My whirlpool rbd275pdb double wall oven experienced the same problem today, completely shutting down during self cleaning. How do you get to the thermal fuse to replace it? Is there a way to unlock the oven door?
The first time we used our Whirlpool oven the same thing happened - no power and yet the circuit breaker was not blown. I called Whirlpool, and they sent out a technician to check it out as it was still under warranty. He said the temperature was off (too hot) by 20F - he adjusted. He also replaced the blower. What he did not tell me was that the thermal fuse had blown, and he replaced it - this was the REAL cause for the failure. I got the impression that he did not want to let me in on the secret. He did not note on the paperwork that he replaced the thermal fuse. Last week I decided to run the oven through the self-cleaning cycle (the oven is now 8-1/2 yrs old) - I don't believe that we cleaned the oven but a couple of times since the first time that it was "repaired." I used the default 3-1/2 hour setting. Everything appeared to be fine - the oven went through the cleaning cycle with no apparent problems. The display now read "cool down" - I went to bed thinking everything was okay. I got up the next morning only to find out that the power was out. I called Whirlpool and demanded that they repair the unit again as they clearly never fixed it correctly in the first place. They offered me 15% off on a new oven - WHOOPEE! I asked to speak with the supervisor - he did not budge either. I was upset, and I told him that I would NEVER purchase a Whirlpool appliance again! I decided to tear into the oven to see if I could detect anything wrong. I pulled out the front panel - everything looked okay. I then noticed the "thermal fuse" - I did not know what it was called at the time, but it looked familiar. I checked voltage on either side of the fuse and found the voltage to be zero on the downstream side of the fuse. I pulled it out and read the information on the device: Microtemp 110C. I called a local appliance repair shop - they told me that it would cost $50 to purchase a new fuse! I told them that seemed very high. I ended up stopping at Radio Shack. They have thermal fuses in various temperature and voltage ranges. I got a 144C 10A fuse and carefully soldered the connectors to it and replaced the protective plastic sleeve. I actually bypassed the thermal fuse in order to use the oven before I found the replacement fuse. While it is a good idea to have a protection device for the slim chance that an oven may malfunction by overheating, it is not a necessity for the functionality of the oven. Hopefully, the thermal fuse will not fail during my next attempt to self-clean the oven. I do have a concern about the 10 amp rating, but I'm sure that it will work fine.
I forgot to mention that the cost of the thermal fuse at Radio Shack was only $1.67........
Thanks for your help it was indeed thermal fuse
Thanks for the help. Your explanations were perfect. You just saved me a few hundred dollars minimum if you factor in a service visit. I bought a 99 cents replacement part with the same specs and the oven is working like a champ.
Wonder if it will survive the next cleaning cycle? If not I may upgrade for a higher temperature rating next time.
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My problem is the same. I have an electric double oven. It is about 9 years old. We were running the self cleaning cycle and when we came back everything is dead and the oven door is locked. The circuit breaker is on. What steps should I take to resolve this problem?
Thank you!
I have a 9 year old whirlpool double oven GBD307PDs3. I ran the top and bottom through the self clean cycle the other day and now the bottom oven will not heat up. (Both ovens did clean). now only the top oven will turn on.
ANy ideas?
No juice to the unit .Door is locked.I read that you can open it with a wire coat hanger??? How is this done?
My oven just died today during self-cleaning. We have managed to get it open, but where is the thermal fuse and how do you get to it?
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