is older, buy a new one. The repair cost on it is not worth it. Proabally over 100 bucks to start

no reset buton persay but fuses and control boards. MICROWAVES emit and store HIGH VOLTAGE nad should only be access and repaired by trained proffessionals. NO JOKE HIGH VOLTAGE. like your DEAD VOLTAGE